Embassay Interview in Juarez

[willy93905 0]

I am New to this forum. I am 21 US Citizen petitioned my mother who lives with me in California Undocumented, she came to this country illegally and has never been under any Immigration trouble or process. Submitted I130 and Affidavit of support. My mom has her Consulate Interview in Ciudad Juarez Mexico NOV 15 2011. What is going to happen to her? I know that she needs a medical examiniation and everything but I am asking does she gets a Visa that same day?? or does she have to wait in Mexico 3 months or 10 Years??? MY mom has four US CITizens children two 21yrs old,1 18 yrs old and a 12 yr old? Please help me with some of the answers before the appointment

[DerZinker 4]

Welcome to VJ and good luck to you Good for you for filing and getting the process started.

Honestly I don't know for sure what the results will be, but I believe that usually what happens in these cases is that the beneficiary (your mom in this case) will be denied and then you, the petitioner, will file a waiver for her, which I'm pretty sure is form I-601. It's actually very common that they get these kinds of cases in Juarez all the time, so don't think you're alone Anyway, once she is denied the visa in Juarez she'll need to stay in Mexico for awhile (which I understand is from 6-12 months or so) and then she'll have a waiver appointement in Juarez eventually and then that's the moment of truth. That's my very general and loose understanding of what you can expect anyway.

While you will find a lot of helpful information here on VJ, I would recommend you check out this website: http://www.smf.juarez-mexico.com/

There you can find forums with people discussing almost exactly what you are going through and you will find information specific to Juarez and the I-601 waiver, etc... Another good site to check out where the waiver petition is frequently discussed is: http://immigrate2us.net/forum/content.php

But that first one I gave you will probably be more helpful to you. So I would try those sites and reach out to someone there for help and advice and I'm sure someone will be able to explain it better to you than I can. You may want to consider talking to a Lawyer if you haven't already... But I know I wouldn't do that unless I had no other choice and if you spend a lot of time on the forums at those two sites I mentioned to you, as well as here on VJ, you can probably get away with doing it yourself. Best of luck to you.

[bigdog 376]

Lucky DerZinker was on the ball to help, good job. Good Luck.

[Richard-Y-Abigail 18]

Welcome to Visa Journey.

I cannot tell you about what will happen to your mother while in Juarez, but I would like to offer up some advice about the physical experience of going through Juarez.

If you have chosen for your mother to stay at a hotel, ask them if they have a courtesy service that drives people around, helping them to get their papers in order. This service is normally part of the price of the room. If your mother is staying at a hostel, they, too, should have a service to help. They will take you wherever you need to go, and will take her to the consulate the day of her interview.

While waiting outside the consulate, trust no one. When we were there, there were very official looking people asking to inspect people's paperwork, to make sure everything was in order. What they really were doing was robbing people of their paperwork. The only consulate employees outside were the guards, and a lady outside that showed us what line to wait in, and she was inside the fenced area, not walking up and down the line. Like I said, do not trust anyone.

Do not take anything other than your identification, and your appointment letter, along with all your documentation. Money is okay. If you had to have a medical examination, the exam for women is very thorough. Your mother should prepare to have her entire body looked at, outside and in. It is best to go to the physical 3 or more days before your visa appointment. If she gets the TB test, 72 hours must pass before it can be read. The medical office will not accept any Cartilla de Salud, as being true, and real. They say that all Cartillas de Salud can be falsified, therefore every visa applicant must receive, and pay for all new vaccinations. They make alot of money doing this. It really is a sham. When your mother gets her envelope with the physical exam results, tell her not to open it.

Make sure that your mother has her paid receipt for her visa. The guards out front will not let her in without it. Once the interview is done, and if she gets approved without having to stay in Mexico, they will take her Mexican passport, in order to put the visa inside on one of the pages. She will have to pay DHL delivery services. She can pick up her visa and passport at their office. Do not open the envelope that is inside the yellow DHL envelope. That is for the immigration officials at the point of entry. Make sure that she has $6 to pay for her I-94 entry permit. Do not lose it. You will need it later for other visa business.

We wish the best for you and your family.

[SuperDuper! 230]

Good luck with your mom!

So whaddaya think about mom having to go to CDJ for the interview? It gets a little scary down there, have you seen the news reports?, so what are we to do to protect ourselves?

[DerZinker 4]

Good luck with your mom!

So whaddaya think about mom having to go to CDJ for the interview? It gets a little scary down there, have you seen the news reports?, so what are we to do to protect ourselves?

We all know Juarez sucks, Boing. I used to protest up and down that we had to travel to Juarez until I was blue in the face. But it's not like getting mad about it is going to change the process (if it hasn't changed after everything that has happened there, it is highly unlikely that anything will change anytime soon). Now don't get me wrong, it's not like I'm at ease with Juarez now or anything, but the truth is 90%+ of Mexico is in total chaos. If you go to any of the lines at any of the consulates throughout Mexico chances are that you will be met by Coyotes and others who are just there to trick and rob you. So it's not like the problems in Juarez are exclusive to just that city.

Again don't get me wrong. I think Juarez is the armpit of N. America and I'll die a happy man if I never have to go near it after all this is over. But I guess what I'm saying is that most people going for a visa don't run into any serious crime-related problems there and the problems Juarez has are also present in many if not most parts of Mexico (which I didn't really know previously... and I live here).

[ateneaalexander 10]

every time some one post something about ciudad juarez BOING! has to say something negative and scare people!!!! its pretty safe around the consulate area as long as you dont go out at night and stay in your hotel room everything its good. Also ignore the the coyotes only talk to people inside the buildings.

[vanessa.diaz 0]

every time some one post something about ciudad juarez BOING! has to say something negative and scare people!!!! its pretty safe around the consulate area as long as you dont go out at night and stay in your hotel room everything its good. Also ignore the the coyotes only talk to people inside the buildings.

[/quote

I know right..I´ve noticed that.. Hey Boing...sorry to say this and burst your bubble but Oakland and L.A are equally as dangerous as Ciudad Juarez...are they not full of gansters...drugs...guns...ect ect?? I´ve been to Mexico alot and the truth is that US news exaggerats the truth so much... they are sensationalist... Michoacan, Mexico is known to be the heart of all this drug cartel war...I live there periodically and I feel safe...its not like if I go buying drugs..so basically if you don´t mess with them they won´t mess with you.. STOP REPEATING STUFF YOU HEARD JUST TO SCARE PEOPLE OFF..

[Ban Hammer 13,558]

let's stay on topic and not diverge into discussion that doesn't answer the op's questions.

[Pooh Pee 1]

I would recommend to answer all the questions truthfully. Do not try to hide anything. If the interview has any doubts, it will not be good. Whatever the results, then you can take it from there. If you need a waiver, then proceed. But you want to do everything correctly.

If you mother's application is approved she would not get the visa the same day. She will have to wait a few days. The Consulate will send her passport with the visa to a DHL office that she selected.

I am hoping for the best. Good luck.