wait times?

[djcrumbles 0]

Hi guys,

It is my one year anniversary today, and I am still in the US, and my husband is still in Mexico - with no end of our waiting in sight. Our DS260 application was approved on March 17, and we are still waiting for our appointment.

I applied for the I130 in July of last year. Our petition was approved in December. It took the NVC 2+ months to get us immigrant visa number. I sent the DS260 and financial affidavit of support in February and it was approved in March, but nothing since then.

I have called all the numbers for the embassy in Mexico, and the US, and I can never get a hold of a human.

I called the NVC and they were no help and wouldn't tell me anything.

I reached out to a local senator with no one ever returning my calls or getting back in touch with me.

In communication with the lawyer I have been consulting with, she has told me that there is nothing that will expedite the process other than war breaking out in Mexico, or if my husband is in physical danger.

When our petition was approved back in December she originally told me that my husband would be here by February/March at the latest.

We are well into May with no end in sight.

I don't feel comfortable sitting on my hands and doing nothing.

If we could get an appointment with days notice, we would do anything for him to be there.

There must be something else that I can do?!?! I don't know but I am so tired of waiting and we are stuck in marriage purgatory.

If anyone knows of numbers that connect to a human, or any steps that I can take to get him an appointment please let me know.

Please help! Please help!

Thank you,

Djcrumbles

[JFH 12,190]

First thing to do is drop that lawyer who told you he would be there within 2 months of the I-130 being approved. Nonsense! You only need to look at the hundreds of individual timelines on here to know that's not true.

Actually your timescale is not that bad. I know it doesn't seem that way to you but you will see most people here wait about a year from sending the I-130 to the interview date. Some embassies are more back logged than others for visa appointments. Even London, which doesn't see huge numbers of visa applications due to many UK citizens able to visit under the visa waiver program, has a six-week wait for an interview. Have a look at some other Mexican timelines and see what the average wait for an interview date is. The timelines here are from real people going through the same process. Not some fairy tale that the lawyer told you.

Are you able to visit?

The end is in sight! This is just the last little hurdle. Stay positive.

[Penguin_ie 5,994]

I know it is a long wait, but it is normal. it is currently just over a year, on average, from filing to interview, so you still have 2+ months to go.

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OP, the normal wait time for I-130 is about a year. You can view other's timelines here on VJ.

I have to be honest. My views on lawyers regarding immigration has drastically changed for worse over the years. I know there are some good ones out there but just like the situation the OP has with her lawyer they are not worth the hassle and money.

[dwheels76 5,468]

Hi guys,

It is my one year anniversary today, and I am still in the US, and my husband is still in Mexico - with no end of our waiting in sight. Our DS260 application was approved on March 17, and we are still waiting for our appointment.

I applied for the I130 in July of last year. Our petition was approved in December. It took the NVC 2+ months to get us immigrant visa number. I sent the DS260 and financial affidavit of support in February and it was approved in March, but nothing since then.

I have called all the numbers for the embassy in Mexico, and the US, and I can never get a hold of a human.

I called the NVC and they were no help and wouldn't tell me anything.

I reached out to a local senator with no one ever returning my calls or getting back in touch with me.

In communication with the lawyer I have been consulting with, she has told me that there is nothing that will expedite the process other than war breaking out in Mexico, or if my husband is in physical danger.

When our petition was approved back in December she originally told me that my husband would be here by February/March at the latest.

We are well into May with no end in sight.

I don't feel comfortable sitting on my hands and doing nothing.

If we could get an appointment with days notice, we would do anything for him to be there.

There must be something else that I can do?!?! I don't know but I am so tired of waiting and we are stuck in marriage purgatory.

If anyone knows of numbers that connect to a human, or any steps that I can take to get him an appointment please let me know.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?app=forums&module=post&section=post&do=reply_post&f=134&t=594981&qpid=8128996

Please help! Please help!

Thank you,

Djcrumbles

Okay Case Complete 3/17. Mexico just started scheduling on the 4th. Call NVC when they open. I assume you are a US Citizen Visa category IR1CR1 correct not F2A?

No need to cal embassy they don't schedule you. Just call NVC I am sure they have good news for you. Report back what happens. Just ask "Do I have an interview date). I have seen from beginning of March to 31st Case Compete for Mexico get interview dates. So please call.

We were also at NVC Dec 2 Cases Compete 3/9 interview date 4/28.

