David-J

The one in the back I'm not sure what it is. I just know that the official one is the one next to main avenue. (Paseo de la Victoria). And you will see tomorrow which one is the right one just by the amount of people in line outside.

Congrats JustD!!!!!!!!

Now relax for a bit.

Cheers and best of luck for what lies ahead.

Hi everyone,

I just got my K1 visa approved and I want to have all the papers ready for the Adjustment of Status. I am from Mexico and my Birth Certificate is in Spanish. Do I need to go to a translator or something to get it translated? or can it be either myself or my brother? Both of us are fluent in English.

Then the translation would be just on a normal piece of paper not on an official paper, would that be a problem?

I'm basically clueless about this process so any help is welcome from someone who has done it and even better if they had done it in Mexico.

Cheers everyone

I agree with limejello. Take it easy wheezy. It can mean a lot of things or nothing at all so try not to worry until you know more for sure.

Cheers an good luck!

Congrats epifreak!!!!

After all that stress before and during the interview and finally being approved I got back to the hotel to take a nap. When I woke up it was around 2 and I checked the DHL website and to my surprise the VISA was ready and waiting for me. I just got back from going and picking it up. I'm just so surprised about how lightning fast the interview and getting the visa was. The medical was another story but whatever it's done.

To answer some of the recent questions.

They are still not using the DS-160.

They did ask me for the DS-157.

At the clinic you can pay with pesos or dollars for the medical exam.

For the visa fee at the bank you have to use pesos.

Regarding the questions about the interview. It's pretty much what everyone have posted. In my case it was very fast. I think it was that fast because we sent a huge I-129F that the interviewer was reviewing. The only thing extra he asked were pictures. That was my case, either way come prepared with lots of things.

Cheers everyone and good luck!

I got approved!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now the famous dhl wait. Thanks everyone for their support and their knowledge.

Regarding the payment it was indeed 1900 pesos. It is significantly less now because the dollar now is at 13,50 and a couple of months back got to be around 16.00.

Either way. Cheers everyone and now I can finally relax.

Thanks a lot to everyone who makes this site so incredibly useful.

Cheers!

Also. How did you pay for the medical exam and the visa itself. Can you pay the medical with credit card or u have to pay beforehand at the bank? If that is the case do they give you the info for paying at the bank when u first go to the Consulate?

The same question for visa. I know they tell u to pay it at Banamex but do they give u the info to info for paying at the bank when u first go to the Consulate?

Thanks everyone and thanks JenandDavys for that very useful piece of information.

Cheers

Hi David-J,

The Holiday Inn you want to book is Holiday Inn LAS MISIONES. It's right across from Las Misiones Mall and literally a 2 minute walk to the consulate (you can see it from the hotel parking lot).

I don't know if you can pay the medical with a credit card, we paid in cash, and you pay AT THE CLINIC, not at the bank. The visa fee is paid BEFORE the interview, and you can pay at the Banamex at the mall across the street from the hotel. When you pay the fee, they give you a receipt that you take to the interview to prove that the fee has been paid. When you go into the bank, you have to take a number for a "ventanilla" as you walk in the door. Then you sit down and wait for your number to be called. When they call you up to the teller window, you tell them that you want to pay the visa fee (there is a flat fee for visas, so you don't have to specify that it's a fiancee visa). When we paid at the bank, I think the fee was like $171 US. I think they also ask you for your name. They print the receipt out, and you're done! You have to take this with you to the interview, I don't even think they'll let you inside the consulate without it.

They only give you one receipt, so make sure you don't misplace it. Assuming you are going to go to the consulate early in the morning for the interview, you won't have time to get to the bank to pay the fee beforehand, so pay it the day before. You can also get passport photos at the same mall.

Good luck!

Thank you very much limejello. I think I'm ready now.

Also. How did you pay for the medical exam and the visa itself. Can you pay the medical with credit card or u have to pay beforehand at the bank? If that is the case do they give you the info for paying at the bank when u first go to the Consulate?

The same question for visa. I know they tell u to pay it at Banamex but do they give u the info to info for paying at the bank when u first go to the Consulate?

Thanks everyone and thanks JenandDavys for that very useful piece of information.

