Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	CONGRATULATIONS DIANA AND PAOLA! I'm sure you're very relieved Buck in hearing the good news. Congratulations both and may I be the first to say "Bienvenidos a Estados Unidos!"	Chester y Monica	Male	Colombia	2007-09-27 19:11:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	Good luck Diana and Buck today!	Chester y Monica	Male	Colombia	2007-09-27 07:40:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (santamartachicago @ Sep 25 2007, 02:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Byron or anyone, I tried to use that "correspondence" to check to see if I would be able to see the packets that were sent via DHL...just to see if it works. I read in one of the topics somewhere where you can type in the word "Correspondence" and pick a date with two day window and input the origin zip code and you will be able to see the packets that went out during that time. I read it was a way to see your packet going to Embassy wihout waiting on the Embassy to notify when they recieve the packet...can any one varify. I tried it and it has given me an error message. Thnx Try this http://www.visajourn...h...t&p=1058420 From Nydia - QUOTE DE INTERES PARA TODOS LOS QUE SUS DOCUMENTOS YA ANDAN EN EL NATIONAL VISA CENTER (NVC), este es una pequeña ayuda para los que ya nos han informado del envio de nuestras peticiones a la Embajada en Bogotá. Aqui mostraré como se rastrea por DHL el envio desde NVC a Bogotá: 1. www.dhl.com 2. Select Location: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 3. TRACK 4. Track by Reference 5. Reference: (aqui se coloca las siguientes palabras: EXP (01 ... 31) (JAN...DEC) 2007A, CYCLE (01...) 2007 6. Colocan en la fecha en la que saben que el NVC envio la peticion a la Embajada. Ej: EXP 20 JAN 2007A, ó tambien si no lo encuentran por ahi entonces por este otro: Ej: CYCLE 25 2007. IMPORTANTE: Es mejor colocar las fechas desde Jan 01 hasta la fecha de consulta en mi caso el dia de hoy Jul 19, para que tome todo. 7. Custome Number se deja en blanco, solo se selecciona en Sender 8. y.. TRACK para que busque las referencias.	Chester y Monica	Male	Colombia	2007-09-25 16:14:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (Scott n Yenifer @ Sep 24 2007, 08:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> WE'RE APPROVED !!!! We received email conformation today that our case was approved last Friday!!!!! Checked USCIS and that is updated too. HOORRAAYY!!!! THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR ALL OF THE SUPPORT!!! Scott Congratulations Scott. It might take about a month until NVC gets and sends the case to Bogota. Use this time to prep all the documents that you will need. Once it hits Bogota, it goes really fast afterwards.	Chester y Monica	Male	Colombia	2007-09-24 22:34:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (santamartachicago @ Sep 24 2007, 01:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Lucho...I got it. If it is not asking to much can you send me a copy of the cover letter you referenced in packet 3. I want to follow your lead on this endevour my email is hnmsinc@hotmail.com Here's the link in the VJ forum K1 Guide section http://www.visajourn..._for_I-129F.doc	Chester y Monica	Male	Colombia	2007-09-24 22:29:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (Mononoke28 @ Sep 24 2007, 02:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> 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 Wow, I can't believe on how inconsistent these folks are. I too had to wait outside the building and when I finally get cold I went inside one of the restaurants.	Chester y Monica	Male	Colombia	2007-09-24 22:24:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE Does anyone know how to do a search within this thread only? I know the information I need is in here, but when I do a VJ search I get buried in posts and can´t find the ones I want. On the last post of this thread, on the lower left hand corner you will see a search box. Type in the text you would like to search here. Buck and Paola, good luck on your upcoming interview!	Chester y Monica	Male	Colombia	2007-09-24 22:15:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (Entonces... @ Sep 20 2007, 01:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> 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?? 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.	Chester y Monica	Male	Colombia	2007-09-20 17:29:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (Mononoke28 @ Sep 12 2007, 12:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Chester y Monica @ Sep 12 2007, 10:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Once again, congratuations Luis and Viviana. Like the rest have written, no need to pay for anything else. FYI, it took about 1 hour from 3:30 to 4:30 pm for Monica to pickup the passport. I thought it was going to be a short wait, but she said the place was still full of people at 3:30pm. Chester, What time do you recommend being at the embassy to pick up the visa? We also have our appointment on a Thursday and will probably have to pick it up that following Monday. Thanks! Diana Get there around 3:00 to 3:30 pm. It's not about the order of arrival. They "call" the names out and you approach the window. Monica said that there were so many names being called with no one approaching the window to claim it. That tells me that it's not about order of arrival, but more of which visa is on the stack to be given out. They call your name for the visa irregardless if you showed up or not.	