[djcrumbles 0]

Okay Case Complete 3/17. Mexico just started scheduling on the 4th. Call NVC when they open. I assume you are a US Citizen Visa category IR1CR1 correct not F2A?

No need to cal embassy they don't schedule you. Just call NVC I am sure they have good news for you. Report back what happens. Just ask "Do I have an interview date). I have seen from beginning of March to 31st Case Compete for Mexico get interview dates. So please call.

We were also at NVC Dec 2 Cases Compete 3/9 interview date 4/28.

OP, the normal wait time for I-130 is about a year. You can view other's timelines here on VJ.

I have to be honest. My views on lawyers regarding immigration has drastically changed for worse over the years. I know there are some good ones out there but just like the situation the OP has with her lawyer they are not worth the hassle and money.

I know it is a long wait, but it is normal. it is currently just over a year, on average, from filing to interview, so you still have 2+ months to go.

First thing to do is drop that lawyer who told you he would be there within 2 months of the I-130 being approved. Nonsense! You only need to look at the hundreds of individual timelines on here to know that's not true.

Actually your timescale is not that bad. I know it doesn't seem that way to you but you will see most people here wait about a year from sending the I-130 to the interview date. Some embassies are more back logged than others for visa appointments. Even London, which doesn't see huge numbers of visa applications due to many UK citizens able to visit under the visa waiver program, has a six-week wait for an interview. Have a look at some other Mexican timelines and see what the average wait for an interview date is. The timelines here are from real people going through the same process. Not some fairy tale that the lawyer told you.

Are you able to visit?

The end is in sight! This is just the last little hurdle. Stay positive.

Hi everyone! Thank you for your support. I just wanted to keep y'all posted. After spending all day yesterday, unsuccessfully, trying to get a hold of humans and in touch with someone that could help me - at the end of the day we got a visa appointment for June 16!!! I think the two events (my trying to contact someone and sending an update request, and then getting the appointment at the end of the day) were completely coincidental. But I couldn't have asked for a better 1 year anniversary gift!!!

I think if all goes well my husband will be here sometime in July, which is exactly one year since I sent the I130 application.

I am very pleased.

BTW I don't pay the lawyer I consult with. I have legal insurance for $16 a month at my work. Even though she gave me bad advice regarding our timeline (really bad advice), the rest of the services she has provided for us (i.e. reviewing all of our paperwork, telling us what to include, and to remove) has been essential to our case. I would have made mistakes on our paperwork that I am confident would have set us back a while. I couldn't afford to pay someone thousands of dollars in legal fees. I consult with her on my case at no additional cost (than $16 a month), and it has been totally worth it!

Thank you all for your support and good advice.

Does anyone know if my husband needs an original or certified copy of my US birth certificate at his consulate appointment in June? I can't get a straight answer from anybody about it.

Thank you thank you!!!

[dwheels76 5,468]

Hi everyone! Thank you for your support. I just wanted to keep y'all posted. After spending all day yesterday, unsuccessfully, trying to get a hold of humans and in touch with someone that could help me - at the end of the day we got a visa appointment for June 16!!! I think the two events (my trying to contact someone and sending an update request, and then getting the appointment at the end of the day) were completely coincidental. But I couldn't have asked for a better 1 year anniversary gift!!!

I think if all goes well my husband will be here sometime in July, which is exactly one year since I sent the I130 application.

I am very pleased.

BTW I don't pay the lawyer I consult with. I have legal insurance for $16 a month at my work. Even though she gave me bad advice regarding our timeline (really bad advice), the rest of the services she has provided for us (i.e. reviewing all of our paperwork, telling us what to include, and to remove) has been essential to our case. I would have made mistakes on our paperwork that I am confident would have set us back a while. I couldn't afford to pay someone thousands of dollars in legal fees. I consult with her on my case at no additional cost (than $16 a month), and it has been totally worth it!

Thank you all for your support and good advice.

Does anyone know if my husband needs an original or certified copy of my US birth certificate at his consulate appointment in June? I can't get a straight answer from anybody about it.

Thank you thank you!!!

Congratulations. I have updated you on the spreadsheet. See told you you had a date. Mexico just started scheduling 2 days ago. You have to call during scheduling is all. Happy it all worked out.

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Congrats!!!

[UnaMexicana 153]

Some of us have been waiting way longer than you. I am glad you have a date in sight. Congratulations!

Sorry, meant to say we were waiting.. hehehe Journey is done for us, gladly.