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| Juarez, Mexico |  Review on August 12, 2014: |
calengineer
Rating:  | Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
I will give the reviews as descriptive as possible as to how it went for my wife, the beneficiary, on her interview in Juarez. I will separate this review in three paragraphs. The first paragraph is to described the events prior to the interview, the second paragraph is for the actual interview, and the third is for the events after.
1. She has her interviewed on a Friday, March 15, 2013. However, we arrived to Ciudad Juarez on a Tuesday to allow plenty of time for preparation. Wednesday, we immediately woke up early morning and attended her interview for fingerprints. The place is located fairy close to the consulate, about 5-10 minute walk. The fingerprints went really smooth and she was out in 10-15 minutes. The following day, Thursday, we woke up very early to attend the medical appointment at one of the two approved hospitals in Juarez. Once again, the hospitals are located at walking distance from the consulate, at about 5-10 minutes. We paid some fees due to the medical test, and that afternoon we returned to the hospital to receive a sealed envelope you are not supposed to open. As for the preparation, it was fairly easy and quick, nothing to worry about here.
2. On Friday, we arrived at the consulate 30 minutes before her interview, she was walked in and I stay in a waiting room, a building, separate to the the actual consulate. She was there for about 60 minutes and was successfully approved. As per her experience inside is as follows. My wife said that once her number was called to see the immigration office, she was very confident and was not scared. She was not hiding anything and her application was accurate as it could be. She was met by the officer very pleasantly. The officer asked basic details about our wedding, which had occurred a few months before. She was also asked about how we met, and that was about it. She was approved and she walked out. Even though we had only been married for a few months, we believe the officer validated our marriage immediately because she was 7 months pregnant.
3. On the same day, the officer gave me wife a tracking number for DHL to check on the status of the documentation. We kept checking all day because we had our flights to depart from El Paso on Sunday so we were hoping to receive it on Saturday. On Saturday morning at around 5am, we checked DHL website and package had arrived at a DHL in Juarez. We picked it up at 8am in the morning, and by 10am we left the hotel. At the port of entry to the USA, we gave the document to immigration which made us wait for around 30-40 minutes and that was it, we entered the USA together. About less than a month later, she received her green card valid for 2 years conditional and also her social security card.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #14987