how long after you get a letter saying your case has been sent to the consulate do you get your appointment letter?

[Dalila Gonzalez 49]

39 minutes ago, Estrada64 said:

So since we have to b fully vaccinated for covid and b able to go to interview  i only had my first shot on the 27 so my next one its on nov 17 but my appointment its on the 18 so what do i do!??? Or anyone else on the same spot!? I dont wanna reschedule i already bought my ticket and stuff

You have to have both (be fully vaccinated by the day of your medical appointment) or they can’t sign off on your medical exam. Is what I was told

[Dalila Gonzalez 49]

3 hours ago, marly_g said:

I think it will be fine most ppl are trying to go back to US on Sunday rather than return to MX. Hope the best for you and your family. Oh the Liverpool mall has tons of attractions for kids: kids zone that’s pretty run down, Peter Piper, and many ice cream shops. Banmex is exchanging dollar for $19.90 here today most places prefer to be paid pesos.

How did you pay for the taxi? Cash (peso/dollar) or with card on like an app

[marly_g 25]

5 hours ago, Dalila Gonzalez said:

You have to have both (be fully vaccinated by the day of your medical appointment) or they can’t sign off on your medical exam. Is what I was told

I got the J&J shot it’s only 1 shot. If you’re missing shots they will vaccinate you and charge you an arm and a leg 😆 you can find cost for each shot on state gov site. That being said I’ve been walking around here in Juarez and haven’t seen anything about Covid shots. Going to Soriana tomorrow will let y’all know if the pharmacy has Covid shots and what not. 

[marly_g 25]

3 hours ago, Dalila Gonzalez said:

How did you pay for the taxi? Cash (peso/dollar) or with card on like an app

I checked Uber while while I was on the way to the border and no one was providing rides into MX. This taxi driver didn’t use any apps for payment I paid cash U.S. dollars 💵. If you want to pay with an app I would suggest you ask before you hop in. I witnessed first hand how ppl only asked if they drive into MX and the taxi driver was grabbing luggage to load and in they went. Don’t be nervous ask what you need then make a decision, I can assure you the taxi drivers know about the apps out there that you can pay with expect to incur an additional charge. I took pics of the taxi the license tag and the driver of course I didn’t ask for permission to do that. Better to be safe than sorry be aware of your surroundings guys and don’t be flashy with your $$. Best of luck to everyone and stay safe 😃

Edited October 31, 2021 by marly_g

[marly_g 25]

Hello everyone,

 

FYI… I’ve been to Walmart on Ave. Ejercito and a few pharmacies and no one is giving Covid shots here. For those of you who still need the shot get the J&J shot it’s only 1 and they give you a card with shot details 

[marly_g 25]

Hi Everyone,

 

I'm going to cover a few topics in this post: Uber, Medical exam, ASC finger print appointment and antecedentes no penales.

So Uber will in fact take you to the border and you can then get another Uber from the border in MX to hotel or destination of your choice. I have never had to use Uber so I was trying to get an Uber into MX with no luck. Silly me 😋 

 

Medical exam- My exam was scheduled for Nov.2 at 6am at SMF  they provide shuttle service at most hotels. I decided to try today before my fingerprint appointment and they take you in without any problem. I arrived about 7:30am it wasn't packed and wait time was limited. They have many windows open to keep things flowing. First step was documentation intake: Covid shot record, immunization record (if you have a print out from your doctor, pharmacy  or health department they will accept it, if you think it will help BRING IT), unexpired passport and DS-260. They will print documents if you need but I would be prepared if possible. After they look at your documents they give you a Ticket #, medical bracelet with ID #, Covid questionnaire and a little sheet to fill with name, DOB, phone numbers, last used address in MX and current address in U.S. Then you wait to get called by number another agent confirms details from the small sheet they you sign as you did on your passport. Then you go into another waiting area for chest x-ray they give you a gown that you will use for the rest of the medical exam. Here you will be instructed to put your hair up, remove shirt and bra you will wear gown with back exposed. Don't worry you will not walk around like that all day. Once you re-dress you head to blood work for syphilis testing if you are ages 18-44. After blood work has been drawn you go upstairs for physical exam they will ask how many kids you had and DOB for each, take temp, weight and do a vision test. They will ask you to remove your shoes and to put on some blue booties, in the exam room you remove everything but  your underpants. Its no different then getting an annual physical te miran todo. 😆 FYI if you have any criminal history or tattoos they will send you to mental health before you go to vacunas section. This is definitely where you will wait the most I was in line for about 45 minutes to get to the window where they tell you how many shots you are missing. Most people were missing 4-6 shots that could have been avoided if they brought the most recent shot record. Once you get any shots that you need you head back down stairs to where you started the process to pay. Everything is billed in U.S. dollars and you can pay with a credit card Visa, Mastercard or Amex.

