Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (Mononoke28 @ Aug 29 2007, 03:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Any Colombian documents that will be used here in the States for immigration purposes don't have to be apostilled. You will find a few translators down there that will tell you that you have to just to make the extra bucks, but it's not true. Get the translations without the apostilles. Now, any US document that will be used in Colombia for whatever purpose, will HAVE to be apostilled or Colombian agencies won't accept them. Diana P.S. Lucho is the man, he's helped me a ton on my stuff. Diana, Since I will need to bring my divorce cert...would this qualify as being something necessary to be apostilled? Scott	Scott n Yenifer	Male	Colombia	2007-08-31 07:21:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (lucho562 @ Aug 29 2007, 12:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Chester, Hey would you like to post a list of all the documents that you are taking to the interview? That way some of us here can review anything that you may have forgotten. A checklist sort of speak of all documents, wether or not you have them 'autenticadas', 'notarized', etc. This will help you out a lot. Sometimes we think we have everything and the 1 minor thing we may forget. Just a suggestion. Hi Lucho, I've heard the word apostiled mentioned a few times about docs that this was required for...what is that and for which docs? Scott	Scott n Yenifer	Male	Colombia	2007-08-29 12:08:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	[/quote] Hi Chester, I understand you must be very nervous...but don't forget that when your stress is over mine will be just beginning and I will be asking for your advice. I know the all the prep that you have done will pay off so be calm and confident. The best of luck to you and Monica. Scott [/quote] Tambien Luis!!!	Scott n Yenifer	Male	Colombia	2007-08-28 07:51:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (Chester y Monica @ Aug 28 2007, 03:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Here in California, if you have a valid "English" written license you can rent a car, if you came is as a tourist. QUOTE my best wishes for you Chester since your interview is before mine... Man... I'm getting nervous and so is Monica. I'm busy double-checking our paperwork, printing and making copies. I've been clearing out my apartment making space and all the preparations. The stress is actually starting to show.... Hi Chester, I understand you must be very nervous...but don't forget that when your stress is over mine will be just beginning and I will be asking for your advice. I know the all the prep that you have done will pay off so be calm and confident. The best of luck to you and Monica. Scott	Scott n Yenifer	Male	Colombia	2007-08-28 06:15:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	Hey Chester, I'm sure you are very excited and nervous about your trip but I'm sure your interview will turn out just fine. Keep your cool make sure you have all your docs in a row...jajajajaja...(a little stupid humor) and you will be comming home a happy couple!!!! Did Monica ever receive packet 3+4 in the mail? Scott	Scott n Yenifer	Male	Colombia	2007-08-25 19:16:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	Hey Guys...I noticed as I'm sure everyone else has that we have 2 couples with interview dates coming up soon...I just wanted to wish them the best of luck. OK here goes.. GOOD LUCK LUIS + VIVIANA!!! GOOD LUCK CHESTER + MONICA!!!	Scott n Yenifer	Male	Colombia	2007-08-25 12:19:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (TonyS @ Aug 25 2007, 12:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Excellent advice Mike! As always great advice. Scott, personally I would wait for your novia to come to the US before she learns how to drive. You have been to Barranquilla....remember how they drive?!? You want her to learn GOOD habits. I said to my wife that there are no driving rules in Barranquilla. She replied " There are rules but the people choose not to follow them." Here in CT, a person over 18 is allowed to drive without a drivers permit as long as the instructor has held a CT license for 4 years with suspension. I started to teach my wife after the second week she was here. Now she is doing very well. As Mike mentioned, I got a spanish language driver's manual. My wife speak very good conversational english so it was not very difficult to teach her. I do suggest a spanish speaking drivers school for the novias/esposas who only speak spanish. I however did run into a bit of a bump in the road. I applied for a ss number 2 weeks after my novia arrived. The SS office here screwed up and did not get a ss number in time. ( Remember for K-1 visa, one should wait 2 weeks after arrival to make to apply but not to late. Most SS office will not let you apply 2 weeks before expiration of the I-94. ) So now I have to wait for approval of the EAD or AOS. We really need her to drive as her classes are starting