chimi

OK so we had our Infopass appointment, and were told that our case is still "in processing". The woman said that it seemed that our case has not been updated by the officer in charge and so that is why when I check online or call NCSC, the only info I get is regarding the long-since resolved RFE in April.

The woman sent an email to our case officer to tell him that we came to inquire about our case. She said if we didn't hear anything we could make another Infopass appt. in 90 days...........

Now I don't know what to do!! In our interview the officer said he would make his decision within 2 weeks of receiving the birth certificate and its been now 6 weeks since they received it (I got delivery confirmation). He said nothing during the interview about name checks or anything like that, so it just seems to me like we've been put on his back burner....

Any ideas or insights?

Hi all,

We had our interview (for my husband) on June 5th (filed around Feb 1 2007), in which the officer required us to obtain a birth certificate for my husband's son that is not immigrating with him (the boy's mother and my husband never married, but they did live together for a short period). We got the certificate and sent it in and have not heard anything back. The officer said he would make his decision within 2 weeks of receiving the document (this would have been 6 weeks ago.)

I called the national customer service center they said we had to wait until 90 days after the interview date, because they are supposed to give a response within that time as to whether or not the petition is approved. So I'm going to call them back on Sept 5, but I'm wondering if anyone else has had experience with a situation like this? Can I make an Infopass appointment in this case?

When I check our case status online (also when I called customer service) the system has us stuck on April 11, which is when they recieved our response to an RFE. But we received the interview letter and of course have had the interview after that but that information is not reflected.

Any thoughts?

Yeah we've already got his family on the task. Thanks for the replies everyone!

However, you're right about how the BC wouldn't say anything about being married... but for that reason they would go investigating in Mexico regarding if he was previously married? I can just imagine how this process could go on interminably if we have to deal with Mexican beaurocracy (sorry about the misspelling). I guess we should maybe go ahead and file for EAD and AP.... and everything had been going so quickly!

That's what I don't understand totally either. The officer said that if my husband is claiming the boy to be his son, he needs to see the BC. I suppose maybe it would be for any future possibility of the child applying for an immigration benefit? If that's the case, then hopefully this is just an issue of having the paper for that possiblity. But the officer said he needed the BC in order to make a decision on the case.

What we are afraid of is that the mother/mother's family will be contacted and they will badmouth my husband because of everything that has happened and then it will cause problems with his being granted residency. Or maybe the officer doesn't believe that my husband had never previously married? Because when he asked about the boy, he asked several times if my husband had been married, either by the church or legally.

Could my husband be denied a green card for this?

I ask because today we had our interview. It went well at first and then a bit downhill. We were not denied but my husband's case is still pending because we didn't have a copy of his son's birth certificate. His son is with his mother in his home country. My husband and the boy's mother were never married and their families had a lot of disagreements because of their relationship (they were pretty young when the child was born.) The girl's family demanded that the relationship end and a year after that my husband moved to another city rather far away to study. His family kept in contact with the son but after awhile the girl's family wouldn't let them see the little boy. After that happened, my husband and his family became pretty occasional in their economic support. Needless to say there remains quite a bit of bad blood. Most unfortunatley for the little boy who is now nearly 10. The mother has another child now with a different father but remains unmarried.

My question is: what could resonably happen in this situation? The consular officer said he needs my husband to obtain the boy's birth certificate in order to make a decision on his case and asked for the mother's name.

Does anybody know how to get to the general area of the Juarez consulate from the Juarez airport using PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION? My fiance and I are flying in to Juarez from Toluca next Tuesday and are very limited on funds and can't afford to pay un chingo on taxi rides.

Also has anybody stayed in a slightly more modest hotel in CDJ? I'd rather not pay $60 a night but of course don't want to stay in a questionable place either.

On the Juarez consulate website, it says that the sponsor must present one or more of the following:

• letter from a senior bank officer
  
• proof of property of real estate ownership
  
• letters verifying ownership of stocks or bonds
  
• statement from insurance company showing policies held
  
• proof of income from business investments or other sources
  

OK so could the last one be tax returns and pay stubs? Would those alone be sufficient for Juarez?

Bobogirl please keep us informed as to what you find out!

