Colombia Club Part II

[Mononoke28 135]

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Diana

[PanamaJack 1]

Hola Panama,

Finally! We just called DOMESA this morning and her visa is available!! Whoo Hooo! I'm here in Bogota and we fly out Thursday so I was getting pretty worried. Apparently although we were approved on June 10th her visa was not actually ISSUED until June 18th. ?? Yesterday just before my flight down here I called the DOS and they were able to tell me the issue date and that was it. Of course when we called the embassy they told us over and over to call between 2-4 on Wednesday.... No help at all . So.... If you have not gotten yours yet you might want to check with DOS if it had actually been "ISSUED" and when????

Good Luck Mi Amigo

Tony

Tony,

Thanks, I called DOS yesterday and they told me the visa was issued on the 18th also the next day..But when she called the Domesa they did not have it yet.. Later today I will call the embassy which is wednesday and find out where it is.. Our flight is booked for the 25th. the day after you..

Drew ...aka PanamaJack

Hola Panama,

Finally! We just called DOMESA this morning and her visa is available!! Whoo Hooo! I'm here in Bogota and we fly out Thursday so I was getting pretty worried. Apparently although we were approved on June 10th her visa was not actually ISSUED until June 18th. ?? Yesterday just before my flight down here I called the DOS and they were able to tell me the issue date and that was it. Of course when we called the embassy they told us over and over to call between 2-4 on Wednesday.... No help at all . So.... If you have not gotten yours yet you might want to check with DOS if it had actually been "ISSUED" and when????

Good Luck Mi Amigo

Tony

Tony,

Thanks, I called DOS yesterday and they told me the visa was issued on the 18th also the next day..But when she called the Domesa they did not have it yet.. Later today I will call the embassy which is wednesday and find out where it is.. Our flight is booked for the 25th. the day after you..

Drew ...aka PanamaJack

Hola Panama,

Finally! We just called DOMESA this morning and her visa is available!! Whoo Hooo! I'm here in Bogota and we fly out Thursday so I was getting pretty worried. Apparently although we were approved on June 10th her visa was not actually ISSUED until June 18th. ?? Yesterday just before my flight down here I called the DOS and they were able to tell me the issue date and that was it. Of course when we called the embassy they told us over and over to call between 2-4 on Wednesday.... No help at all . So.... If you have not gotten yours yet you might want to check with DOS if it had actually been "ISSUED" and when????

Good Luck Mi Amigo

Tony

Tony,

Thanks, I called DOS yesterday and they told me the visa was issued on the 18th also the next day..But when she called the Domesa they did not have it yet.. Later today I will call the embassy which is wednesday and find out where it is.. Our flight is booked for the 25th. the day after you..

Drew ...aka PanamaJack

[bramirez04 2]

We got our interview date letter today but aren't we supposed to get packet 4 with that?

[DanVanessaSiempre 0]

We got our interview date letter today but aren't we supposed to get packet 4 with that?

I would think so, but since everything else in packet 4 EXCEPT the actual appointment letter is downloadable online from the embassy web site, that shouldn't be too much of a problem should nothing else show up separately in the mail.

[dakay ♥ 10]

We got our interview date letter today but aren't we supposed to get packet 4 with that?

you or your fiance? by mail or email? if you received it by email you won't receive the instructions because it is for the beneficiary who will receive the letter and instructions by mail. BTW, the pckt 4 is the interview date letter not the instructions

[bramirez04 2]

you or your fiance? by mail or email? if you received it by email you won't receive the instructions because it is for the beneficiary who will receive the letter and instructions by mail. BTW, the pckt 4 is the interview date letter not the instructions

we got it by mail. oh ok i thought that the interview date letter came with the packet 4 instructions. thanks i was just wondering

[bramirez04 2]

you or your fiance? by mail or email? if you received it by email you won't receive the instructions because it is for the beneficiary who will receive the letter and instructions by mail. BTW, the pckt 4 is the interview date letter not the instructions

oh and BTW, my fiance (the beneficiary) has never received anything in the mail. our lawyer and i are the only ones who get mail. i am not sure why he wouldn't get any mail??

[dakay ♥ 10]

we got it by mail. oh ok i thought that the interview date letter came with the packet 4 instructions. thanks i was just wondering

maybe they want to be green, if they have the digital version on their website why print?

[PanamaJack 1]

Hola Panama,

Finally! We just called DOMESA this morning and her visa is available!! Whoo Hooo! I'm here in Bogota and we fly out Thursday so I was getting pretty worried. Apparently although we were approved on June 10th her visa was not actually ISSUED until June 18th. ?? Yesterday just before my flight down here I called the DOS and they were able to tell me the issue date and that was it. Of course when we called the embassy they told us over and over to call between 2-4 on Wednesday.... No help at all . So.... If you have not gotten yours yet you might want to check with DOS if it had actually been "ISSUED" and when????

Good Luck Mi Amigo

Tony

Tony,

The Visa was recieved Today...The flight to the USA is Tomorrow.....Talk about cutting it down to the wire.. We were also issued ours on the 18th.

Drew

Edited June 24, 2010 by PanamaJack

[jj7000 1]

Congratulations!

I am very happy for you. May God bless you and your future wife ( very future wife) lol

[Kevinn 0]

Our interview is on August 3rd.

Does anyone know how long it usually takes to pick up the visa from Domesa in Bogota? Plane tickets are super cheap from Bogota to NYC right now at $255 for a one way with taxes included, so I'm wanting to buy the ticket ahead of time (yeah, I know I'm not supposed to, but the tickets should be going up in price soon I think, and to change the date of the ticket is $100). Anticipating approval, is 9th of August (6 days - plane leaves at night) enough time?

[jj7000 1]

Our interview is on August 3rd.

Does anyone know how long it usually takes to pick up the visa from Domesa in Bogota? Plane tickets are super cheap from Bogota to NYC right now at $255 for a one way with taxes included, so I'm wanting to buy the ticket ahead of time (yeah, I know I'm not supposed to, but the tickets should be going up in price soon I think, and to change the date of the ticket is $100). Anticipating approval, is 9th of August (6 days - plane leaves at night) enough time?

Hi,

If I were you give it 5 business days not including the weekend of course. I would think if you were to pick them up from the office they would be ready by no later than the 10th. Is your fiancee from Bogota? If so, you will not be able to pick them up from the office. For us it took 4 business days and there was festival on a Monday so noone worked.

It's risky to buy the tickets in advanced. But good luck to you I hope everything works out for you.

[dakay ♥ 10]

Our interview is on August 3rd.

Does anyone know how long it usually takes to pick up the visa from Domesa in Bogota? Plane tickets are super cheap from Bogota to NYC right now at $255 for a one way with taxes included, so I'm wanting to buy the ticket ahead of time (yeah, I know I'm not supposed to, but the tickets should be going up in price soon I think, and to change the date of the ticket is $100). Anticipating approval, is 9th of August (6 days - plane leaves at night) enough time?

is unpredictable what happens with the embassy and DOMESA even if you get approval. You've read the two previous pages of this forum? success stories that were saved at the last minute (PanamaJack and Tech-MoLeidy) but this one was not Mike

[Kevinn 0]

Thanks for the replies... I think I will hold the decision of buying it at a later time.

[bramirez04 2]

Good Morning Colombia Club! I hope everyone had a great weekend!

Is it required to get a letter from your bank stating the amount in my account etc? or do they not really ask for that?

So far I have 3 years of my W2 and 1040 taxes, a letter from my job stating everything they wanted to know, and the last three months worth of paystubs.

Thank you!