Paying Visa Fee - Colombia

[Jon&Clau 1]

I am repeatedly amazed at the amount of chaos involved in the immigration process. After I got my NOA2, I called the NVC and was told that my application was being sent to the Embassy in Bogota. I called back a day later and told that everything goes through the NVC and that they just didn't have it yet. I kept calling back every day, and had another person tell me it was sent directly to the embassy. The correct answer was that it did go through the NVC it just took awhile for them to book it into their system. Chaos!

NOW, In trying to book the interview I went on the automated system and the soonest appointment I could find was April 25--almost 90 days from when I was booking the interview. I have VJ friends who booked their appointments AFTER I did, but got interviews in March--a month BEFORE me. When I called the embassy and my congressional liason to complain and ask for an earlier interview date, I got the "every case is unique" speech and "you should stay off that website because it is just making you crazy." NEWSFLASH: VisaJourmey isn't the one making me crazy...

Chaos is thriving in this immigration process!

Stefan y Karen,I agree with your assessment about the lack of consistency with this process. It appears as if the rules change day to day without much notice. I did not have any issues with the NVC, and in fact, they even sent me a letter saying when they sent the visa to the embassy. My finace' also received an eMail with the packet instructions when it arrived at the embassy. I am going to book my interview date today (2/16), so will let you know what date I get.

Thanks,

Jon & Clau

[Jon&Clau 1]

I am repeatedly amazed at the amount of chaos involved in the immigration process. After I got my NOA2, I called the NVC and was told that my application was being sent to the Embassy in Bogota. I called back a day later and told that everything goes through the NVC and that they just didn't have it yet. I kept calling back every day, and had another person tell me it was sent directly to the embassy. The correct answer was that it did go through the NVC it just took awhile for them to book it into their system. Chaos!

NOW, In trying to book the interview I went on the automated system and the soonest appointment I could find was April 25--almost 90 days from when I was booking the interview. I have VJ friends who booked their appointments AFTER I did, but got interviews in March--a month BEFORE me. When I called the embassy and my congressional liason to complain and ask for an earlier interview date, I got the "every case is unique" speech and "you should stay off that website because it is just making you crazy." NEWSFLASH: VisaJourmey isn't the one making me crazy...

Chaos is thriving in this immigration process!

Stefan y Karen, I just booked my interview in Bogota and was able to get March 22nd at 7:30am. I remember on the calendar I saw openings for the following week. I don't know why you could only get April dates. Could you cancel your current inerview and try to schedule it again? If you are doing a K-1, I don't know why you could not get the end of March.

Let me know what you decide to do.

Jon & Clau

[mambocowboy 0]

Stefan y Karen, I just booked my interview in Bogota and was able to get March 22nd at 7:30am. I remember on the calendar I saw openings for the following week. I don't know why you could only get April dates. Could you cancel your current inerview and try to schedule it again? If you are doing a K-1, I don't know why you could not get the end of March.

Let me know what you decide to do.

Jon & Clau

Can you share the link to the website where you can schedule your interview? I received my NAO2 2/3/12 but haven't heard anything since....Thanks

[Jon&Clau 1]

Can you share the link to the website where you can schedule your interview? I received my NAO2 2/3/12 but haven't heard anything since....Thanks

Hi Mambocowboy, here is the embassy web site: http://bogota.usembassy.gov/immigrant_visas.html

Look to the right where it says "Schedule Interviews"

Before you do this, you probably should call the NVC to see if you have been issued a BGT (case number) as you will need this number to open an account with the embassy and set up an interview. The NVC phone number is 603-334-0700, then press option #1, and I think option #5 to speak with an operator as the automated system will not work for K-1 visas. The NVC usually does not sit on petitions more than a few days so I would think by now, your visa should be at the embassy by this point, but call NVC and they will tell you if it was already sent to the embassy.

Jon & Clau

[mambocowboy 0]

Hi Mambocowboy, here is the embassy web site: http://bogota.usembassy.gov/immigrant_visas.html

Look to the right where it says "Schedule Interviews"

Before you do this, you probably should call the NVC to see if you have been issued a BGT (case number) as you will need this number to open an account with the embassy and set up an interview. The NVC phone number is 603-334-0700, then press option #1, and I think option #5 to speak with an operator as the automated system will not work for K-1 visas. The NVC usually does not sit on petitions more than a few days so I would think by now, your visa should be at the embassy by this point, but call NVC and they will tell you if it was already sent to the embassy.

Jon & Clau

Thanks!

[andrea y arturo 14]

Andrea y Arturo, this was not for the adjustment of statis(AOS). I still have not heard back from anyone who has recently had an approved visa in Bogota confirm or deny this additional fee exists. For the AOS which you will pay after you get married, that fee is the last I checked, $1040.00. I don't recall which form this fee is associated with.

Jon & Clau

Jon & Clau

Have you figured out an answer to this question? Is there an extra fee or not?

Arturo y Andrea

[Jon&Clau 1]

Jon & Clau

Have you figured out an answer to this question? Is there an extra fee or not?

Arturo y Andrea

Arturo, at this point, as Diana has said in a reply to this thread, the information they gave me appears to be incorrect. The funny part is when I called them, I was not asking about visa fees, only about how to complete the on-line info. This topic caught me totally off guard. If I hear anything more on this, I will let you know.

Jon & Clau

[andrea y arturo 14]

Arturo, at this point, as Diana has said in a reply to this thread, the information they gave me appears to be incorrect. The funny part is when I called them, I was not asking about visa fees, only about how to complete the on-line info. This topic caught me totally off guard. If I hear anything more on this, I will let you know.

Jon & Clau

Yes, I thought it would be incorrect info as no where is that fee mentioned. But the amount does ring a bell with me as a fee of the post-visa process as part of the AOS.