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HELLO!!

CONGRATULATIONS FOR ALLIE AND JESSICA!!

Well Ive got our airplane tickets today. We are going to Juarez next monday night..!! I have everything ready, just finishing gathering evidence for a waiver in case I need it, I still dont know.. and I hate not to know!! I wish to know what is gonna happen to me certainly... But I decided just relax, have faith and wait to see whats next.. travel to NY o wait months!!

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYBODY ..

UN BESITO!!

HELLO!

Yeah.. where is Jamie!!..? Chicas, the consul at the interview, does he keep some original..? Did u guys make a full replica of the evidence you are taking to the consulate or it is not necesary?

hello DEAR QUORUM..

I've been looking for a response on my case of less than 180 days of overstay to know if I will need to file a waiver.. and I found a great Law forum (free) where moderators and laurel scott respond to most of the questions.. Here is the link, very educational in case you need an answer from a pro.

Link os Laurel Scott threads

http://chat.lawinfo.com/search.php?searchid=19641&pp=25

question: I understand I do not have to sign any of the forms and letter of intent for the interview day.. but Does the USC have to sign the letter of intent? I suppose? is my question silly? jaja

un beso!

Brenda

HELLO GUYS..

THANKS FOR ALL YOUR ADVICES.. KIT KAT IS ALWAYS MY HERO!

AND I HAVE A CO SPONSOR, SO I HOPE EVIDENCE FROM HER IS GONNA BE ENOUGH

HAPPY 2007

BR

EMMA.. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Im so happy for you..

MARTY: WELCOME!!

HELLO EVERYONE.. MY FIANCE HAS NOT FILED TAXES .. WE MADE THIS STATEMENT, DOES SOMEONE KNOW IF IT HELPS?? DOES SOMEONE KNOW IF IT HAS TO BE NOTARIZED? Im posting a example in case someone is in our case.

NO TAXES STATEMENT

K-1 Visa Process

Beneficiary: XXX XXXXX

CDJ065XXXXXXX

US CONSULATE GENERAL- CD JUAREZ

Av. López Mateos 924N,

Cd. Juárez Chihuahua, México

To Whom It May Concern:

I, (PETITIONER), born on XX/XX/XX, with SS# XXX-XX-XXXX, US citizen, residing at xxxxxxxxxxx .

CERTIFY: That the reason why I am not submitting copy of my tax return for the past 2003 AND 2005 years is because I have not filed:

2003. Missing tax documents. Due to relocating from R.I. to NY. I will file as soon as possible not later than 30 days by going personally to the IRS.

2005. Moved to Mexico City since early 2005 to live with my fiancee (BENEFICIARY)

Signed: _______________________________ Date: ______________

Notary Signature: _________________________ Date: ______________

HELLO EVERYONE.. MY FIANCE HAS NOT FILED TAXES AND OUR INTERVIEW IS SOON.. WE MADE THIS STATEMENT, DOES SOMEONE KNOW IF IT HELPS?? DOES SOMEONE KNOW IF IT HAS TO BE NOTARIZED? Im posting a example in case someone is in our case.

NO TAXES STATEMENT

K-1 Visa Process

Beneficiary: XXX XXXXX

CDJ065XXXXXXX

US CONSULATE GENERAL- CD JUAREZ

Av. López Mateos 924N,

Cd. Juárez Chihuahua, México

To Whom It May Concern:

I, (PETITIONER), born on XX/XX/XX, with SS# XXX-XX-XXXX, US citizen, residing at xxxxxxxxxxx .

CERTIFY: That the reason why I am not submitting copy of my tax return for the past 2003 AND 2005 years is because I have not filed:

2003. Missing tax documents. Due to relocating from R.I. to NY. I will file as soon as possible not later than 30 days by going personally to the IRS.

2005. Moved to Mexico City since early 2005 to live with my fiancee (BENEFICIARY)

Signed: _______________________________ Date: ______________

Notary Signature: _________________________ Date: ______________

Welcome Roxy.. I think you join just posting here your experiences with the dumbos of Juarez..

