Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	conflicting messeges	Thank you! QUOTE (Began in Cabo @ Oct 20 2008, 11:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (buggylifer @ Oct 20 2008, 12:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I have heard two conflicting stories, 1) one is that for the interview in Juarez there is no need for a police report 2) is that they do send out appointment dates, and or you can just show up within the timeframe of your approval notice NOA2? any clarification out there....thanks so much. I will be traveling to Guanajuato to help my fiance complete all the papers, I have told I can download them from the C Juarez site? thanks everybody! gracias marko, (buggylifer) Hello, Indeed, the police report is not needed in Juarez. As for the appointment, if your case is a K1, there's no set appointment, once you got the letter from the consulate (it is sent from El Paso), you can go to your interview. In fact, that letter will state that the beneficiary has an open appointment for any weekday from 8 to 10 am, except last Friday of the month and holidays. And yes, you can download the forms from the Juarez website. Hope you find it helpful.	buggylifer	Male	Mexico	2008-10-20 12:17:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	conflicting messeges	I have heard two conflicting stories, 1) one is that for the interview in Juarez there is no need for a police report 2) is that they do send out appointment dates, and or you can just show up within the timeframe of your approval notice NOA2? any clarification out there....thanks so much. I will be traveling to Guanajuato to help my fiance complete all the papers, I have told I can download them from the C Juarez site? thanks everybody! gracias marko, (buggylifer)	buggylifer	Male	Mexico	2008-10-20 11:07:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	New Juarez Consulate	Thanks, I will check into that asap! marko QUOTE (caityrose @ Nov 9 2008, 01:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> CAMINO REAL CIUDAD JUAREZ Hilton Garden Inn Ciudad Juarez La Quinta Inn & Suites Cd. Juarez Microtel Inn & Suites Hotel homepage Microtel Inn & Suites Hotel article Radisson Casa Grande Hotel Ciudad Juarez Quality Inn Ciudad Juarez New Consulate opens November 2008, according to their homepage	buggylifer	Male	Mexico	2008-11-09 13:56:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	New Juarez Consulate	If anyone has any info about where to stay at the new consulate in Juarez...much appreciated! marko	buggylifer	Male	Mexico	2008-11-09 03:49:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	New Consulate telephone Juarez	Has anyone tried to call the New Consulate in Juarez from the states? I have been trying with no luck? What numbers are you using? thanks marko	buggylifer	Male	Mexico	2008-11-19 12:51:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	I-134 letter of support	Hi all, I am writing my I-134 letter explaining my employment, my Consulate is the new one in Ciudad Juarez, can someone tell me which address to put on the letter? Do I use the consulate address? Example: Mark Oliver " " California US Counsulate Cuidad Juarez thanks marko	buggylifer	Male	Mexico	2008-11-24 15:45:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	What the heck is going on with the Juarez Consulate???	QUOTE (Confucian @ Nov 25 2008, 11:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (renejon320 @ Nov 25 2008, 08:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi all: I just sent an e-mail out to a few of my fellow Juarez consulate hopefuls, patiently waiting for their packet 3. Seems like I got the same response from everyone... nobody has received anything and we all seem to be getting the run around from Juarez. I thought I would start off this new topic to see if I can get some fresh faces out their to respond.... so...... Has anyone out their since September gotten packets back from Juarez?!?!?!? It can't be taking this long!!! Please... if any of you out their had their NVC letter sent to Juarez in September or October and have definitely received a packet from Juarez, please let us know.... Rene There seems to be some minor confusion on the time it takes the consulate to send out the packet. I received my NOA2 last February, and it took about 3 weeks for NVC to receive my petition (your lucky, it only took them 1 week to get yours)...Then, after NVC received my petition, it took 4 days for my petition to leave NVC (I knew this by using the DHL website, all packages are sent through DHL and I got to see the exact day my package left for Juarez). Then after my petition left NVC, it took 2 days to arrive at the Juarez consulate. Then it took 4 weeks 2 days for me to receive packet three. That comes to a grand total of about 8 weeks from the day I received my NOA2. Comparing your timeline to mine, NVC did receive your petition 2 weeks before they received mine, so you should have gotten packet three approximately 6 weeks after the NOA2. However, things are probably moving slower since the US embassy in Juarez has moved to a new location. They closed down all operations for 1 week in order to move, and things are probably backlogged a bit. Be patient, it will not be much longer. You could always trade places with my fiancee if you like? We filed in Sept. 2007, she went to her medical in April 2008 and the x-ray showed a microscopic mark on her lung. We were expecting an approved visa the next day and in anticipation we already had a prepurchased one-way flight to Michigan scheduled for the following day. Because of the microspocic spot, she had to return to the medical building 3 days in a row at 6 am sharp to give a sputum sample. I had to cancel her flight and buy her 3/4 more nights at the hotel. On top of that, the results were not going to be ready for 6 weeks! 6 weeks seemed like an eternity at the time and took us to approximately June 10ish for the results. I knew they were testing for tuberculosis and I researched and researched all about TB. There is inactive TB which is not a serious problem and the serious form of TB which is called active TB. I was told that if she doesn't have a lack of appetite, night sweats, a bad cough, fatigue, spitting blood, etc., then there was no chance she had active TB. Well...June 10ish came along and I got the bad news: My 21 year old fiancee had active TB. She had to move to a clinic in Juarez and take pills everyday for 6 months. It was a pretty sad day. We were hoping for a summer wedding on the start of the Olympics, Friday, 08/08/08. ...I got tested at the University of Michigan hospital and I took a skin test that came back negative. I took a chest x-ray that came back negative. And to be 100% sure I took a blood test that came back negative. TB is 100% curable, in fact, the medicine is so strong it will kill the TB within weeks, but the procedure is to continue to take the pills for 6 months. I never would have known in a million years. Look at her picture, she is really beautiful and had none of the symptoms, not one. So this whole time since early June and still to