Colombia - are you waiting for scheduling of interview in Bogota?

[Russ&Caro 1,549]

Sad day .....everything went ok but before we can get approved I need to send a sponsors information he got there at 830 was out by 12 30 I have to upload co sponsor information to site they kept all his documents so that he dosnet have to return which I never heard of but hopeful will be over with this soon I wish I would have know we needed a sponsor for our family size I thought we where good since NVC didn't ask for one orginally (feeling distraught

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So sorry to hear this, lilygirl. Please hang in there. Hopefully they'll process this quickly, as we are hoping they process our medical records quickly.

[lilygirl1129 4]

I hope so this whole send documents to embassy you have to go online go thur portal print Dhl receipt (it included in Ur visa fees supposedly)and the. Send but the documents im sending are from a joint sponsor from the USA and there asking me to send papers from Colombia which makes no sense so it big nightmare no one has an answer it such a pain and I'm wits end with these people all for something that the should have caught at out 6month wait period at nvc it all a bunch of bull sorry rant over I sure you get your medical will get thre very soon ??? happy for you guys hope I get everything done just as soon as well

So sorry to hear this, lilygirl. Please hang in there. Hopefully they'll process this quickly, as we are hoping they process our medical records quickly.

[Sanama 0]

Sad day .....everything went ok but before we can get approved I need to send a sponsors information he got there at 830 was out by 12 30 I have to upload co sponsor information to site they kept all his documents so that he dosnet have to return which I never heard of but hopeful will be over with this soon I wish I would have know we needed a sponsor for our family size I thought we where good since NVC didn't ask for one orginally (feeling distraught

:,(.???????..)

I am so sorry lilygirl-that is not fair. I hope it all works out soon and you can forget this nightmare experience.

I mentioned this in an earlier post, but it bears repeating, if you're scheduling a medical appointment in Bogota, avoid...

Dr Mónica Caicedo

Here is the pain and money she cost us:

1. She unnecessarily referred my wife to a specialist when my wife's personal doctor's records were already clear.

2. The doctor received the specialist's report the day before the interview but did not forward them on immediately

3. After the interview, she called my wife to come visit again. My wife gave her some more details and asked if the doctor needed anything else, to which the doctor replied, "no".

4. My wife flew back to her home town of Cali, but upon landing received a voice mail from the doctor saying that she needed to return to sign a document.

5. We had to buy another RT ticket to Bogota so my wife could sign the document, the next day.

6. The doctor still did not send the medical documents to the consulate on Thursday.

7. Finally, 2 days after the interview, the doctor sent the documents to the consulate.

Again, my recommendation would be to avoid at all costs.

Wow, I cannot believe that, thankfully my husband went elsewhere-They did charge him to get a vaccine he truly didn't need but that's not too bad-kinda expected it given the reviews of the doctors.

My husband is at the embassy now-hopefully done soon.

[lopezgallo 1]

We had our interview today. My daughter is approved and she will get her passport in two weeks. Mine is under review but the consul said it will take maximum 2 days to confirm the approval of a waiver in 2011. I didn't have the original of this approval, just a copy.

We had the interview at 7:30, but we were at the embassy at 6:45. First we had to submit the documents: medical report, passport, two pictures and the confirmation of the D-260 submission. After one hour and 15 minutes, the consul called us. She was so kind. She asked who was petitioning us and where was my husband ( My husband was there with us). Where did we met and When did we get married. How many times have we gone to United States and which time was the longer stay. If i have a prior marriage and if my husband has. And If we have children (Our little daughter also was there with us).

Then she asked if I have the approval of the waiver (overstay), and I gave her the copy. So then she told me that in order to approve the visa, she has to confirm the approval of this waiver but she couldn't do it at that moment because there was a technical issue. So maximum in two day she will let me know by e-mail. Then she talked with my daughter, and told her she was approved and in two weeks she will receive her passport.

God is good!!

[Russ&Caro 1,549]

We had our interview today. My daughter is approved and she will get her passport in two weeks. Mine is under review but the consul said it will take maximum 2 days to confirm the approval of a waiver in 2011. I didn't have the original of this approval, just a copy.

We had the interview at 7:30, but we were at the embassy at 6:45. First we had to submit the documents: medical report, passport, two pictures and the confirmation of the D-260 submission. After one hour and 15 minutes, the consul called us. She was so kind. She asked who was petitioning us and where was my husband ( My husband was there with us). Where did we met and When did we get married. How many times have we gone to United States and which time was the longer stay. If i have a prior marriage and if my husband has. And If we have children (Our little daughter also was there with us).

Then she asked if I have the approval of the waiver (overstay), and I gave her the copy. So then she told me that in order to approve the visa, she has to confirm the approval of this waiver but she couldn't do it at that moment because there was a technical issue. So maximum in two day she will let me know by e-mail. Then she talked with my daughter, and told her she was approved and in two weeks she will receive her passport.

God is good!!

Congratulations, lopezgallo. I totally understand your relief at completing the interview and receiving conditional approval. I hope the approval of the waiver goes through without a problem for you. A number of us now are waiting for conditions to lift prior to visa approval. Hopefully we all receive good news within a week.

[lopezgallo 1]

Thanks Russ&Caro!

Congratulations, lopezgallo. I totally understand your relief at completing the interview and receiving conditional approval. I hope the approval of the waiver goes through without a problem for you. A number of us now are waiting for conditions to lift prior to visa approval. Hopefully we all receive good news within a week.

