Colombia Club

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Buenas tardes a todos, quisiera saber si en este post puedo preguntar en español (mi inglés no es tan fluído) y si puedo preguntar por un problema que tengo con mi visa de turista B1-B2.

Gracias!

Beinvenido Lunita1327,

Que bueno que nos encontro! Aqui va encontrar como dicen colombia "Super Vacan". Sobre la pregunta B1-B2 no se muy bien la respuesta pero hay un foro que le puede ayudar que es en español.

Foro Club colombiano en español http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=78366

Chao

Rafael

[Scott n Yenifer 0]

Hey guys here what she has so far

Birth Certficate

Passport

DAS Certificado Judicial

DAS Certificado Migratorio ( it took exactly a month to recieve)

W-2 04, 05, & 06

1040 04, 05, & 06

Tax transcripts 04, 05, & 06

__________________________

Still need…

10 passport pictures

Letter of baptism /declaracion juramental

Vacancies

Evidence of relationship (pictures, flight itinerary, phone cards, emails, phone bills)

Can anyone suggest anything else? Am I on the right track?

Question for those who have gone through Bogota, how much in USD did you spend

(Visa fee, labs medical what else) not including room and board. Thankfully my fiancée has family and friends in BOG where we plan to stay.

Thanks in advance,

Rafael

Rafael...

I think this is what you were asking for before we got a little off track.

Packet 3 Contents: (If you plan on faxing and mailing early)

1. Cover letter

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

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

4. OF-169 (on page 5 of packet 3 instructions)

The cover letter should be simple and brief. Include the BGT case #

on the cover letter. "PM me and I will email you a copy of a letter draft"

Packet 4 Contents:

1. Passport

2. Baptism Certificate (Partida de Bautismo)

3. Birth Certificate (Registro Civil)

4. Police Certificate (Certificado Judicial del DAS)

5. Migratory Certificate (Carta del DAS, entradas/salidas)

6. I-134 Affidavit of Support and evidence. (3 years of W2s + 1040s OR 3 years of transcripts, 3 months of pay stubs and an employer letter verifying employment and salary on company letterhead)

7. DS-156 (2 copies) "this is 2 pages...put them front to back on 1 page as the bank may not accept 2 pages"

8. DS-156K (1 copy)

9. Laboratory/Medical exams/Vaccinations

10. Evidence of your relationship (photos, e-mails, boarding passes, etc.)

11. 6 passport style photos, 5cm x 5cm.

Hope this helps.

Edited October 4, 2007 by Scott n Yenifer

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Hey guys here what she has so far

Birth Certficate

Passport

DAS Certificado Judicial

DAS Certificado Migratorio ( it took exactly a month to recieve)

W-2 04, 05, & 06

1040 04, 05, & 06

Tax transcripts 04, 05, & 06

__________________________

Still need…

10 passport pictures

Letter of baptism /declaracion juramental

Vacancies

Evidence of relationship (pictures, flight itinerary, phone cards, emails, phone bills)

Can anyone suggest anything else? Am I on the right track?

Question for those who have gone through Bogota, how much in USD did you spend

(Visa fee, labs medical what else) not including room and board. Thankfully my fiancée has family and friends in BOG where we plan to stay.

Thanks in advance,

Rafael

Rafael...

I think this is what you were asking for before we got a little off track.

Packet 3 Contents: (If you plan on faxing and mailing early)

1. Cover letter

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

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

4. OF-169 (on page 5 of packet 3 instructions)

The cover letter should be simple and brief. Include the BGT case #

on the cover letter. "PM me and I will email you a copy of a letter draft"

Packet 4 Contents:

1. Passport

2. Baptism Certificate (Partida de Bautismo)

3. Birth Certificate (Registro Civil)

4. Police Certificate (Certificado Judicial del DAS)

5. Migratory Certificate (Carta del DAS, entradas/salidas)

6. I-134 Affidavit of Support and evidence. (3 years of W2s + 1040s OR 3 years of transcripts, 3 months of pay stubs and an employer letter verifying employment and salary on company letterhead)

7. DS-156 (2 copies) "this is 2 pages...put them front to back on 1 page as the bank may not accept 2 pages"

8. DS-156K (1 copy)

9. Laboratory/Medical exams/Vaccinations

10. Evidence of your relationship (photos, e-mails, boarding passes, etc.)

11. 6 passport style photos, 5cm x 5cm.

Hope this helps.

Scott,

Thanks

Most of the stuff we have some we have to wait like these vaccinations.

Any word from NVC yet?