date, my fiancee has been just around the corner from the old embassy. I visited her in August and it is a 5 minute walk. Her 6 month program will be complete in about 2 weeks. Just have patience and remember it could always be worse. There are even some members that make my situation seem like an overnight experience, some have lifetime bans, some 5 year, some 10 year bans. Mucha suerte I would like to try calling, please post a number that works from the US...thanks marko	buggylifer	Male	Mexico	2008-11-27 17:28:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Invitation Letter from Juarez Embassy	QUOTE (visahopefull @ Dec 2 2008, 12:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> For all those anxiously awaiting the K-1 interview invitation letter and packet from Juarez, it appears they stopped sending them the end of August and resumed the end of November. Ours just arrived November 29th and shows that it was mailed (via regular US snail mail) on November 24th. It took 66 days from the time the consulate received our approved petition from NVC until the packet arrived. The whole packet contains just 14 pages of instructions and forms (some duplicated in english and spanish). 1. Invitation Letter 2. Notice of new consulate location 3. Form CDJ-446 (notice of Visa fee and payment methods) 4. Form CDJ-400 (instructions for medical and interview) 5. Form OF-167 (public charge proof of support) 6. Form CDJ-430 (documentary proof of marriage.....should be for K-3 I think) 7. Form Mexwide-202 (Medical exam instructions and fees...don't forget to add the 10% IVA tax) 8. Form CDJ-402 (letter of intent to marry....do not sign until consular tells you to) 9. Form DS-156K 10. Notice of prohibited items which can not be brought into the consulate building. HI, According to your timeline we should get something in about a week? Our app from NVC was mailed out Oct 1O to Juarez. Can you reply about your experience at the consulate and the medical process since you are going to the new location. Thanks...marko	buggylifer	Male	Mexico	2008-12-17 15:36:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Invitation Letter from Juarez Embassy	QUOTE (visahopefull @ Nov 17 2008, 02:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Have any K-1 filers for Mexico received your invitation letter and packet 3 from the Juarez Embassy since the 1st week of September, 2008? My fiance and I know that Juarez has had our approved petition since September 24th but we have not received any communication from them at all regarding our case. I have contacted them twice by phone and the first response was it would be 2-3 months and the second response was 2-3 weeks. I have the feeling that they are just making up something to keep me from calling them again. According to the VJ files, it does not appear that anyone has received their invitation letter since September 5th......what is going on????? Anyone have an idea of why they would suddenly stop processing? What number did you use for the consulate? The numbers I tried didn't work? Our NOA2 was approved 10/10 thanks, Marko	buggylifer	Male	Mexico	2008-11-19 15:39:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Juarez Consulate	QUOTE (GueraKristina @ Apr 28 2009, 09:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (rymusic04 @ Apr 27 2009, 06:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello, I still am kinda new to the Visa Jorney website. I have found this to be very helpful, My fiances case was fowarded to the Consolate in Ciudad juarez on april 7th, It was delyaed at the NVC for 49 days for additional Processing!! GRR!! Am i suppose to call Juarez now or when? are they going to send a letter or a package or soemthing? I am not too sure. THanks! NVC will send you a letter saying that an approved fiance visa on you your behalf is being sent to ciudad juarez to be further processed or something like that. That is when you know that it eventually will be there (and wait a bit before you call so you give it time to get there). They will send you guys a fiance packet, which has the directins of what to do next and what papers you will need for the ciudad juarez interview. DO NOT RELY JUST ON THE PAPERWORK THEY SEND YOU FOR COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Alot of the info is missing, so look at the guides or double check with somebody on visajourney before you go to make sure you have everything that you need. AND alot of people mention a packet, we never got a packet...just a letter!	buggylifer	Male	Mexico	2009-04-28 14:45:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Juarez Consulate	QUOTE (JMZ @ Apr 27 2009, 10:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (epifreak @ Apr 27 2009, 08:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The Swine flu thing is really scarying me !!! This morning my fiance read that there are 6 cases already found in Juarez about the swine flu. He has also been hearing rumors that the consulate will be closing during the whole week . I'd advice anyone who is getting ready to attend the K-1 interview to call before making the arrangements or just keep posted on news, It would be horrible to come from a far away place just for nothing. Of course all of this is just rumors, things we've heard but have not been confirmed. Hopefully things will clear up soon and we won't have to worry about anything. Well I hope your right epifreak and this whole issue with the swine flu clears up soon because I wouldn't want to make arrangements for nothing. My question is for people who have already gotten their visa. From what I read which has been really helpful is. Is it safe to say that you will have to wait one day after the interview to obtain the visa unless your lucky and get it that same day? Also, if the interview is on a Friday is it very likely you will have to wait until Monday? I would make an effort to get there Monday if possible, get the physical, the interview and stay away from FRIDAY and avoid having to stay over the weekend! We had to wait an extra day.	buggylifer	Male	Mexico	2009-04-28 02:17:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Juarez Consulate	QUOTE (limejello @ Mar 10 2009, 11:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi everyone, I posted a new topic in the embassy forum asking for help on the I-134 and I got one answer but I was hoping that someone in this thread with specific experience with Mexico might be able to help a bit more. I'm filling out the affidavit of support for my fiance now and there are a couple of things I'm not sure about. For those of you who were BELOW the poverty line as primary sponsors and didn't file tax returns, did you just write a letter saying why you didn't file tax returns or did you also have to provide "evidence" of your income? As I said in the other thread, I was working in Mexico and it would be really difficult, if not impossible, for me to get letters or any other proof of how much I made. I read in another thread that if you put "0" down on any of the blanks on the form that ask for income/assets, you are not required to PROVE anything. The