soon and preschool for my daughter. I could however pay for a Colombian drivers license and International drivers permit. She could use these til next March. So Tony...you are saying that if a Colombian license is in hand then that is good enough to drive in the US at least temporarily with an international drivers permit, By the way what is an international drivers permit? And where do you get one? Scott	Scott n Yenifer	Male	Colombia	2007-08-25 12:08:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (TonyS @ Aug 25 2007, 10:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Byron and Scott I know how everyone feels. I was fortunate and my process went like clockwork. I used the time to prepare for my new familie's arrival and in hindsight, I didn't prepare enough. I have spoken with a few friends and we all were so focused on the visa approval and marriage that we were not ready for the AOS. I suggest using "free" time now to prepare. Check out english classes (ESL), physicians and driving classes for example. When you have the interview date and are ready, then shift your goal ahead a little and start looking at the AOS application. Look to see if there is anything that you should work on getting now. Look to see if there is anything she will need to get before she lives Colombia. Just my 2 cents. Tony Hi Tony, Thank God Yenifer speaks fluent english because yo no hablo mucho espanol (I'm working on that)...As far as the driving...I was thinking to send her to driving school in Colombia for her to get her license there...would that have any benefit in the U S? Scott	Scott n Yenifer	Male	Colombia	2007-08-25 09:48:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	Byron, I feel ya on that...in fact I remember when we first submitted the petition...I was literally in a frenzy but quickly realized that all the calls to the USCIS were just working me up even worse. It has been an education reading the posts of others and learning to streamline the process. I have learned as many others have...that patience is the only way. I keep in mind how suportive Yenifer has been for me through this and the friends that we all have on VJ. Thank you and may God Bless all for the kind words and very helpful insight. Scott	Scott n Yenifer	Male	Colombia	2007-08-25 09:01:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	Buck...haven't heard from you for a while...how is Bogota and especially...how is Paola?	Scott n Yenifer	Male	Colombia	2007-08-24 19:51:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	Hi everyone!!! Can someone tell me what's up with the NOA2s...a little sign of life would be muy bien!!!	Scott n Yenifer	Male	Colombia	2007-08-24 19:48:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (Mononoke28 @ Aug 23 2007, 06:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Tax returns must alwasy be accompanied by W2s since you need proof of the #s it contains. Tax transcripts on the other hand don't because they come directly from the IRS. Claro	Scott n Yenifer	Male	Colombia	2007-08-23 18:10:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (Mike and Adriana @ Aug 23 2007, 03:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Rent receipts? For rental of what? An apartment for the spouse/fiancee in Colombia? Never hear of this before. If there is anything "unique" to your facts and circumstances related to your case, you may want to bring along evidence. Maybe your are talking about the "declaraciones de renta"...which is your 1040. By the way, if you have the tax transcript, you don't need copies of your return....and vice versa. Mike QUOTE (Entonces... @ Aug 23 2007, 11:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (lucho562 @ Aug 23 2007, 10:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Scott, Although the I134 instructions states that you do not have to provide tax returns unless self-employed. However, Packet 4 says the following (12)Pruebas de sostenimiento. De su prometido(a) : “Affidavit of Support” – (Forma I-134) carta de empleo y declaraciones de renta (1040) del último año. Always provide more, never think that the minimum is sufficient. If they would ask for only 10 photos, give them 20. I also qualified on income alone, no assets. This is what I provided with my I134. I134 1) Employment letter 2) 3 months of paystubs 3) W2 & 1040 for 2004, 2005, 2006 4) Tax transcripts for 2004, 2005, 2006 Lucho, Do we have to include rent receipts, too? I saw that the CO asks Sam y Nydia for this. Mike...I just realized that you have already answered my question (By the way, if you have the tax transcript, you don't need copies of your return....and vice versa.) Thank you, Scott	Scott n Yenifer	Male	Colombia	2007-08-23 16:53:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (Mike and Adriana @ Aug 23 2007, 03:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Rent receipts? For rental of what? An apartment for the spouse/fiancee in Colombia? Never hear of this before. If there is anything "unique" to your facts and circumstances related