claudia2212

I went to the interview with now my husband to Juarez last year, and you will not be able to go inside the consulate with him. They will ask you to wait for him outside. If you have the desire to go and support, then I would advice to be very careful as you know how the situation in Juarez is.....I would also advise you to come to El Paso and also look for a hotel that will give you transportation to the consulate, that way do do not drive. Be very cautious in Juarez and do not put your guard down. I am sorry if I am scaring you, it is not my intention, it is just for you own safety. If you have any more questions, sent me a message and I will be more than happy to help you. GOOD LUCK!!

Yes, sorry adjustment of status, Thank you I will let her know she can travel through the United States but can not leave the country.

My friend received her I130 Approval notice in 2009, she has not sent her AOS application due to her economic situation, she needs to travel (in the U.S) and she wants to know if she can do it with it or she cannot. She is already married and she only needs to sent her application and moneys to get going with her process. Thank you for your help!

I have a quick question, I am about to sent my AOS,I have a co-sponsor and I am confused if my co-sponsor should go ahead and sign the I-864 which is the same one I have (primary sponsor) or should my co-sponsor sign the I-864A, my husband and I am living with my sister who is my co-sponsor so that might be the reason she should do the I-864A??? Am I right?

For some reason I can't find my husbands A number? do any of you know how I can get it from or where to call for that info???

My fiance came in the USA with a K1 visa, when he entered he was given his visa but the packet was not returned. We do not have any of those documents and in our AOS we need some of those documents to continue with the process, can someone please advise me what to do...

My husband came in to the USA with the K1 visa, we got marry a week ago and I am gathering everything to sent my AOS. I want to know if it will be a issue if I sent them after the 90 days expires? In the visa it says it expires on the 24 of Sept. and another expiration date of dec. 22 2010. I am a little confused!!!

Have you tried the embassy website? Here it is: Juarez Consulate

I really am not sure if you can go to the Juarez consulate and ask for your letter. I think you need to wait for them to mail it to you. I say this because I live in El Paso, Texas which is right next to Juarez and they took a couple of months to sent it to me. I ask my lawyer if I could go get it and he said it would be a waist of time. That they would sent it when it was OUR turn. But I really dont know if you call and they say you can go then I might be wrong and you could go down there.

Being the Petitioner, Am I correct to assume by police clearances, you are referring to the beneficiary?

Yes, the beneficiary from Costa Rica...Good LUCK!!

I was surprised by that as well. Luckily I am in a position to join my fiance in Juarez. Although we both would prefer that neither of us has to be there, my logic is that we are going to play it super-safe, and after that week I just want us both to be done with that city. Maybe we should re-post our question under a new heading so that we can get some answers about both people in the interview?

Hello, I was in Juarez for my fiance K1 visa interview on June. I must say it is a very dangerous place to be and more if you dont know the place. I went with my fiance to the interview and they did not let me in. It all depends in the mood of a lady who is outside checking the documents. I have a VJ friend who went a week before me and was let in with no problem. So, I had to stay outside 6 hours. There are some tables outside but there is a lot of people. I sat their with other people that were also waiting and I felt safe. I was advise that if you can go to the interview to go, but sometimes you just can't go. The truth is that the consulate officer is the one who had the last word. If for any reason he does not want to give you the visa he/she won't. It is kinda sad but that is how it is. So, I have to say that it is most likely the USC wont be able to go in the interview. But like I said you never know what it really gonna happen. My fiance got approved in a matter of minutes and the truth we had plenty of evidence of our relationship such as a child. I want to wish you good luck on both of you and hope it all come well.

My fiance recently entered the US (K1 visa) and we are planning to get married in a few weeks....my question is that he is interested in joining the air force...can he do that or we have to wait until he gets his (AOS) permanent residency? Thanks~

Dear Visajouneyers,

I am 21 years old right now and currently enrolled at a University. I am in the process of applying my fiance to come over to the states with K-1 visa. She is having her interview in three weeks, I am quite nervous and afraid of visa denial. Do you guys mind telling me what are the percentage of visa denial for Malaysia?

