amymariko

On 3/12/2020 at 3:55 PM, Evajandra said:

Thanks! I emailed LimaIV and they gave me the instructions to set our appointment ourselves. They responded in 1 day. 
 

We are all set to go for an interview in late March! I can't believe it. It's finally happening. Now we get to put this review to good use.

Yay! Praying it all goes well for you! Glad this thread could be helpful in any way 😁

On 3/12/2020 at 2:40 PM, emosewayma said:

@amymariko One important question... did you actually need photo evidence to prove your bonafide relationship? Or did they not accept it in the end. I try to take as much as possible, but I kind of don't want to dig out and print tons of pages of photos, only to have them not accept any. Thanks!

They did not ask me for my lovely 10 pages of photos documenting our 8 year relationship 😅but I always say better safe than sorry! I would take maybe 1-2 pages? Not sure of others' experiences but they did not ask me and I did not hear them ask any other immigrant visa interviewees for any while we were there waiting.

@Evajandra and @Cristina280390 best of luck to both of you! 

The medical exam part is definitely another "fun" day of waiting and paying a lot of money 😔but praying the rest of your process goes smoothly! 🙏

1 hour ago, Cristina280390 said:

Thanks to both of you @emosewayma and @amymariko for the detailed info, it will come in handy once my turn is up! I can't say  dont envy you a little bit for getting everything done so fast, but I knew that DCF had a lot more chances of being faster. @emosewayma can't believe you filed it the laaast day! It seems crazy that they are closing local USCIS offices all over the world when clearly they can't handle the current work load as is! 

 

My immigration process has not  been the usual because my life/marriage I guess hasn't follow the most traditional path either haha. I've married since November 2016 (married in Lima after dating for a year) but filed the Petition in April 2019 to the Chicago Lockbox . My husband and I moved to Germany in 2017 because I got a scholarship to do an MA and it covered all expenses and gave family support, so he was also granted residency/insurance/stipend/ german lessons  (missing all that now that its my turn to migrate haha). We could have done DCF in Germany but it had a list of challenges on their own so we went with the regular way. The petition took about 5 months to get approved, funny story is that they day we flew out of Europe to the US was the day of aproval, so that could have gone really bad if a got a customs agent that was having a bad day. I graduated from my program in Germany so therefore my residency there ended, so I found myself in between countries, since I had moved out of Peru early 2017 so back then I had already quit my job, sold my car, closed all bank accounts etc etc....My family is there so I always have somewhere to stay, but thats about it. Luckily I have a 10 year tourist visa for the US that is still valid for another year, so ever since Sept/Oct of last eyar when my petition was approved I've been here as a tourist with my husband, waiting on our process to move forward. 4 months after the approval of the I130 the NVC finally created the case and we made the payments and submitted the AOS and the  DS260  on FEb 1st. I just got a ticket to Lima for early April, which according to their timframe is about the time they will look at our case and hooooopefully will accept all forms and evidence without any RFE and send it to Lima consulate for the interview (In my CEAC it still appears like my consulate is Frankfurt despite the fact that I have sent two inquiries to change the consulate location to Peru explaining that I am no longer a german resident). So I am hoping to only be in Lima for a month or two for medical and the interview,  instead of having to be apart from my husband who knows how long if I have to resubmit any documents or if they are just confused about our lives in between Peru Germany and the US and want more explanations.

 

Well hope I didn't bore you with all of this haha, its just nice to have other people that know what you are going through!  Maybe this post will be removed because I am not really discusing the topic, but will be happy to do any follow up or just chat some through DMs.  Have a nice day you two!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not boring at all! I like reading other people's stories! Wishing the best of luck to you with the process! If you have questions later on, hopefully I will have some answers haha. Have a wonderful day as well! 😁

On 2/8/2020 at 1:56 PM, Cristina280390 said:

Thanks for the detailed info! I hope you dont mind me asking some questions, it has been hard to come by information regarding the process in Peru specifically! 

1) Did the embassy give you a list of clinics for medical or was the Americana the only one?  

