Colombia Club

[buck501 0]

Quick question Buck or anyone that ahs been through the process in the last few months months. Can anyone give me idea how much was spent without room and board. Expenses like passport, DAS, lab/medical, vacs. fees, etc. I want to have an idea of what to expect.

thanx guys,

Rafael

Visa fee to bank $100 US

Lab $150,000 pesos

Med exam $130,000 pesos

Vaccuna $100 US

DAS $29,000 peso

To answear what you did not ask for..............this whole process is SPENDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hired a lawyer, no help so far. This site has given me the correct info. The lawyer is worthless for info after the application leaves NVC. The one mistake I made was not listening to Luchco, he said ask questions, I did, but not enough. Info here is free!!

So, as of now I am into this whole thing, airfare for visits, lawyer and all other expenses about $20k. Still more to come before we get the visa and then the AOS cost.

I had posted this before. My advice is plan ahead. Airfare for me to Colombia runs about $750.00. Seven trips so far. Add on food, hotel and what not, fees for the visa and it adds up fast. This whole process is not for the faint of heart. LOL.

I do not know how people do it that barely make enough to qualify for support.

[HAL 9000 96]

Too bad for olafgypsy... I think that the right procedures could have been carried out if some more consultation had taken place here and in other places like the thread that it Bill linked. Back then the right advice could have been given out and chances are that last visa overstay could have been "corrected."

Trust each other enough from the experiences that others have gone through to streamline your own process. Enough said.

Buck, let us know when the Panama certificate is taken care of. Hope to God it gets your girl to you as fast as it should.

[Entonces... 0]

Quick question Buck or anyone that ahs been through the process in the last few months months. Can anyone give me idea how much was spent without room and board. Expenses like passport, DAS, lab/medical, vacs. fees, etc. I want to have an idea of what to expect.

thanx guys,

Rafael

Visa fee to bank $100 US

Lab $150,000 pesos

Med exam $130,000 pesos

Vaccuna $100 US

DAS $29,000 peso

To answear what you did not ask for..............this whole process is SPENDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hired a lawyer, no help so far. This site has given me the correct info. The lawyer is worthless for info after the application leaves NVC. The one mistake I made was not listening to Luchco, he said ask questions, I did, but not enough. Info here is free!!

So, as of now I am into this whole thing, airfare for visits, lawyer and all other expenses about $20k. Still more to come before we get the visa and then the AOS cost.

I had posted this before. My advice is plan ahead. Airfare for me to Colombia runs about $750.00. Seven trips so far. Add on food, hotel and what not, fees for the visa and it adds up fast. This whole process is not for the faint of heart. LOL.

I do not know how people do it that barely make enough to qualify for support.

Does the price for DAS include both certificates? There is two..Certificado Judicial and Certificado Migratorio. My fiance $66 for the passport. Seem resonable enough.

[HAL 9000 96]

OK, lets give it up for Nydia of Sam and Nydia... just got their visa approved!

[Scott n Yenifer 0]

Congratulatons Sam & Nydia

[Mononoke28 135]

Congratulations!!!!

[Bill y Bella 0]

Congratulations Sam & Nydia!

[Entonces... 0]

Casi que no...jajaja

Congrat Sam y Nydia...

[paisita411 0]

Congratulation Sam y Nidia!!!

[buck501 0]

Congrats to Sam and Nydia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The couple that I posted about yesterday that had their interview go bad on them had another interview today, they were approved!!!!!!!!!!! I do not know their names. I do know he has been on this site though.

[Scott n Yenifer 0]

Throwing out a question about I-134...I am employed by a company and make more than enough to clear the guidelines of support...1st question: is it nessesary to start listing assets ect...if income will more than suffice? 2nd question: to prove income it doesn't say to provide copies of tax returns unless you are self-employed...only that it is nessesary to provide a statement from your employer on buisness stationary revealing your employment details...is that it?

[TonyS 0]

Hola Scott

You are correct. You do not need to include assets if your income meets the guidelines. The instructions for the I-134 states that you only need a statement from your employer. Of course you can always include tax transcripts as extra proof and it won't hurt. They are easy to order from the IRS. If the Embassy doesn't need it they will trash it ( most likely the unhappy looking paper ####### at the first window ). Beside you will need 1-3 years of tax transcripts for the AOS so you can order them now.

Tony

[BYRON-LEIDY 0]

Congratulations Sam Y Nydia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mononoke28 135]

It doesn't hurt to have more stuff to go along with the I-134. I do know you don't need to include assets if you make more than the poverty guidelines. But it's alwasy nice to include 3 years of tax returns with W2s OR transcripts from the IRS along with copies of the last 3 pay stubs and a letter from your employer.

Diana

[lucho562 0]

Scott,

Although the I134 instructions states that you do not have to provide tax returns unless self-employed.

However, Packet 4 says the following

(12)Pruebas de sostenimiento. De su prometido(a) : “Affidavit of Support” –

(Forma I-134) carta de empleo y declaraciones de renta (1040) del último año.

Always provide more, never think that the minimum is sufficient. If they would ask for only 10 photos, give them 20.

I also qualified on income alone, no assets. This is what I provided with my I134.

I134

1) Employment letter

2) 3 months of paystubs

3) W2 & 1040 for 2004, 2005, 2006

4) Tax transcripts for 2004, 2005, 2006