As you may know, three individuals connected with the US Consulate in Ciudad de Juarez, Mexico were gunned down over the weekend. What you may not know, however, is that Juarez (CDJ) is the epicenter of processing for Mexicans who wish to immigrate to the United States. All Mexico green card applicants, whether via an employment or family-based petition, are interviewed at the Juarez consulate. As a result, all inadmissibility waiver petitions adjudicated by USCIS, such as the 601 waiver, are also submitted in Juarez. In response to the recent killings, the USCIS office in CDJ has rescheduled various Juarez waiver appointments.
All Mexico green card waiver appointments, such as an appointment to submit a 601 waiver / 212 waiver, scheduled for March 16, 2010 will be rescheduled to March 26, 2010. Applicants who where scheduled to submit their waiver on the 16th will be notified by email or phone of a new appointment for March 26, 2010.
A memorial service for the victims of the shootings will be held on March 19, 2010. Thus all Mexico green card waiver appointments scheduled for March 19, 2010 will be rescheduled for either March 26, 2010 or March 31, 2010. Applicants who were scheduled to submit their waiver on either of those days will be notified by email or phone of a new appointment for March 26 or March 31.
Applicants are also invited to call the Teletech call center for more information.