2) Are the blood/urine examns, the xrays  and the vaccines the complete medical exam or is there anything else that was required?

2) Was there a long waiting time to get an interview appointment? I see you filed DCF, I am doing it through the NVC and they will schedule the appointment based on the dates the embassy provides, so I am curious to hear about other people's experience to have an idea.

 

Thank you!!

Cristina, sorry for taking a while to respond!

@emosewayma answered the questions pretty well! Btw congrats on being the last to file DCF! It is so much faster 😁.

1) Cristina, the list she provided ^ are for the only two clinics that do the medical exam in Lima. They have two doctors that do the exam at the AngloAmericana and one female doctor at the other clinic. But the majority of the reviews I heard about the other female doctor were bad 😬so we went with Claudia Lozano at the Anglo Americana.

2) Those are the only exams they do. I mean my husband spent a few minutes with the doctor and she listened to his chest, asked him a couple questions—but that was it!

3) This was our timeline but we did do DCF:
I-130 Sent : Jun 27, 2019
I-130 Approved : Jul 30, 2019
Received Instruction and Interview appointment letter : Sep 4, 2019
Medical Exam : Nov 27, 2019
Immigrant Visa Interview! : Dec 12, 2019 VISA WAS APPROVED! PRAISE THE LORD!
 

Let me know if you have any other questions! @emosewayma also!

I forgot to mention! I looked everywhere online before the interview to pay the immigrant visa processing fee but couldn't find a place to pay online. On the day of the interview after we organized our documents and the lady at the window went through and checked to see they were all in order and met the requirements—then she gave us a paper to take to go pay the visa fee. You go out of the visa interview room, down the "walkway" and there is a little black gate. Indicate to the guard (they speak only Spanish I believe) that you were instructed to go pay. He'll let you go through the gate and you go down the other walkway (the US citizens side of the embassy) and in the huge heavy doors. Once you get through the security, go to the door on your left and once inside the room go straight to the window all the way on the left. You give the nice American lady your paper and then the money and then go back out and all the way to the immigrant visa section again. Make sure you follow the lines (like when you first enter the visa area) or else they will yell at you for trying to go in the exit (it was a much shorter route back!). 

My husband's interview was set for Dec 12th at 7:30am. We arrived at about 6:50am. The company that watches your bag/phones sets up shop at 7:00am to the left outside of the embassy. Get in line for that first and leave everything you won't need inside. They charge 10 soles per backpack/purse and I believe 5 soles per phone. You take your wallets inside. You aren't allowed to take plastic folders inside so make sure your documents are in paper or manila folders/organizers.

The line for IMMIGRANT VISA is to the very left. Don't be alarmed by the large tourist visa line, ask for the immigrant visa line. The US citizen (spouse/petitioner) can go in with their spouse. You just need to show your passports, the visa photos, and your interview confirmation page. Once you get inside you go straight to the visa section. Follow the lines for the immigrant visa. They will tell you where to go. 

Once you get called to go inside the building (only took 2 minutes), go all the way to the back of the room. They will call the applicant's name and you go to the window and they give you a document that lists how to organize your papers and tell you to sit back down. I took a lot of supporting evidence which they did not need (or ask for) but it's better to be safe than sorry! 

So you sit down, organize your papers how they ask, then eventually (about 5-7minutes later) they call you up to the same window. The lady (I believe a Peruvian lady—spoke only Spanish to us) checks all of your documents and returns all the supporting evidence they don't need (like photo evidence, joint bank account statements, my proof of maintaining US domicile).

Then we had to wait for the actual interview with the officer. This was a 30ish minute wait because there was only one officer interviewing the immigrant visa applicants. He did a couple of interviews (they are like bank teller windows so everyone can hear the questions and answers) then he went somewhere for like 15ish minutes then came back and did 1-2 more interviews. Then he finally called my husband's name! We went up to the window together. The officer spoke Spanish with a heavy American accent and was very friendly! My husband swore to tell the truth, then the officer asked him these questions: When did you meet? When did you start dating? When did you get married? Then he asked me if I was living in Peru. I said yes and explained my parents are missionaries here. The officer said, I bet you wanted to be here too till this was all over. And I said yes. He asked what relation the Co-sponsor (I-864 AOS) was to me. I answered that he was my uncle. Then he asked my husband if he spoke English. He said yes. Then the nice officer said with a smile: Tu visa esta aprobada! Your visa is approved! 