to your case, you may want to bring along evidence. Maybe your are talking about the "declaraciones de renta"...which is your 1040. By the way, if you have the tax transcript, you don't need copies of your return....and vice versa. Mike QUOTE (Entonces... @ Aug 23 2007, 11:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (lucho562 @ Aug 23 2007, 10:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Scott, Although the I134 instructions states that you do not have to provide tax returns unless self-employed. However, Packet 4 says the following (12)Pruebas de sostenimiento. De su prometido(a) : “Affidavit of Support” – (Forma I-134) carta de empleo y declaraciones de renta (1040) del último año. Always provide more, never think that the minimum is sufficient. If they would ask for only 10 photos, give them 20. I also qualified on income alone, no assets. This is what I provided with my I134. I134 1) Employment letter 2) 3 months of paystubs 3) W2 & 1040 for 2004, 2005, 2006 4) Tax transcripts for 2004, 2005, 2006 Lucho, Do we have to include rent receipts, too? I saw that the CO asks Sam y Nydia for this. Can someone tell me if there is a difference between transcripts and copies of tax returns because I have copies dating back at least a few years given to me by my accountant for my own records...is this the same thing as the transcipts? Scott	Scott n Yenifer	Male	Colombia	2007-08-23 16:30:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	Lucho, Thanks for the info...we are still holding our breath for NOA2 . In the meantime getting ourselves prepped...so far so good...I will be in Colombia next week and Yenifer and I will hopefully get most of pack 3 ready to send when the time comes. Scott	Scott n Yenifer	Male	Colombia	2007-08-23 10:49:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (BYRON-LEIDY @ Aug 23 2007, 11:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Wish i would have known i would be going through this process...i never keep the paystubbs , let alone 3 months worth!! I plan on showing 3 years of w2's , 3 years of tax transcripts, probably like one to two months paystubbs and maybe some mortgage statements...hope this is suffice. Byron, Start saving your paystubs now and I'm sure that you will have 3 months worth by the time your interview date is set. Scott	Scott n Yenifer	Male	Colombia	2007-08-23 10:42:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	Throwing out a question about I-134...I am employed by a company and make more than enough to clear the guidelines of support...1st question: is it nessesary to start listing assets ect...if income will more than suffice? 2nd question: to prove income it doesn't say to provide copies of tax returns unless you are self-employed...only that it is nessesary to provide a statement from your employer on buisness stationary revealing your employment details...is that it?	Scott n Yenifer	Male	Colombia	2007-08-23 06:30:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	Congratulatons Sam & Nydia	Scott n Yenifer	Male	Colombia	2007-08-22 12:58:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (lucho562 @ Aug 21 2007, 02:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Found it (first bulleted link) http://usembassy.sta...tructions.shtml Thanks lucho...I was able to use the link to download both packet 3+4, emailed them to Yenifer...and she called last night from the internet cafe as she was printing and organizing the paperwork. This has given us a heads up as to what is ahead. We will work on this stuff together when I arrive on the 31st...(I can't wait) You have been a tremendous help!!! Scott	Scott n Yenifer	Male	Colombia	2007-08-22 09:47:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (lucho562 @ Aug 20 2007, 03:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Rafael, I will not get into the vaccination policy or procedures. Wait until your fiance receives packet 3 and see what it says to do. The current packet 3 on the embassys website does not mention a change to vaccines. However, I did see a mentioning to a change, but for a different type of visa, not K1. The DAS paperwork and birth certificate do NOT expire in a few weeks. The DAS paperwork is good for 1 year. The birth certificate does not expire at all. Here is the packet 3 for k1 visas link http://colombia.usem...ciones_temp.pdf Lucho, This link for packet #3 worked for me once but no longer works...also the link for packet #3 on pg 111 did the same thing, worked for a while and then stopped working. Exactly where on the website can I find packet #3?...I can only find packet #4. Scott	Scott n Yenifer	Male	Colombia	2007-08-21 13:23:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	Diana, Hope all is well. I just had a question about the change since May. Have NOA2 been coming faster or slower? [/quote] Rafael, Just to let you know...USCIS just mailed me a hardcopy of NOA1 08/20/07 after receiving our petition on 05/03/07...I hope this is not a relection of the speed of the remainder of our petition!