Guatemala Appointment Time?

[Yesenia1215 1]

our case was complete september 26 and finally have an appt for 01/23/2018. Idk if its because of the holidays  but waited  almost 3months for an appt. 

[Yesenia1215 1]

Has anyone gone to their appts yet? what kinds of questions do they ask? My husband leaves next week to guatemala and im am soo scared!! I am staying with the kids. 

[Y&V6416 51]

4 hours ago, HeatherO27 said:

Hello All I don’t know how to start a new feed, but my husband is from Guatemala and we just got his documents receipt from NVC stating now we are waiting on his interview date from Guatemala. How long does that usually take or how long has it taken for anyone that already went through it? It says within 3 months but was wondering if they usually take the 3 months or if its sooner? 

 

Thank you! 

It was faster before September idk what happened. But I have been waiting over 3 months for an interview date now. I have even gotten my Congressman involved now. CC Sept.25

[JessicaMQ 7]

5 hours ago, Yesenia1215 said:

Has anyone gone to their appts yet? what kinds of questions do they ask? My husband leaves next week to guatemala and im am soo scared!! I am staying with the kids. 

As long as he has all paperwork he will be approved. They asked my husband how we met, when we got married, if we had a big wedding and if I had a big family. For the wedding and family questions my hubby showed pictures like “oh she has a big family here is a picture.” 

 

Make sure he has both police certificates there’s 2 different ones he has to get.

 

good luck im here if you have any questions 

[jjr 5]

Hi! I hope someone can help me!  Last week I submitted my DS 260 and sent all the financial and civil documents, however someone told me they had their case delayed because they sent the old birth certificate not the new one from RENAP and that's exactly my case. I sent a copy of the old one along with a translated copy. I do have the BC from renap and I called my lawyer and she laughed at me saying it doesn't matter as long is a valid BC it shouldn't matter which one.  I don't know what to do, I thought about calling NVC and ask but what if they don't know what I'm talking about since they probably haven't receive the docs. I'd really appreciate any advice.

[SarahNRolando 34]

10 minutes ago, wendyandjjr said:

Hi! I hope someone can help me!  Last week I submitted my DS 260 and sent all the financial and civil documents, however someone told me they had their case delayed because they sent the old birth certificate not the new one from RENAP and that's exactly my case. I sent a copy of the old one along with a translated copy. I do have the BC from renap and I called my lawyer and she laughed at me saying it doesn't matter as long is a valid BC it shouldn't matter which one.  I don't know what to do, I thought about calling NVC and ask but what if they don't know what I'm talking about since they probably haven't receive the docs. I'd really appreciate any advice.

Hello!

We sent our docs and unfortunately encountered a significant delay because of the old birth certificate format. As many on here will also tell you, it DOES matter which birth certificate you submit. If the birth certificate has the pictures from the DPI then that should be the correct one. We sent the older format and it added an extra 6 weeks onto our case because we  had to resubmit which pushed us back to the beginning of the review process. I just want to be completely honest and tell you that you may want to have someone from Guatemala send a correct birth certificate to you so you can send it in rather than receive a letter stating that you need it. My brother in law was able to get my husband’s using only his DPI number. Hopefully this helps! 

Best wishes to you!

[Judy2017 2]

Hi Wendyandjjr,

 

how long did it take you to get a response after you submitted the I 601a? 

[jjr 5]

59 minutes ago, SarahNRolando said:

Hello!

We sent our docs and unfortunately encountered a significant delay because of the old birth certificate format. As many on here will also tell you, it DOES matter which birth certificate you submit. If the birth certificate has the pictures from the DPI then that should be the correct one. We sent the older format and it added an extra 6 weeks onto our case because we  had to resubmit which pushed us back to the beginning of the review process. I just want to be completely honest and tell you that you may want to have someone from Guatemala send a correct birth certificate to you so you can send it in rather than receive a letter stating that you need it. My brother in law was able to get my husband’s using only his DPI number. Hopefully this helps! 

Best wishes to you!

