Better double check the interview date. December 5 is a Wednesday.

Good luck with the interview!

Good luck Brian!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[b]***Breaking News***[/b]
Just spoke to my fiance after she returned from the DAS office in Barranquilla. As of November 1rst, they only issue Migratory Certificate (Carta del DAS, entradas/salidas) in Bogota, no other cities. She was told it will take three days in Bogota, and was not even allowed to apply for this document today. They did give her the Police Certifacate (Certificado Judical del DAS). Just thought this would be good info. to share!

Galeria Cafe y Libro... Funny you mention that place. My wife was just there last Wednesday (night before Thanksgiving) because her sister was launching her new DVD. She's the lead singer and face of Maria Mulata, if you've heard of the group. If you any of you saw the Miss Colombia pageant, she did the musical presentation when all the "reinas" came out and did their dance.

Nice! But they were closed when we got our approval at the Embassy so we stuck with a traditional Colombian place... Crepes & Waffles!!

FYI

Regarding the Migratorio-

My wife just informed me that you can request one BY PHONE from Bogota, to be issued within that 3-day time frame and given to someone you authorize in writing if you can't be in Bogota at that point. From whatever point of the country you're at... they also told her you can request (if +3 days from request date) to pick up at a later date, before the interview itself.

On the migratorio...for example with the policial, Leidy got it about 2 months ago, is that still good, i know its valid for 1 year but with the embassy you never know if they want it more current, ....that's the question i have with the migratorio , is it too soon to get or can shego ahead and get it already, God willing, the interview should be sometime in January.

Galeria Cafe y Libro is more of a night club place then a place to eat...I love the place, im big into salsa and thats the music they play most!

My boyfriend called to the NVC for ask about our apointment date and they said that he must call to the washington he called but there was no information, somebody can give me an advice please, we sent our documents the last monday and today is friday maybe is a good idea buy the pin for ask information at colombia embassy??

I sent my papers Tuesday and i dont have any info either...i would say wait until Monday ...there have been a couple of people who mention that they have been waiting for an interview date a couple of weeks also.

Byron thanks for your fast answer

Jeff y mabel,

There is no need to call the embassy, DOS will know your interview at the same time and you can call Monday thru Friday.

Check out this post for more info: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...t&p=1329162

Hey Scott, wishing you some very good luck during the interview!

Hi Byron,

Looking at your Timeline I notice you wrote 11/26/07-Packet 3 sent to Leidy did you mean A. The Embassy sent package 3 to your fiancé? or B. You sent the package (documents) she'll need to show at the Embassy

I'm wondering how did you found out about this information in case the answer is A?

The reason for which I'm asking is 'cause my electronic and hard copy of our package left NVC on November 19, my husband called the embassy on Wednesday and they said they haven't received the hard copy, the only thing I can think about to calm my nerves is 'cause of Thanksgiving day and floating holiday (Friday) the Embassy must be swamp with all those packages they received on Monday.

Thank you...............Ana

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.

This post has been edited by Scott n Yenifer: Yesterday, 03:52 PM


WOW!!!!!! Things are changing fast. They seem to make it more difficult with everything they do. Sounds like you may have the answeare Scott. stay in Bogota a few extra days to get the visa.
To get the certificate of migration now sounds like a extra trip to Bogota for most folks, that sucks.
I am planning on getting Paola's son up here soon and will have to plan on all this. Thanks for the info folks.

Scott, Bogota is a wierd place. You go from freezing to sweating and back to freezing in a span of just a few minets. The wait outside of the embassy in the early morning was close to hell for us. I wore only a light shirt with a very light jacket. The wind and rain was a tad bit miserable too. We arrived at 5:30am and stood around for about 45 min. You can get there about 6am and be fine in IMHO.
Nervous is when yopu approach the interview window and have your brain go blank. I sat there confident while waiting, then, Paola's name was called and my brain just went blank. LOL>LOL.
I think you and Brian are the next two in line. Good luck to both of you. (and your fiancee's)

Byron if you really like soups, next time you go to Colombia ask for MUTE (mooteh), it is DEEELISH!!! It's got, corn, potatoes, chicharrón, chorizo, all kinds of good stuff, it's wonderful. We had it the day we were granted the visa and I wanted to order some more.

