Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Mexico, Latin & South America	DICCIONARIO DE CUBANISMOS	Una prima mio me mando esto. Me parecio bueno pare este foro. Rafael ____________________________________________________________ El cubano no corre: echa un patín. El cubano no es infiel: pega los tarros. El cubano no se trepa: se encarama. El cubano no habla mucho: mete tremenda muela. El cubano no se enamora: coge tremendo metío. El cubano no es inteligente: es candela. El cubano no se emborracha: coge nota, se pone curda, empina el codo, le chupa el rabo a la jutía. El cubano no forma riña: forma titingó. El cubano no es manipulador: es un tártaro. El cubano no anda en ómnibus: monta guaguas. El cubano no dice niño: dice fiñe. El cubano no dice perdió la virginidad: le volaron elcartucho. El cubano no tiene los ojos grandes: los tiene saltones. El cubano no dice come despacio: dice respira niño. El cubano no consigue: resuelve, mete mano, engancha. El cubano no es experto: es un bárbaro, un salvaje, una fiera. El cubano no se baña: juega a los bomberos. El cubano no llena mucho su estómago: se jarta, se empacha. El cubano no se baja: se apea. El cubano no tiene una novia delgada: es un bacalao. El cubano no molesta: jode. El cubano no fracasa: se destimbala. El cubano no te dice que hiciste algo excepcional: te la comiste. El cubano no baila: echa un pie. El cubano no dice un español: dice un gallego. El cubano no es haragán: majasea, no dispara un chícharo. El cubano no es brujero: echa bilongo. El cubano no piensa: el cubano legisla. El cubano no conquista una mujer: liga una jeva. El cubano no tiene mellizos, ni gemelos: tiene jimaguas. El cubano no se vuelve loco: se desconchufla, o se le cruzan los cables. El cubano no tiene axilar: tiene sobaco. El cubano no tiene mal olor a sudor: tiene peste a grajo. El cubano no usa bolsas para sus compras: usa jabas o cartuchos, hasta cubalses. El cubano no se equivoca: se trafuca, se enreda. El cubano no se muere: canta el manisero, guarda el carro, o se mete en la cajita de Dulce Guayaba. El cubano no tiene obsesiones: tiene matraquillas quisquillosas. El cubano no se encapricha: se pone perretúo. El cubano no se enferma: se pone matungo. El cubano no se retira: cuelga los guantes o el sable. El cubano no forma confusiones: forma arroz con mango. El cubano no es ostentoso o jactancioso: se da lija. El cubano no le pone un vestido a una niña: le pone una bata. El cubano no se cansa: se desguabina, se descuarejeringa, se desmondinga, se despetronca o se destimbala. El cubano no dice tiene los senos grandes: tiene un par de Guanábanas. El cubano no es gordo: es un barril. El cubano no dice me lo has hecho difícil: dice me la pusistes en China, me la pusiste dura. El cubano no pasa hambre: se come un cable, o come tierra. El cubano no es pobre: está en la fuácata, o está pelao, está palmiche,está pasmao. El cubano no es culto y educado: es una polilla, es una mente. El cubano no da indiferencia: tira a mondongo. El cubano no dice toca mal el piano: dice machaca las teclas	Entonces...	Male	Colombia	2007-10-04 13:03:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	COLOMBIANOS EN VISA K1	Casi que no....jajaja Felicitaciones Nydia. Espero que se resuelva lo de la millas de sam. Un preguntita, lo de los recibos de renta. Uno tambien tiene que llevar eso. Y Sam si fue a la entrevista, cierto? Bueno que esten bien y de nuevo, felicitaciones	Entonces...	Male	Colombia	2007-08-22 14:33:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	Congrats Buck!!! Welcome home. and Paola Welcome to the USA. Rafael	Entonces...	Male	Colombia	2007-10-08 12:43:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (Mononoke28 @ Oct 5 2007, 01:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello everybody, I will be here as much as I can as I did before. I'm here to answer your questions so feel free to ask. A side note though, please, please, please read all posts before asking a question because these Colombian Club is loaded with info that will help you all the way. Diana Welcome back Diana. Nice to hear that everthing went well for . Ihope the ones that still have to go through the process have same good fortune and blessings. Rafael	Entonces...	Male	Colombia	2007-10-05 15:52:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (Scott n Yenifer @ Oct 4 2007, 02:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Entonces... @ Oct 4 2007, 10:10 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey guys here what she has so far Birth Certficate Passport DAS Certificado Judicial DAS Certificado Migratorio ( it took exactly a month to recieve) W-2 04, 05, & 06 1040 04, 05, & 06 Tax transcripts 04, 05, & 06 __________________________ Still need… 10 passport pictures Letter of baptism /declaracion juramental Vacancies Evidence of relationship (pictures, flight itinerary, phone cards, emails, phone bills) Can anyone suggest anything else? Am I on the right track? Question for those who have gone