March 2022 - K1 NVC thread for Mexico

[MayWest 1]

6 hours ago, cookies&cream said:

Guess what?! Our case changed to "in transit" today FINALLY 😃😍 

 

@charlottewitchcheck your email

 

Good luck! 

Congratulations!!!! When was your NOA2?

[cookies&cream 50]

5 hours ago, MayWest said:

Congratulations!!!! When was your NOA2?

Idk what happened to my timeline that it doesn't show but noa1 was february 26 2021 and noa 2 was January 4 2022.

[cookies&cream 50]

8 hours ago, charlottewitch said:

@cookies&cream Wow!! That's exciting! : D

No update yet on mine, but I'll check later today too! If it's not today, I suppose it probably won't be too far off at that rate, just another week or two. Thanks for the heads up, and congratulations!

Yes, thank you! I saw cases from december and january, so if your case went to nvc in February it'll probably be in the next batch it seems to be happening faster, too. 

Edited June 22, 2022 by cookies&cream

[MayWest 1]

8 hours ago, cookies&cream said:

Idk what happened to my timeline that it doesn't show but noa1 was february 26 2021 and noa 2 was January 4 2022.

Wow! Ok, that’s really exciting!! Hopefully we won’t have much longer!

[charlottewitch 43]

9 hours ago, cookies&cream said:

Yes, thank you! I saw cases from december and january, so if your case went to nvc in February it'll probably be in the next batch it seems to be happening faster, too. 

That's great news! The final week or three of waiting is going to feel so long!

[charlottewitch 43]

3 more Tuesdays have passed, and our case is still "At NVC" unfortunately... Here's hoping for the 19th!

 

Hope everyone in the process for Mexican visas here are doing well and having success!

[M+K 34]

On 7/13/2022 at 9:25 PM, charlottewitch said:

3 more Tuesdays have passed, and our case is still "At NVC" unfortunately... Here's hoping for the 19th!

 

Hope everyone in the process for Mexican visas here are doing well and having success!

Still “at nvc” for us as well

 

stay strong! 

On 6/21/2022 at 8:24 AM, cookies&cream said:

Guess what?! Our case changed to "in transit" today FINALLY 😃😍 

 

@charlottewitchcheck your email

 

Good luck! 

Congratulations!!! So stoked for you! Keep us updated on how long after that you get your interview date and packet please! 

[cookies&cream 50]

Hello my case changed to "ready" today! It's very exciting, getting closer to the end of this process ❤️ I will let you know when I receive the interview instructions and stuff. And also if I see new cases changing to "in transit", it should be soon and I hope your cases are in the next batch. Good luck ☺️ 

[charlottewitch 43]

Congratulations!! Super excited to hear what the interview process sounds like  

[J and E Visa 10]

Any updates on how long the NVC to embassy interview process is taking at the CDMX embassy? I’ve been hearing worrisome things on Facebook that the wait is getting even longer for this part. We are NOA1 Nov 2021 so we’re not even expecting NOA2 until January 2023 at this point  just trying to find good news somewhere! 

[charlottewitch 43]

@selember So far I'm on 5 months and a week of waiting since NOA2. Been checking the NVC page for my case since March 7th. If yours is the same, I would ballpark half a year... so hopefully before the Fall next year.

 

cookies&cream is on a similar time frame to me, but one month prior, and their NVC changed just about a month ago, so hopefully mine will be too, this Tuesday or the next. I've heard interview scheduling is pretty swift once it moves from the NVC, at least.

 

I empathize with you- as a March 2021 NOA1, I was unfortunately in the eye of the storm with the huge processing slowdown. If only I were a couple months faster the difference in time getting through this process would have been greatly different and me and my fiancée would be together and married sooner, but it is what it is, I guess. I think most likely, though, conditions will improve and processing will become faster by then. I do think the current situation is untenable and must change, but then again that's just my wholly uneducated gut feeling/personal assessment of the situation.

 

I've tried to look for the good in the waiting and what I can do to make things better for when my fiancée does finally get here; work on organizing the house, save up money, finish projects, that kind of thing. I find what helps the most is doing things that allow me to have thoughts like, "it'll be good that I had enough time to x first." And in the mean time, we just spend a lot of time online together, voice chatting, playing games, that kind of thing.

Edited July 23, 2022 by charlottewitch

[M+K 34]

Our case was changed to “In transit” today! 
 

@cookies&cream, was there anything you did while you waited for your case to change to ready? 

[charlottewitch 43]

"In Transit" as of 2 hours ago today! 😭 At long last! Wasn't expecting on a Wednesday, I thought it was always done on Tuesdays.

 

I'm currently wrapping my head around this page: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/CDJ-Ciudad-Juarez.html#interview_guidelines

[M+K 34]

32 minutes ago, charlottewitch said:

"In Transit" as of 2 hours ago today! 😭 At long last! Wasn't expecting on a Wednesday, I thought it was always done on Tuesdays.

 

I'm currently wrapping my head around this page: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/CDJ-Ciudad-Juarez.html#interview_guidelines

Congrats! Looks like we’re on the same timeline! 
 

interesting that you got assigned Juarez and not Mexico City

[charlottewitch 43]

@M+K oh I am assigned Mexico City, that page is just what I found when I googled for "how do we get ready for the medical exam" lol.

 

Seems the next steps are:

- Wait for the CEAC status to update to "Ready"
- Wait for my fiance to receive a "Packet of Instruction"
- File DS-160
- at some point, schedule a medical examination a couple weeks before visa interview?
- Visa Interview