sean126

Unfortunately, my wife hasn't grasped it. She gets by OK, especially after a bottle of wine.....Hmmmmmm!...no she'd fail on the morals part. LOL! But nervousness, more so after failing previously, and really poor at tests/studying (several times for a drivers test) doesn't help.
 
I feel bad because her friends are citizens and a couple of her "friends" are the type to brag at their accomplishments and put others down. (IMO, not real friends)

My wife is also from Colombia....Barranquilla to be exact. 
 
CMJulland stated their opinion beautifully. 
 
I enrolled my wife in ESL classes close to our home, which were free, and If memory serves me correctly she went a few days a week.  She became so proficient over time that they offered her a job, which she accepted.
 
In my own personal experience.....It was a little of a battle of the wills for a few years to get my wife to speak and practice her english with her other latin friends who also could speak english.   It seemed it was very easy to get a little lazy and too comfortable in reverting back to speaking spanish for her.  I explained over and over to her that english is a necessity to being able to function normally in the US.  I explained that it's not enough to speak a little english that the hard part probably is understanding when a US citizen is speaking to her due to the different speeds people talk, the various southern accents and southern draws (We live in Southern Indiana across the river from Louisville KY) and due to the sad fact that many Americans are discriminatory and racist.  I told her that many of us do not like to take the time to make sure a foreigner understands us so we are not too accommodating in that regard sometimes.   The ESL job was a blessing as she could work as well as continue to practice her english.  If I recall.....It was maybe 3 years before she got a job outside of the ESL campus.   By then she could understand enough to be good at her job.  
 
We got a fiance visa and she came to the US in 2006 and she took her citizenship test 4 years later in 2010.  By then it wasn't an issue with her understanding most, if not all, of what someone was saying if they didn't use too much slang. 
 
Fortunately there is no rush on taking her test.  The longer she waits and practices english, the more confidence she'll definitely have and passing the test will be extremely easy.  
 
My wife never met a stranger, so feel free to reach out if she'd like to speak to my wife and get a first hand account.  
 
Good luck to you both.

@sean126 apologies. I got things confused. 

How can you not understand that question???   do you know how to schedule them together on the same day?  It's just that simple. No hidden meaning, no hidden questions I don't know the answer to already.  Everything else you said is irrelevant.  I mean....am I in the twilight zone here or what?  LOLOL

I don't know how else to put this....Please quote me on what you think I'm asking.  Maybe someone has hijacked my account and asking different questions than I'm asking. LOLOL.  I'm good on everything I'm not asking. 

Again....your response is much appreciated, but it doesn't answer my question I asked.  I never asked how long the waiting is or how to pay.  I'm unsure of why you are telling me this...that is why I am perplexed. 

I have no idea what you mean by what you pointed out.  Not to be a smart aleck....but have you filled out a B-2 before?  It asks on the paperwork who is paying the fees, where you'll be staying, ect.... It even states that a 3rd party can fill out the paperwork for you but you'd have to click the final "submit" button on your end (which they did in Colombia)  I filled in my information as the person filling out the paperwork, paying the visa fee and as the person they'd be staying with, ect.    
 
I truly do not understand what you are talking about.   Maybe I'm misunderstanding you by me ensuring they aren't going to get a B-2 approved.

Geeze....yeah, you got me on all the techical terminology that you pointed out.  By your more detailed response here I can see you took the time to read my initial post and my question.  If you felt a certain kinda way by me pointing out before that I didn't think you had, I understand "tone" is hard to interpret on the internet....I wasn't trying to be a smart aleck, but In my defense I never asked how long the wait time was and you really didn't put your answer of "685 days" in context.  You simply stated it, which left me with only one conclusion, considering I never asked about it.  Hopefully you can understand.
 
With the helpful guides and members here 16 years ago I was able to complete a successful fiance visa process without paying an attorney. Respectfully, while I may have used the wrong terminology in my latest post and had people assume wrong conclusions about me and my limited knowledge of visas, I can understand why some would scratch their heads and say, "WTH?" on my latest post and at all the ways I apparently phrased things wrong.   I'm just glad my wife doesn't assume when I say, "I'm going to pick up some groceries" that I'm not actually going into a grocery store and stand in the aisles and stand there and repeatedly pick up grocery items like I'm lifting weights and then put them back.  That she understands that I am going to the store, picking out items, pay for said items, place items in my car and take them home with me.  I appreciate you pointing out I should be more precise with my words and phrasing.  It seems the members here were much more laid back  16 years ago.   (For clarification...yes, this my attempt at a light hearted and humorous response to your attention to detail when reading other people's phrasing and words.)
 