What is a priority date? is it related to the question on the DS-156?

br

Well girls, My fiance has received our package in New York.. but he is still with me until the interview so maybe his mom can scan the documents and send them to us..

oh! by the way, Today I filled the DS-156 from the Juarez consulate website and it is just updated!! Now they have the last edition expiring 9/30/2007. and every page has a warning "previos edition obsolete"..

DS-156 UPDATED

https://evisaforms.state.gov/ds156.asp

JESSICA N RAUL

GOOD LUCK!! I WISH YOU GUYS ALL THE BEST!! PLEASE REPORT US THE GOOD NEWS AS SOON AS YOU HAVE YOUR VISA..

DANIELLE I would like to post here some of the answers from CDJ, Hoping they can help other to get a faster response when e mailing them, They responded to me within 1 to 3 days each time:

cdjimmigrantvisas@state.gov

EMAIL #1

129F Petition for alien Fiancee eac 06xxxxxx / A065xxxxxx

APPROVED: nov 08 2006

Hello,

How are you?

Please inform us if our case is in Cd Juarez consulate, we are very concerned.

Thank you very much!

Brenda & Michael

CDJ RESPONSE

Dear Brenda & Michael:

This fiancé case has just arrived at our Post, please contact this office two or three weeks after we receive this file. Thanks

alrg/12

email #2

To: CDJ, IV

Subject: eacXXXXXXX / A07XXXXX VISA K1

129F Petition for alien Fiancee

eac 06 xxxxxx Axxxxxxxx

FILED: jan 29 2006

APPROVED: nov 082006

Hello,

How are you?

Me and my fiancee are ready for the interview months ago.

Please inform us if you are ready for our case and if can obtain a copy of the appointment letter at the information booth, since the package 3 has not arrived to Mexico City.

We are very concerned.

Thank you very much!

Michael & Brenda

CDJ RESPONSE:

Good Afternoon:

Could you please send us a the complete name & cdj number so we can be able to locate your case and give the information you are requesting.

IV Section - aos - 5

email #3

Petitioner: full name

Beneficiary: full name

CDJ 300xxxxxxx

Visa k1

eac 06xxxxxx/ Axxxxxxx

FILED: Jan 29 06

APPROVED: nov 08 2006

Hello,

How are you?

Me and my fiance are ready for the interview months ago.

Please inform us if you are ready for our case and if can obtain a copy of the appointment letter at the information booth, since the package 3 has not arrived to Mexico City.

We are very concerned.

Thank you very much and Merry Christmas and Happy New 2006!

our best wishes.

Michael & Brenda

CDJ RESPONSE

The mailing address for BRENDA BEAUX is : Schiller xxx Polanco, Mexico DF 07580 Mexico.

If this is not correct please give us a correct mailing address or a fax number.

sincerely'

IV SECTION

tf/5

EMAIL #4

Petitioner: full name

Beneficiary:

CDJxxxxxxxxxx

My mailing address is correct. We are at work most of the time, someone has to be home to receive the package..? Im concerned.

I can give you the alternative mailing address where I work 9am to 9pm everyday.

Alternative Address:

Emerson XXX # xx

Col. Chapultepec Morales

Mexico DF 11570

*Please inform me where do I have to wait for the package.

Thank You very much

Happy New Year

Dear Brenda;

CDJ RESPONSE

The fiancee package has been resent today to the applicant's address the petitioner in the U.S. and the alternative address you have given us.

eph 05

HELLO GIRLS,

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYBODY! EMMA... WHEREVER YOU ARE, IM SENDING YOU THE BEST! I HOPE YOU RETURN WITH YOUR VISA

JUAREZ EMAILED ME SAYING THEY HAVE RESENT THE PACKAGE TO MY FIANCE AND TO ME TO AN ALTERNATIVE ADDRESS I PROVIDED, BECAUSE THE FIRST TIME THEY SENT THE PCK NEVER ARRIVED

I HOPE IT ARRIVES SOON NOW!