Chester y Monica	Male	Colombia	2007-09-18 13:25:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (Scott n Yenifer @ Sep 17 2007, 09:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi Chester...that's great news...now you and Monica can begin your lives together here in the U S . What a great feeling that must be!!! I'm very happy for you guys and I wish you the very best of luck!!! Scott PS. Please don't go away cuz I'm sure some of us will need you to lean on...thanks for all of your help and support. I will be here. In fact a lot busier!!! Between catching up with work, taking Monica to the SSA office and all the logistics.... I'm busier than ever!!!! If I don't answer quickly, just send me a PM or send me direct e-mails...... QUOTE (Entonces... @ Sep 17 2007, 09:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Chester, What did they ask Monica during questioning? 45 minutes is a long time. Rafael Basic questions , what is the name of your fiance, what do you do, what does he do, where will you live, when do you plan on getting married, She said that there were about 5-6 persons ahead of her.	Chester y Monica	Male	Colombia	2007-09-18 13:19:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (buck501 @ Sep 17 2007, 01:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Wow Chester, that was a long time. Were there many folks in line ahead of you? Did you arrive in Houston on the 12:30pm flight? We will be going thru Houston also. There is a flight that leaves for PDX at 2:30pm. If I take the later flight out of Houston I arrive in home about 2:30am. I guess that would be better then mising my flight though. Arrived at 2 pm flight from Cali. We were off the plane and at the end of the line by 2:15. About 30-40 minute wait for the first immigration office, then another 45 minutes or so for her specific visa processing. There was probably two plane loads ahead of us that were still in line when we arrived.	Chester y Monica	Male	Colombia	2007-09-18 12:59:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	POE last yesterday at Houston. Cali - Houston no problems. About 2 hours total for immigration. We went to the line for the visitors, then she was asked to go to a processing room and I waited for another 45 minutes. While I was waiting I was reclaiming our luggage. Arrived here in SFO at 9:30pm and we were home by 11:00 pm. A fin, K1 chapter closed, AOS begins.	Chester y Monica	Male	Colombia	2007-09-17 11:24:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	Once again, congratuations Luis and Viviana. Like the rest have written, no need to pay for anything else. FYI, it took about 1 hour from 3:30 to 4:30 pm for Monica to pickup the passport. I thought it was going to be a short wait, but she said the place was still full of people at 3:30pm.	Chester y Monica	Male	Colombia	2007-09-12 11:23:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (raquel23 @ Sep 11 2007, 08:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> On the fiance letter of Intent that i am filling out for me, do i put my my fiances Embassy address, which is Bogota, Colombia or mine. The U.S. You actually place the name and address of the USCIS center you're sending it to.	Chester y Monica	Male	Colombia	2007-09-12 11:17:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (LUISH @ Sep 11 2007, 02:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi to everyone , just camer back from bogota and the cold, but with good news, VIVIANA AND I WEREW APPROVED FOR THE VISA.... Details tomorrow, since I got work tonight, bye and thanks to everyone that were always very supportive... Congratulations!!!!	Chester y Monica	Male	Colombia	2007-09-11 17:47:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	VISA at HAND! Going home to Buga tonight by bus. POE via Houston on September 16.	Chester y Monica	Male	Colombia	2007-09-10 17:14:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	Drea - Thanks for the tips on the POE experiences, looks like Houston does not hassle much of the K1. Buck - I've been through Houston a lot of times when headed for LATAM, and there's always a line when I get there at 2pm. In any case, we have a 4 hour layover anyway to get to SFO. Again, our heartfelt thanks to ALL that have helped us in our journey. I'm sitting here at the apartment waiting for 3:30 to come and pick up the visa. I met LUISH and Viviana last night, very nice couple. We are staying at the same place. I have not seen them come back since they left this morning. Monica and I are pulling for them to get approved. Edited by Chester y Monica, 10 September 2007 - 02:29 PM.	Chester y Monica	Male	Colombia	2007-09-10 14:27:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (lucho562 @ Sep 10 2007, 08:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Nice pic Chester!!! How many feet above sea level is Monserat? 10,466 feet above sea level. QUOTE (lucho562 @ Sep 10 2007, 08:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Nice pic Chester!!! How many feet above sea level is Monserat? 10,466 feet above sea level.	