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thanks for the info guys. due to us being out of the state we had to register for a courier service. hope everything works out!

hi guys... I am going through the process of registering for my husbands interview that is scheduled  next month in rio de janiero. THey are making me secure a courier service to deliver the passport and visa.. which of course makes me nervous after all this time waiting.. handing your passport over to Brazilian courier services. We do not live in rio de janiero so we do not have the option to pick it up from a ASC. DId anybody have their passport sent to a business or residential address and it be ok

we are thinking of putting it in a friends name to have delivered at the apartment building because somebody is always at the front gate.. can It be delivered to somebody like this? also what was the time frame for anybody specifically in brazil? thank you

7 hours ago, A and F Brazil said:

Hey are you talking about NVC (that happens after the NOA2)? Our lawyer had to call NVC after passed four weeks without any notice and he said as they were having problems with the system then he had to make it "manually". I suggest you call NVC.

Oh and I’m talking about the CR1 visa after you submit and upload all your docs into the CEAC page you have to wait for an interview date.. I’m trhinf to get a timeframe on that

7 hours ago, A and F Brazil said:

Hey are you talking about NVC (that happens after the NOA2)? Our lawyer had to call NVC after passed four weeks without any notice and he said as they were having problems with the system then he had to make it "manually". I suggest you call NVC.

Ok thank you I’m glad you said that. I’ll give them a call and see what they say. Once they were able to manually give you a date... how far out was that date? 

On 5/15/2019 at 2:30 PM, A and F Brazil said:

Hello guys, the beneficiary is from Brazil,
We have received our notice from the NVC that our case is moving to the embassy in Rio de Janeiro, but when I check the case status on CEAC  it says: "No Status".
Our lawyer has submitted our DS-160 and we have the confirmation number, but the "No Status" bothers us.
Is it normal? Should we be worried?

Hey there... how long from the point all the CEAC docs were accepted did it take you to receive notice that your case was being moved to the consulate in Rio? Did you have to contact anybody or did they do it on their own? 

I’m asking cause we got notice our docs were accepted 3 weeks ago and still have not heard about an interview date or anything since them. TIA

On 1/9/2019 at 4:05 PM, qianl said:

Our interview was dec 7!🤦🏾‍♀️ We are still in administrative processing we were not approved .. in fact we are thinking we might get a waiver too for a problem in Ireland but not sure ... the lady told him she is gonna investigate the situation .. so yeah so constantly waiting they also contacted me last week for proof of relationship 

hey guys.. we are waiting for our interview date currently. can i ask why you guys were denied at your interview.. i am trying to prepare everything now. thanks in advance

Hello there! My husband and I applied offshore for the i-130. We are just about to get medical exams done in his home country... I’m trying to gain information on people that were RECENTLY at this stage... what vaccinations did they require you have or require you to receive at your medical exam appointment? We are trying to get everything in order prior. I understand there are lists on the USCIS website... but there are 2/3 different lists on USCIS and travelstate.gov 

one with many more vaccinations than the other... and I want to narrow it down from people’s personal experience...

what did they make you receive? Did they test your blood for immunity to diseases?

TIA

below I have attached the 3 different lists I have found, some requiring more and some requiring less. Any clarification on which list is correct would be awesome. 

7 minutes ago, Hannguyen said:

We resubmitted everything  on 18 march. They didnt accepted  and didnt answer us anything . They just keep to answer us they review .

Are you in the same position? Trying to remove joint sponsor to add the same exact person as the household member?

18 minutes ago, Hannguyen said:

Did they complete your case yet? 

Not yet. We just were able to submit the paperwork yesterday. Who knows how long it will take for them to get back to me o say everything is okay or not 

Ah ok I understand. Thank you.  I submitted forms to remove the joint sponsor so I could re ad him as the household member... it took me a lot of calls and two e mails. 3 weeks later they finally removed him if anybody is curious of the timeline 

On 3/14/2019 at 4:42 AM, Eddyrhn said:

I just got a response today and it was accepted, so we just uploaded an explanation letter explaining that the petitioner doents live with her parents and everything is fine now 

how long from when you submitted the handwritten doc to request the removal to re add again did you receive the accepted forms on the CEAC? feels like we have been waiting forever and everytime i call the NVC they will not help me. saying its in administrative processing 

Okay so it seems like some are saying w2 is required some are saying not. What I’m having a hard time understanding is even the tax documents need to be originals or can be a copy that you bring to the interview? It’s difficult to get “exact” copies as everything is usually digital. Does anybody know what are the ACTUAL ORIGINAL docs that need to be brought to interview? Is it just civil docs for the beneficiary like passport and birth certificate etc?