CHICAS BUENA SUERTE A TODAS..

Hello to everyone,

HAPPY NEW YEAR! my best wishes..

Please advice me! Im going to my k1 interview next days. Im afraid thinking if I need a waiver:

My overstay is for 130 days. the day 130th they cancelled my visa and gave me a hearing with a special permission to remain the US until that hearing. After that hearing judge ordered a voluntary departure within the next 90 days. I left the US ontime on a plane. Was I inside the TOLLING period?

my question is: the days between my cancelled visa and the day I left the US are also in my overstay count?

Thanks, I appreciate ANY help!!

XoXo

Nobody? Looking thru the internet I found this answers from an attorney website. Maybe those days beetween visa cancelled and the day of departure from the US are "tolling".. I leave this info in case someone is in my same situation.. and more opinions are welcome.. Please!

HAPPY NEW YEAR

TOLLING
[b]The stamp on my I-94 has expired, but the visa in my passport is still valid, am I 'illegal'?[/b]
Yes, you are now out of status. The Department of State (DOS) issues visas from consular offices. This visa will give you the opportunity to apply for a visa from the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS) at the border or airport. The visa issued by the BCIS is what I call the 'true' visa and appears as a stamp on your I-94 card. If you remain in the US after that stamp expires, you are out of status even if your DOS visa does not expire for years. 

[b]I applied for an extension or change of my temporary visa. While the application has been pending, my original visa has expired. Am I 'illegal'?[/b]
No, you are still in a period of authorized stay called 'tolling'. Your stay is authorized until BCIS makes a decision on your case. If you receive a notice that it has been denied, you begin accumulating 'out of status' time at that point and must leave the country immediately.

THANK U KIT KAT.. FELIZ AñO NUEVO TAMBIEN!! Y PARA TODAS POR AQUI.

Hello, 1 more day and 2007 will be here!

Thanks Lucy, I wiil keep my evidence easy to find. I have lots, I dont know if Im so over the average.

ALE you gave me a better idea on how to order the documents.. Thanks for sharing, I think all we want is the interview to be perfect.. at least easy!

KITKAT .. te mando un abrazo...did your fiancee file a Form I-212, Request for Permission to Reenter after Deportation or Removal along with the waiver? I read this from the ling agro sent: (INCREDIBLY HELPFUL!! thanks Agro..

*The number of formal denials has increased from last year, but it is in line with the increase in workload. For example, last year the consulate referred a total of 3,900 applicants to the USCIS office for waivers, while in the last month alone it referred 1,213 applicants. Applicants who know they will be denied at the consulate based on unlawful presence, fraud, or criminal convictions cannot submit the waiver prior to leaving the United States or prior to the consular interview. This is because the consulate must first review the application, weigh all the possible grounds of inadmissibility that might apply, and make a formal determination. In contrast, applicants who will be denied based on a prior deportation or removal are allowed to submit the Form I-212, Request for Permission to Reenter after Deportation or Removal, at the USCIS district office having jurisdiction over the deportation/removal, and have that adjudicated prior to the consular interview. But applicants who will need to submit both an I-212 and an I-601 waiver are instructed to submit both at the time of the denial at the consulate.

I stil dont know if Im gonna need the waiver.. But I will be prepared .. emotionally!! and with paperwork..

KITKAT, the extreme hardship is just for the US citizen? or could apply for the foreigner too? I mean.. I know is a silly question, but since I read all in english Im confussed.. WHO has to suffer in the evidence provided for a waiver??!!

girls un abrazo a todas..

Hello to everyone,

HAPPY NEW YEAR! my best wishes..

Please advice me! Im going to my k1 interview next days. Im afraid thinking if I need a waiver:

My overstay is for 130 days. the day 130th they cancelled my visa and gave me a hearing with a special permission to remain the US until that hearing. After that hearing judge ordered a voluntary departure within the next 90 days. I left the US ontime on a plane.

my question is: the days between my cancelled visa and the day I left the US are also in my overstay count?