He gave us a little slip with information on how to check the passport (with visa) DHL tracking status and said it would be ready in 3-6 business days! We said thank you and walked out with huge smiles! Praise the Lord all of our investment wasn't in vain.

This is the list of documents we took (but half of them they returned to us—copies and supporting evidence):

 •    Two (2) color passport style photos
•    Visa interview date confirmation page
•    DS-260 Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration Confirmation Page
•    Visa interview appointment letter from US Consulate
•    Copy of un-expired Peruvian Passport
•    Copy of Peruvian national identity card
•    Original Peruvian Birth Certificate certified by RENIEC
•    Police certificates:
•        Judicial criminal records
•        Penal criminal records
•        Police criminal records
•    Evidence of Bonafide Marriage
•        Copy of Marriage Act (certificate) from Peru
•        Copy of Certified Record of Marriage Registration RENIEC
•        Spousal Affidavit
•        Copy of Joint Lease Agreement
•        Joint Bank Account Statement
•        Photo Pages as evidence to our bonafide relationship
•    Form I-864 Affidavit of Support by US petitioner
•        Copy of US passport photo page
•        Proof of Maintaining US domicile and Intent to Return
•        Copies of IRS tax returns for 2018, 2017, and 2016
•        Bank statements for valid US bank accounts/cards
•    Supplementary Form I-864 Affidavit of Support by uncle in US
•        Copy of US Birth Certificate
•        Copy of 2018 IRS tax return
•    Medical exam results in sealed envelope 

54 minutes ago, EugeneInSF said:

Thanks! But its a dead end message, no option to speak with a person, just endless loop of recordings. The lady that picks up the phone in Lima Embassy is most unhelpful I've ever interacted with..not getting much further. The site still says not ready for appointment, CEAC site clearly says Ready, and no response from limaiv@state.gov..what else can I try?

I don't know of any other numbers without researching more. I would wait on an email reply. It hasn't been 3 business days yet, right? I'm not sure what else besides trying to find another phone number. 

1 hour ago, EugeneInSF said:

I'm unable to get a hold of consulate? what was the number to call, the people on the phone at Lima embassy keep giving me a run around about emailing the consulate. Is there a number to call them, that US number that was mentioned? 

This is what I found on this website (https://pe.usembassy.gov/visas/😞

Specifically on the page for immigrant visas.

From Peru: +(51) 1-7097950 or +(51) 1-7097951
(Mon – Fri, 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.)
From the United States: +1.703.249.4660
(Mon – Fri, 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. EST)
Skype: USVISAPERU

4 hours ago, vaalp90 said:

You have to keep trying to schedule your appoinment the same thing happened to me. Its better if you try at night time. About the supporting documents you need to bring them to the interview. If you want to get in touch with the IV unit I recommend you email them at limaiv@state.gov and write urgent!!! As the the subject in order to get a faster reply

@EugeneInSF I also suggest emailing them. They usually reply in 1-3 business days. That is really weird that you are getting that error message. Usually all you need to schedule the appointment is the DS-260 number and your case number.

I have heard on this forum and also on https://pe.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visas/ that the Peru US Embassy will not be accepting immigrant visa appointments after Jan 31, 2020.

The supporting documents like the Affidavit of Support and Antecedentes Penales etc you will turn in on the day of your interview.

My advice is to email limaiv@state.gov (and write urgent!!!) like @vaalp90 said and explain that you are trying to schedule your embassy appointment and you keep getting that error message. I'd send a screen capture of what you're seeing. I really hope they help you soon!

