Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	How long how long how long!!?!?!?	QUOTE (trailmix @ Oct 22 2007, 04:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (trailmix @ Oct 22 2007, 02:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ok, calling now, wish me luck! Well, nothing new to report - but the operator was exceptionally nice haha NOA2 on 9/20- called NVC today, no record of my CIS case number. waited 4+ weeks- patience is a virtue. I can probably kiss Christmas marriage hopes or even Christmas with my fiancee and family out the window. But patience, patience, patience!	kungfuadam	Male	Brazil	2007-10-24 16:47:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	K1 Interview Experience	I am very concerned. My Fiancee went to have her interview on 1/22/08. They asked for a different police certificate and they wanted additional photos of us together. She sent them out and the Rio de Janeiro Consulate received it on 2/7, after Carnaval. I have not heard anything from them, nor has she received her passport! The emails I send to them were ignored. We called the Consulate and they told us absolutely nothing.... The interview was very difficult for her, they even called me in the United States to ask some questions, some extremely personal about our relationship.	kungfuadam	Male	Brazil	2008-02-20 16:28:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Interview in Rio de Janeiro	I am very concerned. My Fiancee went to have her interview on 1/22/08. They asked for a different police certificate and they wanted additional photos of us together. She sent them out and the Rio de Janeiro Consulate received it on 2/7, after Carnaval. I have not heard anything from them, nor has she received her passport! The emails I send to them were ignored. We called the Consulate and they told us absolutely nothing.... The interview was very difficult for her, they even called me in the United States to ask some questions, some extremely personal about our relationship. I am posting this here because it seems to be an active discussion	kungfuadam	Male	Brazil	2008-02-20 16:31:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Which US Embassy in Brazil will issue a K-1 Visa?	Well, I called TNT to expedite it- 35 more reais. Otherwise it can take up to three days. We received it the same night because I called them to expedite. We are in the US now. What day did you get your ticket for? It will take several business days for the visa to be released from the consulate, and two or three days for TNT to deliver it normally. You should be ok coming home for Thanksgiving however. [quote name='Kim & Leo' date='Nov 18 2008, 06:45 PM' post='2406392'] Hey! We are waiting here in Rio as well for the delivery of the Visa (approved today 2008-Nov-18). You posted 5 days ago. Did you receive it? How many days? We probably will need to pay to change plane tickets, and wondering if Leo will be in the US for Thanksgiving..	kungfuadam	Male	Brazil	2008-11-18 17:57:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Which US Embassy in Brazil will issue a K-1 Visa?	Hi all, I am not familiar with TNT, but with my wife, it took four days to deliver her visa. I am here in Brazil waiting for my stepdaught's visa and I hope it will be posted today. Is it possible that it can be delivered the next business day in Niteroi, just 13 km from Rio de Janeiro? Someone told me that it is a minimum of two days, but we have a plane ticket on Saturday. The consulate has approved her visa and it was supposedly being sent yesterday but this was not done. My Stepdaughter's information is not in the timeline.	kungfuadam	Male	Brazil	2008-11-13 06:54:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Getting a Social Security Card for my Daughter	I guess I was misunderstood. I am married, and my wife brought her in with her fiancee visa. Everyone lives with me. I have a baby daughter who was born in the US, and she has the card. It is my foreign stepdaughter I am concerned about. You mean this assuming your child is under 12 years of age. "Social Security Number for a Foreign-Born U.S. Citizen Child (never had a number) To apply for a Social Security number for your child: Complete an Application For A Social Security Card (Form SS-5); and Show us documents proving your child’s: U.S. citizenship; Age; and Identity. Show us proof of your identity. Take your completed application and original documents to your local Social Security office." Can see problems with proving you are the USC father, typically in a birth of this type in a foreign country, that birth was to be proved to the US Embassy in that country, and a good form of identity would be that baby having a US passport, I assume this child does have a legitimate birth certificate, that you would also need at that US Embassy. This is perhaps what they mean by seeing immigration first, another solution is to apply for an N-600. Not having experience in this, would think it would be awkward to say the least to try to do that here while the child is there. In regards to claiming this child as a dependent, that may have to be looked into as well, sounds more like a case of child support, in case of an audit, proof of that support is required. I know of only unwed mother here, she had to get a court order for child support from the father and with that court order, the father had proof he had to make those payments besides hanging unto the receipts. This gets involved, the IRS may considered your contributions as charity to an unrecognized charity. Any thoughts of marrying that woman and bringing her and your child here? May be the easiest way. Just giving you things to look into, but you can see what SS and the IRS has to say about this. My case was considerably different, petitioned to bring my wife's kid here and she was living with me.	kungfuadam	Male	Brazil	2010-03-01 20:40:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Getting a Social Security Card for my Daughter	Having a social security card has nothing to do with going to work, other laws cover that, who is giving you this information? I got this from the SSA website- http://www.ssa.gov/ss5doc/ Documents you need. I considered her a non-citizen because she is not adopted, and foreign born. I guess I should just take the time to go to the Social Security Administration and do it.	kungfuadam	Male	Brazil	2010-02-04 09:41:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Getting a Social Security Card for my Daughter	Only citizens and lawfully admitted aliens can get a SSN. All you need to do is prove her citizenship. The report of birth abroad happens at the embassy/consulate in the country where the child was born. US embassy Manila website has instructions about the process. You will need this to obtain your child's passport so that they can enter the US when the mother obtains her visa. What happens in the case of my stepdaughter who was brought in under my wife's fiancee visa? She has a resident card, but since she is too young to work, is not authorized to work. My wife has an SSN because she is authorized to work. I got an email from my employer several months ago saying my health insurer reserves the right to request her social security number at any time. I was not able to include her on 2008 tax filing, and I want to see how I can include her on 2009 taxes. Everything I am reading states she cannot get one, but she is a lawfully admitted alien, she just wouldn't be authorized to work. My wife's SSN card says for work only, but there is no problem using that number for health insurance, bank etc.	kungfuadam	Male	Brazil	2010-01-28 13:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from CSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (kungfuadam @ Sep 19 2007, 10:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> This is an interesting thread. It gives me comfort that I am not alone in my wait. With a NOA1 of 05/16/2007, do I still have a long time to wait? Apparently there is no sense in calling customer service because they probably won't give me anymore information than what is online. My file remains "touchless" since 05/16/2007. Such is life. Petition approved today!!!!	kungfuadam	Male	Brazil	2007-09-20 21:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from CSC for your I-129F?	This is an interesting thread. It gives me comfort that I am not alone in my wait. With a NOA1 of 05/16/2007, do I still have a long time to wait? Apparently there is no sense in calling customer service because they probably won't give me anymore information than what is online. My file remains "touchless" since 05/16/2007. Such is life.	kungfuadam	Male	Brazil	2007-09-19 09:25:00