Ciudad Juarez Consulate Information/Advice

[dbarker2 1]

Hey everyone..

My wife has her visa interview for April 28th at 8:15 AM. Anyway, I have a few questions for anyone who has been there recently.

We will be arriving around noon on the 26th and are staying at the La Quinta Inn about half a mile from the consulate. They have a free shuttle supposedly to the consulate, DHL, clinics, and possibly even to the border.

Anyway, I was wondering about the payment of $131 that we will be paying for the K3 visa. I know we have to pay it at Banamex, but I just kind of want to have an idea before hand about where the Banamex branch is located. Is it pretty close to the consulate, or would it be better to have my wife pay it in Minatitlan before we get to Ciudad Juarez. I am a little hesitant to do it anywhere besides Ciudad Juarez because I am a little doubtful that they would know exactly what they are doing at some other branch. So any advice about that would be great.

I know the medical clinicas open at 6 in the morning. Is it advisable to go right around 6? Or if we go like at 7 or 8 should we have a problem getting it done?

Also, I am aware that I cannot enter the actual consulate with my wife. Where do most people go during the interview if they can't go in? I would prefer not to go back to the hotel because I won't have any way of knowing when she gets out, but I also am hesitant to be standing around for a few hours because of all the violence that is going on in that city now.

I think those are all of my questions for now. If anyone could answer them that would be great. Thanks!