NVC HAS MY NUMBER! IN PROCESS TO CDJ! K-1

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

MY FATHER DOES HAVE A BANK ACCOUNT BUT HE ONLY DEPOSITS FOR BILLS AND EVERYTHING AND THE REST OF THE MONEY HE HAS IT SAVED AT HOME LOCKED DOWN DUE TO THAT THEY HAVE STOLD MONEY FROM HIM IN THE PAST FROM THE BANK AND HIS SCARED OF THAT HAPPENING AGAIN SO HE DOSNT HAVE ALOT IN THE BANK IS THAT A PROBLEM?? <--Assets are not required. If his income alone is enough for his household size plus the beneficiary, then how much he has in the bank is a non-issue.

ON THIS PART

IF YOU ARE NOT A US CITIZEN BASED ON YOUR BIRTH IN THE UNITED STATES....

MY FATHER EARN HIS CITZENSHIP AS IN HE APPLIED FOR IT

SO WHAT OPTION SHOULD HE PUT

A. IF A US CITIZEN THROUGH NATURALIZATION GIVE CERTIFICATION OF NATURALIZATION NUMBER

B. IF A US CITIZEN THROUGH PARENT OR MARRIAGE GIVE CERTIFICATE OF CITIZENSHIP NUMBER

C. IF US CITIZEN SHIP WAS DERIVED BY SOME OTHER METHOD , ATTACH A STATEMENT OF EXPLANATION

D. IF A LAWFUL PERMANET RESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES GIVE A NUMBER

E. IF A LAWFULLY ADMITTED NONIMMIGRANT, GIVE FORM I-94 ARRIVAL DEPARTURE RECORD

Then he checks which one applies to how he gained his citizenship and enters the # from his naturalization or certificate.

ON 2. FOR RESIDING IN THE USA SHOULD I PUT WHEN HE FIRST ENTERD OR WHEN HE GOT HIS CITIZEN SHIP

The date he started residing in the US.

AND ON THE NAMING OF SPOUSE AND CHILDREN IF THERE ISNT ANY SHOULD I PUT N/A

Yes, for #3, if the beneficiary has no spouse or children, you put None, like on the example form> http://www.visajourney.com/examples/Form-I-134.pdf

THE HOUSE WE LIVE AT THE MOMENT IS NOT HIS YET BUT WE ARE BUYING THE HOME DOES THAT COUNT UNDER REALESTATE VALUE

No. As I said for the first question though, if his income is enough, no need to list assets. Leave that part of the form blank.

ON SEC. 8

FOR MY FATHERS DEPENDENT IS MY MOTHER AND MY SISTER ARE THE WHOLLY DEPENDENT OR PARTIALLY DEPENDENT

Wholly. His household count will be himself, his wife, any minor children, anyone else he claims on his taxes and the beneficiary. So, it sounds like he needs enough income for a household of 4> http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-864p.pdf

[Cari&Chuy 0]

MY FATHER DOES HAVE A BANK ACCOUNT BUT HE ONLY DEPOSITS FOR BILLS AND EVERYTHING AND THE REST OF THE MONEY HE HAS IT SAVED AT HOME LOCKED DOWN DUE TO THAT THEY HAVE STOLD MONEY FROM HIM IN THE PAST FROM THE BANK AND HIS SCARED OF THAT HAPPENING AGAIN SO HE DOSNT HAVE ALOT IN THE BANK IS THAT A PROBLEM?? <--Assets are not required. If his income alone is enough for his household size plus the beneficiary, then how much he has in the bank is a non-issue.

ON THIS PART

IF YOU ARE NOT A US CITIZEN BASED ON YOUR BIRTH IN THE UNITED STATES....

MY FATHER EARN HIS CITZENSHIP AS IN HE APPLIED FOR IT

SO WHAT OPTION SHOULD HE PUT

A. IF A US CITIZEN THROUGH NATURALIZATION GIVE CERTIFICATION OF NATURALIZATION NUMBER

B. IF A US CITIZEN THROUGH PARENT OR MARRIAGE GIVE CERTIFICATE OF CITIZENSHIP NUMBER

C. IF US CITIZEN SHIP WAS DERIVED BY SOME OTHER METHOD , ATTACH A STATEMENT OF EXPLANATION

D. IF A LAWFUL PERMANET RESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES GIVE A NUMBER

E. IF A LAWFULLY ADMITTED NONIMMIGRANT, GIVE FORM I-94 ARRIVAL DEPARTURE RECORD

Then he checks which one applies to how he gained his citizenship and enters the # from his naturalization or certificate.

ON 2. FOR RESIDING IN THE USA SHOULD I PUT WHEN HE FIRST ENTERD OR WHEN HE GOT HIS CITIZEN SHIP

The date he started residing in the US.

