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| Bogota, Colombia |  Review on September 24, 2012: |
Kevin y Carmen
Rating:  | Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
It was a chilly morning here in Bogotá as we woke up early to arrive at the embassy to wait in line. We arrived at 6:20am even though our interview wasn't until 9:00am. We waited in line 4 until 8:30am dancing a little bit to stay warm. By 9am we were directed to line 3 (which is the line for immigrants); this was outside of the embassy. Afterwards, it was required of us to take off our belts and jackets and leave our cell phones at the enterance. We arrived at an office with our papers (including my medical papers). As expected, the official who was very amiable told us to wait until my name was called. There were only two officials working in the offices for immigrants and therefore we had to wait a bit until around 10:30am before my name was called. Time flew by because my husband and I were laughing to the point where our stomachs hurt from laughter and luckily there was a little café that sold coffee, buñuelos, empanadas and other pastries which hit the spot because we didn't eat much of a breakfast that morning. I was then called to office number 3 and my husband greeted the official in window three. She was a very kind lady and asked that she speak with me. The first thing that was asked of me was to give my finger prints and when we finished scanning my fingers in several different positions we proceeded to speak by a telephone.
INTERVIEW:
Official: Who is asking for the visa?
Me: My husband.
Official: Do you swear that all the information provided is true?
Me: Yes ma'am.
Official: What is you husband's complete name?
Me: (husband's name)
Official: When and where did you meet?
Me: At a party in Medellin, Colombia. November 2009
Official: Tell me about the party (she asked with a smile)
Me: (I spoke about the party)
Official: When did the two of you get married?
Me: August 13, 2011 (and then I showed her at least 60 photos in chronological order).
Official: (with a big smile she looked at my photos and said that she didn't have time to see all of them. She took out of a photo of my husband and I in Cartagena and asked, "is this Cartagena?")
Me: Yes, it's Cartagena. My husband and I have traveled throughout Colombia together.
Official: How many times has you husband visited Colombia?
Me: Ha! So many times and every time he visited he stays for as long as 6 months.
Official: Were you married before?
Me: Yes.
Official: (pause) Who is R.B.? (co-sponsor).
Me: That's my mother-in-law, she is great and treats me like a daughter. She even baught my wedding dress. (I gave more information than needed).
Official: Great, everything is in order. Congrats, your visa has been approved. Welcome to the United States of America (with a smile).
Me: Thank you so much. Your Spanish is great, I could understand everything.
My husband couldn't hear everything that was said because the official was behind sound-proof glass but became excited when he saw her put my passport away as this is a sign that the visa was approved. We smiled, hugged and kissed as my husband lifted me in the air with excitement.
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