Appoint wait time in CDJ Mexico?

[TeachersJ&L 12]

The carta de no antecedentes penales is valid for one year from date of issue.  If it has been more than a year, you need another.  Otherwise, you're good.  My wife's was 10 months old by the time her interview finally rolled around.  Not an issue.

 

You are expected to get the letter form your state if it's available.  If not, you can get it from the federal police.  This is the wording from the instructions sent to all interviewees in Cd. Juarez:

• If you are 16 years of age or older: The original police certificate from your country of current residence and countries of previous residence. Police records from Mexico are only available to individuals 18 years of age and older. Applicants who lived in Mexico for six months or more since the age of 18 are required to obtain a state police record (Carta or Certificado de No Antecedentes) from the State Police (Fiscalía General del Estado). If the state record is unavailable, you must submit a federal police record (Carta de No Antecedentes Penales) from the Dirección General de Ejecución de Sanciones, Comisión Nacional de Seguridad. Please view information online on how to apply for these documents.

  If you lived in any other country besides Mexico and the United States for 12 months or more since age 16, you must submit a police certificate from that country. 

Edited September 18, 2018 by TeachersJ&L

[Ben & Katy 168]

16 hours ago, Rameda said:

Congrats...how many days did it take for your expedite to approve from NVC email expedite confirmation?

48 hours.

[Ben & Katy 168]

11 hours ago, TeachersJ&L said:

The carta de no antecedentes penales is valid for one year from date of issue.  If it has been more than a year, you need another.  Otherwise, you're good.  My wife's was 10 months old by the time her interview finally rolled around.  Not an issue.

 

You are expected to get the letter form your state if it's available.  If not, you can get it from the federal police.  This is the wording from the instructions sent to all interviewees in Cd. Juarez:

• If you are 16 years of age or older: The original police certificate from your country of current residence and countries of previous residence. Police records from Mexico are only available to individuals 18 years of age and older. Applicants who lived in Mexico for six months or more since the age of 18 are required to obtain a state police record (Carta or Certificado de No Antecedentes) from the State Police (Fiscalía General del Estado). If the state record is unavailable, you must submit a federal police record (Carta de No Antecedentes Penales) from the Dirección General de Ejecución de Sanciones, Comisión Nacional de Seguridad. Please view information online on how to apply for these documents.

  If you lived in any other country besides Mexico and the United States for 12 months or more since age 16, you must submit a police certificate from that country. 

thanks!  I just found this information online.  It does make sense.  Even though they told my wife to only bring my 2017 taxes I am going to bring 16 and 15 also in case.  I also read online that they prefer 3 years.  I guess it is better to be safe than sorry.  Its really BS they take that long to the point where your documents will expire lol.  Our tax dollars need to be put to work much more efficiently than this.  Its time to open up family visa's to CDMX to bring down the wait times. 

[Rameda 81]

On 9/18/2018 at 10:27 AM, Ben & Katy said:

48 hours.

How long till you get phone call?  Would you list your timeline between approval email and phone call?

[Ben & Katy 168]

Just now, Rameda said:

How long till you get phone call?  Would you list your timeline between approval email and phone call?

From the approval email to the phone call it was a week for us.  When they called my wife on 9/4/18 they wanted to schedule her immediately in mid september and she said well we still need some time to prepare (get docs together, fingerprint appointment in Nogales, ask for time off from work, get my permiso de importacion temporal de vehiculo extranjero to be able to travel from Sonora to Chihuahua in my American vehicle.)  The next date they had for her was Friday, October 12th at 9:15 AM which was perfect for us.  If I had the time off from work already I would have said you know what lets take mid September but we weren't ready. So be prepared that they might offer you a spot immediately like us.  

[Rameda 81]

On 9/19/2018 at 10:33 AM, Ben & Katy said:

From the approval email to the phone call it was a week for us.  When they called my wife on 9/4/18 they wanted to schedule her immediately in mid september and she said well we still need some time to prepare (get docs together, fingerprint appointment in Nogales, ask for time off from work, get my permiso de importacion temporal de vehiculo extranjero to be able to travel from Sonora to Chihuahua in my American vehicle.)  The next date they had for her was Friday, October 12th at 9:15 AM which was perfect for us.  If I had the time off from work already I would have said you know what lets take mid September but we weren't ready. So be prepared that they might offer you a spot immediately like us.  