 

Fingerprints(Centro de Atencion a Solicitantes)- I was late for my appointment but it really didn't matter there was a line outside under a shaded area broke down in to 30 minute appointment time slots. I happened to show up 25 minutes late and they had not let any one from the 10:30 appointment slots in yet. I only took in appointments letter, DS-260 and passport. If you bring your phone you have to turn it off and empty anything you have in your pockets for a brief security check. An agent will come around to check your paperwork as you wait in line. Once you get to a window they ask you to sanitize your hands, they take your DS-260 place a stamp on it for your consulate interview, place a sticker with consulate appointment details and DS-260 confirmation #. I was in and out in under 15 minutes. 

 

Antecedentes no penales- I'm still not sure if this has to be translated but better be safe than sorry. I still haven't completed this but here is some info for where to start. You can start tramite online but I had no idea what address to use or where in the world I would get a residential bill from. This place Servicios Bincionales MB is right outside the fingerprint office will help you complete the form, let you use their address as a domicile and provide transportation to fiscalia to take picture and capture finger prints for $36 U.S. dollars. The place across from this office will help you complete online form for $300 pesos they didn't mention anything about providing transportation to fiscalia. FYI fiscalia will re-open Wednesday, Nov. 3rd after Dia de los Muertos holiday.

 

I will keep posting updates. Good luck to you all!

[Angel17sa 26]

3 minutes ago, marly_g said:

Hi Everyone,

 

I'm going to cover a few topics in this post: Uber, Medical exam, ASC finger print appointment and antecedentes no penales.

So Uber will in fact take you to the border and you can then get another Uber from the border in MX to hotel or destination of your choice. I have never had to use Uber so I was trying to get an Uber into MX with no luck. Silly me 😋 

 

Medical exam- My exam was scheduled for Nov.2 at 6am at SMF  they provide shuttle service at most hotels. I decided to try today before my fingerprint appointment and they take you in without any problem. I arrived about 7:30am it wasn't packed and wait time was limited. They have many windows open to keep things flowing. First step was documentation intake: Covid shot record, immunization record (if you have a print out from your doctor, pharmacy  or health department they will accept it, if you think it will help BRING IT), unexpired passport and DS-260. They will print documents if you need but I would be prepared if possible. After they look at your documents they give you a Ticket #, medical bracelet with ID #, Covid questionnaire and a little sheet to fill with name, DOB, phone numbers, last used address in MX and current address in U.S. Then you wait to get called by number another agent confirms details from the small sheet they you sign as you did on your passport. Then you go into another waiting area for chest x-ray they give you a gown that you will use for the rest of the medical exam. Here you will be instructed to put your hair up, remove shirt and bra you will wear gown with back exposed. Don't worry you will not walk around like that all day. Once you re-dress you head to blood work for syphilis testing if you are ages 18-44. After blood work has been drawn you go upstairs for physical exam they will ask how many kids you had and DOB for each, take temp, weight and do a vision test. They will ask you to remove your shoes and to put on some blue booties, in the exam room you remove everything but  your underpants. Its no different then getting an annual physical te miran todo. 😆 FYI if you have any criminal history or tattoos they will send you to mental health before you go to vacunas section. This is definitely where you will wait the most I was in line for about 45 minutes to get to the window where they tell you how many shots you are missing. Most people were missing 4-6 shots that could have been avoided if they brought the most recent shot record. Once you get any shots that you need you head back down stairs to where you started the process to pay. Everything is billed in U.S. dollars and you can pay with a credit card Visa, Mastercard or Amex.

 

Fingerprints(Centro de Atencion a Solicitantes)- I was late for my appointment but it really didn't matter there was a line outside under a shaded area broke down in to 30 minute appointment time slots. I happened to show up 25 minutes late and they had not let any one from the 10:30 appointment slots in yet. I only took in appointments letter, DS-260 and passport. If you bring your phone you have to turn it off and empty anything you have in your pockets for a brief security check. An agent will come around to check your paperwork as you wait in line. Once you get to a window they ask you to sanitize your hands, they take your DS-260 place a stamp on it for your consulate interview, place a sticker with consulate appointment details and DS-260 confirmation #. I was in and out in under 15 minutes. 

 

Antecedentes no penales- I'm still not sure if this has to be translated but better be safe than sorry. I still haven't completed this but here is some info for where to start. You can start tramite online but I had no idea what address to use or where in the world I would get a residential bill from. This place Servicios Bincionales MB is right outside the fingerprint office will help you complete the form, let you use their address as a domicile and provide transportation to fiscalia to take picture and capture finger prints for $36 U.S. dollars. The place across from this office will help you complete online form for $300 pesos they didn't mention anything about providing transportation to fiscalia. FYI fiscalia will re-open Wednesday, Nov. 3rd after Dia de los Muertos holiday.

