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[anayjack 0]

Hi everyone, and thanks in advance for your help. We got emails from the Bogota Embassy yesterday saying they got our USCIS application now. Honestly (and this will probably annoy some people...sorry), the process happened much quicker than I expected.

So, as if things couldn't be better (at the moment..famous last words eh?), I'm also boarding a plane tomorrow to go visit my fiancee again too. I kind of wish the timing was different but my flight isn't refundable...and we miss each other anyway.

My question(s) are this...once she gets the emails telling her what they need from her and I have all the "support" docs done and bank records, etc., how far out can you make your interview reservation? I would like to be there for it but taking a couple weeks vacation now and doing something similar next month is not really possible.

And then also, if she gets the visa approved for her should she try and get it for both her kids at the same time? One child is young and coming immediately, but the other is older and plans to just finish high school there with his grandparents before making a decision. But neither of us would be surprised if he changes his mind either. His K2 visa has an expiration date of year, right? So paying for it now would mean doing the whole process again after a year if decided in 13 months he is ready to come. Would it make any sense to do it now rather than just wait until he is ready and doing it then?

Also, if he is using a K2 visa to enter can he go back (more like a visit at first) and still come to move later with little difference? Does anyone who could otherwise get a K2 get a visitor visa instead for a particular reason? I would think it would be pretty easy to get that visitor visa if your parent is already here and you could actually legally move anyway if you wanted, right? It certainly gets convoluted with children involved...I have two myself so the family is definitely growing :-))))

And lastly...any real advantage to me being there for the interview? I would like to...she would like it...but if we decide she would rather I come along for the move it might make more sense to wait as it could be a month or so before she flies over after getting the k1 approved (the beneficiary has a year to use the K1 VISA correct?). We are extremely confident in our plans so we aren't worried as much about rushing but more about making sure all of our responsibilities are in order making for the smoothest transition for our kids (a 14, 7, 5, and 4 year old in total).

I'd appreciate any general thoughts if you have had a similar situation as well...even if you see something I didn't mention that you think I might want to know.

Thanks in advance...again.

[Unidentified 2,930]

Hi everyone, and thanks in advance for your help. We got emails from the Bogota Embassy yesterday saying they got our USCIS application now. Honestly (and this will probably annoy some people...sorry), the process happened much quicker than I expected.

So, as if things couldn't be better (at the moment..famous last words eh?), I'm also boarding a plane tomorrow to go visit my fiancee again too. I kind of wish the timing was different but my flight isn't refundable...and we miss each other anyway.

My question(s) are this...once she gets the emails telling her what they need from her and I have all the "support" docs done and bank records, etc., how far out can you make your interview reservation? I would like to be there for it but taking a couple weeks vacation now and doing something similar next month is not really possible.

And then also, if she gets the visa approved for her should she try and get it for both her kids at the same time? One child is young and coming immediately, but the other is older and plans to just finish high school there with his grandparents before making a decision. But neither of us would be surprised if he changes his mind either. His K2 visa has an expiration date of year, right? So paying for it now would mean doing the whole process again after a year if decided in 13 months he is ready to come. Would it make any sense to do it now rather than just wait until he is ready and doing it then?

Also, if he is using a K2 visa to enter can he go back (more like a visit at first) and still come to move later with little difference? Does anyone who could otherwise get a K2 get a visitor visa instead for a particular reason? I would think it would be pretty easy to get that visitor visa if your parent is already here and you could actually legally move anyway if you wanted, right? It certainly gets convoluted with children involved...I have two myself so the family is definitely growing :-))))

And lastly...any real advantage to me being there for the interview? I would like to...she would like it...but if we decide she would rather I come along for the move it might make more sense to wait as it could be a month or so before she flies over after getting the k1 approved (the beneficiary has a year to use the K1 VISA correct?). We are extremely confident in our plans so we aren't worried as much about rushing but more about making sure all of our responsibilities are in order making for the smoothest transition for our kids (a 14, 7, 5, and 4 year old in total).

I'd appreciate any general thoughts if you have had a similar situation as well...even if you see something I didn't mention that you think I might want to know.

Thanks in advance...again.

I do not have experience with K2 so I'm going to stick with answering your last question about if you're able to be there for the interview. It all depends on the embassy, some embassies do not allow it because of limited space. So you can either check the embassy webpage for information or contact them and ask.

[TBoneTX 43,019]

Go atop any VJ page, click "Embassy Info" and "Reviews: Embassy," and read about Bogota. See also the Mexico/Latin & South America regional forum here.

In general, it never hurts for the petitioner to be on the premises during the beneficiary's visa interview. The petitioner can give his U.S. passport for the beneficiary to show the consul. This scores big points and has even resulted in the petitioner's invitation into the interview. Never take granting of the visa or the consular process itself for granted. You can make all the plans in the world to skip the interview in favor of being there for the move, but consuls have been known to dash such plans.

Mrs. T-B.'s immigration process is over*, but I've remained active on VJ chiefly to warn people not to overlook the deadly seriousness of the consular process.

*See:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/410945-k-1-journey-completed/

[anayjack 0]

Thanks everyone. TBone...I am planning on going to the interview. In the packet she received it actually noted at the end something like, "VISA sponsors are welcome to attend the interview at the embassy." I kind of took that to me...you probably should come if you can ;-)

As a side note to you as well...I posted my other question to you on doctor reviews in the Mexico/Latin America forum and sent a personal message to the member you suggested. I haven't seen anything in the Embassy Reviews for Bogota on this subject though otherwise. Maybe that's a good sign.

Thanks as always.

Jack

[TBoneTX 43,019]

Welcome. At least Bogota is forthcoming about the need/wish/desirability of the petitioner's presence.