Hi All! I'm strongly considering going the route of DCF in order to get my wife an IR-1, but I'm having trouble getting information from the consulate(s) in Mexico. I'm under the impression that they are hesitant about processing DCF, but it beats me.

Anyway, I married my Mexican Bride in Mexico in January of 2006 and I lived and legally worked in Guadalajara from June 2005 - March 2008. We have a son together and he has US citizenship. I just came back up to the states to start a new job and now I have to go back and start working on getting her here.

She can visit me in the meantime using her tourist visa, but the idea was to bring her up to stay in August of this year. Wouldn't we qualify for DCF? If so, how does it work?

I have called the consulate in Guadalajara, but they are very adamant that they 'don't process immigrant visas'. They always say that you have to go through the embassy in Mx. City or Cd. Juarez, but I would imagine that it would be Directly in our Local Consulate, hence the name

Couldn't I just at least file in our local consulate in Guadalajara?

Has anyone done DCF in Mexico? Would I have to go personally to Cd. Juarez to submit an I-130 or can I send it in to them? How does this thing work? Thanks!

You have to file where they say you have to file. If they have already told you Cd. Juarez, that is where you have to do it. Most countries only have one city where the consulate accepts DCF, wherever the USCIS field office happens to be. Also, don't abandon your Mexican residency before you apply through the consulate.

Thank You, that helps a lot. If that is the case, that in most cases for DCF you can only go through one city for any given country, then it will most certainly be Cd. Juarez where we have to file.

With the residency it will be complicated because I have already taken a job back home in Colorado earlier this month. However, my work visa that permits me to work in Mexico is valid until November and I DID live there for 3 years. So maybe I can make it work. I have all kinds of past bills, pay stubs, reciepts for rent paid etc... that I have collected over the years that I lived there.

My Big question is, in order to file DCF style do I have to make an appearance in Cd. Juarez to get the process rolling? Or can I just get everything together and send it in to them? I would sure love to be able to avoid having to actually GO to Juarez as much as I can. So Where do I start?

Mexico may have other rules, but I never had a single thing to do with the process as the USC beyond fill out the I-130 and G325a and threw it in the mail. I left the country the day after it was mailed and my husband did everything else himself.

You should contact the embassy in Mexico and ask what they want as proof of residency to file there. Every embassy is different. I am pretty sure there has been at least one person here who has DCF'd in Mexico. Maybe you could find them under the member's section?

Thanks Again Wacken!

So far I have found dozens of member that have filed in Mexico, just none that have filed DCF in Mexico. But certainly someone on this Forum has filed DCF in Mexico and I'll find 'em

Yeah I figure the best way is to call their stupid 900 Number that charges $2.00 / Minute to find out because they are always very reluctant to give visa information when you call the consulate directly. I am now almost certain that I will have to file the petition with the consulate in Juarez and ideally I can just mail it in (here's hoping anyway; that place is horrific).

Where's the easiest place to look to find people in the same boat as you?

Check out the members from this: http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/k1list...7%2C28&cfl=
IR1 & CR1 Visa Timelines from Mexico.
You might want to contact them directly.

I don't know if you considerated the choice that if she have a tourist visa, she can enter to USA and then she will stay here and apply for the residence, or adjustment of status?? I think that you will avoid the step of wait to bring her with another visa kind. A lot of people do that and they hadn't ploblems (apparently). it's your decision. Good day.

malego - if she did that and came in with her B-2 with the intent to adjust status, that would be visa fraud. Don't give this type of advice my friend, since it would backfire in the OP's face, big time.

Hi, Sorry.
I saw that a lot of people do that I the suggestion wasn't in the way to do a fraud! Maybe it was my missinformation

No need to apologize dear friend. And yes, a lot of folks do that as you mention; but you know USCIS sees us Mexican folks... we're not their favorite peepz and you don't want to risk it.
Peace, Len.

If I remember correctly, CDJ does not permit DCF applications... maybe why you cannot find anyone who has.