other thing is that I've been living in Mexico with my fiance and I'm not sure whether to put my permanent U.S. address on the form or my Mexico address. Someone told me to put my permanent U.S. address, which is not a problem, I just want to be certain that I don't mess anything up by doing this (since I already said that I live with my fiance). Opinions? I used a sponsor but I did have a tax return. I would write a brief note just saying that you didn't file. I THINK that even if you work in Mexico aren't you supposed to file a tax return? I am not sure about that. But they are going to look at your sponsor for financial support. I think with the sponsor you will be fine! They are not the IRS and I don't think it is their job to find out why you didn't file! good luck!	buggylifer	Male	Mexico	2009-03-10 11:58:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Juarez Consulate	QUOTE (Amy&Aldo @ Mar 2 2009, 04:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (tglea @ Mar 2 2009, 01:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Amy&Aldo @ Mar 1 2009, 03:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (ARIANNA @ Mar 1 2009, 01:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm fixing to go to my interview in the next couple of weeks, but I just realized that all the planning I had done might have been in vain now. Do I have to go to the NEW US Embassy or the OLD one? If it's thew new one, then how far is it from the old one? Could I stay at a hotel close to the old one and be able to walk to the new one? I was thinking about staying at Los Cedros hotel that is recommended here in the site. Thanks From what I understand, the old consulate is all the way across town from the new one. The old one is completely closed, so you can't go to that one, and the old one is in a very bad part of town so I don't think I would recommend staying near the old consulate. My fiance is staying at the Holiday Inn Express--it is right next to the new consulate. You might want to check into that. Good luck! Yes thats true...but they bring you back too! People start lining up at the new clinic around 6am, get there early, just 2 min from the Holiday Inn Marko What does this mean for the medical exams then? Did the clinics move close to the new consulate or are they still located by the old one? Thanks There is still a clinic by the old embassy, but there is also a new clinic by the new embassy. Someone on here said that when the new clinic starts getting overly full, they start bussing people over to the old clinic.	buggylifer	Male	Mexico	2009-03-02 18:09:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Juarez Consulate	QUOTE (Marty80 @ Feb 16 2009, 11:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We will go for a waiver appointment on a Friday, so if they approve it, but happen to be late, are we able to pick up from DHL on Saturday? I would call DHL! check em out on their web page	buggylifer	Male	Mexico	2009-02-17 14:39:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Juarez Consulate	QUOTE (Amy&Aldo @ Feb 16 2009, 05:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ok, has anyone had any success filling out form DS-160 on the embassy's website?? Supposedly, this online form is now supposed to replace forms DS-156 and DS-157, and they say it has to be filled out and submitted online prior to the interview. You have to take the confirmation page you receive, after you SUCCESSFULLY submit it, to the interview with you. Aldo and I have attempted to fill out this freaking thing 4 different times...each time taking more than 2 hours...and each time something has gone wrong with the embassy's website and we've lost all the info. I'm about to go postal on somebody!!! GRRRR!!!! So, I'm just wondering if anyone has had an interview recently, and if they still accept forms DS-156 and DS-157?? I've lost all patience with this online form! I was at the embassy for our interview last week! yes you need the 156 & 157 https://evisaforms.state.gov/ Make sure when you print out the 156 you get a bar code printed out too! marko	buggylifer	Male	Mexico	2009-02-16 20:34:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Juarez Consulate	QUOTE (YGandMAT @ Feb 8 2009, 12:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (cici_ortiz @ Feb 5 2009, 04:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Amy&Aldo @ Feb 5 2009, 08:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (cici_ortiz @ Feb 5 2009, 05:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> OMG! I just called the juarez and they have received my package! BUT they said that there are alot of people waiting before me and that I might have to wait months!!!!! even after my NOA2 expires!!!!! WHAT SHOULD I DO???? As long as your case is still active, which it is, don't worry about the expiration date. They will extend it for you. I called the embassy two weeks ago and they told me the letter would be sent within 4-8 weeks. February 23 will be 8 weeks for us and we haven't received anything yet. I hope the person you talked to was exaggerating! We set our wedding date as April 18, thinking that would give us ample time to receive the invitation letter. I hope we aren't wrong about that... I really hope you are right! I was hoping for our wedding to be under a cerryblossem tree in DC and they only blossem about the last week of march and the frist week of april...... I am kind of a freak when it comes to wanting to know about dates and I have read most of the time lines from people that have recieve there NOA2 after July and the Aropx date is about 8 to 10 week for package to be sent ..... which is not a good thing...... and this guy made it sound it i was going to be waiting another 6 months!!!!!!! Good luck to both of you. You never know what to expect from the Juarez consulate.... Pita and I arrived in from Guanajuato to Juarez Sunday afternoon 8th of Feb at the Holiday Inn express. That afternoon we located the bank, the medical office, got some food and prepared for the morning visit to the clinic. The next day we arrived at 8am and to a line of hundreds of people and found out that the clinic opens at 6am! Pita went in and was taken by bus to the old clinic downtown. We are assuming because the new clinic just cannot handle the heavy traffic of the 3000 plus who come every day. (I asked an officer at the embassy and he said that they average 3000 people a day?) She got back around 1pm. The next morning we went to a trailer next to the new medical clinic at 6 AM to collect her results. There is new construction next to this trailer so I am assuming that soon everything will happen right there. The scheduled appointments start at 6 am at the new embassy. We arrived at 7:30 thinking we would go to the beginning of the line with our “open” appointment. Pita was put in line with the 8 AM appointments and waited her turn. She came out around 2:30 – her interview went fine! They said that her visa would be waiting at the DHL office in two hours. The DHL office is about a 15 min drive from the Holiday Inn and the shuttle driver took us there at 4:30 but it