hitexuga

Hello fellow Brazilian
 
Typically when you have CC your status on CEAC will change from "submit documents" to "at NVC".
 
Also, if you log in at https://ceac.state.gov/IV/Login.aspx the line about your Affidavit of Support will have disappeared from the list...

Hi everyone, just wanted to share that I had my IR-1 interview yesterday in Montreal and we were approved!
 
I was nervous because Montreal is known to be strict on proof of domicile (my wife is living with me in Canada), but it was all good.
 
Here's a little summary of how the interview went:
 
-Arrived at the consulate with my wife. We hadn't planned on her attending with me, so we didn't know she needed her US passport to enter (but they ended up letting her in anyway).
-Waited to be called to speak with intake officer. Once I went up to the booth, she asked me for the original versions of documents I had submitted to NVC, updated text forms and confirmed my address, date of birth, etc. She also took my fingerprints, then asked me to sit down and wait for my interview.
-I waited a few more minutes, then got called for interview.
-The interviewer greeted me with a big smile, which made me feel much more at ease (I was so nervous!). She made me swear to tell the truth, etc. then asked me the following questions:
 
-Who is petitioning for you? (I said my wife)
-How did you and your wife meet? (I said online through a friend and she asked me through which site specifically)
-When did you start dating / were you just friends at first?
-When did you get married?
-Is your wife employed in the US? (I answered that no because she lives with me in Canada, so she looked through my application for proof of reestablishing domicile)
-What is your relationship to the joint sponsor?
-Do you have a valid US non-immigrant visa? (I said I have a tourist visa, but that it's in my old passport. So she said to bring my old passport with me for POE so they can void that visa)
 
That's it. It all went really quickly and the CO was very friendly. I left the interview area and immediately burst into tears because I was so happy and relieved, haha! I also really liked having an early morning appointment because I was 5th person in line and was in an out of the consulate in an hour!
 
Hope this helps others waiting for their interview. Wishing everyone good luck!!!

Yay! I knew theyd get there in time! And I can empathize with your nervousness. I think I mentioned here before that when Ieft my interview I immediately burst into tears from the stress being lifted off my shoulders haha... but you'll be fine, wishing you guys good luck!

Yay! I knew theyd get there in time! And I can empathize with your nervousness. I think I mentioned here before that when Ieft my interview I immediately burst into tears from the stress being lifted off my shoulders haha... but you'll be fine, wishing you guys good luck!

Hi everyone, just wanted to share that I had my IR-1 interview yesterday in Montreal and we were approved!
 
I was nervous because Montreal is known to be strict on proof of domicile (my wife is living with me in Canada), but it was all good.
 
Here's a little summary of how the interview went:
 
-Arrived at the consulate with my wife. We hadn't planned on her attending with me, so we didn't know she needed her US passport to enter (but they ended up letting her in anyway).
-Waited to be called to speak with intake officer. Once I went up to the booth, she asked me for the original versions of documents I had submitted to NVC, updated text forms and confirmed my address, date of birth, etc. She also took my fingerprints, then asked me to sit down and wait for my interview.
-I waited a few more minutes, then got called for interview.
-The interviewer greeted me with a big smile, which made me feel much more at ease (I was so nervous!). She made me swear to tell the truth, etc. then asked me the following questions:
 
-Who is petitioning for you? (I said my wife)
-How did you and your wife meet? (I said online through a friend and she asked me through which site specifically)
-When did you start dating / were you just friends at first?
-When did you get married?
-Is your wife employed in the US? (I answered that no because she lives with me in Canada, so she looked through my application for proof of reestablishing domicile)
-What is your relationship to the joint sponsor?
-Do you have a valid US non-immigrant visa? (I said I have a tourist visa, but that it's in my old passport. So she said to bring my old passport with me for POE so they can void that visa)
 
That's it. It all went really quickly and the CO was very friendly. I left the interview area and immediately burst into tears because I was so happy and relieved, haha! I also really liked having an early morning appointment because I was 5th person in line and was in an out of the consulate in an hour!
 
Hope this helps others waiting for their interview. Wishing everyone good luck!!!

Yay!!! Congrats!! Best news in this thread

Yay!!! Congrats!! Best news in this thread

Hi everyone, just wanted to share that I had my IR-1 interview yesterday in Montreal and we were approved!
 
I was nervous because Montreal is known to be strict on proof of domicile (my wife is living with me in Canada), but it was all good.
 