We have the same appointment.  Goes so fast.

[Ben & Katy 168]

On 9/21/2018 at 11:16 PM, Rameda said:

We have the same appointment.  Goes so fast.

you have an appointment on October 12th at 9:15 am also? 

[Rameda 81]

Just now, Ben & Katy said:

you have an appointment on October 12th at 9:15 am also? 

Yes we do.  Where are you planning to stay? 

[Ben & Katy 168]

Just now, Rameda said:

Yes we do.  Where are you planning to stay? 

mesa luna hotel. 

[Rameda 81]

2 minutes ago, Ben & Katy said:

mesa luna hotel. 

Hmm we plan to stay close to consulate. Waking distance.  Haven't booked flight and hotel yet. Thinking ibis

Edited September 24, 2018 by Rameda

[Ben & Katy 168]

Just now, Rameda said:

Hmm I we plan to s try at CV lose to consulate. Waking distance.  Haven't booked flight and hotel yet. Thinking ibis

We had a bad experience at the Ibis in Hermosillo last month.  It was very smelly and dirty, plus the AC was not good.  It took hours for the AC to begin working.  

[Rameda 81]

1 minute ago, Ben & Katy said:

We had a bad experience at the Ibis in Hermosillo last month.  It was very smelly and dirty, plus the AC was not good.  It took hours for the AC to begin working.  

Really? That sucks we only stay for one night 

[TeachersJ&L 12]

For what it's worth, the closest hotel is the City Express -- across the street via footbridge from the Consulate.  The Microtel by Wyndham and the Holiday Inn Express (where we stayed for our appointment two months ago) are also a very easy walk from the Consulate -- 4 or 5 minutes along the major thoroughfare (i.e., well-trafficked and felt very safe).  Considering that the rate includes breakfast buffet and free shuttle to (but not from) the CDJ airport and/or to the US border, we found the (very clean, comfortable, and efficient) Holiday Inn Express to be a good deal.   

 

Best of luck to one and all!   We can say that once our 14-month wait was over and my wife had the appointment, everything happened very quickly from then on....  Appointment was on a Monday.  Visa was sent via DHL on Thursday and arrived CDMX Friday.  She flew to the US on Sunday.  Social Security card arrived two weeks after she entered.  Green card arrived in the mail a week after that.   Sending the best to you all.

[Jorge V 195]

4 hours ago, TeachersJ&L said:

For what it's worth, the closest hotel is the City Express -- across the street via footbridge from the Consulate.  The Microtel by Wyndham and the Holiday Inn Express (where we stayed for our appointment two months ago) are also a very easy walk from the Consulate -- 4 or 5 minutes along the major thoroughfare (i.e., well-trafficked and felt very safe).  Considering that the rate includes breakfast buffet and free shuttle to (but not from) the CDJ airport and/or to the US border, we found the (very clean, comfortable, and efficient) Holiday Inn Express to be a good deal.   

 

Best of luck to one and all!   We can say that once our 14-month wait was over and my wife had the appointment, everything happened very quickly from then on....  Appointment was on a Monday.  Visa was sent via DHL on Thursday and arrived CDMX Friday.  She flew to the US on Sunday.  Social Security card arrived two weeks after she entered.  Green card arrived in the mail a week after that.   Sending the best to you all.

We also stayed at the Holiday Inn about a year ago and had a good experience. It wasn't an amazing hotel, but it's more than good enough for a night or two in Juarez. To be fair the hotels around the embassy all seemed to have similar rates and quality. It seems hard to go wrong.

[Rameda 81]

On 9/4/2018 at 6:30 PM, ae89ramirez said:

When was your case expedited afterall? It shouldn’t take but more than 2-3 days after the embassy receives it.

Hiw long did it take you to get visa after interview?