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Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Mexico
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My fiance's K1 Visa finally got approved. It took 7 months for the consulate to give us access to their site http://mexico.usvisa-info.com/ to schedule an interview. We scheduled the interview for July and it got approved. We did the bio-metrics prior to the interview in a consulate closer to my girlfriend's home of address in Mexico and went to Juarez for the medical and consulate appointments. We did the medical tests 2 days prior to the consulate interview. Plan to stay there most of the day. Got there early before 6PM and the results were given out after 2PM. On the day of the consulate interview, she told me there were a lot of people unprepared thanks to their incompetent lawyers. A lot of people had paid hundreds of dollars to lawyers just to get denied there because they were missing things like photos, evidence or some document. Many of them showed up with an envelope given to them by the lawyer who had told them not to open it. However, they were soon showed their way to the door because they did not have all the docs. People please do your own homework. Read the USCIS page and this page for everything you need. Do not trust lawyers!!

I'm just waiting now for my fiancee to immigrate to the US to live with me, get married and get on the I-485 waiting line :)

Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Philippines
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Yes you don't need a lawyer if you have time and carefully follow the advice on VJ. Glad it worked out for you and ConGraTuLaTions :):dance::star:

Sent I-129 Application to VSC 2/1/12
NOA1 2/8/12
RFE 8/2/12
RFE reply 8/3/12
NOA2 8/16/12
NVC received 8/27/12
NVC left 8/29/12
Manila Embassy received 9/5/12
Visa appointment & approval 9/7/12
Arrived in US 10/5/2012
Married 11/24/2012
AOS application sent 12/19/12

AOS approved 8/24/13

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Mexico
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My fiance's K1 Visa finally got approved. It took 7 months for the consulate to give us access to their site http://mexico.usvisa-info.com/ to schedule an interview. We scheduled the interview for July and it got approved. We did the bio-metrics prior to the interview in a consulate closer to my girlfriend's home of address in Mexico and went to Juarez for the medical and consulate appointments. We did the medical tests 2 days prior to the consulate interview. Plan to stay there most of the day. Got there early before 6PM and the results were given out after 2PM. On the day of the consulate interview, she told me there were a lot of people unprepared thanks to their incompetent lawyers. A lot of people had paid hundreds of dollars to lawyers just to get denied there because they were missing things like photos, evidence or some document. Many of them showed up with an envelope given to them by the lawyer who had told them not to open it. However, they were soon showed their way to the door because they did not have all the docs. People please do your own homework. Read the USCIS page and this page for everything you need. Do not trust lawyers!!

I'm just waiting now for my fiancee to immigrate to the US to live with me, get married and get on the I-485 waiting line :)

Congrats! :star:

I agree. You can do it yourself with some research and reading. The Juarez consulate site has all the form links and the most important thing of all, the instructions that lay out the whole process and what is needed for interviewing at CDJ.

Link to K-1 instructions for Ciudad Juarez, Mexico > https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/K1/CDJ_Ciudad-Juarez-2-22-2021.pdf

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Mexico
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My fiance's K1 Visa finally got approved. It took 7 months for the consulate to give us access to their site http://mexico.usvisa-info.com/ to schedule an interview. We scheduled the interview for July and it got approved. We did the bio-metrics prior to the interview in a consulate closer to my girlfriend's home of address in Mexico and went to Juarez for the medical and consulate appointments. We did the medical tests 2 days prior to the consulate interview. Plan to stay there most of the day. Got there early before 6PM and the results were given out after 2PM. On the day of the consulate interview, she told me there were a lot of people unprepared thanks to their incompetent lawyers. A lot of people had paid hundreds of dollars to lawyers just to get denied there because they were missing things like photos, evidence or some document. Many of them showed up with an envelope given to them by the lawyer who had told them not to open it. However, they were soon showed their way to the door because they did not have all the docs. People please do your own homework. Read the USCIS page and this page for everything you need. Do not trust lawyers!!

I'm just waiting now for my fiancee to immigrate to the US to live with me, get married and get on the I-485 waiting line :)

hi i just received my noa2. how do i get info on where i can do the biometrics for my k1 visa. and then do the mediacl and consulate appointment? where did you find those details?

My fiance's K1 Visa finally got approved. It took 7 months for the consulate to give us access to their site http://mexico.usvisa-info.com/ to schedule an interview. We scheduled the interview for July and it got approved. We did the bio-metrics prior to the interview in a consulate closer to my girlfriend's home of address in Mexico and went to Juarez for the medical and consulate appointments. We did the medical tests 2 days prior to the consulate interview. Plan to stay there most of the day. Got there early before 6PM and the results were given out after 2PM. On the day of the consulate interview, she told me there were a lot of people unprepared thanks to their incompetent lawyers. A lot of people had paid hundreds of dollars to lawyers just to get denied there because they were missing things like photos, evidence or some document. Many of them showed up with an envelope given to them by the lawyer who had told them not to open it. However, they were soon showed their way to the door because they did not have all the docs. People please do your own homework. Read the USCIS page and this page for everything you need. Do not trust lawyers!!