Waiver is needed when an overstay in 180 days or more? is that correct?

Thanks, I appreciate ANY help!!

XoXo

Hello girls, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Ive been far from home, but Im back now

For our paperwork Im usind a big binder and each document and evidence is inside a plastic sleve (don't know the name!) ... Do you think is a good idea keep it like that..? Maybe if the consul wants some documents he/she just pulls it up, keeps it for himself, and keep going thru the whole binder..

ALE, or anyone, what is the order you gave to the documents and other evidence? Pictures are better in photo albums?

KitKat, Lucy.. How big is the space the consul have to spread paperwork and check..? Or they just get the paperwork and get it inside an office? How do they check? right in front of the applicants??

LUCY: Congratulations on you marriage! Wish you the best..

ABOUT THE MEDICAL: Where is the payment? at the bank or directly in the clinic?

Girsl! my best wishes to everybody, I hope this new 2007 brings us a lot of love, health, work and of course a VISA!!!!

Hello Guys..

My fiance is driving me crazy... ( I know Im not the only one!) He just gave me a letter he received 10 days after the NOA2, maybe is the letter Ucla Cutie was talking about..? It says our case has been fwd to CdJ and has a new CDJ case number .. is that the letter we were talking about..? the one to ask for a copy in the information both?

and I have a question for kitkat or Lucy que ya fueron a CDJ.

Do I need my mexican birth certificate translated and notarized..? if we both are in mexico can we notarize w a mexican notary..? should we go to the american embassy..?

I sent it months ago to my fiance while he was in NY and he did nothing to it!!!!!!!!!!! I even sent the translation and he forgot.

Please advice..

what other mexican documentation has to be notarized?

un beso

Hello!

Jamie, I hope Oliverio gets his passport soon. The ID is really necesary (cred de elector) if he has it, the passport only takes 5 hrs to get it.

I just got mine and it took 2 days because it was lost, so I had to fill a special form, get it sealed by a federal instance, provide more documentation, such as college degree, certificates, etc. but they were fast anyway.. good luck! Im sure u will be in Juarez soon wir Passports!

GUYS, WHATS THE E MAIL TO KNOW IF JUAREZ IS READY FOR US??

UN BESO

Thanks KIt Kat

I will keep you guys posted.. so.. Are you in Mexico City..?!! colonia.?!! Ojala podamos tomarnos un cafe Y bueno les comento que CDJ has received my case on dec 06 2006, to update the timelines in your word document..

xoxoxox

Brenda

About the Q.11 in the I !34 form.

my fiance and sponsor wrote "room and board, and also money for personal expenses.

my fiance put 100 dls per week until i get a job. and my co sponso put 85dls per week .. jaja!! (of course they are not gonna do it...) But thats what we put.

KIT KAT

Thank you! as always you are a great guide.. Its just that im very worried about getting the waiver.. my overstay is like this:

between I-194 expired and the day border patrol took my visa: 130 days.

That 130th day, the police at the border gave me a permission written in a little paper. The permission was to remain the US until my hearing day.. (20 days more)

Then I lost the hearing and they gave me a deadline to leave the US. (90 days permission) I remained 85 out of those 90 days and I left the US on time.

I dont want to assume that from the day I was cought to the day I flew aren't to the overstay total.. Am I correct..?

I know im just bugging!! but Im so afraid..when I think of another year waiting I wan to be very catholic and go to church!! stop eating candy and pay for all my sins!!!!

Pero Las quiero guys..

Otra cosa, you don't have to wait until you receive your package in the mail. You can actually use the package that Michael receives in NY. All you really need is the letter from the packet, everything else is useless. Y tambien recuerda that you need to do the online DS-156 form with the barcode imprinted on the forms.

hELLO UCLA CUTIE!