 

I will keep posting updates. Good luck to you all!

Thank you for keeping us posted!!!! I appreciate these posts!!!

[Pedro@9876 7]

58 minutes ago, marly_g said:

Hi Everyone,

 

I'm going to cover a few topics in this post: Uber, Medical exam, ASC finger print appointment and antecedentes no penales.

So Uber will in fact take you to the border and you can then get another Uber from the border in MX to hotel or destination of your choice. I have never had to use Uber so I was trying to get an Uber into MX with no luck. Silly me 😋 

 

Medical exam- My exam was scheduled for Nov.2 at 6am at SMF  they provide shuttle service at most hotels. I decided to try today before my fingerprint appointment and they take you in without any problem. I arrived about 7:30am it wasn't packed and wait time was limited. They have many windows open to keep things flowing. First step was documentation intake: Covid shot record, immunization record (if you have a print out from your doctor, pharmacy  or health department they will accept it, if you think it will help BRING IT), unexpired passport and DS-260. They will print documents if you need but I would be prepared if possible. After they look at your documents they give you a Ticket #, medical bracelet with ID #, Covid questionnaire and a little sheet to fill with name, DOB, phone numbers, last used address in MX and current address in U.S. Then you wait to get called by number another agent confirms details from the small sheet they you sign as you did on your passport. Then you go into another waiting area for chest x-ray they give you a gown that you will use for the rest of the medical exam. Here you will be instructed to put your hair up, remove shirt and bra you will wear gown with back exposed. Don't worry you will not walk around like that all day. Once you re-dress you head to blood work for syphilis testing if you are ages 18-44. After blood work has been drawn you go upstairs for physical exam they will ask how many kids you had and DOB for each, take temp, weight and do a vision test. They will ask you to remove your shoes and to put on some blue booties, in the exam room you remove everything but  your underpants. Its no different then getting an annual physical te miran todo. 😆 FYI if you have any criminal history or tattoos they will send you to mental health before you go to vacunas section. This is definitely where you will wait the most I was in line for about 45 minutes to get to the window where they tell you how many shots you are missing. Most people were missing 4-6 shots that could have been avoided if they brought the most recent shot record. Once you get any shots that you need you head back down stairs to where you started the process to pay. Everything is billed in U.S. dollars and you can pay with a credit card Visa, Mastercard or Amex.

 

Fingerprints(Centro de Atencion a Solicitantes)- I was late for my appointment but it really didn't matter there was a line outside under a shaded area broke down in to 30 minute appointment time slots. I happened to show up 25 minutes late and they had not let any one from the 10:30 appointment slots in yet. I only took in appointments letter, DS-260 and passport. If you bring your phone you have to turn it off and empty anything you have in your pockets for a brief security check. An agent will come around to check your paperwork as you wait in line. Once you get to a window they ask you to sanitize your hands, they take your DS-260 place a stamp on it for your consulate interview, place a sticker with consulate appointment details and DS-260 confirmation #. I was in and out in under 15 minutes. 

 

Antecedentes no penales- I'm still not sure if this has to be translated but better be safe than sorry. I still haven't completed this but here is some info for where to start. You can start tramite online but I had no idea what address to use or where in the world I would get a residential bill from. This place Servicios Bincionales MB is right outside the fingerprint office will help you complete the form, let you use their address as a domicile and provide transportation to fiscalia to take picture and capture finger prints for $36 U.S. dollars. The place across from this office will help you complete online form for $300 pesos they didn't mention anything about providing transportation to fiscalia. FYI fiscalia will re-open Wednesday, Nov. 3rd after Dia de los Muertos holiday.

 

I will keep posting updates. Good luck to you all!

Thank you for keeping us posted on your updates and good luck

 

[marly_g 25]

Hi Guys,

 

Picking-up the medical results packet- In my case I went to SMF you enter the same building where you started paperwork intake, then they tell you to take a seat until receptionist at the main entrance is ready for next applicant. There the receptionist will ask for your passport and proof of payment before you are handed your black sealed package with medical results. Package will have a sheet stapled to the front with your information and an additional set of documents with immunization info and a CD of x-ray images. Make sure all information is correct before you leave.

[Rodney1001 0]

Today we received the email from NVC indicating that our case has been “expedited’ (like others, we did not submit that request) and that the embassy (Juarez)/consulate general will contact us soon to schedule a visa interview. I’m going through this thread trying to get an understanding as to when we may expect our appointment to occur so that we can start planning for that. Does anybody have any insight? Thank you in advance!

