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Olha, vai depender muito do trânsito (que tem estado horrível, por sinal), mas acho que deve dar em torno de uns 30 reais...

Mrs.Price

Female

Brazil

2010-05-06 20:23:00

Ir ao consulado não seria problema, já que eu sou do Rio mesmo e dá pra ir de metrô rapidinho ou de ônibus. O gasto seria o visto, claro, US$131,00 (se é que já não aumentou), mas só a possibilidade de poder ver meu marido e levar minha filha pra conhecer os avós faz valer a pena... Já passamos 9 meses separados (durante toda a minha gravidez, devo ressaltar. Não foi nada legal), ele ficou aqui no Brasil 3 meses e foi embora segunda-feira de volta pros Estados Unidos. Me deprime pensar no tanto tempo que ainda podemos ficar sem nos ver. Sei que todas aqui ficaram longe de seus amados, então com certeza me entendem.
Acho que vou tentar o visto daqui a 1 mês. =)

Mrs.Price

Female

Brazil

2010-04-28 16:03:00

Thanks for answering, ladies! I appreciate!

Another question: Do you think I could get a tourist visa to visit my husband while waiting for our CR-1 process to be complete? We have just started the process and I know how long it could take... we have a 4-month-old daughter and we don't want her to be apart from him for that long (i'm thinking "positive", maybe 8 months), so I was thinking of going to the US around June for a couple of months and then come back to wait for the interview. My daughter is an US Citizen and I would be the only one getting the tourist visa.
I know I'll have to prove at the Consulate that I have strong ties to Brazil (which, unfortunately I don't, because I'm currently unemployed and took a break from school, so the only important thing here to me is my family), but I mean, why would I jeopardize my immigrant visa process staying in the US illegally? I just want to visit my husband and my in-laws that haven't met their granddaughter yet.
So, any advice?

Mrs.Price

Female

Brazil

2010-04-27 12:54:00

Olá meninas! Eu poderia postar isso no outro fórum, mas achei melhor perguntar aqui já que são todas "brasileiritchas" e com certeza podem responder melhor. É preciso traduzir os atestados de antecedentes criminais pra inglês antes de enviar pra NVC ou eles aceitam só em português mesmo, já que vão enviar tudo de volta aqui pro Brasil? (seria ótimo não ter que traduzir nada, menos dinheiro gasto né)

Obrigada!!

Mrs.Price

Female

Brazil

2010-04-24 09:35:00

I 864 and DS230 Help

I`m still using my maiden name but now as a middle name... I can do that, right?

Mrs.Price

Female

Brazil

2010-04-02 10:25:00

G-325A QUESTION!

Thank you guys for your help!

Mrs.Price

Female

Brazil

2010-04-03 05:31:00

G-325A QUESTION!

Hi everyone, I`m sorry for the possible dumb question but what should I put on form G-325A when it`s asked "This form is submitted in connection with an appication for: Naturalization ; Status as a Permanent Resident or Other: (Specify)" for the Petitioner and for the Beneficiary?

Thank you!

Mrs.Price

Female

Brazil

2010-04-02 15:22:00

Confused need help please

normally its form G325. They need four copies of these. Did the petitioner send them in with the form I 130?

Where does it say we need to send 4 copies of each G-325A? I`m confused, because on the I-130 instructions it says one G-325A for petitioner and one for beneficiary.

Mrs.Price

Female

Brazil

2010-04-06 20:25:00

Filing I-130 while still in the foreign country

Is it ok that my husband file the I-130 while he's still here in Brazil with me (he goes back to the US in 18 days) or do we have to wait till he gets back there, because of the date? We were planning on sending everything to his parents' house and ask them to put it in the mail for us, so it would be an US mailing address. My only concern is really the date, my husband leaves on the 26th so that's what we put on the I-130 as the last day we lived together, so would it be a problem if the USCIS got the application on the 15th, for exemple? We really don't want to waste any time.

We appreciate your help! =)

Mrs.Price

Female

Brazil

2010-04-08 16:24:00

Filing a 2nd Petition After 1st Denied

This is a very interesting question and I hope the answer is "there's no problem in filing the CR-1 now". I can't see a reason why they denied your petiton. What's wrong in wanting to have your family and friends at the wedding, being part of it, and not just introduce him to everybody as your husband? Sometimes I think they're too neurotic trying to find something wrong in the relationship. My advice is go ahead and get married.

