Colombia Club

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Thx Lucho,

What would be the easiest way to order the transcripts.

Rafael

Anyone have a good website to order plane tickets to Cali for Nov??

[Mononoke28 135]

Thx Lucho,

What would be the easiest way to order the transcripts.

Rafael

Anyone have a good website to order plane tickets to Cali for Nov??

Rafael,

Here is the link where you can find the info regarding the IRS transcripts: http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=110571,00.html.

After doing a ton of research I bought our plane tickets via Travelocity (Yahoo! Travel) and that was the lowest fare I found online. They ended up being pretty cheap but that's because we're traveling in September and nothing exciting happens there nor here during those dates. November fares will be higher and December-January, forget about it.

Diana

[Scott n Yenifer 0]

Rafael,

If Avianca flys from your area go directly to their site to check prices.

Scott

[BYRON-LEIDY 0]

I have gone to Colombia 4 times this year...The cheapest i found...it does have a stop though, was Taca/Lacsa...try it.. ...I constantly go on their site to check for deals...about 2 months ago i went to Bogota for $367 round trip!!! And thats not the best of it, I couldnt fly the month after cause of work, but my uncle did, i booked his flight for ...you ready...$267 ROUND TRIP...crazy!!!!!!!!!!! I dont think those prices will come up to often but try checking on a daily basis and you never know!

[Chester y Monica 2]

Thx Lucho,

What would be the easiest way to order the transcripts.

Rafael

Anyone have a good website to order plane tickets to Cali for Nov??

Depending on which airport you originate, Avianca might be your best bet. I fly Continental from SFO via Houston then Cali. The cheapest was around $500 if you book well advanced.

My seven trips to Colombia, 4 were free because of my frequent flier miles.

[HAL 9000 96]

Great news today, everyone!!!!

I received a call from my US Senator's office this morning. The lady said she talked to the USCIS and that, with respect to the fee change of July 30, all applications were to be accepted or rejected based on the POSTMARK, and NOT on the date received. All items had to be postmarked BEFORE July 30 to qualify for the older, lower fees. Therefore, I am waiting for a letter from the Senator's office that I will send with my original AOS packet (and check....hehehe) directly to a specific person at the Chicago office.

If any of you are in this same boat or know someone who is, I strongly recommend a direct contact with your Senator or Rep. This bit of good news has saved us $2,300 and perhaps months more of waiting while we saved the extra money.

Now, I only need to hope that I didn't screw anything up on the orginal paperwork!! haha

Wish us luck once again. And special thanks to you guys who've been so supportive with your words and advice.

Charles

Now that's what I call getting out of a sticky situation!

Lets hope that the initial Senatorial prod will also make the AOS process a bit... faster?

Super, Charles, thanks for the FYI.

hola,

quiero saber si se debe hacer algo para poder ir a la cita con mi esposa.

gracias

Solo ir y sonreir

meta mano!

[HAL 9000 96]

I have gone to Colombia 4 times this year...The cheapest i found...it does have a stop though, was Taca/Lacsa...try it.. ...I constantly go on their site to check for deals...about 2 months ago i went to Bogota for $367 round trip!!! And thats not the best of it, I couldnt fly the month after cause of work, but my uncle did, i booked his flight for ...you ready...$267 ROUND TRIP...crazy!!!!!!!!!!! I dont think those prices will come up to often but try checking on a daily basis and you never know!

Hook us up bro!

February 2008 will = Colombia trip for 2...

(thinking AP in case AOS isn't done yet...)

[BYRON-LEIDY 0]

Like i said i got VERY lucky...but you could always check at www.taca.com

i check regularly, you never know!

[HAL 9000 96]

If you use Firefox there's an extension called Farecompare that allows you to get up to the second fares directly on your browser.

I obviously have mine set Chicago to Bogotá and Chicago to San Juan...

[BYRON-LEIDY 0]

If you use Firefox there's an extension called Farecompare that allows you to get up to the second fares directly on your browser.

I obviously have mine set Chicago to Bogotá and Chicago to San Juan...

Oh cool...never knew about that...Thanks!!!

[parkpapa 0]

Along with the airlines mentioned, if you're flying out of LA, Miami, or Newark (I think), be sure to check out LAN airlines out of Chile. They were by far the cheapest for flying Lorena from Bogota to Miami.

[lucho562 0]

I have flown to Colombia with American Airlines/Avianca and Copa Airlines. Copa was by far cheaper, although there is a short 1.5 hour layover in Panama.

[BYRON-LEIDY 0]

Lucho, i meant to ask you one questin that i forgot,,,,which is the form that they want pg1 and pg 2 back to back??

Taca was definately the cheapest for me...i did have a stop in Costa Rica. and another time 2 stops ..one in Costa Rica and then El Salvador

[lucho562 0]

Lucho, i meant to ask you one questin that i forgot,,,,which is the form that they want pg1 and pg 2 back to back??

Taca was definately the cheapest for me...i did have a stop in Costa Rica. and another time 2 stops ..one in Costa Rica and then El Salvador

That would be the DS156. It is the bank NOT the embassy that wants it back to back, so it may not matter. The DS156 that will be sent to your fiance is on 1 sheet, page 1 on front, page 2 on back.

However the online DS156 on the embassy's can be printed out on seperate pages.

http://usembassy.state.gov/posts/co1/wwwsc...tructions.shtml

It's the bank that may give you problems, some banks require it on 1 sheet, others dont. Heck, they even gave Wendy a DS157 to fill out, and that form is for Male beneficiarys!!!!

[BYRON-LEIDY 0]

WOW! Unbelieveable, but nothing shocks me anymore.....the reason i ask is because i was going to print them out then go to a kinkos or office max and have them put it back to back...im sending her all the paper work sometime next week...