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Scott	Scott n Yenifer	Male	Colombia	2007-08-20 17:18:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	Very sorry to hear this Buck...with everything else done, 2 weeks will fly by.	Scott n Yenifer	Male	Colombia	2007-08-17 14:01:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	Thanks guys, I'm so relieved!!! Rafael, The average wait for a petition to be approved, especially by the CSC, is about 90-120 days. So hopefully yours will be approved before the end of September. Diana Awsome!!!!!!!!!!Congratulations Diana and the best of luck!!!!!!!!!!!! Scott	Scott n Yenifer	Male	Colombia	2007-08-17 13:14:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	Hey Chester... This is great news that you were able to sort out the packet 4 situation...whewwww!!! I'm sure you are releived. Seems like a huge wild goose chase...thanks for the posts...they are so helpful to me and everyone reading them. Keep us up to speed on your progress. We got a little good news yesterday...Our case was touched after 3 1/2 months!!!!! Scott	Scott n Yenifer	Male	Colombia	2007-08-17 13:11:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	I was referring to the actual interview letter. Jediknight posted a sample of his wife's for me to copy and make my own just in case we don't get the letter on time. I know it probably sounded like a far fetched idea but hell, I was just brainstorming Thanks for the clarification Diana. Lo and behold. I just got home from a week of business trips and I get a nice manila envelope from the embassy in Bogota. It contains the appointment letter and date, Packet 4 instructions plus other related information regarding vaccinations and bank offices. Is this the norm? The petitioner in the US getting copies/notices of the same information sent to the beneficiary. I don't recall reading this in the forums. Not that I'm complaining, but maybe the process has changed a bit. Chester, I,m happy to see that you received a copy of packet 4...did Monica also receive her copies of packet 4 ? Scott	Scott n Yenifer	Male	Colombia	2007-08-17 06:30:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	Hi Chester...I don't know if this will help your problem but maybe you could try to contact USCIS and get past the customer service people to speak to an agent...the agent may be able to pull some strings at the embassy to get the info you need. good luck and keep me posted, Scott Scott, Just to guide you a little bit more, the USCIS has nothing to do with the embassy. Once they approve the petition, they send it to the NVC and they're done. Diana Thanks Diana...this saves me from spinning my wheels when the time comes for us!!!! Scott	Scott n Yenifer	Male	Colombia	2007-08-17 06:24:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (Jmarsh22 @ Nov 26 2007, 08:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Congrats to Edwin on your recent approval!!! I will apologize first for not posting up a little sooner since I know that this DOMESA issue has several people worried. I will apologize second for the bad news...our interview was on the Monday the 19th and Lina still hasn't been able to pick up her visa. We have called everyday and been getting the same answer...call back tomorrow and hopefully it will be in then. I will keep you guys updated on exactly when our visa is available. We were originally told the same 8- 10 days, but that it was a very good possibility that it would be ready in just a couple. Maybe things are moving slowly due to the newness of the process, but that does throw off travel plans. Good luck!!! "Congratulations" on your success in Bogota and thanks for the update Jmarsh... Since you are the first to go through the embassy with the new visa delivery, you will be able to provide a ballpark schedule of delivery for the rest of us. Enjoy your time in Bogota!!! Thanks again and keep us posted!!!	Scott n Yenifer	Male	Colombia	2007-11-27 06:44:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (erika731 @ Nov 26 2007, 06:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Just a quick question for anyone that might be able to help...i have found at least 3 fax numbers for the embassy in Bogota and am not sure which i should use...i plan on faxing papers asap so any info would be great i got one nonimmigrant fax number off the embassy webpage 315-2127...does this sound rite...i also got another from the above link that is 315-1566...maybe just different lines???? Please any info would be great!!! Thank you!! Erica and Bundy, Read through this up to date post for the info you're looking for. http://www.visajourn...h...t&p=1329162	Scott n Yenifer	Male	Colombia	2007-11-26 19:57:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (Yazz @ Nov 24 2007, 05:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> APPROVEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MARC GOT OUR NOA2 BY MAIL TODAY!!! IT IS DATED NOVEMBER 19,007...BUT OUR CASE WAS NOT UPDATED ON LINE.... THANKS EVERYBODY FOR YOUR SUPPORT: DIANA, SCOTT, LUCHO....!!! I HAVE NOT HAD LUNCH YET... I NEED TO EAT, ALMOST 6 PM HERE!!, I ALREADY UPDATED OUR TIMELINE...OMG, IT´S A FACT!! I AM VERY EXCITED...! NOW: NVC OHHHHHHHHHHH.... SCOTT: YOUR NVC GIDELINE IS VERY GOOD!, MARC ALREADY PRINTED IT TO FOLLOW THE STEPS!! TK AGAIN FOLKS!!! YAZZ WOW...CONGRATULATIONS YAZZ!!! Everything will fly from now on for you guys...hold on tight!!! Let me thank Diana and Lucho for that guideline...I think "LIFELINE" is a more appropriate name.	