I'm just waiting now for my fiancee to immigrate to the US to live with me, get married and get on the I-485 waiting line :)

hi where do i find out where i can do the biometrics near my fiances town. then do consulate appointment and medicals in juarez?

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Mexico
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hi i just received my noa2. how do i get info on where i can do the biometrics for my k1 visa. and then do the mediacl and consulate appointment? where did you find those details?

http://photos.state.gov/libraries/ciudadjuarez/231771/PDFs/packetk1may.pdf

http://usvisa-info.com/es-MX/selfservice/ss_country_welcome

Link to K-1 instructions for Ciudad Juarez, Mexico > https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/K1/CDJ_Ciudad-Juarez-2-22-2021.pdf

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Mexico
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My fiance's K1 Visa finally got approved. It took 7 months for the consulate to give us access to their site http://mexico.usvisa-info.com/ to schedule an interview. We scheduled the interview for July and it got approved. We did the bio-metrics prior to the interview in a consulate closer to my girlfriend's home of address in Mexico and went to Juarez for the medical and consulate appointments. We did the medical tests 2 days prior to the consulate interview. Plan to stay there most of the day. Got there early before 6PM and the results were given out after 2PM. On the day of the consulate interview, she told me there were a lot of people unprepared thanks to their incompetent lawyers. A lot of people had paid hundreds of dollars to lawyers just to get denied there because they were missing things like photos, evidence or some document. Many of them showed up with an envelope given to them by the lawyer who had told them not to open it. However, they were soon showed their way to the door because they did not have all the docs. People please do your own homework. Read the USCIS page and this page for everything you need. Do not trust lawyers!!

I'm just waiting now for my fiancee to immigrate to the US to live with me, get married and get on the I-485 waiting line :)

HI Just wondering if you waited in Juarez for the vis or if you had it sent DHL and how long it took to get the visa once you had the interview....thanks!

Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: China
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Moved from Process & Procedures to Progress Reports.

Our journey:

Spoiler

September 2007: Met online via social networking site (MySpace); began exchanging messages.
March 26, 2009: We become a couple!
September 10, 2009: Arrived for first meeting in-person!
June 17, 2010: Arrived for second in-person meeting and start of travel together to other areas of China!
June 21, 2010: Engaged!!!
September 1, 2010: Switched course from K1 to CR-1
December 8, 2010: Wedding date set; it will be on February 18, 2011!
February 9, 2011: Depart for China
February 11, 2011: Registered for marriage in Wuhan, officially married!!!
February 18, 2011: Wedding ceremony in Shiyan!!!
April 22, 2011: Mailed I-130 to Chicago
April 28, 2011: Received NOA1 via text/email, file routed to CSC (priority date April 25th)
April 29, 2011: Updated
May 3, 2011: Received NOA1 hardcopy in mail
July 26, 2011: Received NOA2 via text/email!!!
July 30, 2011: Received NOA2 hardcopy in mail
August 8, 2011: NVC received file
September 1, 2011: NVC case number assigned
September 2, 2011: AOS invoice received, OPTIN email for EP sent
September 7, 2011: Paid AOS bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 9, 2011)
September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
September 12, 2011: IV bill invoiced
September 13, 2011: Paid IV bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 14, 2011)
September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
October 6, 2011: Case complete at NVC
November 10, 2011: Interview - APPROVED!!!
December 7, 2011: POE - Sea-Tac Airport

September 17, 2013: Mailed I-751 to CSC

September 23, 2013: Received NOA1 in mail (receipt date September 19th)

October 16, 2013: Biometrics Appointment

January 28, 2014: Production of new Green Card ordered

February 3, 2014: New Green Card received; done with USCIS until fall of 2023*

December 18, 2023:  Filed I-90 to renew Green Card

December 21, 2023:  Production of new Green Card ordered - will be seeing USCIS again every 10 years for renewal

 

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Mexico
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HI Just wondering if you waited in Juarez for the vis or if you had it sent DHL and how long it took to get the visa once you had the interview....thanks!

I am not the person you asked, but I just wanted to point out that the visa packet is delivered via DHL whether you wait in Juarez or not. It seems to take an average of about 2-4 days for DHL to have the package available for you to pick up. This is if you wait in Juarez. I do not know about having it sent to other cities.

Link to K-1 instructions for Ciudad Juarez, Mexico > https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/K1/CDJ_Ciudad-Juarez-2-22-2021.pdf

 
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