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| Juarez, Mexico |  Review on June 19, 2014: |
NicoleRoberto
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
2/9/14 (Sunday) - Roberto took at 3:30 bus from Poza Rica to Mexico City. He arrived around 8:30 PM. He stayed at the Hotel Fontan on Reforma. It is near the Torre del Caballito. It was near the Embassy, but the walking distance is about 30 minutes.
2/10/14 (Monday) - Roberto had a 7:20 AM appointment at the Embassy to complete his CAS appointment. He decided to do this in Mexico City because we were not able to coordinate an appointment at the CAS in Juarez a reasonable amount of time before his appointment. Roberto said this appointment took no more than 10 minutes. They took his fingerprints and stamped his form. Then he was on his way. He checked out of the hotel mid-morning and went to the airport. He had a 4:20 flight with AeroMexico to Juarez. You check a large suitcase on AeroMexico flights for free. His flight went smoothly and he arrived in Juarez at 6:00 PM. Juarez is actually one hour behind Mexico City. He took a taxi from the airport to the City Junior Hotel. The taxi cost about $230 Mexican pesos ($20 USD).
2/11/14 (Tuesday) - Roberto had an appointment scheduled at one of the medical clinics (the brown-colored one) at 9 AM. The clinics will try to sell you the vaccines, but K-1 visa applicants do not need vaccines. They made him strip down to his underwear. They checked for tattoos and piercings. They asked him if he had ever used drugs before. He also had to complete a urine test and talk with a psychologist. The medical exam cost $220 USD. For the rest of the day, Roberto hung out. He already has a tourist visa, so he decided to cross the border and check out El Paso.
2/12/14 (Wednesday) - Roberto had to pick up the results of his medical exam today. They were handed to him in a sealed black envelope. You are not allowed to open this envelope. Then, the rest of the day was a free day. He went to El Paso again to check out a different part of the city.
2/13/14 (Thursday) - Roberto had his interview today at 7:15 AM. He wore a suit and took a huge binder filled with evidence of our relationship and documents. He arrived about 30 minutes before the appointment. There were not too many people. He did not pass the security line at first because he took a stack of cards with him as proof of our correspondence. A few of the cards were "music" cards and the chips in the cards set off the alarm. He had to return to the hotel and leave the musical cards. Then, he went back to the consulate. Once he was allowed inside, he had to pass through a series of individuals and show them the necessary documents. Finally, he was interviewed by an American woman who spoke Spanish. These were her questions
Interviewer: ¿Jura decir la verdad y solamente la verdad? Do you swear to tell the truth and only the truth?
Roberto: Si, juro. Yes, I swear.
Interviewer: ¿Cómo conoció a su novia? How did you meet your fiancée?
Interviewer: ¿Cuándo conoció a su novia? When did you meet your fiancée?
Interviewer: ¿Ha tenido problemas con la policía? Have you had problems with the police?
Interviewer: ¿En qué trabaja usted? What is your job?
Interviewer: ¿En qué trabaja su novia? What is your fiancée's job?
Interviewer: ¿Ella habla español? Does she speak Spanish?
Interviewer: Es todo. Su visa ha sido aprobada. That's it. Your visa has been approved.
Roberto: ¿No necesita más evidencia? Traje tarjetas, fotos, y demás. Don't I need more evidence? I brought cards, pictures, and other things.
Interviewer: No son necesarias. Su visa ha sido aprobada y será enviada al domicilio que escogió previamente. No, they are not necessary. Your visa has been approved and will be sent to the address that you previously chose.
There you have it! Roberto stayed in Juarez for the rest of the day.
2/14/14 (Friday) - He took the 8:00 AM shuttle offered by the hotel to the airport. He had an 11:08 AM flight out of Juarez to Mexico City. He arrived in Mexico City around 2:45 PM. He made his way to la terminal Autobuses del Norte and took a 5:00 PM bus back to Poza Rica. He arrived in Poza Rica around 10 PM that evening. Yay!!!
2/21/14 (Friday) - Roberto's K-1 Visa arrived to the DHL in Poza Rica on 2/20/14 (Thursday). He picked it up today!!! Everything looks great.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #14663