Yadira's Man

Hi,

My wife and 20 year old step-daughter got their K-3 visa. Now USCIS has denied I-130 for my step-daughter because she did not become my step-daughter before she was 18 years old. So other in words, she can come in the country but she can not become a resident. Is there any way around this??

Hi,

My wife and 20 year old step-daughter got their K-3 visa. Now USCIS has denied I-130 for my step-daughter because she did not become my step-daughter before she was 18 years old. So other in words, she can come in the country but she can not become a resident. Is there any way around this??

Hi,

My wife and 20 year old step-daughter got their K-3 visa. Now USCIS has denied I-130 for my step-daughter because she did not become my step-daughter before she was 18 years old. So other in words, she can come in the country but she can not become a resident. Is there any way around this??

I am sorry about you all's denial. The day we went which was the day before you all's interview. The US Embassy was denying people right and left. Having no pictures was not a good thing. They ask us for pictures and how many times I have been in Colombia to see her. Of course, they seem to know how many times I have been in Colombia. I hope you all get a lawyer that can help you all but becareful with lawyers.

Congratulations on your wife's approval. I noticed in your post that you mention the need for proof of a "real marriage".

What kind of proof do you mean? My fiancee and I will be getting married in April by a notaria in Neiva, Huila. Since she won't be finished with her university classes until December, we are waiting until January or February of next year to have a church ceremony. I will be getting married as a Colombian citizen since I am a dual US/Colombian citizen through my Colombian parents.

To be honest, we are doing the notaria wedding just so we can begin the K-3 process. We have been dating for almost a year and I have been down several times to see her. However, we won't be sharing a home until she comes to the US.

Could our plans cause us any problems once the interview rolls around?

Thanks for any advice.

Thanks for the congrats!!

Proof of real marriage should consist of alot of photos, letters and copies of your plane tickets. For my wedding, I flew in my mother, sister and nephew from the USA to be at the wedding. That was a good plus on our side.

Of course, we had a storybook wedding. Our photos of our wedding were in several newspapers in major cities in Colombia.

That was what impressed the Consular the most!!!

Not everybody can do that but I think you try a least to put you all's wedding photo in a newspaper. It is not expensive like it is here in the US.

GOOD NEWS TODAY.. MY WIFE YADIRA WAS APPROVED FOR K-3 VISA TODAY!!!

ALOT PEOPLE WERE DENIED. YOU MUST HAVE YOUR PAPERS IN ORDER AND ALSO SHOW PROOF OF A REAL MARRIAGE. IF ANYBODY IS IN COLOMBIA AND HAS AN INTERVIEW TOMORROW YOU ALL CAN CALL ME ON MY CELL PHONE NUMBER IN COLOMBIA WHICH IS

310-353-9250.. FOR SOME TIPS...

WE ARE SO HAPPY!!!!

THE RIGHT NUMBER IS 310-353-9250

A mistake of the my cell number in Colombia = 310-353-9250

THIS IS THE RIGHT NUMBER.. 310-353-9250

A mistake of the my cell number in Colombia = 310-353-9250

THIS IS THE RIGHT NUMBER.. 310-353-9250

GOOD NEWS TODAY.. MY WIFE YADIRA WAS APPROVED FOR K-3 VISA TODAY!!!

ALOT PEOPLE WERE DENIED. YOU MUST HAVE YOUR PAPERS IN ORDER AND ALSO SHOW PROOF OF A REAL MARRIAGE. IF ANYBODY IS IN COLOMBIA AND HAS AN INTERVIEW TOMORROW YOU ALL CAN CALL ME ON MY CELL PHONE NUMBER IN COLOMBIA WHICH IS

310-352-5390.. FOR SOME TIPS...

WE ARE SO HAPPY!!!!

GOOD NEWS TODAY.. MY WIFE YADIRA WAS APPROVED FOR K-3 VISA TODAY!!!

ALOT PEOPLE WERE DENIED. YOU MUST HAVE YOUR PAPERS IN ORDER AND ALSO SHOW PROOF OF A REAL MARRIAGE. IF ANYBODY IS IN COLOMBIA AND HAS AN INTERVIEW TOMORROW YOU ALL CAN CALL ME ON MY CELL PHONE NUMBER IN COLOMBIA WHICH IS

310-352-5390.. FOR SOME TIPS...

WE ARE SO HAPPY!!!!

HOLA..........................

Bad news= I just came back from Colombia today. I was visiting my my wife..

