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| Juarez, Mexico |  Review on November 12, 2010: |
Marisol73
Rating:  | Review Topic: IR-2 Visa
Here is my review (for my baby son permanent residence):
We arrived to Cd Juarez on Wednesday October 27... the taxi from de airport to La Quinta Inn was $248 pesos. The shuttle service take us next morning to the Medical Clinic at 6.30 am.. I did not received the appoinment letter in Mexico..so my friend in USA scanned for me and send it by e mail..I just printed it and they accepted the letter without a problem.
They did not let my husband go with us.. they sent him to a waiting room ..and my baby and I went to a window when a very nice man asked us for his passport, the appoinment letter, the vaccines record and took a picture of him. He gave us a card with a number, then we went to a waiting room and they separate men from women and children. A female doctor asked us to go inside a room and I had to take off his clothes (just left the diaper). Then we waited until she returned and just checked him very quicky.. because he is a baby they did not take him x-rays, then we were sent to the vaccines room.. he recived just one shoot (varicella)...and he did not had TB test because he is younger than 2 years old. Before they gave you the shoots they tell you how much you have to pay (in pesos and dollars). We paid around $225 dlls.
After the shoots we went to the Cashier Window and paid.. then they told me the results will be ready at 2pm. I was 2 prior days because they told me so by phone.. but at the end they said the result would be the same day.
We went back at 2 pm.. there were 2 windows with people saying the names and when you hear your name go and pick uo the results. By 2.30 pm I was out, (they did not let my husband go inside with me).
Then I stayed in Juarez with nothing to do on Thursday afternoon, Friday, Saturday and Sunday !!.. we just went to "Las Misiones Mall"..it is really nice..is across the consulate.
Then on Monday.. our appoinment was at 10.15 am.. we went at 9am because we need to take the pictures first.. in the mall are $50 pesos.. in the small stores near the consulate are $120 pesos.
In the consulate there is a line to go inside..they let you in with the appoinment letter. Again they did not let my husband go with me. So I went alone with my baby. Then you pass a security point.. (like inthe airport).. then they gave you a number and go to a big waiting room.. the place is outisde the building.. it has roof ...and a lot of chairs. There are some screen than show numbers (the ticket number with a window number to go)... they let you go inside the building when you number is on screen.. but because I was with a baby.. they let me in since I arrived. I did not wait outside. I waited until my number was on the screen and go to the window indicated. They review the papers.. and asked me for the affidavit of support.. because my baby is under 18 years I just gave the exemption form (I-864 W)..then asked me for the original birth certificate of my son. And asked me if his dad was in USA already..and I said NO..and explained that he was waiting outside the consulate. (I tought maybe they needed his permission of something but NO).. then I went again to the waiting chairs... and once again my number was in the screen with another number of window.. I went and was the one to pay the visa ..$404 dlls.. I paid with mexican debit card. Then go again to the chairs. My baby went sleep. Then the number was again in the screen with another window number.. I went..and was the interview time.. It was a nice officer, he asked me if my baby has been in USA and I said NO.. then he was joking..asking me if my baby was married.. and asked mw to show his face to him..so I woke him up and show his face to the officer...and that was it.. he said "he is approved..go to DHL"
Inside the building are DHL personnel... I went there and paid with debit card.. they accept mexican pesos or credit & debit card (they dont accept dollars). Then they gave me a tracking number.
And that was it !... all process took me 2 hours and a half.
But unfortunately.. the next day.. was November 2nd.. and the Consulated was closed !..so they did not send any visa to DHL.. and we had the airplane tickets for November 3rd at 2pm...
We waited until the last minute with the hope we will receive the packet wednesday morning but no.. we received the packet at 4 pm.. so we missed our flight. I called Viva Aerobus to change the date but it was less than 24 hours and cost me $6700 pesos.. so I prefered to lost the tickets and buy new ones with millage points...so I just paid $1600 pesos for taxes (in Aeromexico).. but to buy tickets with milleage points has to be at least 48 hours in advance.. so we had to stay in Juarez until Saturday morning...
We went to the Cordoba Bridge after we received the DHL package.. but there were a lot of people.. and we werent prepared to wait long (I just brought one milk bottle for my baby..and also it was cold and my husband and I did not have jackets)..so we went back to the hotel.. and next day (Thursday) around 5pm the shuttle service took us to the bridge again... we were prepared to wait a long time.. but there weren't any people there.. just us.. the officer take our envelope and passport of my son and gave us back the passport after 5 minutes..and that was it.. we called the shuttle service but it was on the other bridge and we had to wait for two hours...so we decided to take a taxi...it cost $350 pesos. (if you dont use the shuttle service from the hotel.. the taxi from DHL office to the bridge and the way back to the hotel is $60 dlls).
Then we waited until Saturday morning to go back to Monterrey.
So.. everything goes well.. except that we stayed too many days in Juarez !!.. (10 days !!).. but well.. it is worth it.
I felt safe all time. We always stayed in the area close the hotel and consulate.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #6863