Laniakean

I don't and my wife doesn't but it seems the USCIS misses us so much that regardless of how many AR-11s a previous resident of the house I bought 2 years ago sends, the USCIS keeps sending everything here. Knowing how much hassle it can be for returned USCIS mail, I tracked the beneficiary down and she comes to pick the stuff up.

I can't say anything about Montreal specifically, but when I was an LPR in the UK trying to get a B1/B2 at the London embassy, my IO called up someone else to talk to me for a few seconds and he spoke my native language fluently with an easily identifiable American accent. I inquired about it after he was satisfied with my answer, he smiled and said there where translators for every language. It may have been because the embassy in London was a large one but who knows. If your parents speak a language that has a large enough presence in the country, they may accommodate them.

Congrats!

The USCIS needs to see the originals so always take the original and a copy of any certificate. The copies do not need to be certified or even color copies, but taking them with you speeds up the process as the IO does not need to step out to go to a shared copier, wait in line with other iOS doing the same, chit chat, and so on.

Having her applied under the 3 year rule, she took her foreign passport(the one she used to enter the US), IRS transcripts for the last 5 years, mortgage statement and deed, our kids' birth certificates, marriage certificate, my naturalization certificate, 3 bank statements, our DLs, our health insurance cards for the past 5 years, letters from our 401ks showing we are beneficiaries from each other. A lot of it was unnecessary but I like to err on side of caution so basically she took every document that shows both our names or that show the same address. Good luck on your journey

We filed online late March this year.

No 751 pending for us so I was not allowed even in the waiting room and ultimately had to leave the building. Good luck with your interview and please report back with your findings. It will be interesting to see if that's a new standard.

Just dropping this here since I have not heard of this before and it seems like a good change they are adopting in NYC. My wife had her interview under the 3 year rule in the Brooklyn field office (Federal Plaza 8th fl) on Friday (11/04) and she was approved on the spot. However, instead of having to wait for the usual oath scheduling, the oath was scheduled right there. She left with a letter stating date and time for the oath ceremony (in 2 weeks time). Definitely much better than my months long wait "in line" a few years ago.

Many already gave you good advice, but as someone who was once in your shoes, I will leave my 2 cents here. 1 – Forget about immigrating right now as this is a very long process. I know how it feels, but if you want to do things right, work on reasons to be appealing to foreign employers before thinking about visas. 2 – Work on your Kung Fu. Meaning, go chase your degree no matter what. It is feasible (or at least was) to work and study in Brazil simultaneously. Also study on your own and start working on your reel right now. In this field, many employers ask for your reel before they look at your resume. And yes, I know you said you are unemployed, but even if it’s not on your field, don’t scoff at opportunities that have nothing to do with what you want to do as long as it helps you pay for the degree you want. 3 – Don’t focus so specifically in the US. Many Brazilians are entitled to EU passports and either don’t know about it or do not consider Europe as a viable option. Not only there are many big name studios either based or with offices in Europe, but you may find that the US is very different from what Hollywood shows. In sum, take a deep breath and relax. Immigrating is a long-term project and the quicker you accept it might take a long time, the quicker you will start building a solid foundation to do it right. Good luck!

This was nearly 15 years ago but I was in a similar situation. The differences were that I did have family ties in the US, I was not going to school, I was living in England but had no love interest in the US. The IO asked me a couple of questions in Portuguese apparently in order to confirm I was indeed Brazilian and one satisfied, he approved me on the spot. I am not sure how things changed since, and the fact that you have a bf in the US may trigger some extra scrutiny, but I suspect you have good chances. Boa sorte!