Chester y Monica	Male	Colombia	2007-09-10 13:21:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	I was wondering if it is OK to line up on the US Citizens/Residents line during POE. We'll be arriving via Houston and we got crummy seats almost at the back of the plane. This means that almost everyone will be in front of us on the Visitors line. FYI - If you plan on visiting Bogota and see the sites, go to Monserate or Montserat ? We made it up the top on foot via the steps in under 2 hours, talk about FAITH! Or you can take the cable car and be up there in 5 minutes. Attached Files  Monserate.jpg   116.74KB   9 downloads	Chester y Monica	Male	Colombia	2007-09-10 09:49:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (Entonces... @ Sep 8 2007, 08:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Chester when they asked you how many times did you go to Colombia..and you went seven times ... will my one time be a problem... Rafael It is just one piece of the many relationship evidence you can present. I don't know what the Consular Officer will think.	Chester y Monica	Male	Colombia	2007-09-09 22:25:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (lucho562 @ Sep 8 2007, 12:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm glad everything worked out for you Chester y Monica. When is POE??????? Sept 16 CLO-IAH then IAH to SFO via Continental Airlines.	Chester y Monica	Male	Colombia	2007-09-08 20:25:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (Scott n Yenifer @ Sep 8 2007, 12:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Also...what was the 220 mil pesos for? 220 mil pesos is for the VISA fee.	Chester y Monica	Male	Colombia	2007-09-08 20:19:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (Bill y Bella @ Sep 7 2007, 06:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I agree with Buck. Where the hell is Chester's report? I have a question. How many copies of the Baptism certificate will we need in the long run? Obviously we need one copy for the embassy. Will we need more later? One for AOS? The US church? St Peter? At the embassy, only one copy certified copy and it stays with them during the interview process. If you are planning on a church wedding, then yes. I don't see it being needed for AOS. St. Peter might ask for DS-156 though ...	Chester y Monica	Male	Colombia	2007-09-08 20:16:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	Thanks for the offer Diana. We did get the registro civil and fe de bautismo translated. Cost of 8 mil pesos per page(that is the "result", not the original number of pages). This is after I spoke in very stern accent that, "Ya voy a pago para traduzcar esto, si quieres o no, no mi interesas la apostilla". I actually regret having them do it. Could have save my 32 mil pesos and taxi money. All we got was some fancy stamp and signature, but everything else was just plain translated words. Chester QUOTE (Mononoke28 @ Sep 7 2007, 09:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I was going to say that, if you feel comfortable sending me her registro civil I can do it for you for FREE. Lucho sent me his wife's as an attachment and I just plugged away. I just get so mad that they want you to apostille stuff when the US is not requiring them to be. Are they US officials? Nooooo. They're just a whole bunch of LADRONES! Diana	Chester y Monica	Male	Colombia	2007-09-08 20:12:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (buck501 @ Sep 7 2007, 09:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Buck I can relate to your frustrations. I have seen it happen to others as well which were present the same time we were. All I can say is that I really hope that everything works out well for you and Paola on the next interview. I did feel that the consular officers were really trying to find holes with her past. This is where I also started to get concerned that they are suspecting past prostitution history. I am so proud Monica stood her ground. Our relationship evidence was solid, it was really more on the previous travels outside of Colombia. Chester	Chester y Monica	Male	Colombia	2007-09-08 20:01:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	continued ... Plan A was to go Ecudador and apply in person for the cert Plan B was to have someone there do it for us Plan C was to use the information we got from VJ showing information from travelstate.gov That piece of paper, changed EVERYTHING! Feel free to ask any questions. Again our endless gratitude to the VJ community and most especially Club Colombia! Until I have the visa at hand on Monday afternoon, I won't be completely satisfied!!!!	Chester y Monica	Male	Colombia	2007-09-07 23:11:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	First of all, thanks to EVERYONE! Lucho, Willie, Buck, Mike y Adriana, parkpapa, byron, diana -I'm sure I'm forgotting more, but WE are thankful for everyone's help. Arrived in Cali the night of September 1. First thing on Septemember 2, Sunday was go to the basilica in Guadalajara to ask Senor de Los Milagros for help. Got on the bus from Buga to Bogota and boy WAS I SORE the entire 9 hour trip. We are staying at the same apartment that Lucho stayed, which is a VERY NICE location relative to the US Embassy. September 3 - Went to the bank across the street to pay for the visa. They did not accept our printed copies from the US. The forms were complete, nothing was blank and nothing was wrong. The printed copies from the US embassy website were in English. The lady would not take them and gave the only reason that the barcode is only for the US embassy. Monica had to fill the forms right there at the bank. While doing so she made a mistake on my home address, this caused us to do another round of forms. This time I watched her intently. Finally, 220 mil pesos later we were done. A sticker is placed on the passport and they stamped the DS-156 with some numbers. September 