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Thanks! Yes, I entered on October 7th. I was very lucky because it was empty so it was pretty quick, they just asked me for my passport and the yellow packet with all the documents, they stamped my passport and then I downloaded the i-94 online :)

Congratulations again everyone!
 
My fiance had the interview today and got approved 🥳 So surreal!
 
Does the letter that informs that the visa is ready for pickup come to the sponsor's email, or the beneficiary's?

We had the interview today and happy to report that we were approved ☺️ A big thank you to all of you on here for helping and answering questions. Y’all are truly the best
 
Are any of y’all already apart of another thread that can help guide us through the AOS process? 

Medical Exam in Mexico City
First they register you, take a photo of your face and give you a bracelet. For this you have to give them the instructions letter, ds160 confirmation, the address where you will live, passport, vaccination record. 
 
Every time they do something they mark it on your bracelet and you're sent to the waiting room between the different "phases of the exam". 
 
Idk if the order changes but in my case first they took my blood sample, very quickly and the nurses are nice. 
 
Then it was the "visual exam", super simple, you just read a line of letters covering one eye first and then the other. In this same phase they took my blood pressure, oxygenation, temperature and heart rate. At the same time they asked me questions like who is your petitioner, where will you live, are you allergic to anything, do you have tattoos. 
 
Next was the x-ray. For this part you have to take off your shirt and bra and put on a robe that they give you. After they take the xray you change back into your clothes.
 
After, you are called into a room and they tell you to take everything except your underwear off and wear the same robe from the xrays phase. The nurse weighs and measures you and asks more questions about medicine you're taking, tattoos again, allergies etc. Then the doctor examines you and it's a very simple examination: he uses the stethoscope to check your breathing, he makes you lie down and touches your stomach, he looks at your hands. 
 
Depending on certain factors you might be called to see the psychologist. I had to because I take antidepressant medicine but other people were called because they said they had tasted marihuana. 
 
Some people are also asked to provide a urine sample (I think to check for drugs), luckily it wasn't my case. However, considering this it's a good idea not to pee during the exam in case they ask you for it. 
 
Last part is getting the vaccines. In my case, the doctor said he was going to contraindicate them so I didn't get any. 
 
Usually you pick up the result the same day at 1pm and that's when you pay. 
 
Biometrics 
This is the easiest part, you only need to bring your passport and ds160 confirmation. I was there only like 10 minutes, it's really fast.
 
Dropping off documents
This part was really quick for me because that day the embassy was empty, they were only receiving k1 visa applicants, but I've read that normally this step takes like 3 hours. 
 
Anyway, when you arrive tell them you're going for k1 visa interview, they take you in directly instead of doing the giant line that tourist visa applicants do. 
 
Before going in, they help you organize the documents and they ask you for everything you will need. Passport, ds160 (the one you took to the biometrics appointment), original and copy of birth certificates (petitioner and beneficiary), the petitioner's passport (only the copy if you don't have the original), police clearance, passport style photos, i134, taxes, evidence of the relationship. Oh and the divorce decrees if that is your case. 
 
After they put everything in order they send you in. Remember you can't bring ANY electronics, don't bring the CD they give you at the medical exam, no liquids. 
 
When the consul calls you they ask for the documents one by one and they ask you some questions. In my case it was:
 
What's your name?
Who is your fiancé?
Where will you live?
Have you been married before?
Has he been married?
Do any of you have children?
Do you have tattoos?
Did you have a visa before?
Have you ever had any problems with the law in Mexico?
And in the US?
 
Then they give you a paper with a number (which will be the number they call when it's your turn for the interview the following day) and showing which documents you missed (in my case it was just the medical).
 
Interview
This time it was a normal day so it was much slower. Now I had to wait like 2 hours to have my turn and the interview was like 3 minutes.
 
These were the questions
 
How did you and your fiancé meet?
Did you only see him once or have you spent more time together?
Where will you live in the US?
How much time were you a couple before you got engaged?
Why such a short time? (5months)
Did you have a visa before? (She had my old visa in her hands though)
Have you had any immigration problems?
Have you had problems with the law in Mexico? And in the US?
Do you have any tattoos?
 
And then she said "everything seems okay and I will approve your visa" 
She gave me the paper that said it'd be ready in 5-7 business days and then was like "have a good day" 
 
And that's it, I hope it helps and good luck to everyone 😃😃
 
 
 
 

Hello! I was approved 💓💓 we are so happy 😊😊 my medical ended up being on sept 12, I had biometrics and documents on sept 14 and the interview sept 15. It went really well. Would you like me to make a post about everything they asked me??
 
Also, I live in Mexico City so it was very easy for me to move around but I'd recommend to stay in a hotel or airbnb near the embassy so you can just walk to it instead of getting stuck in traffic and stuff. Relax, maybe use the occasion to visit some cool places in the city, because it's a very stressful couple of days 🙈🙈

Yes, you can choose not to be vaccinated. It's not a requirement for the k1 visa but it is for AOS so that's why it's recommended to get them before you travel, but yeah you can definitely get the visa without getting vaccinated.

I would recommend to bring as much as you can of the examples they give in the instructions but you probably won't need it all. I brought my fiancé's work letter and paystubs and they didn't require it, only asked for the tax transcripts. I didn't bring bank statements but they didn't ask for them either. 

@cookies&cream Wow, what an extensive and detailed writeup! Very helpful to know all of this, thank you so much 😀 I'll be passing it all along to my Mexican fiance!
 
Congratulations on finally reaching the end of your visa journey, and so too the beginning of your life journey together. I hope you have lots of fun, great memories and much luck in all of your endeavors.

Yes, and also your case number tells you when the case was created. First it's the embassy it goes to (MEX) and the year. The next three numbers are the julian date in which the case was created plus 500, and the last three numbers say the order in which it was created that day. So for example a case number MEX2021627002 would be a case that corresponds to the embassy in mexico city, created in 2021 on the 127th day of that year (julian date), and it was the second case created that day. 
 
And yeah!! It's ridiculous how long it's taking. I'll update you when I see new cases being sent to the embassy
 

We have been stuck at the NVC since the end of January. My fiancé does monitor the FB groups, and it appears that people who got their NOA2s in September and October are the ones now being sent to the embassy and getting interviews. I really hope it speeds up.

I just got back from my interview and we are APPROVED!!! I can't believe we finally made it after over a year of waiting!!!!
Hoping you guys that are still waiting for your case to be sent to NVC will have some good news soon

We called the 0888 number on Friday, 1/28 at about 10 AM. Only on hold for 10-15 minutes, they were very nice, and we got our case number, etc. (1/04 NOA2)

We called the 0888 number on Friday, 1/28 at about 10 AM. Only on hold for 10-15 minutes, they were very nice, and we got our case number, etc. (1/04 NOA2)

We called the 0888 number on Friday, 1/28 at about 10 AM. Only on hold for 10-15 minutes, they were very nice, and we got our case number, etc. (1/04 NOA2)