through Bogota, how much in USD did you spend (Visa fee, labs medical what else) not including room and board. Thankfully my fiancée has family and friends in BOG where we plan to stay. Thanks in advance, Rafael Rafael... I think this is what you were asking for before we got a little off track. Packet 3 Contents: (If you plan on faxing and mailing early) 1. Cover letter 2. Copy of fiancée's passport (biographical data page) 3. DS-230 Part 1 (pages 1 & 2) 4. OF-169 (on page 5 of packet 3 instructions) The cover letter should be simple and brief. Include the BGT case # on the cover letter. "PM me and I will email you a copy of a letter draft" Packet 4 Contents: 1. Passport 2. Baptism Certificate (Partida de Bautismo) 3. Birth Certificate (Registro Civil) 4. Police Certificate (Certificado Judicial del DAS) 5. Migratory Certificate (Carta del DAS, entradas/salidas) 6. I-134 Affidavit of Support and evidence. (3 years of W2s + 1040s OR 3 years of transcripts, 3 months of pay stubs and an employer letter verifying employment and salary on company letterhead) 7. DS-156 (2 copies) "this is 2 pages...put them front to back on 1 page as the bank may not accept 2 pages" 8. DS-156K (1 copy) 9. Laboratory/Medical exams/Vaccinations 10. Evidence of your relationship (photos, e-mails, boarding passes, etc.) 11. 6 passport style photos, 5cm x 5cm. Hope this helps. Scott, Thanks Most of the stuff we have some we have to wait like these vaccinations. Any word from NVC yet? Rafael	Entonces...	Male	Colombia	2007-10-04 15:03:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (lunita1327 @ Oct 4 2007, 01:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Buenas tardes a todos, quisiera saber si en este post puedo preguntar en español (mi inglés no es tan fluído) y si puedo preguntar por un problema que tengo con mi visa de turista B1-B2. Gracias! Beinvenido Lunita1327, Que bueno que nos encontro! Aqui va encontrar como dicen colombia "Super Vacan". Sobre la pregunta B1-B2 no se muy bien la respuesta pero hay un foro que le puede ayudar que es en español. Foro Club colombiano en español http://www.visajourn...showtopic=78366 Chao Rafael	Entonces...	Male	Colombia	2007-10-04 13:58:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	Mike, Let me first congratulate you on completing and successfully obtaining a visa for your spouse and being able to be in the AOS stage. You know that it is not easy going through this process in the first place. There are many things that go through your mind during this process and any support is always nice, a conversation of such, something like what you had with Peter Miami and Drea or others. It's not that I was not trying to display a level of incompetence to the process by not reading this thread; I think that all post here is helpful one way or another. When going through this process. I have read the thread and it seems that all is helpful in one way or another. I am fairly new at this ‘forum and thread thing’ and even more so in this whole immigration process. Maybe your concerns about the irrelevant post can be sent to a moderator or I could give you a name of someone that can help his name is Yordak. I think he is very helpful. But thank you for you input. And continue success on your AOS process and future processing’s. Rafael QUOTE (Mike and Adriana @ Oct 4 2007, 10:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You will probably not like this answer, but I believe in tough love. The answers to your questions are well-documented on this thread. Believe me, you will benefit much more by reading through the thread and finding the answers to these questions....you'll also probably read answers to questions you never even thought about. Often times on this thread, we (including me) are a little too quick to provide the easy answer to someone.....because we want to be helpful, or we want to give back, or, for some, we want to show everyone just how much we know....but the reality is that we are not really being helpful in the long run. My only regret is that this thread has gotten entirely too big....because there are too many irrelevant posts or posts that would have been better handled through PM (like all individual shout-outs). I wish we could go back and delete irrelevant or inaccurate posts. Mike QUOTE (Entonces... @ Oct 4 2007, 10:10 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey guys here what she has so far Birth Certficate Passport DAS Certificado Judicial DAS Certificado Migratorio ( it took exactly a month to recieve) W-2 04, 05, & 06 1040 04, 05, & 06 Tax transcripts 04, 05, & 06 __________________________ Still need… 10 passport pictures Letter of baptism /declaracion juramental Vacancies Evidence of relationship (pictures, flight itinerary, phone cards, emails, phone bills) Can anyone suggest anything else? Am I on the right track? Question for those who have gone through Bogota, how much in USD did you spend (Visa fee, labs medical what else) not including room and board. Thankfully my fiancée has family and friends in BOG where we plan to stay. Thanks in advance, Rafael Edited by Entonces..., 04 October 2007 - 10:58 AM.	