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On 8/1/2018 at 10:10 PM, cloquis said:

Hola! Alguien me puede regalar el email de la embajada de estados unidos en bogota para hacer preguntas?

No lo logro encontrar....

 

Gracias! Luz

Ivbogota@state.gov 

1 hour ago, Greenbaum said:

After you get your case number from NVC it would be a good idea if you were to connect with the VJ sub forum for all things dealing with the US Embassy in Colombia and they will answer your questions for the processing of your visa from their personal experience. Link:

 

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/96-mexico-latin-south-america/

 

Get the US Embassy Colombian K-1 Packet 3 (P3) at  https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7hB3bl9Snfkb0NiMVFUd2JsVjA/view  as this is your bible needed to complete and receive your visa. The required documents are included and use the EL as a check list. Once you have completed or gathered the required documents you'll be ready for your interview. If it is not on the Embassy letter, it probably is not needed.

 

Last but not least, READ the pages on the US Embassy website for your country so that you are up to speed.

Thank you for your help I got my letter from the Embassy today.

That's excellent news man! I'm glad you got it! One less thing to worry about! 

1 hour ago, mateotrujillo said:

dang man... really? But when you track it threw the NVC tracker it says "Ready" no? You fiancée interview is comming up along with medicals aren't they? But I've been researching and I really cant find where you would need that letter they send to you. But it would be really nerve breaking doing all the process and going to the interview without having received that letter from them. I think you should call them or send them another email saying that you have already scheduled the interview for certain date.

On and off the tracking or trying to loggin ?

Hey good news I got an email from the embassy saying that they had received my case. 

Good morning. 

We have received the approved petition for your fiancé from USCIS.  Please respond to this e-mail and provide your fiancé’s personal e-mail address so we may send instructions on how to book a visa interview.   Thank you for your assistance. 

Sincerely, 

Immigrant Visa Unit

Consular Section

I was looking online last night at the other timelines similar to yours and mine and it seems like we werent the only ones who book the interview before receiving the confirmation of packet 3. I don't think it is really necessary since the list of documents had already been shared on the forum. However I am not sure how much of a stickler they are going to be if you are before your physical case does. If mine was received yesterday most likely I'm sure yours is right behind it. 

Email them again and stay something to the sort that your application says ready in the CEAC case tracker and what are the next steps for the interview process. That's what I did and it seems to have lit a fire under them. 

On 8/17/2018 at 8:49 AM, philipk1 said:

I just got my packet 3/4 today from the Bogota Embassy by email. I don't know whether if they were going to send it anyways but I emailed them twice. I emailed them this morning and got it a few minutes ago.

Hey I am in the same boat as you. I scheduled my interview already but got an email today requesting my fiancee's email address. What did the packet 3/4 letter from the Bogota embassy include? Was there any issue that you had schedule your interview before receiving the packet 3?

Thanks

On 8/29/2018 at 12:04 PM, mateotrujillo said:

hey did you ever receive an email from Bogota consulate about the visa? That they received or not and about interview?

I got an email from the embassy today still in transit it appears, this was their response.

Good afternoon,

Thank you for your e-mail.  As soon as we receive Form I-129F from the National Visa Center, we will process your case.  You will be sent an instruction packet listing the documents that you will have to present during your visa interview. Please provide us with your fiancée’s  e-mail address.  The Immigrant Visa Unit will send her instructions outlining in detail the steps in the processing of her fiancé visa.

So I provided her email address. Now we are just back to waiting until she gets that email. At least it is not going via snail mail.

My Fiance hasn't had her interview yet but it is scheduled for Friday. She has medical appointments schedule on Monday and Wednesday. So her lab results will be ready before the interview. Call the doctors office listed in the attached document and I am sure that they can answer your questions. 

https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/iv-dv-supplemental/BGT%20-%20Bogota.pdf

2 minutes ago, mateotrujillo said:

The medical one is the "physical" and the other is the "blood tests?" Also, the biometrics are scheduled alongside with the general visa interview? 

Yes the biometric appointment is fingerprints and photos I am not sure what else is done at that appointment but my fiance said she was able to schedule them on the same day the biometric had to be done before the interview. 

1 hour ago, mateotrujillo said:

ah okay perfect. Thanks!! Did you fiancée get her medicals yet?

 

Of course happy to help! She scheduled her medical appointments for the Monday and Tuesday then has her biometric appointment and interview Thursday and Friday. 

19 minutes ago, mateotrujillo said:

For the medical, you have any idea what the "Your visa interview letter" is?

The confirmation letter they emailed after you schedule your interview. That Is what I understood. 

11 hours ago, mateotrujillo said:

Really?? To confirm you fiancée went here? https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-co/iv So I just pay and you schedule it? 

Yes that's is the site we used. I followed the link from this link I found on the embassy's website https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/iv-dv-supplemental/BGT - Bogota.pdf under register and it lead me to the link that you have. Your fiancee registers and then gets an email where you can schedule the interview and pay the fee. 

8 hours ago, mateotrujillo said:

No I do not. It seems as you have to wait for packet 3?

Hey Mateo I was just reading this information http://www.visajourney.com/consulates/index.php?ctry=Colombia&cty=Bogotá it appears that you don't have to wait for the packet 3 to do the ds 160 and schedule the interview. The interview dates are about a month out. My fiancée scheduled her interview just got the date confirmation today. 