Scott n Yenifer	Male	Colombia	2007-11-24 18:33:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (eeddwwiinn @ Nov 23 2007, 02:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My wife had her interview today and everything went PERFECT!!!! sorry I don't keep up with the website much everyone!!! Scott - I hope this helps, but we have run into the same problem with the passport delivery. We are scheduled to fly home in a little over a week and this Domesa surprise is a hassle to say the least. The embassy said to allow at least 8-10 working days for delivery!!! My wife went with the option of picking it up at the Domesa office in Bogota. We will call next Wed. or Thurs. to see if it's ready. I did some investigating on the Domesa website and it says the normal delivery time from the embassy to their office is 7 days. I really hope it comes in time for our flight otherwise it looks like we are going to pay the reticketing fees. CONGRATULATIONS EEDDWWIINN!!! Please let us know the date of your interview and the day that DOMESA receives the visa package to give us all an approximate time frame. Was there anyone at the embassy that could answer specific questions like : How long does it actually take to process the visa packet and put it in DOMESA's hands? It used to be two days for the beneficiary receive it in person at the embassy...if it is still two days to "DOMESA" then it will be almost as convenient as it used to be...we can only hope!!!	Scott n Yenifer	Male	Colombia	2007-11-23 19:47:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (snoopy @ Nov 21 2007, 02:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi all. The appointments for December (first part) are already in Bogotá’s US embassy website. Check it out you might be lucky. I’m hopping our BGT # will be on the second part, if they actually post a second part. Good luck to all....... Ana http://bogota.usemba...ppointments.pdf Ana, I'm not sure if you have already done this but read through this post to speed up your process in order to get as early an appointment as possible. You can follow this even though you are a K3. Just the additional docs for the interview will be different for K3s. http://www.visajourn...h...t&p=1329162	Scott n Yenifer	Male	Colombia	2007-11-21 16:53:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (Scott n Yenifer @ Nov 20 2007, 01:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey Gang, First of all thanks for all of the input everyone... I was able to reach a Bogota branch of Domesa through a number that Jmarsh posted earlier (011-57-1-424-8740) and spoke to a very helpful woman (Angela Fernandez) that told me it "would" be possible to pick up the visa package at the local office which is 5-10 minutes from the Embassy. I will keep in contact with her after the interview to coordinate. The question of when we can pick it up will depend on how quick the Embassy gets it to them. Upon receipt of the package to Domesa we can pick it up immediatly so I am still hopeful. I will also call call the Embassy tomorrow to get a few more details on coodinating that and keep you all posted. THANKS AGAIN EVERYONE...YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!!! Well...I called the Embassy today and got an operator that told me that I would have to call back next week because there was nobody to answer any questions because of the holiday...figures...not very much has been easy so far so this is nothin' new. I will call again next week but in the meantime I would like to wish everyone a very "HAPPY AND HEALTHY THANKSGIVING"	Scott n Yenifer	Male	Colombia	2007-11-21 16:42:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (BYRON-LEIDY @ Nov 21 2007, 11:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I will be leaving for Colombia tomorrow to be by Leidy's side ...They might be discharging her from the hospital tomorrow Byron, Have a safe trip and I hope everything is OK with Leidy...I am praying for a speedy recovery for her...	