Visa approved!!

[beckib21 0]

Hello everyone!

We had our interview last friday on Sept 7 so I thought I would write our experiance down for you guys.

First, if you fly into the Ciudad Juarez airport you will need your tourist card (FMT) or whatever you have for the US Citizen becuase you have to go through immigration (mexican immigration). Then you can take a taxi from the airport to the city for about 245.00 pesos. We didnt have a hotel reservation but the taxi driver was nice and didnt mind taking us around to find a hotel. ALL the hotels next to the embassy were full and didnt have any rooms (the were also all 400 pesos and not super great) so at first we were a little worried but then we found a hotel which we really liked. I definatly recommend it to everyone. Its called Hotel Suites El Paseo and its still a very quick taxi ride to the embassy (any taxi we took was 50 pesos) or we even walked a few times to the embassy. Plus it only cost 530 + iva for a king size, clean and nice room. Theres a nice pool too if you have kids The restaraunt in the hotel is good too!

The first day we went to his dr appt at the building across the street from the embassy and they had a waiting room upstairs where I waited so I didnt have to be outside. The dr. exam took about 2 hours and it cost us 280 USD. My husband had to have four vaccinations even though he had some already. So be prepared for that. Then they told us not to pick up our results later but to take all of my husbands papers to the embassy at 1pm the next day which at first I thought was wierd but we did as we were told and returned to the embasssy the next day at 1pm. There was a huge line and after my husband got into the embassy I waited another 2 and a half hours. He said that they took his papers, checked his documents, and then at another window they asked him some questions about his sponser who is my father and then they gave him a blue slip to come back for the interview the next morning at 6:30. The next day we got there a little before 6:30 and once my husband entered the embassy I went across the street for a tasty smoothie and to wait and read. (bring a good book its a lot of waiting) There are benches and chairs set up by little bussiness for you to use across the street. My husband got into the embassy a little after 7:30 and didnt get out until 12:30. Once inside and after waiting forever he finally got called to the window to take finger prints, he said alot of people had to get these done. He paid 80 usd I believe and then right after he was called to another window for the interview. They only asked him:

Where we met

If he entered the US legally or illegally (we met in the us when he had a tourist visa which we brought just in case they asked to see it but they didnt. And as soon as his visa expired we moved to mexico so there wasnt a problem)

How long we had been married

IF we got married in Mexico

Who was his sponser

What his wife did for work

Then the man told him he could sit back down he was approved and they would print his visa on his passport. Which took an hour.

So it definatly wasnt as bad as I pictured everyone was helpful and nice. But I definatly recommend staying at a hotel thats not right next to the embassy. It was nice going back to a place that didnt have the worried and hectic atmosphere of the embassy and it definatly helped my nerves not bieng around the embassy and all the people worrying. I hope this information will be usefull and good luck to everyone still going through this. It took us about 3 years but it was worth it just dont let it overwhelm you!

Good Luck

Becki

Edited September 10, 2007 by beckib21

[~Nini~ 2]

Great review! Congratulations!

[Jasman0717 9]

Congratulations

[Zee Bee 61]

Congratulations!!!

[winters 0]

Congratulations!

[bszoom42 0]

Congratulations and thanks for the review!

[the.ronin 0]

Congrats!!!

We got our's last week too except on Tuesday. You can click the link in my signature for a report including photos in case you get nostalgic haha

[BahamaMama 0]

CONGRATS ON YOUR APPROVAL, AND ENJOY YOUR NEW LIFE!

Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate : Nassau, Bahamas

I-129F Sent :2007-03-21

I-129F NOA1 :2007-03-29

Touched: 2007-04-04

Touched: 2007-07-04

Touched: 2007-07-05

Touched: 2007-07-10

Touched: 2007-07-16

Touched: 2007-07-17 (NOA2 aproved sent by email)

NOA2: 2007-07-22 (HARD COPY)

NVC: 2007-08-09 (PACKAGE RECEIVED)

NVC: 2007-08-13 (PACKAGE LEFT FOR EMBASSY)

NVC: 2007-08-21 (FIANCE` PICKS UP PACKET FROM EMBASSY)

NSS(BAHAMAS EMBASSY): 2007-09-04 Fiance` SENT PACKET 3 IN

NSS: 2007-9-12 INTERVIEW (SOOOO NERVOUS )

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congrats