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| Bogota, Colombia |  Review #4603 on June 18, 2009: |
artigano
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Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
My wife's IR-1 visa was approved yesterday. We waited for 6 hours for a less-than-two-minute inteview. The very pleasant C/O asked 2 questions: "How did you meet," and "what were you doing in Argentina when you were there for 6 months." (she took a course in multi-media animation). Then she asked to see some of our evidence. My wife asked her if she wanted the photos or the paper evidence, and she asked to see photos. We took the photos out of the wedding album and the other album, and the C/O glanced at a few of them and then said "congratulations, you are approved." It was sort of anti-climactic in a way, because I did so much preparation of the documentary evidence - I had all my boarding passes, emails, phone bills, IRA account and bank statements and she didn't look at it. I suppose it was good to prepare for any and all eventualities.
The worst part is the insufferable wait, where you watch other visa applicants stand at the windows for up to 45 minutes, only to be told to come back with additional evidence or return with their spouse/fiance or to be denied. I was expecting a long, drawn-out detailed interview and that agitated both of us.
Another part that made me nervous is the first interview with the Colombian clerk who reviews the file for sufficiency. She asked my wife for her baptismal certificate and I knew that it was not necessary, as we had her birth certificate from the civil registry. She then asked me for my 2006 tax return, and I told her that it was not necessary, and that only the most recent return is required, which was in the file. She said "well, I guess the Consular officer will have to decide." I was expecting that the C/O would not approved the application becuase of my 2006 taxes but the C/O didn't ask to see them.
Then the clerk made us go across the street to take new photos, becuase the photos we submited had her ear partially covered. Whatever. We paid the 10,000 pesos and came back with the new photos.
I think the reason that our interview was so easy was because the pictures we had were very good. We had professional wedding photos in a nice album and then we had photos of trips we took together - to New York, the Hamptons, Argentina, etc, as well as photos w/family. I guess photos don't lie.
| | | Bogota, Colombia | Review #4602 on June 18, 2009: |
Woodie Claudia
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We got the visa approved yesterday 06172009. That is an adventure. Bogota is hugh. The doctor you have to use is on one side of the city. The clinic for the blood test etc another side. The bank you have to use to pay the embassy fees (301,300 COP) another. Monday was a holiday. I asked three people what is the holiday, they did not know. The doctor that signed Claudia's report said he thought it was related to Lent or St Peter or maybe St Paul. Anyway we had to do all of this paperwork on Tuesday before the interview Wednesday morning.
The interview is waiting (in 7AM out 11 AM)in a hugh open but covered patio in the embassy and waiting to be called to a window. It is like in a prison, she talked on a phone with the interviewer behind the glass. We went to two windows and the last one asked me several questions about how I met her, how many visits, and had we been to another country together. She then said I am going to approve her visa and it will be about a week before she gets it by courier. Claudia has a friend that took ten days.
I am going home. When Claudia gets the passport I will go back to get her.
| | | Bogota, Colombia | Review #4555 on June 10, 2009: |
jh816
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Todo fue muy facil, ya saben lo de la fila 3 y el area 40. Luego me llamaron a la ventanilla 31 (ya no recuerdo), la seniora fue muy seca, me pregunto si habia ido a EEUU, como conoci a mi novio, donde trabaja; termino de organizar los documento, firma uno de los formularios y luego a esperar la toma de huellas. Como a las 10:45 me llamaron a entrevista, la ventanilla 6, una consul joven muy formal, me dijo que le pasara a mi prometido, le pregunto a Joseph sobre el tiempo que vivio en Medellin, al cuanto tiempo de el estar alla nos conocimos, le pregunto de su regreso a EEUU y Joseph agrego que hablabamos todos los dias por Skype y listo!! VISA APROBADA!! 
| | | Bogota, Colombia | Review #4545 on June 9, 2009: |
kurt53
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My fiance had to get three vaccinations before the interview, that's OK, I guess. We arrived at the embassy at 5 til 7 in the morning. We waited about two hours before Lina was called up to window 29 and they reviewed our paperwork. Everything was there so we were sent to window 2 for her fingerprints. We waited 15 minutes for that and then we waited for her interview. Two hours later, Lina was called up to window 4. They asked her some questions about how we met and where and when I proposed to her and then they asked me the same questions, alone, to see if our answers matched, I guess. Well they matched and she was approved. We left the embassy at 12:45 and received our visa three days later at the Domesa delivery office. We are now back in Orlando and are planning on getting married Friday, June 12th, 2009. Keep the faith and good luck to everyone.
| | | Bogota, Colombia | Review #4536 on June 8, 2009: |
omarchavez
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English Version:
1. We arrived at the embassy at 6:45 (our appointment was at 7:00). We waited in line # 3 as I had learned from other VJ members. We waited for about 5 minutes outside and we were given a green sticker with a number 40 on it. We were asked to go in and go to Point 40 against the wall in the far right.
2. At around 8:00 we finally reached our spot on the line and we were handed a folder with instructions on how to organize our documents. Since we had sent 95% of the documents for the application process all we placed on the folder was her passport, medical exams and pictures.
3. At around 9:45 my wife was called to window 23 where she was asked basic questions such as her address, mother's name, my address and such. The process took approximately 15 minutes but only because the rep couldn't find the Police report. After all the questions were asked, we were told to go to window 1-6 and wait.
4. At around 11:00 my wife was called up to window 2 to get her finger prints done. The process was but 2 minutes.
5. At 1:00 PM we were called to window 1 and were told to come back at 2:00PM.
6. At 2:30 PM we were called up to window 5 and my wife was asked the following questions:
A - How long was your husband lived in the US
B - How many times has he been to Colombia since the relationship started
C - How did you meet
D - Do you have any additional Proof? ( We had taken an album full of wedding and honeymoon pictures)
The whole interview process took less than 5 minutes and we were the LAST couple to be interviewed. The agent apologized for the delay and her visa was approved.
We then proceeded to DOMESA and ended up getting her Visa 4 working days after the interview.
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