My fiance is here with me in Mexico.. he just got the NOA 2 and came to stay for the necessary time, until the interview so we can go back together to NY..

Was he supossed to receive another letter or anything after NOA2..!!!?? please girls let me know if u know something about this, so we can call her mom, maybe she can check his mail in NY and send us important documents via FedEx..

so if I understand it right, CAN I GO TO CDJ ANYTIME..? since we are ready, with all evidence and We also received an e- mail from CDJ noticing us they have our case at their post..

so.. Can I just pack and go..??????????? Im so excited!!!!!!!! If this is correct I can fly monday!! I already have open tickets and everything

un beso

GUYS..

PLEASE ... COULD SOME OF YOU SHOW ME AN EXAMPLE OF A HARDSHIP LETTER?

UN BESO

HELLO TO EVERYONE!

i HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY AT WORK, BUT GATHERING ALL THE PAPERS FOR CDJ. AND WAITING FOR THE PACKAGE 3..

MY CO SPONSOR DID NOT SEND ANY TAX STATEMENTS BECAUSE SHE IS AFRAID SOMEONE COULD USE HER FINANCIAL INFO.. IS THIS A BAD THING FOR THE INTERVIEW DAY..? THEN I ASKED HER FOR A LETTER EXPLAINING THE REASONS SHE IS NOT SHOWING TAX PAPERS..

WHAT DO U GUYS THINK..? ALE RECIBI TU COMMENT, POR AQUI SIGO! AUN NO TENGO FECHA DE IR A CDJ BECAUSE IM STILL WAITING FOR THE PACKAGE..

LES MANDO UN ABRAZO A TODAS!

Y MIS MEJORES DESEOS!!

!

TIP for fiances traveling to Juarez. check www.interjet.com.mx is a new, executive airline.

Interjet mex to juarez round trip $ 200 dls

Aeromexico mex to cdj round $ 580 dls

Mexicana mex to cdj round $485 dls

But they don't fly from DF, right? We paid around $450 DF-CDJ-DF but that was a last minute, fully refundable ticket. For the next one, we'll book in advance and hopefully it will be much less expensive. Then one more round trip for me to go there after the visa pick up date and one ONE WAY ticket for my honey to finally come home with me!

Brenda, are you in DF for the holidays? I'm planning to be there early December through mid-January. We might have to meet in person!!!

HELLO!! THIS AIRLINE DEPARTURES FROM TOLUCA, ESTATE OF MEXICO. IS ALMOST INSIDE THE DF. HAVE ANY OF YOU VISITED SANTA FE MALL? THATS TOLUCA. DEPENDING OF WHAT PART OF THE DF YOU LIVE, MAYBE IS CLOSER TOLUCA AIRPORT THAN DF AIRPORT. ALSO THERE IS A FREE SHUTTLE FROM DF TO TOLUCA AIRPORT WHEN FLYING THRU INTERJET. WHEN I GET THE INTERVIEW I THINK I WILL TRAVEL THIS WAY.. I WILL LET U KNOW!! HOPEFULLY SOON!!

KIT KAT.. YES IM GOIMG TO BE IN DF IN DEC. I'D LOVE TO KNOW YOU! I LIVE IN POLANCO, WHERE ARE YOU GUYS LIVING IN MEXICO DF? ME GUSTARIA INVITARLOS A CENAR O ALGO ASI RICO..

UN BESO! GOOD LUCK TO LUCY!!!!!!!! OJALA NOS COMENTE PRONTO COMO LES FUE..!!

SALUDOS A TODAS!!

Thank you kit kat!

Yes my cousing is a US citizen, born there. Ok I hope will be enough with the documents she is giving me.. she is a doctor so she has enough..

Ayy ojala que nos lleguen pronto the packets!

TIP for fiances traveling to Juarez. check www.interjet.com.mx is a new, executive airline.

Interjet mex to juarez round trip $ 200 dls

Aeromexico mex to cdj round $ 580 dls

Mexicana mex to cdj round $485 dls