On 11/19/2019 at 9:11 PM, vaalp90 said:

Oh lovely thanks a lot for your help

Here is my review of the medical exam at the Clinica Anglo Americana para cuando te toca eso! Ask me other questions if you have them hehe. 

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/725803-medical-exam-clinica-anglo-americana-lima-peru-november-2019-review/

My husband went for his medical exam for the CR-1 immigrant visa on November 27th, 2019. 

About a week and a half before, we called Clinica Anglo Americana to schedule his appointment. Dra. Lozada and Dr. Corigliano are the two doctors approved by the embassy that do the medical exams at this clinic.  I had to call a couple of times, but eventually was able to reach Dra. Claudia Lozada's assistant and book an appointment. The first thing they ask you is your interview date at the embassy, so book that first! . They will also tell you what you need to bring to the medical exam:

-Peruvian passport of applicant

-Addresses in Peru and USA 

-Email address

-Peru Cell number

-Interview letter with case number and interview date

They told us to be at the clinic at 7am for the exam. When you arrive first go to the 1 story gray/white building on the left (not the tower) and get your orden de atención. Even though they say your appt is at 7am it really is first come first serve. You just need to tell them which doctor you're seeing and they'll ask if it's for visa, etc. They give you a boleta and then you go over to the tower to the 5th floor. They'll ask for the passport, printed interview letter, and orden de atencion. Then they give you a form to fill out. You give it back to them and wait for them to call your name. Then the Dr./Dra. checks out the applicant. Asks basic questions like if you've had serious illness, who is petitioning for you in the US, listened to chest, checked throat etc. Then you go to two other assistants who fill out the form (that they turn in to the embassy we think?) they take a picture. Then they give you a paper explaining which floors to get which exams done. I will paste the photo here:

Then we went to the 6th floor for the vaccines. They were not very nice and they don't have an "order of attention" so it's first come first serve. The wait is long but it's better to stand by the desk so no one cuts in front of you. My husband had to have all 4 vaccines MMR, TDAP, influenza and varicela because his vaccine card from the regional hospital in Pucallpa was not valid (not very official). All 4 vaccines cost 670 which can be paid by card (but at the end of all of the exams).

Then we went to the basement for the urine sample, they ask you to sign something and they give you the cup and show you the bathroom to fill it. 

Then you go up to the 2nd floor and wait in line (with numbers for order) and get your blood drawn and turn in your urine sample.

Then you go through the hallway back to the first building (the 1-story building on the left) and follow the signs to the x-ray area. Then you wait in a line and they write your name down and you wait to be called to be x-rayed. 

Then you go back to the 6th floor to pay for the vaccines, they give you a boleta and papers on what vaccines you were given.

Then finally you get to go back to the beginning on the 5th floor and turn everything in to the lady at the desk. In the end you just keep your passport, the boleta of the examen medico (S/1350 in cash for adults), the boleta for the vaccines (S/670 for 4 vaccines—can be paid by card) and the paper that says what day to come back to pick up your results. We went on Nov 27th and were told to come back on Dec 6th.

All in all—we arrived at 6:55am (got a little lost at first) and left at 12:40pm!! It took a really long time and there were 10-12 other visa applicants also doing their medical exam that day.

Tips!

Make sure you take a copy of your interview letter with the case number and interview date, make sure you take cash for the exam fee and for the vaccines (or use card). Take snacks and water because you'll be there a while! But they also have vending machines with snacks, drinks, and coffee. Make sure you get there early so you can get the first orden de atencion and get to the desk first on the 5th floor and 6th floor because it's first come first serve. If you're accompanying your spouse or fiance, take something to do because the wait is long! There are magazines on several of the floors (all in Spanish of course). Be patient :D.

I know the USCIS is closing Jan 2020, but hope this can help someone!

