Transit Visa

Landed at Phoenix airport rented a car drove all the way to nogales AZ. Note all rental cars lot is 2 km away from pheonix airport .Free shuttles run every 2 mins from airport to rental car lot.So your map should be from rental car lot to nogales AZ. By evening 10:00 I was at nogales AZ.

One week before I contacted Manu #5202874671 (Siesta Best western owner in nogales) to take my DD from banamex bank. No need to pay him before . Went to Best western paid 150 and collected DD($40 commision). Gave another $50 Hard cash and he let me stay for one night; actual(legal) price $80.

He woke me up at 5:00am ; early you go ...u get u r passport the same day. there were 2 along with me who came aroung 10:00 and one of them has to wait for next day. line start at 6:00 am..

came to international border there were men waiwing flags for parking in front of MCdonalds.. dont give 4$ before tell him u will give in the evening..In the evening no one was there to collect...
walk to the border there are sighn 'TO MEXICO' get into mexico thru revolving gates.check u r docs before getting into mexico..no need of mexican permit....

Cab drivers will be waiting like in INDIA..tell them U.S consulate..$6 before only.. 10 mins drive ..he will drop u in front of Consulate..Hope line is already there all Indians..there is a small food shop on wheels and few chairs around (chat center) u can give u r baggade with keys and cellphones and they charge 2$....

2 girls came and cecked ds156,157& 158...all 3 r compulsory even thou site says 158 is optional..take 156,157 & 158..

We were in the consulate around 7:30 in the morning...wat ever may be your interview time get there by 6:30 am...you will get u r visa same day..

took biometrics at one counter...and at another counter VO will take u r interivew...
Take all your previous I-797 even though it is expired.. here is the checklist:

Resume current
passport
One potograph. 2X2
I-94
Banamex DD
DS-156
Ds-157
Ds-158
All I-797
All I-129
All LCA
W-2
Employement Continuation Letter from u r employer -not more than 1 month old.
Employer offer letter
pay slips
All previous emplyemnet documents
Educational docs..

Better take copies of all the above...

Intervies was simple like wat u do in ur comp? where do u work?

I was out of consulate by 10:00 am and will get my pasport at 3:00pm...so killed time at walmart ..there is nogales mall opposite to walmart...chairs and TV are there..so roam til 3:00pm and be at consulate by 2:45 pm...by the time u get u r passpor it will be 3:30pm...

My return flight was at 7:45pm pheonix..so rushed to border in a cab...got my I-194 at border 2nd floor..by the time i aam into U.S it is 4:30pm..so drove back to pheonix ..and got my flight 5 mins before time...It was a pleasent trip ...Any doubts call me 518 445 5723
Pradeep