Diana

YES, OUR INTERVIEW IS ON THE 4TH DECEMBER, I WROTE THE 5TH ERRONEOUSLY ON ANOTHER POST, I AM SO EXCITED TO LEAVE, MY FLIGHT IS TOMORROW MIA-->BGT DIRECT and will be there with my WIFE for desayunos !!!!

I am on my way now, finally !!!!

Will report the results as soon as possible

BRIAN AND YENYS

Well i tracked it through dhl...it was extremely time consuming but i did it...i'll post what i did ...i cant promise its going towork but give it a shot..

....go to dhl.com....go to track....then to track by reference...where it says to put ref number put this but with the date that you think it left NVC......EXP 21 NOV 2007A.......Then on the dates part put the range of a couple of days before it was sent , and a couple days after.....for zip code of where it left put 03801.....I can't promise you it will work but try it...keep playing with the dates of the reference and the pick up and arrival dates...until you get a bunch of reference numbers and their destination...if you get that see if the zip code is the one from NVC which is 03801...I hope it works!!

I'll give it a try, I have time to play with the DHL web-site.

Thanks Byron

Ana

Byron,
Ana I think was talking about the embassy sending packet 3 to Leidy...you have confirmed that to be 11/26/07.
I think your answer to her was in reference to NVC sending your case to the embassy.

Did you already do the packet 3 shortcut but haven't received your interview date yet?

I'm not sure about exactly how old is acceptable for the migratory...Yenifer got hers about 2 months ago.

P.S. Thanks Buck and Chester

They said they sent it out on the 26th to Leidy..Scott i did have Leidy fax the stuff already and i just called DOS and a lady told me that on the 28th they have me as "qualifying" for an interview but that they have Dec 28th...she is not sure if it was a mistake or what...all she said is try calling next week...she left me a little uneasy because now im confused...

Thanks Charles...Hey, what's the update on your AOS case?

Byron, no need to worry, just call again on Monday and I'm sure they will be able to sort it out.

Sometimes our gov't (IMMIGRATION) agencies are a little confused!!!

I've been calling the DOS daily. They keep telling me that Fernanda is eligible for an interview date, but a date has not been scheduled. Have they been telling you the same thing?

EXACTLY THE SAME THING I GOT !!!!!!!!!!!!!

JUST GIVE US THE DATE!!!!!!!!

Strange. I wonder why suddenly there is a hold up on interview appointments. They used to schedule them promptly.

Same here and we faxed on the 14th!!!! Hope we all get good news next week. Good luck to all who have their interview next week, please keep us posted!!

I asked if there was a reason for the recent delays and the man at DOS just told me they should be scheduling at the same speed they normally do. So basically he had no idea. Maybe it is do to the holidays. The Embassy is opened all but about 3 days this month, but the doctors are all going on vacation.

I see how the doctors going on vacation will slow the process down....Reason why only having 2 doctor's sucks..

I just came back from the NVC forum and there are some people going through England and Russia that were told the embassies did not have any more interviews available for December. I guess they have a number of interviews per month and they were all booked for CR1/IR1 visas.

Keep calling them and harrass them until they tell you what's going on.

Diana

Hola!!!! We are here in Bogota Already, Today we went to pick up our medical Examens, I will advice everybody that sooner you gett the apoointment day, Please call far away one of the Doctor of your preference. Because they gett soo busy that then dont have time Able for you!!!... We will keep you guys Update!!

God Bless you and Bless us!!! AMEN!

Brian and Yenys

Brian and Yenys... GOOD LUCK TOMORROW !!!

We will be in Bogota on Friday to begin our prep for our Wednesday interview...I will have my computer so I will keep in touch, hopefully with LOTS of good news to share!!!

I'm getting kind of antsy. I'm always the optimistic and faithful one, but at this point I can almost imagine myself booking a flight the week before Christmas, in order to spend the holiday week in Bogotá with my wife and baby.

Fine, if they aren't giving any more December interviews then why not just schedule it for January already. Sheesh. Why keep people at the edge of their seat not knowing what to plan for.

PS: Good luck to all that have upcoming interviews.

Scott and Yenifer and Brian and Yenys.....good luck to all four of you!!! You guys are well-prepared and will do just fine.

Hello guys good luck for everybody!!! .

l cannot believe how expensive are the tickets for christmas, my fiance lives in Oregon, he really wants to come here to be with me but it is so expensive in this time This will be a sad xmas for both.

