Can Anyone Confirm Receiving a Copy of Invitation Letter at CDJ Information Window?

[JohnE 57]

Thanks Ed for the update and I look forward to hearing the great news that you are done with the interview and K1 has been approved.

After many calls to the consulate's office and hearing the same story how they will send a new letter via DHL only never to have DHL show up at the house we are going to show up at the information window to secure the letter. Interview is scheduled for Thursday 8/1/13. Will arrive in Ciudad Juarez on Monday 7/29/13. Might try to get to the consulate's office Monday afternoon to secure the letter but more than likely it will be Tuesday early morning. Have bio scheduled for Tuesday afternoon. Might try to get the medical done Tuesday morning after securing the letter (mind you I said after we secure the letter not IF!). If the medical facility has a long line after we get the letter we will have the medical done on Wednesday morning. Then have interview on Thursday morning at 7:30. Fly out of Ciudad Juarez back to Mexico City Thursday afternoon. Stay tuned boys and girls as I (and hopefully Ed) will update you on the progress.

God Bless

[JohnE 57]

Good morning everyone,

In my mailbox yesterday was not one but two letters from the American Consulate General's office in Ciudad Juarez! After repeated calls to the Consulate's office and being told they would send a new letter via DHL overnight and never received it here are two letters. One letter is dated July 3rd and the other letter is dated July 11th but they are both postmarked July 22nd. Something else they are not mailed from Ciudad Juarez but from the Consulate's P.O. box in El Paso, Texas. It appears to me they must print the letters and they are put in a box. Then maybe once a month someone drives from Ciudad Juarez across the border to El Paso and drops them off at the post office. The funny thing is I was expecting some type of fancy letter with official Consulate General seal, original signature, and maybe even a embossed security stamp. BUT NO it is a simple white 8 1/2 by 11 inch piece of paper that was printed on a laser printer. It is not even signed! Nothing fancy but worth more than gold! We had all but given up on this letter as Elizabeth has her interview next Thursday (8/1/13) and was simply going to the information window at the Consulate's office to have them print her a letter. Great this is one thing we can check off our list. Elizabeth flies from Mexico City to Ciudad Juarez on Monday, will do her medical on Tuesday morning, has her bio on Wednesday afternoon, and interview on Thursday at 7:30.

I think I will frame at least one copy of this letter!

Every step we have taken has been in God's Hands and it is by His Hands this has happened.

Thanks to God and God Bless each of you

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

Good news, John! Thanks for the update. The suspicion that they hold onto the letters and send them out in bulk seems to true then.

Yes, nothing fancy or even professional looking about the letter really. Does it still look like the one posted in this thread from 2 years ago? http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/298777-ds-260-form-as-of-march-1st-2011/?p=4521789

[JohnE 57]

Good morning Kay,

The letter has changed a little. They have a comment at the top of the letter that says to present this letter at your interview, if you do not you will be turned away! Here is a copy with our information blacked out. I will post up more after the interview is over but let me know if you have any other questions. Well I was going to attach a copy but I get an error saying my PDF is too big. I will try to figure the size issue and post up later.

Thanks for all your help.