Here's a little summary of how the interview went:
 
-Arrived at the consulate with my wife. We hadn't planned on her attending with me, so we didn't know she needed her US passport to enter (but they ended up letting her in anyway).
-Waited to be called to speak with intake officer. Once I went up to the booth, she asked me for the original versions of documents I had submitted to NVC, updated text forms and confirmed my address, date of birth, etc. She also took my fingerprints, then asked me to sit down and wait for my interview.
-I waited a few more minutes, then got called for interview.
-The interviewer greeted me with a big smile, which made me feel much more at ease (I was so nervous!). She made me swear to tell the truth, etc. then asked me the following questions:
 
-Who is petitioning for you? (I said my wife)
-How did you and your wife meet? (I said online through a friend and she asked me through which site specifically)
-When did you start dating / were you just friends at first?
-When did you get married?
-Is your wife employed in the US? (I answered that no because she lives with me in Canada, so she looked through my application for proof of reestablishing domicile)
-What is your relationship to the joint sponsor?
-Do you have a valid US non-immigrant visa? (I said I have a tourist visa, but that it's in my old passport. So she said to bring my old passport with me for POE so they can void that visa)
 
That's it. It all went really quickly and the CO was very friendly. I left the interview area and immediately burst into tears because I was so happy and relieved, haha! I also really liked having an early morning appointment because I was 5th person in line and was in an out of the consulate in an hour!
 
Hope this helps others waiting for their interview. Wishing everyone good luck!!!

Hi everyone, just wanted to share that I had my IR-1 interview yesterday in Montreal and we were approved!
 
I was nervous because Montreal is known to be strict on proof of domicile (my wife is living with me in Canada), but it was all good.
 
Here's a little summary of how the interview went:
 
-Arrived at the consulate with my wife. We hadn't planned on her attending with me, so we didn't know she needed her US passport to enter (but they ended up letting her in anyway).
-Waited to be called to speak with intake officer. Once I went up to the booth, she asked me for the original versions of documents I had submitted to NVC, updated text forms and confirmed my address, date of birth, etc. She also took my fingerprints, then asked me to sit down and wait for my interview.
-I waited a few more minutes, then got called for interview.
-The interviewer greeted me with a big smile, which made me feel much more at ease (I was so nervous!). She made me swear to tell the truth, etc. then asked me the following questions:
 
-Who is petitioning for you? (I said my wife)
-How did you and your wife meet? (I said online through a friend and she asked me through which site specifically)
-When did you start dating / were you just friends at first?
-When did you get married?
-Is your wife employed in the US? (I answered that no because she lives with me in Canada, so she looked through my application for proof of reestablishing domicile)
-What is your relationship to the joint sponsor?
-Do you have a valid US non-immigrant visa? (I said I have a tourist visa, but that it's in my old passport. So she said to bring my old passport with me for POE so they can void that visa)
 
That's it. It all went really quickly and the CO was very friendly. I left the interview area and immediately burst into tears because I was so happy and relieved, haha! I also really liked having an early morning appointment because I was 5th person in line and was in an out of the consulate in an hour!
 
Hope this helps others waiting for their interview. Wishing everyone good luck!!!

Hi everyone, just wanted to share that I had my IR-1 interview yesterday in Montreal and we were approved!
 
I was nervous because Montreal is known to be strict on proof of domicile (my wife is living with me in Canada), but it was all good.
 
Here's a little summary of how the interview went:
 
-Arrived at the consulate with my wife. We hadn't planned on her attending with me, so we didn't know she needed her US passport to enter (but they ended up letting her in anyway).
-Waited to be called to speak with intake officer. Once I went up to the booth, she asked me for the original versions of documents I had submitted to NVC, updated text forms and confirmed my address, date of birth, etc. She also took my fingerprints, then asked me to sit down and wait for my interview.
-I waited a few more minutes, then got called for interview.
-The interviewer greeted me with a big smile, which made me feel much more at ease (I was so nervous!). She made me swear to tell the truth, etc. then asked me the following questions:
 
-Who is petitioning for you? (I said my wife)
-How did you and your wife meet? (I said online through a friend and she asked me through which site specifically)
-When did you start dating / were you just friends at first?
-When did you get married?
-Is your wife employed in the US? (I answered that no because she lives with me in Canada, so she looked through my application for proof of reestablishing domicile)
-What is your relationship to the joint sponsor?
-Do you have a valid US non-immigrant visa? (I said I have a tourist visa, but that it's in my old passport. So she said to bring my old passport with me for POE so they can void that visa)
 
That's it. It all went really quickly and the CO was very friendly. I left the interview area and immediately burst into tears because I was so happy and relieved, haha! I also really liked having an early morning appointment because I was 5th person in line and was in an out of the consulate in an hour!
 
Hope this helps others waiting for their interview. Wishing everyone good luck!!!