Cheers

Anyone has the address for the Holiday Inn Express. I just want to make sure that I book the right one.

I'm planning to go on the 25th. So who ever goes next week please post your experience and everything.

thanks everyone and good luck

Does anyone know if they are opening after May 15 for sure? I have everything ready and I just have go to the interview. I just don't want to book my plane ticket and hotel and then them have them postpone the date for resuming the interviews.

Cheers everyone

Congrats limejello.

I have more or less the same doubt as Ivonne'n Jim.

How much time do you guys who already went through the whole interview process at the Juarez consulate recommend to stay in Juarez.

A full business week. Like having the medical on a Monday, the interview on Tuesday and having the next three days for waiting the Visa.

I was just wondering if the people who have recently got their visa could post how much time after the interview had to wait for their visas. It seems for what I have read that the time has diminished to next day after the interview. I just want to see how things are happening nowadays more or less.

Cheers, congrats to all the one who went through this successfully and also patience for all the ones who are waiting.

I haven't called them because I saw this in their website.

Consulate General Operations

All immigrant visa appointments are cancelled at the U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez beginning Thursday, April 30th through Friday, May 8th. The immigrant visa panel physicians will also be closed during this timeframe.

It has more information regarding all their visa services. Hope this links helps.

Bad timing for all of us I guess. I just received the packet from the consulate but I guess we all have to wait now until May 6.

Good luck everyone

hi am new to posting questions. Does anyone know how to get a police certificate/record for mexico? any help would be wonderful. Thanx

En que ciudad vives? Cada estado es un lugar distinto. Si de casualidad vives en el DF la tramitas aqui:

Carta de antecedentes no penales

La carta de antecedentes no penales debe solicitarse en:

Secretaría de Seguridad Pública

Dirección General de Prevención y Readaptación Social

Atención Oficialía de partes

Coordinación de Archivo Nacional de Sentenciados

Londres No. 102 Col. Juárez

Delegación Cuauhtémoc

CP 06600 México D.F.

Horario de atención al público de 8:00 a 12:00 de lunes a viernes

Documentación que debe presentar:

- Carta firmada por el interesado, especificando detalladamente en dónde ha vivido después de haber cumplido los 18 años (ese formato ahi se los dán).

- Copia del acta de nacimiento

- Copia de una identificación oficial: credencial de elector (IFE), pasaporte, cartilla del servicio militar.

- Copia de un comprobante de domicilio (teléfono o recibo de la luz)

Este trámite es gratuito

El solicitante, cualquier familiar o amigo puede realizar la solicitud de trámite.

El proceso tarde aproximadamente 10 días.

La carta se recoge en la siguiente dirección:

Morelos 45 A Col. Juárez

Delegación Cuauhtémoc

Cp 06600 México D.F.

Horario de atención al público de 10:00 a 15:00 de lunes a viernes.

Thanks tglea. My documents are in Spanish so I'm good now.

thanks YuAndDan

Anyone from Mexico that have gone through this can answer the translation question please. Just to be sure?

Hi everyone.

I'm going soon to the consulate in Juarez for my interview and I had a couple of questions.

= Does my fiance have to attend the interview or with just me (the beneficiary) its ok?

= Do my documents have to be translated? (birth certificate, police records, etc?) they are apostilled right now but I was wondering if I had to translate them.

Cheers everyone and thanks cici for the incredibly detailed and helpful comment.

Hi everyone.

I'm going soon to the consulate in Juarez for my interview and I had a couple of questions.

= Does my fiance have to attend the interview or with just me (the beneficiary) its ok?

= Do my documents have to be translated? (birth certificate, police records, etc?) they are apostilled right now but I was wondering if I had to translate them.

Cheers everyone and thanks cici for the incredibly detailed and helpful comment.

We just got our NOA2 so we are gathering the following documents for the interview. Do any of them have to be notarized???

I-134

2008 Income Tax Return

2008 W2

3 prior years of tax return transcripts (call IRS or visit IRS website for the form)

Letter from employer (if possible because some company don't give these out, if not then the recent pay stubs will suffice)

recent pay stubs

Thanks everyone.