DCF Mexico

[panda1983 1]

Hi everybody.

We finally made the appointments for the Medical exam in Clinica Internacional, also the ASC and Consular appointments, but I was not asked to pay anything.

Did you pay at the moment of the exam and interview?

Thanks for any information.

We are at the same step. From what I have read on this board and from reading the instructions packet is that you will pay the medical at the medical and the consulate fee at the consulate. There is a price listed in the instructions for both, so you can make sure you are being charged correctly at the medical appointment. Also, I read that the medical is paid in pesos and the consulate either in pesos or dollars, but not both. You cannot pay $200 dollars and then the rest in pesos at the consulate, as I understand.

[panda1983 1]

Depends on where you live in Mexico..

Only Field offices in Juarez, Mexico City, and Monterrey take i130 applications. Depending on your state that you live in determines where you can mail in your I130

I live in Jalisco. I mailed in my I130 to the Mexico City field office. They approved it days later and sent it on to Juarez who approved it and said we were ready for the interview two weeks later. I mailed in my I130 using DHL and it got there safely the next day.

There is only 1 interview for the person who is immigrating. The US citizen does not have to attend as they will not even be allowed past security.

I am not attending my husbands interview because I am moving back to the USA in a month to start my new job.

The immigrant will have to go to Juarez for the interview and medical appointment.

Also in the guides section here in VJ it talks about 2 separate interviews taking place. 1 for the US citizen petitioner and 1 for my husband the mexican national. Does this mean 2 separate trips we need to budget for? This is turning into a nightmare. We couldnt be any further away from the embassy and even traveling once is going to a financial burden. But 2 trips?

[panda1983 1]

Dont know if you all already made your appointment.

We are in a similar situation. I am moving back to the USA with our child in June to start a new job. We are waiting for July appointments to open. So, we will have to be separated for a few months while my husband does his interview and finishes up business here in Mexico.

We are using a joint sponsor even though I have an employment letter from my new job in the USA because my work in Mexico doesn't count and I won't actually get paid with my new USA job until after my husband has his interview.

It is easier for us just to include my i864 and our joint sponsors 864 than to have the risk that it would get denied if I just turned in my i864 because I will not have much proof of income. Better to be safe than sorry!

We file in Monterrey Consulate on Oct 9, 2014. We received an email on Oct 14, 2014 with the Approval notice. At the intended address to live in US, we received a letter on Nov 7, 2014 and we got the same letter (now address to me, the immigrant) like a month later.

We haven't schedule the interview. We plan to do it for June.

Btw, my husband went back to US last week to get a job (his work permission in Mexico was denied) so he is now domiciled in USA. But he is still looking for a job. We have a joint-sponsor and I wanted to ask you guys if you consider prudent for us to schedule the interview even if he is not working yet. He said the companies told him they will call him in a week.

I have learned to be patient, but I really want to be with my husband soon (I told It was gonna be easier to be separated) and be done with migration process for a while.

[Eric & Idalia 56]

We are at the same step. From what I have read on this board and from reading the instructions packet is that you will pay the medical at the medical and the consulate fee at the consulate. There is a price listed in the instructions for both, so you can make sure you are being charged correctly at the medical appointment. Also, I read that the medical is paid in pesos and the consulate either in pesos or dollars, but not both. You cannot pay $200 dollars and then the rest in pesos at the consulate, as I understand.

Thanks for replying and reminding.

About 3 months go, I read the info from the Consulate letter and I forgot!!

[marliesue 0]

Hello everyone!

So, my husband (Spanish) and myself (USA) are about to send in our information to do DCF in Mexico City. Does anyone have any suggestions on where to get a cashiers check here in Guadalajara? Also, we know we need background checks done for my husband, but I cant remember for what part of the process we need them for.

Thanks for all the help already!

Marlie

[Eric & Idalia 56]

Hello everyone!

So, my husband (Spanish) and myself (USA) are about to send in our information to do DCF in Mexico City. Does anyone have any suggestions on where to get a cashiers check here in Guadalajara? Also, we know we need background checks done for my husband, but I cant remember for what part of the process we need them for.

Thanks for all the help already!

Marlie

Hi.