[Angel17sa 26]

2 minutes ago, Rodney1001 said:

Today we received the email from NVC indicating that our case has been “expedited’ (like others, we did not submit that request) and that the embassy (Juarez)/consulate general will contact us soon to schedule a visa interview. I’m going through this thread trying to get an understanding as to when we may expect our appointment to occur so that we can start planning for that. Does anybody have any insight? Thank you in advance!

When did your case complete?? And yes most of us on this thread were on same boat. We barely got appointments for nov 2021.  For example me, I recieved expedite email by NVC Sept 8 2021 saying consulate was expediting my case. My case cc Sept 2019.. Just about last week OCT 27th I contacted consulate and they had an appointment scheduled for Nov 29th. Just to give you an idea! Good luck!!

[Rodney1001 0]

6 minutes ago, Angel17sa said:

When did your case complete?? And yes most of us on this thread were on same boat. We barely got appointments for nov 2021.  For example me, I recieved expedite email by NVC Sept 8 2021 saying consulate was expediting my case. My case cc Sept 2019.. Just about last week OCT 27th I contacted consulate and they had an appointment scheduled for Nov 29th. Just to give you an idea! Good luck!!

Our case completion date is September 1, 2020. Wow, if your case complete date is a full year before ours I wonder if that means we have to wait another year for appointment date… This whole process has been so frustrating. Thank you for your insight.

[Angel17sa 26]

13 hours ago, Rodney1001 said:

Our case completion date is September 1, 2020. Wow, if your case complete date is a full year before ours I wonder if that means we have to wait another year for appointment date… This whole process has been so frustrating. Thank you for your insight.

I doubt it. Once you recieve expedite email your case is finally moving! Probably a few months since holodays coming up . Im pretty sure by Jan. If you get lucky December. Theres alot of poeple whos cases expedited in Aug & Sept 2021 who have not recieved their appointment yet and their case has been at Jaurez since then. But again Jaurez has no order either ince your cases reaches there. Good luck!!

On 11/2/2021 at 3:40 PM, marly_g said:

Hi Guys,

 

Picking-up the medical results packet- In my case I went to SMF you enter the same building where you started paperwork intake, then they tell you to take a seat until receptionist at the main entrance is ready for next applicant. There the receptionist will ask for your passport and proof of payment before you are handed your black sealed package with medical results. Package will have a sheet stapled to the front with your information and an additional set of documents with immunization info and a CD of x-ray images. Make sure all information is correct before you leave.

Hows it going down there??? 

[marly_g 25]

Hello Everyone,

 

I want to share some more about the Antecedentes Penales: You can use your address from the U.S. so don't feel like you have to pay anyone to borrow something.

 

My 1st interview appointment was this morning, Nov 4th, 2021 at 7:30am. I arrived at the consulate around 6am and there was already a line formed of about 50 most of which were additional family waiting with the applicant. The line started moving around 630am with the guidance of security elderly, disabled, pregnant and those with children under 4 yrs were given priority. Have your DS-260 with appointment and time stamp ready in hand to show consulate agent at line. Several people in front of me were told to return or wait until 15-30 minutes before appointment to get in line. I was the 25th person in line to start off with then people were split into two lines. One line for those returning for 2nd interview and one for 1st interview. I was 8th in the first time interview line. Have your passport and DS260 ready they will scan DS-260 and check your passport with x-ray vision 🤣. Once you get to security they will ask you to place paperwork in 1 bin, you will take off jacket also pass through x-ray machine. A lot of people said you can't take anything other than paperwork, but you can bring your wallet and/or purse. Just make sure you don't have any sharp objects and empty your pockets before you get up there. Oh I had on high-heels and had to remove then and pass them through x-ray machine. Lots of walking and standing here so if you are think of trying out an new pair of heels make sure they are comfortable AF. After security x-ray scanning you will get in line again if you don't have a number yet they will give you one before you go through next door. Next you will walk through a courtyard pass by two outdoor seating area's and then enter a building with 30 to 45 social distanced chairs with many service windows. At this point it was about 7am chairs were in groups of 15 for different interview types. They started interviews at 7:30am with new windows opening up, making the process pretty fast. I was out of there by 7:50am with a blue paper with assigned interview #2 at 8:30am next day. They asked for original documents in the following order: DS-260, passport, birth certificate, marriage certificate, I-864, most recent income tax, antecedentes penales and final divorce decree in my case. Then they also give you an information pamphlet about domestic violence etc. according to many they will ask you at least one question about this pamphlet.

 

Best of luck to all!!

[Dalila Gonzalez 49]

Approved! November 4th, Just wanted to let you know, I’ll post something detailed once I arrive to the place where Im going.