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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Colombia
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My usual ride to Colombia & back is generally on the daily Medellin - Fort Lauderdale nonstop on Spirit Airlines, who also serves Bogota, Cartegena, Armenia, and had just added new service to Barranquilla. With the airline now on strike since Saturday night, and all flights canceled, how is everyone doing with any efforts to reschedule on other airlines? Had Vanessa not had some already existing plans with family for this week, I'd have probably been down there myself and would have been unable to come home on Sunday, so if you're stuck there, believe me, I really feel for you. :cry:

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10-11-2008 Dan & Vanessa First Meet Online

01-15-2009 Dan's First Visit To Vanessa In Colombia

06-27-2009 We Are Engaged!

07-01-2009 Vanessa Asks Her Long Estranged Panamanian Ex For An Official Divorce

10-12-2009 Panama Approves Vanessa's Divorce But DOESN'T MAIL HER ANY NOTICE!!!

01-15-2010 We FINALLY Obtain A Div Cert From The Footdragging Idiots In Panama

02-25-2010 Our Completed I-129 Application Package Dropped Off With The Lawyer

03-01-2010 Lawyer Finds & Fixes Several Errors & Submits Package to VSC

03-10-2010 NOA-1

03-15-2010 Touched

06-01-2010 NOA-2

06-03-2010 NVC Received & New Case # Issued

06-15-2010 NVC Finally Sent File To Bogota Embassy

06-17-2010 DHL Delivers To Bogota Embassy (and disappears in the mail room for 4 days!)

06-22-2010 E-mailed Completed Packet 3 Forms To Embassy Requesting Interview Date

06-29-2010 DOS Confirms By Phone That We Have An Embassy Interview Date On 12 August!

08-12-2010 Interview Successful But Vanessa Must Return With Missing Paperwork For Final Approval

09-01-2010 Papers Now In Hand BUT Can't Get A New Appointment Until 12 Days After Calling PIN

09-13-2010 Vanessa is APPROVED At Follow-up Interview, Awaiting Visa Delivery In 8 - 10 Business Days

10-03-2010 Planned POE In Fort Lauderdale Florida

10-30-2010 Planned Wedding In Orlando Florida

Click On This Link To See Dan's Video Love Song To Vanessa

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My usual ride to Colombia & back is generally on the daily Medellin - Fort Lauderdale nonstop on Spirit Airlines, who also serves Bogota, Cartegena, Armenia, and had just added new service to Barranquilla. With the airline now on strike since Saturday night, and all flights canceled, how is everyone doing with any efforts to reschedule on other airlines? Had Vanessa not had some already existing plans with family for this week, I'd have probably been down there myself and would have been unable to come home on Sunday, so if you're stuck there, believe me, I really feel for you. :cry:

I'm feeling fortunate to not have purchased 2 r/t tickets in anticipation of Leidys receiving her Green Card (which should arrive any day now). This is unfortunate for so many people. I usually fly COPA Airlines from LAX to Barranquilla. They typically permit additional luggage w/o the usual fees that Spirit charges, and when your prometida flys to the USA, chance are, she will be carrying more than the allowable limit that Spirit allows w/o the additional fees.

Ken y Leidys’ Timeline

May 1, 2009 - I-129 F (NOA-1)

Aug 4, 2009 - I-129 F (NOA-2)

Oct 7, 2009 - Bogota Interview

Oct 16, 2009 - Diomesa package arrived in downtown Barranquilla

Oct 20, 2009 - Leidys took bus to Diomesa Office to pick up Visa/Passport package because ("We don't deliver to your Barrio").

Nov 22, 2009 - POE (30 min.) Los Angeles, Intl.

Dec 27, 2009 - Wedding

March 8, 2010 - AOS NOA

April 8, 2010 - AOS BIO (in Riverside, CA)

May 11, 2010 - AOS AP

May 24, 2010 - AOS Interview

May 27, 2010 - AOS EAD May 27, 2010

Jun 18, 2010 - Green Card Received!

Apr 07, 2012 - ROC Filed

Oct 11, 2012 - ROC RFE

Jan 08, 2013 - CONDITIONS REMOVED!!!

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If she lives in Bogota, I recommend pick up the passport at the Domesa office, she can do it in 2 or 3 days.

Yakad, Maria called the domesa office yesterday and they said sometimes the Embassy does not give it to them till a few days later.What can be done to not have this happen to us??

