jgalmeidah's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Jaime Beneficiary's Name: Rodrigo VJ Member: jgalmeidah Country: Mexico Last Updated: 2020-01-13 |
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Timeline Comments: 5
Jgalmeidah on 2019-07-22 said:Will be using DCF
Awaiting translations to start process.
I am the husband/father and have dual citizenship (US/Mexico).
My son not adoptive and is unmarried under 21
I am not divorced.
I got this information from an official email from the USCIS office in Mexico city (mexico.uscis@uscis.dhs.gov)
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I-130:
Please note that USCIS Mexico City processes I-130 petitions for immediate relatives ONLY. If you are applying for a son or daughter (21 years old or older and/or married) you must file with the USCIS Chicago Lockbox as indicated in the instructions (page 5) http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-130instr.pdf
In order to file Form I-130 on behalf of your child with our office you need to present the following:
˜ Form I-130( http://www.uscis.gov/i-130). Please, answer all questions fully. Do not leave any blank spaces. If the answer is none, write “none†or “N.A.†It must be signed by the petitioner. Original signature is required.
˜ Proof of petitioner’s U.S. citizenship:
- U.S. Birth Certificate
- U.S. Passport
- Naturalization Certificate/Certificate of Citizenship
- Consular Report of Birth Abroad
˜ Beneficiary’s official identification with photo (Passport or Mexican Voter’s Card) and FM2/FM3 or temporary or permanent resident card issued by Instituto Nacional de Migración in case the beneficiary is a third country national living in Mexico.
˜ If the mother is the petitioner:
- Birth Certificate of the child and English translation
˜ If the father is the petitioner:
- Birth Certificate of the child and English translation, and
- Marriage certificate of the petitioner with English translation
˜ If the beneficiary is an adoptive child:
- Certified copy of the final adoption decree and translation into English
- Legal custody decree or document granting custody of the child and translation into English
- Statement showing the dates and places petitioner has lived with the child
˜ Fee
The filing fee for a Form I-130 is $535 U.S. dollars. The USCIS Mexico City Field Office only accepts one of the following methods of payment:
- Cash (U.S. dollars)
- U.S. debit card (the holder must be present to sign the voucher)
- U.S. and Mexican credit card (the holder must be present to sign the voucher)
- Cashier’s check from a bank located in the U.S. It must be payable to U.S. Embassy
- Giro Bancario. It may be obtained from a bank or currency exchange house in Mexico. It must be payable in U.S. currency and the amount must be written in English. It must be payable to U.S. Embassy
Note: we don’t take “Giros Bancarios†from MONEX, CI Banco and HSBC
˜ Proof of legal resident status in Mexico or proof of dual citizenship and proof of residency in Mexico:
Important Notice: USCIS Mexico City Field Office accepts I-130 petitions only from those U.S. citizens who live in Mexico. Please note that in order for a petitioner to be able to file Form I-130 with our office the petitioner must establish that USCIS Mexico City Field Office has jurisdiction over his/her place of residence by submitting:
- Proof of legal resident status in Mexico (FM2, FM3, temporary or permanent resident card issued by Instituto Nacional de Migración – INM), or
- Proof of dual citizenship (Mexican passport, IFE/INE card, Mexican birth record) and proof of residence in Mexico in petitioner’s name for at least the last three months prior to the submission of the I-130 petition (e.g. utility bills, bank statements, etc.)
The FMM (Forma Migratoria Múltiple) serves neither as proof of legal resident status, nor as proof of residence in Mexico.
Where to File Form I-130?
You may submit your petition either in-person or by mail.
If you are submitting in-person, please bring an original and copy of any certificate, decree, proceedings, passports, or IDs. We will give the originals back to you after comparing them with the copies.
To file in-person with our office you must set an appointment at https://infopass.uscis.gov/. The appointment is free of charge.
If you desire, you may also mail your petition to our physical address:
USCIS Mexico City
Embajada de los Estados Unidos
Avenida Paseo de la Reforma # 305 – 118
Col. Cuauhtémoc
Del. Cuauhtémoc
México, D. F. 06500
Sending your documents by private courier allows you to keep track of them to ensure that they are delivered to the Embassy.
If you are mailing your petition, please send copies of any certificate, decree, proceedings, passports or IDs in support of your application. We will let you know if we need to see any original document.