Maybe the next post is helpful for your first question:

If you are in the Guadalajara area and need a cheque de caja in Dollars, in English, and from a US Bank, go to the CI Banco inside Galerias mall. Not all CI Bancos will do it, but the one in galerias will. Some are more like banks like Bancomer, etc., and others are more like exchange places like at the airport. This one is the latter.

For the second question:

If you two are in Mexico and you are about to file, you need to wait for the I-130 to be approved and then you will get a letter from Juarez Consulate saying that you can schedule the interview. In that letter, some links are going to be shown to get more information. After you received the letter and schedule the interview, I think you are ready to get the background checks.

[Eric & Idalia 56]

I already scheduled my interview. Now I post here to ask you guys about Hotels in Ciudad Juarez. I get a kind of good package of flight and hotel with Vivaaerobus. The hotel is Conquistador Inn. It includes breakfast and transportation to the consulate. Do you have any experience with this hotel? Do you recommend any other?

Thanks in advance for any information.

Edited May 11, 2015 by Eric & Idalia

[marliesue 0]

Hi.

Maybe the next post is helpful for your first question:

For the second question:

If you two are in Mexico and you are about to file, you need to wait for the I-130 to be approved and then you will get a letter from Juarez Consulate saying that you can schedule the interview. In that letter, some links are going to be shown to get more information. After you received the letter and schedule the interview, I think you are ready to get the background checks.

Thank you so much! This is very helpful. Also, panda, when you send in all the documents, I was told not to send any originals to Mexico City with the initial application, just copies of everything, Is that what you did?

[Eric & Idalia 56]

Thank you so much! This is very helpful. Also, panda, when you send in all the documents, I was told not to send any originals to Mexico City with the initial application, just copies of everything, Is that what you did?

If your question is directed to panda, I think it is better if you send him/her a private message.

If not, we filed in Monterrey and I remember the lady said she was not going to take any originals.

[marliesue 0]

Sorry about that, question was really for anyone, so thanks so much for your reply!!

If your question is directed to panda, I think it is better if you send him/her a private message.

If not, we filed in Monterrey and I remember the lady said she was not going to take any originals.

[Eric & Idalia 56]

Oh don't worry. I was just saying that because I guess it is better and the person gets the notification in his/her email saying he/she has a message.

[panda1983 1]

Thank you so much! This is very helpful. Also, panda, when you send in all the documents, I was told not to send any originals to Mexico City with the initial application, just copies of everything, Is that what you did?

That is right. Just send in copies of everything. When you finally get the instructions from Juarez they will ask you to bring in the originals. If the originals are not in Spanish or English they need to be translated.. I sent in translated documents to Mexico City (copies of the translation and copies of the documents) because I was not sure what they wanted.

[panda1983 1]

Super long.. but this is the email you get from Mexico City as an auto-reply and it is very helpful.. Be sure to follow the instructions exactly and you will be ok.

ATTENTION

Starting December 1, 2014 walk-ins will be discontinued; appointments will be available through INFOPASS.

Additional information: Your Guide to InfoPass | USCIS

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A partir de Diciembre 1, 2014 para asistir a esta oficina, se requiere agendar una cita en INFOPASS.

Información adicional: Guia para el uso de INFOPASS

Dear Sir/ Madam,

This is an automated response; please do not respond to this message.

Thank you for your inquiry.

Due to the volume of e-mail inquiries received we are not able to respond to every inquiry. If the information you need is not contained in the list of Frequently Asked Questions below, please allow 7 days for us to respond to your e-mail inquiry.

We encourage you to visit our website where you will find most of the answers to your questions www.uscis.gov

1. How do I get an immigrant visa?

A. Family Based Process

Form I-130 – Petition for Alien Relative

This form is filed by a U.S. citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident of the United States to establish the relationship to certain alien relative, as a visa number becomes available. Filing and approval of an I-130 is only the first step in helping a relative immigrate to the U.S. Eligible family members must wait until there is a visa number available before they can apply for an immigrant visa.

If the U.S. citizen or LPR lives in the U.S., he/she should file Form I-130 within the U.S. according to the instructions in our websitewww.uscis.gov

If the U.S. citizen lives in within our jurisdiction (Mexican States of Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Tlaxcala, Veracruz and Yucatan), he/she should file Form I-130 USCIS Mexico City Field Office.

