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US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionJuarez Consulate
Hey Everyone!

Just an update on our case....

After contacting my Congressman on July 23, his assistant sent out some forms that I needed to fill out. I received them on July 31. I immediately filled them out and sent them back on August 3. I called in on August 7 to confirm they had received them. His assistant confirmed they received my forms and told me they had already contacted the embassy through e-mails and snail mail on August 4 and 5 and were waiting for a response. I asked how long the embassy usually took to respond and she said, "We give them about six weeks to respond before we take further action." So at this point I'm sitting there thinking how worthless was this? What a waste of my time!! I decided to leave it alone for a week. Then I would call the embassy once more in an effort to pursuade them to get off their asses and send me my stuff!!! I was dreading that phone call; I don't like to be mean. To my surprise, I didn't have to wait for a week to pass and I didn't have to lose my temper. I opened my mailbox yesterday expecting nothing more than the usual stack of bills and grocery ads; but there was more. We received our open appointment letter in the mail yesterday. The embassy had sent it on August 6.

My Congressman's office had contacted them the week before, and not even a week later, I had the open appointment letter in my hand!! It really worked!!

Word of advice: DO THIS!! IT WORKS!!

Thanks to everyone that helped answer my question and for all the advice.
Special thanks to Tom_A!

FINALLY!!

FYI: Ciudad Juarez had our petition for a total of 50 days before they sent out the packet.
We're planning to be in Juarez the week of August 31.

Edited by oscarlore511, 14 August 2009 - 10:41 AM.

oscarlore511FemaleMexico2009-08-14 10:37:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionJuarez Consulate
QUOTE (gerrymeridamx @ Jul 25 2009, 11:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (oscarlore511 @ Jul 23 2009, 10:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thank you for responding! I was thinking of doing just that; heading out to Juarez and requesting the appointment letter at the window. In reality though, I'm scared to death that once we're there, they'll turn us away and say we have to come back when we receive the letter. Everytime I've contacted the consulate, I ask them if I can do this and they always tell me I have to wait at least two more months until they can give me the letter at the window. They told me that if I decide to show up at the window I must be darn sure the packet was sent out already. Had your packet been sent out when you decided to go?

QUOTE (Tom_A @ Jul 22 2009, 06:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (oscarlore511 @ Jul 22 2009, 03:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey Everyone,

I was just wondering how long it usually takes for the consulate to send out the Fiance Packet. They received our petition on June 19, 2009 and i've contacted them several times already to see if they've sent it, but they keep telling me they have not sent anything out. It's been more than a month now and I'm just curious as to why it's taking so long. Does anyone know the standard process and time? Also, is there anything I can do to speed up this process? One more thing...Once it is sent out, how long does the packet usually take to arrive? Thanks in advance smile.gif



I posted a suggestion in another forum, but what you can do to speed up the process instead of calling the consulate and paying ridiculous amounts of money to talk to someone who will tell you things that are not true. Contact your congressman and have them get into contact with the consulate. I contacted mine and within one week we had our open appointment letter. Best of luck.


Ok I'm going to try this. Hopefully it will work for me as well smile.gif Thank you so much for your help!!



Oscarlore,
Please post to let us know if that works. That is exactly what we want to do. We dont have the AOS2 yet but it should be here any day now. We are hoping to wait a month from our AOS2 and then go to Juarez and ask them to print the letter. I have seen lots of people on here have never recieved the packet from Juarez and have to do just what you are doing. When are you going?



Hey everyone,

So on July 23rd, I decided to contact my Congressman. I did it through his webpage and explained the whole situation to him. The next day, I received a call on my cell phone while I was at work. To my surprise, it was someone calling from Congressman Howard Berman's office. They had received my email and where sending some forms out to me that same day. They asked me to fill them out as soon as possible and return them to their office. I was actually a little impressed by the quick turnaround. Now I am just a little impatient. I haven't received the forms and I'm back to checking the mailbox three times a day to make sure I didn't miss anything in there. sad.gif I hope it comes soon because I don't really want to head out to Juarez without at least knowing that the packet was sent out. If all goes well and everything goes as planned, we should be in Juarez on August 24th. Ugh!! I'm so over this whole process already!! I need to see my love!!!!!!!!!!
oscarlore511FemaleMexico2009-07-28 13:40:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionJuarez Consulate
Thank you for responding! I was thinking of doing just that; heading out to Juarez and requesting the appointment letter at the window. In reality though, I'm scared to death that once we're there, they'll turn us away and say we have to come back when we receive the letter. Everytime I've contacted the consulate, I ask them if I can do this and they always tell me I have to wait at least two more months until they can give me the letter at the window. They told me that if I decide to show up at the window I must be darn sure the packet was sent out already. Had your packet been sent out when you decided to go?

QUOTE (Tom_A @ Jul 22 2009, 06:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (oscarlore511 @ Jul 22 2009, 03:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey Everyone,

I was just wondering how long it usually takes for the consulate to send out the Fiance Packet. They received our petition on June 19, 2009 and i've contacted them several times already to see if they've sent it, but they keep telling me they have not sent anything out. It's been more than a month now and I'm just curious as to why it's taking so long. Does anyone know the standard process and time? Also, is there anything I can do to speed up this process? One more thing...Once it is sent out, how long does the packet usually take to arrive? Thanks in advance smile.gif



I posted a suggestion in another forum, but what you can do to speed up the process instead of calling the consulate and paying ridiculous amounts of money to talk to someone who will tell you things that are not true. Contact your congressman and have them get into contact with the consulate. I contacted mine and within one week we had our open appointment letter. Best of luck.


Ok I'm going to try this. Hopefully it will work for me as well smile.gif Thank you so much for your help!!

Edited by oscarlore511, 23 July 2009 - 10:31 AM.

oscarlore511FemaleMexico2009-07-23 10:30:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionJuarez Consulate
Hey Everyone,

I was just wondering how long it usually takes for the consulate to send out the Fiance Packet. They received our petition on June 19, 2009 and i've contacted them several times already to see if they've sent it, but they keep telling me they have not sent anything out. It's been more than a month now and I'm just curious as to why it's taking so long. Does anyone know the standard process and time? Also, is there anything I can do to speed up this process? One more thing...Once it is sent out, how long does the packet usually take to arrive? Thanks in advance smile.gif

Edited by oscarlore511, 22 July 2009 - 05:58 PM.

oscarlore511FemaleMexico2009-07-22 17:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMarch 2009 K1 Filer
Hey everyone...I finally received my NOA2 yesterday and I'm so excited!! First March Filer Approved!!! I could not believe it when I opened my mailbox and there it was!!!!

I wish you all the same luck and great feeling!!! wub.gif
oscarlore511FemaleMexico2009-06-10 16:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCHURCH WEDDING

Thanks for your help everyone!


oscarlore511FemaleMexico2010-04-21 11:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresCHURCH WEDDING
My husband and I already went through the K1 process and are awaiting approval for adjustment of status. I have a friend that filed for her fiance after seeing how easily we were approved. The only problem is, she jumped ahead of herself and got married by the church before finishing the K1 process. My question is, Will being married by the church in Mexico affect her chances of being approved when they go to the Juarez consulate for their interview? Should she ask her fiance/husband not to mention their church wedding to the consul?

Edited by oscarlore511, 20 April 2010 - 05:46 PM.

oscarlore511FemaleMexico2010-04-20 17:46:00