Colombia Club

[lucho562 0]

Anytime bro!

[Mononoke28 134]

I was wondering if anyone has heard this. A poster in another forum has said that there is a new procedure at NVC that everyone now goes through administravite processing at NVC and once cleared, packet 3 is sent out from NVC and only packet 4 will be sent from the embassy. Another person posted that this is now the procedure and that it is the way of all the consular offices. I have attached the posting below.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=105301

Cameron

Cameron,

That process is for CR1/IR1 visas where we have to mail the NVC all the documents to the NVC. K1 & K3 visas are still processed the same way.

Diana

[CamyCar 0]

I was wondering if anyone has heard this. A poster in another forum has said that there is a new procedure at NVC that everyone now goes through administravite processing at NVC and once cleared, packet 3 is sent out from NVC and only packet 4 will be sent from the embassy. Another person posted that this is now the procedure and that it is the way of all the consular offices. I have attached the posting below.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=105301

Cameron

Cameron,

That process is for CR1/IR1 visas where we have to mail the NVC all the documents to the NVC. K1 & K3 visas are still processed the same way.

Diana

Thanks Diana,

As usual, you are on the ball. I confirmed this with NVC. I was also told today that our case has never been in "Administrative Processing", that it only takes 2-4 weeks to process and we are now reaching the end of the 4 weeks and we should receive notification that it has been forwarded to the embassy soon. The 12-15 previous operators had said we were in "Administrave Processing". So, who knows!

Cameron

[buck501 0]

Here is a heads up for folks.

Paola's son went for his interview Feb. 5. We had all the required docs, followed all the rules ect. He was denied. They said we need to provide proof that he is her son. We have to have a DNA test done. Cost.............$850.00 plus the hassel of having to return to Bogota............more $$$$ driving 100, miles here to have the test done. I can not find where this is required so that one would know ahead of time. I have not read from anyone on this site that has had to do this. It may be a new thing. She is named as the mother on his birth certificate, not good enough. They say he could be her brother, therfore they want the DNA test.

On the positve side Paola has recieved her work permit and her Advanced Parole. I am thinking of sending her down to Colombia and get all this cleared up.

Has anyone traveled on the Advance Parole? Did you encounter any problems with re-entry?

[Bill y Bella 0]

Here is a heads up for folks.

Paola's son went for his interview Feb. 5. We had all the required docs, followed all the rules ect. He was denied. They said we need to provide proof that he is her son. We have to have a DNA test done. Cost.............$850.00 plus the hassel of having to return to Bogota............more $$$$ driving 100, miles here to have the test done. I can not find where this is required so that one would know ahead of time. I have not read from anyone on this site that has had to do this. It may be a new thing. She is named as the mother on his birth certificate, not good enough. They say he could be her brother, therfore they want the DNA test.

On the positve side Paola has recieved her work permit and her Advanced Parole. I am thinking of sending her down to Colombia and get all this cleared up.

Has anyone traveled on the Advance Parole? Did you encounter any problems with re-entry?

Man, the embassy never makes things easy for you guys do they? Sorry about this latest bump in the road.

[NArocks 13]

Here is a heads up for folks.

Paola's son went for his interview Feb. 5. We had all the required docs, followed all the rules ect. He was denied. They said we need to provide proof that he is her son. We have to have a DNA test done. Cost.............$850.00 plus the hassel of having to return to Bogota............more $$$$ driving 100, miles here to have the test done. I can not find where this is required so that one would know ahead of time. I have not read from anyone on this site that has had to do this. It may be a new thing. She is named as the mother on his birth certificate, not good enough. They say he could be her brother, therfore they want the DNA test.

On the positve side Paola has recieved her work permit and her Advanced Parole. I am thinking of sending her down to Colombia and get all this cleared up.

Has anyone traveled on the Advance Parole? Did you encounter any problems with re-entry?

How Old is her Son? My Step Sons go on the 14th. Their dad is going from here to be with them at the interview. Holy cow this scares to poo out of me now. Were you there with the son? Or was a family memeber there?

[CamyCar 0]

Here is a heads up for folks.

Paola's son went for his interview Feb. 5. We had all the required docs, followed all the rules ect. He was denied. They said we need to provide proof that he is her son. We have to have a DNA test done. Cost.............$850.00 plus the hassel of having to return to Bogota............more $$$$ driving 100, miles here to have the test done. I can not find where this is required so that one would know ahead of time. I have not read from anyone on this site that has had to do this. It may be a new thing. She is named as the mother on his birth certificate, not good enough. They say he could be her brother, therfore they want the DNA test.

On the positve side Paola has recieved her work permit and her Advanced Parole. I am thinking of sending her down to Colombia and get all this cleared up.

Has anyone traveled on the Advance Parole? Did you encounter any problems with re-entry?

Sorry to hear this Buck. I have read many of your posts, and it seems that if they can find a way to screw with you, they have screwed with you! I have not seen anything like this and I don't understand it either. I do know two other cases, one the mother was approved and the 8 year old daughter was denied, and another mother and daughter were both approved, but then the daughter was not allowed to board the plane until it was verified that the father was allowing the daughter to leave. Even though they had the letters that were presented to the embassy. I am hoping to leave with my 19 year old step-son soon, so I will watch your progress closely. Thanx for the heads-up.

