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[TonyS 0]

I was there from July 4th to July 10th...she was due on Friday and her cycle didnt come..She said she is very punctual wit her cycle, so she went and go a blood test which showed hormones only found in someone pregnant. They said she is only a couple days pregnant. This in mind it gives me a little more time with the K1 process. Lucho i hope it goes fast like yours. Im doing all my studying and plan on taking all the shortcuts possible. I am hoping for a November interview which would give us great time for her to arrive only being 4 months into the pregnancy. This should also give me time to put her into my insurance. Thats one of my main concerns. I live two blocks away from Lenox Hill hospital in Manhattan New York and would love the convenience of being able to use this hospital.

Good for you. Prepare yourself because a October or November interview is extremely likely if you use the advice given here. Wow your life is changing big time my friend!

[BYRON-LEIDY 0]

Tell me about it!!!!!!!! and the best thing about it is that i am looking forward to it!!!!!!!!!!!! I think LOL...

[Mononoke28 135]

Diana,

Do you have a copy of an english translation of a Colombian birth certificate? If so, hook me up girl. I'm submitting AOS packet this week.

Lucho,

I should smack you right now after all the times we've said on this thread that people should get their stuff translated in Colombia before they get here since it's cheaper. Sheez! Just kiddin', I ain't got nothing but love for you.

Don't worry though... I'm here to help so PM me your e-mail address (maybe I have it already, I can't remember) and I'll send you a sample of the translation my husband got for his birth certificate.

Diana

Edited July 26, 2007 by Mononoke28

[paisita411 0]

Wow, you guys have been busy this week. A wedding and a baby. Congratulations Lucho and Byron.

...as of 4:30pm today, Oscar has his visa in hand!!!![/b]! He told me that about 30 people were there to pick up, 27 gals and 3 guys. They made him wait til very last to give him his!!! hahahaha. But he's got it and that's all that matters.

Once again, the lesson in this for all of us is to be prepared for anything!!! But TonyS is right in saying that my case was atypical for sevaral reasons and that is what caused the 'red flags' to begin with. For those of you with more 'traditional' relationships, you shouldn't be worried that you will have the same outcome as we did. Just do your homework, be confident and prepared.

[BYRON-LEIDY 0]

Thanks drea...and congratulatios to you!!!!!!! Can't wait where yo are right now!!!!!!!!

[lucho562 0]

Diana,

Do you have a copy of an english translation of a Colombian birth certificate? If so, hook me up girl. I'm submitting AOS packet this week.

Lucho,

I should smack you right now after all the times we've said on this thread that people should get their stuff translated in Colombia before they get here since it's cheaper. Sheez! Just kiddin', I ain't got nothing but love for you.

Don't worry though... I'm here to help so PM me your e-mail address (maybe I have it already, I can't remember) and I'll send you a sample of the translation my husband got for his birth certificate.

Diana

Yup I knew that would bite me in the #######. I was aware about the translation pero se me paso. I guess all the excitement of getting approved made me forget afterwards

you got a PM girl

Gracias

[sjoefl01 1]

Lucho,

We translated the birth certificate ourselves and had no problem. I used word and tried to keep everything lined up in a similar fashion.

It doesn't hurt to put a line at the end stating that the translation is accurate. We forgot to put that line on there and flew right through the AOS with no questions.

There is a myth that the translation has to be done by some sort of "certified " translator but that is not true.

[OjosAzules 0]

Lucho, I know this belongs over in the AOS club colombia post, but I see your post here. We did not use a "professional translator". We used a friend that is Bi-Lingual who signed the statement saying that he was competent. It cost us $Zero. The AOS packet that we picked up from our local USCIS office came with a little form that said, that they "changed the policy on the submission of originals or certified copies....and you may submit ordinary legible copies of original documents" you sign it and include it in the packet. so we submitted the birth certificate and translation with no notarization. we included a form signed by my friend...

It said:

I the undersigned ____declare herewith that I have full command of the Spanish and English Languages, That I have performed the attached translation of the Spanish Certificate of Birth, consisting of 1 page in its entirety and to the best of my knowledge the wording and meaning of the english translation correspond in full to that of the original Spanish text.

----signature

-----Witness

Reading through other people's posts in the AOS forum, others did something similar.

Yup I knew that would bite me in the #######. I was aware about the translation pero se me paso. I guess all the excitement of getting approved made me forget afterwards

you got a PM girl

Gracias

[HAL 9000 96]

"I will also translate my fiancee's birth certificate at no cost to myself."

Andrea, felicidades!

[lucho562 0]

Thanks for the tips! You guys came in the knick of time....i'm sending the packet out tomorrow....have to avoid the price $ hike deadline. However lucky for us, my parents said that they want to pay for AOS and have a reunion for us this weekend as a wedding gift

I was aware that it could be anyone that can translate the document. I just want to see a rough draft, then I'll do it myself and have my cousin sign it...lol

Maviwaro,

Are you going to sign the translation yourself?? I wouldn't even though I am capable of. It might look funny in the adjucators eyes. Who knows?

Anyone else translate and sign off on it for their SO?

[lucho562 0]

Thanks Diana, I owe you a million!

[Mononoke28 135]

Thanks Diana, I owe you a million!

Cash only my friend, CASH ONLY!

[OjosAzules 0]

Thanks for the tips! You guys came in the knick of time....i'm sending the packet out tomorrow....have to avoid the price $ hike deadline. However lucky for us, my parents said that they want to pay for AOS and have a reunion for us this weekend as a wedding gift

I was aware that it could be anyone that can translate the document. I just want to see a rough draft, then I'll do it myself and have my cousin sign it...lol

Maviwaro,

Are you going to sign the translation yourself?? I wouldn't even though I am capable of. It might look funny in the adjucators eyes. Who knows?

Anyone else translate and sign off on it for their SO?

Don't sign it yourself. I've read on these boards that it can't be you. I can't confirm that with established law...but even if you get away with it, why take the risk of raising an officers eyebrow. Have your cousin do it, or your neighbor, or anyone else...

[lucho562 0]

My friend is going to be the certified translator...actually I have 2 certified translators, Diana and my best man. lol

Hey OjosAzules,

I see that on your example translation you have "Witness" on there. Is a witness needed?

Edited July 26, 2007 by lucho562

[olafgypsy 0]

OskaryAndrea -- Congratulations on receiving your visa!! I am so happy for you both!

I have a question for you:

Reading this forum, I've gotten the impression that couples in which the US citizen is female and the Colombian citizen is male are scrutinized more at the interview. This is the case for me and my fiance: he is a 25-yr-old Colombian male and I am a 24-yr-old American female. Do you have any tips or advice for us going into the interview?