tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post4722085190161033705..comments2023-08-26T11:45:53.143-03:00Comments on Rachel's Rantings in Rio de Janeiro: Mr. Rant and the US Broke UpRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13209527132116902328noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-47338616225660774952012-01-14T02:46:36.063-02:002012-01-14T02:46:36.063-02:00My Carioca wife got her permit to enry quickly aft...My Carioca wife got her permit to enry quickly after we married in Rio in 1981. I was living in the US at the time. However, soon after that, we were transferred to Mexico. After a year in Mexico, she went via Miami to Rio to visit her parents. She wanted to avoid the three stop itinerary of Mexico-Bogota-Manaus-Rio by going through Miami. The immigration asked her where she lived. We still had Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01075996968385473241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-41263641222775119962011-06-05T15:45:38.106-03:002011-06-05T15:45:38.106-03:00Interesting, Rachel. I didn't know that (about...Interesting, Rachel. I didn't know that (about the 6 months). Three weeks back, I moved to Niterói and am living with my gf. While she cares not for the US, I was curious about the hassle. I'd prefer an EU passport for us both over one of us having a US one.Adamhttp://eyesonbrazil.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-44214576321532335792011-06-04T00:54:45.475-03:002011-06-04T00:54:45.475-03:00My hubs had a green card when we met and we are go...My hubs had a green card when we met and we are going to apply for his citizenship come next year. Honestly, I can't wait. We've considered living abroad for a year or so but we won't until he's done with his citizenship stuff. Can you get Mr. Rant citizenship based on yours? I know that I can for my husband but we live in the US. So it's different. <br /><br />Conversely, apricocohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13906880944880636437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-64711858034235960482011-06-03T16:09:58.884-03:002011-06-03T16:09:58.884-03:00Mike, I realize that fact and it scares the crap o...Mike, I realize that fact and it scares the crap out of me!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209527132116902328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-63980814649843032011-06-03T16:02:53.665-03:002011-06-03T16:02:53.665-03:00We Americans have this unthinking willingness to i...We Americans have this unthinking willingness to imprison ourselves behind the bars we put up to keep other people out. Those of us who think "freedom" should include the latitude to go wherever we want and date/marry whoever strikes our fancy are vastly outnumbered by the lumps who never leave their hometown.Mike DiCiccohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02267259679000996258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-32466426903438165372011-06-03T15:55:00.229-03:002011-06-03T15:55:00.229-03:00While I am an American, dealing with customs &...While I am an American, dealing with customs & immigration is a NIGHTMARE! They aren't 'nice' to those trying to go about a legal way of obtaining a green card,work visa,student visa,etc. He** how can we expect them to be when their own citizens are treated poorly.<br /> Of course it's all done in the name of "national security". SMH.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-77873600894180851792011-06-03T10:30:54.895-03:002011-06-03T10:30:54.895-03:00I have my very own terror stories with the America...I have my very own terror stories with the American immigration department and I wasn't even trying for permanent residency or anything close to that. Apparently, I have stronger ties to the US after living there for 2 years than I have with Brazil after living here 23 or... my whole freaking life. :-) What really pisses me off though is that while I was trying to do everything right and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-21632860697122213082011-06-03T08:51:04.107-03:002011-06-03T08:51:04.107-03:00Ok, i had no idea you had to set foot on American ...Ok, i had no idea you had to set foot on American soil every 6 months to keep it!! My husband has one... only it took two years to get it (maybe more) because the U.S. government gave the same alien number to him and another person in FL. Great fun. At least your husband doesn't have to file U.S. taxes every year any longer!Born Again Brazilianhttp://www.bornagainbrazilian.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-60076642728419843652011-06-02T22:11:54.657-03:002011-06-02T22:11:54.657-03:00Rachel,
It will be a hassle for him to get ...Rachel,<br /><br /> It will be a hassle for him to get a Visa for every time you guys travel, however, he will always have the right for an American citizenship, he only has to live in the US to be able to get the citizenship written in stone.<br /> It's a nightmare dealing with American Immigration, the bureaucracy, not to mention how terribly disorganized they are about loosing American Heart Brazilian Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049937328816904295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-77357360165085600602011-06-02T20:50:40.873-03:002011-06-02T20:50:40.873-03:00Oh wow...I hope it's still every 2 years for a...Oh wow...I hope it's still every 2 years for a natural born citizen.If not my family may just have to come visit us here in Brazil.<br /><br />I think the US is becoming less and less true to the song lyrics "God bless America, land of the free..." There comes a point when the cost of freedom starts to defeat it's own purpose. It makes me very sad. When I was a kid I remember Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-70537533156085774682011-06-02T18:59:40.792-03:002011-06-02T18:59:40.792-03:00Moving to New Zealand from the UK was so easy we t...Moving to New Zealand from the UK was so easy we thought we'd made some sort of mistake when we arrived. We landed in Auckland, showed our passports with work visas (which took 2 weeks to get in the UK), and the customs guy said "Welcome to New Zealand, I hope you love it" and smiled as we walked straight through. It was incredible.<br /><br />I've been visiting the US Dave Cochranehttp://www.marshallcreative.co.nznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-69056793800399564262011-06-02T16:19:28.553-03:002011-06-02T16:19:28.553-03:00It's true. PR is for those who want to be resi...It's true. PR is for those who want to be residents in the U.S. It's good that he was able to keep hi GC for so long.<br /><br />It's for this reason that my husband just became a citizen. I didn't want to move back to Brazil and then have to worry about him having to maintain his residency from abroad, to have to worry about frequent trips back to the U.S., have to pay to renew Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08406213044166973862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-10525353143928344772011-06-02T15:44:01.260-03:002011-06-02T15:44:01.260-03:00OMG that is so freaking stupid! Really, just all t...OMG that is so freaking stupid! Really, just all the crap with getting a tourist visa for Leon was enough to send me into U.S. immigration hell! I couldn't imagine what you have had to go through. I think I would be bombing some place by the end of it all. <br /><br /><br />Every six months...that's ridiculous. Once a year maybe I could understand but you are right. It's freaking Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04963813934732477984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-781932287592529842011-06-02T15:35:04.653-03:002011-06-02T15:35:04.653-03:00I suggested that but no dice. Seriously, if they a...I suggested that but no dice. Seriously, if they are going to make up crazy laws they need to figure out the loop holes first! <br /><br />(yes, you are my evil genius mentor)Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209527132116902328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-10965086227108829822011-06-02T15:10:37.674-03:002011-06-02T15:10:37.674-03:00"USA say something nice about Mr. Rant, now M..."USA say something nice about Mr. Rant, now Mr.Rant you say something nice in return to USA".<br /><br />Question: being that the American Consulate in Rio is technically American soil couldn't Mr. Rant just show up there for some coffee every 6 months? (yes, I am an evil genius).The Gritty Poethttp://www.grittypoet.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com