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    mbalsamo got a reaction from Mike E in Argentina - Adoption Decree   
    It does ask, I attached a screenshot of my P3 instructions to the previous post. 
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    mbalsamo got a reaction from Mike E in Argentina - Adoption Decree   
    From my P3 instructions. 

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    mbalsamo got a reaction from Mike E in Argentina - Adoption Decree   
    This came off super judgmental and rude. 
     
    Thanks for the information, but there was no need to respond like that. 
     
    Edit: I simply got confused because they ask you all legal name changes you've had. Since I technically had one when I was a baby (through adoption), I thought that counted as well. I couldn't find more information about it, so I asked here. That's all there is to it. 
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    mbalsamo reacted to Fe.Ta in ARGENTINA Packet 3 + Embassy interview   
    BuenosAires-IV@state.gov
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    mbalsamo reacted to Lucre in ARGENTINA Packet 3 + Embassy interview   
    This is a more detailed version of my interview experience (I posted it as my consulate review):
     
    It went faster than I was expecting. We were only two people waiting at 8am. They call you by your name to the outside window where they give you a post it with a stamp, they dont ask for anything there and they ask you to go through the door on the left.
    There is a security guard there that brakes the post it and lets you in the building where you go through security
    A security guard leads you to the main building where you can sit. I waited there for 45'.
     
    PART 1:
    They call your name and tell you to go to box 5 where a lady asks for your papers. You can listen everything from the main room so it's a little bit uncomfortable. She asks for your papers one by one and checks them before going to the next one.
    She treats you kinda bad, but it's not a huge deal. She told me and everyone else that was with me that day that "the instructions" are clear about what papers you need but I don't think I ever read clear rules anywhere about what papers they need. Some things like "we need the original birth certificate and we don't accept anything else" and at least in Cordoba we dont have access to the actual originals.
    She asked for:
    * New and old passports
    * Courier confirmation
    * Original birth certificate. Something important here: they want it to have a real stamp, we don't have access to the actual originals, they're in books in the civil registry. You can get copias fieles but what they want is that copia fiel with stamps, it means, not the digital version. So I would recommend to get your birth certificate in the civil registry where they are going to give you a copia fiel and put a real (usually purple) stamp on it
    * Picture 5x5 with white background. Take two different pictures because they were very strict to the guy before me about it
    * Marriage certificate. Same thing as with the birth certificate 
    * Police records with "excepcion del articulo 51"
    * Medical exams. Since I had them all digital she just asked for the vaccine paper the doctor gives you. She said it wasn't mandatory tho but I had them with me
    * Evidence
    * Tax return transcript but I had them on the CEAC so I didn't need them.
     
     
    PART 2:
    I waited around 30' for this part
    The consul calls you to box 5
    They get your finger prints on both hands.
    You take an oath.
    While they constantly check everything on the system they ask you questions. All my questions were simple and I tried to reply just what was asked. My questions were:
    * Who's the petitionary? 
    * What's his name?
    * When did you get married?
    * Is this your first marriage?
    * Is this his first marriage?
    * How old are you?
    * How old is your husband?
    * Does he live in the USA?
    * Was he born there o was he naturalized?
    * Do you have his birth certificate or passport copy? (have a copy ready, I had both)
    * Have you ever lived in another country for more than 6 months?
    * Have you ever had trouble with the police?
    * Have you ever been arrested?
    * Have you ever had problems with the police in another country?
    * Do you have any other nationality?
    * Have you traveled to the US with a different visa?
    * Have you ever overstayed in the US?
    * Have you ever worked in the US?
    * Is this your first marriage? (repeated question)
    * Is this your husband's first marriage? (repeated question)
    * When did you met your husband?
    * When did you two got married? (repeated question)
     
    In that moment he explained that because we've been married less than 2 years I will have a conditional visa so I have to remove the condition at the 2 year anniversary and I shouldn't forget to do it because it would mean that I have to start all over.
    He gave me a paper with my Alien Registration Number and instructions to pay for the next fee.
    In my case my marriage certificate was not considered original so he told me I needed to forward them the email that the civil registry sent me with the link to my digital marriage certificate and the marriage certificate pdf attached. He told me to do it asap. My visa was going to be approved after he was able to check the email but he wasn't able to approve it now. He kept my passport and gave me a paper with the embassy email. He gave me all my papers back.
    I left at 10am. I sent the email as soon as I got home, at 5pm my lawyer texted me saying the visa status changed from Ready to Issued.
     
    The lady asking for the papers was kinda mean, the consul was polite and nice, not friendly, it felt like answering questions to a software with a face. Everything was solved pretty fast
     
    Now we're waiting for the email to go get the passport and I think I'm gonna wait until the gov decision about flights in October. I quit my job today so I actually stop working in 15 days
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    mbalsamo got a reaction from kswheezy in FEBRUARY 2020 I-129F K-1 FILERS   
    We got our approval on September 15th! NOA1 was February 24th. Thank you all for your help so far!
     
    Hang in there everyone that is still waiting. I know it can be stressful.
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    mbalsamo got a reaction from Kristtyna_ in FEBRUARY 2020 I-129F K-1 FILERS   
    We got our approval on September 15th! NOA1 was February 24th. Thank you all for your help so far!
     
    Hang in there everyone that is still waiting. I know it can be stressful.
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    mbalsamo reacted to TVC in Immigration Suspension Executive Order - MEGA THREAD   
    Time to reopen our country because we don't have to be scared of this virus but we need to shut down all legal immigration because this virus is out of control.
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    mbalsamo got a reaction from Greenbaum in I think we might have made a mistake on our application   
    It isn't an RFE. Just sending in to correct something we made a mistake on. Thanks 
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    mbalsamo got a reaction from Greenbaum in I think we might have made a mistake on our application   
    So if the I-129F has already been submitted without this information, is there anything we can do? Or do we just have to wait for an RFE? 
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    mbalsamo reacted to Fe.Ta in ARGENTINA Packet 3 + Embassy interview   
    The Registro Nacional de las Personas should have the adoption decree.

    Acta and Partida should look the same. I and @andyazcu got them through the website and it worked fine, even though I decided to use the original. 
     
    As far as vaccinations, contact Dra. Grillo to see what she would suggest.
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    mbalsamo reacted to Greenbaum in I think we might have made a mistake on our application   
    According to the P3 for Argentina this is what is required.
     
    BIRTH ENTRY for each visa applicant. Date and place of birth as well as parents’ name must be included in the birth entry.

    *If born in Argentina, please submit the Birth Entry (Acta de Nacimiento) issued by the Civil Registry (not the Birth Certificate [Certificado de Nacimiento]). If it is a digitized signed birth entry, please forward us the original email sent by the Civil Registry including the PDF file of the digitized Birth Entry.

    *If born in the U.S., Certificates of Birth MUST be original certified long-form copies from the Office of Vital Records from the state where the birth took place. No other birth certificate will be accepted as proof of birth in the U.S.

    *If you or any children were adopted, you must submit a certified copy of the final adoption decree.
     
    I hope this information answers your question. You may receive an answer for those who are from your country in the sub-forum for your region. Look under the tab "forums" and toward the bottom of the page you will see links for the different regions.
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    mbalsamo got a reaction from Greenbaum in FEBRUARY 2020 I-129F K-1 FILERS   
    We sent in our app on the 15th. Post office tracking says it was delivered on the 19th. 😌
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