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2 hours ago, Victor/Michael said:

Did you have any problem registering your appointment on the website and scheduling the Biometrics?  I try to go through the process of picking the courier and all.  When i get to the payment page it says no appointments are available to try again later.  We received our appointment letter today for Nov 23.  Wont let me pay the fee or schedule the Biometrics.  It seems like the online portal is not picking up the fact that we already have a appointment scheduled.  Any advise would be helpful.    

I remember in our appointment letter it said you have to wait 48 hours after receiving your appointment letter to make the biometrics appointment. It let us in right away but maybe you are not yet in the system. It would not hurt to call though. We called the ASC directly because there were not many appointment options online and we could make the appointment over the phone as well. The number is +52 656-344-3003. I do not know anything about paying the fee because we did not have to do that for IR-1. Congratulations on your appointment and good luck!!

3 hours ago, Babu Frik said:

It sounds like a money grab, hopefully no adverse affects. 

Definitely! And they charged him for 4 shots because they said one of them was double dose 😑

30 minutes ago, Babu Frik said:

But were they on the vaccination record? 

Yes they were on the record. He was given Tdap (makes sense because booster shots of this are normal), Measles Mumps Rubella, and Chicken Pox. It could have been worse I guess but they are not cheap.

15 minutes ago, Paul & Mary said:

Every Visa Applicant does a biometric appointment.  Even a tourist application.

Okay, good to know! The only difference then is that maybe he will get to schedule his own appointment with the K visa? It’s hard to know since they are only doing expedites

3 hours ago, Paul & Mary said:

Usually you would schedule it on the portal after getting the CDJ number.  Since you did an expedite you  might have to contact them to get an interview date.

 

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

Yes my experience was different because we are IR-1. I’m not sure if K visas even do biometrics appointments. Could be a completely different process.

8 hours ago, Victor/Michael said:

Thanks for the reply. How soon after your file arrived at the embassy from the NVC did they schedule your interview? Did you get to pick the date or they just gave it to you? 

It all happened VERY FAST. When they say expedite they mean it. On October 16th our case got to the consulate and on October 21st we got the appointment letter with an appointment date of November 3rd. So 5 days, but two of those days were the weekend. That was for an IR1 but I’m sure the timeframe is similar. We did not get to pick the date and they told us in the letter that if you can’t go to the appointment to expect a significant delay for the next one. When you go online to register for the courier you can pick the biometrics appointment but there were not that many options. We called the medical clinic directly to make an appointment. My husband had to spend 6 days in Juarez because his biometrics was on a Friday and his appointment was on a Tuesday.

My husband just had his interview (emergency) in Juarez on Nov 3rd. He went to La Fronterra and did it on Nov 2nd at 7am. He was in and out within an hour. He went back later for the results around 2:00pm but they send them to the consulate through email now because of covid. He did have to pick up his X-ray CD though. He brought his vaccination records but they still made him get 3 vaccines. Total cost was $417 USD 🤢

May I ask why you have to update your DS260?