Other Jurisdictions:

USCIS Ciudad Juarez Field Office: Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Sonora, Sinaloa, Chihuahua and Durango.

USCIS Monterrey Field Office: Aguascalientes, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas and Zacatecas.

What do you need to submit?

When petitioning for a spouse:

· Form I-130 completed and signed. Please enter N/A of NONE if a response is not applicable and please do not leave spaces blank.

· $420 USD filing fee by Cashier’s Check or U.S. Postal Money Order, payable to: U.S. Department of Homeland Security (not “USDHS” or “DHS”). You may also buy the Cashier’s Check at a Casa de Cambio where they’re also known as “Cheque Propio”

* We cannot accept checks/money orders from HSBC bank.

· Documents required of U.S. citizen petitioner:

o U.S. Birth Certificate or

o U.S. Passport or

o Naturalization Certificate / Certificate of Citizenship or

o U.S. Consular Report of Birth Abroad

o Form G-325A, Biographic Information, completed and signed.

· Documents required of beneficiary:

o Official identification with photo (Passport or IFE ID)

o Form G-325A, Biographic Information, completed and signed.

o FM2 or FM3 if other than Mexican citizen

· Documents required proving marital status:

o Marriage certificate*

o If either you or your spouse were previously married, submit copies of documents showing that all prior marriages were legally terminated.*

o In addition to the required documentation listed above, you should submit additional documentation that may provide evidence of the bona fides of your marriage (e.g. children’s birth certificates, joint property ownership, co-mingling of finances, etc.)

* English language translations required for all documents in a foreign language.

· Photos:

1 Passport style color photos of the petitioner and beneficiary

U.S. citizen petitioner filing Form I-130 in Mexico City:

· FM2, FM3, or evidence of dual citizenship or legal status and proof of residence in Mexico (e.g. Utility bills, bank statement, etc. in petitioner’s name for the previous three months).

If the U.S. citizen petitioner resides in the United States and is visiting Mexico City :

· File your Form I-130 at the DHS/USCIS Service Center with jurisdiction over your place of residence in the U.S.

Please Note:

- Please bring original and photocopies of all documents requested.

- Appointments required. Appointments free of charge available through INFOPASS.

- For further guidance completing this application please refer to Form I-130 filing instructions.

You may also mail your application to our physical address:

Avenida Paseo de la Reforma 305 Room 118

Colonia Cuauhtemoc

Delegacion Cuauhtemoc

Mexico DF C.P. 6500

When petitioning for a child:

· Form I-130 completed and signed. Please enter N/A of NONE if a response is not applicable and please do not leave spaces blank.

· $420 USD filing fee by Cashier’s Check or U.S. Postal Money Order, payable to: U.S. Department of Homeland Security (not “USDHS” or “DHS”). You may also buy the Cashier’s Check at a Casa de Cambio where they’re also known as “Cheque Propio”

* We cannot accept checks/money orders from HSBC bank.

· Documents required of U.S. citizen petitioner:

o U.S. Birth Certificate or

o U.S. Passport or

o Naturalization Certificate / Certificate of Citizenship or

o U.S. Consular Report of Birth Abroad

· Documents required of beneficiary:

o Official identification with photo (Passport or IFE ID)

o FM2 or FM3 if other than Mexican citizen

· If the petitioner is the mother of beneficiary:

• Child’s Birth Certificate showing the mother’s name*

· If the petitioner is the father of beneficiary:

• Child’s Birth Certificate showing both parents’ names*
• Marriage Certificate of petitioner*

· If beneficiary is an adoptive child:

• Certified copy of the adoption decree*
• Legal custody decree or document granting custody of the child before adoption*
• Statement showing the dates and places petitioner(s) has lived with the child

* English language translations required for all documents in a foreign language.

U.S. citizen petitioner filing Form I-130 in Mexico City:

· FM2, FM3, or evidence of dual citizenship or legal status and proof of residence in Mexico (e.g. Utility bills, bank statement, etc. in petitioner’s name for the previous three months).