I can say my case is similar. In June last year my (now) husband filed a K1 petition for me, but we were denied because apparently we didn't provide enough proof of a bona fide relationship. That's totally BS. What happened was that by mistake we only sent the USCIS the I-129F; NO G-325A, NO pictures, NOTHING! From what I've read, if the application was incomplete, they would send it back to us so we could complete it and send it to them again, but no, they never assigned us a case #, never sent us e-mails, letters, anything! We called them so many times and were left on hold for a couple of hours, so finally after 3 months an USCIS agent or whatever they're called took our call and told us our case had been denied and that it was "really weird that we never got any response from the USCIS, not even the case #". The funny thing is they took our money, oh yeah, $455 dollars and hopes down the drain. Because of that I spent my pregnancy alone (found out I was pregnant 2 weeks after getting back to Brazil), since I couldn't even get a tourist visa to visit my boyfriend. Of course the consulate would never believe I had intentions to come back to my country. But enough with the drama. =P
My boyfriend came to Brazil in January, we got married and have a beautiful 3 month-old baby girl and we're filing a petition for CR-1 ASAP. He's leaving in 15 days back to the US and I'll just cross my fingers hoping me and the baby will have a snowy Christmas.

Hope everything goes well for everybody who's in the same situation!!

(oh, and sorry by the long post!)

Mrs.Price

Female

Brazil

2010-04-10 21:35:00

cr1 question

Pretty much. My daughter was born here in Brazil, so we went to the American consulate in Rio and got a CBRA for her. Now she`s considered an US Citizen and doesn`t need a visa, which means she could go to the US with her dad while I`m still here (that`s not gonna happen, though. =P)

Mrs.Price

Female

Brazil

2010-04-12 22:53:00

FORM I-130 QUESTION

My husband stayed in Brazil with me for 3 months in my house... that`s not considered living together?

Mrs.Price

Female

Brazil

2010-04-13 15:43:00

I864 joint sponsor question

If you use a CO-SPONSOR, you (the petitioner) combine your income to the co-sponsor's to meet the requirements. If you use a JOINT SPONSOR, the person has to meet the requirements by him/herself without combining with your income. And remember, for a CO-SPONSOR you (the petitioner) have to file the I-864 and the co-sponsor has to file the I-864A (Contract between sponsor and household member). For a JOINT SPONSOR you both file the I-864.

Mrs.Price

Female

Brazil

2010-04-17 22:35:00

Joint sponsor

Thanks for your answers guys! Yeah, I think I`ll just ask him what hu puts on his tax returns.

Mrs.Price

Female

Brazil

2010-04-18 11:12:00

Joint sponsor

Hi VJ members! I have a question regarding the joint sponsor's income. The joint sponsor is my husband's brother-in-law and his annual income is more than sufficient to sponsor me. The thing is he actually doesn't work, he's a member of the Mashantucket tribe and receives money from them. Is that considered government means tested benefits? And I think he never worked a day in his life, so how do I answer question 22 of the I-864 form, "unemployed since ALWAYS"?! Or would that be some kind of self-employment? (he files taxes every year, gets W2s and checks, so proving his income is not an issue)
Thanks in advance!

Mrs.Price

Female

Brazil

2010-04-17 17:22:00

Immunizations

You're not required to get all the shots in that list, because they are age appropriate. I went to the civil surgeon on that list given by the nvc and he said since I already had varicella when I was a kid, I only need MMR and DT because I'm 23 and those are the required shots for my age.
Check with your doctor which shots are age appropriate for you.

Mrs.Price

Female

Brazil

2010-04-30 09:07:00

DS-230 Question

Hmm is that ok if I ask a question in your post?

I haven't graduated from university yet, so what should I put in "Degree or Diploma"? And 2 years ago I dropped out of my Psicology course and now I don't know what to answer in that same item.

Afff... they ask too many details. :wacko:

Mrs.Price

Female

Brazil

2010-04-27 20:57:00

NVC and Brazil

Hey Kevin! From what I've read on the NVC website, Brazil uses AP Processing, so it means your wife has to send all the originals plus photocopies to the NVC and the originals will be returned to her at the interview.

Mrs.Price

Female

Brazil

2010-05-03 22:28:00

Need help with sample letter for joint sponser.

Is it required that the joint sponsor write this letter or is it optional?

Mrs.Price

Female

Brazil

2010-05-03 22:20:00

Just curious...

Yeah, I've already read about expedite process and I know I'm not eligible. But like I said, I was just curious if having a kid would make any difference. Apparently not!

Thanks for replying. =)

Mrs.Price

Female

Brazil

2010-05-06 15:28:00

Just curious...

Hey everybody! First I would like to thank you all for the big support here. I've got so many helpful answers!

