US Immigration from Mexico

I-130 Approved from TSC on: 06/06/19

NVC Welcome Letter dated : 01/28/20

Paid IV Fee: 01/31/20

USCI I-601A Received: 03/09/20

I-601A Notice Date: 03/18/20

Paid AOS Fee: 05/22/20

Civil Documents & DS-260 Submitted: 06/02/20

Currently awaiting an approval from the I-1601A and/or any news on National Visa Center...

I figured I should start a thread for the 2020 fillers! We have a long way to go according to the USCI Processing Times.

I-601A

USCI Received Date: 03/09/20
USCI Notice Date: 03/18/20

Potomac Center

According to the USCI Processing times for Potomac we are currently looking at a 13-16.5 month waiting period...

Good Luck !

Our original oath ceremony was cancelled in March due to COVID-19. We received a notification online that it has been rescheduled; however, the notice hasn't been posted. Nor have we received it via mail. We called the USCIs contact center today and were told the ceremony is scheduled for this coming Monday. They advised to call early in the morning to see if a Tier 2 can email the form.

Wondering if anyone has been able to attend the ceremony with their cancelled oath notice. Or if anyone has been able to receive the notice from a Tier 2 rep. Thank you!

Hello,

So my Dear husband got nervous at his medical exam at his interview at the Juarez consulate back in December 2019 and admitted to previous drug use even though he passed the drug screening. He was being honest as we had discussed when we prepared for his interview yet I did not think/know an admission of drug use in his younger years would make him ineligible at his interview. Per the Dr at SMF clinic he must provide 6 clean drug tests and a letter of recommendation for seeking drug treatment services and present it all to the clinic on June 30th 2020. He still attended the interview and obviously was found ineligible and the blue slip from the consulate only said to return for new medical exam in June and nothing else. He was told at the interview that his fees and bio-metric would still be good since it was only 6 months later that he would return as well as all of his paperwork was correct and nothing else was needed. My question is the following?

Where we supposed to set up a new interview for him at the consulate? or do they just take the new medical exam and review it and call him back for an interview? Also is it accurate that all the fees will still be good including the AOS and DS 260 fees? I do not mind paying and filing again but I just want to make sure I am on the right track and I have had a really hard time getting a hold of anyone to get proper information. Also does anyone have experience with this and current COVID-19 restrictions at the consulates.

I reached out to the clinic when we went into quarantine orders and they said to call back 1 week before the date he was given to see the status of the situation at the clinic since they were only taking emergency cases for appointment. The information I received from the clinic was that he must complete the medical exam before his case can proceed. I could not get a hold of anyone at the consulate so I called NVC instead because I did not know if the entire case had gotten kicked back, the information they gave me was that of course the case was at consulate and per the information I gave them he would have to fill out a whole new ds260, AOS and pay all fees and biometrics again! Just looking for advice or for anyone in a similar situation.

*I do not need judgement or comments on the previous drug use, he is a god-fearing man that learned from his experiences and is a great husband and father who uses his past to speak with and give advice to youth in similar situations as he was in. *

Thanks in Advance for all your help/advice

Hey guys,

So I want to send my packet out now and work on doing the medical examination closer to the interview; however, I am seeing mixed answers online as to whether or not it is required with the initial evidence. I have seen threads where people received an RFIE for the medical exam because they did not include it in their packet while others receive a letter informing them to bring it to the interview.

So I am wondering if the i-693 is required with the initial evidence or have you all been holding off and waiting to take it with you to the interview?

Thank you,