Hi everyone, just wanted to share that I had my IR-1 interview yesterday in Montreal and we were approved!
 
I was nervous because Montreal is known to be strict on proof of domicile (my wife is living with me in Canada), but it was all good.
 
Here's a little summary of how the interview went:
 
-Arrived at the consulate with my wife. We hadn't planned on her attending with me, so we didn't know she needed her US passport to enter (but they ended up letting her in anyway).
-Waited to be called to speak with intake officer. Once I went up to the booth, she asked me for the original versions of documents I had submitted to NVC, updated text forms and confirmed my address, date of birth, etc. She also took my fingerprints, then asked me to sit down and wait for my interview.
-I waited a few more minutes, then got called for interview.
-The interviewer greeted me with a big smile, which made me feel much more at ease (I was so nervous!). She made me swear to tell the truth, etc. then asked me the following questions:
 
-Who is petitioning for you? (I said my wife)
-How did you and your wife meet? (I said online through a friend and she asked me through which site specifically)
-When did you start dating / were you just friends at first?
-When did you get married?
-Is your wife employed in the US? (I answered that no because she lives with me in Canada, so she looked through my application for proof of reestablishing domicile)
-What is your relationship to the joint sponsor?
-Do you have a valid US non-immigrant visa? (I said I have a tourist visa, but that it's in my old passport. So she said to bring my old passport with me for POE so they can void that visa)
 
That's it. It all went really quickly and the CO was very friendly. I left the interview area and immediately burst into tears because I was so happy and relieved, haha! I also really liked having an early morning appointment because I was 5th person in line and was in an out of the consulate in an hour!
 
Hope this helps others waiting for their interview. Wishing everyone good luck!!!

Hi everyone, just wanted to share that I had my IR-1 interview yesterday in Montreal and we were approved!
 
I was nervous because Montreal is known to be strict on proof of domicile (my wife is living with me in Canada), but it was all good.
 
Here's a little summary of how the interview went:
 
-Arrived at the consulate with my wife. We hadn't planned on her attending with me, so we didn't know she needed her US passport to enter (but they ended up letting her in anyway).
-Waited to be called to speak with intake officer. Once I went up to the booth, she asked me for the original versions of documents I had submitted to NVC, updated text forms and confirmed my address, date of birth, etc. She also took my fingerprints, then asked me to sit down and wait for my interview.
-I waited a few more minutes, then got called for interview.
-The interviewer greeted me with a big smile, which made me feel much more at ease (I was so nervous!). She made me swear to tell the truth, etc. then asked me the following questions:
 
-Who is petitioning for you? (I said my wife)
-How did you and your wife meet? (I said online through a friend and she asked me through which site specifically)
-When did you start dating / were you just friends at first?
-When did you get married?
-Is your wife employed in the US? (I answered that no because she lives with me in Canada, so she looked through my application for proof of reestablishing domicile)
-What is your relationship to the joint sponsor?
-Do you have a valid US non-immigrant visa? (I said I have a tourist visa, but that it's in my old passport. So she said to bring my old passport with me for POE so they can void that visa)
 
That's it. It all went really quickly and the CO was very friendly. I left the interview area and immediately burst into tears because I was so happy and relieved, haha! I also really liked having an early morning appointment because I was 5th person in line and was in an out of the consulate in an hour!
 
Hope this helps others waiting for their interview. Wishing everyone good luck!!!

Hi everyone, just wanted to share that I had my IR-1 interview yesterday in Montreal and we were approved!
 
I was nervous because Montreal is known to be strict on proof of domicile (my wife is living with me in Canada), but it was all good.
 
Here's a little summary of how the interview went:
 
-Arrived at the consulate with my wife. We hadn't planned on her attending with me, so we didn't know she needed her US passport to enter (but they ended up letting her in anyway).
-Waited to be called to speak with intake officer. Once I went up to the booth, she asked me for the original versions of documents I had submitted to NVC, updated text forms and confirmed my address, date of birth, etc. She also took my fingerprints, then asked me to sit down and wait for my interview.
-I waited a few more minutes, then got called for interview.
-The interviewer greeted me with a big smile, which made me feel much more at ease (I was so nervous!). She made me swear to tell the truth, etc. then asked me the following questions:
 
-Who is petitioning for you? (I said my wife)
-How did you and your wife meet? (I said online through a friend and she asked me through which site specifically)
-When did you start dating / were you just friends at first?
-When did you get married?
-Is your wife employed in the US? (I answered that no because she lives with me in Canada, so she looked through my application for proof of reestablishing domicile)
-What is your relationship to the joint sponsor?
-Do you have a valid US non-immigrant visa? (I said I have a tourist visa, but that it's in my old passport. So she said to bring my old passport with me for POE so they can void that visa)
 
That's it. It all went really quickly and the CO was very friendly. I left the interview area and immediately burst into tears because I was so happy and relieved, haha! I also really liked having an early morning appointment because I was 5th person in line and was in an out of the consulate in an hour!
 
