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Of course, any other questions you have don't be afraid to ask. Good luck!

I stayed in the Hotel Conquistador. I had a great experience there. It was really clean, had free breakfast and had a washer and dryer service, it also had a little pool but it was cold and windy when I went so I'm sad I didn't get to take advantage of that. They have cabs that will take you to all your appointments for free. The taxi drivers are super nice. Everything was great except that you have to walk across this big avenue that was a bit confusing of when you can walk across it, so that was a death trap but I managed to do it time and time again. Other than that I have nothing but good reviews for them. 

I have T-Mobile and I'm under my dad's plan and I was able to use my phone from Mexico like I did in the US. So that was a big help. The hotel has wifi so I was able to get internet without needed to use my roaming (which is unlimited and included in my plan anyways). But if you don't have a phone available to you, nothing is far from the appointments that you need. I honestly didn't feel like I left the US while I was there, everything is so Americanized, the signs are in English, many workers know English, and many of the restaurants around the area are American, heck theres a Starbucks across the street from the consulate. The only thing that changed was the dollar to pesos.  

I went this past November (2016). I see that you've posted a lot of questions and I know you are super worried, I was super nervous also. If you have a Mexican passport, which I'm guessing you do since that's part of the application process, then you go to the airport and you give your passport to get your ticket for boarding, I got two since I was going to have to transfer, and you give your passport and your boarding pass to the guy that checks them, he scans only your passport if I'm not mistaken, and then you go through security to check your handbag, make sure you don't have any harmful items, etc. and if it all clears you are in the airport. You go to your terminal and wait for your flight, once you are ready to board the plane you don't need anything else but your boarding pass. If you have to transport at a different airport which was my case, you get out of the plane, and that's it, theres no other checkpoint. I didn't bring luggage with me, just a carry on so I got out of the plane and on to the next flight. If you have luggage you don't pick it up until your final destination. I had no idea where I was supposed to be for the second flight I asked someone who worked there to help me out. I went to the terminal, asked if I was in the right place and I waited. And once again I handed my boarding pass to get on the plain and that was it. Since I didn't leave the airport I didn't have a need to show my passport again. If you remain within the airport you don't have another "ID check" unless you are stopped by an immigration officer in which case I would recommend you carry your documents on you to show that you are leaving. I honestly don't see them "deporting" you since you are already leaving. 

I had my medical exam in CD Juarez, not sure what the case is for men but as a girl I had to have x-rays, and a doctor came to check me, asked for any drugs or alcohol use and if I had tattoos, for both exams I had to be uncovered from the chest and with the doctor I had to be fully undressed but they gave me a cover like they do at a regular doctor visit. They didn't check any private areas. I don't know if that's the case for men though. As far as shots go, it really varies from person to person. I had to have 3. 

Oh and let me add that I took two flights from Salt Lake City, UT to somewhere in Arizona, and to El Paso, TX didn't have a problem at all. 

It wasn't my case, but when I went to CD Juarez I met a guy that was followed and stopped by an immigration officer when he landed in El Paso, TX. He said he gave his appointment papers to the officer and the officer told him that if it wasn't because he was already leaving the country he would've arrested him on the spot. But he made it to his appointment and his visa was accepted. I'd say that it is very possible that you are stopped but if you have all your documents with you to show them on the spot and not on your checked baggage I think you may be okay.