Going to Juarez from U.S. with Visitor Visa - Need Advice!

[laurelbellante 0]

Hi all,

My Mexican husband has his visa interview for an IV on August 31st. We moved to the U.S. three weeks ago and my husband entered with his tourist visa. I am trying to plan the trip to Juarez and was hoping for advice from anyone that has had the same experience (i.e. already in the states on a tourist visa and then traveling to Juarez for IV interview). We are considering staying on the El Paso side and crossing on foot to go to the med. exam and interview - has anyone done it this way? Do we need to worry about my husband having problems crossing back and forth on foot with his tourist visa? Also, we have a rent contract at our new home in Arizona with both of our names on it, should we take that to the interview as proof of our on-going relationship or are they going to get angry that we have already established our home stateside before my husband has officially received his visa?

Thanks beforehand for any advice,

Laurel

[Jilly and Danny 0]

Hi Laurel -

I think it would be better for you to stay in Ciudad Juarez rather than el Paso. We also have my husband's interview on August 31, and we also thought that would be the safer choice, but I know he is required to turn in his tourist visa at his appointment so we saw it as quite a problem getting back to a hotel in El Paso after the appointment and before the DHL packet comes. We will be staying at La Quinta, as it has come highly recommended and is very close to the consulate's office as well as offers a free shuttle to and from the medical clinics, consulate, border and airport.

The rent contract is tricky...I'd say it is good proof and you can back it up with saying you only did it after getting the interview appointment, but they could always fire back saying there is absolutely no guarantee he'll get the visa and they may or may not like it that he has already signed a binding contract there. Its a tough call and could go either way based on who is conducting the interview... You could always take it and not offer it up unless absolutely necessary. Otherwise I'd rely on other evidence.

I've heard they don't even look at evidence except maybe pictures. Of course, we are taking a number of things with us anyway, but from the experiences I've read about, its been very fast and they don't ask for much at all.

Good luck, and maybe we'll see each other next Tuesday!

Jill