If the U.S. citizen petitioner resides in the United States and is visiting Mexico City :

· File your Form I-130 at the DHS/USCIS Service Center with jurisdiction over your place of residence in the U.S.

Please Note:

- Please bring original and photocopies of all documents requested.

- Appointments required. Appointments free of charge available through INFOPASS.

- For further guidance completing this application please refer to Form I-130 filing instructions.

You may also mail your application to our physical address:

Avenida Paseo de la Reforma 305 Room 118

Colonia Cuauhtemoc

Delegacion Cuauhtemoc

Mexico DF C.P. 6500

When petitioning for a parent:

· Form I-130 completed and signed. Please enter N/A of NONE if a response is not applicable and please do not leave spaces blank.

· $420 USD filing fee by Cashier’s Check or U.S. Postal Money Order, payable to: U.S. Department of Homeland Security (not “USDHS” or “DHS”). You may also buy the Cashier’s Check at a Casa de Cambio where they’re also known as “Cheque Propio”

* We cannot accept checks/money orders from HSBC bank.

· Documents required of U.S. citizen petitioner:

o U.S. Birth Certificate or

o U.S. Passport or

o Naturalization Certificate / Certificate of Citizenship or

o U.S. Consular Report of Birth Abroad

· Documents required of beneficiary:

o Official identification with photo (Passport or IFE ID)

o FM2 or FM3 if other than Mexican citizen

· Beneficiary mother:

• Petitioner’s birth certificate showing mother’s and petitioner’s names*

· Beneficiary father:

• Petitioner’s Birth Certificate showing both parents’ and petitioner’s names*
• Parents’ Marriage Certificate*
• Documents showing that any prior marriages of either your father or mother were legally terminated*

· If for adoptive parent(s):

• Copy of adoption decree showing that the adoption took place before the child became 16 years old. *

* English language translations required for all documents in a foreign language.

U.S. citizen petitioner filing Form I-130 in Mexico City:

· FM2, FM3, or evidence of dual citizenship or legal status and proof of residence in Mexico (e.g. Utility bills, bank statement, etc. in petitioner’s name for the previous three months).

If the U.S. citizen petitioner resides in the United States and is visiting Mexico City :

· File your Form I-130 at the DHS/USCIS Service Center with jurisdiction over your place of residence in the U.S.

Please Note:

- Please bring original and photocopies of all documents requested.

- Appointments required. Appointments free of charge available through INFOPASS.

- For further guidance completing this application please refer to Form I-130 filing instructions.

You may also mail your application to our physical address:

Avenida Paseo de la Reforma 305 Room 118

Colonia Cuauhtemoc

Delegacion Cuauhtemoc

Mexico DF C.P. 6500

When petitioning for siblings:

· Form I-130 completed and signed. Please enter N/A of NONE if a response is not applicable and please do not leave spaces blank.

· $420 USD filing fee by Cashier’s Check or U.S. Postal Money Order, payable to: U.S. Department of Homeland Security (not “USDHS” or “DHS”). You may also buy the Cashier’s Check at a Casa de Cambio where they’re also known as “Cheque Propio”

* We cannot accept checks/money orders from HSBC bank.

· Documents required of U.S. citizen petitioner:

o U.S. Birth Certificate or

o U.S. Passport or

o Naturalization Certificate / Certificate of Citizenship or

o U.S. Consular Report of Birth Abroad

· Documents required of beneficiary:

o Official identification with photo (Passport or IFE ID)

o FM2 or FM3 if other than Mexican citizen

· Proof of relationship:

• Petitioner’s Birth Certificate showing both parents’ names*
• Beneficiary’s Birth Certificate showing both parents’ names*
• If you and your brother or sister have a common father but different mothers, submit copies of the marriage certificates of the father to each mother and copies of documents showing that any prior marriages of either your father or mothers were legally terminated.

* English language translations required for all documents in a foreign language.

U.S. citizen petitioner filing Form I-130 in Mexico City:

· FM2, FM3, or evidence of dual citizenship or legal status and proof of residence in Mexico (e.g. Utility bills, bank statement, etc. in petitioner’s name for the previous three months).

If the U.S. citizen petitioner resides in the United States and is visiting Mexico City :

· File your Form I-130 at the DHS/USCIS Service Center with jurisdiction over your place of residence in the U.S.