Cameron

[CamyCar 0]

We have left the Quagmire!! Today NVC told me that we have been forwarded to Bogota. I will confirm again tomorrow and begin to monitor the arrival to start the short-cut. It has been so long, that we will need to go back and change the dates on all of our Packet 3 information. Jajajajajjajajajaja. Thanks Diana for keeping Carina calm and holding my hand!

Cameron

[faith11 0]

Hello everyone in Colombia Club.

I am faith11, l have a question for you if there is anybody who can help me, l´would be great.

Our interview is on march 13 and we are preparing for the big day.

l am worried about something here.

My husband who is the petitioner didn´t work from june 2005 to august 2006.

Currently is working and he meets the income required.

He got his letter from work, his paystubs and the income taxes from 2004, 2005 and 2006.

He is has been working for this company since august 2006.

So my question is do we need a cosponsor?

Please help.

Thanks Faith11

God bless you.

[Bill y Bella 0]

When I first started this process I had a discussion with an attorney and he told me that if an embassy has doubts about the paternity or maternity of a child they will sometimes require a DNA test.

I have discovered that birth certificates in Colombia are not exactly rock solid so it is understandable why the embassy does not accept them as the final word.

I am guessing here, but the red flags might be if the address history of the child does not match the parent's and/or if the difference in age between the grandmother and the child is small enough that the grandmother could actually be the mother. For example; grandmother 45, mother (beneficiary) 25 & child 7. If the grandmother was the child's mother that means she would have given birth at 38 which is entirely possible.

A DNA test in Bogota costs about $250 and it takes a while to get the results. It does not seem to be required very often so it probably does not make sense to get one in advance of the interview.

[Scott n Yenifer 0]

When I first started this process I had a discussion with an attorney and he told me that if an embassy has doubts about the paternity or maternity of a child they will sometimes require a DNA test.

I have discovered that birth certificates in Colombia are not exactly rock solid so it is understandable why the embassy does not accept them as the final word.

I am guessing here, but the red flags might be if the address history of the child does not match the parent's and/or if the difference in age between the grandmother and the child is small enough that the grandmother could actually be the mother. For example; grandmother 45, mother (beneficiary) 25 & child 7. If the grandmother was the child's mother that means she would have given birth at 38 which is entirely possible.

A DNA test in Bogota costs about $250 and it takes a while to get the results. It does not seem to be required very often so it probably does not make sense to get one in advance of the interview.

Buck...this really SUCKS...but it makes sence what Bill says (good info Bill) and hopefully it will ONLY be $250 instead of $850!!!!

We wish you the very best and I know it will work out for you and your family...hang tough bud...you're in our prayers

[Andres and Diana 0]

Hello everyone in Colombia Club.

I am faith11, l have a question for you if there is anybody who can help me, l´would be great.

Our interview is on march 13 and we are preparing for the big day.

l am worried about something here.

My husband who is the petitioner didn´t work from june 2005 to august 2006.

Currently is working and he meets the income required.

He got his letter from work, his paystubs and the income taxes from 2004, 2005 and 2006.

He is has been working for this company since august 2006.

So my question is do we need a cosponsor?

Please help.

Thanks Faith11

God bless you.

I have a similar situation. I was going to school for the years before 2006 and never met the income requirements. its only since the beginning of 2007 that I finally got a full time job! I asked my lawyer before I started the process and they said that there was no problem.

This years taxes (2007) would be sufficient to process the application. They don't require more than one year of meeting the poverty requirement and for 2007 I am well over the poverty line. Although most petitioners take taxes for the last 3 years that is just to be overly prepared. Im taking the last 3 years taxes (2004-2006) and my taxes for this year (2007). I still have to process my taxes but W-2's could also be sufficient.

Let me know how it goes!

Diana B

[Andres and Diana 0]

Congrats Camron!!!

Finally on your way! Im sooo excited for the two of you!! Good Luck!

Diana B

[buck501 0]

No, I was not there. We wrote a letter and had it notorized giving Paola's mother permission to represent him. He is 13 years old. That is OK to do.

It seems this is another thing that the CO in the embassy can decide. I have come to learn that while this is not very common, the CO has the authority to request the DNA test. Even if Paola was there with him, the CO could or would have requested the same. I do not see any way to prepare for this ahead of time unless you went and had the DNA test done. That would be fairly expensive. Many people from this site have brought over children and I have not read where they have had this problem. I would not worry to much about it and if it comes up............well, you just have to deal with it. The embassy is the boss at that point. I will post the updates as they happen. It looks like about a minimum of 6 weeks before we can schedule another interview. I am assuming the second interview will be the same as Paola. Present the results and the visa is granted, no real interview. The CO told Paola's mother that everything else was in order and no problem.

[Mononoke28 134]

You only need to show your tax information for the previous year, that's all they require. We on the Colombian thread tend to overprepare and encourage one another to do so to avoid problems, so we took 3 years of tax info. If you don't have all of it and are currently over the povertly line, then you're fine as long as you can back it back with current pay stubs and employment letter.

Diana