On 9/12/2016 at 9:16 PM, Ninaymonkey said:

Hello

I am not sure if you received the answer to this question. What I and some others from here is we emailed the embassy of Peru. an example is :

Email: liamaiv@state.gov Subject Line: must contain "InquiryIV, your case number (LMA.....) and applicants last name

My namis is _____ (Petitioner) and I am applying for a K1 fiance for Fiance Name (Applicant) Case #______ . According to the CEAC website, our Case Status is now "ready', if possible we would appreciate if you can send us by E-mail all forms, requirement and interview letter. My contact number is _____ and my email is _______. I received a response within 24 hrs, My fiance also received a letter which took almost a month, so emailing is much easier.

hope this helps 🙂

good luck...

Just an FYI to anyone using this information. The correct email is:

limaIV@state.gov 😊

On 7/22/2008 at 11:18 AM, elyandmichael said:

Hi....

let me try it again....

1.- CERTIFICADO DE ANTECEDENTES PENALES....this is requiered to know if you were in jail, the web site i sent you INPE is for this certificate...if she try to get it in Iquitos it will take more than 1 month (probably 2)...it is better to get it in Lima.

2.- CERTIFICADO DE ANTECEDENTES JUDICIALES A NIVEL NACIONAL....it is requiered to know if you have a judicial sentence...it i got it in 1 day here in my city Trujillo, it's easy to get it, she has to pay 53 soles in "Banco de la Nacion" and go to the PODER JUDICIAL office and fill a form, they will take a picture (well, at least here they do).

3.- CERTIFICADO DE ANTECEDENTES POLICIALES....it is to know if you have policial antecedents..for this she should go to the "Division de Criminalistica de la Policia" in Iquitos...they are going to take her fingerprints plus ODONTOGRAMA...I got it after 2 weeks, because these certificates must go to Lima and then back to Iquitos...

* I got VIAJE AL EXTRANJERO....

She can get all of them now, but i suggest you wait because the #1 lasting just 3 months....

I hope i could help you..sorry for mix up the numbers...

I will try to scan my certificates and send them to you soon....

Ely

Do you know if you need to get the antecedentes notarized or legalized? Or you can take them to the interview asi nomas? Thank you!

On 11/22/2019 at 9:49 AM, Paul & Mary said:

You take the I-864 to the interview, unless instructed by the consulate otherwise.  Use the current info.   We used our Mexican address.

Ok thank you! Hope it works here in Peru 🤞🤞

Hi all! So sorry if I missed the answer to this elsewhere! I am the USC and have done a DCF/I-130/CR-1 visa application for my Peruvian husband.

I've researched this website and found several helpful threads talking about how the USC petitioner is still required to fill out an I-864 AOS even if they are currently living overseas. But I haven't been able to find anywhere how you're supposed to fill out the I-864 fields if you're attaching a letter explaining how you maintained your US domicile or future plans of US domicile. 

Basically, what I want to know is—do I as the main sponsor filling out the I-864 need to put my current Peruvian addresses in the form fields—or do I put my future US domicile (if my husband's visa is approved)? I plan on attaching a cover letter with evidence of me maintaining my US domicile (like the one in this thread 

Hope this makes sense! Thanks in advance

48 minutes ago, vaalp90 said:

Okay so what steps did you follow? I was approved on september but I have not receive  package 2 so I requested my case number which the consulate emailed to me. I went ahead and completed ds260 but never completed ds 261. Did you complete ds261 to pay the Visa fee? And also did you have to pay the fee first in order to schedule your interview? Sorry yo throw all this questions at you but I dont see anyone else going through dcf at the Lima consulate. thanks in advance

No problem at all! It's all very confusing! And hard to find threads that are current ;).

Yes we did DCF at the Lima consulate. Here's our timeline so far:
I-130 DCF in Lima, Peru : Jun 27, 2019
I-130 Approved : Jul 30, 2019 (via email)
Received Instruction and Interview appointment letter : Sep 4, 2019 (physical letter delivered to Peru home address)

So we have not done the DS-261 and I'm still trying to figure out if I need to pay the visa fee before the interview day. You do not have to pay the visa fee to schedule the interview. My advice is to schedule the interview a month in advance if you can because they don't have a lot of available dates. Last time I checked there were a couple dates in Jan. To schedule your interview date all you need is your 1) Case number and 2) the DS-260 confirmation number. Then after you schedule that you should call the Anglo Americana Clinic and book the medical exam like 10-12 days BEFORE your interview. The clinic takes 8 business days to get the results back.

