Jump to content

Phil413

Members
  • Posts

    21
  • Joined

  • Last visited

1 Follower

Profile Information

  • City
    Shawnee
  • State
    Oklahoma

Immigration Info

  • Immigration Status
    K-1 Visa
  • Place benefits filed at
    California Service Center
  • Local Office
    Dallas TX
  • Country
    Colombia

Immigration Timeline & Photos

Phil413's Achievements

Recent Profile Visitors

The recent visitors block is disabled and is not being shown to other users.

  1. Well, I obviously don't. I just know they didn't take the translation that we provided with the German police report (or rather gave back to us). Perhaps I'm just concerned for nothing. I just didn't know how CPB handles things like this.
  2. Oh that's good to know. What about the German police report? The embassy gave the translation back to us. I think what's confusing is it seems different embassies have slightly different requirements. Some seem to want English translations where others don't. And I don't know what CBP wants to see. I'm just trying to make sure this won't be an issue for them. I suppose all that matters is the instructions didn't ask for it, the embassy didn't need it, and I assume that CBP won't have any problems. I hope that's not a bad assumption.
  3. Hi, my fiancee and I just received an approved K1 visa and sealed envelope from Colombia. The instructions provided from the embassy didn't request English translations of the birth certificate and police reports (in this case Colombia and Germany). However, we had them translated anyway. The consulate gave us the translations back (but I don't remember if they did for the birth certificate). The only English translation the instructions stated was needed is if you have a police record, which she does not. I understand that the sealed visa envelope will have the police reports in it. So, my question is: When she goes through POE, do they need to see English translations? Or do they trust that the embassy reviewed the documents and had no issues? What do they look for in the packet to allow you entry?
  4. I emailed the embassy but no answer yet. The instructions say the following "TERMINATION OF PREVIOUS MARRIAGES: Authenticated photocopies of final divorce decrees, annulments or death certificates are required for all applicants and petitioners. To prove that a Colombian divorce was registered with the civil authorities, you must bring your birth record or marriage record with marginal note along with the original divorce certificates." I still don't know what "authenticated photocopies" means either. I asked that question in another post but it's confusing. Does it mean certified copy? I don't know.
  5. I am preparing to attend a visa interview with my fiancée in Bogota. I have a divorce decree that was mailed to me years ago but it is not embossed. However, I also have a divorce certificate (1 page) that is embossed. Do you think this will be acceptable (both together) at the interview or does the divorce decree itself need to be embossed? Thanks!
  6. My fiancee and I have a visa interview scheduled this month in Bogota, Colombia. I have been making sure I have everything I need to take with me to support the interview process. I have 2 divorce decree original documents. However, I am confused by the instructions sent by the embassy. Can anyone tell me what "authenticated photocopies" means? Below is the original Spanish along with an English translation as well. TERMINACION DE MATRIMONIOS ANTERIORES: Fotocopias autenticadas de sentencias finales de divorcio, anulaciones o certificados de defunción son necesarios para todos los solicitantes y peticionarios. Para probar que un divorcio Colombiano fue registrado ante las autoridades civiles, usted debe traer su registro de nacimiento o registro de matrimonio con nota marginal junto con los certificados originales de divorcio. TERMINATION OF PREVIOUS MARRIAGES: Authenticated photocopies of final divorce decrees, Annulments or death certificates are required for all applicants and petitioners. To prove that a Colombian divorce was registered before the civil authorities, you must bring your birth certificate or Marriage record with marginal note along with original divorce certificates. Thanks!
  7. Hi, My fiancée are preparing for the K1 visa interview in Bogota, Colombia. We are making final preparations by getting her birth certificate translated into English. I don't think the translation will be an issue because she is going to have someone professionally translate it into English. But I'm concerned about the original birth certificate because the font on the form is faded. As you can see, the actual information that was typed is very legible, which is the most important part. See the attachment. She requested a copy of the birth certificate and it looks the same as the original. Do you think this will be a problem for the interview or when we start the AOS process here? If this will be an issue, how do we get a better copy if the one provided to her is just as faded as the original? Thoughts/suggestions? Thanks! Kelly
  8. We can't even schedule an interview yet because the Colombia Visa Appointment Service website won't let us. I can't even pay the fee and there's no availability or option to schedule. All I know to do is repetitively visit the site in an attempt to schedule an interview. Does anyone have any inside information about the backlog and what's being done to fix it?
  9. Hi, I have some questions now that we have NOA 2: 1) Is the embassy processing K-1 visas faster now than they were previously? 2) Since we just recently received NOA2, realistically, how long can I expect before we get an interview? Thanks!
  10. I just got an approval this evening! NOA1 02/25/21. Yay!!!
  11. My fiance and I are doing the K-1 visa. So, I have a silly question but is the vaccine requirement only for the beneficiary for the medical exam? Does it also apply to the petitioner as well?
  12. Wow, I'm kind of surprised that they're already doing some February cases in there. That's a lot of rejections too.
  13. Ozzy747, here you go... I also found this on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/k1visajourney/?ref=share
  14. Nothing yet but it should be getting close. It looks like a lot of December and some January people are getting NOA2. Hopefully they keep up the pace and even speed it up some.
×
×
  • Create New...