 Thank you so much for your quick reply I appreciate it! Oh man! I definitely don't want to add more time to this never ending nightmare and hope I can resolve it sooner. I have the Renap BC but without the pictures because I don't have my DPI yet so I hope that doesn't cause an issue. I was planning on getting it sometime this month my nearest consulate is 8+ hours away and it wasn't until recently that I learned I would need it to get police record and what not. Husband will call tomorrow to find out more.

[SarahNRolando 34]

6 minutes ago, wendyandjjr said:

 Thank you so much for your quick reply I appreciate it! Oh man! I definitely don't want to add more time to this never ending nightmare and hope I can resolve it sooner. I have the Renap BC but without the pictures because I don't have my DPI yet so I hope that doesn't cause an issue. I was planning on getting it sometime this month my nearest consulate is 8+ hours away and it wasn't until recently that I learned I would need it to get police record and what not. Husband will call tomorrow to find out more.

Hopefully you can get your DPI fairly quickly. Totally understand about the consulate being so far away. We drove from St Louis to Houston and back in one weekend just to get that crazy thing because at the time it was our closest option (the other one was in California) that did that service. But it is necessary to have. Hopefully your hubby will be able to get some answers when he calls! Let me know if I can help with anything else 😊

[jjr 5]

 

39 minutes ago, Judy2017 said:

Hi Wendyandjjr,

 

how long did it take you to get a response after you submitted the I 601a? 

 in less the 4 months. 08/08/17-12/04/17

[jjr 5]

3 minutes ago, SarahNRolando said:

Hopefully you can get your DPI fairly quickly. Totally understand about the consulate being so far away. We drove from St Louis to Houston and back in one weekend just to get that crazy thing because at the time it was our closest option (the other one was in California) that did that service. But it is necessary to have. Hopefully your hubby will be able to get some answers when he calls! Let me know if I can help with anything else 😊

I know! My lawyer should know all of these things.  It's been frustrating trying to figure out things without her help. I called the consulate this past monday and was told to bring proof I need the DPI fairly quickly and they should issue a DPI number number in the mean time and I could use that to get what I need in Guatemala.  Thank you! oh one more question did your hubby get his shots here in the states? I've heard not to bother because they won't take vaccination records.

[Judy2017 2]

Well God willing it works with the BC that you have. Trust in God. We have faith that my husbands package won’t have any delays. We just send the I601at the end of November. We did the biometrics too. Let’s just have faith. 

[jjr 5]

39 minutes ago, Judy2017 said:

Well God willing it works with the BC that you have. Trust in God. We have faith that my husbands package won’t have any delays. We just send the I601at the end of November. We did the biometrics too. Let’s just have faith. 

Thank you and hope you get the approval very soon! I agree let's have faith and hope for the best. 

[SarahNRolando 34]

2 hours ago, jjr said:

I know! My lawyer should know all of these things.  It's been frustrating trying to figure out things without her help. I called the consulate this past monday and was told to bring proof I need the DPI fairly quickly and they should issue a DPI number number in the mean time and I could use that to get what I need in Guatemala.  Thank you! oh one more question did your hubby get his shots here in the states? I've heard not to bother because they won't take vaccination records.

Our lawyer didn’t know about it either and she called the NVC. It came up with another one of her Guatemala clients that were processing the same time we were as well. Regarding shots, Don’t worry about getting them here. You will get everything you need down there. My husband took his record of one of the shots and he said they just ignored it. Yes, they should give you a receipt and it should have the DPI number on it. 

[Judy2017 2]

Good morning.

 

So I just printed my husbands new BC, the updated version with his picture on it. I’m just sharing this in case some of you need this now. It was really easy. Just paid $19 and that’s it!! You have to register first, oh of course have the DPI number. The page you go to www.renap.gob.gt 

then you click on solicitud de certificación vía electrónica, then click on ingresar al portal, under eportal ciudadano, then click menu and click ciudadanos, you then register using the DPI number. Any questions just ask,  maybe someone knows how to pass this info. I know a lot of us were worrying about how to get the new updated version for BC!!