Hope this helps others waiting for their interview. Wishing everyone good luck!!!

Hi everyone, just wanted to share that I had my IR-1 interview yesterday in Montreal and we were approved!
 
I was nervous because Montreal is known to be strict on proof of domicile (my wife is living with me in Canada), but it was all good.
 
Here's a little summary of how the interview went:
 
-Arrived at the consulate with my wife. We hadn't planned on her attending with me, so we didn't know she needed her US passport to enter (but they ended up letting her in anyway).
-Waited to be called to speak with intake officer. Once I went up to the booth, she asked me for the original versions of documents I had submitted to NVC, updated text forms and confirmed my address, date of birth, etc. She also took my fingerprints, then asked me to sit down and wait for my interview.
-I waited a few more minutes, then got called for interview.
-The interviewer greeted me with a big smile, which made me feel much more at ease (I was so nervous!). She made me swear to tell the truth, etc. then asked me the following questions:
 
-Who is petitioning for you? (I said my wife)
-How did you and your wife meet? (I said online through a friend and she asked me through which site specifically)
-When did you start dating / were you just friends at first?
-When did you get married?
-Is your wife employed in the US? (I answered that no because she lives with me in Canada, so she looked through my application for proof of reestablishing domicile)
-What is your relationship to the joint sponsor?
-Do you have a valid US non-immigrant visa? (I said I have a tourist visa, but that it's in my old passport. So she said to bring my old passport with me for POE so they can void that visa)
 
That's it. It all went really quickly and the CO was very friendly. I left the interview area and immediately burst into tears because I was so happy and relieved, haha! I also really liked having an early morning appointment because I was 5th person in line and was in an out of the consulate in an hour!
 
Hope this helps others waiting for their interview. Wishing everyone good luck!!!

Hi everyone, just wanted to share that I had my IR-1 interview yesterday in Montreal and we were approved!
 
I was nervous because Montreal is known to be strict on proof of domicile (my wife is living with me in Canada), but it was all good.
 
Here's a little summary of how the interview went:
 
-Arrived at the consulate with my wife. We hadn't planned on her attending with me, so we didn't know she needed her US passport to enter (but they ended up letting her in anyway).
-Waited to be called to speak with intake officer. Once I went up to the booth, she asked me for the original versions of documents I had submitted to NVC, updated text forms and confirmed my address, date of birth, etc. She also took my fingerprints, then asked me to sit down and wait for my interview.
-I waited a few more minutes, then got called for interview.
-The interviewer greeted me with a big smile, which made me feel much more at ease (I was so nervous!). She made me swear to tell the truth, etc. then asked me the following questions:
 
-Who is petitioning for you? (I said my wife)
-How did you and your wife meet? (I said online through a friend and she asked me through which site specifically)
-When did you start dating / were you just friends at first?
-When did you get married?
-Is your wife employed in the US? (I answered that no because she lives with me in Canada, so she looked through my application for proof of reestablishing domicile)
-What is your relationship to the joint sponsor?
-Do you have a valid US non-immigrant visa? (I said I have a tourist visa, but that it's in my old passport. So she said to bring my old passport with me for POE so they can void that visa)
 
That's it. It all went really quickly and the CO was very friendly. I left the interview area and immediately burst into tears because I was so happy and relieved, haha! I also really liked having an early morning appointment because I was 5th person in line and was in an out of the consulate in an hour!
 
Hope this helps others waiting for their interview. Wishing everyone good luck!!!

Hi everyone, just wanted to share that I had my IR-1 interview yesterday in Montreal and we were approved!
 
I was nervous because Montreal is known to be strict on proof of domicile (my wife is living with me in Canada), but it was all good.
 