Everything is well-prepared:

We have all the evidence and stuff

The only thing I am worry about is the affidavit of support. As a student, I only have an annual income of 9,000 dollars; however, I have a co-sponsor with an annual income of 40K with only two dependents. So, what are the possibilities of acceptance or denial?

Any comment would be appreciated. Thanks.

Jeff

I am not sure about Malaysia but being a student is not a problem. A couple of weeks ago my fiance had his interview and he got approved and I am also a college student and haven't worked in a couple of years....Be positive and hopefully your love one with be with you soon!!! Good Luck!

So my fiance's interview is set for 27th July.

I am super confused as to whether I should go from atlanta to support her during the interview in London or not?

I believe our case is very simple, we have all the required documents and in all honesty she should be pretty okay without me but then there is the other stupid half of my brain telling me if I go, our case would be more stronger. For e.g. lets say God forbid but if shes denied I would end up making a trip anyway to marry her in the UK and file as CR-1.

So do you think it is worth it to go to the UK at a cost of $2000(flight + hotel) for 3 days ? My instinct is saying yes...but like a loser I need some reaffirmation (or good reasons as to why I should not go )

I'll put it like his, my advice would be that if you have sufficient proof of your relationship and everything is correct then you should just relax and use the money for something else like the other member said. i believe you will not be permitted into the interview so i would say to really think about it...and good luck on whatever you decide to do... I wont lie, maybe your fiancee whats you to go for moral support!

loans are debt and not income...

moving to consulate forum

Sorry i am a graduate student and as others have said loans are not considered income, i hope and wish you luck on getting a co-sponsor!

Thank you so much for this info. Did you get asked any specific questions about your cosponsor? Mine is my brother and he has sent me the appropriate paperwork, but no explanation about specifically wanting to sponsor my fiancee. Is such a letter necessary, or is it the I-134 that is most important?

No no letter required, only a letter verification where your brother works that shows he works there and salary ect... his income tax of the last 3 years and his check stubs and bank accounts. Yes the I-134 is the most important document that your fiancee needs to provide in her interview.... Good luck again!

From what I have understood so far, here is my plan:

Claim $0 income on my I-134 (I can't have made any income if I didn't file taxes)

Write a letter explaining how I have made no taxable income in these last years but rather have lived on savings and such in order to show why I didn't have to file taxes.

We'll see how it works! Hopefully it's not a crime to have enjoyed yourself in Peru for a couple of years without ever having a real job!

Hello, I just want to let you know my experience which is quite similar to yours and i could bring my fiance to the US. First I am a graduate student and I recently had a baby so for the past two years i haven not work and I just been going to college and taking care of my child. Therefore, when I did the I-134 I put there that I had $0 income. I included my school transcripts and loans information to proof I am a student and I do not work. They I had to find a co-sponsor with a good income that would cover my fiance, my daughter, and myself, the sponsor, and whoever that depends on the co-sponsor... in other words it can be done you just need to have a co-sponsor who can show that they intent to support for fiancee when moving to the US. It is not illegal for you not working you just need to do things right and show proof...I hope this help and good luck!

That's Great! Congratulations! When do you pick up the visa? How was the interview, tough or easy?

Hello,

Well we went very early like at 6:00 am and people were already lined up. We waited until the security people started asking people to have their documents ready and all that stuff. I was with my fiance and this lady came up to me and said who ever is not applying for the visa needs to go and sit in the table, you CANNOT enter. So that's what I did... after that I just waited until 10:25 am when my fiance came out with a smile and knew we have gotten approved. He told me it all went well just the waiting part was kinda hard and boring. But everything went well. They game him the dhl number guide and we tired it today and it was not sent in...so tomorrow we are going because i do not want to be here in juarez any longer....I just want to go home....So hopefully tomorrow we can go home and start planning for the wedding date and the AOS process...Thank you and let me say you were lucky you were able to be with your fiancee during the interview...hahaha talk to you later!

YES!!! WE GOT APPROVED!!! Thank you all for all your prayers we really appreciate it!! To all who are in this journey I just want to say that it is all worth it and hope everyone can be with there love one...Thank you!

it has been a long wait so far, i am here accompanying an aunt, becasue she has an appointment on monday, we had to fly in on wednesday night/thursday morning in order for her to get her medical exam done in time. it is a boring wait inside the hotel (holiday inn). i agree, i can't imagine staying any longer... i pray she gets her pack within 24 hrs. i have been told by others here that there is a back-log of approved visas, causing some of them to be delayed as much as 4 business days; i really hope that is not the case, otherwise we are stuck here till the end of the week.

