Mojave

To answer your question about child born abroad if you haven´t already done all the paperwork...They will also want proof that you the US citizen have lived in the states before the age of 16 I think it was 5 years they wanted,Also for me a drivers License and w-2s weren´t enough for proof of living in the states..as you can work overseas and have a w-2 and a drivers license only shows one day, same thing with tax returns and shot records...You will want a letter from your place of work stating how long you have worked there....Old report cards or school transcripts and fotos of you in yearbooks....Also for your wife prenatal dr.records..fotos of you both with the baby and fotos before the baby was born as proof she was pregnant...

Hope this helps if not late,

Andy

Before posting I have searched past threads and have not found an answer to my question....

I am the sponsor and am filing out form I-864....Now part 3 for me now is a little confusing. Part 3 Q.8 is yes but then for Q.9 would I be sponsoring another family member immigrating to the USA..As we have a son together (Not stepson) of blood and he has US citizenship and US passport but wasn't born in the states, but is US citizen.

Would I put him down for question 9 as he isn[t an immigrant...but is a dependent.... or leave 9 blank

Also will be using a CO-sponsor...Same question Part 3 Q. 8 would be yes....then for Q.9 would co sponsor mark space then put my sons name (Us citizen)

and me or leave 9 blank....

Any info helps

Thank You, Andy

We are in Salvador, Brazil reporting our childs birth abroad for US Citizenship during this whole process..We asked about DCF and we´re told that DCF will be no longer, everything will be done through the internet and the States...I´ve emailed the Consulate in Rio and Uruguay, Montevideo but they did not answer my question on this matter...Has anyone else heard about this or read anything about when exactly DCF is coming to an end....The Consulate agent told me in August, but still haven´t found anything relating to this on the internet or here at visa journey.....

-Andy

I`m having the hardest time finding out how to pay the fee for I-130 when filing dcf by mail in Rio. Citibank? Has anyone done this?

Thanks

You will pay the fee at the consulate when you go for your application interview after you send all documents in......

http://brazil.usembassy.gov/i130-rio.html

Filing I-130 petition at the U.S. Consulate in Rio de Janeiro

Please prepare the required documents according to the appropriate information below. Send all required documents to the Immigrant Visa office together with the I-130 form. You may send the packet by mail or bring to the Consulate (Immigrant Visa drop box from 09:00am to 3:00pm M-F) for verification. Do not submit original documents. Please submit certified or notarized copies. The original documents will be required for submission on the day our office schedules your petition interview. If all documents are correct, we will contact you by e-mail to schedule the application interview and pay the applicable fee. Please bring original proof of your American citizenship on that day. Any missing documents will delay your appointment scheduling.

<!--quoteo(post=2723527:date=Mar 10 2009, 12:20 PM:name=txladykat)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (txladykat @ Mar 10 2009, 12:20 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2723527"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->DCF is almost always faster. The K-3 can take up to a year from what I understand. DCF can be measured in a matter of months, sometimes only 1 or 2, depending on locale.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

But remember, you have to be in resident of Brazil for at least 6 months before you can apply DCF! So, if you are in the US and your spouse is in Brazil, it depends! If you are willing to pack up and come to Brazil for 6 months, than most likely DCF will be much faster than K-3. BUT, if you aren't willing to make that move (for at least 6 months) then DCF is not available to you.

I've been reading posts on here about DCF filing in Rio and having 6 months of residency there to be able to file at the consulate. I've been in Brazil since the 1st of Dec., was married in Brazil on the 5th of march to a citizen of Uruguay who resides in Brazil and we also have a baby together born on the 24th of Sept. in Brazil and he also has a Brasilian passport.On both our marriage and our sons birth certificate it states that I reside in Brazil and shows a brasilian address for me...From your experiences is this enough proof to be able to file DCF in Brazil. I've also emailed the consulate in Rio and plan on calling them tomorrow for further confirmation.....

Any info. would really help me out.

Mojave

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All these people said they would update, and none of them had! I know Tricia's status, but what about you others?

How'd it go? Any tips for the rest of us?

I have been reading up on post of people filing for DCF in Brazil and seems to be a little more laid back......Does anyone know the requirements for DCF in Brazil? I know you need to have residency for 6 months....This is my situation entered Brazil on a tourist passport Dec.1st, Married in Brazil 5th of March (but my wife is Uruguian) and we have a baby born 24th of Sept in Brazil (Brasilian)...Haven't had my passport stamped from any other countries since arriving here on the 1st of Dec.......but I don't have a CPF or filed any paperwork for residency...Based on this info would I be able to file for a CR-1 here in Brazil or would it have to be back in the states...Any info. helps..........Also going to write the Consulate in Rio....

-Mojave

When you fill the last addresses lived, please fill it with the correct addresses.

If they want they can check everything on the application. And if they find it, it will be a mis-representation and it could fetch severe penalties including the U.S entry ban.

This is a good read if you are concerned about the domicile - http://chennai.usconsulate.gov/pdfs/packet-4/domicileforivsponsors0912.pdf

Loto

Thanks Loto....Then would it be a good idea to put both address`and include a letter explaining why I´ve been out of the country for a yr.

I have a few questions about filling out address info on my G-325A form (USC)......I´ve lived outside of the USA now for almost a year now...I´ve already posted a few times and have gotten alot of beneficial feedback.....On the G-325A form it asks for your address for the last 5 years....This last year....I was married overseas (Brazil) in March 2010 and it shows my address as a Brasilian address and on my sons birth certificate (born in Brazil) it also has this same address for me and for my wife, Also at the same time I am still getting mail at an address in the states....