Entonces...	Male	Colombia	2007-10-04 10:58:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	Hey guys here what she has so far Birth Certficate Passport DAS Certificado Judicial DAS Certificado Migratorio ( it took exactly a month to recieve) W-2 04, 05, & 06 1040 04, 05, & 06 Tax transcripts 04, 05, & 06 __________________________ Still need… 10 passport pictures Letter of baptism /declaracion juramental Vacancies Evidence of relationship (pictures, flight itinerary, phone cards, emails, phone bills) Can anyone suggest anything else? Am I on the right track? Question for those who have gone through Bogota, how much in USD did you spend (Visa fee, labs medical what else) not including room and board. Thankfully my fiancée has family and friends in BOG where we plan to stay. Thanks in advance, Rafael	Entonces...	Male	Colombia	2007-10-04 09:10:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (lucho562 @ Oct 3 2007, 03:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Any interview dates or NOA2's? Scott, Has your case reached NVC? Nothing here not even a touch.	Entonces...	Male	Colombia	2007-10-03 20:26:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	Servientrega seems to be the most reputable one. We have used it and had no complaints. R.	Entonces...	Male	Colombia	2007-10-03 10:01:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	Hey everyone I went on the embassy website and I notice that at the bottom that it says sept/2007 here is the link http://bogota.usemba...ionseng-_2_.pdf R.	Entonces...	Male	Colombia	2007-10-03 08:16:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (Jmarsh22 @ Oct 2 2007, 09:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Greetings to everyone, I hope all your cases are going well. I just found out that mine was finally sent to the embassy. We are one step closer which is great, hopefully we will be back in the states after Christmas. Anyway coming to the point I was wondering if anyone had the fax number to the embassy. I want to fax my packet 3 in, but haven't had much luck finding an actual number. Thanks again for everybodies help. JMarsh , Current Embassy Address and Fax # Embajada Americana, Sección de Visas de Inmigrante, Cra. 45 No. 24B-27, Bogotá fax: 1-011-57-1-315-4155 (Bogotá) Rafael	Entonces...	Male	Colombia	2007-10-03 08:09:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (Scott n Yenifer @ Oct 3 2007, 07:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi Colombia Club!!! Can anyone confirm that this is the correct mailing info? Embajada Americana, Sección de Visas de Inmigrante, Calle 22 D-Bis No. 47-51 Bogotá, D.C. Colombia (consular section - visas) Phone: 011-57-1-315-1566. fax: 011-57-1-315-4155. Hey Scott I went on the embassy site and I found this info. May want to double check with other members as well as the actual site. _______________________________________________ Welcome to the Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in Bogotá. The Consular Section has two main missions: to provide a wide range of emergency and routine services to U.S. citizens visiting or residing in Colombia, such as offering help in the event of serious illness or arrest, issuing U.S. passports, registering the births of U.S. citizens in Colombia, and providing assistance to recipients of Social Security and other Federal benefits; and to provide immigrant and nonimmigrant visa services to Colombians and citizens of other countries who are in Colombia. We hope that you will find our website useful. Please use the links on the left to find further information on our services. The Consular Section pages were last updated on July 10, 2007. Carrera 45, No. 24B-27 Bogotá, Colombia Telephone: 315-1566 the web site is http://bogota.usembassy.gov/visas.html Hope this helps. But Scott double and triple check the info. Rafael Edited by Entonces..., 03 October 2007 - 07:58 AM.	Entonces...	Male	Colombia	2007-10-03 07:57:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	[ Rafael, I specifically called Dr. Gonzalez' office. One of her assistants picked up my call. After asking me what type of visa my wife was requesting and her age, she mentioned the three vaccines which must be taken: TD, MMR, Varicela and she clearly stated vaccines needed to be recent, less than 8 days before the interview. I then mentioned I was a bit concerned about reinforcements, which I know should be taken for certain vaccines like TD (I didn't mention my other bigger concern about my wife feeling sick or tired during her interview). She literally said reinforcements didn't matter. All that matters is that vaccines must be recent. So, with that and with Diana's information from previous posts, I have accepted there is nothing I can do about vaccines. But I've been reading this forum from the beginning and I realized there is sooooo much I can do before my NOA2 gets approved: from geting tax transcripts to finding baptism certificates to geting that photo album all organized and ready. So I suggest you do what I'll do: worry about everything else... except the vaccines (for now) Juan Carlos. [/quote] Juan Carlos, Thanks for the info. Yeah, after reading Diana account while in Bogota I felt the same way, we can do all of this and not worry about it at the last minute. But this what it is. So we have to go through with it.Thanks for the info. Hopefully they change that policy in the future. Rafael	Entonces...	