New baby questions

[Kyle6811 24]

8 hours ago, Chancy said:

 

CRBA is required to get your child a US passport from a consulate in Mexico.

 

Ok I stand corrected. Thank you for this info. What I read on the .gov site was saying that the crba is not required for entry. Either way, I will be applying for both plus ssn all at the same time.

[Kyle6811 24]

41 minutes ago, leeen21 said:

 

Fellow TX/MX border resident here, though my commute has only been 45 minutes each way. Advantage of folks like us - we have the opportunity to see our spouses relatively easily during this process, while so many others don't. I tried to focus on that through our journey.

 

Just wanted to give you some hope - though understand that our timeline was much quicker than most others I've seen - and also echo others that have said to get your travel documents in order as quickly as possible.

 

We submitted I-130s (husband + 3 stepdaughters) on June 2, 2022. I sent off the I-129F for K3 a couple weeks after that. Our I-130s were approved on November 12 (5 months).

 

Our NVC stage was super drawn out and not because we wanted it to be, and here is where I will encourage you to always err on the side of caution when it comes to travel documents. We obviously did not expect our I-130s to get approved in 5 months (for most, it takes about a year at least), so my husband didn't have his Mexican passport renewed yet, and my stepdaughters still didn't have Mexican passports -- we (naively) thought we had plenty of time! We also (naively) thought Mexican passports would not take that long to get -- we were wrong. By beginning of April, we finally submitted everything to NVC. At the time, we were kicking ourselves for not getting the passports done right away and wasting precious time.

 

End of April 2023, we were DQ'd at NVC and expected it to be about a year to get our interview scheduled at NVC. Three months later in July, we got the email that our interviews would be in September (5 months from DQ to interview). My husband and one stepdaughter got approved on September 18, and we'll back at CDJ this week for another appointment for the other two stepdaughters (administrative processing).

 

All that to say:

1. Yes, expect it to be a 2+ year process, but also know that it IS possible for things to move more quickly. I have no idea how our I-130s were approved so quickly or how we got an interview scheduled so quickly at CDJ, but it can happen. Be prepared for things to happen at any point. Keep going day by day, and eventually, you'll get to have your family with you on the US side of the border, and I promise you, the wait is so worth it.

 

2. Never assume the length of time it will take for a travel document (in any country) to be processed.

Actually I saw your timeline in someone’s post a few weeks back and got really excited when vj and gov site also say the same time frame. I hadn’t considered interview scheduling would be that ridiculous. Thank you for your info.
 

Apparently I only thought I was prepared for 2 years because after seeing that news yesterday my heart sank quite a bit.
 

 

[Chancy 6,241]

44 minutes ago, Kyle6811 said:

I will be applying for both plus ssn all at the same time.

 

Can't apply for both at the same time.  You will need to apply for your child's CRBA first.  Once you have the CRBA, you may apply for the US passport and SSN.

 

In the meantime, start collecting documentary evidence of your US physical presence, to minimize delays when it comes time to apply for the CRBA.

 

Edited October 3, 2023 by Chancy
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[jan22 3,052]

29 minutes ago, Chancy said:

 

Can't apply for both at the same time.  You will need to apply for your child's CRBA first.  Once you have the CRBA, you may apply for the US passport and SSN.

 

In the meantime, start collecting documentary evidence of your US physical presence, to minimize delays when in comes time to apply for the CRBA.

 

Unless something has changed in the past few years, most (all?) Embassies/Consulates allow parents to apply for the CRBA and passport at the same time.  Assuming the parents want to do so, they adjudicate the CRBA application and, if it's approved, the parent then pays the passport application fee and the application is processed.  This saves time for the parents and the Embassy, as all can be done on the same day, at the same interview.  This process doesn't work as well, of course, if it's a country with a lot of fraud where most CRBAs are not approved on the day of application/interview.

 

The second paragraph is excellent advice.  All of the evidence of physical presence in the US needs to be for ti mm e before t b e baby us birn, so -- start gathering it now.

 

Edited October 3, 2023 by jan22

[Chancy 6,241]

Just now, jan22 said:

Unless something has changed in the past few years, most (all?) Embassies/Consulates allow parents to apply for the CRBA and passport at the same time.