6 hours ago, mateotrujillo said:

Yes! we are going threw bogota. So im guessing we'll have to wait till it arrives at the embassy. Also, for packet 3, did your fiancee receive threw her email correct? 

Hey looks like our case are traveling to Bogota together. I was just notified today by the NVC that our case is in transit to the Embassy in Bogotá. 

12 hours ago, Alex876 said:

Hey there fellow yardie! You can track your NVC status here: https://ceac.state.gov/ceacstattracker/status.aspx

 

You'll need to have your NVC assigned case number to use the tracking tool though. If you haven't already done so, call the NVC and ask for your case number. Since your NOA2 is a week after mine there's a good chance that the case has already gotten to the NVC and has been assigned a case number. To get your case number when you call you'll need to have on hand your WAC number as well as the names and birthdates of both petitioner and beneficiary.

How is the NVC case number sent to you? Is that something that is sent via email or post? I got my NOA2 two weeks but when I called they said they still don't have it. Thanks 

My NOA2 was approved online 7/30 but I haven't received any thing in mail or email yet. I know it's still a little early to expect my case number but are there additional instructions in the mailed NOA2? 

Thanks 

6 hours ago, Tania&Jide said:

I've been following VJ for a few months now but this is my first time posting.

 

We were approved!!!

I received a text & a e-mail at 6:22am Eastern time this morning. Only the new site is showing the update.

 

Sent: 1-11-18

NOA1 Old Site: 1-18-18

NOA1 New Site: 1-22-18

NOA2: 7-27-18

Congratulations!!  My NOA1 is the same day I hope my NOA2 is just around the corner!!

11 hours ago, Snuffles said:

That is really unfortunate

 

I'm actually now freaking out about the passport thing. I actually can't remember what I did (example of why keeping copies of what you send is a good idea!) I vaguely remember maybe doing a couple pages? Definitely not all. I really really do not remember, and I know no one can help. I'm just really second guessing what I did, and really hoping that if I messed up THAT big, that we will get a RFE. We're going to get an RFE for passport photos anyway, so I thought I might get new ones taken and send them over. Maybe I'll be a little proactive and organise passport page copies *just in case* we get a massive RFE.

 

I just feel like such an idiot. I know all we can do is wait it out. Guys, take your time getting embassy documents together. This is exciting moving through the process but SO easy to overlook something. Fingers crossed I'm packing for nothing. 

Don't be so hard on yourself if you look at the official I-129F instructions listed on the USCIS website https://www.uscis.gov/i-129f  nowhere does it say that you have to submit copies of every page of your passport. There is no guarantee that you won't get a RFE but it is my personal belief that if it was that important then USCIS would have specified that in their instructions to avoid having to send RFEs to everyone. 

13 hours ago, lilpinay said:

I don't see anywhere where the beneficiary need to send all the pages of their passport. It was only an option for the petitioner or the USC, either copy of birth certificate (front and back) or copy of all the pages of the USC passport valid for at least 5 years. 

I agree with you in the Official I-129F instructions that are posted on the USCIS website it doesn't say anything about needing to submit copies of every signal page of the petitioners passport just the name page for proof of citizenship and the the stamps that show that the petitioner has visited the beneficiary in the past two years. You can see for yourself on pages 11 and 12.

i-129f Instructions.pdf

16 hours ago, Greenbaum said:

You may get an RFE to which you will follow the instructions contained in the RFE, sign and return it back to them following their instructions. Please read it carefully and do everything it says to do otherwise, you may be denied. Someone forgot to sign their RFE and they were denied. Now they have to submit a waiver form along with $675 buckaroos to plea for consideration.

Why do you need to submit copies of blank passport pages?

2 hours ago, GP1977 said:

IMHO I don’t think that has anything to do with it.  DHS has had fluctuating times from less than 30 days to 250 days as all within normal processing times for completing i129f noa1 to noa2 over the years. I believe that there has been an increase in the number of visa apps across the board for all visa types and there are more petitions coming in then what adjusticators can keep the pace with.  We are at the tail end of this though. I just hit day 170 today.

Thank you for your thoughts it great to have other people's input. I agree with your assessment. I just feel overwhelmed sometimes watching the news. 

5 hours ago, GP1977 said:

Unfortunately they have really slowed down and I hope they can pick it up. The latest date they approved yesterday was a December 18 filer. That puts that individual at 189 days. That’s if you are lucky and one of the first cases touched.  A few months back people were getting approved as early as 172 days. Definitely frustrating but I hope they can dedicate some more resources to getting the fiancé visa apps approved.

Do you think one of the reasons for the slow down was the zero tolerance border policy? I heard a story on the news that they were having to divert CBP resources from the ports of San Diego and Los Angeles to deal with the influx of immigration processing at the border. Now that CBP is no longer separating families at the borders hopefully things will go back to the way they were before and the processing speeds will pick up.

Ok great thanks for your help. Yes I have signed up for an account with USCIS so I will just keep my eyes peeled.

7 hours ago, KAF said:

Oh tell me about it.  I have been antsy since they “touched “ July 24th. Its been 186 days now. Been checking here and uscis everyday when I wake up.Hopefully tomorrow Monday, I can get some answers. I am filing in Montreal as well. I will probably ask you tons of questions for interview. ☺️ Hopefully we can get approved like yours.

I'm new to this forum so excuse me if it has already been answered somewhere else. How do we know if our application/petition has been touched?