Hola

You you please tell me how you got through to the Embassy. I tried to call for hours the last two wednesdays but only busy tones!!!!!

Tony

Hi..

That happened to us too. What I did I called at 1:51PM and told the nice lady that I have been calling for two weeks now with no luck. She told she could keep on hold for 9 minutes until it was time for 2:00PM when they start answering questions..

Try that method to see if you can get someone nice there to help you all.

The reason it is so expensive is because the dates are so close. My usual ticket from Miami to Bogota is about $420. I checked the airlines about a week before the flight (because I was worried about my frequent flier ticket on Avianca being honored) and the cost was over $800.

Have you checked every airline that flies to Bogota - Avianca, American, Copa, LAN? Do you have enough frequent flier miles to use? Is it any cheaper if you took Avianca through Medellin or Cali or Cartagena?

Thanks for the advice!!! One more question for you all. Did you take your step-daughter to the interview?? My new daughter is 18 years old and she is included in the K3 process. Will her name be also on the interview date letter? How would she get by the guards if not?

Thanks for the advice!!! One more question for you all. Did you take your step-daughter to the interview?? My new daughter is 18 years old and she is included in the K3 process. Will her name be also on the interview date letter? How would she get by the guards if not?

HOLA..........................

Bad news= I just came back from Colombia today. I was visiting my my wife..

Good News = I called the US Embassy. They told me that our interview is on Thursday. Feb 15, 2007. I told them that we had not received no letter or Packet 4. The lady on the phone said she would send it to my address in the USA.

I hopefully be joining my wife at the interview but the airline tickets round trip MIA -BOG are at $781.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What the hell???? I do not know why the airline tickets have gotten so expensive these days....

Any advice from the group???

I AM GOING TO COLOMBIA TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TO BE WITH MY WIFE!!!!!!!!!

LOOK OUT CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA!!!

Well.....

We have faxed and sent by courier the DS-2001, DS230 Part one and the copies of Yadira's passport on January 11, 2007

When should we call to see when our appointment is???

Joel...here's the number to call...Call WEDNESDAY BETWEEN 2pm and 4pm... The call is free, speak only in English and tell them you're calling from the US. When I called the first two times and spoke in spanish they completely ignored me and put me into some no answer line. The 3rd call I placed, I spoke in English, said I was calling from the US and the lady was super nice to me and helped me right away

011-57-1-315-1566 (consular section - visas)....also, have your wife fax her PK3 docs in asap, as the cut off date for February is approaching.

Good luck!

DRE

Oh Boy!!! I have been calling that number for almost 2 hours.. This phone number is always buzzzzzzzyyyyyy.

Is there other phone number to call???

Thanks

Hi,

Looks like our K3 has arrived in Bogota today by DHL. For confirmation I want to call the US Embassy in Bogota tomorrow.

What is the telephone number of US Embassy for us to call??

Thanks....

Hola... Fellow members of the club..

I just talk to NVC and told me the they sent the our case to Bogota, Colombia but they said that they do not provide tracking info.

Where do you all get the DHL tracking info from????

Also what is the estimate time of the average arrival???

Thanks...

It is getting exciting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi..

Where do we get the form OF-169 at??

Thanks

Yadira'sMan...send me your personal email and I'll forward package 3 & 4 to you. And my advice is...don't wait to get them, once you track DSL and confirm reciept of your case in Bogota, fax and courier the documents immediately!

Thanks...

My e-mail is Joel527@Hotmail.Com Please send me packet# 3 and packet# 4

Yadira's Man

Now that we have PK4, how soon should my husband go to then bank and pay the visa fee? He wants to do it as soon as possible. I appreciate your feedback.

FYI...my husband scanned and emailed me the contents of PK3 and PK4 he recieved from Bogota last week. If anyone needs them or is curious, send me a PM and I'll email them.

I wish all of you the very best for 2007 and most importantly as you enter into your new life next to your spouses. God Bless You and thank you for the ongoing support.

Hi,

We would like to recieved these packetts too.

Thanks...

Happy New Year to you all too..

Wow..Finally..

Our case was just recieved by the NVC today, January 3, 2007.

Now what is the next step???

Thanks for any response

Wow..Finally..

Our case was just recieved by the NVC today, January 3, 2007.

Now what is the next step???

Thanks for any response..

We call NVC everyday and still they that our file has not reached there yet.. What is going on???

Sorry about that.. I just updated my timeline. My NOA was on November 20, 2006.. I see other people like yourselves after us and have been recieved by the NVC. So figure that out...