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| Juarez, Mexico |  Review on January 9, 2007: |
E&K
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
Over all was a good experience. The medical exam at the clinic right next to the consulate was faster than expected, per their own staff recommendation and my own experience you actually wait less if you get there later than 8am. I was there at 8am and was done by 10am, but I think I would have been out around the same time if I had gotten there at 9am. Same thing about picking up the results, if you go after 2pm you get them faster, they're open until 4pm so you can get them any time between 2 and 4 pm. The cost of the exam was $148.50 USD or $1633 mexican pesos.
The next day I got to the consulate at 8:15am and got in immediately, there was no line outside. They don't let any metal things, electronics, cell phone, mirrors, food, and other items inside the consulate so make sure you check your bags/purses for those items before you go. There was a line inside for the initial document review at building "C", I waited about 3hrs before they called my name. They didn't follow a first in first out approach, so some people that got there later than me got out faster and I was called before some people that were there before me too. I gave them the documents they listed in the fiance packet (passport, 2 DS-156 and 2 DS-156K, original birth certificate and copy, 2 passport size photos, letters of intent -My fiance's and mine)plus the financial documentation from my fiance's employer and bank (CDJ doesn't require the I-134 so I just turned in the letters from the bank and my fiance's employer plus 3 paychecks)and my "laser" visa with the unexpired I-94 that I had. A lot of people seem to get the wrong photos, so make sure you get the US Passport size ones with your ears showing. If they don't like the photos you have they will give you a pass to go to one of the places outside to get the correct ones.I signed one of the DS-156K's and the letter of intent, and after that she told me to go back to my seat to wait for them to call me to get my fingerprints.About 15 minutes after that they called me again to take my index fingers fingerprints and was sent to building "B" for the interview.
The building "B" was really crowded since there were people waiting for their interviews and also people who already had their interviews and were just waiting for their visas. So you really have no way of knowing how many people are in front of you to get an idea of how long you're going to be there for  but the good news is that not all of them are pending for interview before you  Again, they don't call people in the same order their documents were reviewed, I waited about 3 hours before they called my name. The interview was pretty fast (only 3-5 minutes), and the CO asked me: how long had we been dating? -what evidence of the relationship did I have? I told her I had my ring-showed it to her, pictures and the ring's receipt but she didn't want to see anything, - when is the wedding? - what job does he have? what job do I have? - where was I going to live in the US? and also: - had I ever have any problems with immigration or the police? - had I just been in the US for visits in the past? - had I ever been there illegaly?
She gave me back my original birth certificate and cut my "laser" visa into pieces and told me to wait to hear my name called to get my passport and visa
I had to wait another 2 hours to get my passport with the visa, so I didn't get out of there until 5:30pm.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #1179