KikoandJudy

I received the same message from the Ciudad Juarez Consulate for my two step/daughters I am sponsoring for their IR2 visa. I am a US citizen. They were “interviewed” at the Consulate in July of this year. Their biological father (my husband) accompanied them into the interview. We were all terribly excited and had been waiting for this day for over 2 years. The girls are now 14 and 18. Years before I had petitioned for my husband and a year later for his older daughter. I know, from experience, that you have to fit every I and cross every t. I went over every single document several times and felt confident there wouldn’t be any problems. There are now 2 interviews at the CJD Consulate. The first interview went very well and the Consulate Officer checked that every document was  there and complete . He gave them a pass to come back the next day for their final interview. The 2nd Consulate Officer was completely rude to them and asked them questions similar to what they asked my husband at his K1 interview like how he and I met and weird questions about me. My husband and I have have been happily married for almost 5 years. The Officer asked my husband for my Mexican passport, which I don’t have or never had. My husband explained that and offered my US passport. The Officer would not accept that and continued typing on a blue document, handed it to my husband and pretty much told them to leave and also told the girls that very few IR2 visas are ever approved. When my husband showed me the blue document he marked the girls were refused their visa due to Section 221g and he noted that the petitioner (which is me) must submit my Mexican passport (which my husband had explained I do not have) and also that I would need to send in my original certified birth certificate and my original certified divorce documents from my previous marriages. I should note that my last marriage was over 20 years ago.
Sadly, we all went home and I immediately got to work on getting every document he asked for except for the Mexican passport which I explained in a follow up letter that I never had. These documents had not been asked for prior to the interview. Finally I sent them to the Consulate via DHL Express . I received an email yesterday addressed to my 14 year old stepdaughter that they were returning documents to her via DHL Express to Tepic Mexico! They gave a tracking number. The Consulate knows my husband and I live in the United Stated. That is our address on the petition and I also sent them a letter along with my documents asking them to send the original certified documents back to me in the U.S. I should note that my husband and I are in possession of both their passports but the Consulate retained possession of their medical exams and biometrics. My husband got excited for a short time that maybe their visas were approved but then I checked information on the CEAC and it shows that they received and approved my birth certificate and divorce documents; however when I checked the current status of their visas it shows both cases were last reviewed a few days ago but in big black letters it states visas are REFUSED.
 
I would welcome some input on what all this could indicate. I have called every number I have found for the Consulate but never could get to s live person. Sorry this is so long!

I received the same message from the Ciudad Juarez Consulate for my two step/daughters I am sponsoring for their IR2 visa. I am a US citizen. They were “interviewed” at the Consulate in July of this year. Their biological father (my husband) accompanied them into the interview. We were all terribly excited and had been waiting for this day for over 2 years. The girls are now 14 and 18. Years before I had petitioned for my husband and a year later for his older daughter. I know, from experience, that you have to fit every I and cross every t. I went over every single document several times and felt confident there wouldn’t be any problems. There are now 2 interviews at the CJD Consulate. The first interview went very well and the Consulate Officer checked that every document was  there and complete . He gave them a pass to come back the next day for their final interview. The 2nd Consulate Officer was completely rude to them and asked them questions similar to what they asked my husband at his K1 interview like how he and I met and weird questions about me. My husband and I have have been happily married for almost 5 years. The Officer asked my husband for my Mexican passport, which I don’t have or never had. My husband explained that and offered my US passport. The Officer would not accept that and continued typing on a blue document, handed it to my husband and pretty much told them to leave and also told the girls that very few IR2 visas are ever approved. When my husband showed me the blue document he marked the girls were refused their visa due to Section 221g and he noted that the petitioner (which is me) must submit my Mexican passport (which my husband had explained I do not have) and also that I would need to send in my original certified birth certificate and my original certified divorce documents from my previous marriages. I should note that my last marriage was over 20 years ago.
Sadly, we all went home and I immediately got to work on getting every document he asked for except for the Mexican passport which I explained in a follow up letter that I never had. These documents had not been asked for prior to the interview. Finally I sent them to the Consulate via DHL Express . I received an email yesterday addressed to my 14 year old stepdaughter that they were returning documents to her via DHL Express to Tepic Mexico! They gave a tracking number. The Consulate knows my husband and I live in the United Stated. That is our address on the petition and I also sent them a letter along with my documents asking them to send the original certified documents back to me in the U.S. I should note that my husband and I are in possession of both their passports but the Consulate retained possession of their medical exams and biometrics. My husband got excited for a short time that maybe their visas were approved but then I checked information on the CEAC and it shows that they received and approved my birth certificate and divorce documents; however when I checked the current status of their visas it shows both cases were last reviewed a few days ago but in big black letters it states visas are REFUSED.
 
I would welcome some input on what all this could indicate. I have called every number I have found for the Consulate but never could get to s live person. Sorry this is so long!

No, this wasn’t a flight to immigrate to the states. We aren’t that stupid. It’s just a flight to get them back to their home in Mexico. The Consulate made a big mistake in asking my husband for my Mexican passport. I do not have a Mexican passport - only my husband does and he had it with him at the interview. Big mistake by the Consulate officer in not reviewing the file in advance. My husband tried to explain everything and he didn’t care. And that mistake is costing us big time 

As a US citizen I applied for my two step-children to come in as IR2 visas. Their priority date was listed as April 2019 and just 3 days ago we received notice they are scheduled for their consulate interview on August 4th. I think you should receive notice of an interview very soon. They finally are moving quickly. Good luck!