Backlog in Bogota Embassy

[EA and MK 48]

33 minutes ago, James & Helga said:

Hi....How can I get added to the WhatsApp group text? 
 

My wife’s visa interview was scheduled on April 6th before it was canceled.

 

Thanks!!

Jim

 

 

Hello! Was your wife scheduled for April 6th of this year, 2021?

[HBundle 44]

21 minutes ago, EA and MK said:

Hello! Was your wife scheduled for April 6th of this year, 2021?

I think they are referring to 2020.

 

 

The link for the WhatsApp is:  https://chat.whatsapp.com/JiV2yZubug98jdhYDTPKsz  .  FYI it is Spanish-only.

 

Edited January 19, 2021 by HBundle
Corrected link

[Louis61404 133]

1 hour ago, James & Helga said:

Hi....How can I get added to the WhatsApp group text? 
 

My wife’s visa interview was scheduled on April 6th before it was canceled.

 

Thanks!!

Jim

 

 

Send me a DM with your phone number - the link the other poster sent is for the K1 visa group.  It appears you're a spouse visa, so you want the IR1/CR1 chat.

[James & Helga 15]

42 minutes ago, EA and MK said:

Hello! Was your wife scheduled for April 6th of this year, 2021?

Hello...!!   No, April 6, 2020.  2020 was tough year!  We were married over 2 years now (January 2019).  There is a slight silver lining though.  Now that we’ve been married for over two years, Helga will receive a green card without conditions which is good for ten years.  
Thanks for reaching out!

Jim

Edited January 19, 2021 by James & Helga

[James & Helga 15]

1 hour ago, Louis61404 said:

Send me a DM with your phone number - the link the other poster sent is for the K1 visa group.  It appears you're a spouse visa, so you want the IR1/CR1 chat.

Ok Louis.  I sent a DM with my phone number.

[EA and MK 48]

While this may or may not be a good sign, I think it is and is worth mentioning: the US Citizen Services section has resumed routine operations.  Hopefully they move to limited resumption of immigrant visas soon!!! Crossing my fingers.

[Louis61404 133]

2 hours ago, EA and MK said:

While this may or may not be a good sign, I think it is and is worth mentioning: the US Citizen Services section has resumed routine operations.  Hopefully they move to limited resumption of immigrant visas soon!!! Crossing my fingers.

Is this is a new development?  I feel like they've been doing that for a while (I could definitely be wrong)

[EA and MK 48]

6 minutes ago, Louis61404 said:

Is this is a new development?  I feel like they've been doing that for a while (I could definitely be wrong)

They've been doing *limited* services, but now they are doing *routine* services. This is a new development, I check their website almost  everyday lol.

[Louis61404 133]

1 minute ago, EA and MK said:

They've been doing *limited* services, but now they are doing *routine* services. This is a new development, I check their website almost  everyday lol.

I don't blame you!

 

Great news, and thanks for sharing.

[carva26 8]

I actually just verified and they are not doing routine services as of yet. it still appear like this:

''The United States Embassy in Bogota remains unable to resume routine immigrant and nonimmigrant visa services at this time.  In the light of COVID-19 pandemic, the safety of applicants and Embassy employees is our top priority.  There are currently no routine U.S. visa services worldwide, and the easing or ending of the quarantine in Colombia will not mean an immediate resumption in our operations.''

 

I obtained this directly from their website... Where are you obtaining this information from ?

[Louis61404 133]

1 hour ago, ccarvajalino said:

I actually just verified and they are not doing routine services as of yet. it still appear like this:

''The United States Embassy in Bogota remains unable to resume routine immigrant and nonimmigrant visa services at this time.  In the light of COVID-19 pandemic, the safety of applicants and Embassy employees is our top priority.  There are currently no routine U.S. visa services worldwide, and the easing or ending of the quarantine in Colombia will not mean an immediate resumption in our operations.''

 

I obtained this directly from their website... Where are you obtaining this information from ?

These are both true.  The previous poster was referring to USA citizen services in the embassy - things such as passport renewals for American citizens in Colombia.  You're posting about visa services, so they're different.

 

Of course, most important is visa services.  But the embassy opening full time for American citizen services is a step in the right direction.

[MedellinCOUS 24]

We are almost at the point where we don't want to have any expectations because it could easily still be 6 more months.  Our CR1 case was approved at the NVC Jun 6, 2020 so we were a few months into the lockdown.   I check it all the time and it still says case is at NVC. At this point I'm thinking of just planning a vacation together, but with everything locked down even that is hard.  

[carva26 8]

13 hours ago, Louis61404 said:

These are both true.  The previous poster was referring to USA citizen services in the embassy - things such as passport renewals for American citizens in Colombia.  You're posting about visa services, so they're different.

 

Of course, most important is visa services.  But the embassy opening full time for American citizen services is a step in the right direction.

I see, thanks for clarifying. 👍

[EA and MK 48]

10 hours ago, MedellinCOUS said:

We are almost at the point where we don't want to have any expectations because it could easily still be 6 more months.  Our CR1 case was approved at the NVC Jun 6, 2020 so we were a few months into the lockdown.   I check it all the time and it still says case is at NVC. At this point I'm thinking of just planning a vacation togother, but with everything locked down even that is hard.  

I know the feeling. I sometimes feel like loosing hope. In fact, I've had severe anxiety and that horrible knot feeling in my stomach thinking about a ton of "what ifs"/"when will my wife get here" and figuring out how my wife's interview will be, etc. But knowing it's not healthy to stress out this much, I've just started to remain been positive and my anxiety had dropped.  But, we gotta remain optimistic, that this year we will all have our spouses in the US.  Stay strong!

[Tacos 69]

16 hours ago, Louis61404 said:

These are both true.  The previous poster was referring to USA citizen services in the embassy - things such as passport renewals for American citizens in Colombia.  You're posting about visa services, so they're different.

 

Of course, most important is visa services.  But the embassy opening full time for American citizen services is a step in the right direction.

 

Fantastic news. i think they’ll resume routine visa services when they’ve cleared the backlog of cancelled cases.