wasn’t there. We went back at 6pm and it was there! The next morning we took the bus back to Guanajuato and will be leaving in a week for San Francisco through Houston. Whew! Next marriage and then we will start the AOS process. If you don’t have a car staying at the Holiday in isn’t a bad deal. It is pricey if you’re on a budget, ($85 a night) but you get an all you can eat breakfast and being to walk everywhere is a big plus. They also have internet and a printer. Thanks to everyone who shared their experiences and information on this web page. The embassy seems a tad behind on all the information needed. Mark and Pita	buggylifer	Male	Mexico	2009-02-13 20:15:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Juarez Consulate	QUOTE (GueraKristina @ Feb 2 2009, 10:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi everyone, i have some questions about the AOS process that i am hoping that you guys will be able to help me out with so my husband alfredo can get his green card. On the form I-485, the instructions in USCIS say that i need to attack a copy of fiance pettion approval notice, is that the letter that i got in the mail that reads "Dear petitioner: The state department's natinal visa center has recently received an approved -129F petition filed on behalf of your fiance. THis letter is to lt you know that within a week the petition will be forwarded to the appropriate visa-issuing post where your visa interview will take place." And then it lists my husbands name, the INS receipt number, the case number, and where the case will be processed at. Is that the letter that they want a copy of? If not, can anybody give me a clue as to what they want???? It also said that i have to include a form of I-94, that is the page in alfredo's passport right? I just need to copy it? And also, they want me to submit the vaccination supplement, that means that it needs to be transcribed right? Do i have to translate it, or is that what the surgion general does? I really dont know what transcribed means, but a woman told me that that was what i had to do with alfredo's vaccination records that he brought from mexico. Has anybody done this? What do they do/what do i have to do? Hi there, sorry I cannot answer you because I am only going to Juarez this coming Monday, but I thought I would ask, "what should my fiance bring to the US?" sounds like she neds to bring a copy of the vaccinations she has had correct? thanks Marko	buggylifer	Male	Mexico	2009-02-03 10:30:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Juarez Consulate	QUOTE (Marty80 @ Jan 25 2009, 11:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello all, How long does it take for Juarez to send the visa packet? We recieved our approved NOA 2 on December 12th, and the NVC sent a letter on December 19th stating they would forward the information to the consulate within a week. Since then, we haven't heard anything. Thanks, Martin Takes about 2-3 months?	buggylifer	Male	Mexico	2009-01-26 00:09:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Juarez Consulate	QUOTE (TiRaMeELDeMBou @ Jan 24 2009, 01:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ok everybody i am back in the good old USA, i went to juarez with my fiance on january 20th, we did not receive the appointment letter yet i know it was mailed out because i called the consulate. for anybody in the future who is in this situation this is what you are to do. go to the consulate at 7:30AM this is the time INFORMATION opens. stand in line and present the letter from NVC stating the USA case number and juarez case number. once he enters the number tell him you have not received your invitation letter but know you have been approved for an interview. he will print the letter out for you and you can proceed to the medical clinic for your exams. on the 21th i went to get my letter printed out and the consulate was closed because they said they were behind on applications and needed an administrative day where no one was allowed in. so on the 22nd we went back and got the letter, then finished her medical exams within 30 minutes !!!. no vaccinations are needed for fiance K-1 Visa. they told her to come back in 1 hour for an interview with a psychologists and we were worried so we went back, then she waited 2 hours and asked how much longer, and they told her it was a mistake she didnt need a psychologist..... what a waste of time. anyways we paid the $148.00 US and went back at 2pm for her results all was good. our appointment letter had an open interview from 8am to 10am so we arrived at 8am on the 23rd and my fiance diana got on line and entered the consulate around 8:30am. no makeup, liquids or electronic devices allowed inside. i waited outside until she came out at 2:30pm she came out with a tracking number from DHL the consualte said we had to pick up her papers from the DHL center when it was ready. so we kept calling and the consulate had not sent it that day. so the consulate was closed on the 24th saturday, closed on the 25th sunday, and then closed on the 26th for martin luther king day, and on tuesday the 27th DHL had received the packet and we went to pick it up at 5pm and when we opened the packet, it had my fiances papers and the WRONG passport inside. we were devastated and figured how could the consulate make such a BIG MISTAKE ??, the next morning the 28th we lined up at the consulate at 7:30 on the information line. we told the guy how we got the wrong passport in the packet and my fiance went inside. i waited till 11:30 and she came out with the documents from DHL and her own passport with the VISA imprinted !!!! the end of my adventure. documents the were asked of and required DS-156 2 COPIES UNSIGNED DS-157 2 COPIES UNSIGNED CDJ-402 HER SIGNATURE NOT MINE PASSPORT 4 PASSPORT PICTURES MEXICAN ID - CREDENCIAL FIANCE LETTER OF INTENT 1 FOR EACH WITH NEW RECENT DATE COPY OF 2007 TAXES LETTER OF EMPLOYMENT PROOF OF ONGOING RELATIONSHIP - included pictures and phone records and copies of flight intineraries PAY STUBS - I BROUGHT LAST 2 MONTHS, THEY CHECKED ALL when my fiance was asked if there's any more proof of relationship she showed her 1.04ct engagement ring Thanks so much for the info, I am heading there Feb 9th, sorry you had to stay so long. Where did you stay? Marko	buggylifer	Male	Mexico	2009-01-24 13:10:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Juarez Consulate	QUOTE (buggylifer @ Jan 5 2009, 09:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (visahopefull @ Dec 29 2008, 11:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (TiRaMeELDeMBou @ Dec 28 2008, 12:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (ARIANNA @ Dec 27 2008, 02:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Good for you guys!!! So can I go past my expiration date or what do I do? I am definitely not going to make it before. i have a NOA2 date of 09-12-2008 i have not received a damn thing yet from the consulate, neither has my fiance in Mexico. at this point i don't think this is normal anymore, im going to try to call the consulate again and let them tell me that they still haven't sent shyt out. anyone else going through this?? it has been 3 and a 1/2 months since NOA2 what should i do ?? when i spoke to the consulate i told them my expiration date is January 01 2009. they said that didn't matter to them. I feel your pain!!! When you called the consulate, did they tell you if they had already mailed your packet? They told us they mailed ours one month before we actually received it. I think what happens is that the consulate in Juarez sends an approval packet by FedEX to the other office located in El Paso Texas. It may take some time for El Paso to process the approval and send out the invitation letter and packet. By the way, they use regular US mail so it can take a week for your to get it even after it is mailed from El Paso. Sorry things are taking so long for you and Diana. 