4 - LAB and Medical That LAB is FAR! It took all 10 mil pesos to get there in the morning. We got there at around 6:50 AM and there was a line about 15 person long. The person on the front door asked for the embassy appointment letter, a photo and passport. I was not allowed inside, so I went around the corner for the panaderia. I hade some great pan de bono and cafe con leche. She was done around 9:00 AM. The reason it took that long was because the person ahead of her was going berzerk when they were about to draw blood from her. Note: No DS-156 was taken from us. 2:30 PM Appointment with the male doctor. Same procedure, I was not allowed up the waiting area. We did bring the DS-156 but the doctor did not ask for them. The assistant asked for the appointment letter, passport and the photo. The vaccination cards showing TD, MMR and Varicela were accepted by the doctor. Everything went well and we were done in about 1 1/2 hour. I was hanging out at the Kokorico next door having a Coke. September 5 - Rest day and mental preparations begin. We were going through the sample interview questions and making sure we jive with the answers. We compiled all the necessary paperwork in the order of Packet 4. FYI - The Packet 4 that you download does NOT have the same "order of documents" that the embassy sends the beneficiary. Don't worry, the folder in the embassy will show the correct order. We arranged the evidence of relationship with tabs, highlighted pertinent information, placed some stickies to attract attention on a specific section..... September 6 - Thursday Got up around 4:00 AM. We walked to the embassy around 5:15 with all our paperwork. There was a line of about 10 person long when we got there. This line is against the fence, along the main road sidewalk. This is NOT the line with 1,2,3. While we were there a person came by and "advised" that photocopies of the passport page, front and pabck were needed. Monica started to worry and I told her not to listen to anybody that is not from inside the embassy without any identification. Monica was so cold that she now wears my jacket as well, to be honest I never got cold. Only at 6:00 AM that they allow you to walk past through the entry way and to the main entrance of the embassy. We separated from the pack and went to line 3. As the day went on, people started joining whatever short line there was. Around 6:45 AM, announcements were made and the people shifted around, we stood our ground, first on line 3. I find it disgusting that elderly folks with younger companions, walk up the front of the line and expect people to budge... that's another story altogether. She was asked for what type of visa, for the appointment letter, and the DS-156. I was asked for my US passport. Green stickers were given to us and the line started to enter at 7:00 AM. We went straight to area 40. You can't miss it, the numbers are huge and there's no way to get lost. As with the experience of everyone else, a lady came by to explain the purpose of the folders and to follow the correct order. Around 7:30 AM, Monica's name was called by the assistants and asked to go to window 30. I guess this is the lady everyone has mentioned, no smile, no salutations, frowning face. I was always about two steps behind Monica. This is where they will review the contents of the folder, look up your case from their database and verify that you are ready. What was weird here was she was asked to sign the DS-156 at this window, which all along I thought the consular officer was the one to ask this. She was asked a few questions about our relationship, where did we meet, how, when, what do I do, what does she do for a living.... Around 7:45 we were done. The lady also asked for MY birth certificate which surprised me. I did not bring one with me, but she found the one on my 'original I-129F packet'. She returned the whole packet to me with various print outs from the USCIS. Now the LOOONG wait begins around window 2. Around 9:00 AM fingerprints were taken. One by one names were being called to get fingerprinted. Around 9:30ish, the first round of interviews, some with the other half, some alone, some mother and daughther, some father and son. There were about 5-6 K1s that I could identify because the petitioner's were present. Some interviews were short, some were long, some lasted 30 minutes. Some walked away smiling with the "claim slip". Some walked away with tears.... This is where Monica lost it, she saw a couple crying and she just lost it. Took a while to calm her down and set her straight again. Interview after interview, I started to get worried past 11:00 AM. Since all the experiences I read here in VJ had their interviews done before 10:00 AM. Finally, 1:00 PM her name was called, Window 3, a male consular office. Salutations were exchanged and she was asked for the evidence of relationship. I was right alongside her and I pulled a last minute stunt to pull the engagement ring receipt from my wallet and slip it through the window. She was asked if I was the petitioner and she said yes, afterwards I was asked to sit down and wait. She was asked basic questions and all went smoothly, where did me meet, how, when, when did I first visit her in Colombia, how many days, when was the second time, what did I bring her when I visited, what have I bought her, when did I propose,how she feels leaving the country, how her family feels leaving them, why she wants to marry me, why does she like me , what does she do, do I send money to