11-27-2009 I-129F Sent out USPS Priority mail

11-30-2009 I-129F Recieved Vermont Service Center Signed for by D. Renaud

12-01-2009 NOA-1

12-03-2009 Check Cashed

12-09-2009 NOA-1 Hard Copy Recieved

03-18-2010 NOA-2

03-22-2010 NVC Recieved File

03-23-2010 NVC Sent File to Consulate

03-23-2010 NOA-2 Hard Copy Recieved

03-25-2010 Bogota Consulate Recieved Case

03-30-2010 Pak # 3 Sent to Consulate

04-14-2010 Pak # 3 Recieved

05-03-2010 Lab work done..

05-05-2010 Medical Exam -- PASSED --

05-12-2010 INTERVIEW ......

05-13-2010 Visa pending a DAS certificate for USC Petitioner.............

06-17-2010 2ND. INTERVIEW Date.

06-17-2010 VISA APPROVED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

06-24-2010 VISA Recieved

06-25-2010 POE Orlando Florida

07-10-2010 Married

08-10-2010 Sent the I-485 pak out to Chicago

08-12-2010 Chicago lockbox recieved AOS pak.

08-19-2010 Recipt Notice for I-485 Pak

08-20-2010 Check Cashed for I-485 Pak

09-14-2010 Case Transferred to CSC

10-04-2010 Biometrics Appt.letter recieved

10-12-2010 Biometrics Appointment

10-15-2010 EAD card production ordered.

10-21-2010 EAD Card Recieved.................

11-03-2010 Social Security Card recieved in Mail

02-11-2011 Case transferred to Local USCIS office.

02-18-2011 Recieved Interview Notice in the Mail

03-24-2011 AOS Interview Date ..... GREEN CARD APPROVED !!!!!!!!!!!!

03-30-2011 Card Production Ordered.......

04-19-2011 Green Card Recieved....26 days after interview....

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My NOA1 was issued June 1st.

NVC shipped the package to Bogota on June 4th.

Embassy received the package on the 11th.

I e-mailed them my forms on the 11th as well.

Today, the 15th, received confirmation that they have received the forms.

I hope I have a shot at a late July interview, but most likely I guess it will be in August.

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My NOA1 was issued June 1st.

NVC shipped the package to Bogota on June 4th.

Embassy received the package on the 11th.

I e-mailed them my forms on the 11th as well.

Today, the 15th, received confirmation that they have received the forms.

I hope I have a shot at a late July interview, but most likely I guess it will be in August.

thats great that you emailed the forms and they wrote you back :) its a relief when we hear back from them. it took me 7 days after they emailed me back to find out the interview date i called DOS it was pretty fast. good luck w everything. let us know when u have the interview date!

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thats great that you emailed the forms and they wrote you back :) its a relief when we hear back from them. it took me 7 days after they emailed me back to find out the interview date i called DOS it was pretty fast. good luck w everything. let us know when u have the interview date!

Thanks! I just realized I made a typo and wrote NOA1 instead of NOA2.. My NOA1 was Feb 22nd.

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Thanks! I just realized I made a typo and wrote NOA1 instead of NOA2.. My NOA1 was Feb 22nd.

I figured you meant NOA2. That would have been a super-fast approval for the East Coast. :star:

Ken y Leidys’ Timeline

May 1, 2009 - I-129 F (NOA-1)

Aug 4, 2009 - I-129 F (NOA-2)

Oct 7, 2009 - Bogota Interview

Oct 16, 2009 - Diomesa package arrived in downtown Barranquilla

Oct 20, 2009 - Leidys took bus to Diomesa Office to pick up Visa/Passport package because ("We don't deliver to your Barrio").

Nov 22, 2009 - POE (30 min.) Los Angeles, Intl.

Dec 27, 2009 - Wedding

March 8, 2010 - AOS NOA

April 8, 2010 - AOS BIO (in Riverside, CA)

May 11, 2010 - AOS AP

May 24, 2010 - AOS Interview

May 27, 2010 - AOS EAD May 27, 2010

Jun 18, 2010 - Green Card Received!

Apr 07, 2012 - ROC Filed

Oct 11, 2012 - ROC RFE

Jan 08, 2013 - CONDITIONS REMOVED!!!

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Yakad, Maria called the domesa office yesterday and they said sometimes the Embassy does not give it to them till a few days later.What can be done to not have this happen to us??

They may be talking about the cases in which the embassy leaves a case in AP but happens in the first interview, this time is your second chance and if it is approved I don't think they delay the delivery of the passport

best wishes, don't panic :thumbs:

We can all make a difference. Please recycle

por favor no escribas en mayúsculas sostenidas, eso equivale a GRITAR

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PanamaJack goodluck tomorrow!!!! let us know how it goes!

Thanks.....I wont be there this time so it will be a long day till she can get a call out to me and let me know what happened.