3 1/2 months is a long time to wait for an appointment letter. Since it is an open appointment and taken so long for them to process, I would ask whether they will allow you and Diana to pick it up in Juarez. Other than the invitation letter, there is nothing in the packet that you can not get on the Juarez Consulate website. Finally received an invite letter from the Juarez Consulate on Jan 2nd! So things are working there! In our invitation letter it said go to this website, http://ciudadjuarez....ance-forms.html for important information and instructions about the medical exam. BUT the website doesn't load? Has anyone else received this letter and been able to open the webpage? Thanks, Marko	buggylifer	Male	Mexico	2009-01-07 13:49:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Juarez Consulate	QUOTE (visahopefull @ Dec 29 2008, 11:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (TiRaMeELDeMBou @ Dec 28 2008, 12:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (ARIANNA @ Dec 27 2008, 02:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Good for you guys!!! So can I go past my expiration date or what do I do? I am definitely not going to make it before. i have a NOA2 date of 09-12-2008 i have not received a damn thing yet from the consulate, neither has my fiance in Mexico. at this point i don't think this is normal anymore, im going to try to call the consulate again and let them tell me that they still haven't sent shyt out. anyone else going through this?? it has been 3 and a 1/2 months since NOA2 what should i do ?? when i spoke to the consulate i told them my expiration date is January 01 2009. they said that didn't matter to them. I feel your pain!!! When you called the consulate, did they tell you if they had already mailed your packet? They told us they mailed ours one month before we actually received it. I think what happens is that the consulate in Juarez sends an approval packet by FedEX to the other office located in El Paso Texas. It may take some time for El Paso to process the approval and send out the invitation letter and packet. By the way, they use regular US mail so it can take a week for your to get it even after it is mailed from El Paso. Sorry things are taking so long for you and Diana. 3 1/2 months is a long time to wait for an appointment letter. Since it is an open appointment and taken so long for them to process, I would ask whether they will allow you and Diana to pick it up in Juarez. Other than the invitation letter, there is nothing in the packet that you can not get on the Juarez Consulate website. Finally received an invite letter from the Juarez Consulate on Jan 2nd! So things are working there!	buggylifer	Male	Mexico	2009-01-05 21:38:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Juarez Consulate	QUOTE (TiRaMeELDeMBou @ Dec 28 2008, 02:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (ARIANNA @ Dec 27 2008, 02:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Good for you guys!!! So can I go past my expiration date or what do I do? I am definitely not going to make it before. i have a NOA2 date of 09-12-2008 i have not received a damn thing yet from the consulate, neither has my fiance in Mexico. at this point i don't think this is normal anymore, im going to try to call the consulate again and let them tell me that they still haven't sent shyt out. anyone else going through this?? it has been 3 and a 1/2 months since NOA2 what should i do ?? when i spoke to the consulate i told them my expiration date is January 01 2009. they said that didn't matter to them. You are exactly one month ahead of us....but I thought that we would get our packet by now too! PLease post any reply from the consulate you get. Also could you send the number you used to get through and what time you called, My last call to the 900 number the phone on their end just goes dead? thanks marko	buggylifer	Male	Mexico	2008-12-28 13:34:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Juarez Consulate	QUOTE (galvan69 @ Dec 20 2008, 11:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Im new here, i applied for the fiance visa in may, we have been approved since october 11, My question is, the packet that she has says she needs a Mexican passport, original and duplicate of her birth certificate to take to the Juarez consulate. She recently applied for and recieved her passport, but she turned in her original birth cert. in order to recieve her passport. Shes in reynosa now, is she going to have to go back to her pueblo to get an original copy or can she just take a black and white copy, i need to know, this is what is holding me back from leaving this weekend Hi I was approved on Oct 10th, still waiting for my packet to arrive? Did you get yours yet? marko	buggylifer	Male	Mexico	2008-12-22 13:23:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Juarez Consulate	QUOTE (TiRaMeELDeMBou @ Nov 27 2008, 10:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> it is true that some people never receive their packet from the consulate and can go without an interview letter BUT, this only applies to people who have been considered for an interview, in other words, they sent out the packet and it was never received, if you have not been considered for an interview and not been sent out a packet you CANNOT go to the consulate, just to clear that up. my NOA2 is 09-12-08 and the consulate received my case on 10-10-2008, still no packet, i called the consulate they said it could be up to 3 months to be considered for an interview. to call the consulate you need to be calling from a landline, i think its option 1 for english then option 2 for K-1 fiance visa. I called the number (Applicants in the U.S.: 1-900-476-1212 with a cost of US$1.25 per minute. ) and it won't go through. It says that I dialed a wrong number? Is there another number you have used to find out if they have sent out your packette? marko	buggylifer	Male	Mexico	2008-11-27 17:23:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Juarez Consulate	QUOTE (YGandMAT @ Nov 21 2008, 09:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (caityrose @ Nov 20 2008, 05:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (buggylifer @ Nov 19 2008, 02:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks for replying, Some people