You really don't qualify for DCF now that you have a job it the US unless you are still living in Mexico and stay there. It is not possible to adjust in the US because you are already married. I haven't seen anyone use DCF in Mexico but if they allow it it would probably only be Juarez that does it so you would have to go there anyway. If you want her here as quickly as possible a K3 is going to be the quickest but it may still be close to the end of the year before you have an interview.
If she can get a B1/B2 visa she can visit if CBP allows her to enter. This is a crapshoot with CBP because my mother in law has to go to CBP a few different times to finally get her I-94 to visit. It all depends on the officer she talks with. She isn't going to overstay but getting an officer that will give her the I-94 depends on who it is. One trick you might try if she has her visa is to fly to juarez and then get her permission to visit I-94 at the bridge. If an officer refuses at one bringe then go to another one and try. She will need to show proof of ties to mexico just the same as at an airport but at the bridge you get multiple opportunities unlike an airport you only have one shot and if they refuse then they send you back home. I reccomend if you go to a bridge try to get a male white american officer they are usually the most likely to give the I-94 without problems. Women are the worst and Chicanos are a close second for giving a hard time to Mexicans with a B1/B2 visa. This is straight from my wife who spent her whole life crossing the border for shopping or whatever into the US.

I think I remember this too but it would be worth a call but if you have to go their for DCF then whats the difference? You might check out Mexico City they might?

The IV unit in Mexico is in CDJ... Mexico City appears only to have a NIV unit

I would "guess" that if he has lived there for so long and has such strong ties, i.e. residency, a home, family, etc... he should be all good. He mentioned that he only started a job in the u.s. last month.. residency does not necessarily disappear so quickly.

When we filed DCF i had been outside of sweden for various periods of time doing work, school, internships, etc. however sweden was my place of residency as all other places were temporary in nature. Because of these being temporary in nature, it would have been impossible for me to consider my place of residency anywhere other then sweden.

All of these factors will of course be up to the interpretation of your particular C/O.

I think DCF is definately worth a shot in this case.

Hi All! I'm looking for those who have filed DCF in Mexico because I would like to get this party started, so to speak. I have some specific questions as to how to do this..

Ok my story is long but I'll be brief. I am pretty familiar with the process because I filed for a K1 for my then-Fiancee back in April of '05. It was approved and we went together in October of 2005 to the oh-so-Lovely Ciudad Juarez. We were approved and she was granted the visa, but a bunch of craziness ensued, we returned to Guadalajara, and essentially we abandoned the visa there in Juarez and it expired 6 months later.

I lived with her there in Guadalajara, Mexico for roughly 3 years and worked there. We married in January 2006 (so, longer than 2 years) and we have a boy together, who is a US Citizen. I can prove all day long that I was (am) a legal resident of Mexico for those 3 years, so if anyone is qualifed for this whole DCF deal, it'd be me.

So.. What do I do? I understand that I fill out the I-130 and all that along with the appropriate associated forms, but:

1. Do I send all of the info directly to Juarez? Or where do I send DCF stuff for processing for a Mexican national?

2. Do I have to go personally to submit my application (do I have to travel to Juarez to submit this to the consulate)?

3. What kinds of Documentation do they request in order to be eligible for DCF in Mexico? What else do I need to provide on top of the I-130?

ANY help at all would be greatly appreciated! No importa si me contestan en espa~ol

Thanks - D

Maybe I'd suggest you than you can go to the Guadalajara embassy to ask about the process. Or check their webpage http://ciudadjuarez.usconsulate.gov/ maybe it would help a little.
Good luck

That's the consulate in Ciudad Juarez website. The Embassy is in Mexico City's website is: http://www.usembassy-mexico.gov/index.html
but from what I have heard in the forums, only Juarez processes immigrant visas (DCF results in one); so you should check both websites

From the Ciudad Juarez website:



So it seems that DCF is possible (see bold). In any case, give them a call.

Thanks everyone for your helpful responses. I really do think that if anyone would qualify for DCF in Mexico (if it even exists) it would definitely be me. And I have tons of documentation to proove it, I just don't know where to start!

Although I have officially left and begun working in the US, it was only about a month ago that I did and no one has to know that I am not still living there in Mexico. My FM3 work visa is still good until November and last time I went for a visit (a couple weeks ago) they didn't even stamp it when I left, so theoretically I never left Apparently the immigration guys don't start working until noon in Guadalajara (second time I've had that issue).

Anyway, one would think that there would exist some kind of shortcut for an American who has been married for 2 1/2 years to a law abiding foreign national and who has a USC child with that foreign national. I mean, seriously. Do I really have to wait 8 months or whatever until my son and wife of 3 years can be with me? She was previously approved and granted a K1 visa in 2005.