11-27-2009 I-129F Sent out USPS Priority mail

11-30-2009 I-129F Recieved Vermont Service Center Signed for by D. Renaud

12-01-2009 NOA-1

12-03-2009 Check Cashed

12-09-2009 NOA-1 Hard Copy Recieved

03-18-2010 NOA-2

03-22-2010 NVC Recieved File

03-23-2010 NVC Sent File to Consulate

03-23-2010 NOA-2 Hard Copy Recieved

03-25-2010 Bogota Consulate Recieved Case

03-30-2010 Pak # 3 Sent to Consulate

04-14-2010 Pak # 3 Recieved

05-03-2010 Lab work done..

05-05-2010 Medical Exam -- PASSED --

05-12-2010 INTERVIEW ......

05-13-2010 Visa pending a DAS certificate for USC Petitioner.............

06-17-2010 2ND. INTERVIEW Date.

06-17-2010 VISA APPROVED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

06-24-2010 VISA Recieved

06-25-2010 POE Orlando Florida

07-10-2010 Married

08-10-2010 Sent the I-485 pak out to Chicago

08-12-2010 Chicago lockbox recieved AOS pak.

08-19-2010 Recipt Notice for I-485 Pak

08-20-2010 Check Cashed for I-485 Pak

09-14-2010 Case Transferred to CSC

10-04-2010 Biometrics Appt.letter recieved

10-12-2010 Biometrics Appointment

10-15-2010 EAD card production ordered.

10-21-2010 EAD Card Recieved.................

11-03-2010 Social Security Card recieved in Mail

02-11-2011 Case transferred to Local USCIS office.

02-18-2011 Recieved Interview Notice in the Mail

03-24-2011 AOS Interview Date ..... GREEN CARD APPROVED !!!!!!!!!!!!

03-30-2011 Card Production Ordered.......

04-19-2011 Green Card Recieved....26 days after interview....

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good luck i am sure everything will be fine

Ditto panama

Why is it that the only one who can stop the crying is the one who started it in the first place?



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My Saga includes 2 step sons
USC Married 4/2007 Colombian on overstay since 2001 of B1/B2 visa
Applied 5/2007 Approved GC in Hand 10/2007
I-751 mailed 6/30/09 aapproved 11/7/09 The BOYS I-751 Mailed 12/29/09 3/23/10 Email approval for 17 CR 3/27/10
4/14/10 Email approval for 13 yr Old CR 4/23/10

Oldest son now 21 I-130 filed by LPR dad ( as per NVC CSPA is applying here )
I-130 approved 2/24
Priority date 12/6/2007
4/6/2010 letter from NVC arrives to son dated 3/4/2010
5/4/10 received AOS and DS3032 via email
9/22/10 Interview BOG Passed
10/3/10 POE JFK all went well
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My usual ride to Colombia & back is generally on the daily Medellin - Fort Lauderdale nonstop on Spirit Airlines, who also serves Bogota, Cartegena, Armenia, and had just added new service to Barranquilla. With the airline now on strike since Saturday night, and all flights canceled, how is everyone doing with any efforts to reschedule on other airlines? Had Vanessa not had some already existing plans with family for this week, I'd have probably been down there myself and would have been unable to come home on Sunday, so if you're stuck there, believe me, I really feel for you. :cry:

hello Dan and Vanessa did you send your packet 3 yet?

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PanamaJack and Mark and Carol at the embassy today- hope both get good news...

Joe

K1

11/11/2008 - I-129F Sent

11/13/2008 - I-129F NOA1 issue date

11/17/2008 - Received NOA1 hard copy in the mail

1/23/2009 - Received email stating I was approved (NOA2) on 1/22/2009

1/26/2009 - Recieved NOA2 hard copy in the mail

4/29/2009 - Embassy interview date - was put into AP (given a form with 221(g) box checked)

12/25/2009 - Still stuck in AP- almost 8 MONTHS and counting... :(

12/28/2009 - Embassy finally called my gal for another "interview"

1/14/2010 - VISA APPROVED at the second interview- took about 8 1/2 months of AP

1/21/2010 - Visa delivered by courier- BUT, she opened sealed envelope that was for U.S. Immigration at POE.

Now embassy in Bogota wants us to do the medicals all over again.... nightmare continues.....

2/22/2010 - She went back to Bogota to get labs and medical re-done. Then back to embassy where they finally

re-issued the visa. Is valid until July 13th

7/3/2010 - She made it to the U.S. finally!!! I filed on November 11th 2008 and went thru 8 1/2 months of AP

AOS

12/16/2010 - Sent in packet by Fed Ex to Chicago

1/7/2011 - Notified by email from USCIS packet was received

1/25/2011 - Notified by email we are receiving an RFE

2/4/2011 - Sent translated birth cert in (RFE)

2/9/2011 - Biometrics done

3/1/2011 - EAD/AP card received

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