I just got off the phone with the Juarez Consulate and they said they recieved my petition on Monday....Woohoo We are almost there

Waiting. . . please post when you receive your fiance packet. I've been waiting for it since September 28 when they told me via email that they had received our petition.

p.s. congrats!

Yeah! Let us know when you get the packet Porfa

Y Muchisisimas felicidades!!!!!

Congrats.

I also want to know when both of you get your Fiance Packet since I will soon (hopefully since you never know around here how long it will take) be waiting for that also.

Hola everyone,

I just thought I would say hi, how cool all of us are petitioning for our fiances from Mexico. I just wanted to add something to this post. We have many similarities: our boyfriends/fiance's are all from Mexico, we are all in the k1 process (some a bit more ahead than others), we are all female (right? at least I think, I'm not sure about E&K). Where are your novios from? Mine is from Jalisco!

Viva Mexico!

E&K, we're the only ones without our NOA2, hopefully they come soon

As soon as we recieve it I will let you all know

And thank you for the congrates! But KitKat....I'm sure you'll get yours WAY before I get mine so will you let me know when you get yours?




I know....this whole time I've been on here, I've been wanting to find others with fiance's in Meixco...This is nice My fiance is in Chilpancingo, Guerrero.

Here's an old link to another Mexico thread - outdated but still good reading:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=87

Mine's Chilango from D.F. which is like my second home these days . . .

E&K is the fiance - from close to the border, right E?

waitingforoliverio & everyone else, I'm adding you guys to my list of contacts, so we can keep in touch!
Mi novio es de Guadalajara, Jalisco

Good idea and I'll do the same


Thanks for the thread KitKat

Hey Girls,
Congrats on getting your NOA2. I recieved mine back in May but still have not receive visa. See issues on my timeline. I hope everyone's interview goes well and no problems. I am currently in Mexico visiting Leonardo in Puerto Penasco for 2 weeks. Very happy to be here with him. My advise to you girls - I know when you receive your Fiance packet in the mail you will be jumping up and down and making wedding plans. Be cautious. KitKat - you know what I mean. If you have read forums about CDJ - don't expect to get Visa right then and there. I think it is better to be prepared for the worst rather than expecting the best. I don't mean to be a downer. There are so many success stories at CDJ but there are also many delays. I know Mexican employment is not easy to keep/get. You know what I mean. I thought Leo would be with me 2 months ago in TN. But we are put on AR and now I am having to visit him for 2 wks b/c he probably won't be here for the holidays. I was so 100% certain at his interview nothing would go wrong - but it did and now we are on a possible 6 month delay. I am so happy for you girls that you are now at CDJ and the process seems close to the end but I just wanted to let you know it is still a journey a CDJ and please be prepared. Best of luck to all my CDJ girls on Visajourney and getting our fiances over to USA as soon as possible.

Allie

I'm sorry to hear about your wait!!! I know me and my fiance will be denied at his interview and we'll have to file an I-601 because he was in the US illegally. I'm just excited that we are a step closer! Hopefully you get your approval soon! I have all of you in my prayers!!!

Allie - good to hear from you and hopefully you and Leo are having a wonderful time together. You gave sound advice well worth taking. There are potential glitches along the way at any consulate, but it sure seems like CDJ is overwhelmed, understaffed and not all that competent. I'm especially irritated right now due to a ridiculous e-mail exchange I have had with them over the past few weeks trying to get some basic information - I'd like to think it's simply a language issue but considering they work for the American Consulate that's not a very reasonable explanation. In any event, I really hope you hear something by the time you get home and if not, maybe you can get a senator involved to try to push a bit.

Waiting - are you prepared for the waiver with the hardship letter? Do you feel well informed about the entire process and what it entails? I ask because we are also filing a waiver due to overstay and it took me several months to write the letter and gather all of the necessary documentation. There have been some cases recently where the consulate has NOT accepted the waiver at the interview and has required the applicant to return for another appointment two weeks later to pay the waiver fee, give fingerprints and submit the waiver. I hope this does not happen to either of us, but better to be informed and prepared for this. Also, if you have not seen the example hardship letters on immigrate2us.net, you should definitely read through the 601 forum there. It's taking around 10 months these days for waiver approval - I hope to god this changes in the near future.

