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This is just in from somebody. I am not 100% sure if this is true but it does not hurt to inquire!!! GOOD LUCK.
AILA Consular liaison has just reported that American Consulate in Ciudad Juarez in Mexico starts accepting IV applications from “any national” repeat “any nationals,” if the priority date is current and the following documents are submitted:
Original I-797 I-140 Approval Notice
“Copy” of I-140 petition and supporting documents filed. It does not have to be certified by an attorney.
Copy of I-824 Receipt Notice (it does not matter to which consulate you asked to notify. It can be any consulate!!!!!) Under this Ciudad Juarez policy, those whose EB-485 is pending with the Service Centers can apply for IV without withdrawing their pending EB-485 applications.
It is more lenient than the current practice in American consulate in Mumbai. This new policy will be officially released by DOS soon. Please stay tuned to this web site.
Caveat: This is the DOS policy only. The INS policy still maintains its prior position that pending EB-485 conflicts with the concurrent consular IV processing. Another unanswered question: Anticipated processing times in Ciudad Juarez, should Indians and Chinese rush to that consulate en masse.
More Caveat: Those who are subject to the 3-year or 10-year bar should not consider a consular IV processing, no matter which consulates!
AILA Consular liaison has just reported that American Consulate in Ciudad Juarez in Mexico starts accepting IV applications from “any national” repeat “any nationals,” if the priority date is current and the following documents are submitted:
Original I-797 I-140 Approval Notice
“Copy” of I-140 petition and supporting documents filed. It does not have to be certified by an attorney.
Copy of I-824 Receipt Notice (it does not matter to which consulate you asked to notify. It can be any consulate!!!!!) Under this Ciudad Juarez policy, those whose EB-485 is pending with the Service Centers can apply for IV without withdrawing their pending EB-485 applications.
It is more lenient than the current practice in American consulate in Mumbai. This new policy will be officially released by DOS soon. Please stay tuned to this web site.
Caveat: This is the DOS policy only. The INS policy still maintains its prior position that pending EB-485 conflicts with the concurrent consular IV processing. Another unanswered question: Anticipated processing times in Ciudad Juarez, should Indians and Chinese rush to that consulate en masse.
More Caveat: Those who are subject to the 3-year or 10-year bar should not consider a consular IV processing, no matter which consulates!
