US Immigration from Mexico

My wife's parents have their interview scheduled for October 4 in Ciudad Juarez. Because this whole process has taken 2 years their passports expired. They had an appointment last week to renew and her mom got a new passport. There is a delay in her dad getting a new passport due to a mix up with another person of the same name in their records or something. He has to go to Mexico City to get some documents and then go back to Acapulco to renew his passport. This delay is probably going to mean he will have an expired passport at the time of interview in Ciudad Juarez. Should they still show up for their interview or should we try to reschedule? Will they not issue a visa without a current passport? I'm not sure what to do here so looking for advice.

Hello all,

My wife and I got married recently and want to take things to the next step by moving to the US, for this we want to file the I-130 however we currently both live in Mexico since she has dual citizenship.

After digging for information online I can't seem to find similar cases to this, but it is my understanding that she will need to move to the US, file the I-130 then if all goes well, I'll receive the GC and will be able to join her.

Our questions are the following.

Are we missing something?

Has anybody else had a similar experience?

Would it be possible to file everything from abroad then move to the US?

Thanks in advance.

My husband and stepdaughters had their interviews at the CDJ consulate in Mexico yesterday, and my husband and youngest were approved!

The two others were given the dreaded blue sheet for administrative processing, as well as a second blue sheet with what's required. Because there was a delay between when each of them were born and when they were registered with the Civil Registry (common where they were born), the consulate official told my husband it is protocol to need to provide more evidence of their blood relationship with him. When given the options, my husband asked which one is the quickest for them to process, and that is DNA testing. We've ordered the test kits, and they'll be sent later today to the consulate. Once received, the lab says that they're seeing about a 3-week turnaround to when applicants get their appointment to be tested at CDJ (thankfully, Mexico is one of the faster-moving consulates on DNA testing). Once the lab gets the samples back, they take 5 business days to send the results back to the consulate. The results will get sent back to the consulate officer who did their interview yesterday, and she will make a decision on the case, and if approved, they'll send the passport/visa to the city where we live via DHL. All that said, we're estimating this whole thing to take maybe 6 weeks, of course knowing that you never know with administrative processing.

That being said, my husband and youngest stepdaughters' visas are en route to our city via DHL, and he is planning to cross right away to start looking for a job. My question is: are there any implications if he makes entry, but then there ends up being a big delay with the other daughters and they aren't able to make entry for 2-3 months, or longer?

I know the 90-day rule for dependents on the I-751 to remove conditions, and it sounds like the biggest consequence there would be having to pay $595 per dependent if they enter 90 days or more after he does. Is there anything else we should be aware of when not making entry for the first time as a whole family unit?

My fianc and I are wondering what the current wait time is from getting the approval to finding out when the medical exam and interview is. Does anyone know??

Me and my wife are not in the same country (I'm in the US, she in the Philippines). I can't find a clear answer on this, but want to make sure that we can travel together to other countries (not the US). We're thinking of visiting Japan in Spring while still waiting for the next NOA.