How was it? did she get her visa??? I hope sooo, best wishes!!

Good luck!!

Thank you all for your wishes!!!

Tomorrow my fiance and I have our interview in CJ consulate, we hope it all come out right....keep us in our prayers~~

how long after your interview, (ir5-parent of us citizen), do you have to wait to receive your packet from dhl??? anyone recently in CDJ? have appointment on monday 6/21.

hello, my fiance and i have our interview on tuesday 6/22, as I have been advice the packet can be sent the next day or it can take 7 days....I hope it takes only a day because i would not like to stay in juarez longer!!!

thank you all very very much, i was confused on what to file for and i have a general idea now ^.^

it is great that you are informing yourself first because it is a long process and you already have a year talking now you guys need to meet in person and make the relationship more visible....try to save everything and have proof that you went to meet her and take plenty of pictures!!! Good Luck!!

I'm an older guy, maybe they felt bad about leaving me out in the sun! I really don't know how i was able to go in but I did see a lot of people waiting outside. It was ready the next day like they said. It will still be a couple of months before she can come here but the hard part is over. Buena Suerte and let me know how it goes. Glad I could help in some way.

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yes, you did help me....and well just to make sure....my fiance can come in the US the day he get his visa right?

Hi Claudia,

We arrived separately on Monday afternoon. I flew into El Paso and took a cab to the Holiday Inn, then a couple of hours later took the hotel shuttle to the Juarez airport and picked up my fiancee. We took a cab back to the hotel and had dinner at Barriga's next door. Great food, service and atmosphere. We ate there every night. We would recommend the Holiday Inn. Clean. Helpful staff. Security. Free breakfast. Free Happy Hour Tues-Fri. Nice 2.5 star hotel. We felt completely safe there.

Tuesday morning we were up early and walked to the CMI clinic. We arrived at 6:15. The guard told me I would probably be waiting for a couple of hours so I walked back to the hotel. At 7:40, my fiancee called and said she was finished and on her way back to the hotel. By the time I got the elevator and went downstairs, she was coming in the front door.

She said the process was very well organized. They ask for her passport and appointment letter, address in Juarez or the hotel name and room number, and phone. They took her picture and gave her a wristband with barcode and a card with a barcode.

Once you begin, they scan the barcode and give you a printout of process. That travels with you and they put the different test results on the printout…Blood, vision, physical exam in private room (you are asked to strip naked and given a paper hospital gown), asked about any contagious diseases in your life, broken bones, scars, look for tattoos, ask if you are diabetic, hypertensive. Measure height, weight. Then they ask you to get dressed from the waist down and they take you for a chest xray. She had a front and side xray done - but the other people she saw only had a front xray. For K-1 (no vaccinations), you finish getting dressed and go to cashier. She was told to come back at 2:00 for the results.

Oh yeah, males and females are separated, including children from their parents (not infants). Also, if kids need vaccinations, they will not give them until the parent is present. Kids do not have to strip naked, only to their underwear, and they will not let kids leave the clinic alone.

We walked across the street to the Banamex at the mall. This is the part that pissed me off. If you have pesos, pay the fee in pesos. You will pay the equivalent of $350 in pesos. However, if you have dollars, they will first sell you pesos at the day’s rate, then charge you the fee at the buy rate, so I ended up paying $388. They used a rate of 13 to the dollar. They won’t take dollars.

When we returned to the clinic at 2:00 to pick up the results, they did not have hers. She went inside and was told that there was something on her lung that they needed to check. They wanted to have an ultrasound done to determine if what they were looking at was liquid in her lung. They scheduled an appointment for her at 4:30 at a radiology clinic about 15 minutes away by taxi. The doctor met us there, did the test, made a CD and a report. It took less than an hour, and we had to pay separately for the ultrasound. We were told to come back to CMI the next morning at 7:00.