Please Note:

- Please bring original and photocopies of all documents requested.

- Appointments required. Appointments free of charge available through INFOPASS.

- For further guidance completing this application please refer to Form I-130 filing instructions.

You may also mail your application to our physical address:

Avenida Paseo de la Reforma 305 Room 118

Colonia Cuauhtemoc

Delegacion Cuauhtemoc

Mexico DF C.P. 6500

When self-petitioning as a widow(er):

• Form I-360 completed and signed

Please enter N/A or NONE if a response is in applicable and please do not leave spaces blank.

· $405 USD filing fee by Cashier’s Check or U.S. Postal Money Order, payable to: U.S. Department of Homeland Security (not “USDHS” or “DHS”). You may also buy the Cashier’s Check at a Casa de Cambio where they’re also known as “Cheque Propio”

* We cannot accept checks/money orders from HSBC bank.

· Documents required of deceased U.S. citizen spouse:

• U.S. Birth Certificate or
• U.S. Passport valid at the time of death or
• Naturalization Certificate / Certificate of Citizenship or
• Form SF-240, Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the U.S.

o Death Certificate

· Documents required of Beneficiary:

• Official identification with photo (Passport or IFE ID)
• FM2 or FM3 if other than Mexican citizen

· Documents required proving marital status:

• Marriage certificate*
• If either you or your spouse were previously married, submit copies of documents showing that all prior marriages were legally terminated.*
• In addition to the required documentation listed above, you should submit additional documentation that may provide evidence the bona fides of your marriage (e.g. children’s birth certificates, joint property ownership, co-mingling of finances, etc.)

* Translations of all documents into English if those are in a foreign language

· Photos:

• 1 Passport style color photos

Petitioner filing Form I-360 in Mexico City:

· FM2, FM3, or evidence of dual citizenship or legal status and proof of residence in Mexico (e.g. Utility bills, bank statement, etc. in petitioner’s name for the previous three months).

Please Note:

- Please bring original and photocopies of all documents requested.

- Appointments required. Appointments free of charge available through INFOPASS.

- For further guidance completing this application please refer to Form I-360 filing instructions.

You may also mail your application to our physical address:

Avenida Paseo de la Reforma 305 Room 118

Colonia Cuauhtemoc

Delegacion Cuauhtemoc

Mexico DF C.P. 6500

B. Employment Based Process

Form I-140 – Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker

Employers use Form I-140 to petition for an alien worker to become a permanent resident in the U.S.

The worker should be an alien with extraordinary abilities in the sciences, arts, education, business or athletics with sustained national or international acclaim, outstanding professors and researchers, certain multinational executives and managers (E1); or professionals from fields of work requiring an advanced academic degree, aliens with exceptional ability in the sciences, arts, or business which will benefit the U.S.’ economy welfare or cultural or educational interests (2); or skilled workers with at least two years training or experience in that type of work, professional, and other workers capable of performing unskilled labor for which qualified workers are not available in the U.S. (E3).

C. Investment Based Process

Form I-526 – Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur

People intending to invest substantial sums of money to set up a commercial enterprise in the U.S. that will provide employment for at least ten U.S. citizens or Lawful Permanent Residents may be entitled to immigrant status.

The ten created jobs cannot be filled by the prospective immigrant or his/her spouse, sons or daughters, and the investment has to be from the prospective immigrant’s own funds or assets.

Classifications:

- C5- General job creation. People investing at least 1 million US dollars to create a business that will employ at least ten U.S. citizens or LPRs; such investment could occur anywhere in the U.S. outside a targeted area.

- T5- Targeted job creation. People investing at least 500, 000 US dollars to create a business that will employ at least ten U.S. citizens or LPRs in a targeted employment area.

Targeted employment areas are defined as rural areas or areas experiencing high unemployment rates, the U.S. census and Department of Labor statistics are used to determine whether a particular locale meets the definition of a targeted unemployment area.

1. I am a citizen of the United States and I want to marry a non-US citizen. How can I help my fiancé(e) immigrate to the U. S.?