Rafael

[HAL 9000 96]

Buenas tardes a todos, quisiera saber si en este post puedo preguntar en español (mi inglés no es tan fluído) y si puedo preguntar por un problema que tengo con mi visa de turista B1-B2.

Gracias!

Saludos lunita1327

Adelante a preguntar como quiera. Que problema en particular esta teniendo con su visa tipo B?

Recuerde que aqui promovemos hacer las cosas bien desde el punto de vista legal...

[Scott n Yenifer 0]

Scott,

Thanks

Most of the stuff we have some we have to wait like these vaccinations.

Any word from NVC yet?

Rafael

Rafael,

I am following Lucho's suggestion to call every day and so far nada...Colombia Club will be the second to know about any good news!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NUMERO UNO

[buck501 0]

Scott, it was 206 days from the time I recieved NOA1 to our interview. A very long wait!! Hang in there. From the beginning to the end, almost exactly one year to the date from the time we started the process and Paola got the visa. We did have a "hitch" at the interview though. Your time is comming.

Side note: A bunch of Paola's friends want to have a short party when I arrive in Cali to say goodbye, sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, no such thing as "short"in Colombia. They are all meeting me at the airport. No sleep for me that night. I will be in Colombia all of 7 hours and was hoping for a little rest. LOL>LOL. One thing that I think is so cool.............in the US, never have I had more then one or two people meet me at the airport, to have 5 to who knows how many there every time I come is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay cool.

[Mononoke28 135]

Hello everybody,

It took me a while to read all your posts since I was here last.

We picked up the visa on Monday and it was quick and painless. Then we flew from Bogotá to Miami on Tuesday. POE was a piece of cake, we went to the citizens/residents line, they looked his info in the computer then sent us to the immigration room. There was a guy in front of us and one Cuban agent processing it documentation. We waited for about 10 minutes, then he called my husband and asked us to sign a form explaining the Removing Conditions in 2 years. Then he took his fingerprint and asked him to sign a form and said that with the CR1 visa he could work immediately, get a SS card, DL, and go in and out of the country whenever he wanted. The whole process took about 15 minutes, they were all extremely nice, spoke Spanish and let me go with him everywhere.

We then went to the SS office and they entered his info in the system, he should be getting his card in about 4 weeks. The DMV said he can't get a CO DL without his SS card so we have to wait for that. Later this afternoon we have to go downtown to take an English placement test so he can start his English classes Oct. 22nd.

The whole process for us has been easy and painless, EXCEPT the whole Dr. Roa thing, but I won't let that bother me. CSC was easy and quick, same with the NVC, Embassy and Immigration in Miami. All because of all the help we got here on VJ. Thanks everybody!!! I cannot tell you how priceless all your information was to us both.

I will be here as much as I can as I did before. I'm here to answer your questions so feel free to ask. A side note though, please, please, please read all posts before asking a question because these Colombian Club is loaded with info that will help you all the way.

Diana

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Hello everybody,

I will be here as much as I can as I did before. I'm here to answer your questions so feel free to ask. A side note though, please, please, please read all posts before asking a question because these Colombian Club is loaded with info that will help you all the way.

Diana

Welcome back Diana. Nice to hear that everthing went well for . Ihope the ones that still have to go through the process have same good fortune and blessings.

Rafael

[Orestes y Patrici 0]

I would like to know what the timeline means when it states "Based on timeline data, your I129f may be adjudicated as early as March 14, 2008*. ". Does this means that the K1 visa should be approved by March 14, 2008? I'd appreciate a simple and plain English explanation. Thanks.

Orestes y Patricia

[lunita1327 0]

Gracias maviwaro! Te cuento mi caso:

He tenido visa B1/B2 desde hace más de 20 años, siempre la he usado bien. Como turista nunca he estado más de 20 días en USA. En 2004 saqué visa de estudiante (me la dieron por 5 anos) y fui por 6 meses.

Me casé en diciembre de 2006 con colombiano, en Colombia, él vivió en USA, se casó y se separó. Regresó a Colombia antes de que se le venciera su permiso, no se alcanzó a volver residente.

El pidió renovación de visa de turista y se la negaron.

Yo pedí mi renovación y me la aprobaron, pero a los dos días recibí el pasaporte con las dos visas canceladas (CWOP) (la de turista se vencía en un mes y la de estudiante en dos años) y con una carta de "Procesos Administrativos" 221g, me dicen que me llamarán para una nueva entrevista.

Que pasó?

Porque me mandan esta carta con mi pasaporte si ya me habían aprobado mi visa?

Cuanto tardarán en llamarme?

Es posible que me la nieguen?

Porfavor... alguien que me pueda guiar????

Gracias!!!!

