Less than a week you should be in.

Hope so!!!!!!! .........Thanks Scott!!

These things seem to change because Yenifer faxed packet 3 at noon on wednesday...I called at 2:00 that same day and they had allready input it and 2 days later we were given an interview date.

Leidy faxed the stuff yesterday at like 3 .... im dying to hear they have it!!!!!! and get an interiew date

Yes, Scott is right that should be there already, things seems changing!!.. Oh Well Only God Knows!!!
For sure everything will be ok... Keep the faith!

Brian&Yenys

Just very anxious!!!! I wonder if i should call the DOS tonight just to see if maybe later in the day after i called they updated my case.

Wow. For MV-JR it's already been 2 weeks and no interview date.

I was so busy today to call the embassy and I even forgot to tell my wife to do it. Damn. Oh well, I doubt they are willing to give me any more information than the DOS can.

I think like Scott said...DOS gets the interview date instantly when the embassy schedules it...I called the embassy more to see if my fax arrived yesterday or not..the lady said they had no record of it.

Hey guys, were you aware that the US embassy in Bogotá is willing to answer 10 questions from VJ members??? This is news to me but here is the link if you any that VJ can submit to them:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...=97870&st=0


Diana

Thanks Diana!

It looks like there are lots of questions being submitted and a lot of them have nothing to do with Colombia. They will only choose 10 questions so there is a lot of competition!

I think we should lobby for "our" questions to be included. Please post your questions on the link Diana provided even if they have already been submitted and/or express your support for questions that have already been submitted if you think it is important that they be included.

Here are the ones I submitted:

1. Why do the embassy authorized doctors in Bogota require that vaccinations be "fresh" and require beneficiaries to obtain and pay for vaccines they have already received?
2. Does the attendance of the petitioner at the interview have any impact on the outcome?
3. How does the embassy determine if the beneficiary and petitioner share a common language?
4. When petitioners attend the interview, what determines whether or not they are interviewed?

Ok, here is my update, call the embassy and they haven’t schedule our interview yet even though we faxed packed 3 15 days ago!!!! So I agree things are changing. Scott, you where very lucky to made it so fast!!

Please tell me thats not the case!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I waited 181 days for my NOA2....now this !!!!!!!!!!!!!

I guess we all experience some plus' and minus' along our journey...it took almost 6 weeks between our NOA2 and NVC receiving it so a 2 day turn around at the embassy made up for a little of that...who knows what's next for any one of our cases...I'm just glad and I think we are all blessed to have this forum and each other to lean on when we need help and support.

THANKS COLOMBIA CLUB...LET ME SAY AGAIN..."YOU GUYS ARE THE VERY BEST"

Scott i would be dying with nerves if my interview was as close as yours is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And your right Scott!!!!!!!!!! Colombia Club has been an amazing source of info and the most amazing help on VJ!!!!!!!!!!!!

I coundt agree more with you guys.

MV-JR...Did you send the forms in through servientrega also??

No, but I called the same day and they told me they got it. Today I asked againd (just to be safe) and it is in.

Did they give any explanation as to why they are taking so long?

That's a good point, Scott. It took a lot shorter than what users were reporting recently as to USCIS -> NVC time frame. I took 2 weeks or less for CSC to forward my case to the NVC, yet it took 6 weeks in your case... wow. Then you got the interview within 2 days, and now it's been two weeks since I faxed/mailed packet 3 and still no interview.

I was aware about the thread for the Colombian Consul and saw a lot of questions that were just a waste of space on that thread.

Good Luck to both of you.

The best of all is that when you do thing the right and honest way, shouldn't be a reason to be afraid thing will go wrong, I wish you the best of Luck in adjusting as a couple, which I believe will be the hardest part for all of us.
God bless your new family.

Ana

I honestly think that after going through such hardship to be together you learn to value the relationship more!! Good Luck to everybody and God Bless all our relationships!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Very Much Ana for your words, We trust and Believe God will be with us that Day, like everyday He Does... We love us each other very, and only God Knows how much we need to be with each other....

For the Rest of The Vjer... Let's keep update, I am wondering why You guys have'nt been schedule... But I will say keep Calling NVC they will know inmediataly when the Embassy will schedule yours appointments... If you guys try now maybe we will recieve a Good Notice.. Hope to hear a great notice from the VJer that are Waiting.
God Bless everybody in this Site!!!

Brian&Yenys.

The Colombia Club forum is absolutely the best source of information available! Had I only known before the process began, I would never have spent the money on a lawyer!
So I am officially ready to join the party! My case left NVC via DHL yesterday (Wednesday) I am hoping it will be recieved in Bogota by Monday, so we can fax packet #3 then and call Wednesday to verify reciept. What are my chances that Bogota will recieve by Monday?