Male	Colombia	2007-10-03 07:44:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (yovanny @ Oct 2 2007, 12:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ME APROVARON LA CR1. Yovanny Felicitaciones. Espero que lo demas del processo sea mucho mas facil. de nuevo felicitaciones!! Rafael	Entonces...	Male	Colombia	2007-10-02 13:37:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (Juan Carlos @ Oct 1 2007, 10:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Good evening, everyone! Most likely you already know this information, but the thing is my head couldn´t stop thinking about the vaccines. Basically I can't think of my wife taking all the shots at once, feeling tired (or even a little sick) for the next three days and then going to the most important interview of her life (or at least that is how I feel). So, I called the doctor's office in Bogota to ask if she could start getting her shots immediately and only get reinforcements for those needed. They basically said: no. Vaccines need to be "fresh", taken within 8 days before the interview. Ok, so I guess I just confirmed what Diana and others had already said. And that thing everyone was saying about Colombians being laid back, I totally agree. They use one phrase (in spanish) which kills me: "de pronto". "De pronto mañana voy". "De pronto mañana me la dan..." and so on. It leaves everything up in the air. Anyway... BTW, Scott, thanks for the questions!! Juan Carlos, In regards to the doctors in Bogota, does this information apply to only one doctor or both, Dr. Gonzalez and Dr. Roa? and did you find anythin else out? thanks in advance, Rafael	Entonces...	Male	Colombia	2007-10-02 07:56:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (Bill y Bella @ Oct 1 2007, 04:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Entonces... @ Oct 1 2007, 09:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Bill y Bella @ Sep 27 2007, 01:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Entonces... @ Sep 27 2007, 12:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Congrats Corey on La Suegra getting the approval. Hope we get that CO. Hey guys just want to share that a VJer (Jamacia) that applied for a K-1 with CSC just got his NOA2 yesterday and he applied on June 1st. Reason i'm happy is that I applied on June 8. At least I see alittle ray of light. Rafael I hate to be the one to tell you this, but there is no way CSC is processing June petitions. Kevin & Moira applied on May 2. Their NOA1 was delayed until June 1 but it does not matter because CSC does not process petitions in NOA1 date sequence. That is why VJ adjudication date projections are based on submittal dates instead of NOA1 dates. Kevin & Moira waited 148 days from when they submitted which is very consistent with the processing time of everyone else who was approved at CSC recently. Here are two posts with more information and statistics related to this. Post #1, Post #2 Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. bill, I wanted to ask you a question regarding your post about June filers getting approved. Roughly when do you see an approval for my case? My guesstimate would landing me roughly a last week of October first week of November. Would this be correct or would it be longer?? Rafael Well my crystal ball is probably no clearer than yours. I think your projection is reasonable. I do have some good news however. If the received date on your NOA1 is in May, USCIS will consider you a May filer. They appear to primarily be processing early to mid May filers right now. My best guess is at their current pace they should be finished with May VJ filers in 40 to 50 days. There is of course no guarantee they will maintain the same pace. It might increase or decline. Thanks Bill for the insight. Here patience is a virtue. Rafael	Entonces...	Male	Colombia	2007-10-02 07:52:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (santamartachicago @ Oct 1 2007, 01:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello Everyone, I jsut got am email from Avianca with flights from Mia to Bogota $318.00 round trip *Conditions: To commence travel from October 17 to October 31, 2007. To complete travel December 13, 2007. For purchase on or before October 8, 2007. Flight restriction apply. Minimum stay 3 days. Round trip fare. Fare Subject to change without prior notice. Does not include taxes or surcharges. Limited seats. Restrictions apply. FYI...I hope it might be helpful Hey Santamartachicago, Thanx! Have to look into. Good looking out. Thanx, Rafael	Entonces...	