Here's a little summary of how the interview went:
 
-Arrived at the consulate with my wife. We hadn't planned on her attending with me, so we didn't know she needed her US passport to enter (but they ended up letting her in anyway).
-Waited to be called to speak with intake officer. Once I went up to the booth, she asked me for the original versions of documents I had submitted to NVC, updated text forms and confirmed my address, date of birth, etc. She also took my fingerprints, then asked me to sit down and wait for my interview.
-I waited a few more minutes, then got called for interview.
-The interviewer greeted me with a big smile, which made me feel much more at ease (I was so nervous!). She made me swear to tell the truth, etc. then asked me the following questions:
 
-Who is petitioning for you? (I said my wife)
-How did you and your wife meet? (I said online through a friend and she asked me through which site specifically)
-When did you start dating / were you just friends at first?
-When did you get married?
-Is your wife employed in the US? (I answered that no because she lives with me in Canada, so she looked through my application for proof of reestablishing domicile)
-What is your relationship to the joint sponsor?
-Do you have a valid US non-immigrant visa? (I said I have a tourist visa, but that it's in my old passport. So she said to bring my old passport with me for POE so they can void that visa)
 
That's it. It all went really quickly and the CO was very friendly. I left the interview area and immediately burst into tears because I was so happy and relieved, haha! I also really liked having an early morning appointment because I was 5th person in line and was in an out of the consulate in an hour!
 
Hope this helps others waiting for their interview. Wishing everyone good luck!!!

Well, I am feeling a little silly right now. But also ecstatic because I just got a notification from the app saying that the card has been ordered!!! 
 
Thank you all again!! That was resolved so quickly, I almost don't believe it.
 
Anyway, I'm glad I posted this, for future folks who might stumble upon it. My advice is be confident and prepared for your interview, but do not expect the interview to be easy just because you are in love and feel your case looks fine. Be prepared to have to talk about difficult personal issues that you might feel shouldn't have anything to do with your marriage. Try not to take rudeness or aggression personally and if your IO is making you uncomfortable, just breathe, try to stay calm and present, and remember that it is only a tactic. Cheers everyone, I wish you all success and happiness. 

Hi there,
 
I don't have much to add in terms of advice, but I do think that you shouldn't blame yourself! This whole process is already so stressful as it is, let alone when you're being grilled by a stern officer about your past life...I think you should have a clean consience ...
 
I really hope things turn out well for you! The only small thing I was gonna suggest is maybe you could proactively gather documents to prove your past marriages ended and that your new marriage is legit, just in case they ask for more proof then you already are more prepared to submit it quickly... but I honestly have no experience with this type of situation so feel free to ignore! 

Ha, such a roller coaster!
 
This morning got the notification from NVC that our interview is on October 6.
 
So I guess the CSRA website was right after all! Definitely gonna be tight for scheduling medical, etc. and I'm surpriced the NVC would give me such little notice! Buuut...at least happy I finally have an interview date! 
 
CC 08/13
 
good luck to everyone still waiting!

@Louie1988 I'm not applying via the Brazilian embassy because I live in Canada but I'm Brazilian so your pain hits close to home. Sadly, it seems that the Brazilian slowness has extended even to the US embassy there? :/
 
I really hope you get a date soon. That seems so so frustrating  I think I would keep calling and asking about it anyway, but I'm sure that's annoying too. Hang in there!!!
 
Also @Ebony1 thank you for being happy for me  I hope everything goes well with your case too!

@Louie1988 I'm not applying via the Brazilian embassy because I live in Canada but I'm Brazilian so your pain hits close to home. Sadly, it seems that the Brazilian slowness has extended even to the US embassy there? :/
 
I really hope you get a date soon. That seems so so frustrating  I think I would keep calling and asking about it anyway, but I'm sure that's annoying too. Hang in there!!!
 
Also @Ebony1 thank you for being happy for me  I hope everything goes well with your case too!

@Louie1988 I'm not applying via the Brazilian embassy because I live in Canada but I'm Brazilian so your pain hits close to home. Sadly, it seems that the Brazilian slowness has extended even to the US embassy there? :/
 
I really hope you get a date soon. That seems so so frustrating  I think I would keep calling and asking about it anyway, but I'm sure that's annoying too. Hang in there!!!
 
Also @Ebony1 thank you for being happy for me  I hope everything goes well with your case too!

Ha, such a roller coaster!
 
This morning got the notification from NVC that our interview is on October 6.
 
So I guess the CSRA website was right after all! Definitely gonna be tight for scheduling medical, etc. and I'm surpriced the NVC would give me such little notice! Buuut...at least happy I finally have an interview date! 
 
CC 08/13
 
good luck to everyone still waiting!

Ha, such a roller coaster!
 
This morning got the notification from NVC that our interview is on October 6.
 
So I guess the CSRA website was right after all! Definitely gonna be tight for scheduling medical, etc. and I'm surpriced the NVC would give me such little notice! Buuut...at least happy I finally have an interview date! 
 
CC 08/13
 
good luck to everyone still waiting!

Hi
 
I wouldn't say NVC is slowing down, they've been known on VJ to release interview dates either in the middle of the month (15th, 16th) or the last couple/first couple of days...
 
so hopefully mid-Semptember we'll start seeing new dates come in