Colombia Club

[Mononoke28 135]

No, you don't need the x-rays at all, just the brown envelopes in which the visa is in with the passports.

Diana

Edited March 24, 2008 by Mononoke28

[Bill y Bella 0]

No, you don't need the x-rays at all, just the brown envelopes in which the visa is in with the passports.

Diana

Thanks Diana.

[Brian and Yenys 0]

Greetings to all !!!

It took 4 weeks to receive our NOA1 for the AOS and EAD process and than another week for the biometrics appointment.

Yenys and I have been so busy traveling and vacations, we have not posted here since being in the Colombian Club thread.

We see Scott and Yenniifer are about two weeks ahead of us with the AOS process, although they are k-1 and we are K-3.

But if you want to see our travels.... go to our website at http://www.Brianandyennys.blogspot.com and check it out.

We live in Miami so everything is so close, The Keys, Tampa, Orlando and we travel often !!!! B)

Yenys is in Advanced English classes and scored very high on her tests for the Advanced placement classes, I am so proud of her.

In a couple months she will start her Paralegal courses in college as even though she is a Attorney in Colombia, You must be a US Citizen here to be a attorney !!!

GOD BLESS ALL AND HAPPY HEALTH AND HAPPINESS TO ALL !!!!

BRIAN AND YENYS

[SteveSandyHill 0]

I apologise for the duplicate post (Colombia Club AOS)!!!!

Hi all, I have a question and am hoping that perhaps someone here has been in a similar situation. Sandy and I would like to travel to her hometown of Barranquilla, later this year. We had a difficult time exiting Bogota airport with her daughter as the document from the child's father was beyond the 60 day allowance (or so we where told). Sandy and I are both very nervous about traveling back to Colombia with the child, for fear of further complications at the airport when we exit Colombia again. Assuming she and her daughter both receive there AP document, my question is this:

We are now married and all AOS documents for Sandy and her daughter have been filed. Will we need another document from the father again to leave the country? Furthermore will this be a requirement every time we travel there???

The child is only 17 months old and the father has never been part of her life. We where able to get him to sign the initial removal document based on relieving him of his financial responsibility to the child, (had to get a lawyer for this).

Any clarification here would be greatly appreciated!

[Juan Carlos 0]

Hello, Colombia club!!! I've been away for a while, for I was stuck in the NOA1 to NOA2 process. 300 days + !! I was geting ready to write letters to Senators, learning about Writ of Mandamus... and a whole bunch of stuff I am sure you don't want to hear about. But the good news is today I got approoooved!!!

Which means... I will be in that consulate any time now!!!!! Back in November I read all the postings in this forum... I had a pretty good idea on what I had to do. Now (obviously) I forgot the whole thing. So I need to start reading again, but I would appreciate any help you can give me.

You can't imagine how happy I am feeling right now!!!! I'll be soon in Colombiaaaa!!!

[snoopy 0]

I apologise for the duplicate post (Colombia Club AOS)!!!!

Hi all, I have a question and am hoping that perhaps someone here has been in a similar situation. Sandy and I would like to travel to her hometown of Barranquilla, later this year. We had a difficult time exiting Bogota airport with her daughter as the document from the child's father was beyond the 60 day allowance (or so we where told). Sandy and I are both very nervous about traveling back to Colombia with the child, for fear of further complications at the airport when we exit Colombia again. Assuming she and her daughter both receive there AP document, my question is this:

We are now married and all AOS documents for Sandy and her daughter have been filed. Will we need another document from the father again to leave the country? Furthermore will this be a requirement every time we travel there???

The child is only 17 months old and the father has never been part of her life. We where able to get him to sign the initial removal document based on relieving him of his financial responsibility to the child, (had to get a lawyer for this).

Any clarification here would be greatly appreciated!

Hi Steve and Sandy

Yes, you will need a document from her dad every time the baby will leave Colombia, she's Colombian and will always have to deal with this, I got divorced when my daughter was just 3, my daughter was born here, we went back to Colombia after my divorce for 8 yrs, she has dual citizenship, her dad NEVER paid child support, I fell your frustration, it's very disappointing having to ask someone who had never care for your baby to sign a permit, BUT..... I learned that carrying an American passport you don't need this document from the parents at all, so what I did when I came back to live here in the US is that every time my daughter went to Colombia I sent her just with the American passport, and never again I had to deal with this issue again, unless she would stay for more than 3 months (that's another issue) when your wife becomes an US citizen, the baby will have an US passport at the same time and if things don't change, you guys won't have to deal with this anymore.

Good luck.... Ana

[lucho562 0]

Hello, Colombia club!!! I've been away for a while, for I was stuck in the NOA1 to NOA2 process. 300 days + !! I was geting ready to write letters to Senators, learning about Writ of Mandamus... and a whole bunch of stuff I am sure you don't want to hear about. But the good news is today I got approoooved!!!

Which means... I will be in that consulate any time now!!!!! Back in November I read all the postings in this forum... I had a pretty good idea on what I had to do. Now (obviously) I forgot the whole thing. So I need to start reading again, but I would appreciate any help you can give me.

You can't imagine how happy I am feeling right now!!!! I'll be soon in Colombiaaaa!!!

Congratulations!!!! I hope the rest of the process goes fast for you!!

[SteveSandyHill 0]

I apologise for the duplicate post (Colombia Club AOS)!!!!