say just print out the forms and go there? Others say that you NEED the package from Juarez, OTHERS say that they never received their package? I have to go to Mexico Dec 1-15, I tried calling the Consulate but the number they give out doesn't work? I guess I will just wait unless someone sends me a telephone # thanks I tried to call the consulate as well (a while ago) from my cellphone, but was unable. I know people have successfully gotten through, but they were using landlines- so maybe if you are calling from a cellphone it won't work. Since it didn't work, I had my fiance in Mexico call them. Also- the only thing you NEED from that packet that they send you is the invitation letter. I would highly recommend that you use the forms off the website to fill out, so you can do that now. And then you just need to wait for the infamous invitation letter. Good luck! That's right, the cell phone will not go through. I even called my cell phone provider, and they told me I had to use a landline to call that number. I am just going to be patient, actually I DID use a land line! Buut the numbers they give out for visas say that they are not in use? Thats why I was trying to find someone who had gotten throuogh and with which number? Congratulations on your marriage! marko	buggylifer	Male	Mexico	2008-11-21 21:42:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Juarez Consulate	QUOTE (buggylifer @ Nov 21 2008, 12:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (caityrose @ Nov 20 2008, 08:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (buggylifer @ Nov 19 2008, 02:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks for replying, Some people say just print out the forms and go there? Others say that you NEED the package from Juarez, OTHERS say that they never received their package? I have to go to Mexico Dec 1-15, I tried calling the Consulate but the number they give out doesn't work? I guess I will just wait unless someone sends me a telephone # thanks I tried to call the consulate as well (a while ago) from my cellphone, but was unable. I know people have successfully gotten through, but they were using landlines- so maybe if you are calling from a cellphone it won't work. Since it didn't work, I had my fiance in Mexico call them. Also- the only thing you NEED from that packet that they send you is the invitation letter. I would highly recommend that you use the forms off the website to fill out, so you can do that now. And then you just need to wait for the infamous invitation letter. Good luck! So you are saying that we SHOULD NOT go to Juarez unless I have received MY package or my Fiance's with an invitation letter! Just wait for it! marko One more ?...has anyone from the US side gotten through to the new consulate using the numbers that they publish? or with another number since they opened? Could you post that number? thanks again marko (deep breath - patience)	buggylifer	Male	Mexico	2008-11-21 12:14:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Juarez Consulate	QUOTE (caityrose @ Nov 20 2008, 08:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (buggylifer @ Nov 19 2008, 02:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks for replying, Some people say just print out the forms and go there? Others say that you NEED the package from Juarez, OTHERS say that they never received their package? I have to go to Mexico Dec 1-15, I tried calling the Consulate but the number they give out doesn't work? I guess I will just wait unless someone sends me a telephone # thanks I tried to call the consulate as well (a while ago) from my cellphone, but was unable. I know people have successfully gotten through, but they were using landlines- so maybe if you are calling from a cellphone it won't work. Since it didn't work, I had my fiance in Mexico call them. Also- the only thing you NEED from that packet that they send you is the invitation letter. I would highly recommend that you use the forms off the website to fill out, so you can do that now. And then you just need to wait for the infamous invitation letter. Good luck! So you are saying that we SHOULD NOT go to Juarez unless I have received MY package or my Fiance's with an invitation letter! Just wait for it! marko	buggylifer	Male	Mexico	2008-11-21 12:07:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Juarez Consulate	Thanks for replying, Some people say just print out the forms and go there? Others say that you NEED the package from Juarez, OTHERS say that they never received their package? I have to go to Mexico Dec 1-15, I tried calling the Consulate but the number they give out doesn't work? I guess I will just wait unless someone sends me a telephone # thanks QUOTE (Confucian @ Nov 19 2008, 02:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Confucian @ Nov 19 2008, 01:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (buggylifer @ Nov 19 2008, 01:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I received my NOA2 OCT 10th, waiting for"something" from CDJ, your advise is not to just go there? I read about people calling but the number they advise to use from the states doesn't work? 900-227-3000...what do you suggest, just wait? marko You are right on schedule...Should be roughly 2-3 weeks until NVC gets your package....They will forward it to the Juarez Consulate (3-4 days)....Then packet 3 will arrive in the mail roughly 4 wEEKS later....You probably have another 2 weeks to wait, 3 weeks max. This is just my prediction, nothing more, applying my time line to yours...You received your NOA 2 on October 10th, so roughly speaking, NVC should have received your papers around Halloween....3 or 4 days later it should have been forwarded to the Juarez Consulate...It takes Juarez about 3 or 4 weeks to send packet 3...So expect something in the mail late late November or early December ...I know this might now be what you were hoping to hear, but look at my time line, I filed in September of 2007 and still don't have my interview!	buggylifer	Male	Mexico	2008-11-19 15:33:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Juarez Consulate	I received my NOA2 OCT 10th, waiting for"something" from CDJ, your advise is not to just go there? I read about people calling but the number they advise to use from the states doesn't work? 900-227-3000...what do you suggest, just wait? marko QUOTE (kitkat1 @ Oct 20 2006, 11:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (luvinmb @ Oct 20 2006, 11:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I thought all the fiance forms (DS-156, etc.) were now to be completed online and that you do not have to wait for the packet. I mean you do have to wait for the official NOA2 and forms from NVC. But, the packet from Juarez you don't have to wait for. Once they have the information and you have your stuff together, you can go to Juarez. You can download all of the forms online - and you're right that the DS-156K needs to be done online with the barcode generated. But you need to wait until you receive the packet because the official "we have received your file" letter is in the packet and this is