I plan to call Cd. Juarez's 900 Number that charges an arm and a leg for general information to find out the full scoop on DCF in Mexico. If I don't get any love there, I think its about time I call Congressman Tancredo again

Any other ideas as to what I can do?

Thanks to Both you Guys It is definitely time I give them a Call.

Len - if I even can do DCF in Mexico, it would almost certainly have to be in Juarez as I understand it. Although I could probably file in DF, I would eventually have to go through Juarez anyway for the Medical Exams and all that.

Why the Hell can't they have it in Cancun?! or at least Mazatlan?!?

My two cents: do not lie to immigration officers. If you do not live in the consular district for 6 months prior to filing, you are not be eligible for DCF. The rules are pretty clear, and they apply for all USC's living abroad -- otherwise everyone could go the DCF route. If there's a chance they will find out, they will. Believe me my friend -- do not jeopardize your spouse's visa. Better go the IR-1 way if you are no longer living in Mexico. The way Juarez seems to work, chances are it takes the same amount of time

We spent almost 1 year in Canada waiting for our DCF to go through. So nope, no shortcuts I am afraid
And previous visas (in her case, a K-1) have little bearing in this new petition I think. I too wish the process was easier, but what can I tell you?


Calls to elected officials only help when you have run beyond the timelines USCIS gives to deal with cases -- not before filing.

Best of luck, L.

Dude, I had to travel from Edmonton to Montreal to interview --- and believe me, that's much more distance than in between Juarez and even Chiapas.

Have you visited the websites at all?

Thanks again for your help Len. I would certainly never directly lie to a consular officer or commit fraud to improve our chances, because you're right, it will just bite you in the end. I have nothing but respect for US law. However, when it's in your best interest and your dealing with an organization as chaotic and often disorganized as that of the USCIS then I think you have every right to word things a certain way so that the results go in your favor, thats all. What you don't reveal doesn't always hurt.

I have looked over the websites (and looked and looked...) but just like the USCIS website, there's only so much you can take away from them. They all leave so many unanswered questions and there is no way to get answers about a specific case without talking to someone (and in most cases talking to many )

Regarding the consulate, it's SO not the distance that I'm complaining about. Hell, I'd go to Moscow if I had to. Have you ever been to Juarez? Let's just say it is a horrific PIT. With Mexico there's the Good, the Bad and the 'Why, God Why?' Juarez falls under the latter. I think that with the exception of a few cities in in the most poverty-striken areas of Africa, there is no place I'd Less Rather be than Juarez.

Ok sorry to go off on a tangent, but it really IS that bad. I'm just saying that of all the pretty places that Mexico has to offer, why choose the most vile city in North America?

Anyway my congressman got directly involved in our case when we were applying for her B1 tourist visa. After she was denied that visa I called my congressman back and told him that she still didn't get it. His people contacted the consulate in Guadalajara directly and, well, they called her back in and gave it to her and that was that. He's Good So yes, your local representative can be a HUGE help, but you are still at the mercy of the system (though neither of my senators were of much help).

I'm going to have to call Juarez Ma~ana and get this cleared up.

I will defend Juarez just a little...there are much worse places in the world. No it isn't someplace I would choose to live and the people that live there do so because of the jobs available. There are a few acceptable places to go in Juarez, we stayed at Maria Bonita http://www.hotelesmariabonita.com/ingles/index.html
and with my wife's family there. This hotel is wonderful reguardless of which city it would be located. It really isn't that much more than the cheaper hotels but 100000 times nicer.

You live in the beautiful part of Mexico so I don't think anywhere in Northern Mexico compares.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...p;#entry1760445

Here is a link to a post for someone that filed DCF in Mexico.

You do have to go to Juarez anyway so you might talk to them about how they filed.

Thank You So Much Gaby&Talbert!

That was just what I was looking for. Even though it looks like they just started the process, at least now I have someone that I can shadow after and be able to learn from someone elses experience. I'm calling CD. Juarez Tonight and should be able to get additional info from them.

I'm sorry I went off on Juarez You are right in that there are many worse places in the world and I'm sure the majority of Central America makes Juarez look pretty good. I think more than anything it's just the (poor) experiences that I've had there. But you're right. After having lived in one of the wealthier and larger cities in Southern Mexico where the system isn't as bad or corrupt, going to any of the border states feels like a dump. Heck, I get the willies just walking around in Mexico City

I'll keep you updated