Visitor Visa From Bogota

[USColombia 6]

My fiancee and I applied for the K1 visa a few months back and we are looking toward our wedding in October. We are having it at Disney World. My fiancee wants her mother to come of course and we are looking at the B2 visa as a tourist. Thanks to our choice to have it at Disney World, we can get documentation from Disney as proof for our wedding. Her ties to Colombia include her house, dog, her own business, and all her family. She doesn't speak English and has never been in the past.

The difficult parts will be: My fiancee is her only child and she doesn't have a husband.

I've been reading a few of the comments on this site, but can anyone offer experiences/tips for Bogota specifically.

Of course there is no intention for her to stay - she is scared of America because she doesn't speak English and at an age over 70, she really has no wish to leave the only place she has ever known.

Thanks!

[USColombia 6]

As another note: She comes from a middle class situation (not poor) and is retired - she receives retirement money from the government as well as money from her business (it's a shop she owns and sells home goods from that she paints (lamps, boxes, etc).

[Boiler 45,425]

The tip is to apply, no application, no visa.

Probably more people in Florida that speak Spanish than English, so should no be an issue.

[Ning 619]

My fiancee and I applied for the K1 visa a few months back and we are looking toward our wedding in October. We are having it at Disney World. My fiancee wants her mother to come of course and we are looking at the B2 visa as a tourist. Thanks to our choice to have it at Disney World, we can get documentation from Disney as proof for our wedding. Her ties to Colombia include her house, dog, her own business, and all her family. She doesn't speak English and has never been in the past.

The difficult parts will be: My fiancee is her only child and she doesn't have a husband.

I've been reading a few of the comments on this site, but can anyone offer experiences/tips for Bogota specifically.

Of course there is no intention for her to stay - she is scared of America because she doesn't speak English and at an age over 70, she really has no wish to leave the only place she has ever known.

Thanks!

I am sure you know it is she that will apply for the tourist visa. She will have to understand & comply with the "strongest ties rule. This can be the difficulty in getting the tourist visa. She will have to give evidence that indicates exactly why she MUST return. The only child & no husband should be left out of the discussion. I think she should focus on her income, how its generated. Her need to produce the items in her store. In other words how difficult or impossible it would be to not return after a short visit to the USA.

Her ability with English will not help her case. Most of Miami speaks Spanish & she will have no trouble with language in most of Florida.

[Mononoke28 135]

My fiancee and I applied for the K1 visa a few months back and we are looking toward our wedding in October. We are having it at Disney World. My fiancee wants her mother to come of course and we are looking at the B2 visa as a tourist. Thanks to our choice to have it at Disney World, we can get documentation from Disney as proof for our wedding. Her ties to Colombia include her house, dog, her own business, and all her family. She doesn't speak English and has never been in the past.

The difficult parts will be: My fiancee is her only child and she doesn't have a husband.

I've been reading a few of the comments on this site, but can anyone offer experiences/tips for Bogota specifically.

Of course there is no intention for her to stay - she is scared of America because she doesn't speak English and at an age over 70, she really has no wish to leave the only place she has ever known.

Thanks!

All she needs to do is apply for a tourist visa and take with her as much evidence as she can to show strong ties to Colombia. That's all. She has a 50/50 chance of either getting approved or denied and there is not sure way of knowing if she'll get it or not. I know it's not the answer you were hoping for but in all honesty, that's the way it goes. Some people get it, some don't and may don't even know why.

Good luck!

Diana

[Jenny & Danny 0]

Hello,

My fiance petitioned for a tourist visa about a year ago and was denied because they claimed she didnt have ties to Colombia. A few months later she petitioned for a student visa. This time I helped her. She had every piece of documentation that was mentioned to prove she had ties to Colombia. Once again the petition was denied. They didnt even look at her supporting documents and wouldnt look when she tried to show all to the officer. Petition for a tourist visa is difficult, but I have heard that older family members do stand a better chance. I hope this helps. Good luck to you.

[Boiler 45,425]

Hello,

My fiance petitioned for a tourist visa about a year ago and was denied because they claimed she didnt have ties to Colombia. A few months later she petitioned for a student visa. This time I helped her. She had every piece of documentation that was mentioned to prove she had ties to Colombia. Once again the petition was denied. They didnt even look at her supporting documents and wouldnt look when she tried to show all to the officer. Petition for a tourist visa is difficult, but I have heard that older family members do stand a better chance. I hope this helps. Good luck to you.

Judging by your time line, they may have had a point.

[USColombia 6]

Thank you everyone! I know it'll be hard, I didn't know if there was any Bogota specific advice. I was hoping her age would help as she really really has no wish to stay and it's been hard enough to convince her to come... America is not her idea of a vacation even if it is her only daughter's wedding

Edited April 6, 2011 by USColombia