So, the next morning we got up and went to the clinic. She was told that everything was fine, that the area they were looking at on her lung was just scar tissue from an old automobile injury where a broken rib had abraded the lung. They needed some time to complete her report with these new results so we went to Denny’s to eat breakfast and then back to the clinic. A little after 9:00 she had her medical envelope and CD and we headed for the consulate. We’ll add here that everyone at the clinic was very professional and courteous. Additionally, they were conscious of her appointment time (even though we had an open appointment). They wanted to make sure she was out of the clinic in time to get into the consulate the second day as originally planned.

It took us from about 9:15 to 9:30 to wait in line to get inside the consulate and go through airport style security. They are serious about the list of things you can’t take in, so leave everything but your documents and ID at the hotel. At the end of security, your ID is entered and you are given a number. We were told where to go wait - behind one of the buildings they had a covered outdoor waiting area, with huge ceiling fans and water mist that actually did a very nice job of keeping the area comfortable. You sit there and watch a flatscreen monitor that displays your number and the window you should report to. We saw numbers from 1 into the 7000’s and it made little sense to us. At first it was confusing because we would see a number, for example 5113 -> 55, and 20 minutes later see 5113 -> 63. Eventually we figured out that the same screen is being displayed inside, and as people move from one step to the next, their number gets put back up on the screen.

Eventually our number came up (after waiting about an hour and 15 min) and we went inside. There was still someone at the window we were supposed to go to but we did not have to wait long. We stepped up to the window. The Greeter was very nice and asked for the DS 156. She basically went through the list of required documents, original birth certs and divorce decrees. We had forgotten to bring the letter of intent to marry (though we had already each provided one with the 129F). She said no problem and filled one out with my name and handed it through the window for my fiancée to sign. We had front-loaded the 129F petition with relationship stuff and we were not asked for anything else. She asked for proof of financial support and I gave the I-134. She said that was fine. I had all the other stuff - bank statements, letter from employer, letter from bank, mortgage, house appraisal, tax returns, check stubs, w2s, etc but she didn’t ask for any of it. She saw the 134, pointed and said that will do. After signing the 156 and 156K and something else, we were told to wait to be called for fingerprinting. We waited about 5 minutes for that. My fiancée was fingerprinted then we sat back down and waited another 15 or 20 minutes for the interview. As we waited, we could see that some people were rejected because they did not go to the DHL line after their interview, but rather just left looking very upset and in some cases, crying.

Those 20 minutes were long, waiting, knowing that the interview was next. She felt confident she could answer anything they asked, but you still never know what it’s going to be like. We talked and laughed and just kept our mind off things. Then her name was called to another window. We got up and went over. There was a US officer there with our file in front of him. He was very polite. Here are the questions he asked:

How long have you known each other? Over 4 years

So, you work for xxx company in yyy city? No, I work for xxx company in zzzz city (trick question)

What do you do there?

Have you ever been married? No

Do you have any children? No

Ever had any problems with the police? No

Ever had any problems with immigration or been denied a visa? No

Do you have your B1/B2 visa? Yes (handed through the window)

OK - here is the DHL form. Take it to the next line and you should be able to pick up your visa in the morning.

So that was it! We were walking back to the hotel by 12:00 noon. It helps if you are prepared. I can’t tell you not to worry. Only you know if you have everything in its proper state of affairs, and even though we reviewed everything the night before, we still forgot that damn letter of intent to marry!

I would advise anyone to frontload their 129F petition as much as they can, otherwise they can expect a longer interview. We had everything in there already for proof of ongoing relationship - photos, phone records, frequent flyer statements, emails, passport stamps. We didn’t have to provide anything extra, even though we had it ready.

It’s generally safe there. You’ll see patrols occasionally. Don’t go for a walk after dinner and don’t go out after dark. Be careful but remember why you are there. Good luck!

Wow, so you were able to be with her throughout the interview??? I thought they didnt let you....but if that is the case thats great!!! if I can go with my fiance then that is better....did you get the visa the next day or how many days did you guys waited? well I am glad you guy are now together and happy...I hope we have a good interview like u guys and we are prepared and want to get this done with...thank you for sharing this it really helps me be more calm and confident....thank you once again!!!