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Not all banks require a social security number to open an account ... I banked with HSBC but when my fiance got here they said I couldn't add him to my account because he didn't have a SSN yet... I asked around at a few other banks, and we found one that doesn't require a SSN for him to be added..

is that just for vaccination transcription?

Ignore BOING, he can't seem to help himself when it comes to saying things about Juarez.

Anyway to answer your questions:

1. Yes that is packet 3

2. You only need the I-134, the 864 is for once you guys are in the US and are going to adjust status. So you are fine!

3. I'm sure that those requirements are for people who are only going to visit the US. Your fiances passport doesn't expire for a year, which is fine. And yes at some point you'll have to get a renewal in the US through a Mexican consulate if he doesn't come back to Mexico before then to renew it.

4. You are correct, his birth certificate does NOT need to be translated.

Goodluck, I'm sure you guys will do great

Our flight was cancelled too Gsummit... how disappointing and frustrating huh? We have to wait 3 more days here in Mexico before the next available flight out :-/

BOING Why do you always have something to say about Ciudad Juarez? Have you been? Hundreds of thousands of people have gone through Jaurez for visas and it's been ok... you never have any real helpful information for us all you do is fear monger. I can't speak for the others, but I know that I don't appreciate it.

Why are you planning on being 1 hour late to your interview? Get to Ciudad Juarez two days before your interview, do the medical and then have your interview.

You will probably be at the medical building for at least three hours, and your results won't be ready until late afternoon. You will return to pick them up.

I understand not wanting to be in Juarez for a long time, but it's really fine in the embassy area.

If you don't take this seriously, they aren't going to either and you will not get the visa. If you need to, reschedule the interview and make a schedule that makes sense.. Do not go to the interview without having your medical done, and do not go to the interview an hour late.

I'm not sure about a Mexican visa... I know for US Citizens and some other countries a visa is not needed to enter Mexico. I have no idea if someone from Ukraine needs a visa to enter Mexico. I kind of doubt it, and if they do need one, I'd be willing to bet that it's very simple to attain. Mexico loves their tourists and they like to make it easy for them to get into the country.

I DO know that she will need a visa for the US even if she is just going to be transferring to a different flight and never leaving the airport.

The DS-260 asks information about the beneficiary. You the petitioner can fill it out for them, there is a section at the end of the form asking if anyone prepared the form for the beneficiary, you can just put that you filled it out for them.

You need to call NVC for the beneficiary ID and invoice number. You should have your CDJ case number by now, if you don't, call NVC for that too.

Go to Mexicos embassy page here on VJ. It has a lot of information including the website that you need to go to in order to fill out the DS-260, pay the fee, and schedule the appointment. It also lists the other forms that you need. You should also visit CDJs website, they also have a list of forms that are needed as well as a PDF file of instructions and information you should read.

And yes the DS-260 can be filled out before packet 3

there is no DHL fee

Our packet 3 took 2 weeks, we never received it in Mexico. The time varies though, I've seen it take up to two months for some people ..

There is no fee for the ASC appointment.

There is a 350 dollar visa fee when you make the interview appointment. There is also a medical fee which if I remember correctly is something like 180 dollars.

That number on the NOA2 does not count, so if he has not been issued one before that than the answer is no.

I think it's fine for you to have only one listing for his employment, you can just write what each of his roles there were/are.

did they attend a hearing for removal of deportation from the US? if so the answer is yes.

OK you could try calling the consulate directly, but when I wanted to know about my case I called the 703 number.

I'm not sure when NVC sent our petition to Juarez but it shouldn't take very long for Juarez to get it once the NVC does send it.

The consulate does not use any kind of tracking system. We never received the invitation letter here in Mexico, it was received at my US address. I've read of others who have only received it in Mexico and not the US and a few who got it at both places. I was really nervous it wouldn't show up either, but somehow it did. Also, if you call the 703 number and ask them if they send a copy of the invitation letter to the US petitioner, they will probably say no. They are wrong though. Many times the people at the 703 number are misinformed.\

I think it would be fine for you to start filling out some forms. My mom sent us her I-134 (she was our co sponsor) at the beginning of June and we didn't have our interview until July 6th. So her forms were filled out more than a month before the interview and they said nothing. I can't remember the exact order of things but in order to schedule your appointment you need to have paid the visa fee (which it is NOT too early to do, the fee is good for 1 year) and have filled out the DS-260, the nice thing about the DS-260 is that you can come back and finish filling it out later. So you could start it, just to see what it was like and what info they want and then come back later to finish the rest.

