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Hey y'all! My husband's (LPR) family applied for visit visas and has their interview coming up in Bogota early next month and I have questions. I know nobody has a crystal ball but I am just hoping for perspective. His parents and 2 younger brothers all applied and are having their interview at the same time. The parents own a business together manufacturing clothing and also have a small coffee farm; both of the younger brothers are in college. The parents own their primary home and the farm. Their income isn't particularly 'high' or stable and a lot of their business is cash (pretty common for Colombia) but they have good savings and of course assets. Our plan for their visit is pretty budget friendly and I work for the airlines so they can fly with basically just paying tax, but I'm not sure how much the officer would put stock in any of that. Just curious on everyone's thoughts about what to talk up and what to bring. We have suggested proof of ownership of the house/farm/business talking about how they care for their elderly parents... the brothers are of course both in college and one of them works. Some bank statements... anything else?? P.S. they were SUPER lucky when they went to schedule their interview appointment - there were dates available 2 weeks later so this was a very quick turnaround. Wishing everyone the same luck

Everything went great, we had all of our evidence, the original and updated evidence from the filing to the present day. Nothing more was requested and they didn't ask any questions about the income beyond what I do for work. I provided a letter with my annual base salary from HR showing I was active, in good standing, date of hire, etc.... along with pay stubs. They also requested last year's tax filing, I gave a transcript but I believe this is just to verify that you have actually filed in the last year. As others have said, they care much more about the 'now' of income. Let me know if you have other questions!

Thanks everyone! This is super helpful, I'm not sure why I fixated on this part as the most stressful! I'll get a letter from HR to add to the current pay stubs

Hey everyone! We have our interview in a couple of weeks and I have some I-134 anxiousness and need some help. Our interview is in Bogota, Colombia. I've been self-employed for 7 years but this last year I also started working a W-2 job full time. I am planning on bringing 3 years of transcripts (23' will not be filed yet) which as I know other self-employed people have mentioned before, obviously maximizing deductions for filing purposes drives down bottom-line net income and the returns are just a lot more confusing than a straightforward W-2 income earner. So, my basic question is... do we think that showing current W-2 income (in form of pay stubs) that meet the income requirement will be enough, even though the job just started in August and I have NEVER had W-2 income before? I am also listing bank accounts as assets and bringing 6 months of statements just as buffer. I just don't want this to be a hangup spot! I have someone that would be a joint sponsor with easy W-2 income but I would rather not add even more docs/confusion if it isn't necessary.

There is quite a bit of conflicting information for Bogota on when it is okay to schedule the interview for K-1. There is a generic "you must wait to receive packet 3 before scheduling" on the but the Embassy had openly said that interviews could be scheduled when CEAC shows "ready"... it sounds like some people never even receive the email! Any recent experiences, particularly on scheduling after "ready" status shows on CEAC?