Colombia Club

[lucho562 0]

ahhh. I did not realize baptismal certificates showed that. So that is why they want the margin notes. si?

I believe so . I thought it was silly that they wanted a religous document for something that has nothing to do with religion. But now I see why they want it, although they should have a better system for identfying people, and finding their marital status.

Lucho , just sending you a quick thank you for your help earlier...on the documentsending and what not...like wrote earlier, she is peresosa so i better send the papers to her...and this is the last time im writing " peresosa" she ever see's this im dead!!! lol

No problem bro. You know me, I like helping out. This thread is where I received my help, so i'm just 'giving back'. Soon you will be the one giving back. I'll be in the AOS forum more often than this one when the time comes.

[Chester y Monica 2]

Packet 3 faxed on Monday! Sent via Servientrega on the same day. Still no packet 3 in the mail. I am here in Buga since last week with my novia and enjoying my time here.

"Dear Sir/Madam:

Your inquiry has been received at the National Visa Center (NVC). The NVC has completed its processing of the visa petition you mentioned in your letter and has forwarded the petition to the assigned US Embassy/Consulate General for further processing on July 20, 2007.

Any further inquiries should be directed to the assigned US Embassy or Consulate General.

"

Also, the window to call during Wednesday for visa status no longer works. We called it today and the person that answered forwarded our call when I mentioned it was for K1 visa. The first time she called and spoke in Spanish, she got the same result. When I called and spoke in English it was the same. The recording say " Starting in April 9, 2007 they no longer answer questions regarding visas over the phone". The rest of the recording said either to send a fax or letter to ask for the status.

[lucho562 0]

Chester,

Call NVC, you might be scheduled for an interview already. The embassy schedules you for the interview and NVC is automatically notified of the date.

[paisita411 0]

OMG!!! I'm out for 5 hours and sooooo much is going on. I feel like blue_eyes last monday morning.

OK... BUCK...I have the Declaracion Juramental which can be used in place of the Baptism certificate for those Colombians that are not Catholic or were never baptized. The purpose of the Baptism certificate is as another proof of birth and the marriage stuff that was mentioned in a previous post. All you have to do is fill it in and have a relative or friend sign it in front of any notary. I don't think it can be her parents though. Just PM me with your email address and I'll send it to you. By the way, they never asked for Oscar's, but I strongly believe in being prepared for everything.

a big awwwwwwwwwww for Byron's puppy.

Dre

[buck501 0]

OMG!!! I'm out for 5 hours and sooooo much is going on. I feel like blue_eyes last monday morning.

OK... BUCK...I have the Declaracion Juramental which can be used in place of the Baptism certificate for those Colombians that are not Catholic or were never baptized. The purpose of the Baptism certificate is as another proof of birth and the marriage stuff that was mentioned in a previous post. All you have to do is fill it in and have a relative or friend sign it in front of any notary. I don't think it can be her parents though. Just PM me with your email address and I'll send it to you. By the way, they never asked for Oscar's, but I strongly believe in being prepared for everything.

a big awwwwwwwwwww for Byron's puppy.

Dre

Dre, mucho gracias. I sent you my email addy. Man I am glad I asked this question. I was feeling confident that we were ready, then Lucho makes a faily harmless statement about the Baptisim Certificate and a alarm went off in me. Panic would be one description.

I have to tell you guys. I hired a lawyer for this type of thing. Once the process leaves NVC, they do not have any answears or solutions. I am pretty dissapointed in the service to date. This site has done way more for me then my lawyer. I do not take it for granted. Thank you very much.

[paisita411 0]

I bet our Immigration Lawyers could learn a thing or two from us!!!

[HAL 9000 96]

Granted some of us can benefit from the assistance of a well-seasoned immigration attorney in the more complicated cases. You'd be amazed to find out what 'complicated' really can mean since I read about all of you folks and honestly, from what I've read... its all pretty normal life circumstances that have come through. I recommended a buddy of mine to use his own noodle power in bringing his fiancee up from Mexico and its now in process. Too bad he ended up getting stuck in a California Service Center delay but what the hoo... I told him to trigger a Congressional inquiry soon.