Good luck to everyone and have a great weekend!

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.

Any others interested in joining our CDJ club feel free to post anything here. I'm thinking about karakmitchell, luvinmb, anyone else out there?

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.

Hola a todas!

Yeap, KK is right, I'm the 'E' girl So we are all ladies here

I'm from Reynosa, Tamaulipas-Right in the border, y mi futuro marido is from Detroit, Michigan

Yeah UCLA_Cutie, is just the two of us left in the NOA2 wait hopefully it won't be too long anymore We are really..REALLY tired of waiting, and it's just getting harder and harder to be apart I'm going to be spending 6 weeks with him starting in November, and we're hoping I can go back again in January to finally get married after spending the Christmas holidays with my family

luvinmb, I thought that was the case at some point, but now I'm not so sure it is a good idea to just go as soon as CDJ gets the packet from NVC. I would go as soon as you get it in the US though, I've heard that many times it never gets received in Mexico.

Thanks for the words Allie, I'm actually pretty nervous about the Juarez experience. In the past I wasn't too dilligent turning in my I-94's when they expired- actually not a lot of people that got them at the border were, since they never ask for them when you return to mexico by land, you just pay the toll- so I'm affraid they'll think I overstayed at some point even though I never did I did turn in a copy of my "laser" visa with the I129F, so hopefully that'll help speed up any checks they want to do. I've been pretty good about turning the I-94's in before they expire since 9/11, and I've not been denied entry because of an "overstay" , but with these people you never know

KK & Wanting, I'm sorry to hear about the 10+ month wait!!!!!! That's awful I thought waivers took 6 months TOP to approve!

I'll be soo happy when I don't have to deal with US immigration anymore

Mucha Suerte para todas!

I didn't know we were at a 10 month wait for waivers now. Man this is driving me crazy. My fiance is from Mexico City, I have two little ones, and I've just started a new job. Needless to say I don't get to see him very often. I'm looking forward to our interview because that is the next time I will probably be able to see him. I just pray it doesn't take forever to get to the interview.

I will probably get killed for saying this, but what the heck, I think that Laurel Scott is informative.... absolutely informative. However, she makes money (alot of money) off preparing waivers, etc. I think that everyone should remember that all cases are different, some waivers are approved within a matter of 4 months at Juarez and some are approved much longer. I truly believe nobody knows what will happen when anyone goes to their interview. I have seen attorneys give one answer to an immigration question one way and turn around and give a different answer to the same question just worded slightly different. Again, I think attorneys are helpful, but most of the visa journey process, including waiver prep. can be handled by yourself, if you have the time and determination to do so.

Now on another note, I would really love to get a touch.....Its been a little over two months and not a single update or touch. Nothing, Nada, Zilch!!!!!! Okay I know be patient....

I agree with you 100%. But apparently the information regarding CDJ's new and inefficient waiver process and processing times came directly from the consulate. I hope and pray it is incorrect but the average waiver wait on I2us has been around 9 months of late.

In any event, that's out of anyone's control. The thing about the appointment letter, however, is accurate in regard to getting into the medical and consulate. Here's hoping for a touch for you!

So both my fiance and myself will be mailed a copy of the packet from CDJ? If so, I am confident that I will receive mine much faster. Once I receive the packet, then because me fiance will have everything ready, we can head to juarez?

We are in the group of people that may or may not need the waiver, but I have my HSL complete with documentation and everything. According to I2us, it is a really good letter. It is 7 pages and I have like 28 supporting documents. YIKES! It took me a full month to complete mine. I used an attorney prepared approved letter off of I2us as my template. Anyways, hopefully I will not need the waiver, but if so, then we will do it and wait this out. Someday, I know we will look back on this and think "yeah, it was a long wait, but it was all worth it."

Both the USC and Mexican Fiance are *supposed* to receive a copy of the complete fiance packet forms and letter. But history here shows that the Mexican pretty much never receives it . . . that's why I've been stalking the mailman since September 28!!! As soon as you get it, and have all the forms ready, you can go.

Hope you don't need the waiver - sounds like a real mess in CDJ these days and I am not looking forward to it!

