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On 12/30/2022 at 9:34 PM, Foreignmiks said:

I've tried, I receive unknown errors each time I try to fill it out.

 

Here is the summary:

2021-07-06 NOA1

2022-08-20 NOA2

2022-10-21 NVC Received (case created date in CEAC)

2022-11-08 NVC Processing Email

2022-11-09 NVC Assigned Case Number

 

Case shows "Ready" with last updated 20-Dec-2022 in CEAC and Juarez consulate says our case is "in the appointment queue".

 

Any guidance would be helpful, I'm worried I'm missing something here.

thanks, 

it takes 12-16 months to get an interview date for CR1

don't know how K1 works, everyone here is doing CR1

On 12/19/2022 at 4:44 PM, Foreignmiks said:

Any news on scheduling interviews at Juarez? My case has been in the "Ready" state since October. We filed 129f July 2021. I sent an email to the consulate and they confirmed they received and would send another email when ready to schedule interview in November but no word yet...

it would help if you filled out your timeline, if your case is still at the NVC they won't know anything about it

On 4/12/2022 at 3:53 PM, tofulollipop said:

My wife has the "constancia de antecendentes no penales federales" from "la secretaría de seguridad y protección ciudadana, prevención y readaptación social". Does anyone know if this is valid? Also, how long are the police certificates valid for? We are still waiting on our I-130 but she already has these from something else earlier on that also requested police certificates.

did you submit to the NVC already?

13 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

the way it use to be?

intending immigrant came to the US after the USCIS and NVC stage and then interviewed here

and either was approved or deported 

problem is that some who were not approved just disappeared underground and stayed here illegally

 

that probably is not going to happen  / not with all the security scares since 9/11

The idea was right after USCIS approval, but that was an idea at the very beginning of the administration.

They must've taken some of those things into account.

Sadly I see in the facebook groups people being encouraged to lie at their interviews, or people who have, using fake addresses, some still living in Mexico and just crossing to earn dollars.

19 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

I know but there are some that would skip all that if they got a SS # upon entry alone

like the ones who leave spouse right after the green card comes

 

and i am thinking time to do away with K1 but that is just my opinion

They had mentioned at one point allowing the spouse to come if USCIS approved the case, this would be before going through NVC and the consulate interview. With that it would make more sense to do away with the K1.

15 hours ago, Crazy Cat said:

And the I-751 is completely omitted.........thanks, Biden.

Doubt he had any involvement, there's others spearheading this. The interesting thing is Kamala specifically mentioned the K1

11 minutes ago, Kurt and Kristina said:

I agree the I-751 is missing, but for all those who loved ones are still absent, the I-129f and I-130 is still a plus.

Honestly, I can deal with a adjustment of status delay provided I could kiss my love good night, every night...

Also, I remember what Pres Regan said, (those nine words of fear), but any hope, or notice is positive.

It will still take as long as it takes, but it is nice to read.... (IMO)

LDRs suck.. but I am sure I'm not alone in this thought!

exactly, the point is to be together, waiting together is better than waiting apart

15 minutes ago, Mike E said:

You can’t just say that something that is taking 2+ years today will in the future  take 6 months without saying

 

* how that will happen?

 

* what happens when the metric is missed? Will someone be fired? Will the petitioner get a refund? Will the petitioner get additional compensation?
 

* will this apply to existing cases? If so will cases that have taken more than 6 months  be immediately decided? 
 

In the image you posted you will note I-751 is missing.  So now we know exactly how this magic 6 month cycle time will be accomplished. 
 

This is an outrage.  

 

 

it's not the same thing.

I-130 to visa doesn't include I-751 as part of the process, and people married more than 2 years by the time they get their visa don't need it.

It would just benefit people for their initial filing with USCIS. Some are lucky and have had their adjudicated in 6-8 months, but many wait over a year.

it's a very small benefit for all that it covers for family based visas, but when people are waiting so long, every month counts.

12 hours ago, Mike E said:

Thanks for posting the article.  For those of us waiting on family based cases this won’t help  at all and arguably will make things worse as USCIS is forced to adapt to new processes.  I also don’t see what concrete changes will be done to ensure a 6 month adjudication for cases.  
 

The expansion of premium processing is welcome but doesn’t include family based cases.  
 

And nothing at all for those waiting on NVC and consular processing.  

 

It’s just another disappointment and false hope.  

how will it not help family based cases?

the USCIS portion should be a little quicker

8 minutes ago, Harleey said:

Has anyone had to fill and send ds5535 after interview at Cuidad Juarez?
 

What was the wait time/process time?

you'll probably get more feedback in one of the facebook groups for ciudad juarez, the wait time varies since each case is unique. It's basically extra background checks, I'd expect it to be lengthly 

45 minutes ago, Somebunny1977 said:

Also where are people being contacted nowadays with interview dates and instructions? Mail, email, or phone call?

email, but generally the NVC schedules it with the consulate, they just gave out a bunch of appointments.

you literally have to keep refreshing all day.