It is absolutely fine for you to fill them out for your fiance. I filled them out for mine, at the end of the DS-260 it asks if someone prepared the form for the beneficiary. You can just write that you prepared it and you are his fiance. That's what I did.

I think once you know when you're going to have your interview you can get your financial info together. They do look at the financial stuff so it's important to have it all in order.

You can schedule your interview before you have your invitation letter. We scheduled ours before we got the letter, but I gave ourselves a buffer of 2 months from the time that NVC got it. You don't need to worry about scheduling ahead. Appointments dont book up, typically you can make an appointment a week ahead of time.

My fiance did his ASC appointment at 3:20 on July 5th and had his interview at 7:15am on July 6th. There were no issues.

I can't help you with the last two.. we stayed at Holiday Inn and we came from Cancun so we never crossed the border! Good luck

Well the answer to that specific question is NO.. since it wasn't a port of entry. But the fact that he entered the US illegally in the past might cause issues.

Monyfer, its' fine to do the ASC the same day as the medical, just make sure you make the ASC appointment later in the day. It's also fine to do it the day before the interview. That's what we did.

There have been a few people who have done the ASC in a different city, when you go online to make the interview appointment they will give you a choice of cities for where you can do the ASC appointment. A week should be enough time.. but you can call the consulate and ask them.

reading the reviews is always a great idea. They are super helpful and will give you an idea of what is going to happen in Jaurez. At the CAS appointment (or ASC in English) they take your fingerprints and take a picture. It takes less than 20 minutes. Don't show up too early, if you're appointment is at 3:00pm show up at like 2:50pm. They don't let you in earlier than that and you have to stand outside in the hot sun if you go too early!

I don't think that would be the case in Mexico. I did my letter of intent in English, and I had my fiance (beneficiary) sign a letter of intent in English, and they did not question it at all.

They did not even ask him if he spoke english or if I spoke Spanish. And for CDJ there is a letter of intent in the back of the K1 Visa Info Packet on the consulate website, that you should print out and bring to the interview.

I guess if you're that worried about it just include a Spanish copy, the letter of intent is like one sentence so it won't take more than 10 seconds to make a Spanish version :-)

Wow I can't imagine putting my life into 3 suitcases! Glad I am in Canada making a land POE.

I have been making a detailed list, numbering my boxes for customs. Michael is coming to get me with a pull along trailer behind his truck. Christine, make a list of what is in the van (just in case) and you will be fine. The custom border guard told me to do this so that if they have any questions they would know where to look without going through everything.

I wish driving was an option for us.. we're flying with two suitcases and two dogs as our carry ons, so we don't even get the extra space with carry on bags since the dogs count for that. And thats for two people, not one!

We're getting rid of A LOT of stuff lol

thanks! thats what I thought, I just wanted to double check

some people have reported being able to get the letter printed out at the consulate information booth. She can try doing that, or if you want to be extra safe, you can reschedule the appointment for a later date, and give the letter some time to show up in the mail. Our letter only took like 3 weeks after the embassy received our packet from NVC.

You can call up the embassy and ask if they've sent out your letter yet, that might be able to give you some kind of indication of when it will arrive

Oh sorry, I should have included that info. Yes, we're going to be living in the same household.

OK I just want to make sure I have this right. I am the petitioner, so I will be the one filling out the I-864, my mom is our co-sponsor as I don't make quite enough to satisfy the 125% of the poverty line. So she will have to fill out an I-864a correct? Or does she also have to fill out the regular I-864.

Thanks

I think he gets it from 6 months out of every year for the 3 years you have to wait before she can get her citizenship?

You will not get an RFE. Our (incompetent) lawyer put Merida for the consulate because he didn't realize we had to go to Ciudad Juarez. It was not a problem at all. There is no way to avoid going to Juarez so the best thing to do is just accept it. We had to travel there from Cancun, so at least your trip will be a little shorter than ours.

The consulate area is not bad, and we did not feel unsafe at any point. We went to the mall, took a walk around the area, and did not go out after the sun set.

Good Luck.