I-129F Approved, Colombia, A couple questions

[Jon&Clau 1]

Hi everyone, just want to say this site has been a great resource for helping me put together my petition!! I just received notice tonight(10PM) that my I-129(f) has been approved. NOA1 was on 10/5/11, and NOA2 was 1/24/12, so looks like Vermont is turning these around just under 4 months. I have updated my timeline. A couple questions for anyone who has had an interview at the embassy in Bogota.

1) Can my Fiance schedule her medical exam and interview within the same week? My understanding is that we can only use one of four doctors located in Bogota, so I was hoping we could avoid two trips to Bogota if possible.

2) My Fiance tells me she has no proof of any vaccinations so she will have to get whatever is required. Can she get thoe vaccinations in her home city(Barranquilla) and present her evidence at her medical exam in Bogota?

Thanks to all of you who have contributed to this site, and best wishes.

Jon and Claudia

[TBoneTX 45,498]

Congratulations, and welcome to VJ, si man!

See the "U.S. Embassy/Consulate" forum and the Latin American regional subforum for everything that you could possibly want to know about Bogota. There are many active, knowledgeable, helpful members available to you.

[az110965 252]

Hi everyone, just want to say this site has been a great resource for helping me put together my petition!! I just received notice tonight(10PM) that my I-129(f) has been approved. NOA1 was on 10/5/11, and NOA2 was 1/24/12, so looks like Vermont is turning these around just under 4 months. I have updated my timeline. A couple questions for anyone who has had an interview at the embassy in Bogota.

1) Can my Fiance schedule her medical exam and interview within the same week? My understanding is that we can only use one of four doctors located in Bogota, so I was hoping we could avoid two trips to Bogota if possible.

2) My Fiance tells me she has no proof of any vaccinations so she will have to get whatever is required. Can she get thoe vaccinations in her home city(Barranquilla) and present her evidence at her medical exam in Bogota?

Thanks to all of you who have contributed to this site, and best wishes.

Jon and Claudia

Yes and no... There is a test her doctor can perform called a "titter" test, which shows the antibodies present in her body. This test shows the immunizations that your fiance has already received and will reduce the number of vaccinations she needs.

While vaccinations are not a requirement for the K-1 (they CAN be administered later here in the USA prior to AOS), they will be MUCH less expensive if she has them done by her own doctor. There is no requirement that the panel physician admninister the vaccinations. If your fiance does receive vaccinations from her doctor make sure he records them on an official shot record for her to present to the panel physician at the time of the medical exam in Bogota.

At the physical, be SURE your fiance receives an extra copy of the G-3025 shot record (she keeps this copy). Many beneficiaries fail to get this extra copy and end up needlessly getting duplicate vaccinations when it is time for them to AOS.

Good luck!

[Jon&Clau 1]

Congratulations, and welcome to VJ, si man!

See the "U.S. Embassy/Consulate" forum and the Latin American regional subforum for everything that you could possibly want to know about Bogota. There are many active, knowledgeable, helpful members available to you.

Gracias TBoneTx, I will check out that forum to see if anyone else has posted a similar question there!!!

Congrats to you as well!!

Jon

[Jon&Clau 1]

Yes and no... There is a test her doctor can perform called a "titter" test, which shows the antibodies present in her body. This test shows the immunizations that your fiance has already received and will reduce the number of vaccinations she needs.

While vaccinations are not a requirement for the K-1 (they CAN be administered later here in the USA prior to AOS), they will be MUCH less expensive if she has them done by her own doctor. There is no requirement that the panel physician admninister the vaccinations. If your fiance does receive vaccinations from her doctor make sure he records them on an official shot record for her to present to the panel physician at the time of the medical exam in Bogota.

At the physical, be SURE your fiance receives an extra copy of the G-3025 shot record (she keeps this copy). Many beneficiaries fail to get this extra copy and end up needlessly getting duplicate vaccinations when it is time for them to AOS.

Good luck!

Hi az110965, thanks for the tip on the G-3025 form, I missed that one so will make sure she gets a copy of that form when she goes for her physical!!

[az110965 252]

Hi az110965, thanks for the tip on the G-3025 form, I missed that one so will make sure she gets a copy of that form when she goes for her physical!!

DeNada Jon!

Best of luck for the interview.

[OnMyWayID 1,489]

Hi everyone, just want to say this site has been a great resource for helping me put together my petition!! I just received notice tonight(10PM) that my I-129(f) has been approved. NOA1 was on 10/5/11, and NOA2 was 1/24/12, so looks like Vermont is turning these around just under 4 months. I have updated my timeline. A couple questions for anyone who has had an interview at the embassy in Bogota.

1) Can my Fiance schedule her medical exam and interview within the same week? My understanding is that we can only use one of four doctors located in Bogota, so I was hoping we could avoid two trips to Bogota if possible.

2) My Fiance tells me she has no proof of any vaccinations so she will have to get whatever is required. Can she get thoe vaccinations in her home city(Barranquilla) and present her evidence at her medical exam in Bogota?

Thanks to all of you who have contributed to this site, and best wishes.

Jon and Claudia

You can schedule the same week.. There are two parts to the medical exam.. The lab can be done in the morning and then the doctor in the afternoon.

On the vaccinations: There are actually only four shots needed with one of them being the latest flu shot. You can get this done at the appointment if you like paying lots of money (around 200 in I remember right) or you can get it done locally.. My wife had it done at the red cross. If you do it locally have it done a couple of weeks before.. If more than a month has passed the doctor will insist they need to be done again.