Colombia Club Part II

[Mononoke28 135]

I just wanted to post the link of the previous Colombia Club thread. This way people can still use it as reference.

Colombia Club I

Diana

[jpcanon 0]

Just going over that form and filling out first 2 pages as part of short cut to fax next week to get interview date... Questions I have is:

On question #25 (last question on page 2) asks to list all previous visits she had to U.S. Will they be strict as far as comparing what she writes and to what the DAS Migratorio report actually states? She doesn't have that report yet, but I'd like to use short cut and fax in a couple days- long before she gets that report. Also, she used to (up until recently) have a tourist visa, so her trips to U.S. have been quite numerous over the last 5 years...

THANKS for any help, and more questions to follow..............

Joe

Joe,

She needs to be honest on all her paperwork, so if she was here in the US, she needs to write that information down regardless of what her Carta Migratoria may show.

Also, if you're sure the embassy has received her case from the NVC, fax and mail packet 3 ASAP so she can get a March interview. Don't wait for packet 3 to arrive because chances are, it may never show up.

Diana

Thanks Diana,

I will fax in the next day or two....still trying to confirm if Bogota received it or not...

Joe

[DeathNova 0]

They don't seem to care what the carta says, it's just supplementary evidence and they seem to know it's quite likely to be riddled with errors. I told them by e-mail a couple of weeks ago that ours was wrong and asked if it would cause a problem and they blatantly said it won't be an issue.

[gigisan 0]

So it seems finally it is clear that the carta is useless, then it should be call by its name, and save a trip, and $37000 pesos. God Almighty!!!!!!.

[DeathNova 0]

In case anyone is curious, here is what they said exactally:

2) With her DAS Migratorio we went on vacation to Aruba but her

re-entry to Colombia was not documented by them. Will this be a

problem? We have the original passport with visa and entry/exit stamps

plus a copy of the itinerary to bring.

-----No, it will not.

[Mononoke28 135]

Nice.

Diana

[DeathNova 0]

Why the sarcasm? Seems nice to me..

[HAL 9000 96]

@ the Carta then.

[Mononoke28 135]

Why the sarcasm? Seems nice to me..

Because it's a typical Colombian answer. It should be such an important document that should show every trip on it and they just shrug it off.

Diana

[jpcanon 0]

I have another question about using the shortcut below of faxing Packet 3:

After confirming that the embassy has your package follow these steps. You do NOT need to wait until you receive package 3.

Prepare your package 3 response. It should include the following items only. There should be a total of 5 pages including your one page cover letter.

1. Cover letter

2. DS-2100 (page 4 of packet 3 instructions)

3. DS-230 Part 1 (pages 1 & 2 only)

4. Copy of fiancée's passport (biographical data page)

In my case, my fiance has a son and I understand that we have to fill out a DS-230 form (pages 1 and 2) for her and also him, but just one of the DS-2100 forms will cover both. My question is should I also include a copy of his passport, along with hers? I also plan on mentioning his name on the cover letter...

THANKS for any info!

Joe

[subguy812 1]

I have tried to post my embassy review...Capt. Ewok told me to logout and back in and if not try another browser(Firefox). I had already done all of those things...but when i go to post my review it says I need to register first....lol.

[gigisan 0]

Why the sarcasm? Seems nice to me..

Because it's a typical Colombian answer. It should be such an important document that should show every trip on it and they just shrug it off.

Diana

What do you mean by typical Colombian answer? That was a USA government answer, and it is very serious

[gigisan 0]

I have another question about using the shortcut below of faxing Packet 3:

After confirming that the embassy has your package follow these steps. You do NOT need to wait until you receive package 3.

Prepare your package 3 response. It should include the following items only. There should be a total of 5 pages including your one page cover letter.

1. Cover letter

2. DS-2100 (page 4 of packet 3 instructions)

3. DS-230 Part 1 (pages 1 & 2 only)

4. Copy of fiancée's passport (biographical data page)

In my case, my fiance has a son and I understand that we have to fill out a DS-230 form (pages 1 and 2) for her and also him, but just one of the DS-2100 forms will cover both. My question is should I also include a copy of his passport, along with hers? I also plan on mentioning his name on the cover letter...

THANKS for any info!

Joe

You are correct, one DS230 per aplicant which in this case are your fiancée and her son, and one DS2100 for petitioner, in this case you, and the passport copy is per applicant

[Mononoke28 135]

I have another question about using the shortcut below of faxing Packet 3:

After confirming that the embassy has your package follow these steps. You do NOT need to wait until you receive package 3.

Prepare your package 3 response. It should include the following items only. There should be a total of 5 pages including your one page cover letter.

1. Cover letter

2. DS-2100 (page 4 of packet 3 instructions)

3. DS-230 Part 1 (pages 1 & 2 only)

4. Copy of fiancée's passport (biographical data page)

In my case, my fiance has a son and I understand that we have to fill out a DS-230 form (pages 1 and 2) for her and also him, but just one of the DS-2100 forms will cover both. My question is should I also include a copy of his passport, along with hers? I also plan on mentioning his name on the cover letter...

THANKS for any info!

Joe

You are correct, one DS230 per aplicant which in this case are your fiancée and her son, and one DS2100 for petitioner, in this case you, and the passport copy is per applicant

The DS-2100 is not about the petitioner but it's all infor about the beneficiary, or beneficiaries in your case, telling the US embassy that they have ALL documents they told them to get before the interview. Only 1 DS-2100 is needed since your fiancée and her son are related. This is what the DS-2100 instructions say:

FORM DS-2100

NOTIFICATION OF APPLICANT READINESS

You, or your agent, may notify United States Embassy Bogotá that you are ready for an interview by using this Form DS-2100. The form indicates that you and your family members (if applicable) have obtained all the necessary documents for the immigrant or K visa interview.

Diana

Edited February 4, 2009 by Mononoke28

[Mononoke28 135]

Why the sarcasm? Seems nice to me..

Because it's a typical Colombian answer. It should be such an important document that should show every trip on it and they just shrug it off.

Diana

What do you mean by typical Colombian answer? That was a USA government answer, and it is very serious

It may come from the embassy but the people checking this documents before the interview are Colombian, the people answering the e-mails are Colombian, the people answering phone calls are Colombian. The COs, which are the US citizens working at the embassy are the ones who conduct the interviews after all paperwork has been checked by the other people, who are Colombian. So yes, to me it's a typical Colombian answer and yes, it should be very serious thus the sarcasm in my answer. These things are serious and so are the documents and yet they shrugged it off.

Diana