Interviews at Embassy in Colombia

[CG&LGG 27]

We completed our DS160 on Thursday, September 3. We've been trying to schedule an interview at the embassy in Colombia every day since then. I have been obsessively checking the scheduling website almost every hour since we completed the DS160. It says "no appointments available at this time, please check in a few days."

After sitting and waiting at TSC for 180 days for our NOA2, this is so frustrating to just sit and wait. My fiance has to be out of his apartment in Bogota by October 31, because his lease is over and its impossible to sign another one when he is going to be moving here soon.

Has anyone else had this issue before with the Colombian US Embassy not scheduling appointments? If so, how long did you have to sit and wait to get an interview?

Thanks!

[dhlunar 25]

Don't know about Columbia in particular, however, don't forget that this is a holiday weekend here in the US.

Also, have you reviewed the US Embassy in Columbia fiance visa page: http://bogota.usembassy.gov/immigrant_visas/fiance-visas.html

[Anna&Jim 52]

We completed our DS160 on Thursday, September 3. We've been trying to schedule an interview at the embassy in Colombia every day since then. I have been obsessively checking the scheduling website almost every hour since we completed the DS160. It says "no appointments available at this time, please check in a few days."

After sitting and waiting at TSC for 180 days for our NOA2, this is so frustrating to just sit and wait. My fiance has to be out of his apartment in Bogota by October 31, because his lease is over and its impossible to sign another one when he is going to be moving here soon.

Has anyone else had this issue before with the Colombian US Embassy not scheduling appointments? If so, how long did you have to sit and wait to get an interview?

Thanks!

I had to wait from July 22 to August 12 to schedule my interview date. Unfortunately the only thing you can do is keep trying, I used to do it every hour my advice is to have all the documents ready for the interview so as soon as you pick a date things will be easy.

Best of luck!

[julita26 12]

No real new information to add, just commiserating (our case was sent to the Bogota embassy the same day as yours but is still showing up as in transit). I decided to try to schedule the interview anyway and got the same message. From reading other threads this is apparently pretty common with the online appointment system. It seems they release a block of appointments at random times and then close it again as soon as they fill up, so you just have to obsessively check the page; often the appointments are for just the next week or two so you basically need to be able to move and take whatever dates they have available--or wait until the next window of appointments opens.As long as you have all your supporting documents ready I don't think you should have a problem getting an October interview. Hang in there--we just need to be patient!

[CG&LGG 27]

Thank you everyone for your replies! For some reason VJ didn't notify me of these replies and I woke up and was like "ugh no one replied" hahaha. So I looked at the thread and saw them.

I am just going to continue to obsessively check the website. Hoping that it will open up. I don't think the holiday has anything to do with it because I started trying to schedule the appointment on Thursday of last week. And the holiday is today.

[CG&LGG 27]

I had to wait from July 22 to August 12 to schedule my interview date. Unfortunately the only thing you can do is keep trying, I used to do it every hour my advice is to have all the documents ready for the interview so as soon as you pick a date things will be easy.

Best of luck!

I forgot to ask you earlier, what time of day did the appointments show up online? I check every hour and have been for the past 8 days and there are no appointments.

[julita26 12]

I had to wait from July 22 to August 12 to schedule my interview date. Unfortunately the only thing you can do is keep trying, I used to do it every hour my advice is to have all the documents ready for the interview so as soon as you pick a date things will be easy.

Best of luck!

I forgot to ask you earlier, what time of day did the appointments show up online? I check every hour and have been for the past 8 days and there are no appointments.

I've also been obsessively checking their page and have the same question...also, how many interview date options were there? Did it let you see the whole calendar? I'm planning to accompany my fiance to her interview and having no sense of when I'll need to take a few days off not to mention dropping a bunch of money on a plane ticket is frustrating :-/.

[CG&LGG 27]

Im wondering the same thing! Are they just going to open a few, or the whole calendar....

Yeah my fiance wants me here for the interview too, and thankfully my job is very flexible with time off, but I'm so worried about his lease. Its over on October 31 and he has to be out of his apartment by that date. So we need the interview to be no later than the middle of October.

Finger's crossed they open soon! If you get in please let me know and I will do the same for you!

[julita26 12]

Will do! I really hope dates work out for you with the lease (not to mention the long TSC wait)...I know first hand how challenging anything to do with Colombian rental agreements can be!

[CG&LGG 27]

Just got an interview scheduled for October 2!!! Happened to just randomly check the website and they had appointments available!!

[julita26 12]

Yeeahhhhh I just saw that too! Nabbed one for October 21. Glad it finally worked out...good luck with your interview!