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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Mexico
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On 10/7/2017 at 11:41 PM, Yesii said:
  • CR 1 , wife petitioning husband
  • Priority date August 09, 2016 
  • Received appointment notice in September
  • Appointment in Juarez consular October 6,2016 @ 9:45

 

When I sent the package with all the documents to NVC I forgot the police certificate paper, they told me I could just take it to the interview. 

 

Since we are Jehovah Witnesses, we stayed with our brothers from the religion, we saved a lot money, on a hotel.

They also drove us every where or we took la ruta (universitaria) or uber is much  cheaper than a taxi. 

Plan accordingly a lot of traffic. 

 

Tuesday- arrived in Juarez 

Wednesday - medican exam at Clinica Medical Internacional (CMI)

Take; if you have appointment take confirmation number (if not just make sure you go from 6am-11), passport, P4 consulate appointment letter, vaccines record 

You can eat before appointment. 

Husband appointment  was @ 8:00 but we arrived at 7 and they took him right in, literally took less than 30 mins. 

In and out real quick. 

My husband said, his experience was really quick and when you pee in the cup it was awkward someone is there watching you not pour someone's else's pee in the cup. Also, they ask if you have tattoos and piercings. If you have vaccines take documentation of it, husband had a total of three shots. Paid total- $415 dollars 

Went back for resulta @ 1:30. DONT OPEN RESULTS iN BLACK ENVELOPE. 

 

Thursday- fingerprints @ 7:50 

Be on time. 

Take passport, P4 consulate appointment letter, DS-260, fingerprint appointment. 

Be in and out real quick, less than 15 minutes.

They give you back your papers and those exact papers take to your interview. They staple a little blue paper to the P4 consulate appointment letter and DS-260, never knew what that was for but those you need for interview. 

 

Friday- appointment consulate @ 9:45

 

Take all your documents, the P4 consulate appointment letter had a checklist make sure you take everything. 

Original documents are birth certificate, marriage certificate, and police certificate

Translations - not needed all my documents where in Spanish, but to be safe everything was translated 

 

My husband experience at the interview, he went to the bathroom and his group went in and made him be last, so make sure you pay attention inside. In the interview took less than 3 minutes, all they asked him was his name, his petitioners name, if he had tattoos, and that's it. You have been approved. 🙂

 

No one allowed inside with the applicant, everyone was waiting outside but it was to hot for that, so I went to the Nueva Central that is located next to CMI clinic and waited there (coffee and yummy bread), waited 2 hours for my husband to come out, if you wait some where else make sure you tell them where.. 

 

We decided not to wait in Juarez for my husband documents, since it was on Friday his interview, Saturday and Sunday don't count, so we would had to wait until Tuesday to pick them up (I think). When I was outside waiting for my husband I heard people say that a couple had been waiting 2 weeks for there documents. But who knows everyone is different I think... 

 

***** hope this review helps. I read a lot of reviews and they sure did help us. So hopefully our experience can help others. 

 

How long did it take to get your appointment letter?

CR-1 Visa

Service Center: Nebraska    Consulate: Mexico

Marriage: 12/9/2016    I-130 Sent: 12/10/2016    I-130 NOA1: 12/13/2016

Notice from USCIS: 8/23/2017

USCIS Approval Date: 8/21/2017

NOA2 issued date: 8/18/2017   NOA2 hardcopy received: 8/25/2017

Notice from USCIS Sent to NVC: 9/1/2017    NVC received: 9/8/2017

Received case and invoice numbers: 9/12/2017

Choice of Agent DS-261: 9/12/2017

Welcome Letter: 9/15/2017

Received and Paid AOS: 9/15/2017    AOS payment cleared my bank: 9/19/2017 (still shows In Process on CEAC)

Received and paid IV bill: 9/19/2017    IV bill cleared bank: 9/21/2017

Requested Expedite: 9/20/2017

AOS and IV show as paid: 9/23/2017

DS260 unlocked: 9/23/2017

Partial Expedite Approved at Counselor Level: 9/25/2017 (Must still wait out NVC)

Scan Date: 10/2/2017    Case Complete: 11/15/2017 (6 weeks 2 days!)

Case sent to consulate: 11/20/2017     Received by consulate: 11/21/2017 (11/20 was a holiday in Mexico)

Interview Scheduled: Jan 2nd - I managed to get someones canceled appointment the very same day my case status turned to Ready.

Biometrics: Mexico City Dec 27th Medical: Mexico City Dec 28th

Case says READY but consulate says case is not in system, I jumped the gun and booked an interview but they say its invalid until I receive the letter so I might have to cancel it.

Appointment Letter: Flew to Juarez just to get this, its actually 2 letters you need.

Interview Day: Jan 2nd   Interview Result: APPROVED

Tracking Number Received: Via email notice and website the afternoon of Jan 4th    Visa Delivered: Friday Jan 5th Mexico City

USCIS Notice - Green Card mailed: 3/28/18

 
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