Hi all, I have a question and am hoping that perhaps someone here has been in a similar situation. Sandy and I would like to travel to her hometown of Barranquilla, later this year. We had a difficult time exiting Bogota airport with her daughter as the document from the child's father was beyond the 60 day allowance (or so we where told). Sandy and I are both very nervous about traveling back to Colombia with the child, for fear of further complications at the airport when we exit Colombia again. Assuming she and her daughter both receive there AP document, my question is this:

We are now married and all AOS documents for Sandy and her daughter have been filed. Will we need another document from the father again to leave the country? Furthermore will this be a requirement every time we travel there???

The child is only 17 months old and the father has never been part of her life. We where able to get him to sign the initial removal document based on relieving him of his financial responsibility to the child, (had to get a lawyer for this).

Any clarification here would be greatly appreciated!

Hi Steve and Sandy

Yes, you will need a document from her dad every time the baby will leave Colombia, she's Colombian and will always have to deal with this, I got divorced when my daughter was just 3, my daughter was born here, we went back to Colombia after my divorce for 8 yrs, she has dual citizenship, her dad NEVER paid child support, I fell your frustration, it's very disappointing having to ask someone who had never care for your baby to sign a permit, BUT..... I learned that carrying an American passport you don't need this document from the parents at all, so what I did when I came back to live here in the US is that every time my daughter went to Colombia I sent her just with the American passport, and never again I had to deal with this issue again, unless she would stay for more than 3 months (that's another issue) when your wife becomes an US citizen, the baby will have an US passport at the same time and if things don't change, you guys won't have to deal with this anymore.

Good luck.... Ana

Ana,

Thanks for this information. We have applied for AOS, so hopefully we are on our way! We may be waiting a couple of years to travel back to Barranquilla till Sandy and her daughter can recieve there citizenship & USA passports.

[HelloDolly 0]

Could you send me the contents of your Packet 4? My fiance will have to pick up her letter the Thursday before her interview. It was sent and lost in the mail on three different ocassions. Thanks brian@nwanaples.com

quote name='AngelyLuzmy' date='Mar 2 2006, 03:31 AM' post='54115']

The embassy in Bogota received my petition on February 20, 2006. Apparently they sent the package on february 22, 2006.

and we never received the package #3 I went to Colombia to spend time with my wife from February23 to March 1st. And We never received nothingggggg. I already faxed and sent thru Servientrega the DS-230 part 1, and DS-2001 along with

my wife passport copy, I called the embassy and the told me that I had to send the DS-156.

Could somebody tell me was is really in that package #3.

Thanks

And Good luck to everyone!

AngelyLuzmy

[Andres and Diana 0]

YAY!! Our application was forwarded to the embassy today!! Really good news today and a great gift for our anniversary!

Im excited...the 3 week wait was a nail biter...but we made it though!! YAY!!!

[ColombianoGringo 0]

A&D,

Congrats on getting forwarded to the embassy. Our approved petitions are on their way to NVC and should be there any day. What is this extended review about? I thought that NVC didn't do much processing on K visas. Did they explain why they were doing or exactly what it entails?

Good luck getting your interview quickly.

Thanks,

CG

[Andres and Diana 0]

A&D,

Congrats on getting forwarded to the embassy. Our approved petitions are on their way to NVC and should be there any day. What is this extended review about? I thought that NVC didn't do much processing on K visas. Did they explain why they were doing or exactly what it entails?

Good luck getting your interview quickly.

Thanks,

CG

Well...NVC customer service didn't really go into details but they said that some applications are a looked at a little more than others. Since it goes through security name checks I guess they must have seen something in either Andres' or my name...Dunno really what but thats why they took so long.

Im not the first to have to go through the same...Cameron and his fiancee had the same problem.

I hope you get in and out of NVC quick! Maybe we'll be in Bogota at the same time!

Diana

[waitman 0]

Hello again, all!

We got a NOA2 recently-- very glad and thankful for that. Now it's time to really think about the part of the process that will take place in the foreign country.

We are concerned about a document called "Certificado de movimiento migratorio del DAS", which is supposed to document my fiancée's travels in and out of Colombia for the last 10 years:

1. Is it really required for the issuance of K1 visas? (if not, the other questions are not relevant)

2. Can it only be obtained in Bogota or is it also available in other Colombian cities of considerable size?

3. How long does it take to get it?

4. What is the fastest way to get it?

Thank you for your input and good luck!

[lucho562 0]

Hello again, all!

We got a NOA2 recently-- very glad and thankful for that. Now it's time to really think about the part of the process that will take place in the foreign country.

We are concerned about a document called "Certificado de movimiento migratorio del DAS", which is supposed to document my fiancée's travels in and out of Colombia for the last 10 years:

1. Is it really required for the issuance of K1 visas? (if not, the other questions are not relevant)

2. Can it only be obtained in Bogota or is it also available in other Colombian cities of considerable size?

3. How long does it take to get it?

4. What is the fastest way to get it?

Thank you for your input and good luck!

Hi, The certificado migratorio is required for K1 visa applicants. If you live in Bogota you can receive this document in a matter of days. If you live outside of Bogota it can take 2 to 3 weeks to get. You can apply for this document at your local DAS office. You should go ahead and have your fiance apply for this document asap as well as all of the other required documents that you will need in the near future.

[Mononoke28 135]

You can also have your fiancée go to her local DAS office, apply for the document and pick it up in Bogotá.

Diana