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| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |  Review #4593 on June 17, 2009: |
Seph
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Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: K1 Visa
My K1 visa journey at Rio:
- I stayed at Hotel Formule 1 (R$ 99 daily, about U$ 50), the room is really small and there is no room service, but it works if you just want a place to sleep, it is like 10 minutes from the consulate in a cab and it costs about R$ 7 (U$ 3.50) to get there. Don't expect too much from this part of the city, it is on the center of the downtown, and it is *dirty*. And at night it is really scary, lots of bums getting food from trash on the streets.
- When you get at the consulate, there will be a huge line, don't go there! Ask the consulate people about immigration visa, there will be a person there helping people, and she will tell you to go upstairs, to the immigration department. If she is not there (she is the one helping upstairs too), you will have to wait in line.
- To get there, you will need to leave all the electronic stuff on the reception, go on the xray, then ask for the immigration room, or just foll... read complete review
| | | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Review #4493 on June 1, 2009: |
John & Ana
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The interview process wasn't too bad. Our interview was scheduled for 7:45 am, and we were finished by 11:30 am. Most of the time was spent waiting.
I was only irritated because we had spent a lot of time doing translations and I had spent about $200 on a certificate stating that she had never been married, also with a translation.
I specifically emailed the embassy asking about the requirement for translations and the marriage status document, and was informed that they were required.
At the interview, they gave this document and the translations back and said they weren't required.
Obviously communication between the people who answer the emails and conduct the interviews is minimal, and it wasted time and money.
Also, it took nearly three months to get the interview from the time I received the NOA 2.
| | | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Review #4473 on May 29, 2009: |
kali2006
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It went smooth, officer asked a few questions and approved K1 visa.
| | | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Review #4449 on May 26, 2009: |
bahiadave
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We arrived before 7a.m. and came upon a long line. This line is for non-immigrant visa's. Go towards the front of this line and there is a small line for K1 Visa's. We were second in line. There is a little coffee shop across the street for cafe and pao de queso  . Right at 7:30 we were marched upstairs to a small room with about 50 chairs. There was a woman at the desk who handed out two forms. One for the fiance to fill out, short and general. The other, was the order which the forms should be in, written in Portuguese. It is the same list as on this site. She calls each fiance up and goes over each form of the application, all pretty much to see if it is in order. Then in another 20 minutes we were called to a room, where a woman, who appears more official, goes over every form to make sure all is in order. Make sure it is!! The biggest mistakes we saw, were passport photo's not showing both ears. Ladies, pull your hair back for your photo. We had 2 se... read complete review
| | | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Review #4422 on May 21, 2009: |
Ken & Bia
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Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: K1 Visa
We arrived at the Consulate in Rio at approximately 07:00 and we had several people ahead of us waiting for their interview. We FINALLY had our interview at 15:15. They were a little slow... The Officer asked us both questions about our relationship and reasons for marriage, etc. He was direct, but kind. We received the Visa Package in the mail within a few days.
BTW do NOT stay at Formule 1 Hotel, someone on this website recommended it and it was disgusting. And the city is the filthiest city I have visited. We arrived at the dirty hotel late, then received visa, and finally jumped in the car to drive as FAST as we could out of that God forsaken city. I pray God will clean up the city. GBU
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