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Any idea what the current wait times are for an interview in Ciudad Juarez? My husband's application was documentarily qualified by the NVC at the end of July 2022. I'd love to get a sense of how long the process is currently taking.

Hi everyone! I’m sure many of you are just as frustrated as me and my Fiancé with this K1 visa process. We’ve been recently hit with the 221G twice, and in our case; it is truly a strange predicament given the evermore strange circumstances. It all started with my Fiancé’s medical exam on March 6th, 2024 in Mexico City. The exam went smooth; she opted to receive every required vaccination, and went through all the medical screenings. Except when it was done, the clinic told my Fiancé that they will send her medical results to the Embassy in Ciudad Juárez themself instead of her bringing to the interview with medical packet in hand. On interview day, March 14th, 2024, the interview was really strange in of itself. We’re trying to get a K1 visa for my Fiancé; however, the interview officer only asked her 3 Questions and all only pertained to my Fiancé. Have you been to the United States before? Yes, on a B2 tourist visa. Have you violated the term of your visa? No, Sir. Have you committed any crime? No, Sir. And that was the questions. A brief moment after looking through his computer, he issued us a 221G. He repeated the same statement that was on the 221G blue paper, the visa cannot be issued at this time due to “technical problem” medical exam was not present at the time of the interview. He told my fiancé that the Embassy will hang on to her passport until they received her medical exam to make their final approval decision. On March 26th, 2024, the embassy sent us a notice that they DHL overnight us something. Sadly, it wasn’t the visa approval package, it was just her passport and another blue paper 221G. Here is where it gets really strange. The 221G stated that a final decision cannot be made because the medical exam was Incomplete. They require us to take a new medical exam at the same clinic; however, a new medical appointment cannot be made no earlier than September 3rd, 2024. From my understanding, the 221G request encourage the applicant to act immediately upon taking actions. So why are they making us wait 6 months to get a new medical appointment? And this time upon getting the result, they require us to DHL it to them. We are truly frustrated because even if we try to get the new medical appointment, we are required to show the 221G form to the clinic in order for them to accept my fiancé. I mean the 221G didn’t stated that she did not pass her medical. It just that it was incomplete. Why would we have to wait because they made a mistake on their end? Please, has anyone had to go through this? An extra 6 months wait just for a new medical exam for no fault of are own is truly unfair punishment. Please let us know. Thank you, Everyone!

Hi, I just wanted to ask if anyone has an idea of how long the NVC is taking to schedule an interview. We got everything approved on December 2021, we are currently waiting for an appointment in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. My husband has never enter the United States, he lives in Mexico. I know everything is taking longer than usual due to COVID. Thank you in advance! Also share your experiences in Ciudad Juarez !! I want to be prepared when the time comes.