I was told it is important to have domicile in the USA if applying for a CR-1 visa...But I was thinking if I put the address in the states....with supporting documents of marriage( Marriage Cert and Birth Cert. of my son)these have address in Brazil for me...Is this going to raise red flags? Do they check up on your address info? Also there have been times when I have had 2 different address at once....I haven't worked for almost a year now but start again in May.....This employment has always lasted for 6 months...Which I have been doing for 7 years minus this year.....So there have been times where I've had mail going to my work address and also to another address (2 at the same time). Wildland firefighting that is why the employment only last for 6 months then everyone goes back home or travels until next May......

Also can they check up on where you have traveled and how long you have been out of the country.......

2007- 2 1/2 months out of country

2009- 5 months out of country

2010- 1 yr. (Dec. 1st) out of country...

Maybe I'm looking too deep into this, but I just want to have everything done right the first time without any worries if I've filled something out wrong.......

-Mojave

Also if you need documents translated, give yourself at least 3 days to get it back. That's standard time it takes to get certified translations. If you need the translated docs sooner, you can get it done but there will be a hefty rush fee. (I work for a translation company in Philadelphia.)

We are planning on having everything translated here Monday in Uruguay, and then sending everything to the states and then sent USCIS. Thanks for the advice.

Congratulations Loto, Best of luck.

No risk. You can do it.

Loto

Thank you for all your help Loto

Thank you, this has all been very helpful information. I guess my only other question is then, isn´t it possible to have everything needed translated and forms filled out here over seas, then send everything to the states and have a relative send the packet in for you, or is this risky?

No one has mentioned, in order to file DCF, most consulates require more than just proving you've been living overseas for 6+ months, they require that you actually establish legal residency in the foreign country and hold it for 6+ months. So unless you have a residency card for Uruguay, I don't think you can file DCF.

Thank you that is good to know as I am looking to start everything as soon as possible....Is one week ample time to file with USCIS in the states or would I be looking at having to stay longer. I have bank accounts back in the states, drivers license, start a job again in May, but have never had a rent lease....Is it a good idea to have a Co-Sponsor and if so does that slow down the process..

He has already posted this before and got advice. http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/282461-tourist-visa-denied-twice/

Sorry about posting twice. Didn´t want to post something about CR-1 in the section for Tourist visas. As for domicile in Uruguay if it is possible to apply at the consulate there, Would you just use her families address, then everything is mailed there. and if not return to the US and use an address there as domicile and file, then fly back.

Even if the visa is not needed to visit Uruguay, don't you have a passport stamp such as entry/exit?

Loto

Yes, I have stamp for entry in Brazil,but no stamp for entry in Uruguay. You can travel from Brazil to Uruguay without having your passport stamped. One side of the road is Brazil and the other Uruguay.

Thank you everyone for their replies and helpful information.

Greatly appreciated.

After being denied a tourist visa twice (My wife).....and posting about wanting to try a 3rd time.We have decided to go the CR-1 route. I am a USC by birth and she is a citizen of Uruguay. Also have a 2 month old baby. Is it possible to file directly at the consulate in Uruguay or do I have to return to the states to start the process.I have been out of the states for a year the 1st. of Dec. I don´t have such documents that would prove residency. Only a house in her name that was bought after we were married. Also you don´t need a visa to visit Uruguay. Has anyone been in this same situation.

Any info is greatly appreciated.

I am a US citizen living in Brazil and Uruguay. Will be trying for a 3rd time for a tourist visa this time in Uruguay at the consulate in Montevideo for my wife....We were married in Brazil and she is a citizen of Uruguay. We also have a 2 month old baby who was born in Brazil.....She has applied for a Tourist visa twice both times denied. Both times in Brazil at the consulate in Sao Paulo. The first time she was denied in May of this year was on the grounds she didn´t have any ties to Brazil or Uruguay. The 2nd time I accompanied her to the interview. We had the deed in her name of a house in Uruguay, rent agreement for her pilates studio in Brazil, pictures of the studio. The interviewer told us she doesn´t have any ties in Brazil and that the house in Uruguay does not matter because they only check for her ties in Brazil and to try in Uruguay. Also she has stronger ties to the states because of me and our unborn baby at the time. Since then we are in the process of having a car put in her name and renting a studio in her name in Uruguay. Also now the electricity to the house in Uruguay is in her name. and a bank statement with sufficient funds.....

She doesn´t want to go the k-3 route because she doesn´t want to live in the USA, That and we figured a tourist visa would be less time consuming, Also that I have to start the k-3 visa for her. Which would mean I would have to return to the states as I do not have residency in Brazil or Uruguay, even though I have been here for a year in Dec. (on tourist visa,Brazil). That and I wouldn´t be able to go the DCF route.

Our plan is to have enough evidence to prove her ties to Uruguay and that she will actually return. If denied the 3rd time then will have to go the K-3 route and she will stay behind with the baby as I start work again in May for 6 months. I have not told the consulate that during the interviews nor do I plan to and we have not told them we are planning to stay 6 months while I´m working and then return to Uruguay. As we do want to visit my family and friends and she doesn´t want to immigrate to the USA is the reason she wants the tourist visa....

What else can help her chances to prove she has ties to Uruguay and we will return. Is it a good or bad idea to bring the baby to the interview? Should she go alone or should I join her? Does buying an airline ticket help?

This is what we have or will have for the interview to prove ties.

- House in her name

- Electricity bill in her name

- Rent agreement for pilates studio

- Bank statement

- Car in her name

- Statement of pilates materials bought

Any advice would help and be greatly appreciated.

Thank You