Anyone waiting on Colombian K1 approval from CSC

[SkipperD 0]

Anyone on here that has applied for a Colombian K1 in past 90 days? Interested in hearing about your times and experiences.

[KathyB 0]

I received my NOA1 on October 26. Nothing to report yet. But I would be happy to update you as soon as something happens!

[Robert Jorge 0]

I received my NOA1 on October 26. Nothing to report yet. But I would be happy to update you as soon as something happens!

I started the K1 process in June 2006. My NOA1 was on September 23rd, and I got my NOA2 on December 13th. My fiance is a Colombiana. So, we will be dealing with the Bogota consulate. I don't have a lot of the vocabulary, but I know what a person needs to make the interview happen quicker is this: Find out when the NVC sends the package to the consulate. When the consulate receives the package, fax the OF-169, DS-230 part 1, DS-2001, and photocopies of the beneficiary's first 4 pages of passport to the consulate. This will basically skip the package 3 wait time. Once the embassy / consulate receives this fax, the package 4 will be created and sent ... potentially saving a couple of weeks wait time up to a couple of months, depending on what consulate you have to deal with. The beneficiary will probably still be sent the package 3, but chances are they will get it 2 or 3 weeks AFTER you have already faxed the forms that were in the package 3. I am at that stage now. I am just waiting for notice that the NVC has sent the package to Bogota. As soon as I know that it was sent, I have all the forms that I have mentioned filled out, and ready to fax to my fiancee to sign, and then she will immediately fax them to Bogota. We are hoping to speed the process by a month, and get an interview date by the end of February. Wish us luck and God bless all of you that are going through this ordeal.

[gaucho 0]

Anyone on here that has applied for a Colombian K1 in past 90 days? Interested in hearing about your times and experiences.

Time went fast, be sure to get dated pictures and bank statements of expenses in colombia

[TonyS 0]

Anyone on here that has applied for a Colombian K1 in past 90 days? Interested in hearing about your times and experiences.

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A friend of mine just received his NOA2 on Dec 21 thru CSC. I believe it took 2-3 months for him.

[motu 6]

Jorge has a good and fast plan but be sure that your fiance also gathers all the documents needed in the meantime - many times there are mistakes on birth certificates/divorce decrees etc (wrong names/dates) and I know of someone who took a long time to get the papers from DAS. You want to try and avoid having the interview and not having some of the papers needed for the interview. Bogota is pretty fast and gemerous in K1s - not many are denied, so there is no need to hurry the process in my opinion - I let my fiance get comfortable with the docs - she did them one by one and understood what she was doing. There's a lot that she will need to do before she leaves - its hard saying goodbye to your family and friends etc. etc. - so I think taking it slow works well. Good Luck