Male	Colombia	2007-10-01 13:41:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (Bill y Bella @ Sep 27 2007, 01:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Entonces... @ Sep 27 2007, 12:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Congrats Corey on La Suegra getting the approval. Hope we get that CO. Hey guys just want to share that a VJer (Jamacia) that applied for a K-1 with CSC just got his NOA2 yesterday and he applied on June 1st. Reason i'm happy is that I applied on June 8. At least I see alittle ray of light. Rafael I hate to be the one to tell you this, but there is no way CSC is processing June petitions. Kevin & Moira applied on May 2. Their NOA1 was delayed until June 1 but it does not matter because CSC does not process petitions in NOA1 date sequence. That is why VJ adjudication date projections are based on submittal dates instead of NOA1 dates. Kevin & Moira waited 148 days from when they submitted which is very consistent with the processing time of everyone else who was approved at CSC recently. Here are two posts with more information and statistics related to this. Post #1, Post #2 Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. bill, I wanted to ask you a question regarding your post about June filers getting approved. Roughly when do you see an approval for my case? My guesstimate would landing me roughly a last week of October first week of November. Would this be correct or would it be longer?? Rafael	Entonces...	Male	Colombia	2007-10-01 08:16:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (Bill y Bella @ Sep 29 2007, 05:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> To those who are looking for a list of interview questions, I posted a ton of them a few months ago. I had hoped that it would become an interactive list and people would update it (by replying to the post with the latest version of the list) after their interviews but that idea never caught on. I was also hopeful that we could enter the spanish translations right next to the english version but I never got around to combining the two lists. Maybe this list would be easier to manage if I posted it off site. Here are the links: List of interview questions I compiled with help from Buck & Dre. Translation of questions into Spanish by Diana. Bill, thank you for the post and references about the questions. It was a great help. Rafael	Entonces...	Male	Colombia	2007-09-29 17:16:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	Scott, I have gone back to the post on this thread to save some time on questions. I have been taking notes and found some questions. But for what I have read the questions may vary... How did you meet? When was the last time you saw your novio? How many times have you seen him? Why do you want to get married? (I'm sure LisaD and TracyTN think this was a very good question!) Where does he live? What does your family think about you leaving for the US? When did he buy his house? (she didn't know the answer and the lady said that was ok) Do you have any friends/relatives in the US and where do they live? hope it helps , Rafael	Entonces...	Male	Colombia	2007-09-28 14:07:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (buck501 @ Sep 28 2007, 08:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Entonces... @ Sep 28 2007, 07:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Congrats Diana and Buck. Thank you for sharing and helping us that haven't gone through BGT yet. I hope everything else goes just as smoothly through the rest of the process. Thank you again. Rafael Diana, P.S. I read that many where not at the interview with there fiances. Off hand how many that where going for the interview where there with there fiances that you can see? Entonces, That is a tough question. When I was there for the first interview, I could only identify one other couple that was obviously a gringo and Colombiana. They really got interagated. They were at the window for over 1/2 hour, first her, then him, then togeather, then him, then her. The CO made the other leave and sit while talking to the person at the window. They had 2 foto albums (huge) and reams of other papers. Who knows what the problem was. From the look on their face I do not think they were approved. Other couples looked like they could have been Colombian. How can you tell a Colombian from a American??? Other then someone like me. LOL. Another couple that I suspected was American/Colombian was approved fairly quick. All the rest were singles. Many of those were not well prepared, did not have the proper docs or much eviedence. They were not at the window long before the tears came. As for the importance of being there with your sweetie..........................Man, I am up in the air about that. I wanted to be there to support her and show the CO that we were real. I think that was important for