hey guys! hoping somebody can help me with current 2019 tax requirements. I submitted my 1040 and my fathers 1040 ( as the household member) to prove financial support. The documents were refused and they requested a 2017 IRS issued tax transcript.. I have obtained these documents and are working on uploading them. what I am trying to figure out is after I submit the current 1040 with the IRS transcript are they going to come back and request a w2 as well? they didn't ask for it the 1st time, just requested the transcript but I am trying to avoid yet another delay. I personally do not have a w2 because I lived abroad in Australia, so my income is foreign and reported for my transcript. will my household member need to submit a w2 or is the tax transcript going to make it so its not necessary? Help please! Also would love help from people who have done this in the late 2018 to early 2019, as I have heard they have changed the requirements for taxes. thank you. 

I thin we all know your frustration.. unfortunately it is a waiting game. I applied from the lockbox in Chicago in march of 2018 and they sent my app to Nebraska service center... then I heard NOTHING for months.. until December, so like 9 months.. then when NVC gets the case transferred to them, they don't "open" the file and let you upload to CEAC for another 6 weeks. unfortunately its just a waiting game for almost a year. once you get to the CEAC stage, its not fast by any means but there at least is some communication to at least let you know your visa is moving along. 

ok thanks guys, that makes sense. I know there can  be a risk for sure. im thinking to buy a refundable fair. I am curious though, you have to go back to the same embassy that they had their interview at to pick up the visa? such a lame process, as most people don't live in the city they have to go to for their interview. 

hi guys! we are in the CEAC state of my husbands I-130 application process. I am trying to gain a little information on when everybody buys the flight for their spouse to come to the US? We have been waiting so long for this visa and are trying to not have my husband stay in his home country longer than he needs to.  can you buy flights before the interview or do they not give you your passport till way after? I haven't found much information on what happens after the interview. thank you. 

So for everybody who has the same problem or question... a lawyer just told me that now CEAC will only receive transcripts. 1040 and W2 aren’t good enough. Transcripts only unfortunately. Apparently it’s soemthing they changed in the past months. Thanks for all the help 

I sent copies of the 1040 for three years for the co sponsor and then the 1040 for three years for myself along with one year including form 2555 for foreign income. were these the completely wrong tax forms or something? I thought I had it right and im so confused! if theres anyway to avoid getting the transcript from the IRS would make my life 5847 times easier!

please help! I submitted the past 3 years of tax returns for myself and my co sponsor.. as per the request on CEAC stating "tax return or transcript" I got a notice saying they cannot accept those documents and I need to send in a transcript. Unfortunately the IRS won't let me retrieve it online or by e mail and their service center is so backed up they won't take calls. did anybody run into this issue? which tax documents did you submit?  I am trying to find a way to get around this as its the thing holding us back from getting to move on. thanks

Supervisor review? I have not heard of this before. If I call them before I upload everything they’ll be able to tell me if it’s the correct doc or not? Sorry it’s all just so confusing!!

technically on all the forms I live with him, as I lived overseas for a few years and that was my permanent address back in the US. but on all his tax forms I was not listed as a dependent. He is the sponsor.. so what you're saying is he needs to now file a I-864a proving the relationship from me to him?

hi all! so I just submitted all my docs to CEAC and almost all of them were rejected with a problem. the thing that is the most confusing to me is that I as the petitioner filed the I-864 because you have to for affidavit of support. I am currently unemployed as I just moved home from living overseas. My father is the joint sponsor and makes enough. They said that he didn't fill out the I-864A because I was told he didn't need to and that it was just the I-864 from him and from me. does anybody know about this? I don't see why he needs to fill out an I-864a if he already did the I-864. thank you!

For me it just says that they are submitted... it’s been like this for about a week. How long did it take for you to hear something?

hi guys! so i submitted all my CEAC documents about a week or so ago and all the included supporting documentation. When i log onto my CEAC account under affidavit and civil documents it says "completed" and under fees it says "paid" and under IV application it says "completed" so it seems from this view i have submitted all documents and am waiting for them to get back to me? however when i log on on the CEAC website under " check immigration status" it says required documents.... and its saying i have to upload all of the above documents.  has this happened to anybody? do you think it just hasnt been updated or that the documents have not been uploaded properly? as we all know the worst thing is to think your visa is moving up in the line and youre actually at a stand still. tried calling NVC but they are so backed up they arent taking any calls. any insight into this would be greatly appreciated!

I have the sponsors affidavit of support paper and there is a signature on there do you think that’s ok?