Colombia Club

[Vintage 0]

Hello I am wondering if it is posible to fill out the Affadavit of support in a colombian notary?

[HAL 9000 96]

Hello I am wondering if it is posible to fill out the Affadavit of support in a colombian notary?

Probably not. The Embassy can notarize for you as part of its consular service to US Citizens but it will cost you a lot more than having it done stateside. Plus, you'd have to go before the interview date.

[bigley 0]

Thanks to all wish me luck. Thanks again to ColombianoGringo I agree and do not need anyone to advise on lawyer. Just wanted to make sure the Bogota Embassy says send ds-2100 and part 1 DS-230 for everyone coming. I will email them this in the morning. Please if anyone thinks this is wrong please advise right away. My lawyer wants to wait for the packet 3 and who knows when it will arrive. I have the information from the lawyer and my future wife so I want to send to the embassy this month. Hope I get an interview in July. Please again if anyone thinks i am not emailing the right forms or for sure missing a form tell me today or early friday. I am going off the info on the site and my lawyer has me nervous even though she has actually caused me delays. I know people that have gone through this have more current information. THis site is great and once I am done I will be an educated contributor.

[waitman 0]

First, let me offer sincere sympathy and support to Diana and Andres. I can't even imagine how much that must suck. I hope it works out well and, of course, soon.

However, one thing that Diana said and that I found very interesting is that the CO didn't even talk to the beneficiary. That just doesn't sound right-- the interview is about the beneficiary, not the petitioner. The petitioner was "handled" at the previous stage, when NOA2 was issued-- interview is really all about the beneficiary, as far as I know. Could it be that the real reason for the AP is that the CO forgot to talk to the beneficiary? I strongly suspect that a visa cannot be issued without an interview with the person who'll actually be traveling! The legal problem here is almost evident-- it's kind of like having a trial without the accused (sorry for the unfortunate analogy). Just my 2 cents on this one. Obviously, I'm no lawyer, I'm just one of the hundreds of thousands who tries to understand the system and like them may be wrong...

Anyway, I'll be going to Bogota myself for my fiancee's interview. Originally I wasn't planning to but after I read all the horror stories on here, I decided it wouldn't be such a bad idea. Now correct me if I'm wrong: if I've already FEDEX'ed all the proof of relationship and support docs to my fiancee already, the only thing that I need to bring is my US passport, correct? That's right, my plan is to bring me, my American passport and *nothing* else-- is that ok?

Thanks and good luck!

[motu 5]

only thing that I need to bring is my US passport, correct? That's right, my plan is to bring me, my American passport and *nothing* else-- is that ok?

Thanks and good luck!

Wrong - Do not forget to bring your credit cards and ATM cards - you are going to need it. Good Luck

Edited May 30, 2008 by motu

[Andres and Diana 0]

However, one thing that Diana said and that I found very interesting is that the CO didn't even talk to the beneficiary. That just doesn't sound right-- the interview is about the beneficiary, not the petitioner. The petitioner was "handled" at the previous stage, when NOA2 was issued-- interview is really all about the beneficiary, as far as I know. Could it be that the real reason for the AP is that the CO forgot to talk to the beneficiary? I strongly suspect that a visa cannot be issued without an interview with the person who'll actually be traveling! The legal problem here is almost evident-- it's kind of like having a trial without the accused (sorry for the unfortunate analogy). Just my 2 cents on this one. Obviously, I'm no lawyer, I'm just one of the hundreds of thousands who tries to understand the system and like them may be wrong...

Trust me...i thought the exact same thing!

But at the time of interview the CO said that it wasn't necessary to speak to the beneficiary because our case was soo solid. She even thanked me for the amount of evidence we had submitted along with the orginization of our case. She said not a single thing was lacking to prove our relationship.

On top of that...after we went back to the embassy the CO apologized profusely and assured that it had nothing to do with our case...once again she stated that our case was solid! She said that it was an internal thing and that they would issue the visa as soon as possible.