 

Thanks for the correction.  I should have said that the passport won't be processed until the CRBA is approved.

 

[Kyle6811 24]

29 minutes ago, Chancy said:

 

Can't apply for both at the same time.  You will need to apply for your child's CRBA first.  Once you have the CRBA, you may apply for the US passport and SSN.

 

In the meantime, start collecting documentary evidence of your US physical presence, to minimize delays when it comes time to apply for the CRBA.

 

Yes I understand, I was meaning more in general (all as soon as he is born). Sorry for the confusion. 
 

what evidence are they looking for? 

[Kyle6811 24]

1 minute ago, Chancy said:

 

Thanks for the correction.  I should have said that the passport won't be processed until the CRBA is approved.

 

 

2 minutes ago, Chancy said:

 

Thanks for the correction.  I should have said that the passport won't be processed until the CRBA is approved.

 

As I’ve read after both of those come back I can file for ssn. Tj mex, does appear to have online application available so applying will be easy.

[Chancy 6,241]

2 minutes ago, Kyle6811 said:

what evidence are they looking for? 

 

Check the CRBA application info here -- https://mx.usembassy.gov/consular-report-of-birth-abroad-crba-checklist-lista-de-verificacion-para-cita-de-informe-consular-de-nacimiento-en-el-exterior-crba/

 

[Kyle6811 24]

Just now, Chancy said:

 

Check the CRBA application info here -- https://mx.usembassy.gov/consular-report-of-birth-abroad-crba-checklist-lista-de-verificacion-para-cita-de-informe-consular-de-nacimiento-en-el-exterior-crba/

 

Yeah, I work in san diego, have a passport, bc.

I see proof of pregnancy on there... Can you apply before the child is born?

[Chancy 6,241]

7 minutes ago, Kyle6811 said:

Can you apply before the child is born?

 

No, because the child's birth certificate is required.  The proof of pregnancy is required to show that the mother listed on the birth certificate is indeed the child's biological parent.

 

[Kyle6811 24]

11 minutes ago, Chancy said:

 

No, because the child's birth certificate is required.  The proof of pregnancy is required to show that the mother listed on the birth certificate is indeed the child's biological parent.

 

Gotcha, ok thanks!

[Kyle6811 24]

30 minutes ago, Chancy said:

 

No, because the child's birth certificate is required.  The proof of pregnancy is required to show that the mother listed on the birth certificate is indeed the child's biological parent.

 

Is there a way to add the child to the application once he is born instead of waiting to add him at the interview.

[Boiler 45,467]

2 minutes ago, Kyle6811 said:

Is there a way to add the child to the application once he is born instead of waiting to add him at the interview.

It seems the child will be a USC.

[Chancy 6,241]

21 minutes ago, Kyle6811 said:

Is there a way to add the child to the application once he is born instead of waiting to add him at the interview.

 

Do you mean adding your child's info to your wife's visa case?  If your child is born before the I-130 for your wife is approved, your child must be listed in your wife's DS-260 form at NVC stage.  You will also need to include your child in the count for your household size in your I-864 form.

 

If your child is born after your wife's case has already been DQ at NVC, just upload a new I-864 with an updated household size.  Because your child will be a USC, it won't make much difference whether your child's info is added on the day of, or 100 days before your wife's interview.  Your wife can just show up to her visa interview with an updated I-864 and your child's CRBA.

 

[Kyle6811 24]

33 minutes ago, Chancy said:

 

Do you mean adding your child's info to your wife's visa case?  If your child is born before the I-130 for your wife is approved, your child must be listed in your wife's DS-260 form at NVC stage.  You will also need to include your child in the count for your household size in your I-864 form.

 

If your child is born after your wife's case has already been DQ at NVC, just upload a new I-864 with an updated household size.  Because your child will be a USC, it won't make much difference whether your child's info is added on the day of, or 100 days before your wife's interview.  Your wife can just show up to her visa interview with an updated I-864 and your child's CRBA.

 

Ok thank you for this info. Yes the child will be a U.S. citizen by my rights (I am a U.S. born citizen. 
 

would it be wise to have her police clearances already done? We need one for Durango annd one for Tijuana. Then need to get them translated, correct?

 

Even if they expire, we can just get a new one.