Also by the way I speak Spanish fluently if that's easier

46 minutes ago, vaalp90 said:

Hey one more question is there an Invoice number to pay the Visa fee? 

I've been looking for the answer to that question too, but as far as I can tell, when you go for your interview you will have to pay a fee. Trying to see if I can pay online like the non-immigrant visa fee! Sorry that's not more helpful.

Going back to your question about if the case number is necessary for the medical exam, I booked the exam for my husband last week and they said you need to bring a copy of your interview letter to your medical exam.

On 10/28/2019 at 10:03 AM, vaalp90 said:

Hi amymariko what kind of mailing service did they use to mail your case number? 2nd question is the case number necessary to get the med examination? My case was approved on august 9th but in still waiting for packet 2 instructions .i currently reside in lima and regular postal service is not very efficient. Thanks

Hey! Well we received a manila folder in the mailbox of our address so I'm not sure what mailing service they used? I don't believe the case number is necessary—but we haven't done that yet so not sure! I'm sorry I can't be more helpful!

10 hours ago, Paul & Mary said:

State ID is an official ID like a driver's license with your photo on it.  Helps getting a job, opening bank accounts etc.  Global Entry is prescreened travel ID that speeds you the immigration at the airport / land border. We travel a lot so she can come thru the fast way.

 

Neither are necessary but they do show you are establishing ties to the US.  

 

Eventually she got a drivers license and that replaced the state ID. At one point she had 3 valid drivers licenses!  One for Philippines, Mexico and Arizona.

Thanks so much for your reply! Goodness, she's so official and legal ;). 

9 hours ago, Paul & Mary said:

Unfortunately USCIS is closing most of the international field offices.in the next year.

I didn't know that! 

Separate question for you. What is the State ID Card and the Global Entry? Are those necessary for citizenship application later on?

Hi Eugenia, 

It's actually gone pretty fast because we did a DCF (Direct Consular Filing) at the embassy in Lima. Right now we're just gathering the paperwork we need to go to the visa interview in Lima!

On 7/22/2008 at 11:18 AM, elyandmichael said:

3.- CERTIFICADO DE ANTECEDENTES POLICIALES....it is to know if you have policial antecedents..for this she should go to the "Division de Criminalistica de la Policia" in Iquitos...they are going to take her fingerprints plus ODONTOGRAMA...I got it after 2 weeks, because these certificates must go to Lima and then back to Iquitos...

* I got VIAJE AL EXTRANJERO....

I'm getting the 3 antecedentes penales for my husband's CR1 visa interview and we just wanted to double check that we need the ANTECEDENTES POLICIALES for VIAJE AL EXTRANJERO, correct? Because the one PARA USO EN EL EXTRANJERO costs S/50 more! 

Thank you in advance!

My (Peruvian) husband and I went to Lima and successfully filed our I-130 Petition for Alien Relative on June 27, 2019 . When we consulted at the embassy earlier in the week they gave us this list of requirements to file for the I-130 specifically at the Lima embassy. I am attaching an image of it below.

On August 2nd, 2019 I received an email from UCSIS saying: 

"We are pleased to inform you that the USCIS Lima Field Office approved the I-130 Petition that you filed on June 27, 2019. Attached you will find the Notice of Approval. The U.S. Consulate General in Lima, Peru has been notified of this decision and they will be sending further instructions to your home address."

On September 4th, 2019 we received a mailed letter from the embassy to our address in Pucallpa (the one you put as your current address on the I-130 form) with the physical letter form of the email from UCSIS and the letter from the consulate saying we have our code to make our visa appointment! That's the second photo I attached below.

Feel free to ask me any questions. We currently live in Pucallpa, Peru—so I can provide information on getting certain documents in Pucallpa ;).

Hope this helps someone!