[lilygirl1129 4]

Congratulations happy for u guys ... Hate those stupid ap status hope it get all doe. Quick also still waiting for mine to clear

We had our interview today. My daughter is approved and she will get her passport in two weeks. Mine is under review but the consul said it will take maximum 2 days to confirm the approval of a waiver in 2011. I didn't have the original of this approval, just a copy.

We had the interview at 7:30, but we were at the embassy at 6:45. First we had to submit the documents: medical report, passport, two pictures and the confirmation of the D-260 submission. After one hour and 15 minutes, the consul called us. She was so kind. She asked who was petitioning us and where was my husband ( My husband was there with us). Where did we met and When did we get married. How many times have we gone to United States and which time was the longer stay. If i have a prior marriage and if my husband has. And If we have children (Our little daughter also was there with us).

Then she asked if I have the approval of the waiver (overstay), and I gave her the copy. So then she told me that in order to approve the visa, she has to confirm the approval of this waiver but she couldn't do it at that moment because there was a technical issue. So maximum in two day she will let me know by e-mail. Then she talked with my daughter, and told her she was approved and in two weeks she will receive her passport.

God is good!!

Congratulations happy for u guys ... Hate those stupid ap status hope it get all doe. Quick also still waiting for mine to clear

We had our interview today. My daughter is approved and she will get her passport in two weeks. Mine is under review but the consul said it will take maximum 2 days to confirm the approval of a waiver in 2011. I didn't have the original of this approval, just a copy.

We had the interview at 7:30, but we were at the embassy at 6:45. First we had to submit the documents: medical report, passport, two pictures and the confirmation of the D-260 submission. After one hour and 15 minutes, the consul called us. She was so kind. She asked who was petitioning us and where was my husband ( My husband was there with us). Where did we met and When did we get married. How many times have we gone to United States and which time was the longer stay. If i have a prior marriage and if my husband has. And If we have children (Our little daughter also was there with us).

Then she asked if I have the approval of the waiver (overstay), and I gave her the copy. So then she told me that in order to approve the visa, she has to confirm the approval of this waiver but she couldn't do it at that moment because there was a technical issue. So maximum in two day she will let me know by e-mail. Then she talked with my daughter, and told her she was approved and in two weeks she will receive her passport.

God is good!!

[Russ&Caro 1,549]

It's going to be great, some day, when our biggest challenge is finding a decent locally made arepa.

[lilygirl1129 4]

Lol your so funny happy friday it will indeed be great one day we finally today got all the stuff dropped to the dhl courier service in Colombia cause we had to send it from there (so dumb) and now the waiting of the embassy getting it and processing and then yen wait for visa I was hoping to see him before 4th of July but business days and holidays may slow that process finger crossed almost done with this thank god

It's going to be great, some day, when our biggest challenge is finding a decent locally made arepa.

[lopezgallo 1]

Congratulations, lopezgallo. I totally understand your relief at completing the interview and receiving conditional approval. I hope the approval of the waiver goes through without a problem for you. A number of us now are waiting for conditions to lift prior to visa approval. Hopefully we all receive good news within a week.

Russ&Caro, please check the medical issue for kimo & angela... it seems something wrong is going with medical examinations.

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?cfl=&id=49915

[laucs72 3]

Hi guys,

Congratulations to all of you on your approvals.

I had my interview on the 18th and was approved too.

I have a questions regarding the recent hacking issue and the difficulties all embassies are having with Visa printing.

Have you received your passports and visas?

After you got approved, did your status on CEAC change? Also, are you able to track your passport on DHL or through the ais.us-info.com?

Thanks so much

[Russ&Caro 1,549]

Russ&Caro, please check the medical issue for kimo & angela... it seems something wrong is going with medical examinations.

Yes, I have communicated with Kimo & Angela. It seems they might be experiencing a similar thing to what happened with our interview/application. At this point, I think we have to wait until the visa printing system is fully back online and working through the backlog of non-immigrant visas.

I have a questions regarding the recent hacking issue and the difficulties all embassies are having with Visa printing.

Have you received your passports and visas?

After you got approved, did your status on CEAC change? Also, are you able to track your passport on DHL or through the ais.us-info.com?

Congratulations laucs72. I believe the only applicant who has participated on this thread who has their visa in hand is yc146. His interview was on June 2nd, and they printed his visa before the printing system went down on June 9th. My wife's interview was June 3 but she had complications with her medical report and was not complete and ready for printing until June 5th, which appears to have been too late to have been printed prior to the system outage.

The system is now working for some embassies but I haven't heard if Bogota is online yet. They clear all emergency, travel and work visas before they start reducing the non-immigrant visa backlog. So it will be another wait for all of us.

I believe some CEAC statuses remain as "Ready", but ours was moved to "Administrative Processing" which is not uncommon from my understanding. DHL tells us we have to receive an email from the consulate first stating that the visa has been printed. There's no shipment to track before then.

Hope you don't have to wait as long as us.

[lilygirl1129 4]

Ours is also in AP status interview was 6/5 but we had a mm issue with needing additional paper work hope we all get issued soon waiting game again

[lopezgallo 1]

Our CEAC status says ready, but updated on June 11th. No changes since that date. Hoping this week we'll have good news.

[lilygirl1129 4]

So I think systems are back up for visa printing I went on the site today and bogota is listed as one of connected post here the link if anyone wants to read it hopefully we all be getting a issued status soon (mine say admin processing still) but least system back

http://travel.state.gov/content/travel/english/news/technological-systems-issue.html