Wait time for interview @ Ciudad Juarez?

[R_Garnett 0]

Yesterday (Nov. 25, 2024) my husband and I received a notice from the National Visa Center indicating that we are officially "documentarily qualified" and that the next step is the interview. I'm curious to see if anyone has insight on the wait time between receiving the DQ notice and the date of the interview? The immigration service we're using (Boundless) says that on average it's 2-3 months. This is for a spousal visa for what that's worth. 

[Chaval 0]

Hello, good luck on your journey, I am looking the same information here. We got it approved by the Nvc in January 2, 2024, we are still waiting. I checked a lot of resources back then and even here. Some people and AI mentioned that the wait time was 9 months. I checked again after 9 months and it change to 10-12 months. So we are hoping to see something soon but it could be a whole year.

[R_Garnett 0]

@Chaval, which consolate are you waiting for an interview at? We're waiting for Ciudad Juárez in Mexico. I'm so sorry to hear it's taken so long for you. 

[Chaval 0]

We are in the same consulate as you. Juarez.

[R_Garnett 0]

@Chaval are you currently in Mexico, or in the US already?

[Chaval 0]

4 minutes ago, R_Garnett said:

@Chaval are you currently in Mexico, or in the US already?

My wife is Brazilian, she is currently living in Juarez. I had to move for work, so I live in the USA. So she has to keep on waiting for her interview at Juarez Consulate. Not sure how long they will take but we are hoping is just 12 months

[R_Garnett 0]

@Chaval Hello, happy new year! I just wanted to check in to see if your wife has had her interview yet? 

[Chaval 0]

13 minutes ago, R_Garnett said:

@Chaval Hello, happy new year! I just wanted to check in to see if your wife has had her interview yet? 

Hey 

 

14 minutes ago, R_Garnett said:

[Chaval 0]

Hey @R_Garnett! Thanks for checking back, yes she did! She received it in December 23, 2024! It almost took a full year for that. Her interview will be February 26, 2025

[R_Garnett 0]

Oh that's such great news, @Chaval! At least now you have a light at the end of the tunnel and hopefully you'll be reunited very soon!!

[Chaval 0]

@R_Garnett yes we are happy about this! She wants to come and live with me in Oregon now! Hopefully it does not take that long for your process to complete.

[R_Garnett 0]

@Chaval That's amazing! Oregon is so beautiful. I hope so too, we're keeping our fingers crossed that we can get to the US before 2026 but we'll see! Thank you for sharing a bit about your experience

[Josh B K 26]

On 1/9/2025 at 8:13 AM, R_Garnett said:

@Chaval That's amazing! Oregon is so beautiful. I hope so too, we're keeping our fingers crossed that we can get to the US before 2026 but we'll see! Thank you for sharing a bit about your experience

Hello @R_Garnett. I was reading this conversation because I'm waiting for an interview date in Ciudad Juarez, just like you and @Chaval. I'm curious to know if you are still waiting. 

 

[R_Garnett 0]

1 minute ago, Josh B K said:

Hello @R_Garnett. I was reading this conversation because I'm waiting for an interview date in Ciudad Juarez, just like you and @Chaval. I'm curious to know if you are still waiting. 

 

@Josh B K Hello! I'm not sure if I'm replying to the right thread here (this forum is a bit odd), but we are indeed still waiting. We expect our wait to be about the same as what @Chavalexperienced -- so 11ish months. For us that would be in October of this year! 

[Josh B K 26]

On 2/24/2025 at 6:05 AM, Cookie88 said:

@Josh B K Did you get DQ'd yet? If so, what was your timeline from submission of docs to getting DQ'd?

 

4 minutes ago, R_Garnett said:

@Josh B K Hello! I'm not sure if I'm replying to the right thread here (this forum is a bit odd), but we are indeed still waiting. We expect our wait to be about the same as what @Chavalexperienced -- so 11ish months. For us that would be in October of this year! 

 

@R_Garnett Thanks for the fast reply. Can I ask, are you guys doing a spousal visa in preference category F1? That's to ask, are one of you a US citizen? 

 

I'm just finding this thread. I'm a little saddened to see it might be a year before we get an interview. Gosh. 

 

Can I ask a few questions about your story? If you prefer, we can move to a private message here on Visa Journey.