I understand every single thing you said, and that is exactly what I meant.  I can now see that my language was much too casual.  Thankfully you seemed to understand what I had meant.   
 
I asked if I could get them a group appointment for the visa interview at the same time because I seen a few google responses that showed at other USA embassies there were actually ways you could do that, but I didn't see any answers specifically for Bogota nor did I see an option when I was prompted to schedule their interview dates and times.  So I decided to ask my question before scheduling a date and time for them. I fully understand that I could possibly get them individual interviews on the same day if there are available slots, but didn't seem probable because the website was acting very weird and uncooperative.  On one applicant there would be days in February, then next applicant all the days in February are gone but there would be some in March.  When I went back through it again it would be different dates and times yet again.   I could go into more detail and clarification about the website acting funny....but I tend to get wordy, as you can see.   Besides...it doesn't have anything to do with my original question.  It would only be pointing out that it's not my first time using a computer or filling out paperwork.    
 
Thank you for taking time to read my post and trying to help.   Sincerely.     

Hello....
 
I respectfully looked and researched before asking this.  
 
My wife and I, in the USA, are trying to get b2 tourist visas for her brother and nephew who live in Colombia.  I filed 2 separate visas (nephew is 21, dad is 53) so as one doesn't potentially knock the other out of getting approved.  
 
I think i made a mistake.  I paid for the visas tonight but didn't set the appointments yet.  My question is...does anyone know how or if i can schedule their appointments together in Bogota or did i screw myself by filing and paying the fees before finding the answer to my question?
 
Thanks for any assistance.

The question at hand has been answered - aka - your relatives need to go online and look for appointments as listed on the Bogota embassy website. This topic is now closed. 

funny how he couldn't elaborate for himself when I asked him.   He didn't say anything.  But I appreciate the honest opinion.  It definitely sets my expectations low.  

How can you not understand that question???   do you know how to schedule them together on the same day?  It's just that simple. No hidden meaning, no hidden questions I don't know the answer to already.  Everything else you said is irrelevant.  I mean....am I in the twilight zone here or what?  LOLOL

expand out the reply 
it tells u exactly how to schedule the interview from instructions on the bogata webpage
 

What @Boiler is saying is that there's no chance of them getting B-2. This is what I also wanted to say when I  asked you if you're familiar with "Bogota and B-2s"
 
Colombians are notorious for overstaying in US. As of today, Mexico has put a strict measure on them because they're now using Mexico as a catapult to get into US via border and claim frivolous asylum. A lot of them are being denied/ being deported as soon as they land in Mexico. There was such a post here a month ago. 
 
 

Understand also that after creating the account 
the site may say 
No appointments available at this time
and u will have to check monthly or daily or weekly to find an open  in a little less than 2 years
and just look for a day when there are 2 slots open and choose that day
2 application 
2 separate interviews but can happen on same day if u schedule it that way
 

go to the webpage i gave u and make your account
that is where the schedule interviews
and set up the 2 interviews same day even if u have to choose a date further back then u would like
 
follow the bogata instructions 
 

you asked the following and i answered it
 
does anyone know
does anyone know how or if i can schedule their appointments together in Bogota or did i screw myself by filing and paying the fees before finding the answer to my question?

B-2 tourist visa applications and interviews assume immigrant intent, which must be overcome by the applicant.  The stronger their ties to their home country (good long-term stable job/income, property owned, etc.) the more likely that they will be approved.  Each adult applicant will be considered separately and has their own interview.  Having relatives in the US weakens the ties to their home country, and increases the likelihood of overstaying in the US as many have done this before.  Another piece of evidence showing weak ties to Colombia and stronger ties to the US is the fact that you are paying for everything.  No one here can predict with certainty how this will turn out, all they can do is apply, interview, and hope for the best.

Just pointing out, it was two separate people that responded to you. @jan22 never mentioned the wait time. 
 
I think you’re reading far too much in to the responses you’ve got. People are just typing a quick response to try and help, not trying to be rude. I think what @Boiler is getting at is that you and your wife living in the US means their chances are slim. I would personally suggest you help them less which sounds odd but you need to not be involved in looking for interview slots etc. It’s their application and if they’re asked about your involvement they want to be able to truthfully say they did their own application (legally they had to submit it anyway).