US Immigration from Colombia

Hello if you've found this post. I haven't seen anything like this so I wanted to start a place where people who submitted for their children can have a place to exchange info on the process. I am filing for my stepchild who lives in Colombia currently. We filed online and our process is being "actively reviewed" at the Texas Service Center. I'll post updates in case this is helpful for people in a similar position. Hopefully theres some people out there that would like to participate in this thread! I'd love to hear if anyone has insight into whats going on regarding these cases at USCIS right now.... Cheers!

Good day friends,

so I have the interview schedule in 2 weeks from k1 to GC - all looks good and it moved super fast,

now im reading on the stories and nothing much on the language or the officer asking only in english?

wife understands written english but talking is a whole different level - she speaks spanish - our office is in Miami

can I translate to her what he/she may ask or do I need to hire an interpreter?

thanks and good luck

Hello. So I know that a medical records is needed for the person going to the interview and needed to enter the U.S. What happens when the country keeps no records? My husband lives in Colombia. He is 43 years old. Colombia has an archive law that states after 20 years, medical history records (includind vaccines) are discarded. So how does he go about to obtain something that doesn't quite exist?

I mistakenly thought the standard procedure to file for an SSN was to do so with the I485. Only afterwards, I realized it must be done two weeks after arrival and two weeks before the 90 days are up. Without the SSN which it seems like will not be available until we receive the green card, my spouse does not have enough points to qualify for an ID under the DMV rules. It seems like if you don't have the SSN, you also wouldn't be able to obtain other pieces of proof that the DMV accepts so I'm wondering if anyone has had luck finding a way around this?

Does anyone have any tips or suggesstions in getting through Visa interview when having to fly into Bogota, Colombia? Such as:

1) how long should we plan to be in Bogota?

2) which medical doctor do you recommend from the 3 on the list? And how much do they charge for medical exam?

3) Did any of them actially gave you the results in your hand? If not, were they delayed in sending them to the embassy?

4) where do you get the blood work done and how much do they charge?

5) What hotel do recommend staying at?

6) is the area safe near the embassy, even though there are always some type of demostration occurring?