In the meantime he is in Mexico with his girl, living day to day and pretty darn happy.

As for me... well, I'm frantically cleaning house, clothes, making space, looking for a new apartment for September... and biting my nails! She is on a Berlinas Airlines flight from Bucaramanga to Medellín, having just boarded and to be there in the early morning with her folks in tow. Monday she's all mía and Wednesday a couple of my closest friends and a cousin of hers here in Chicago will go with us to City Hall's Marriage Court.

So close! I can only hope the best for the rest of us here. Hang in there because things will speed up for you!

The debate now is... get a puppy or a kitten in a couple of months?

Edited August 2, 2007 by maviwaro

[BYRON-LEIDY 0]

Hey go all out like i did....have a baby.........lol

[Bill y Bella 0]

Hey go all out like i did....have a baby.........lol

LOL

Babies are nice, but apparently more difficult to house train than dogs and cats.

[BYRON-LEIDY 0]

LOL....Wow do in have a complete life change coming to me!!!!!!!!! from partying, no responsibilities except for mortgage and car payments and all the other regular stuff..to....The brady bunch....lol......with a dog

[HAL 9000 96]

Hey go all out like i did....have a baby.........lol

Niiice... we want to do some traveling first but yeah, the topic haaaaaas come up!

Looking forward to it, too!

They even have names. I can only imagine when they are older talking in a half Puerto Rican half Colombian accent.

Edited August 2, 2007 by maviwaro

[BYRON-LEIDY 0]

LOL.... You know something funny, before my fiance all i dealt with was boricuas..i was so scared of Colombian women...they had a bad rep ...the usual...interesadas...yaddi yaddi yadda...i had some Colombian girlfriends but nothing like my baby now..I wouldnt trade her for anything !!! She is sweet, loving, etc... like one thing ..when we realized that we were starting this process and were going to be husband and wife , we both made eachother a promise...we said we wouldnt go party until we were together and she has kept her word..we stay on the phone till she falls out...i have kept my word tooby the way...lol....Everything in life happens for a reason and i believe nothing panned out with any other woman because this one waqs he one that was meant for me...I'm 31 and this is going to be my first child and it couldnt have happened with a better person. With her son, he reminds me so much of me...my parents got divorced when i was 7 and both were remarried...i never really fit in with either of the 2 new spouses, but the way i look at it , i didnt because they didnt try to make me fit in...thats why i know im going to treat her son as if he was my own...Mainly because i see me in him and i know what i wanted to feel when my parents got remarried...and of course im doing because i love her and i know it will make her happy!!!!!!!

[lucho562 0]

Anyone know of any good english courses that you can download off the internet or dvd's??

[buck501 0]

Anyone know of any good english courses that you can download off the internet or dvd's??

You can buy the a program from the "Berlitz Learning Institute" for $39.95. I have the Spanish version and I bought Paola the English version. She has been using it, not sure if she has learned much. I like the Spanish version. It seems better then the English one. For 40 bucks it aint bad though. I paid $300 for another, I can not remember the name of it. You see it in the airports alot. I like the Berlitz better.

[buck501 0]

Anyone know of any good english courses that you can download off the internet or dvd's??

You can buy the a program from the "Berlitz Learning Institute" for $39.95. I have the Spanish version and I bought Paola the English version. She has been using it, not sure if she has learned much. I like the Spanish version. It seems better then the English one. For 40 bucks it aint bad though. I paid $300 for another, I can not remember the name of it. You see it in the airports alot. I like the Berlitz better.

I forgot, check EBAY too. I know of folks that have gotten programs from there for next to nothing. I have never been able to figure out how to use the site, so I don't go there. I don't need any more frustration. LOL.