me. I talked to others that had been through the interview the day before or in the last two or three days that were denied. They had been grilled big time, cross examined, when they got confused, gave different responses, they got denied. I saw some what of a pattern there. On the other hand, I was there, I was never asked one question. I think it depends on the day, the CO and whatever else influences them. Talking to Bob and Luz Ayneda, from Colombian Services, who see 1 or 2 folks a week come through their apartments or ones they are helping, they say it does not make any difference if you are there or not. Being prepared, knowing what questions may be asked and having all you docs and evidence in order is what makes the difference on approval. Myself..................If I was to do this over again, I would be there. If for no other reason then to support my fiancee and to celebrate or cry with her depending on the outcome. I can tell you, there would not have been one question that they could have asked that we were not prepared for. We were 100% confident that we were prepared enough for any question that came up. Buck, Thank you for the info. Yeah I'm with you on that one. I want to show that this is real. And show the CO the joy that I have beign with my fiancee. Thnak you again Buck. Rafael	Entonces...	Male	Colombia	2007-09-28 09:02:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	Congrats Diana and Buck. Thank you for sharing and helping us that haven't gone through BGT yet. I hope everything else goes just as smoothly through the rest of the process. Thank you again. Rafael Diana, P.S. I read that many where not at the interview with there fiances. Off hand how many that where going for the interview where there with there fiances that you can see?	Entonces...	Male	Colombia	2007-09-28 07:57:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (Bill y Bella @ Sep 27 2007, 01:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Entonces... @ Sep 27 2007, 12:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Congrats Corey on La Suegra getting the approval. Hope we get that CO. Hey guys just want to share that a VJer (Jamacia) that applied for a K-1 with CSC just got his NOA2 yesterday and he applied on June 1st. Reason i'm happy is that I applied on June 8. At least I see alittle ray of light. Rafael I hate to be the one to tell you this, but there is no way CSC is processing June petitions. Kevin & Moira applied on May 2. Their NOA1 was delayed until June 1 but it does not matter because CSC does not process petitions in NOA1 date sequence. That is why VJ adjudication date projections are based on submittal dates instead of NOA1 dates. Kevin & Moira waited 148 days from when they submitted which is very consistent with the processing time of everyone else who was approved at CSC recently. Here are two posts with more information and statistics related to this. Post #1, Post #2 Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. Well there goes that little ray of light.. J/k I know just gotta wait .aaaarrrggghhh Rafael	Entonces...	Male	Colombia	2007-09-27 13:16:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	Congrats Corey on La Suegra getting the approval. Hope we get that CO. Hey guys just want to share that a VJer (Jamacia) that applied for a K-1 with CSC just got his NOA2 yesterday and he applied on June 1st. Reason i'm happy is that I applied on June 8. At least I see alittle ray of light. Rafael	Entonces...	Male	Colombia	2007-09-27 12:28:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (buck501 @ Sep 27 2007, 09:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Paola just called..........................SHE GOT APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The guy I talked to at the embassy mislead me, she DID NOT have to have another interview. She showed them the Police Certificate from Panama, they said, very good, thank you. Come back on Monday and get your visa. That is all I have tight now. Details to follow when she gets back to Bob's office and I have a better translation of the details. Most of what i got out of Paola was squeals and sensless jabber comming at me about 100 MPH. Congrats Buck and Paola!!!! One down, one to go. Come on Diana bring it home!! You can do it!!! Rafael	Entonces...	Male	Colombia	2007-09-27 11:00:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	Diana, Paola and Buck, I hope all will go well today for you guys just keep your head up. Let us know how everything went. Rafael	Entonces...	Male	Colombia	2007-09-27 08:01:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	Just currently my fiancee submitted her request for Certificado Migratorio. I wanted to ask if she would take take a trip, within the country and not outside would we have to request another cert. migratorio. when she returns from her trip. Thanks in advance, Rafael	Entonces...	