Scott n Yenifer	Male	Colombia	2007-11-21 13:32:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (BYRON-LEIDY @ Nov 21 2007, 11:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> OK.....My NOA2 was issued last Thursday the 15th.....I tried calling NVC last night and to my surprise they received it on Monday...The guy told me it was still there ....I wonder how much longer they will be holding it?? The case was given the BGT number also. Well thats all the new news i have ...I will be leaving for Colombia tomorrow to be by Leidy's side ...They might be discharging her from the hospital tomorrow I also got my NOA2 hard copy in the mail today...it says that its a courtesy copy and that my lawyer has the original...Wll i need the original??? OMG as i was writing this ost i was on hold with NVC and they said it is being sent to Bogota TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW that's great news Byron!!! That was fast...now the next thing to do is call U.S. State Dept. Visa office at: 202-663-1225 press 1 then 0 and they will let you know if the embassy has received your case. You might give it a couple days before you start calling but that is up to you...when Bogota has input your case, fax packet 3 and Leidy will be here before you know it.	Scott n Yenifer	Male	Colombia	2007-11-21 13:12:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (SteveSandyHill @ Nov 21 2007, 09:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks Scott & Bill. Okay guys any thoughts, on this. Do we have any shot at all (using shortcuts obviously) of getting Sandy's interview by her birthday, January 31rst? Also, should I wait a couple of days to contact NVC? I want to call them now! Steve...you definately have a "chance" to be in Bogota by January 31st...it will depend how quick NVC receives your petition. If you look at our timeline you see that unfortunately it took over 5 weeks for us but lets hope that the service centers have picked up the pace at forwarding petitions. NVC processes them very fast once they are received (usually less than 1 week) and then with the shortcut...you have a good shot!!! God bless and best of luck	Scott n Yenifer	Male	Colombia	2007-11-21 09:36:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (SteveSandyHill @ Nov 21 2007, 07:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I am so excited! Finally we can join the the list headed to Bogota (hopefully sooner than later)! After the 156 day wait we have been approved. CONGRATULATOINS STEVE & SANDY!!!	Scott n Yenifer	Male	Colombia	2007-11-21 09:00:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	Hey Gang, First of all thanks for all of the input everyone... I was able to reach a Bogota branch of Domesa through a number that Jmarsh posted earlier (011-57-1-424-8740) and spoke to a very helpful woman (Angela Fernandez) that told me it "would" be possible to pick up the visa package at the local office which is 5-10 minutes from the Embassy. I will keep in contact with her after the interview to coordinate. The question of when we can pick it up will depend on how quick the Embassy gets it to them. Upon receipt of the package to Domesa we can pick it up immediatly so I am still hopeful. I will also call call the Embassy tomorrow to get a few more details on coodinating that and keep you all posted. THANKS AGAIN EVERYONE...YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!!! P.S. Brian + Yenys...this may still be doable for you guys...see what you can do	Scott n Yenifer	Male	Colombia	2007-11-20 13:48:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (Jmarsh22 @ Nov 20 2007, 09:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I asked her to be sure that we couldn't pick up and she was told that recieving your visa in two or three days might be possible but eight days is the sure bet. Jmarch22' Was the answer to Lina "no" to picking up the visa in person?	Scott n Yenifer	Male	Colombia	2007-11-20 09:41:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (OskaryAndrea @ Nov 19 2007, 03:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Colombia Club...Oscar is finally home!!! He arrived Thursday in Atlanta, by way of JFK (NYC)...but no EAD. Just and entry stamp. I don't care, I'm just relieved he's here, finally. Thank you all for your support thoughout. I'm off to AOS Land now. Dre Dre...that's AWESOME news!!! I wish you guys the best of luck with AOS.	Scott n Yenifer	Male	Colombia	2007-11-20 06:20:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (BYRON-LEIDY @ Nov 20 2007, 01:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Tonight i realized how much all of you guys prayers were needed!! I ate dinner and then Leidy's mom called me, so we called Leidy 3 way and started talking to her since they moved hr out of the intensive care unit...so we were talking then Leidy started telling something that i didnt know and that made me start shaking and i had to tell Leidy and her mom to hold oncause i felt my food coming up my chest, she told me that they had to use the machine that gives you an electric shock to try to bring you back when your heart stops!! I couldnt believe what i was hearing!! So basically Leidy was gone for a moment!!! This is why i say that all your prayers are SOOO appreciated!!!! Thank God she is getting better now!!!!!!! I could not imagine having to deal with something happening to her!!!! THANK YOU GUYS!!!! Byron... I can't believe what I am hearing...THANK GOD THAT LEIDY IS OK...I wish for her to get healthy and I pray for Leidy and you...May God bless you both...	Scott n Yenifer	Male	Colombia	2007-11-20 06:15:00