So much action here lately, its hard to keep up....i'm 2 to 3 pages behind.

We have our AOS interview scheduled for the 23rd of January here in Los Angeles

Thanks for the information! Very helpful. We hope to have the paperwork faxed to Bogota today and pray we get a January interview date! I'm sure I'll have a few questions to ask before the interview! Thanks again for the info!

Bundy

Come on people. VJ will select 10 questions to be submitted to the embassy. I think we are really missing an opportunity to get the answers to some important questions from the Bogota embassy if we do not participate in the thread where people are submitting questions.

Do we really want the embassy to be asked questions about the statue of limitations on drug convictions and how to recover original documents that were submitted with the I129F? I am sure these are important questions to a few people but wouldn't it be better for the embassy to be asked the questions that are frequently raised and discussed here?

Please reply to my post on that thread and express your agreement or disagreement with the questions I submitted. Then add any additional questions that you think should asked in your reply. Then the next person should reply to the reply etc. This will magnify the impact of our questions and maximize the chances that our questions will be the ones selected.

Thanks!

Lucho......Good Luck !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Im sure you and your VJ masters degree will have no problem!!

Yay to Bill's insistence on the VJ questions. At first I found it a bit strange to have gotten the Embassy that WE went through... and I think that at least a couple (2-3) questions should be dedicated in their entirety to Colombia-specific issues. I took issue with the vaccines problem a lot of us had here and tried strengthening that one.

I am sure we have plenty of Colombia-specific questions that we want to ask. Lets show the rest of the VJ community how interested we are in doing things right and concomitantly helping others perfect their approval records.

Posted my questions yesterday and Capt. Ewok messaged me that we should have the answers to the 10 chosen questions by Friday..

It's safe to say that there is a degree of mismanagement (at best) or corruption (at worst) at all stages of the immigration process. The business with the doctors and vaccinations in Colombia and with the so-called civil surgeons here is the best and clearest example. The issue with civil surgeons in the US is disgraceful. These people are probably getting paid by the government and are then also gouging the patients for an exam that is little better than two first-graders playing doctor with a plastic stethascope.

Basically the world's motto.......Money Talks and BS walks!!!!!!!!!!!

I wonder if the questions are family based only? Should we ask about what is their deal with tourist visas? I've seen very wealthy people with good proof and great jobs be denied, and then you see other people who don't even have a good bed to lie on at night get approved without questions. Maybe it has to do with the fact that Colombia approves over 50k visas a year but it's just a mistery to me.

Diana

HEY EVERYBODY!!!!

I'm getting a little nervous here but I guess that's normal...I really can't wait to get to Bogota next week!!!

I spoke with Bob at Bogota Colombia Lodging (very nice and helpful guy) today and he told me he had a couple staying at his accomodations that went through the embassy and were approved on Monday...they had their visa package sent to Bob's office and received it this morning. Three working days seems to be safe but I just changed our flights to allow four working days just in case. (working days:Mon-Fri not including holidays)

Pretty good news that they are pretty quick getting it to a Bogota address.

P.S. Bob came highly recommended by others that have stayed there and now I know why.

Good luck Scott!!

Scott, I as well have spoke to Bob and plan on contacting him once I have an interview date. My file left NVC yesterday, I am hoping it is there by Monday, so I can fax to them ASAP. GOOD LUCK, and thanks for all your help!

Scott good luck Bro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That is good to hear that they get the visas delivered quick within Bogota considering Leidy lives there!!!!!

I actually went to a TGI Friday's last week and while eating Leidy pointed at some white buildings and said......Thats the embassy!! I looked at it and thoughtr to myself..Look out embassy, im coming for you..

Well i called today after faxing and sending the stuff on Tuesday an no interview date yet....Tomorrow is another day!!!!!!!!

I walked by that TGI Friday's all the time while we were there. That Gran Estación shopping mall is pretty cool too, very good food.

Diana

I definitely never go to TGI Friday's when I'm in Bogotá, unless my family really wants to. I mean with so many great restaurants why go to an American restaurant, when you've probably been to TGIF plenty of times?

I much rather go to El Corral Gourmet, La Luna, Crepes & Waffles, La Cigale... I mean I could go on and on.

I guess the only good thing about Friday's is that it's probably the only place in Bogotá where there are free refills.

WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! Scott...say hi to Bob and Luz for Paola and I. You will enjoy them, great folks.