1 minute ago, Somebunny1977 said:

The CEAC site has said my case was in process of termination in October 2021 for not contacting NVC or logging onto CEAC. However, whenever I contacted NVC they said to contact the consulate because my case was already expedited there. Now I checked today and it says READY as of 16-Dec-2021. What can I expect? What does this mean? Haven't gotten any emails or mail or calls with regards to an appointment.

 

 

Ok some progress:

 

U.S. Department of State
IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATION

Ready

Immigrant Visa Case Number:	CDJ2013****** CDJ
Case Created:	29-Nov-2013
Case Last Updated:	16-Dec-2021

 

Your case is ready for your interview when scheduled at the U.S. Consular section. If you already have an interview appointment scheduled, please prepare your documents as directed in your appointment letter and appear at the consulate on the appointed date and time. Present your appointment letter at your interview, if you do not, you will be turned away. Otherwise, please wait until you have been notified of your interview appointment. Additional information about how Immigrant Visa interview appointments are scheduled can be found at: http://nvc.state.gov/interview.

See if it lets you register an appointment here.

https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-mx/iv

You may have to keep checking back until one becomes available, but as long as you can get to the calendar.

Approved today!

17 minutes ago, wcdog said:

This was my second interview. The lady interviewing me asked about how I entered the country, I said through Tijuana. She asked exactly how, so I told her what I remembered. I was 18 when it happened, that was 24 years ago. My boyfriend at the time, a LPR, token to meet meet him in Tijuana and that he had everything ready. I said that much. She asked what documents I presented, I said I gave him my passport and he drove through. She then said I was inadmissible due to miss representation.

that's unfortunate. usually you could get it before so it was ready for the interview.

Check the facebook group so you can see what others have done and how long it takes.

1 hour ago, wcdog said:

I went to my interview today. They asked for waiver I-609 because my ex used false documents to get me across. I’m devastated, my son and husband are waiting for me to come home. I don’t know what to do 

did you know about that before?

was this the first interview? did they ask anything else or just bring that up?

I don't understand why they have to wait until the interview to let people know about that.

43 minutes ago, Waitingfor10 said:

Question - I'm IR1-separated. How reliable is the NVC current case review time that they post. I'm guessing pretty reliable since it says they are working on documents submitted on November 24-2022 and I'm hearing people are already getting appts from CC November?  We just submitted our information about a month ago, just waiting right now.  

 

And once they start reviewing your case how long to case complete?

So the time for when they review it to when you get the interview is 2 different things.

Looks like right now from what I've seen it's been taking about 3 months for them to review documents.

Once you are Documentarily Qualified the wait for an interview is currently about 1.4 years.

Before covid 8-12 months was average.

If they ask for something more, you get sent to the back of the line, which could be up to another 3 months.

I got lucky, my case only took 2 weeks and they reviewed a doc they asked for the next day.

Got my interview date!

March 16th

CC Nov 18 2020

Looks like everyone from November is getting appointments today.

I saw someone post they have CC Nov 17th and got an interview date last week

I'm the 18th, afraid my wait is going to be longer.  I change to IR1 next week. 

7 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

That is neither a mistake or a cause for RFE.  It's a bug in the form USCIS is well aware of.

not true I've spoken with someone who has made that mistake, I almost did it myself and my form shows no end date

sometimes you get lucky and it doesn't take that long.

they asked me for a doc that was already part of my original filing, they checked it the very next day, but it is correct for them to say you would go to the back of the line.

check that you didn't put an end date for the marriage, I know some have made that mistake putting the date they filled out the form thinking it would mean the present.

4 hours ago, Dsam said:

Thank you for this , how much did your event planner charge ?

I don't have the docs handy, but it was around $4-500

I'll inbox you the contact info

On 2/9/2022 at 5:25 PM, KevinA74 said:

Here's my situation. I had a religious wedding ceremony in Colombia and received a marriage certificate. When I came back to the states I registered my marriage certificate with the Colombian Consulate. They took my marriage certificate and gave me a civil registry of marriage document. The title of this document is "Organización Electoral Registraduria Del Estado Civil".

 

Now, form I-130 asks for a copy of my marriage certificate and they want it translated into English. So, my question is do I need to have both documents translated or only the marriage certificate?

religious certificate won't be recognized, you need the civil one.

15 minutes ago, Kiimitz said:

My bad. I thought this was a K1 discussion thread as well. Is there another Mexico K1 discussion thread?

You're in the right sub-forum for Mexico, but I haven't seen one for K1 specifically.

Might be worthwhile to start a thread for one.

The facebook groups tend to have more activity.

1 minute ago, Kiimitz said:

Correct, K1.

Everyone in this thread is CR1/IR1

K1 was moved to Mexico City

During the pandemic K1 came to a stand still, I'm not sure what the status is right now, the last update was in October.

https://mx.usembassy.gov/immigrant-visas-information/