If you buy tickets this late in the game, they will cost you an arm and a leg. You need to get them months in advance, even though you might get lucky and get a good fare later on. But why gamble?

Diana

Yes, l agree. Maybe we were very naive and tought that l would be there fro xmas but with USCIS you do not even know. He came here only for 1 week in april and our conection was amazing. En cuestiones del amor y del corazon nadie manda. We are a little bit worry becuase of the little time he was here maybe the CO can say it was too short. Pero como te dije en el corazon y en el amor es difícil mandar, Nosotros hablamos tooooodooos los santos dias por skype mas de una hora. We are always in touch every single day. He likes to call me everyday in my lunch time. My situation here is good, l have very good job and l was student in USA l dont know if this is good for the case....
Only God knows.
Ok l wish for everyone and l hope you Have a nice marriage. . Thank you for everything!

Scott and Yenifer and Brian and Yenys Good luck and thank you for all your advice! I am sure you will all have loads of positive information to pass on shortly!

Well I e-mailed the embassy this morning and to my surprise they replied to me this afternoon. My fax was received, yet no scheduled interview yet. Phone call hopefully on Wednesday??? I will be very happy with a January interview!

I sure wish they would schedule some interviews. I am beginning to worry that the pre price increase surge in petitions is having an impact at the embassy level now.

Good luck to you gays, let us know how it goes. In regards to the interview called to DOS today and no news, next Wednesday is going to be 3 weeks since I faxed packet 3.

Brian and Yenis, l wish you good luck for tomorrow, everything will be fine.
Thanks for your help.
Scott and Jenifer good luck for you too guys.
l will be praying for you.

SCOTT AND YENIFER...GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BRIAN AND YENIS....GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AND EMBASSY....GIVE US OUR INTERVIEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEEAAASSEEEEEEE!!!!!!

Hi Bill,

Could you please provide me the e-mail of the Embassy again?

I couldn't find the email that you sent to the forum with this information...

Thanks in advance and good luck to Scott and Brian!!!!

Yazz

Dear Byron: definitely we are in the purgatory with this process! :

IVBogota@state.gov

Also all the embassy info is here. Members can enter information on the embassy info page and I think we should all try to keep it current and accurate. Until recently it had a lot of bad information.

True but sometimes, if you're lucky, you can find a travel agency that has unsold tickets that will lower the price.

Guys, the interview was finally scheduled. I'm scheduled for December 31st... wow what a date. Bad news is I'm gonna have to travel to Colombia (well it's always nice to go home, but I wasn't planning on spending an extra plane ticket). The good news is she'll be here for early January and I might even come back with her.

Try calling DOS see if your interviews have been scheduled, i.e. MV-JR.

neophi, thats great news ...CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! I didnt try calling yesterday...maybe ill give it a shot today!

Yeah, actually what I meant was that my interview was scheduled today, and packet 4 was sent out to my wife. Yesterday nothing had happened.

Congratulations Felipe!!!!

Diana

Hey all,

I just wanted to pop in and offer my best wishes to those that are having their interviews soon. I guess Brian and Yenis are at the embassy right now.

I just returned yesterday from eleven days in Colombia with my wife. Those trips are always very bittersweet. There is nothing harder than those flights home alone. We are hoping to get our NOA2 soon. From what I have read in this thread, I guess the best we can hope for is a March interview.

OMG, I'm very happy for you guys. CONGRATULATIONS, I’ll be jumping, your wife is from Bogota and won’t have to spend New year’s away from her family. !!! Good for you guys.!!!

O.K Let’s see how all these appointment will start moving.

Bryan and Yenys 12/04/07 K-3 was approved Sept. 10/07
Scott and Yeniffer 12/12/07 K-1 was approved Sept. 21/07
MV-JR K-1 was approved Oct. 09/07
Neophi 12/31/07 K-3 was approved Oct. 22/07
Snoopy (ME) K-3 was approved Oct. 31/07
Matt and Fernanda K-3 was approved Nov. 06/07
Chiqui78 K-1 was approved Nov. 09/07
Byron-Leidy, K-1 was approved Nov. 15/07
Yazz K-1 was approved Nov. 19/07
SteveSandyHills K-1 was approved Nov. 20/07


Did I miss anyone? Fell free to make any corrections.

Good Luck to everyone. …… Ana