DOMESA Delivery Times for VISA in Colombia

[PachucoBro 3]

It would seem that alot of people have questions as to finding out what the REAL delivery times that can be expected from DOMESA, but not many posts of actual experiences.

If you have had your approved VISA and passport delivered to you or delivered to a DOMESA office for you to pick up, please post the following information when you can.

• Where you had your passport delivered to (residence or DOMESA office)?
  
• What city did you pick up your passport in?
  
• How many "Calendar Days" from the date of your interview to the date the passport was delivered or ready for pick up?
  

Granted, these kinds of delivery times greatly vary due to "Colombia Time" being a bit different than "American Time" and in no way should be taken as absolutely accurate. Follow the information VJ and VJers offer about not purchasing tickets with expectations that might not follow through.

Please direct people to this post if you know they have received their approved passport and VISA. Thanks!

[ThOmAS & LilY 0]

Yes. I have the same question. I would like to book our return flight after she receives the visa........but how long?...Thanks Thomas

[PachucoBro 3]

Well we got our VISA approved and paid for a DOMESA delivery to the DOMESA Office in Barranquilla.

The person lady at the DOMESA window inside the Embassy said it would be available at the DOMESA office for pickup in 8 days. Our interview was on Monday, September 12th. Pickup available on Thursday, September 22.

I had already bought our plane tickets to return to the USA on Saturday, September 24th. Let's cross our fingers!

[OnMyWayID 1,489]

Congrats on your approval! Eight days to Barranquilla is not too bad.. Did they by chance say how long it would take to pick up at the local office in Bogota?

[PachucoBro 3]

Did they by chance say how long it would take to pick up at the local office in Bogota?

Based on what other miscellaneous posts have mentioned... It should take 3-5 days to pick up at a Bogota office.

I will be sure to ask tomorrow when we go to pick up her passports at the DOMESA Office. We called yesterday and they said the Bogota office had the passports and would have it delivered to BArranquilla by Thursday.

Here are some dates to look at:

12 SEP 2011 - VISA Interview: Approved.

20 SEP 2011 - Phone Call to DOMESA: Passports are in Bogota and will be in route to Barranquilla 21 SEP.

22 SEP 2011 - Expected date of pickup.

So it would seem it takes about 5 business days (M-F) for DOMESA to receive the passports from the Embassy.

It also looks like it takes about 2 business days to deliver from Bogota to Barranquilla.

[juanillov 1]

My spouse had her interview on Friday September 16, 2011 at 9:00 am. Visa was approved and this morning at 9:30 am A domesa agent came to her house and delivered the Visa. Not counting Friday it took 6 calendar days to get the visa delivered to Pereira, Colombia

[PachucoBro 3]

We picked up my fiancee's passports today at the DOMESA office in Barranquilla today. It was a very 'cold' experience. The DOMESA office here is merely a blue steel reinforced door with an intercom and a nasty looking metal slot in the wall that is actually used to pass papers back and forth.

For my finacee, looking to pickup the passports, she was invited past the door, but specifically was told only her and not me. They have a camera outside protected by a huge metal enclosure where they could see me with her. Once inside she was searched and her purse was looked through.

The reason for all the high security is because DOMESA, atleast here in Barranquilla, delivers money deposits for businesses and the government offices.

They also mentioned to her that it sometimes takes 3-6 days for them to receive the passport from the Embassy and then it takes about 1-2 days for it to arrive at the DOMESA office in Barranquilla.

The person helping her said it was good to pick up the passports at their office because they have a difficult time in delivering to many addresses in Barranquilla. It would have taken them an additional 1-2 days to deliver it to her residence door.