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| Bogota, Colombia |  Review on November 3, 2023: |
Michael&Miguel
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
Stayed at the Fairfield Marriott across the street the night before. 7am was our time. It’s a 3 minute walk to the embassy from the hotel. You arrive to a very unorganized area outside the embassy gate. Many people trying to sell you items and what not. You need to listen to the speakers that will broadcast across the road from the embassy. They will tell you what times are currently being called. Once you hear your time, simply cross the street and follow the crowd. Don’t arrive early. If you have 7am, 645am is plenty of time as nothing will happen until right at 7am. For our K1 interview, the petitioner is allowed to join inside for the process. No advance notice needed or special letter. Just cross the road and tell the first security guard you are a K1 and the petitioner is with you. Simply show your US passport for ID and you’re in. You will go through airport style security. Then to a document check where you will put everything in a specific order. After this, you go to another line for a second document check. After this, they keep the documents and you sit in an open air waiting area. Bathrooms and a cafe are available. You will sit and wait to hear your name called over a speaker. Simply go to the window number they call with your name. They will have all your documents. You raise your right hand and take the oath. Then finger prints electronic. You are speaking through a glass window and on a pay phone style phone. Miguel was asked a handful of basic questions about me and us. My job. My birthday. Where we had traveled to. Has he ever committed any crimes. Very basic items. No tricks. The Immigration Officer interviewing Miguel was wonderful x 1000. So nice and polite and really seemed to enjoy his job and seeing loved ones getting the chance to be together. The document check staff and security was also very helpful and nice. The interview was no-more than about 5-7 mins. He was told he was approved and he would have the passport back in about a week. Overall a 10/10.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #32667