Approved K1 after applying for Waiver in Ciudad Juarez

[Arroyo77 2]

Hello guys,

This is my story about how I went about getting approved for a K1 visa. I hope it helps!

First, let me give you a little background story; I was taken to the US when I was a year old from Mexico. I lived my entire life in the US until I decided to voluntarily leave the US to continue my education in Mexico, since it was really tough for an inmigrant student to do so around 2012 in the US. I met my fiancee in high school and did not began dating until 3 months before my departure. I left 6 days before turning 19 years old and arrived to Mexico City for the first time since I was born. I was not expecting my then girl friend to stay with me since we had only been together for 3 months before I decided to come but thank God she did. We had been together for 2 years when we finally decided to get married (yes she visited me multiple times while I was in Mexico) and so we began the process of the K1. It is a simple process to be quite honest. I had no criminal records of any type in the US or Mexico and our relationship was really easy to prove. We gathered all the information that is needed for the I-129F along with all the evidence needed. We sent it to USCIS lockbox and was processed in Nebraska. That took about 3 months to get approved. After that, we got the letter from the Ciudad Juarez consulate to gather the documents needed which can be found in the 2nd packet. I gathered all the information and booked my ASC appoinent in Mexico City and my Consular interview. Right after that, I booked my medical exam at one of the clinics mentioned in the 2nd letter. Booked flight tickets, hotel and was ready to leave for my interview in Juarez...that was a year ago.

When I arrived to Juarez on a Sunday, I had my medical exam on Monday because I had my interview on Wednesday so I wanted to give a day in between to make sure my medical exam was ready. The medical exam is simple. Blood drawn, vision test, X-rays, tattoo examination and questions about drug use plus a drug test (pee) and a visi to the Psychologist for some reason? Anyway, medical was ready the same day but you can never be too careful about the day in between.

After that, I had my interview. I was prepared with it all. Even the police certificate, which TRUST Me, they DO NOT ask for lol and so after turning in all my documents, I was called up by the officer for my interview. After disclosing to the officer that I did come a few days before my 19th bday, she went to the back to talk to her supervisor I assume and came back to tell me that I was denied because I had left the US 6 moths after turning 18 but less than a year so that automatically set a 3 year ban for me. I was given instructions as to fill a waiver (for I-601 grounds of inadmissibility) and file it with USCIS. (If you want more details about the waiver, feel free to message me!)

After filing the waiver, which by the way, we did on our own, we did not hear back from them until almost a year later. May of this year. My fiancee received a letter from USCIS stating I no longer needed a waiver and that I could contact the Consulate in Juarez to set up a new appointment. Now this is where it gets tricky. The reason why I no longer needed a waiver is because on February of this year 2015 it just so happens I have been in Mexico for 3 years so that automatically applied as my "sentence" and I could start my process again without a waiver. Waste of money? yes. Worth it? Of course!

Now, about 2 weeks later I received a letter from the Consulate in Juarez EXACTLY the same as the first letter after my I-129F had been approved and so again, I started gathering the documents sent in the letter. Paid the Appointment, booked ASC in Mexico City and also booked my appointment at the clinic again (because the medical is only good for 6 months) got a flight to Juarez and hotel once again. Finally I repeated my same process as a year before. Left on a Sunday and had my appointment on a Monday. Medical was good and then my consular interview came up. I was prepared again. I had new documents such as a new police certificate (which again they DID NOT ask for) new proof of relationship and all that. The ONLY papers that I had to turn in were the new tax forms from my fiancee and our co sponsor. Nothing else since they already had my file from last year.

I must have waited about 2 hours before being called to the interview and it was so short. Or at least that is how it felt. I came up to the window to this one lady and she kept looking at my documents and my medical. Once she finished reading it her only questions were "how did you meet your fiancee?" and "Have you tried to enter the US since you have been here?" to which I of course said no since I have never tried to. Then she literally told me "I see no issues with your documents. Congratulations, your visa has been approved!" I was very happy but I did have one question for her, I asked her why I no longer needed a waiver? To which she confirmed, that since I have been in Mexico 3 years straight and have no tried to re-enter since, that counted as my penalty and therefore, they cancelled the Waiver request and just needed to be interviewed again. So, I was finally approved and today I picked up my Visa at the DHL

I know this is not detailed information, but if you have any questions about the process I went through, I will be more than happy to give you as much information as I can!

Thank you VisaJourney for helping me out! and I assure you, this is just the beggining...

[Pitaya 2,577]

~Moved from K1 Process to K1 Progress Forum~

[tamcloud 92]

Congratulations, Arroyo77!!! And, thank you for sharing your story.

[thebuv 1]

Congrats!

[KASH2011 382]

Congrats!

[jesus74 3]

How many days from interview to recieving your visa.