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This whole conversation was over the phone yesterday, but I think I will call again to confirm what we need to bring. Status online is "refused" as of yesterday.

Hello, my fiance and I are getting a lot of mixed information from the consulate and I was wondering if anyone else has heard of this happening. We had our k-1 visa interview at Juarez last week and at the interview the agent said the only thing they were missing from us was my (petitioner) long form birth certificate original copy. He said that's all we needed for approval, and we could send it in by post along with the beneficiary's passport, and then they would approve it and send back with the approved visa. He also told us to upload the original birth certificate to the CEAC website and gave us instructions (this didn't work, but that's a whole thing for another post). So we send everything and it arrives at the consulate after 4 days or so, and then we get a call. It's a different agent, and he says the guy that did our interview forgot to have my fiance take the oath, so he's got to come back to the consulate to do that before they issue the visa. My fiance says no, he took the oath, so the guy goes and checks and sees that he did. And then he said well, we don't have your medical..and my fiance says he did indeed turn that in. So the guy goes and checks again and finds it. THEN he says well, the agent didn't take your fingerprints at the interview, so you have to come back and do that. Then he says because it's an inconvenience, we can come back anytime/any day and just walk in and they will take his fingerprints and issue the visa same day. My fiance says "I can't get into the consulate without my passport because you guys have it" and the guy says he can show his voter ID and explain the situation and they will let him in. So all in all, we are extremely tired and frustrated, especially my fiance because he has to buy another plane ticket and fly back to Juarez for what I'm guessing will be another interview. I don't trust them to be organized, so I'm just sure what we should bring just in case. Any advice or words of comfort is greatly appreciated 😞

Anyone know how far out interviews are in Juarez currently? Our case is at the "ready" status, and I've read 2 weeks to a month for interviews in Mexico city..not sure if I should expect the same for Juarez?

Okay, the exact thing happened to me, and then within a week I got an update with my case number and that it was sent to the consulate for the next step. When I spoke with a live agent from USCIS, they had told me my case hadn't even been sent to the NVC, so i was under the impression it was still with USCIS but that wasn't true I guess. Stressed me out for nothing, thinking my case was falling behind..

So I actually inquired through connecting to a live agent through Emma on the USCIS website just to ask if it was 1. Still at USCIS and 2. What date it was shipped to NVC (if it was).

Yes, thank you!

Got an update on my case (NOA2 is 1/6/23) and they said my case is still at USCIS, and I should get an update via email from them within 30 days. Does anyone know if it usually takes the full 30 days to ship it to NVC or would the inquiry prompt them to put it on the next shipment?? 30 days is so long for such a thing

Yes! I thought I would have to wait the 60 days also..it could also just depend on what the RFE is. Definitely worth a shot.

Just got approval after responding to RFIE on Nov. 29th. Sent in a case inquiry two days ago (the earliest they would allow me to) hoping it would get them to look at my case again and it worked.

Anyone know how fast to expect a response to an RFE? Does it depend on the RFE? It says they received it on November 29th (18 days ago) and I was hoping to hear an update by January..

I am the petitioner. In part 3 of the forms it asks if you have had any charges or convictions and I put yes because I got an MIP when I was 18. I wrote a statement explaining the charge (dumb teen drinking wine in public), along with the courthouse employee statement, and thought that would be enough since they are mostly looking for domestic abuse cases. They do criminal background checks anyway, so it kind of feels like an unnecessary hurdle. You only need police records at this stage if there's anything on your record (or if there ever was).

Hi. They said they need a new certified copy of my police records from the state, when I had just given them an unofficial statement from the police station.. completely my own fault for presuming that would be enough. I received the physical notice in the mail 7 days after my case status was changed to the RFE. I highly recommend getting informed delivery!

Got a Request for Initial Evidence this morning, not sure what it is for yet. My NOA1 is Aug 17th 2021

I'm also August 17th! Tentatively planning for news next week, or first week of November at the latest.

Congrats!! If you go to the homepage of visajourney, there is a place that says immigration guides, and then after that scroll down and click the F-1 visa. It will give you all the paperwork and such that you need to gather for the next step