Buenas tardes a todos, quisiera saber si en este post puedo preguntar en español (mi inglés no es tan fluído) y si puedo preguntar por un problema que tengo con mi visa de turista B1-B2.

Gracias!

Saludos lunita1327

Adelante a preguntar como quiera. Que problema en particular esta teniendo con su visa tipo B?

Recuerde que aqui promovemos hacer las cosas bien desde el punto de vista legal...

[lunita1327 0]

Entonces, Gracias por tu bienvenida!

Ya escribi en ese foro mi pregunta pero no me ha contestado nadie aun......

Un saludo!

Buenas tardes a todos, quisiera saber si en este post puedo preguntar en español (mi inglés no es tan fluído) y si puedo preguntar por un problema que tengo con mi visa de turista B1-B2.

Gracias!

Beinvenido Lunita1327,

Que bueno que nos encontro! Aqui va encontrar como dicen colombia "Super Vacan". Sobre la pregunta B1-B2 no se muy bien la respuesta pero hay un foro que le puede ayudar que es en español.

Foro Club colombiano en español http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=78366

Chao

Rafael

[Mononoke28 135]

Hola Lunita,

Lo que pasa es que acá la mayoría tenemos experiencia con visas CR1, K1 & K3. Me imagino que hay varios que saben todo el rollo de las visas de negocios, turistas y estudiantes. Con mucho gusta la ayudaría pero de eso no sé ni papa, sólo que la embaja niega y otorga ese tipo de visas cuando les da la gana y no dan explicación de lo que hacen.

Suerte con todo!

Diana

[Orestes y Patrici 0]

Hello everybody,

It took me a while to read all your posts since I was here last.

We picked up the visa on Monday and it was quick and painless. Then we flew from Bogotá to Miami on Tuesday. POE was a piece of cake, we went to the citizens/residents line, they looked his info in the computer then sent us to the immigration room. There was a guy in front of us and one Cuban agent processing it documentation. We waited for about 10 minutes, then he called my husband and asked us to sign a form explaining the Removing Conditions in 2 years. Then he took his fingerprint and asked him to sign a form and said that with the CR1 visa he could work immediately, get a SS card, DL, and go in and out of the country whenever he wanted. The whole process took about 15 minutes, they were all extremely nice, spoke Spanish and let me go with him everywhere.

We then went to the SS office and they entered his info in the system, he should be getting his card in about 4 weeks. The DMV said he can't get a CO DL without his SS card so we have to wait for that. Later this afternoon we have to go downtown to take an English placement test so he can start his English classes Oct. 22nd.

The whole process for us has been easy and painless, EXCEPT the whole Dr. Roa thing, but I won't let that bother me. CSC was easy and quick, same with the NVC, Embassy and Immigration in Miami. All because of all the help we got here on VJ. Thanks everybody!!! I cannot tell you how priceless all your information was to us both.

I will be here as much as I can as I did before. I'm here to answer your questions so feel free to ask. A side note though, please, please, please read all posts before asking a question because these Colombian Club is loaded with info that will help you all the way.

Diana

I hope to get a "Cuban agent" when Patricia and I come thru Miami. I am Cuban too even though I lost my Cuban accent.

Anyway, welcome back Diana. I am sure Patricia will wish you the best in your future life as I do too.

Good luck and keep on helping us here. Thanks

[mikenmeibel 0]

Just recieved our packet 4 today and interview date of 11-2. This site has been a great help. Thank you all who post !!

I-129F Sent : 2007-03-23

I-129F NOA1 : 2007-04-24

I-129F RFE(s) :

RFE Reply(s) :

I-129F NOA2 : 2007-08-07

NVC Received : 2007-08-25

NVC Left : 2007-08-27

Consulate Received :

Packet 3 Received : 2007-09-14

Packet 3 Mailed to Embassy 9-19

Packet 4 received 10-5-07

Interview date 11/02/07

[parkpapa 0]

I would like to know what the timeline means when it states "Based on timeline data, your I129f may be adjudicated as early as March 14, 2008*. ". Does this means that the K1 visa should be approved by March 14, 2008? I'd appreciate a simple and plain English explanation. Thanks.

Orestes y Patricia

That information is based on the "average" length of time the USCIS is taking for ALL visas similar to yours, based on your submission date. When we were going through the process I would check this same information about once a month and the "as early as" date would be different every time because the "average" changed from day to day. Just be patient and don't get too wrapped up in this bit of info. The only date that really will make a difference if your application takes a long time is the date shown on the USCIS website for THEIR average processing time. You won't be able to get an answer from them until after THAT date has passed.

Charles