AND ON THE NAMING OF SPOUSE AND CHILDREN IF THERE ISNT ANY SHOULD I PUT N/A

Yes, for #3, if the beneficiary has no spouse or children, you put None, like on the example form> http://www.visajourney.com/examples/Form-I-134.pdf

THE HOUSE WE LIVE AT THE MOMENT IS NOT HIS YET BUT WE ARE BUYING THE HOME DOES THAT COUNT UNDER REALESTATE VALUE

No. As I said for the first question though, if his income is enough, no need to list assets. Leave that part of the form blank.

ON SEC. 8

FOR MY FATHERS DEPENDENT IS MY MOTHER AND MY SISTER ARE THE WHOLLY DEPENDENT OR PARTIALLY DEPENDENT

Wholly. His household count will be himself, his wife, any minor children, anyone else he claims on his taxes and the beneficiary. So, it sounds like he needs enough income for a household of 4> http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-864p.pdf

thank you so much

[Lety and Ed 2]

Thanks Ed

No asc?

Hi Tony,

I did the scheduling for the consulate interview and ASC after completing the DS-260. You must complete the DS-260 forms first because you must enter the confirmation numbers off the DS-260 forms at the CSC website

(English: https://usvisa-info.com/en-MX/selfservice/ss_country_welcome )

(Espanol: https://usvisa-info.com/es-MX/selfservice/ss_country_welcome )

For more info about scheduling appointments and paying for visa, See my post here... http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/437504-cdj-ds-260-how-many-one-for-fiancee-k1-and-one-for-child-k2/?p=6324284

Best Regards,

Ed

[Tony23 11]

i have all the info already. can i fill out all the info thru the CDJ website and pay and schedule the apts?

[JohnE 57]

Good morning everyone,

I wanted to share some news I just found out. We were approved and I called the National Visa Center and secured the NVC case number, invoice number, and also beneficiary ID. We went to the web sites and completed all paperwork and paid the fee. We have not scheduled the interview or biometric as we have not received the invitation letter. We fully understand Ciudad Juarez will mail the invitation letter to me (the US citizen) and my fiancee in Mexico City. Yes we know all about the bad mail service in Mexico and I can email her a copy of the letter when/if I receive it. We also understand if the letter never comes she can arrive at the consulate's office early one morning and request a copy of the letter. My fiancee wanted to call the consulate's office just to confirm that fact. She called yesterday and was told effective last week the consulate will not and does not supply a copy of the invitation letter at their office if you show up. They told her if the letter never arrives to wait 6 weeks and call their office. At that point they will mail one more letter to the US citizen and the Mexico citizen's address. WHAT the blank! If it does not arrive they will use the same ####### mail service 6 weeks later to mail a new copy. After waiting for 10 months now this? I am going to call the consulate's office this morning and will post here what I find. Stay tuned

[howard57 0]

Thanks JohnE. Also have a fiancee in MexCity, and we too are waiting (and waiting and waiting and waiting) for the letter to arrive from Ciudad Juarez so that we may complete the scheduling process. It's been over two weeks now, and we're getting antsy. Eagerly awaiting your next post to see what you've learned!

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

Others had been told the letter would not be provided at the consulate, and that was awhile ago. People have still been able to get the letter printed when needed. Calling CDJ is basically a call center like the tier 1 folks that answer the USCIS number. They have been known to give out lots of misinformation. They once told someone that financial support documents were not required at the K-1 interview. Ha!

See if they have the same answer when calling and getting someone else. I have no idea how to get a definite response for this, other than using the email form for CDJ and waiting the 10-15 days it will take for them to answer. I would trust an answer through the email more than from calling. Hmm, the most definite answer would come from someone that was or was not allowed to get the letter printed when attempting this anytime since last week.

[Tony23 11]

Somewhat happens if you book asc and interview meeting before the letter arrives ? Like I said in the past. I can confirm that mail service is bad in Mexico. As a supervisor even the register mail gets lost

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

It is also mailed to the USC and that letter can be used by the beneficiary as well.

[JohnE 57]