necessary for the medical and the interview. If they have not completed processing of your file and sent the official letter, then it's not ok to go. You may be confused by the fact that CDJ doesn't require appointments for fiances - but that doesn't mean you can go when you are ready - they still have to be ready. Also, there are no forms from the NVC - everything comes directly from CDJ. In the past people have gone without it and waited in line at the information booth to get a copy, but I feel like that is risky. (One poster said he waited for 5 hours). An update from Laurel Scott, an attorney who deals with CDJ and waivers, regarding their new policy on waivers (very very irritating): Update on Juarez: Processing times have increased from 6-9 months to 10+ months. OIC (officer-in-charge) has requested that all I-601ers not file ANY inquiries until it has been 11+ months since you filed your waiver. The consulate is no longer accepting the I-601 waiver application on the day of the K visa or immigrant visa interview. They are now requiring everyone to come back for a second interview to file. While I have not yet gotten any denials through USCIS-Juarez, other attorneys have reported to me that their approval rates have plummeted and that they've had a marked increase of clients approaching them following a denial of their pro se filings (note: a "pro se" filing is something a person files without using an attorney). When the OIC saw that I was telling everyone that Juarez was the easiest office to get an I-601 approval abroad, he asked me to be careful not to give anyone the impression that the I-601 process in Juarez is a 'formality'; i.e. you have to PROVE your case.	buggylifer	Male	Mexico	2008-11-19 13:00:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Juarez Consulate	QUOTE (caityrose @ Oct 29 2008, 10:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (buggylifer @ Oct 28 2008, 01:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Brian, I am getting ready to make the trip to Juarez with my fiance, hopefully in early Dec, Am I looking at being there two days? One for the AM medical, and the next for the AM K-1 visa line- or can it be done in one day? Also there seems to be mixed posts re the K-1, I received the note that the visa had been forwarded to Juarez on the Oct 17th. Will my Fiance REALLY get a packet or can we just go there? thanks Marko Marko- you must allow two days for the process. The first day is the medical exam and your fiance has to return around 2:00PMish that day to pick up the results. It seems like 10:00AM is a common time to get out of the medical, and then picking up the results later that afternoon does not allow for the interview to be done the same day. As far as the packet goes- I received the packed about a month after the petition arrived at the consulate in Ciudad Juarez. Angel (Mexican fiance) ALSO received the packet about 2 weeks after I did. The U.S. citizen will most likely receive the packet before the Mexican fiance (and they may never even get it...). I have heard of people going there without the packet/invitation letter and then picking up the "invitation letter" at the consulate before they go to the medical exam. I'm not sure how that works though. I guess you'd have to call CDJ and make sure they are ready for you to come??? Hope that helps That really helps! OK two days hopefully that packet will arrive soon. I know I will think of some more questions- here is one! How long before the interview should the electronic form be sent in-does it matter? (Sorry the form # slips my mind at the moment but the one you have to file electronically? thanks so much! marko	buggylifer	Male	Mexico	2008-10-29 16:51:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Juarez Consulate	Brian, I am getting ready to make the trip to Juarez with my fiance, hopefully in early Dec, Am I looking at being there two days? One for the AM medical, and the next for the AM K-1 visa line- or can it be done in one day? Also there seems to be mixed posts re the K-1, I received the note that the visa had been forwarded to Juarez on the Oct 17th. Will my Fiance REALLY get a packet or can we just go there? thanks Marko QUOTE (brian87 @ Oct 20 2008, 07:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I mentioned in an earlier thread about how getting to the medical clinic at 4 a.m., was a waste of time, IMO. Well, the same goes for getting to the embassy. There is no need for anyone to get there at 4 a.m. Everybody has an invitation/appointment letter with a time on it. For K-1's it is always 8 a.m. or when you show up and for other types of visa's I am personally aware of 6:45, 7:45, and 9:00 a.m. time slots. Yes, people do get there at 4 a.m., and line up single file. Why, I have no earthly idea. We showed up at 7:15. The consulate had divided the line into two groups at that time. The 6:45's and everybody else. At this time the line for the second group was two single file lines. And we were towards the back. Then they decided to create three lines and moved us up right next to, you geussed it , the 4 a.m., people. I actually ended up beside my Las Vegas buddy who the day before had been at the medical clinic 4 am and had also been at the embassy since 4 am. Then once it got closer to 8 a.m.; the security guards made sure that only the 7:45's and 8:00's were in the second group, and everybody else was moved further down to create a third group. This included my Las Vegas buddy who apparently had a 9 am time slot. So basically, him, his wife and their 7 yr. old son stood in line for four hours, just to be moved back to another group that would not get in before 9 a.m. What was the point in all that waiting? Anyway, they let our group start entering the embassy at 8 a.m. on the dot. The line moved quickly because a lot of the people in line were companions like myself who were not permitted in. In conclusion, early arrival does not give priority at all. You do need to ask questions and understand why the lines are shifting, otherwise you might be standing in the wrong line. We experienced two major shifts before the guards had clearly created a 7:45/8:00 entry group. My SO was in at about 8:15 and we arrived at about 7:15. And don't panic about the number of people in line. I would guess almost half the people are their for support and do not actually enter the building. Brian	buggylifer	Male	Mexico	2008-10-28 13:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Next step C Juarez	Caity, so you are doing the same thing? Going to Juarez, thanks I will check out the Juarez section, thanks, Can you tell me why they MOVE a post? and where do they move it to? Just getting the hang of the posting section, thanks, marko (buggylifer) QUOTE (caityrose @ Oct 20 2008, 07:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (buggylifer @ Oct 19 2008, 07:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Right on time we received our NOA2! June 6-Oct 10... A) First question: It says the approval notice is valid for 6 months. Does this refer to the time we have our interview date in Juarez and enter the