Bogota Colombia CRBA

[DylanandLaura 46]

I wanted to share a successful CRBA appointment at the Bogota Embassy so others have a future reference. My wife and I had a baby in early September and we booked the appointment for the CRBA that same day our daughter was born for October. On the day of the interview we entered the embassy through the American Citizen Services entrance, which is separate from the Visa entrance. They had three exterior security checkpoints and in the second checkpoint the security officer took our cell phones. We then entered the actual embassy and made a left to the American Citizen Services section. You are required to get a ticket and wait for your name to be called. During the first conversation with a consular officer, they check to see you have the CRBA/passport application with photo, passports and ID of parents, marriage certificate (divorce if you have been), original birth-certificate from the notary, supporting documentation proving physical presence such as college transcripts, high school transcripts, tax returns, certificate of movements and any other supporting documents. After the consular officer verifies you have all the documents to proceed, you are handed a paper detailing the fees to be paid for the CRBA, Passport and DHL shipping. In all, it was $210 for the passport and CRBA and $20.000 pesos for DHL, you can pay in pesos as well. You wait to be called again to pay your fees and after that there is an interview. The interview was intense and the consular officer asked many questions such as:

• What elementary, middle and high school did you attend? Where was each of these schools?
• What university did you attend? For how long and what did you study?
• Do you live in Colombia? And if you do, for how long?
• Have you traveled abroad anytime during your life? And for how long?
• Where were you born? What was the name of the hospital?
• How long did you live in this city?
• Where do you work? How long have you worked there? (as well as previous employment)
• Are you married? How did you meet your spouse? Where did you get married?
• Among a few other questions...

 

At the end of the interview the consular officer said I met the physical presence requirement and my baby's application would be approved. They stated it would take between 2 to 5 weeks to receive the documents and passport back. Hope that helps anyone preparing for CRBA at Bogota. 

[DylanandLaura 46]

On 10/18/2019 at 2:35 PM, DylanandLaura said:

I wanted to share a successful CRBA appointment at the Bogota Embassy so others have a future reference. My wife and I had a baby in early September and we booked the appointment for the CRBA that same day our daughter was born for October. On the day of the interview we entered the embassy through the American Citizen Services entrance, which is separate from the Visa entrance. They had three exterior security checkpoints and in the second checkpoint the security officer took our cell phones. We then entered the actual embassy and made a left to the American Citizen Services section. You are required to get a ticket and wait for your name to be called. During the first conversation with a consular officer, they check to see you have the CRBA/passport application with photo, passports and ID of parents, marriage certificate (divorce if you have been), original birth-certificate from the notary, supporting documentation proving physical presence such as college transcripts, high school transcripts, tax returns, certificate of movements and any other supporting documents. After the consular officer verifies you have all the documents to proceed, you are handed a paper detailing the fees to be paid for the CRBA, Passport and DHL shipping. In all, it was $210 for the passport and CRBA and $20.000 pesos for DHL, you can pay in pesos as well. You wait to be called again to pay your fees and after that there is an interview. The interview was intense and the consular officer asked many questions such as:

• What elementary, middle and high school did you attend? Where was each of these schools?
• What university did you attend? For how long and what did you study?
• Do you live in Colombia? And if you do, for how long?
• Have you traveled abroad anytime during your life? And for how long?
• Where were you born? What was the name of the hospital?
• How long did you live in this city?
• Where do you work? How long have you worked there? (as well as previous employment)
• Are you married? How did you meet your spouse? Where did you get married?
• Among a few other questions...

 

At the end of the interview the consular officer said I met the physical presence requirement and my baby's application would be approved. They stated it would take between 2 to 5 weeks to receive the documents and passport back. Hope that helps anyone preparing for CRBA at Bogota. 

We received the passport and CRBA today. Total of 8 days from Interview to delivery. I think this was much faster than normal...