U.S. citizens who cannot establish that USCIS Mexico City has jurisdiction over their place of residence and Lawful Permanent Residents must file Form I-130 according to the Direct Filing Addresses of Form I-130 webpage http://www.uscis.gov/i-130-addresses
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Jgalmeidah on 2019-07-29 said: Jgalmeidah on 2019-07-29 said:I was asking a question about my wife and now the embassy in Mexico City told me they are NOT accepting applications via mail.
The filing must be done in person with original documents and copies. The beneficiaries DO NOT have to be present.
Jgalmeidah on 2019-09-10 said:I finally got an appointment in Mexico City US Embassy on Sept 4 at 8:30 AM central.
I arrived at 8:15 to wait in line.
I was submitting my form to the USCIS officer at around 9:30 AM.
I filed the I-130 for my son and I-130 for my wife.
I arrived with a packet for my son, a packet for my wife and a packet of original documents as follows:
Packet for my Son:
I-130 filled and signed
Son's Mexican Passport - Copy
Son's School ID - Copy
My Mexican Passport - Copy
My US Passport - Copy
Son's Mexican birth certificate (Spanish) - Copy
Son's Mexican birth certificate translation 3 pages with certification [from spanishgrounp.com] - Copies
My marriage certificate (Spanish) - Copy
My marriage certificate translation 3 pages with certification [from spanishgrounp.com] - Copies
3 months past bank statements from HSBC bank (Spanish) - Copies
3 months past bank statements from BBVA bank (Spanish) - Copies
2 periods (bimonthly) past electrical statements (CFE) (Spanish) - Copies
month's electrical statement (CFE) (Spanish) - Copy
month's water statement (CEA) (Spanish) - Copy
Packet for my Wife:
I-130 filled and signed
I-130A filled and signed by my wife
Wife's Mexican Passport - Copy
Wife's Government ID (IFE) - Copy
My Mexican Passport - Copy
My US Passport - Copy
Son's Mexican birth certificate (Spanish) - Copy
Son's Mexican birth certificate translation 3 pages with certification [from www.thespanishgroup.com] - Copies
Daughter's US birth certificate (English) - Copy
My marriage certificate (Spanish) - Copy
My marriage certificate translation 3 pages with certification [from www.thespanishgroup.com] - Copies
3 months past bank statements from HSBC bank (Spanish) - Copies
3 months past bank statements from BBVA bank (Spanish) - Copies
2 periods (bimonthly) past electrical statements (CFE) (Spanish) - Copies
month's electrical statement (CFE) (Spanish) - Copy
month's water statement (CEA) (Spanish) - Copy
Originals Packet:
My US Passport
My Mexican Passport
Wife's Mexican Passport
Son's Mexican Passport
My marriage certificate (Spanish)
My marriage certificate translation 3 pages with certification [from www.thespanishgroup.com]
Son's Mexican birth certificate (Spanish)
Son's Mexican birth certificate translation 3 pages with certification [from www.thespanishgroup.com]
Daughter's US Passport
Daughter's US Birth certificate -- Not used
My US Birth certificate (abroad) -- Not used
My Mexican Official ID (IFE) -- Not used
I told the USCIS officer I wanted to file I130 for my son and for my wife.
I turned in the packets starting with my son's. The USCIS officer checked all documents and noted that my residence address in Mexico may need more details. Which to add at that time when the officer ended checking the packet. The officer then asked for all the original's in a particular order (I don't remember) which I handed from the originals packet.
Then I handled over the packet for my wife. The USCIS officer checked the packet in a less detailed manner since the packets were nearly identical. The originals were not checked.
The officer then asked me to go pay and return with the stub. I payed with a US Debit card on the US Embassy premises.
I returned with the pay stub, and the officer said it would take about 2 to 3 weeks for them to check all documents. If approved the packets would be sent to the visa center in Cd. Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico.
The officer warned me the process could take about 4 months. The officer then ask to send to them via email some photographic evidence of marriage.
I then left the building.
I then remembered we had missed updating the address!
The next day I send the photographic evidence which had 2 pictures of my marriage and 2 pictures of my family (wife and 2 kids). I also reminded USCIS to complete the address. This was thru an email they gave me.
Jgalmeidah on 2019-09-10 said:Sept 10.
I got a letter from the USCIS in Mexico city that the packets have been checked and accpeted. They will be sent o Cd. Juarez for the rest of the process. I should receive some communication within 2 months.
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