Male	Colombia	2007-09-26 15:34:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (maviwaro @ Sep 25 2007, 11:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> YES! "I suggest when they give your fiance the visa you in turn give them a letter address to Brian A. Nichols, Deputy Chief of Mission and let him know Dr. Roa did and your concerns about the practice and process. Just a suggestion." Good going Entonces... dicelo a Diana!! Thanks Maviwaro. Yeah just trying to put my two cents in and a suggestion for all of us who will be on-site at the embassy. Rafael	Entonces...	Male	Colombia	2007-09-25 12:10:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (santamartachicago @ Sep 24 2007, 01:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Scott n Yenifer @ Sep 24 2007, 02:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Lucho...you beat me by about 1 second...that post is very important for newcomers excellent info for "santamartachicago" BIG Thanks to you too Scott...I am loving this site and the folks like you, and Lucho make it special. Thnaks again you guys. I am missing Dayfenix so much. It feels like this process is designed to wrench your heart. I joined the US MArine Corp and did a year tour in Sadi, Kawait, and Iraq with less complications Hey Santamartachicago..hang in there it's rough, but you'll get through it. There is a whole lot of info on this site that is super helpful. And welcome to the board. Rafael QUOTE (Mononoke28 @ Sep 24 2007, 04:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello everybody, Sorry I haven´t had a chance to read your posts in detail but I´m here in Bogotá at a café internet and time is limited, you know how it is. Anyway... just wanted to give you and update and a big heads up. Hubby had his lab work done this morning, we got there at 6:30AM, the nurses didn´t get there until 7:20AM, they were late for work and he was done by 8:30AM. They open at 7AM, no need to be there early but I highly recommend it so you don´t have to wait in line and so that the lab results can make to the doc on time... Ok, I´m done venting. To all of you who wished us luck... a big thanks from us both! Take care and see ya soon, Diana Man, Diana sorry to hear about this. I hope that Dr. Gonzalez is not out of town when it's our turn. I suggest when they give your fiance the visa you in turn give them a letter address to Brian A. Nichols, Deputy Chief of Mission and let him know Dr. Roa did and your concerns about the practice and process. Just a suggestion. Don't be discourage you guys will be find the rest of the way. QUOTE (Bill y Bella @ Sep 24 2007, 06:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Wow. Suddenly there is a lot going on! First, Congratulations Scott! I am also in Bogota. At the moment I am in our apartment drinking coffee con leche and eating Cocosette while Bella cooks dinner. Life is not so bad. ... Bill, Que envidia...pero de la buena. What envy...but the good kind of envy.. Colombia's coffee is the best. Enjoy Rafael QUOTE (Juan Carlos @ Sep 24 2007, 10:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Good evening! Ok... the night is young and I still have 150+ pages to read. I'll let everyone know if I find any commonalities among the posts (for example, could it be that your probabilities of being rejected during the interview increase if you don't go with your spouse on his/her first interview? hmm... maybe I am already over-analyzing the only two pages I've read) Juan Carlos, Beinvenido al foro. You will find the best information with the nicest and most helpful people right here. Suerte, Rafael	Entonces...	Male	Colombia	2007-09-25 10:02:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (lucho562 @ Sep 24 2007, 12:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Eric, I'm not aware of a 60 day waiting period. It's the first I have heard of this, sorry couldnt be no help for you. Rafael, I'm assuming you mean faxing packet 3, right? If so, nothing that you will fax needs to be notarized. Just have her fax a cover letter stating that she has the required documents ready, her NVC case # on it as well. The DS230 Part 1 which is pages 1 and 2 only. The OF169 and copy of her passport (optional). Lucho, Thanks!! I thought I read somewhere here that the copy of the passport had to be notarized.. thanks for the quick response Yeah i want to have everything in place to fax the packet3 . I may be getting ahead of myself but no other way to pass the time	Entonces...	Male	Colombia	2007-09-24 12:53:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	Scott, Congrats on the approval Hopefully this week or early next month were up next. Enjoy it...you guys are almost there.	Entonces...	Male	Colombia	2007-09-24 12:35:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	When faxing for the interview date what needs to be noratized... the copy of the passort only what about the OF-169 and the other docs? thanks Rafael	Entonces...	Male	Colombia	2007-09-24 12:21:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	Here is the link where you can find the info regarding the IRS transcripts: http://www.irs.gov/i...