So here we are still waiting...I have called DOS 2 times and still no answers...oddly enough they state "its in process" instead of saying its in Administrative Processing. When I question about Administrative Processing they are like "oh yeah...its in AP" Its been over a week since we got the bad news and Andres hasn't heard anything from the embassy...we are keeping our hopes up and are praying that it wont be like the nightmares we hear about on the AP forum. We have waited 14 years to be together...whats another couple of months right?

Pray for us you guys!!

Diana B

[HAL 9000 96]

Keep it strong Diana2.

Oyeme, why don't you try getting that "ASAP" and "solid case" comment from the embassy's consul directly? That way if you get to +1 month and decide to do the congressional inquiry you have additional ammunition for your inquiry.

Suerte

[ColombianoGringo 0]

Nothing to say here. I'm just bumping this thread so it doesn't get buried as it was nearly on page 4.

Edited June 3, 2008 by ColombianoGringo

[Andres and Diana 0]

Keep it strong Diana2.

Oyeme, why don't you try getting that "ASAP" and "solid case" comment from the embassy's consul directly? That way if you get to +1 month and decide to do the congressional inquiry you have additional ammunition for your inquiry.

Suerte

Well according to what I have been reading on the AP forums they state that the congressional inquiry wont actually do much.

At this point I am just resigned to wait. Hopefully we are one of the lucky cases that only had to go through some name checks. The process shouldn't take that long...and I'm praying to God each day that he give me the patience to handle this...

Kind regards,

Diana B

[bigley 0]

Hi guys after your help we finally got the embassy to confirm they received ds-2100 and ds-230's I guess that is all they need. They confirmed and said we would be scheduled for an interview within 6-8 weeks. Hope that means and interview not just scheduled. What do you think?

Also it took from may 22 to june 5 to get packet 3 do we have to wait that long for packet 4 or can my fiance get it at the embassy?

[Mononoke28 134]

Hi guys after your help we finally got the embassy to confirm they received ds-2100 and ds-230's I guess that is all they need. They confirmed and said we would be scheduled for an interview within 6-8 weeks. Hope that means and interview not just scheduled. What do you think?

Also it took from may 22 to june 5 to get packet 3 do we have to wait that long for packet 4 or can my fiance get it at the embassy?

Since you sent back packet 3 before the 15th of June you might get an interview for July. If not, then for August. But your fiancée should receive packet 4 in a week or two, if not, she can go to the embassy on Thursdays I believe it is to pick it up. Others can share more on that as I don't remember the specifics right now, or you can go back page by page until you find the info.

Now... I just read a post from a Colombian girl in the Colombian K1 visa thread, who said that the embassy will stop handing out packet 4 even if the beneficiary is picking it up him/herself. They told her that she will be able to get dowload it from their website but I just went to there and I couldn't find any related links. It wouldn't hurt to see if it can be picked up in person. Or she might get it in the mail, you never know.

Diana

[ColombianoGringo 0]

Is this Packet 4?

http://bogota.usembassy.gov/root/pdfs/k_appt_040408.pdf

[sohappy2 1]

hi everyone...

i'm trying to do some research on specifically colombia things, and i'm trying to search the colombia club forum. when i check the box that says "search this forum only" i seem to be getting hits from other forums. can someone please help me figure out how to search the colombia club forum? i'm trying to get as much information as possible from threads that have already been posted.

thanks much,

traci

[ColombianoGringo 0]

"Search Forum" will search the entire Foreign Embassy forum. You need to use the "Search Topic" field on the left of the page below the last comment. That will search only Colombia Club.

Good luck,

CG

hi everyone...

i'm trying to do some research on specifically colombia things, and i'm trying to search the colombia club forum. when i check the box that says "search this forum only" i seem to be getting hits from other forums. can someone please help me figure out how to search the colombia club forum? i'm trying to get as much information as possible from threads that have already been posted.

thanks much,

traci

Edited June 9, 2008 by ColombianoGringo

[Mononoke28 134]

Is this Packet 4?

http://bogota.usembassy.gov/root/pdfs/k_appt_040408.pdf

Sisas. Well, that's part of packet 4, the only thing missing is the actual interview letter which has the beneficiary's name and address with the date and time of the interview.

Diana