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We met online, both in our 40's she did not speak english and I did not know portuguese.

Yes skype, email, text. I learned portuguese, helpe ALOT, traveled to Brasil from USA every 2-3 months for 18 months until our fiance visa approved. Married over 2 years now, gets better every day! Definately worth the wait

Hi! Have your fiance call with case number, they will give him the RDJ number. after a couple weeks, email Rio Consulate with RDJ number and they will give you the date for the interview. It was 6 weeks later the info arrived via mail to my fiance in Brasil, so email is best. Prepare everything now for the interview, the interview will be about 6-8 weeks from now.

Boa sorte!

Adriana e Gene

Hi!

Email them (brasil consulate) after another week, they will give you the interview information, email is the best way to contact. After the interview, you should receive the visa/passport back within a day or two, we had ours the next day with expedited in Rio.

Boa Sorte!

Adriana y Gene

Hi John!

Good luck to both of you! We went through Miami POE last month, it went great. We stayed together and entered the "US Citizens" line, (figure I'm a U.S. citizen, and she is my fiance) when we got to an agent I explained we were both coming from Brazil and my fiance is here for the first time on a K1 visa. I gave him the package, we were walked to another room, waited 15 minutes, done! He just said be sure to get married within 90 days, that's it.

Yes, just have it sent to the address you will be staying in Rio. The passport/visa arrived 2 days after the interview, we traveled to the U.S. a few days later without problem.

Hi there,

We waited in Rio for the passport and visa, it took 2 days with expedited shipping. It depends on your location, more distant from Rio, more time, but I think 5 days to a week is reasonable to Sao Paulo.

Definately email them with the Case number, if they say they don't have it yet, try again a few days later.

I got the interview date and info about 2 weeks after it was sent from NVC. My fiance did not receive any info, as in mail confirmation for another month! Email is certainly the best way to contact them.

Gene

One way or round trip? Rio is about 800-900 round trip on average (to LAX), Sao Paulo about the same range. American Airlines had a special earlier this month with date restrictions, check that site if it's been extended.

Matt,

We are going thru the process also, going to the interview in a couple weeks. Make copies of your entire package. Reading other people's experience, this can be crucial if you need it. Better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it. Send her a copy also, with and all the documents you need after you receive the NOA 2 for the interview.

Brasil consulate is not crazy about proof of relationship, just have proof with pics, phone records, and passport stamps when you visit Brasil. If you show up and attend the interview with her, obvious it's a valid relationship, but rarely necessary. Otherwise relax and endure the waiting, it's going to be long and with it's challenges, but in the end it will all be worth it.

I think they will try to make as simple as possible, to accomodate tourists coming to the upcoming World cup and Olympics, and the USA to reciprocate.

This will be a great trend to see begin if it happens. Let's hope both countries can agree to lift the visa requirements for tourists.

I think you will be ok just to have it translated and include both in your I129 package. The letter of intent you will update and bring to the interview at the US consulate in Rio. Documents in Rio can be english or portuguese,(birth certificates, police reports, medical, etc.) try to do everything in english when possible. Boa sorte!

I read several reviews and it depends on the location you will receive the visa. Closer to Rio, faster arrives, 2 or 3 days seems to average, with more distant locations 4-7 days. It's delivered by courier only, so it should be trackable with an estimated arrival date. You can pay extra at the embassy for expedited delivery.

Those traveling to South America and surrounding areas, American Airlines currently has travel deal until February 25, with some travel date restrictions.

Most round trips 200.00 each way! LAX to Rio is 400, about half to a third normal fare.

Should be fine, at the interview if the fotos are not correct, they will send you to a location near the embassy for new ones without problems.

Called NVC (603)334-0700 today after several attempts and waiting about 10 min for a person to answer.

Gave them the NOA #, Beneficiary and Petitioner Names and birthdates, then she gave me our case number, and said it will be enroute to the Rio de Janeiro consulate soon. Muito feliz! Received NOA 2 on 1/21/2011

We also received NOA2 approval email and text today!

While reading topics and timelines here today, I received the text from USCIS we've been waiting 5 months for, approval of our I-129F!!

What a cruel process this is!! It is still unacceptable to wait this long, or 8 months, a year or more....I can't begin to describe the relief, except there is still the interview, and actually getting the visa in hand. Tchau

Hi there,

Same boat here more or less.... I've been traveling to Brazil see my fiance for over 18 months, there about every 2 or 3 months for about 3-4 weeks. We tried the tourist visa route also, denied...so we are now waiting for the K1 approval. I suggest being patient, get the K1, then get married after. Remember, it's not guaranteed to get this visa, so have a plan B. You will be hard pressed finding a job in Brasil, it's very competitive even for the local skilled workers, and the pay does not compare to U.S. If you need to work, don't go there thinking you will find something. This waiting is tough, but good will come of it for both of you.

Nice to read a positive post with a realistic conversation. I know there are people working for the government who actually care. Hope you hear something soon, at least you had some comfort knowing they have your case and will be working on it soon!

Hi, we are also waiting for interview in Brasil, only consulate for interviews will be in Rio for the I129/130 visas. They can do either Portuguese or English, no problem, most of the consulate workers speak better portuguese than english anyway. From other posts it seems both can be present during the interview, and it's pretty much the same questions. Boa sorte!

It will make a difference, unfortunately a negative one. The only result will be a longer delay, possibly because someone is talking on the phone about a complaint when they could have finished an application with those 15 minutes.

Excellent post Kathryn, some calm perspective on this whole process. If you haven't learned this by now, it's going to be a long road...patience. We are all people, American by birth, or by paperwork makes no difference, the same. I am somewhat surprised at "discriminatory" remarks or comments made about certain types of people, aren't we all trying to help our "foreign" family here? This is not a right, it's a privilege asking permission to bring our family members here. I understand the need to fight for getting your family member/fiance here soon, but this wait we knew before we started could be longer than anticipated. Family visas are low priority for obvious reasons, it's a high priority for me, but not for our Government.