Several weeks ago somebody posted saying that they had contacted Cd Juarez because they still had not recieved packet 3, and that they were told by someone at the consulate that there was a 5 to 8 month wait period for packet 3 to be sent out. Just wondering because I'm in Mexico now (but far from Juarez) and I'm wondering how long until we can go for the interview, since it seems to be established that you have to wait until packet 3 is sent out to have the interview. Anybody have any further info on this? I'm going to call the consulate next week and I'll post what I find out.

We were APPROVED on July 31!! I'm in Mexico right now and had been too busy to check my email and status online.... and I went to check at the internet cafe and there it was!!! YAY!!!!

By the way on July 28 or 27 (can't remember) I got a touch and they changed my status saying that they had responded to MY request (not the RFE) for information on my case, which I found rather confusing and vague.

Anyway I guess I doesn't matter now!!

I just recieved an email from USCIS that says they responded to my request for information on my case. I called maybe 2 weeks ago, now I'm in Mexico for a couple of months and I won´t recieve my mail. Is this just a standard response to a call to the customer service center? If I were to get another RFE they would say that wouldn´t they?

ok never mind its working now....

Just checked my status on the USCIS website and I was touched today and they changed the message to the standard "your RFE has been recieved". YAY

PS.By the way I do have my timeline posted and up to date but it doesn't show up when you click on my name!

I got my RFE today. My NOA1 was May 5. transferred to Cali from Nebraska in June. I'm in Ohio.

I was just wondering, if I have a lawyer will the RFE be sent to her or to me? She recieved my NOA1 but I recieved the transfer from Nebraska to California notices.

Hmmm, using the new link you gave me, Mike, I still see what I was seeing directly from the site, and it has changed indeed.

Now it says "Extension for an approved form" and no emergency was requested.

Now I'm thinking the emergency was denied and we'll have to wait the 30 days to go by.

The document and supporting statement appear to be old, since all it mentions is the LIFE act, don't you think?

I've had 3 touches in 3 days and my NOA1 date is May 5.

Add me to the "touched 3 days in a row" list!

I just got the 5 emails too....

I hope everything goes well for you two!

My fiance will eventually be interviewing in Juarez so I have a few questions for you...

Is it true that you don't have to schedule an appointment for the interview in Juarez? The beneficiary just shows up when he or she has all the necessary documents?

Also since they don't allow the USC to be in the interview what is it like waiting? Do you have to wait outside? What is the area like around the consulate? Would it be okay a woman with a small child? I ask this because by the time my fiance has his interview our son will still only be several months old.

How does one obtain residency in Mexico? Wouldn't you get it by marrying a Mexican in Mexico and filing the necessary paperwork?

First of all I want to thank everybody for their advice and comments.

I don't know if I wasn't clear about my situation... but the thing is I just don't have any other evidence... primary or secondary, what I have posted is what I have. I've been working on this for more than a month and there is really nothing else I can get, as far as primary evidence is concerned. As far as further secondary evidence, I could wait for the affidavit from my ex-coworker to arrive by snail-mail from Mexico. But my question to everybody is... is it worith it to risk just sending in what I have right now or am I most certain to get an RFE? I'm assuming that an RFE would probably slow things down more than just the 2 or 3 weeks that I will have to wait for the mail to arrive here from Mexico City.

If the point one must make with the I-129 is simply having met in person in the past two years I feel that I have a pretty reasonable case... but of course I have no idea what to expect from the person at USCIS that will be evaluating my case.

Hi Monica,

Unfortunately for the interview your fiance will have to go to Juarez--- from what I understand that's where they do ALL the family visa interviews. That really stinks because its REALLY far from Cancun!! For us it stinks too because my fiance lives only an hour away from DF.

I have visited cancun mex many times and Imigration always stamp my passport.unless i paid them not do so ajaja you know

I don't know why they haven't stamped my passport the past couple visits to Mexico... I always fly into Mexico City and I have one of the brand new passports...

You need to have something solid that covers the two years

We only met one year ago.... I know there is no requirement that we have a relationship for two years to get the visa....

buena suerte, toma un poc de tequila y relajate ,Michael

Gracias Michael por el animo, pues con mi condicion del embarazo no voy a tomar tequila, pero por lo menos intento RESPIRAR.............