Kitkat, you are almost there..... I know it is really hard, but hang in there. Remember that everything will turn out the way it should in the end.

luvinmb, I'm crossing my fingers so you don't need a waiver

Oh, and I guess you are also in NOA2 watch like Ucla_cutie and me, so good luck and hope you get a touch soon We've finally been getting a lot of touches lately, so maybe we'll get to leave CSC hell soon

I received my NOA2 in the mail today. It is nice to actually have it in hand. They must of mailed it the same day it was approved! That amazes me lol.

Congrats Louisa! One step closer!!!

That's great!!! Congratulations!

Hello everyone,

I am glad to say that I can finally do the happy approval dance and now begin the next phase of this longgggg process.

I received my NOA2 today in the mail. It's one of those strange approvals that have been happening lately out of the CSC. I never received an e-mail update about an approval or anything. However, I did get a touch on October 11th, then another touch on October 19th and now my approval in the mail on October 20th. I don't live too far from the CSC. It does seem kind of strange, the postmark date on the envelope is the 19th, so maybe the touch on 10/19 was them mailing it out. Who cares, I got it and that's all that counts.


E&K, you're next, I know it, all of those touches are there for a reason, you'll see

Congrates to the new NOA2's!!!!

About the 601 waivers....Is it true if your fiance was here illegally you have the choice of either filing the waiver or paying a $1000 fine? My friend told me about paying a fine..but he can't be completely trusted

Unfortunately NO. Too bad. There was a proposal included in the most recent immigration reform act that would have allowed SPOUSES needing waivers to pay a $2000 fine in lieu of the waiver. It did not pass and even if it had, it was not for fiances. (Although I guess it would have eliminated the huge backlog and allowed them process much faster).

So nope - you have to submit the hardship letter and documentation, pay the fees for the waiver and fingerprints (apparently now on a second visit post interview denial) and then wait 10+ months for approval and an additional 7 weeks for visa pick up once approved. This is not gonna be fun : (

On a happier note, CONGRATS to UCLA Cutie!!!! So glad someone gets to do the happy dance!

ucla_cutie me da muchisimo gusto que ya te hayan aprobado


I'm hoping you're right and we have our NOA2 coming in the mail soon Those touches are certainly giving us hope

Emma - ANY DAY NOW. Really. It has to be . . . . we're waiting for your fabulous news so we can all do the happy dance together!!!!

Congrats UCLA Cutie

E&K I cheering for you also I'm sure you will got your NOA2 soon.



This is going to be a long wait but it really is great to be part of this group. I think I would of gone totaly crazy by now if I wasn't part of this group. At least this way I know what is happening is normal. Very frustrating but normal.

Hi I am new writing to this message board but have been reading it to keep myself informed on everyone else's cases. I too have my fiance in Mexico and am only waiting for the interview letter. I sent off the petition on July 24 and received approval on September 21. I received a letter from NVC on Oct.10 stating is being sent to Juarez. As you can see, I too am anxiously awaiting to hear from the rest of you when you get yours so I can get an idea as to how long it will take.

Welcome Lucy! You sure got lucky with a 2 month approval (wish we had started all of this before IMBRA so we could have too!)

The minute I get the damn fiance packet, I'll post it! They've had the file since September 28 and the dumbos who "answer" email say they are "processing my fiance's personal data" whatever that means!!!

Good luck!

My comprometido is from the DF...we are also currenty waiting for our packet so we can go there...

Welcome Jess - fellow Chilango!
We're all learning a lot from each other!

Timeslines girls - fill them in please!!!

I looks like me and you filed at the exact same time! Will you be going to Juarez with your fiance? I will be...maybe will end up there at the same time

Welcome Lucy and welcome Jess!!

We are starting to get a nice little group together here

Hi everyone! I'm going crazy today! Too bad we all didn't have a remote like on "Click" and we could fast forward to our approvals Well I'm off to work..just wanted to say Hola to everyone

Hi everyone

Thanks everyone for all of your congratulations, I have been really happy with the NOA2. I know I still have a long way to go, but it sure makes me happy to know I am one step closer.

I'm glad our grupo is growing with new members, LucynFer and jessraul welcome! This process will go much quicker knowing we can rely on support from each other, what better than fellow VJ members who will all be going through Ciudad Juarez.

Bye everyone it's time for bed.

I thought I would compile this list to make it easier for us to see where everyone is at. If I made any mistakes, let me know.