=110571,00.html. After doing a ton of research I bought our plane tickets via Travelocity (Yahoo! Travel) and that was the lowest fare I found online. They ended up being pretty cheap but that's because we're traveling in September and nothing exciting happens there nor here during those dates. November fares will be higher and December-January, forget about it. Diana [/quote] Diana, thank you. I'm on hold for a rep now. And the I will have them 7 to 10 business days. QUOTE (Scott n Yenifer @ Sep 20 2007, 05:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Rafael, If Avianca flys from your area go directly to their site to check prices. Scott Scott Thanks. I saw Avianca too and I want fly with them but they don't fly out Chicago. QUOTE (BYRON-LEIDY @ Sep 20 2007, 05:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I have gone to Colombia 4 times this year...The cheapest i found...it does have a stop though, was Taca/Lacsa...try it.. ...I constantly go on their site to check for deals...about 2 months ago i went to Bogota for $367 round trip!!! And thats not the best of it, I couldnt fly the month after cause of work, but my uncle did, i booked his flight for ...you ready...$267 ROUND TRIP...crazy!!!!!!!!!!! I dont think those prices will come up to often but try checking on a daily basis and you never know! Thnaks B, Man Taca was cheap...I saw they don't fly to Cali. I was thinking of going to Cali then to BGT. QUOTE (Chester y Monica @ Sep 20 2007, 05:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Depending on which airport you originate, Avianca might be your best bet. I fly Continental from SFO via Houston then Cali. The cheapest was around $500 if you book well advanced. My seven trips to Colombia, 4 were free because of my frequent flier miles. thanks Chester. I went with Continental the last time and it was a good flight. Just the Pananma to Cali flight the landing was not a ten at all.	Entonces...	Male	Colombia	2007-09-21 08:49:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	Thx Lucho, What would be the easiest way to order the transcripts. Rafael Anyone have a good website to order plane tickets to Cali for Nov??	Entonces...	Male	Colombia	2007-09-20 15:26:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	Hey guys, Do we still need the tax transcripts even though I have my 1040 and W2? Thanks, Rafael	Entonces...	Male	Colombia	2007-09-20 14:05:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	Bienvenido Yovanny al foro. Rafael	Entonces...	Male	Colombia	2007-09-19 14:57:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (Scott n Yenifer @ Sep 19 2007, 11:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Entonces... @ Sep 19 2007, 09:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Lucho, Do you have the CSC number? There not listed in the book. I found one # but it's disconnected. Rafael Rafael...this info and prompt list from Byron will save you phone time since you may have to call several times before you are connected to the service center...if at the end of the prompts a message tells you there are no officers available to take your call you will be transferred to the national call center (this is a waste of time) just hang up and keep trying to get an officer...it took me about 20 tries. Scott Call 1-800-3755283 Listen for the choices and follow these steps ...i other words for the first choice press 1, second choice press 2, then 2, then 4, then 2, then 1, then put in your case number ( EAC AND THE NUMBER OR WAC AND THE NUMBER) then 1, and last 1....the last one will connect you with a live operator...then you say you are calling to inquire about the RFE ( request for evidence ) you got, baically you want to know what they are looking for. They will probably say that they havent issued one and thats when you ask what is the status of your case...say some dumb things like..." someone told me that after a certain amount of time waiting it meant that i have an RFE" or " My lawyer told me i had an RFE" say anything to make them think that you are not playing a trick on them. Bueno suerte!!!! Thanks Scott! It work like magic. I got to a lady over at CSC, i think it was an officer, but she told STILL PENDING. Rafael	Entonces...	Male	Colombia	2007-09-19 12:09:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (Scott n Yenifer @ Sep 19 2007, 10:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey Colombia Club...I spoke to an officer today and my case was assingned on th 14th and it should be done this week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so happy...I don't know what to do with myself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES! Congrats Scott. This is awesome news! Rafael	Entonces...	Male	Colombia	2007-09-19 10:56:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	Lucho, Do you have the CSC number? There not listed in the book. I found one # but it's disconnected. Rafael	Entonces...	Male	Colombia	2007-09-19 08:50:00