Mall food and TGI Friday's is american food to me. No thanks. They do have some good traditional Colombian food in that mall though.
I prefer the street food and the small out of the way resturants. I love Colombian food.
Scott, if you stay in the apartments right by Bob's office, exit the office door turn left, go to the first street, turn right. There is a really good BBQ resturant about 2 blocks down. Also a good postre shop right on the corner of Bob's office.
If you stay at the other apartments the mall is only 5 or 6 blocks away and the best choice for food. There are a number of real cool little bars in that area to have a beer in and meet locals. Good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You'll do great, Scott. You guys are well prepared. Just stay calm and pay close attention. ;-)

You guys are getting me all excited talking about colombian food...local bars...shopping malls. I'm sure the city will be decorated for Christmas and very cold!!! (it'll bring back all of the cold weather memories I have living in Massachusetts for my first 35 years) We are both very excited about this trip...anticipating the interview is a little nerve racking but we are also looking forward to enjoying our visit to the city. We will have plenty of time to enjoy it since I've had to extend our time an extra 3 days. We will be there for a total of 12 days and I really can't wait!!!

By the way...thankyou everyone for all of the well wishes...you guys and gals are good friends and it means a lot to us!!!

Hi all!
Our application left NVC on Monday, so hopefully this LONG process will pick for us!!!
I've been reading through the prep information on the Embassy's site, but have found a couple of questions.......

1. How do I change my fiance's address in Bogota?

2. Do my fiance and is his son's birth certificates need to be translated into English? There is one example package that states documents in any language other that Spanish and English need to be translated and there is one that says all documents need to be translated.

3. What documents need to be notorized? The I134 Affidavit of Suuport. Does the Letter of intent to marry need to be notorized? Anything else?

Thank you so much!

We've gotten this far from what we have learned here on VisaJourney, thanks to all those before us who have posted advice! This is GREAT!!
Michele

OK. they are going to pick the top 10 questions tomorrow.

Please click on this link and then reply to my post. In your reply say that you agree and/or add more questions. It is important that they see the original questions quoted in your replys. It will help reinforce the idea that many people think these are important questions.

Do not hesitate to add your questions also. Then the next person should reply to that post so that the new questions are posted repeatedly also.

Lots of people have not posted on the question thread yet. Lucho? Scott? Buck? Don't you think this is a good opportunity to get some answers to our questions directly from the embassy?

Thanks!

Hi Michele,
1) To change their address at this point, include the change in the cover letter that you will fax to the embassy with packet 3...here's the link to the guide that you will follow. http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...t&p=1329162
2) There is no need to translate at this point but later for AOS in the States it will be.
3) Yes, I134 will need to be notorized and also any other legal documents such as a divorce decree (if it is a copy) or any copies of legal documents surrounding the right of custody of his son...ect. Also don't submit any originals if you want to keep them...notorized copies are fine but bring the originals to the interview just in case.
3 1/2) You are done with the Letter of intent to marry in you initial I129F

OK....lol....I have 2 reasons why i took Leidy to Friday's....Number 1, she was curious about it so i had to...and the second, i LOVE the way they make My drink....A Long Island Ice Tea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My favorite Colombian food....SOPITAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love all kind of soups made in Colombia with some homemade aji!!!!!!!!!!!! My mouth got watery just writing it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ( aji=hot sauce)

SCOTT GOOD LUCK AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By the way Scott, if you want to go out to a real nice place, which is actually the place where Leidy and I met....Its right by el Parque de la 93, its called Galeria Cafe y Libro....GREAT music, good drinks, mature crowd and finger food that was amazing!!!!!! Did i mention that they made the best Long Island Ice Tea i have had while in Colombia....

Byron...that sounds great!!!!! We're THERE!!!! Hopefully celebrating!!!!

Greetings all:

Yenys is already in Bogota today for the medical and lab exam and I will be flying in early Saturday Morning!!!!

el Parque de la 93, its called Galeria Cafe y Libro.. will be visited by us, Saturday night and we will be thinking of you guys, wishing
the best...

Our Interview is TUESDAY 5 December 2007 and Of course I will be at the Embassy with the love of my life.

I will ask as many questions there as possible that I have read here to hopefully fill you on on our APPROVAL !!!!!
But after tomorrow, I will not be on VJ, untill after the interview, because I am not bringing the laptop to Bogota.

My wife found a cute, clean hotel and its only 60,000 Pesos a night, 15 minutes from the Embassy, a $5.00 USD cab ride there.

I am soo excited to see my wife again after 3 months since my last visit and get her K3 visa to bring her back here to Miami.

See you soon and KEEP THE FAITH....GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU , AMEN

*Brian*

Good luck Brian!!!! Please update us when you return!

Good morning, i want to tell all that my package 3rd arrived the last 19th,but we were travel to cartagena with my boyfriend then we decided to wait and i sent the require documents the last 26th, now my boyfriend is trying to call to the NVC, but he is in his work and he hasn't much time, i'm sure the embassy just asigned the apointment date for our interview, we need to know because my boyfriend will come and he has to buy the tickets, ok for now that's all bye.

Mabel