Between NOAs!

[jasoncerri 2]

Hi all,

just random questions. I have received NOA1 and will be traveling next month to visit my fiance. Is there anything I should be working on or getting prepared while I'll be there? I'm just trying to get ahead and be as prepared as possible, but I know much of the tasks ahead require waiting for NOA2, which won't be here any time soon.

Also, on the NOA1, under "Country of Birth", it says Unknown. I reviewed all paperwork and I did indeed put Mexico in all proper boxes, no abbreviations. What to do there? Just call the Customer Service number and inquire with them? Thanks everyone for your help.

[C_María 6]

Hi all,

just random questions. I have received NOA1 and will be traveling next month to visit my fiance. Is there anything I should be working on or getting prepared while I'll be there? I'm just trying to get ahead and be as prepared as possible, but I know much of the tasks ahead require waiting for NOA2, which won't be here any time soon.

Also, on the NOA1, under "Country of Birth", it says Unknown. I reviewed all paperwork and I did indeed put Mexico in all proper boxes, no abbreviations. What to do there? Just call the Customer Service number and inquire with them? Thanks everyone for your help.

In the meantime you can fill out the forms that you will need to bring to the interview.

http://www.visajourney.com/consulates/index.php?ctry=Mexico&cty=Juarez

It's not at all necessary to do them in advance but if you are looking to put everything in place to be able to go to the interview as soon as your invitation arrives in the packet 3 it's a good idea. Then your fiance can literally receive the invitation letter and jump on a bus/plane to Juarez the same day (which is what we hope to do).

We continue to collect proof of relationship evidence to bring as well in case they ask for it. Also we got the "carta de antecedentes no penales" or the police clearance report from everywhere my fiance lived for 6 months or more since age 18. He had a few cities to go to and as you probably know they do not conduct this business over the phone or through the mail so we made a fun road trip of it when I was visiting. (The police department tour,haha!)

And if your fiance doesn't yet have a passport that is a definate priority.

Besides that, since we love being overly informed, my fiance and I have been reading consolate reviews, looking at maps of Ciudad Jarez and videos on YouTube of the interview process...

But if you have precious little time to be with your fiance in person forget all this paperwork nonsense for a while and enjoy your time together!!! All of the paperwork can be done online. I even had my fiance go to an internet cafe in Mexico and we were able to use the skype application that allows you to see eachother's screens and talk at the same time while we helped eachother through each form.

As for the typo on your NOA1 calling them sounds like a good idea but I don't know for sure what the procedure is. Maybe someone else who's dealt with this can be more helpful.

We are still between NOA2's as well (hopefully only for a few more days...) but that's what we've done to prepare. Hope this helps! Have a great time in Mexico

[jasoncerri 2]

In the meantime you can fill out the forms that you will need to bring to the interview.

http://www.visajourney.com/consulates/index.php?ctry=Mexico&cty=Juarez

It's not at all necessary to do them in advance but if you are looking to put everything in place to be able to go to the interview as soon as your invitation arrives in the packet 3 it's a good idea. Then your fiance can literally receive the invitation letter and jump on a bus/plane to Juarez the same day (which is what we hope to do).

We continue to collect proof of relationship evidence to bring as well in case they ask for it. Also we got the "carta de antecedentes no penales" or the police clearance report from everywhere my fiance lived for 6 months or more since age 18. He had a few cities to go to and as you probably know they do not conduct this business over the phone or through the mail so we made a fun road trip of it when I was visiting. (The police department tour,haha!)

And if your fiance doesn't yet have a passport that is a definate priority.

Besides that, since we love being overly informed, my fiance and I have been reading consolate reviews, looking at maps of Ciudad Jarez and videos on YouTube of the interview process...

But if you have precious little time to be with your fiance in person forget all this paperwork nonsense for a while and enjoy your time together!!! All of the paperwork can be done online. I even had my fiance go to an internet cafe in Mexico and we were able to use the skype application that allows you to see eachother's screens and talk at the same time while we helped eachother through each form.

As for the typo on your NOA1 calling them sounds like a good idea but I don't know for sure what the procedure is. Maybe someone else who's dealt with this can be more helpful.

We are still between NOA2's as well (hopefully only for a few more days...) but that's what we've done to prepare. Hope this helps! Have a great time in Mexico

Thank you C_Maria. I have gone to the Juarez consulate website and checked out the forms and we will just take a look at them together to make sure she can get all the required info without much problems (hopefully). I know we need to get a certified copy of her birth certificate, she lives in Guerrero but was born in Jalisco, so it looks like we will be road-tripping!!! Luckily, she has lived within the same town in Mexico since she was 18 so at least that will be easy.

I just remember visiting her in October and I didn't have her sign the G-325 a and it took us a while to go back and forth with the form. I don't want to make the same error again! Thanks for your help. I need to post my timeline and get more organized but I got my NOA 1 on 01/04/2011, so I got a ways to wait. Just gotta be patient I guess. Thanks again.