Cavanaugh Law Office » Mexico Green Card http://www.cavanaughlegal.com An immigration law practice Sun, 11 Dec 2011 22:19:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Mexico Green Card Waiver Interviews Rescheduled http://www.cavanaughlegal.com/immigration-waiver/mexico-green-card-waiver-rescheduled/ http://www.cavanaughlegal.com/immigration-waiver/mexico-green-card-waiver-rescheduled/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:43:00 +0000 Millie http://www.cavanaughlegal.com/?p=2097 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.

Mexico Green Card Waiver Appointments for March 16, 2010

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.

Mexico Green Card Waiver Appointments for March 19, 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.

]]> http://www.cavanaughlegal.com/immigration-waiver/mexico-green-card-waiver-rescheduled/feed/ 0 What happens when a Mexico green card is denied http://www.cavanaughlegal.com/immigration-waiver/mexico-green-card-denied/ http://www.cavanaughlegal.com/immigration-waiver/mexico-green-card-denied/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:16:15 +0000 Millie http://www.cavanaughlegal.com/?p=2018 When US green card applications are denied due to a ground of inadmissibility, most applicants must file a 601 waiver and wait for it to be adjudicated. Processing times for 601 waivers filed in the US during the adjustment of status process can take anywhere from one day to multiple years. Processing times for waivers filed abroad can take anywhere from 3 months to 2 years, depending on the USCIS office that is deciding the waiver. Waivers filed after a denied green card in Mexico, however, can be approved in as little as one week after it is submitted.

All Mexico green card applications are processed through the US Consulate at Ciudad de Juarez (CDJ), no matter where in Mexico the applicant resides. When a Mexico green card is denied at CDJ, the applicant will be notified of the denial during the interview. If the consular officer believes that a ground of inadmissibility can be waived via a 601 waiver, the applicant will be given instructions on filing the waiver. The applicant must make an appointment to file the waiver; Mexico waiver appointments are currently being scheduled approximately two months out.

During the waiver appointment, the applicant pays the $545 filing fee, hands in the waiver at the proper window, and then leaves. If the waiver is readily approvable, the applicant will be given the good news via a DHL delivery in approximately one week. If the waiver is not readily approvable, it will be placed in a pile for later adjudication (currently takes between 8 to 18 months) and the applicant will receive notice visa DHL that the case needs further processing.

To learn more about the Mexico green card or Mexico waiver process, contact us today for a free consultation at 800.989.6842.

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