There are two paths you can follow:

A) If you want to get married in Mexico

Once married, the U.S. citizen has to file Form I-130 (please see answer to question #1). If the I-130 is approved, the beneficiary (non-U.S. citizen) should go through consular processing to get an immigrant visa and be able to move to the U. S. In the meantime, the beneficiary should remain in Mexico.

B) If you want to get married in the United States

The U.S. citizen should file Form I-129F with USCIS according to the instructions in our website www.uscis.gov If the I-129F is approved, the beneficiary would go through consular processing to get a non-immigrant visa (Fiancé(e) visa/ K1 visa). The fiancé(e) visa will allow beneficiary to enter the U.S. and marry the US citizen within 90 days. Once married in the U.S you should file Form I-485, this way the alien relative would adjust status within the U.S. to become a permanent resident and receive a green card.

1. I am a citizen of the United States and want to transmit U.S. citizenship to my child who was born in Mexico.

You should first contact the nearest U.S. Consulate in Mexico (Passport office) to verify if you qualify to transmit citizenship to your childhttp://spanish.mexico.usembassy.gov/

4. I am a U.S. citizen, I have already contacted the nearest U.S. Consulate (Passport office), but they told me I don’t qualify to transmit U.S. citizenship to my child. How can I get my child a Certificate of Citizenship?

- Section 322 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)

When a U.S. citizen parent cannot transmit citizenship to his/her child, the child may get a Certificate of Citizenship through a U.S citizen grandparent (the father/mother of the U.S. citizen parent who cannot transmit citizenship to the child).

Form N-600K is used in this case. It is very important to mention that all requirements must be met and the child must receive his/her Certificate of Citizenship BEFORE the child turns 18.

- Section 320 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)

Form N-600 is used when a child of a U.S. citizen born outside the United States is claiming U.S. citizenship. This child automatically becomes a U.S. citizen if:

A)The child has at least one parent who is a U.S. citizen whether by birth or naturalization; B) The child regularly resides in the United States in the legal and physical custody of his/her U.S. citizen parent; C) The child has been lawfully admitted for permanent residence; D)The child has not reached his/her 18^th birthday.

If the child is now 18 years of age, but all of the mentioned conditions applied before his/her 18^th birthday and the child was under the age of 18 on February 27, 2001, he/she may file Form

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[panda1983 1]

If you mail in, just mail in COPIES. Be sure to make a copy of the cheque de caja and keep the copy for your records in case something goes wrong. Everything was easy and very quick for us. Mail in using Fedex or DHL. Do NOT get cheap and use the Correos Mexicanos because your papers will get lost and your money will "disappear". I spent $300 pesos to over night it from Guadalajara to Mexico City.

In Guadalajara get your cheque de caja inside Galerias Mall at the CI Banco. I called a million places and finally I contacted the consulate for help. They recommended them. You need the full name of who to make it out to (see instructions). You can pay in pesos. They do not charge an additional fee for this. It is just like purchasing dollars but instead of getting dollars back, they print a check. The check is in English and comes from a bank in New York. I spent about 2 weeks and was at the point of giving up until the consulate in Mexico City gave me this tip.

Hmm.. what else, well do not over analyze how you should clip or hold all of your documents together. I read somewhere to not use staples, so I used paperclips. I made a cover page for the I130 pack and the final visa pack using another post like on page 60 or something. DO NOT spend a ton of money at office depot on fancy stuff. Not necessary. They do not care. Is your paperwork complete, signed, dated? OK then. That is all they care about.

If you do not hear back from the USCIS field office within 2 weeks, feel free to email them. Then, if you do not hear back from Juarez within a couple of weeks after than, feel free to email them. They take about 2 weeks to respond to an inquiry, but they will respond and they are very friendly. If you do not get the appointment letter in the mail, which we have not yet and it was mailed out on March 30, then send an inquiry to Juarez Consulate and they will send you a pdf that you can print and use. You have to have this letter to get into the medical appointment and the consulate appointment. It is not the same as printing a confirmation of your actual appointment...

[marliesue 0]

Thank you everyone so much. We got the cheque easily at CIBank, they were great. We will send everything in this afternoon... fingers crossed the process goes smoothly and quickly! I'll let you know when we hear anything in case we can help anyone also!