So, I was reading some posts and started wondering if USCIS aproves faster the cases in which the petitioner and beneficiary have a child together, or if it doesn't matter to them. For exemple, my husband and I have a 4 month old daughter and I doubt I can get a tourist visa to visit him. He can't leave work again to visit us, so my last hope is that they look at our case and think "uhm, let's not keep this family appart for too long" and approve our petition in 2 weeks (Ok, that would be a liiittle too much to ask for). :bonk:

I'm not saying the couples that don't have kids don't deserve to have their petition approved fast, I know everybody here wants and deserves to be with the loved ones. It was just something that crossed my mind and I decided to ask.

Good luck to you all!

Mrs.Price

Female

Brazil

2010-05-05 22:47:00

If you have anything in writing from USCIS, it might be good to include a copy of that also.

Good thinking! We did keep the denial letter USCIS sent to us.

Thanks!!!

Mrs.Price

Female

Brazil

2010-05-12 22:37:00

Here's a re-write of your memo. Meant to be used as information only.

To: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
From: [Petitioner's name]
Date: [Today's date]

Re: About previously filed I-129F

I, [petitioner’s name here], filed an I-129F petition for my then fiancée [beneficiary’s name here] on 11-JUN-2009. I never received any responses from the USCIS. On 14-OCT-2009 USCIS representative gave me the USCIS case number and informed me that the petition has been denied on 29-SEP-2009 due to lack of initial evidence. Mistakably I didn’t include required evidences.

My fiancée and I got married in Brazil on [marriage date here]. We are applying for an I-130 petition, instead of appealing our denied I-129F petition.

Please don’t hesitate to contact me for more information. Thank you very much for your kind attention.

Sincerely yours,
[Petitioner's signature here]
[Petitioner's name]

Thank you so much! It's WAY better than mine!

Mrs.Price

Female

Brazil

2010-05-12 22:21:00

Nothing??? =(

Mrs.Price

Female

Brazil

2010-05-12 15:14:00

Ok, one thing about me is I can never be short and to the point (and I've been trying, trust me!). I wrote a letter, but I wasn't really sure about what format to use... this is what I got and I would really appreciate your opinion. =)

" Explanation regarding previous denied I-129F:

On June 11^th of 2009 I, PETITIONER, US Citizen, filed an I-129F petition for my then fiancée BENEFICIARY with Vermont Service Center. I never got any response from the USCIS regarding my petition, and tried to call several times, but was kept on hold for a long time, since I never received my case number. Finally on October 14^th of 2009 I talked to an USCIS operator that then gave me the case number and the information the petition had been denied on September 29^th, due to lack of initial evidence. Indeed by mistake I didn’t send the required evidence, but USCIS never contacted us regarding the mistake nor asked for submission of the missing documents.

My fiancée and I decided to get married in Brazil and apply for an I-130 petition instead of appealing on the I-129F.

Please don’t hesitate to contact me if more information regarding this subject is required.

Thank you very much for your kind attention.

Sincerely yours,

PETITIONER "

Mrs.Price

Female

Brazil

2010-05-11 17:42:00

Thanks for the reply. I really appreciate. =)

Should it be in a form of affidavit or just a simple letter? And should it be notarized?

Mrs.Price

Female

Brazil

2010-05-11 08:26:00

Last year my (now) husband filed a fiancée petition for me, denied by VSC 3 months later, because we didn't submit the required initial evidence. It was indeed our mistake; somehow I misunderstood the instructions and forgot to submit even the G-325 forms... Anyway, USCIS NEVER contacted us, we never got NOA1, case number, e-mail, letter, anything. And because my only source was the USCIS website (I didn't know about VJ back then) we didn't really know what to do. We called USCIS, forever on hold and finally 3 months after we filed, an operator took our call and told was our case had been denied. We then decided it would be better to get married and file for a spousal visa instead of appealing for the I-129F, so that's what we did. Since they ask in the I-130 if the petitioner ever filed a petition and we answered 'yes', I guess they're going to check in their system why our petition was denied, blablabla... which could result on a RFE, delaying our case. Since I want to avoid any stupid RFE, do you think it would be better to send along with the I-130 packet a letter explaining the previous denied I-129F?

Mrs.Price

Female

Brazil

2010-05-10 13:48:00

Please help Brazilian Birth Certificate is wrong

Posted Today, 03:39 PM

Hey Thanks that would be great but seems like I could use a copy of a Federal Police report instead. You could blot out the personal info. If you can help with either one or both please let me know. NVC denied both Brazilian Police reports but I think I have the correct state police report but no clue on what’s wrong with the federal one. How can I give our e-mail without posting it? Chat?

thanks

Hi, I just sent you a private message with my e-mail!

Mrs.Price

Female

Brazil

2010-04-30 13:59:00