US? or does the six months refer to the time in which NVC will schedule the interview? Can anyone who applied for a Mexican Fiance tell me just about how long it takes to send the notice of the interview date to my fiances home in Mexico? They say the processing time is 2-4 weeks, within that timeline will my fiance receive her interview date? C) Once my fiance receives her interview date, how much lead time do they generally give before the interview in Juarez? D) Last (just to make 150% sure I understand all the instructions) So my fiance will get a packet with all the forms she needs to fill out and her interview date...correct? I will receive nothing, I just send her all the originals, (or take them there personally prior to the interview)? thanks to whoever can reply to this, also any personal tips for the Juarez Consulate visit and places to stay, close by and not too expensive, thanks so much! Marko One thing- for the K1 viasa through Ciudad Juarez, the Mexican fiance does not receive an appointment. They have an open appointment, meaning they go when it's convenient for them. I do believe, however, it must we within the time period that the NOA2 says it'd valid for. So really- once she receieves the packet and has everything ready to go, she may go. You should check out the Juarez Consulate thread in the Foreign Embassy section- I think it will be helpful to you. Caity	buggylifer	Male	Mexico	2008-10-20 10:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Next step C Juarez	Right on time we received our NOA2! June 6-Oct 10... A) First question: It says the approval notice is valid for 6 months. Does this refer to the time we have our interview date in Juarez and enter the US? or does the six months refer to the time in which NVC will schedule the interview? Can anyone who applied for a Mexican Fiance tell me just about how long it takes to send the notice of the interview date to my fiances home in Mexico? They say the processing time is 2-4 weeks, within that timeline will my fiance receive her interview date? C) Once my fiance receives her interview date, how much lead time do they generally give before the interview in Juarez? D) Last (just to make 150% sure I understand all the instructions) So my fiance will get a packet with all the forms she needs to fill out and her interview date...correct? I will receive nothing, I just send her all the originals, (or take them there personally prior to the interview)? thanks to whoever can reply to this, also any personal tips for the Juarez Consulate visit and places to stay, close by and not too expensive, thanks so much! Marko Attached Files  Juarez.rtf   1.35KB   1 downloads	buggylifer	Male	Mexico	2008-10-19 19:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	I-134 sponser	My sister is sponsoring my fiance filling out the I-134...Does she leave no. 10 blank? or what should she write? I will also fill out the I-134 and fill in #10 with my fiance name.	buggylifer	Male	Mexico	2008-11-03 20:46:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Any on get December interview in Juarez Mexico Yet?	Hi Everyone, I received my NOA2 on Oct 10th, so it has been about a month, so in fact DO I WAIT FOR A PACKET? DOES MY FIANCE RECEIVE ONE IN MEXICO? I have heard conflicting reports here about this. I need to know as I have a trip planned to Mexico on the 27thNOV-14thDEC and I want to be prepared, especially if I can plan a trip to Juarez during this time for an interview. Seems like I can call NVC from what I read, will they schedule an interview with or without this packet? I have got a few weeks but I want to be ready! Thanks everyone for your help. PS, how do you attach your timeline to your posts like some do? gracias todos! marko	buggylifer	Male	Mexico	2008-11-08 21:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	In Juarez	QUOTE (nowee @ Jan 11 2009, 02:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well I haven't been in the forum for a long time but I just wanted to give you an update on my situation. Well I arrived in Juarez Mex on Wednesday Jan 7th. I booked to stay in Quality Inn and I highly recommended it!!I have already had my required medical and was immediately sent to the psychologist due to having one arrest...(had an arrest for driving without a license) The psychologist was very nice and everything went fine. I am now currently waiting for my first interview on Monday the 12...but will be staying till the 13th... because of the new policy of the counsel, the first interview will consist of taking your fingerprints, visa and will ask you a series of questions...then they will give you a blue slip to come back the following day to have your "real" interview. The new policy works well I think because before one had to stand in line for hours...now one will only spend 1-2 hours max...they also ask for an extra day so that they can go over ones case carefully I believe...instead of doing everything the same day...I guess it was to rush full before. Hi I am going down next week to help my fiance in Juarez, can you tell me what is the fee for the interview? Do we just go to the bank and get a money order, is it close by? thanks marko	buggylifer	Male	Mexico	2009-01-28 01:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	money money money	2nd ? I have had an odd employment history the past 3 years as I finsihed a masters degeee and taught at a low paying college then moved home to care to my dad who recently died of alzhiemers. So the last two years my income was very small, 10,000 or less. So I assume that I need a sponser correct?...Now I am again teaching with 22,000 income for this year with another grant paying me another 20,000 so this year will be around 40,000. Any tips on how to organize the $ aspect of my application....thanks so much!!! buggylifer	buggylifer	Male	Mexico	2008-02-26 16:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Just beginning the process	What a great website! I am heading down to see my fiance in two weeks in Mexico, is there any opinion on getting married now in Mexico and applying for the K-3 for our eventual move to the US...or should I just start the K-1 as I will be returning to the US to work until June. I was just wondering if there are any advantages to the K-3? I have got all the paper work ready to mull over for the K-1, I am mostly thinking timewise is either faster? thanks buggylifer	buggylifer	Male	Mexico	2008-02-26 16:04:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	MARCH APPROVAL's, Let's do NVC together	So i should expect a response in september-october 2009 time frame, after receiving a response how long is it before i get a interview date? Will the response be for 1-130 or 1-129f?	MWA	Male	Pakistan	2009-04-06 17:04:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	MARCH APPROVAL's, Let's do NVC together	QUOTE (queuedup @ Apr 6 2009, 01:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I got approved in about 240 days. The I-129Fs are taking longer than the stand alone I-130 petitions. I applied for 1-130 and 1-129F i guess what comes first.	MWA	Male	Pakistan	2009-04-06 16:09:00