tpeiyn

It was not expedited. We received an email around December 30th with the appointment. We didn't expect it.

2 hours ago, Juliet57 said:

what's your timeline? Hope it all turned out fine

Everything was perfect! We are in Hidalgo with my in-laws now waiting for his passport. I don't have exact dates in front of me but we started the process early in 2018 with his pardon. His original appointment was in April of 2020, but it was canceled when the consulate closed.

Sorry I haven't been back to update! We had a crazy trip to Juarez as our flight was cancelled and we had to drive from CDMX. His first appointment was at 1:30 on Thursday where they asked for his civil documents. He went back on Friday at 8 am for his actual interview and had to give them our taxes and a few more items.

From what I understand, if your interview is scheduled in the morning, you will most likely return that afternoon for the second half.

My husband's IR-1 interview is scheduled for February 18th. We are ironing out the final details, but I'm a little worried about a post I found on a Facebook group.

The post stated that the interviews are currently taking two days: one afternoon appointment to review documents, then a morning appointment for the actual interview.

He plans to wait on his visa at home with his family, so we might need to adjust our flight back to CDMX. Can anyone with a recent appointment confirm or deny the 2 day process??

Sorry, I know this question gets asked a lot, but searching the forum just created more confusion.

My husband's IR-1 interview is scheduled in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on the 18th. I've reviewed the list of documents my attorney asked me to gather, as well as the list on the Consulate's website. The Consulate asks for a paper copy of the I-864, but my attorney did not mention it.

If it matters, we do not have any sort of co-sponsor. My income is the only one used. My attorney did suggest including the transcript of our 2019 taxes, recent pay stubs, and my 2020 W2.

Do I really need to track down the I-864 we originally submitted? I don't have a copy of it, but I guess I could obtain it from the attorney if necessary. 

 A little background information before I ask my question: My husband entered the US as a teenager without inspection. He walked across the Mexican border and has been here continuously since that date. He is a poor historian in general, but he has always maintained that he crossed the border in December when he was 17 (that would be 2008). That date makes perfect sense because I met him in the Spring of 2009 and he was a shy teenager that barely spoke 2 words of English.

After a long wait, his IR-1 visa interview is scheduled for February 18 in Ciudad Juarez. Our attorney gave us a list of paperwork to prepare before the appointment. Most are the basic civil documents like birth certificates, but we also needed to obtain "Certificates of Disposition" from when he was arrested for driving without a license. 

Of course, he couldn't remember the dates, so I tried to look everything up through our county's public record system. It worked perfectly, but there it was: he received a traffic ticket in May of 2008. You know, 7 months before he arrived in the US!

We talked about it and determined it definitely meant he arrived in December 2007 instead of December 2008. He would have only been 16 when he walked across unaccompanied (that ticket was issued before his 17th birthday.)

His DS260 and (approved) I601a and every other piece of paper we have filled out at this point list December 2008 as his entry date. We have a phone call scheduled with his attorney later this afternoon, but we are both super stressed at this point and looking for potential answers.

Has anyone dealt with a similar problem? Is this something that he is going to be able to handle with a simple explanation? Do you guys think his age at entry will make any difference in how they handle things?