Angrredo

The consulate is the department of state 

Looks like you requested to have your interview sooner and they reply with that? 

On 11/22/2017 at 10:43 PM, Mansini77 said:

Hello CA1515,

 

Thank you for your response.  So regarding the NVC scheduling the interview after the 601A has been approved, how far out is the typical appointment with the consulate?  Example: Lets say USCIS approves our 601A today, and then NVC schedules the consulate appointment two months from now...let's say in January of 2018.  When would the consulate appointment generally be made?  I guess it would be hard to determine other than what previous applicants have done before.

 

In regards to your question. Contact the Mexican consulate nearest you to be sure you have all the needed paperwork before going there.  My wife needed her Mexican passport, a bill with our home address (she used a bank statement that had our address), and two passport like photos( one front profile, and one side profile).  At the Mexican consulate, they did all the fingerprints and filled out all the needed documents.

 

We mailed the documents to my brother in law in Zacatecas through DHL.  It cost nearly $45, but it came with a tracking number, and arrived in Zacatecas in two days without being held up in Mexican customs.  

 

This is where things got interesting.  My brother in law then went to the local police station for this "Police certificate" thinking that the cost of getting these papers was 106 pesos.  According to the Mexican consulate in Denver, 106 pesos was the cost, and when we phoned the police station, they also said 106 pesos.  When my brother in law arrived, he was told that the cost to get my wife's "Police certificate" was 300 pesos.  Now...maybe something I'm not aware of had changed, or maybe some people are just that damn corrupt.  In my opinion, we got screwed out of the extra money, but what else could we do?  Either we pay what they demand, or not get the papers.  The authorities know exactly why a request for these papers are being made: Immigration Purposes.  They know that people like us would pay extra just to be done with the circumstances, so that's why they do it, to make a little extra cash.  So be prepared to wire 100 American dollars to a trustworthy relative who would handle this procedure.  Because they need to secure the papers, and then DHL or UPS the documents back to you in the United States.  It cost $45 dollars to ship to Mexico, it will cost the same in Mexican pesos to ship back to America.  

 

Depending on what state your spouse came from in Mexico, I'd recommend calling the police station to get a list of everything they need.  According to the Mexican consulate, the states in Mexico all have different requirements for the Police Certificate.  Zacatecas, Durango, Nuevo Leon etc.  

 

Once I receive the documents, I will have them professionally translated, not by myself.  I will then send all the paperwork and the translations to the NVC.  The NVC didn't specify that the documents needed to be in English, but I'm not taking any chances since they will all be in Spanish.  I would recommend doing the same.

Hello Mansini77

I would like to ask you a question if thats ok 

thanks in advance  

How much did the mexican consulate charge you guys for the paperwork ?

Im in the same boat trying to get that letter from the local police in mexico

its so confusing 

On 11/10/2017 at 10:11 AM, PPS78 said:

Guys it is Nov and have they still not fixed the bug you guys are talking about? Had the same thing happen to me. 

Paid the IV fee for my applicant (I am the petitioner but since they want payment from an American Bank, I thought I could pay) and the status showed ‘In process’ and the money had been subtracted from my account balance. Today I got another invoice and when I go to check the status, it says ‘Not Paid’. I paid it the same way as I paid the AOS fee and had no issues with that. People who were waiting, any luck ? 

Thank you 😊

Hello I'm in the same boat 

AOS shows *in process*

Next day I got the IV Fee bill

I paid it the same way as the previous one it said *in process* as well 

I log the the day after and not shows not paid what the hell ? 

Both payments have cleared my bank account 11/27/2017 

Should I send them en email with proof ?

Or just wait it out for a week ? 

I understand it has been only a few days 

What do you guys think ?