the most confusing website evaaaaar

[Kimchimex 8]

Ok we are thinking of heading to Juarez the first week in June...so I have been snooping around the website info sent in packet 3 well fer cryin' out loud!!! what a mess! I just don't know what to do first? pay/fill something out/etc>>>>

Rip is coming over Saturday & we are gonna try to figure it out together.

We hope to fly to Cozumel Monday AHHHHHHH I am not ready!

Hit Juarez the following week...

Thanks for letting me whine...now send me cheese!

I suppose we will figure out the new website, but with 2 kids in there we have lots of forms to fill out & I just don't know what to do first...

Anyone who has done the new ASC think online at Juarez...helpful hints???

Kim

Happy we have our NOA2...worried about messing up in scary Mexican city!

[Sarah&Michael 2]

want some crackers too? hahaha

Sorry I will be attentive to people's replies and see what I can learn too

[michigangirl 0]

I just filled out the DS-260 last night for my fiance. You need to do this first before you can sign up for your interview. Be warned-it takes a while-it took me about 2-3 hours (because they ask for addresses/employment info). Then you can pay and choose your ASC and interview dates and locations (my fiance is going to have his ASC appt in Merida before going to Ciudad Juarez for his interview on June 10th). Hope this helps a bit. I just followed the link from the Consulate's website to end up in the right place. You will need info from the letter sent by the NVC (which I haven't received yet, but I called the NVC). Good luck!

[Kimchimex 8]

want some crackers too? hahaha

Sorry I will be attentive to people's replies and see what I can learn too

LOL yes cheese crackers & whine!!!!!

[Kimchimex 8]

I just filled out the DS-260 last night for my fiance. You need to do this first before you can sign up for your interview. Be warned-it takes a while-it took me about 2-3 hours (because they ask for addresses/employment info). Then you can pay and choose your ASC and interview dates and locations (my fiance is going to have his ASC appt in Merida before going to Ciudad Juarez for his interview on June 10th). Hope this helps a bit. I just followed the link from the Consulate's website to end up in the right place. You will need info from the letter sent by the NVC (which I haven't received yet, but I called the NVC). Good luck!

We have all the info since I cheated & found a form & filled them out by hand so all the information will be at our finger tips...we will need to do every thing 3 times since we have the children...

I love Merida...does your fiancee live close? I spend a lot of time there & have lots of friends there!!! We thought about going there for ASC first as well but the travel from Isla Cozumel by ferry then the bus to Merida & back adds up!

We have our invitation letter so we are ready to go...sorta LOL!

Thanks everyone!

LOL yes cheese crackers & whine!!!!!

Sarah is Michael near Buffalo New York? or Buffalo Minnesota?

Edited May 20, 2011 by Kimchimex

[Sarah&Michael 2]

No, New York. Minnesota is not on the right coast, right? so how far is it from CO? He is from NY but lives in CO, which is where the kids and I are going.

Edited May 20, 2011 by Sarah&Michael

[C_María 6]

I like this website, it has everything you'll need. Just take it paso a paso and you'll be fine! http://ciudadjuarez.usconsulate.gov/fianceforms.html

Get the evidence of relationship together and the financial and citizenship verifications.

Fill out the pdf forms (DS-156 and DS-156K)

Fill out the electronic form DS-260. Remember that to log in to the website to fill in the DS-260 you need to first call the NVC and ask for another log in number apart from the case number. The DS-260 IS long but pretty straightforward and the other forms are totally simple.

After you fill out the forms, pay the fee online or over the phone and then make the appointments using the confirmation numbers from the payment and DS-260.

I printed out the checklist from the "packet 3" (also on the above website) and crossed out everything as I completed it.

You got this!

[TBoneTX 45,309]

Minnesota is not on the right coast, right?

Q: Why doesn't Iowa slide into Missouri?

A: Because Minnesota sucks, si man.

[Kimchimex 8]

Q: Why doesn't Iowa slide into Missouri?

A: Because Minnesota sucks, si man.

Lucky I live in Wisconsin...LOL...the fiancee's will live in Minnesota poor Viking lovers...I am a Cheese head!

