lexus

One other question Zeezee44, was ur case # a CDJ number or MEP?

Hi lexus! Yeah it starts to get really confusing right? I was confused too because I never got a "Packet 3" letter. The only thing I ever received in the mail was a letter telling us to go to mexico.usvisa-info.com and schedule an appointment, and a link to a page telling me what documents to bring in. We brought this letter and used it, along with the bar code confirmation page from the DS-260, and my husband's passport, to get into all of his appointments. So I never actually mailed any documents to Ciudad Juarez, we just scheduled the appointment online and brought everything with us. We also never did the DS-230, only the DS-260.

We brought a bunch of stuff to the appointment, but the documents they actually took were: the invitation letter we were mailed, the appointment confirmation that was emailed to us after we scheduled our appointments through the website, the bar code confirmation they emailed after we filled out the DS-260, the I-864, 3 years of tax transcripts I had ordered from the IRS, my husband's birth certificate and a copy, and a copy of my passport.

Have you tried going to the website to see if you can schedule an appointment? Good luck!!

As far as domicile on the I-864, I never really understood that... when I do my taxes I have them mailed to my parents' house in California so my US address is on those, and that's the address my husband gave in his interview when they asked for a phone number and address in the US.

Thanks ZeeZee44 for replying so quickly and congratulations!!

Yes, very confusing indeed and the service agents seem to be just as confused! I have not received a letter telling us specifically telling us to go to mexico.usvisa-info.com just to go to the ciudad juarez website and follow the directions there... which according to that, I should have received a letter telling me to schedule an appointment once my case got to ciudad juarez. As a matter of fact I did go into the visa website after I filled ds 260 and I couldnt even get in but about 3 days later I finally got access and I went into the appointments link and it says not to schedule an appointment if you were not told to but I went in anyway just to see what it would say and it said that the next available appointment was in 8 days and I freaked and thought that cant be right so I didnt schedule anything. Maybe I should call service center again and see if they have different info. Thank you so much for your help!! =0)

Hi everyone! First I wanted to say thank you in advance to everyone that has taken their time to post and help the rest of us that are just beginning the process. This is really a great community. =)

I was reading through the posts and I find that ZEEZEE44 was kind of in the same boat I am right now but if anyone has any input on my questions it will be greatly appreciated.

I already sent in I 130 and it was approves fairly quickly and then I received a letter to now follow instructions on the website and to send packet 3 but then it has a warning note that ds 230 is no longer valid and to do ds 260 print confirmation page and send that in. I then got another letter like 5 days later telling me to follow the instructions on the website but now mentioning nothing about packet 3 or ds 260... just follow instructions on the site.

I read the instructions and they have changed since april and make no mention of packet 3 in the process and that once the approved I 130 was sent to ciudad juarez they will send an appointment letter.

I dont know what to do because I call the 703 # and they tell me to do ds 230 and send in packet 3 even though it says ds 230 is no longer valid which makes no sense to me.

Zeezee44: What did you end up doing in this case? What did you send in? How did you prove domicile on I 864?

Thank you!!

sooooooo.. what happened? how long did it take?

I hope all turned out well. I am awaiting my interview date as we speak!!!! i still dont understand how long it took you to get your interview date. i just sent my DS 260 this week for my wife and two stepchildren... so how long is it from now until i get my date? or are you no longer checking this website? youre probably so happy with your family together. i envy you.

thanks

marido06 did u still have to file ds 230 or just 260?

yes, that is ur package 3 (or invitation letter)!!. Follow the instructions on that letter(fill out the forms, pay, etc) and you r now are able to schedule ur interview!

Well it says to fill packet three but then it gives me a side note that ds 230 is no longer valid? It tells me to fill ds 260 and send them the confirmation page. I guess I will send them the confirmation page + i 864?

Hello everyone and thank you in advance for any and all of your help.

My husband and I began our process April 5, 2011 for CR-1 visa and it is to my understanding that the process was unddergoing some changes at that time.

We received a letter to my U.S. address on May 4, 2011 saying that he is entitled to apply for an immigrant visa and to follow insstructions to packet three from a ciudad juarez website warning us that ds 230 was no longer valid and to fill ds 260 instead and to mail them the confirmation page once finished and the process will go on.

Well on May 9, 2011, we received another letter that looked almost identical except it said nothing about packet three. Just to go to the same ciudad juarez website and follow the instructions, which are not very clear and this is why I am here now.

First, is this letter the infamous invitation letter?

Second, what do I do now?