Good morning everyone,

As Kay as stated Ciudad Juarez is known to give incorrect information. I called the American Consulate's office in Ciudad Juarez but got stuck in their press different buttons for different options. I could not get a live person on the phone so I called the Department of State at 202-663-1225. I pressed 1 and then pressed 0 and got a live person. I supplied my case number and other information they requested. They confirmed my package was in Ciudad Juarez but was not able to assist with securing the invitation letter and said I would need to call Ciudad Juarez. Okay here I go again! I called the Consulate's office and really don't remember which combination of buttons I pressed but finally got a live person on the phone. During the process of pressing the buttons at one point I had to enter my visa payment confirmation number. Yes we already paid the fee. Anyway I started telling her my story and she said I need to talk to a different department within their office. To my disbelief I was transferred and a live person picked up the phone within one ring. The lady was very nice and I explained my situation. She confirmed the invitation letter was mailed on June 13th but only to my financee in Mexico City. Okay first incorrect information as I have been on this site long enough to know a letter is supposed to be mailed to the US citizens address also. I told her my fiancee has not received the invitation letter. She said she was going to put me on hold and check on the letter. She came back and said she would be happy to mail a copy to my finacee and also mail me a copy. I asked her if we could just stop by the information window at the Consulate's office and pick up a copy which she said no problem. I told her my finacee called the day before and was told as of last week you cannot get the letter. She put me on hold again to confirm and came back and said you can pick up the invitation letter. Now I am getting worried as my fiancee does not want to pay the outrageous fee to fly from Mexico City to Ciudad Juarez plus hotel only to find out she cannot get the invitation letter. As we all know you need the letter in order to get your medical and be allowed inside the Consulate's office. Sure you can schedule your interview without the letter but then it stops. At that point I asked since they are going to send new letters to my finacee and me could they send them via DHL and I will be more than happy to pay for the cost. She told me they were already going to ship them via DHL and there would be no cost to me! I pray that was not more incorrect information. She said since the 4th of July is a holiday we can look for the DHL package to arrive this Friday (7/5/13) or Monday (7/08/13). I will keep you posted when (not if as I pray this will happen) the letter arrives.

I guess the crazy thing is this. After jumping through so many hoops (and many more hoops to come) and waiting since last October since I sent in the I-129f package we come down to waiting for a letter. Since Ciudad Juarez knows about all the problems with the Mexican mail system can't they join today's world and send the letter via email? Wow what a concept...they already have my email and cell phone number. Just attach the letter to an email and press send.

I will update you as we move forward in our VJ. I would love to hear from anyone else that is in this same situation.

God Bless and God's Speed

[JohnE 57]

As a note to my above post the lady (she told me they are not allowed to give you their name due to security) at the Consulate's office in Ciudad Juarez confirmed my fiancee's address and also my address for the DHL package. With her confirming our address I felt better thinking they are really doing a DHL shipping label. Now if I could have only secured a tracking number!

As we would say when I was in the Marine Corps "Hurry up and wait"

stay tuned

[Tony23 11]

Can i Start the process and fill out all the ds forms , pay. Schedule the asc and interview even though packet is in route to Juarez ?

[JohnE 57]

Good (Friday) morning everyone,

Since the Consulate's office in Ciudad Juarez was closed yesterday for the 4th of July I decided to call DHL to see if they could do a reverse track on the invitation letter that I was told would be sent via DHL. I do not have a tracking number but supplied DHL with information about where the package was leaving from and where the package was going (my and my financee's homes). I am sad to say that DHL did not have any record of any package coming to my finacee or me. I will call the Consulate's office this morning in an attempt to secure a tracking number or at least confirm (within their sea of incorrect information) the invitation letter was or is being sent.

This is a nail biter right down to the last seconds. Stay tuned

Semper Fi and God Bless

[JohnE 57]

Good morning everyone,

The incorrect information keeps coming from the Consulate's office in Ciudad Juarez. Even though they told me the invitation letter would be sent via DHL over a week ago to my financee and me it never was. My fiancee called the Consulate's office yesterday (Monday) and was told we have to wait 8 to 10 weeks for the invitation letter. They said if the letter does not show up in that time period then to call back. To have come this far and now only need the letter in order to move forward. We do not want to spend the money to fly from Mexico City to Ciudad Juarez only to find we cannot secure the invitation letter from the information window at the Consulate's office. The main problem we (and I am sure everyone else) have is no matter where you are in your visa journey it is almost impossible to get any type of correct information from any government official. What a joke. I will call the Consulate's office again this morning and pray I can talk to someone with a heart and will be willing to help us and this time follow through.

Stay tuned

[Lety and Ed 2]

Greetings Friends,

I can confirm that we are having the same experience and results as JohnE.

We have our ASC appointment scheduled for July 15th at our local ASC office in Baja California. I am currently in Mexico. Yesterday we went to the local ASC office to ask them if they could help in obtaining a copy of the invitation letter.

Let me just say, that not once did they offer to help in obtaining a copy of the letter. The only thing they did was to give us a slip of paper with the NVC phone number (603) 334-0700. (Which at this time is constantly giving a busy signal).

The ASC people were very clear however, in that they WOULD NOT allow my fiancee to do her finger printing and photos until she has a copy of the invitation letter.

I hate to see anyone have to wait longer then needed, however I also hate to see people travel only to be turned away.

My advice to anyone reading this is as follows...

WAIT UNTIL YOU RECEIVE YOUR INVITATION LETTER BEFORE SCHEDULING YOUR APPOINTMENTS AND YOUR TRAVEL.