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    Citizenship eligibility

    in US Citizenship General Discussion

    Posted

    Thank you very much to both of you, I just wanted to confirm this, since like I said, relatives keep putting things in her head every single time she visits them, again thank you.

    Hi Diana, my wife is from Bucaramanga, I'm originally from Guatemala but have been living here for over 20 yrs, how about you and your husband??

    Citizenship eligibility

    in US Citizenship General Discussion

    Posted

    Hi guys, hope you can clear something up for me, my mom's 10 yr green card will expire next July, she wants to get the Citizenship done, she has been a resident since 1997, my older brother sponsored her, right now she is 74 yrs old and does not speak or understand english, I have been trying to explain to her that according to the guidelines, she has to have been a resident for 20 yrs in order to not having to meet the language requirement, I know she is ok age wise, but not with the language, am I wrong? The problem I have is that some relatives keep telling that what I'm saying is not true and now she is thinking that my brother and I just do not want to get it done for her.

    I hope the question makes sense, and thanks for your help!

    Mel37

    bogota

    in US Embassy and Consulate Discussion

    Posted

    Could it be "carta del DAS" if it is, I believe that would be the police certificate that she would need for the interview, if I remember correctly my wife's was not too hard to get and it was pretty quick.

    Good luck for both of you on the upcoming interview.

    Mel37

    How about some Bogota reports?

    in US Embassy and Consulate Discussion

    Posted

    I know its already posted somewhere else but . . . .

    I will keep this report short and detailed, hopefully it will help someone going thru the process!

    Patricia got to the embassy at 5:30AM, and was third in line, it gets really cold so better be prepared.

    Have passport and appointment letter ready, at around 6:15 a woman came out and told everyone waiting what line to wait in according to the type of visa they were there for.

    For K-1 they give you a green tag and put it in a visible spot.

    At 6:30 they let you in and go thru the security check, no cell phones with camera or any electric devices are allowed in. Once inside they will give you a colored folder, brown for K-1 visas with instructions on the inside on how to organize all required documentation, if you have any questions there is someone assigned to help with that, evidence of the relationship had to be set up outside the folder, no clips, staples, etc.

    Now the waiting starts, it didn't seem like they were calling in any type of order, the first time she was called to a window she was asked a few questions, in her case they were:

    01) How did you meet your fiance?

    02) How many times has he traveled to Colombia?

    03) How long have you been a couple?

    Then, they checked that all documents in the brown folder were organized accordingly and kept it, she kept all the evidence for later, they asked her to sit down and wait to be called again.

    Next she was called for fingerprints, they had a tough time with her because her fingerprints didn't show for some reason maybe because of how cold it was outside, they had to try many different things and nothing worked, they gave her a tissue with some type of lotion and that did it, then she was asked to sit down again and wait.

    Finally, she was called again for the real interview (was about time) the CO was going thru the documentation in the brown folder and the questions started:

    01) What's your fiance's name?

    02) When did he come to Colombia?

    03) Have you been married?

    04) Has he been married?

    05) Do you have children?

    06) Does he have any children?

    07) They asked her my ex-wife's name because I had been married before ( this one she did not really

    expect but she had read it in my divorce certificate)

    08) Asked her if I spoke english?

    09) Where did she learn english? (I guess it was a good idea after all that she spent all of last year in school)

    That was it for the questions, then he looked at all the evidence she had, pictures, letters we sent to each other, cards, phone bills. Then wrote her name on a green piece of paper for next day's appointment to pick up the visa and told her that it was approved.

    The next day she got there before 4:00PM, gave her a yellow sealed envelope, her passport and X-rays and some instructions for when she travels to the USA.

    Some of the questions she was asked were in english, so I guess it's good if you know it.

    Well this was it ladies and gents, I hope it helps somehow while you are floating thru this visa journey!

    Thanks again EVERYONE!!!

    Mel

    Ohoh, I guess it wasn't that short after all, oh well!

