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Javier Luis's US Immigration Timeline

blank avatar   Petitioner's Name: Javi
Beneficiary's Name: Anali
VJ Member: Javier Luis
Country: Mexico
Last Updated: 2025-11-17
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Immigration Checklist for Javi & Anali:

USCIS I-129F Petition:      
Dept of State K1 Visa:    
USCIS I-485 Petition:  
USCIS I-765 Petition:      
USCIS I-131 Petition:      
USCIS I-751 Petition:  
USCIS N-400 Petition:  


K1 Visa
Event Date
Service Center : California Service Center
Transferred? No
Consulate : Juarez, Mexico
I-129F Sent : 2024-08-07
I-129F NOA1 : 2024-08-12
I-129F RFE(s) : 2025-02-06
RFE Reply(s) : 2025-02-19
I-129F NOA2 : 2025-02-25
NVC Received : 2025-04-21
Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : 2025-05-06
NVC Left :
Consulate Received :
Packet 3 Received :
Packet 3 Sent :
Packet 4 Received : 2025-08-15
Interview Date : 2025-10-28
Interview Result : Administrative Review
Second Interview
(If Required):		 2025-11-07
Second Interview Result: Approved
Visa Received : 2025-11-13
US Entry : 2025-11-13
Marriage :
Comments : The K-1 Visa wasn't necessarily put in Administrative Review but we forgot to bring petitioner's birth certificate so we were issued a 221g for to submit document via DHL. We mailed the document on 10/29 (the initial interview date is for documents submission and interview is following day) after her interview was over since they didn't want to accept it at the window. A week after they acknowledged receipt of documents, did final review and finally approved on 11/07. We waited a few days for Visa to be printed and passport to be handed back. After issuance, it took 4 business days to receive in Ciudad Juarez but we also considered the holiday so that pushed us back a day. Once passport was handed back to us with Visa, we crossed the border to El Paso and process only took about 20-30 minutes. We then flew to our destination from El Paso that same day.
Processing
Estimates/Stats :		 Your I-129f was approved in 197 days from your NOA1 date.

Your interview took 442 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.


Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Juarez, Mexico
Review Topic: K1 Visa
Event Description
Review Date : November 17, 2025
Embassy Review : Interview was smooth and straight forward. We were scheduled for 10/28 at 8:30am. Per other people's recommendations, we lined up early by 7am. The line seemed pretty long already and was told a lot of people start lining up at 4-5am. I think the earliest appointment time is 7:00am but not sure. She made the front of the line a few hours later but was done by 11am. When my fiancé returned, she said all she did was submit documents and was given a follow up date for the next day 11/29 for actual interview. Her interview was also at 8:30am that day so she lined up around 8:00am and was out by 9am. Once the documents have been submitted, the line for the interview seems much quicker the following day.
Rating : Good


Timeline Comments: 2

PJ Andres on 2025-09-12 said:
Hi Javier, I'm glad I found your profile on here, VisaJourney. I was looking for information on how Ciudad Juárez handles K1 applications. I see that the NVC received my I-129F from USCIS on August 27, 2025, and assigned my case number on September 9, 2025. I received a welcome letter from NVC with my case number, but it doesn't mention anything about DS-160 or paying the fees. Should I wait for another email? Is that correct? I saw your timeline, and it shows you waited about three months between NVC and Ciudad Juárez. You didn't specify a date for packet number 3 on your timeline—do we have a packet 3 for K1 applications? Could you please check your email from Ciudad Juarez and let me know the email address it was sent from? Thanks, PJ
blank avatar Javier Luis on 2025-09-12 said:
Hi PJ, I'll be glad to assist you with anything I can. I think what you need to wait on is the visa appointment email. They schedule it for you but they give you instructions as well on the same email on how to schedule your own appointment for biometrics which is usually at least a day before the visa interview appointment. I'd be glad to share our progress as well via DM if it's easier for you but to give you some peace of mind, we received the email from NVC on May 6, 2025 that they had received our application and were going to forward to US Consulate in Ciudad Juarez. I kept checking the visa status online in the portal and then it finally got updated on August 15th that our case was READY. A few days later we received an email from CDJIVDocs@state.gov confirming our visa interview appointment with useful links and additional instructions. You need to click on the link to create an account with the US Consulate in Ciudad Juarez and schedule your appointments. I'll try to attach a picture of what the email looks like but once you receive that email, the next step is scheduling the biometrics appointment, the medical appointment which can only be done at 1 of the 3 locations they suggest. Two of the locations are in Juarez and one in Mexico City. I scheduled the medical exam on the morning of the day that we scheduled the biometrics appointment so we could take care of both in the same day. It is crucial that you guys schedule the medical exam at least 3 days before the visa interview because the clinic needs at least one business day to deliver the results over to the consulate.
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