Colombia Club

[buck501 0]

QUOTE: If both beneficiary & petitioner are attending the interview, both should be prepared to answer All questions.

It is possible that you will be asked the same questions at different times and your answers compared, so be prepared!

It is suggested that both beneficiary and petitioner answer all questions and then compare answers and eliminate discrepancies.

Thank you. Paola and I have been going over these questions every night. It sems that if they decide to they can try to trip you up on the exact same response from both of you. I think that is if they think fraud is involved. I want to be prepared. I have made copies of every document that we are, or have submitted in case they say we do not have "such and such". We are prepared to answear any question that we can imagine they will ask. If we do not have the answear, I believe it is OK to say "I do not know". My hope is that it is all in vain. I hope that we will be approved without a problem. I have compiled our evidence package and re done it three times now. I have made it fairly small. I have put on every page............"More upon request".

My goal is to make it simple and clear and have backup stuff if needed. I also have some reservations about a friday interview. It will either be that they are tired and want to get the week over with or they will be burned out and nasty. I want to be prepared for the worst. After all, we are dealing with a human being that has been given the responsibility to define between fraud and the real thing. Basicly, I am an nervous wreck. LOL>LOL.

[Mononoke28 135]

Nice job about the embassy questions!!

THANKS A BUNCH!!!

[Bill y Bella 0]

Nice job about the embassy questions!!

THANKS A BUNCH!!!

And thanks for the translations! I will enter them as soon as I can find some time. In the meantime, the questions in Spanish can be found here:

Interview Questions In Spanish

[Mononoke28 135]

You're welcome. We're all here to help each other.

[lucho562 0]

Who's next to have an interview??

Let's get them fully prepared. We have a good track record going. I think we are undefeated for the year.

Colombian Clubbers 15 - Embassy 0

[Mononoke28 135]

I'm pretty sure Buck's next, which is on 08/17. GO GET 'EM BUCK!!!!

[lucho562 0]

Sweet!

Less than 3 weeks to go for Buck. Maybe its me but I kind of miss going thru the whole process. It was an incredible experience flying to Bogota and taking care of business. It was quite thrilling. Now I must live this thrill thru Buck. lol

[Mononoke28 135]

LOL, you're sick!

[lucho562 0]

Hey i'm serious! It's like a rush. Kind of like climbing Mt. Everest...although I have never done that. It feels good to go to battle Wendy and I hand in hand and to come out victorious. Diana, you'll soon find out about the rush. Any news or guesses when your interview will be??

[paisita411 0]

Bill, great job on the Interview Questions. I got nervous reading them all over again! Glad to hear your family arrived well, despite the long bus ride. I apologize for the "if you love her comment", I didn't realize she was traveling with the kids, I'm sure that would have been very expensive and I can fully understand how this process can be a financial strain on all the parties involved. The good news is she made it safe and sound.

I'm not sure who had questions about the DS-2001 form, but that is the form that replaced OS-169 and the one we used when returning PK3 to the embassy. It should be good to go for anyone in Colombia as well.

Buck, you're up. We wish you the very best. One thing I can say is that having the support of all of you and being able to aske questions ahead of time gives you a good sense of security before the interview. At least VJers don't go in blind to what the process can be like, even though it varies for each of us. I urge you to attend the interview if at all possible and to enjoy Bogota, its a beautiful city full of things to see and do.

LOL

Dre

[buck501 0]

Lucho....................Are you nuts??????????? I really hope your not drinking this time of day. Did the elevation in Bogota affect you in some strange way? Man, I can not concentrate on anything these days. It makes it hard to work. I get all my stuff in order for the interview, think about it and then change or rearrange it all. This has to stop.LOL>LOL.

I am still a little concerend having a Friday interview, could be bad, could be good. I am convinced you are in a post eurforic (sp), means you feel good) condition.

I have made copies of 3 years tax returns instead of the one year as suggested by my lawyer, better safe then sorry. We have copies of everything in case something gets mispalced.

Paola is going to Bogota on Tuesday to get Pkt 4. We have the medical exam scheduled, all docs are completed. Plane reservations made, hotel reservations made. We go over everything possible every night, question papers and all. We are READY!!!!!!!!!!!! WAHOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

[buck501 0]

Quote: I urge you to attend the interview if at all possible and to enjoy Bogota, its a beautiful city full of things to see and do.

Oh I am going alright. I made that decision right off the bat. I arrive on the 15th, her interview is on the 17th and we will leave Bogota on the 24th. I wanted to have time to correct something or if the visa printer has problems. We should have plenty of time to see Bogota. I need to do some research to find some places to go.

[lucho562 0]

No!!! Not drinking. I cant explain the feeling....you'll see once you get approved and are over here. The experience will turn into something great instead of something stressfull.

[lucho562 0]

Buck, quick advice. Verify that no holidays fall before or after your interview date. American and Colombian holidays. We messed up because of this, but eventually worked around it.

Edited July 30, 2007 by lucho562

[buck501 0]

Buck, quick advice. Verify that no holidays fall before or after your interview date. American and Colombian holidays. We messed up because of this, but eventually worked around it.

Did it, thanks..............This is the only one I found in Colombia:

Battle of Boyaca Day - August 7th

They do seem to have a lot of holidays.