US Immigration from Venezuela

Read more on Dubuque woman joins lawsuit against U.S. State Department over K1-Fianc e Visas at https://www.kcrg.com/2020/09/21/dubuque-woman-joins-lawsuit-against-us-state-department-over-k1-fiancee-visas/

My fianc s son has a B1/B2 Visa expiring in April 2021, Whats the best time to start the process to renew it again? 30 days out? 60 days out? now?

If your waiting to interview in Bogota I just got this from the Embassy when I inquired about when they thought they might start K-1 interviews again:

"Thank you for contacting the Immigrant Visa Unit of the U.S. Embassy in Bogota.

In the light of COVID-19 pandemic, the safety of applicants and Embassy employees is our top priority at this time. There are currently no routine U.S. visa services and the easing or ending of the quarantine in Colombia will not mean an immediate resumption in our operations.

As soon as we are able announce the resumption of visa services, will be announced via our website https://co.usembassy.gov/ and social media. Please follow these communication outlets for regular updates regarding our operating status.

We suggest you to keep attentive to the information posted on the official web site of the U.S. Embassy in Colombia https://co.usembassy.gov/es/embassy-es/bogota-es/

Please note that all immigrant visa appointments have been canceled and it is not possible to make an appointment until further notice"

Hi, all

I'm having some issues with my mom's IV documents. She's a Venezuelan citizen living in Colombia. I'm contacting the NVC tomorrow, but I thought I'd check to see whether anyone's had similar issues:

1. Her passport bio page was rejected as expired, even though its extension (prorroga) expired in January 2020, which means the current extension covers it. The NVC's own instruction on prorrogas seem to concur:

"Effective, June 7, 2019, Venezuelan passport validity was extended an additional five years past the date of expiration printed in the passport. Venezuelan passport holders who have already received an extension or pr rogga will have the validity period extended by five years from the end date of the extension. NVC will accept all Venezuelan passports, valid or expired, so long as it is still considered valid after adding five years to the printed expiration date."

I'm confused as to why her bio page was rejected, but hopefully a call will be enough to fix the issue.

2. My mom's a widow, never remarried. When I uploaded her bio page, there was only one section for a passport bio page. Now, the document I uploaded shows under "PASSPORT BIOGRAPHIC PAGE (1st MARRIAGE)" with a separate section for "PASSPORT BIOGRAPHIC PAGE". Since she's never remarried, I think the existing document would be valid, but I want to clear up the rejection first.

3. The rejection note starts with "PLEASE DISREGARD", but the document is clearly marked as rejected. Has anyone had this happen?

4. My dad's death certificate and mom's Colombian police records are both marked as accepted, yet both feature notes asking that they be replaced with "acceptable" documents. I know both documents are correct, per the NVC's checklist. Has this happened to anyone else?

Thanks in advance for any advice!

Is anyone filed a CR-1 for a Spouse in Venezuela awaiting or had interview in Bogota? We have been waiting since April 2020

I do not think I will be able to travel to Bogota from USA California. And my wife will have to do the interview solo. Anyone had to do this during the pandemic starting in March?

The times are so strange I doubt we will be together by the end of the year.