No, New York. Minnesota is not on the right coast, right? so how far is it from CO? He is from NY but lives in CO, which is where the kids and I are going.

Minnesota is in the middle of the country by Lake Superior Canada!

Guess we won't be going out for coffee jeje!

Colorado is beautiful Sarah!!!

[Kimchimex 8]

I like this website, it has everything you'll need. Just take it paso a paso and you'll be fine! http://ciudadjuarez.usconsulate.gov/fianceforms.html

Get the evidence of relationship together and the financial and citizenship verifications.

Fill out the pdf forms (DS-156 and DS-156K)

Fill out the electronic form DS-260. Remember that to log in to the website to fill in the DS-260 you need to first call the NVC and ask for another log in number apart from the case number. The DS-260 IS long but pretty straightforward and the other forms are totally simple.

After you fill out the forms, pay the fee online or over the phone and then make the appointments using the confirmation numbers from the payment and DS-260.

I printed out the checklist from the "packet 3" (also on the above website) and crossed out everything as I completed it.

You got this!

Once again Maria thanks so much...Rip is coming over saturday & we are going to fill it all out together!

Lupita is ordering last kids passport today (finally...I think she is in shock now that we have the invitation letter)

We are trying to get to Juarez fast since Rip is starting a new job on June 13!!! How do we explain all that new job stuff to the consulate? it is closer to home & a raise in pay...but new job none the less & can't really ask for a letter from the employer so he is bringing the new contract he signed plus all the bank info! He will write a letter stating he accepted a new position which is in a more stable company, better pay & benefits!

It looks like we need to pay fees online ($350 each) before we get a number to fill stuff out...

[Gus&Cole 4]

Q: Why doesn't Iowa slide into Missouri?

A: Because Minnesota sucks, si man.

Ever been to MN?

[Sarah&Michael 2]

Lucky I live in Wisconsin...LOL...the fiancee's will live in Minnesota poor Viking lovers...I am a Cheese head!

Minnesota is in the middle of the country by Lake Superior Canada!

Guess we won't be going out for coffee jeje!

Colorado is beautiful Sarah!!!

Yes, so I've heard. Who says we can't go out for coffee? Not every weekend, but once in a while! Let's keep in touch after this journey

[paojack 41]

We have all the info since I cheated & found a form & filled them out by hand so all the information will be at our finger tips...we will need to do every thing 3 times since we have the children...

I love Merida...does your fiancee live close? I spend a lot of time there & have lots of friends there!!! We thought about going there for ASC first as well but the travel from Isla Cozumel by ferry then the bus to Merida & back adds up!

We have our invitation letter so we are ready to go...sorta LOL!

Thanks everyone!

Hi Kimchimex! can you email me the forms we need to fill out?? I want to cheat too and be ready for my interview as soon as I get the invitation letter!!! thanks

[Kimchimex 8]

Hi Kimchimex! can you email me the forms we need to fill out?? I want to cheat too and be ready for my interview as soon as I get the invitation letter!!! thanks

i will look for them...may take me a bit i am in packing frenzy

[Richard-Y-Abigail 18]

Can I add my two-cents here? When you all go to Juarez, be very careful while waiting in the line to go in. Also, there will be a very long line. Do not wait in this line. Tell the guard that you are there for a fiance Visa. I do not know if they do this all the time, but the guards allowed us to pass through their barriers to a waiting area much shorter than the other. Very official people in uniforms walk up and down the lane, saying that they work for the consulate and that they are there to make sure that all your papers are in order. Do not trust them. They are there to steal from gullible desperate people, who would do almost anything to go to the United States. One other thing, do not bring anything with you, including nail clippers, your purse, not anything, or you will not get to pass through. I can't remember if we brought the baby stroller, but you get the idea.

Most hotels will have a shuttle that will drive you to where you need to go, usually this is paid with your hotel bill. Do not trust any type of public transist, including most taxi's. If you need a taxi, ask the front desk at your hotel. No guarantees but it is less risky.

One more thing. When you get your medical packet and CD disk, do not open it. Do not open it. And, when you get your approval packet from DHL delivery, do not open it. Do not open it. Take it to the port of entry that you will be using to cross into the United States.