NOA1 RFE RFE reply NOA2 NVC Received Consulate Received

waiting4oliverio 8-14-06 none none 9-27-06 10-10-06 10-16-06

kitkat1 3-24-06 7-10-06 7-11-06 9-06-06 9-27-06 9-28-06

E&K 3-09-06 10-03-06 10-17-06

Louisa 6-27-06 9-15-06 9-30-06 10-17-06

ucla_cutie26 7-03-06 9-15-06 10-02-06 10-18-06

Allie&Leo 3-01-06 none none 5-02-06 ------ 5-18-06
*Have already attended interview at CDJ on 8/02/06 but is currently awaiting fingerprint check, hopefully will soon be okay

luvinmb 8-18-06

LucynFer 8-03-06 none none 9-21-06

jessraul PLEASE REMEMBER TO FILL IN YOUR TIMELINE, SO YOU CAN BE INCLUDED!

okay, let me try again, hope this one comes out okay

-----------------------NOA1----------RFE--------RFE reply------NOA2------NVC Received-----Consulate Received

waiting4oliverio----8-14-06-------none----------none--------9-27-06-------10-10-06-----------10-16-06

kitkat1--------------3-24-06------7-10-06-------7-11-06------9-06-06-------9-27-06------------9-28-06

E&K-----------------3-09-06------10-03-06-----10-17-06

Louisa---------------6-27-06-------9-15-06------9-30-06------10-17-06

ucla_cutie26--------7-03-06-------9-15-06------10-02-06-----10-18-06

Allie&Leo------------3-01-06-------none----------none----------5-02-06----------------------------5-18-06
*Have already attended interview at CDJ on 8/02/06 but is currently awaiting fingerprint check, hopefully will soon be okay

luvinmb-------------8-18-06

LucynFer------------8-03-06-------none----------none--------9-21-06

jessraul-------------PLEASE REMEMBER TO FILL IN YOUR TIMELINE, SO YOU CAN BE INCLUDED!
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where is my stupid fiance packet with the official letter?

UGH I am losing patience again!

kitkat,

They have taken a while to send you all the paperwork. Hopefully they get it out to you SOON!

Wow, thanks ucla_cutie! esta lista esta excelente

Ah! Y bienvenidas las nuevas integrantes del grupo

Ok, ya hice mi timeline....it does help to know that there are others out there going through the same thing...I'm still a bit nervous about going from El Paso to CJ when the time comes (I hope soon). I definitely want to be with my honey even if they don't let me in...and it is an excuse to see him.

Here is the new updated one, with jessraul information included

-----------------------NOA1----------RFE--------RFE reply------NOA2------NVC Received-----Consulate Received

waiting4oliverio----8-14-06-------none----------none--------9-27-06-------10-10-06----------10-16-06

kitkat1--------------3-24-06------7-10-06-------7-11-06-----9-06-06-------9-27-06------------9-28-06

E&K-----------------3-09-06------10-03-06-----10-17-06

Louisa---------------6-27-06------9-15-06------9-30-06------10-17-06

ucla_cutie26--------7-03-06------9-15-06-----10-02-06-----10-18-06

Allie&Leo------------3-01-06-------none----------none--------5-02-06----------------------------5-18-06
*Have already attended interview at CDJ on 8/02/06 but is currently awaiting fingerprint check, hopefully will soon be okay

luvinmb-------------8-18-06

LucynFer------------8-03-06-------none----------none---------9-21-06

jessraul-------------9-12-06-------none----------none---------10-04-06

Wow I didn't know there were so many of us going through Juarez.

I hope we start to getting lots of fiance packets so we can start getting our interviews soon. I know I still have to get through NVC but I'm looking forward to hearing everyone else's stories too.

Here's my "life isn't fair" twist of the day. Stalked the mailman, as usual. Waited until he was finished. Saw a notice in my mailbox indicating I had received a package (I live in a condominium building and I have to go to the receiving room to pick up anything too big for the mailbox). Big smile on my face - after all, I haven't ordered anything recently and I have only been waiting/expecting/hoping for one damn package for the past 3+ weeks. Run to receiving room . . . it's a STUPID magazine that's too big to fit in the box. Prompty throw magazine in garbage can.

E&K were approved!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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