    Interview Report

    in US Embassy and Consulate Discussion

    Posted

    I will keep this report short and detailed, hopefully it will help someone going thru the process!

    Patricia got to the embassy at 5:30AM, and was third in line, it gets really cold so better be prepared.

    Have passport and appointment letter ready, at around 6:15 a woman came out and told everyone waiting what line to wait in according to the type of visa they were there for.

    For K-1 they give you a green tag and put it in a visible spot.

    At 6:30 they let you in and go thru the security check, no cell phones with camera or any electric devices are allowed in. Once inside they will give you a colored folder, brown for K-1 visas with instructions on the inside on how to organize all required documentation, if you have any questions there is someone assigned to help with that, evidence of the relationship had to be set up outside the folder, no clips, staples, etc.

    Now the waiting starts, it didn't seem like they were calling in any type of order, the first time she was called to a window she was asked a few questions, in her case they were:

    01) How did you meet your fiance?

    02) How many times has he traveled to Colombia?

    03) How long have you been a couple?

    Then, they checked that all documents in the brown folder were organized accordingly and kept it, she kept all the evidence for later, they asked her to sit down and wait to be called again.

    Next she was called for fingerprints, they had a tough time with her because her fingerprints didn't show for some reason maybe because of how cold it was outside, they had to try many different things and nothing worked, they gave her a tissue with some type of lotion and that did it, then she was asked to sit down again and wait.

    Finally, she was called again for the real interview (was about time) the CO was going thru the documentation in the brown folder and the questions started:

    01) What's your fiance's name?

    02) When did he come to Colombia?

    03) Have you been married?

    04) Has he been married?

    05) Do you have children?

    06) Does he have any children?

    07) They asked her my ex-wife's name because I had been married before ( this one she did not really

    expect but she had read it in my divorce certificate)

    08) Asked her if I spoke english?

    09) Where did she learn english? (I guess it was a good idea after all that she spent all of last year in school)

    That was it for the questions, then he looked at all the evidence she had, pictures, letters we sent to each other, cards, phone bills. Then wrote her name on a green piece of paper for next day's appointment to pick up the visa and told her that it was approved.

    The next day she got there before 4:00PM, gave her a yellow sealed envelope, her passport and X-rays and some instructions for when she travels to the USA.

    Some of the questions she was asked were in english, so I guess it's good if you know it.

    Well this was it ladies and gents, I hope it helps somehow while you are floating thru this visa journey!

    Thanks again EVERYONE!!! :thumbs:

    Mel

    Ohoh, I guess it wasn't that short after all, oh well! :P

    THANK YOU ALL!!!

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures

    Posted

    Congratulations to both of you Ivan and Clara, Patricia's interview was yesterday and she got her visa, so she will be here next week, I can't wait!!

    We are really happy for both of you, and to everybody else still going thorough the process, don't loose hope, you'll get there and the feeling is incredible.

    We'll be praying for everyone!

    Mel :thumbs::thumbs:

    SUCCESS!!!

    in US Embassy and Consulate Discussion

    Posted

    :D Just wanted to let you guys and girls know that Patricia's interview went very well and her visa was approved, she picks it up tomorrow at 4:00PM and she will be coming home on 3-10-06 POE JFK.

    Thanks to everyone here for all their help because otherwise I could have gone a little crazy!!!

    I will come back later on to write about her experience at the embassy today.

    Mel :thumbs:

    language hurdles

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures

    Posted

    Hi Ngant17: My name is Melvin I'm hispanic and my fiancee Patricia is from Colombia, what we did ever since we decided to get engaged and start this whole process was that she enrolled in school for english back in Colombia, it was not easy for her at first (she is 37) but in just about 8 months she learned a lot, I realize that this might not help you now, but you can try to have your fiancee enroll in esl classes for adults once she's here in the US, watch tv in english most of the time I know this helps because that is how I got started years ago, also you could try buying for both of you the "ingles sin barreras" (english without barriers) system, it is a little expensive but it is good.

    Take care,

    Mel :thumbs:

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