601 for Brazil

[ARodrigues]

My husband and I know we will be filing 601 eventually (he is still here). We have only recently filed I-130, so we are still a ways off. Our intention is to leave for the interview and hand the hardship letter in after denial and for our baby and I to stay in Brazil for the duration of the wait. He is from the north of Brazil, in Para, which is much different from the South. Has anyone on this board ever attempted to spend the wait in the person's home country?

Has any American here ever been to that part of Brazil?

Can I make arguments about his hometown in my hardship letter that wouldn't apply for other parts of Brazil? For instance, it is extremely rural where he lives and would not have near the opportunity for me to work like a big city in Southern Brazil might..(even if I DID speak Portuguese)

[MistyB]

You will incorporate that particular argument into his hardship letter. Remember the letter will be about you and what hardships you would face if he was denied. You already have some great arguments. That part of Brazil is rural. No job opportunities. No good schools. Is it safe? Does it have diseases? Do they speak english? What about medical care?

We do have some members that went through Brazil. Check Pinkpig's list.

I myself lived in the foreign country (Sweden) with my former spouse for 7 years while we did the waiver.

[kitkat1]

You will incorporate that particular argument into his hardship letter. Remember the letter will be about you and what hardships you would face if he was denied. You already have some great arguments. That part of Brazil is rural. No job opportunities. No good schools. Is it safe? Does it have diseases? Do they speak english? What about medical care?

We do have some members that went through Brazil. Check Pinkpig's list.

I myself lived in the foreign country (Sweden) with my former spouse for 7 years while we did the waiver.

Also keep in mind that you should address living in Brazil overall (crime rate, employment statistics, disease, availability of medical assistance, electricity, etc) in general. After all, they know that there are other places you two could live there and have been known to question that.

[MistyB]

kitkat makes an excellent point!

[USnoiva]

Also, research the government in Brazil. It does not take good care of its people. It is a very greedy government.

[eve_brazil]

hey ARodrigues;
I'm writitng to tell you that as Brazilian if you choose to come down here ot wait for the I601 process it won't be horrible. I've never been to Pará myself but i have a friend there that tells me that as far as violence goes, it isn't so bad there. I hear its a little boring...but it's not so bad.You should not be scared to come live here, really. My fiance is crazy to come live here in Brazil and we plan on coming to live here someday. I live in one of the most violent State of the country (Pernambuco). Although its beautifull here, it's not like Sao Paulo/Rio...it's not located on the south either.I went through the waiver process apart...and it was soooo horrible!!!!!!!!!! If you have can come hre and be with him, you really should!!! Plus,now that you just had your baby, i'm sure you'll need all of your husband support.Also,I'm sure that his family in Brazil would be a great help to you--we are all about family here!! :thumbup:

[ARodrigues]

Thanks, Eve. I'd love to go to Brazil. I'm mostly worried about bringing my husband back over and waiting, then getting denied in the end. That thought terrifies us. We've been looking into buying a place in another part of Brazil, but I'm so afraid to do anything until the decision is made on the waiver and we know exactly what our situation is. I think at some point, we would like to live in the US for a part of the year and in Brazil for another part. My main concern while being there is being able to support myself. I don't know what I could do for work there or if my husband could support us.

[adeildo]

Thanks, Eve. I'd love to go to Brazil. I'm mostly worried about bringing my husband back over and waiting, then getting denied in the end. That thought terrifies us. We've been looking into buying a place in another part of Brazil, but I'm so afraid to do anything until the decision is made on the waiver and we know exactly what our situation is. I think at some point, we would like to live in the US for a part of the year and in Brazil for another part. My main concern while being there is being able to support myself. I don't know what I could do for work there or if my husband could support us.

Arodrigues where are you???????????????????????????????????

[chalakita]

Thanks, Eve. I'd love to go to Brazil. I'm mostly worried about bringing my husband back over and waiting, then getting denied in the end. That thought terrifies us. We've been looking into buying a place in another part of Brazil, but I'm so afraid to do anything until the decision is made on the waiver and we know exactly what our situation is. I think at some point, we would like to live in the US for a part of the year and in Brazil for another part. My main concern while being there is being able to support myself. I don't know what I could do for work there or if my husband could support us.

Arodrigues - I think your I130 was approved last year right? Did you start the NVC part already? My hubby and I are super scared too about leaving, moving to Peru is not an option, so in case I get denied we thought maybe Canada, but you know we have to stay positive, so we decide to save as much money as we can to worry only about getting approved and come back here.
Start looking for info about Brazil (education, employement, health insurance,etc etc) Good Luck to you :thumbup:

[ARodrigues]

Hi guys, this is an old thread. We are waiting for someone in Brazil to get the police certificates via power of attorney so I can send my list to NVC. We are a nervous wreck, knowing that my husband will probably be leaving in the summer. It is so difficult to try to research job opportunities in Brazil, because most everyone who gets a job, just goes company to company. It isn't like here where you can email your resume. We are just doing the best we can to try to prepare financially for when he leaves and to have a back up plan in case he gets denied.

[slickchaos]

in answer to your earlier quesiotn.. ive been the state of PARA on visit, as my wife is from there.... small towns, country like is how would refer it. .let me know if you got any Q's...

ITs a pain to get there as well as you need to fly to sao paulo, connect to brasilia, connect to palmas, and for me it was a 5 hour bus ride to the city.

[ARodrigues]

I know! Which city is she from? My husband is from Rio Maria.

[adeildo]

Hi guys, this is an old thread. We are waiting for someone in Brazil to get the police certificates via power of attorney so I can send my list to NVC. We are a nervous wreck, knowing that my husband will probably be leaving in the summer. It is so difficult to try to research job opportunities in Brazil, because most everyone who gets a job, just goes company to company. It isn't like here where you can email your resume. We are just doing the best we can to try to prepare financially for when he leaves and to have a back up plan in case he gets denied.

how your case is going? thanks.

[slickchaos]

I know! Which city is she from? My husband is from Rio Maria.


she is from redencao ?

not sure if i spelt it right !

[ARodrigues]

I think it is right! It is close to Rio Maria.