her, how often do I send money.... Then the consular office asked for me. Describe how we met, where we met, when was the first time I came to Colombia, where did I stay, where there any problems when I met her family, what do I do, how many times I've been to Colombia (when I answered that is is my 7th time, he smiled and said "it's true love"). When did I proposed, where, was there a ring at that time. This is where it got dicey - He opened the DAS Record de Migratorio and found numerous travels. He placed me on mute and I can see them inside discussing about it. One woman comes over, shaking her head, another woman comes over, smiling, he's smiling. They huddled and went on like 3 minutes passing around the document. A woman comes over, and asks that she speaks to Monica. She was grilled for her travel in Spain, numerous travels by bus into Ecuador. The consular officer was trying her best to poke holes on Monica's anwers. Why do travel so much, where were you in 2003, what did you do in Spain, then again, then again, what did you do in Ecuador, who paid for your travel, what type of work do you do. Then the original male consular officer comes back. He asked the same questions, again, again and again. Then he grabs the passport, paperwork and was ready to slip them back to Monica. "Senorita" - The only thing I need from you is a Police Certificate from Ecuador. At this point, Monica points out that we called the embassy in Cali, Bogota, called the Police dept in Quito, even asked for someone to get a Police Cert and no one would get her an concrete information. She was waving her hands, with much confidence that we did everything we could to get the cert ( this is only after learning that 6 months stay might be cumulative). She said we have a page from the Internet (http://travel.state....r/E/Ecuador.htm) saying that "No police records are give to foreigners residing or have resided in Ecuador". He answer's back saying "Show me." Since I am hearing all of this, I was already walking over to hand over the paper. He looked at it, smiled and said " You came prepared, huh". He reaches for the "claim slip", Monica gives out a yelp. He says " Felicitaciones....." you are approved. At this point, I did not see the slip, I did not know why she yelped, I can only see her smiling. She hang up and went straight for me and tears flowed. She handed me the claim slip and I was so glad it was over. I heard a few claps from the crowd. We were on that window for 50 minutes!!!!! That my friends is our story. Plan A was to go to Ecuador	Chester y Monica	Male	Colombia	2007-09-07 23:00:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (maviwaro @ Sep 7 2007, 06:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> GOOD!! Is that the I-693a?? Hopefully so... Its nice to know one of the MDs may be catching on to correct vaccination guidelines in lieu of getting their friends hooked up for more cash. What we have here with us is the DS-3025 that the doctor gave us. According to the assistant at the doctor's office, it's also included in the sealed envelope.	Chester y Monica	Male	Colombia	2007-09-07 21:27:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	Thanks diana. Yes, that's what I did and but I had to just first listen to my other half before I raised hell in my broken spanish. I spoke to them in english and they seem to be knowleadgeable enough. Yes I do agree that's why she's calling me ' no seas terco'. But I know I will prevail :smile: QUOTE (Mononoke28 @ Sep 7 2007, 09:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thank you Chester. I'm on the phone with my husband right now and he's saying that you DO NOT need anything apostilled. They're not the authority and cannot tell you that you need anything apostilled, they're trying to get money out of you. They did the same thing to him and he put his foot down and told him "Necesito que me traduzca este registro civil." then they'll say "esto necesita estar apostillado" and then you say "no, la embajada no necesita esto apostillado, yo sólo necesito la traducción y punto". That's all, you gotta be firm because they're seeing you're a "gringo" and they equate that to $$$. Again, they're not the legal authority, they're just translators, don't give in!!!! Diana	Chester y Monica	Male	Colombia	2007-09-07 11:45:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	Well said Lucho. Here I am arguing with monica about the same thing. I don't need the dang documents stamped a bazillion time. I just want a translation from someone in colombia for cheap. Believe me the line here is about 150 person long. We've been waiting to get one document apostilled , not related to the visa process. I tagged along since the translators are in the building For marriage and AOS we just need a translated document in english BY WHOMEVER, correct? QUOTE (lucho562 @ Sep 7 2007, 09:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Also, Who the heck does the translator think he/she is?? How are they so sure that USCIS needs it apostilled? Ask them if they even know what the heck they are talking about, and if they know what the purpose of the translation is for. I'm pretty sure that they never have dealt with the AOS process since AOS is done in USA. Dont let them thieves take you. I dont want to get political....but it seems that they always try to trick you into getting something that you dont need.	Chester y Monica	Male	Colombia	2007-09-07 11:35:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	[quote name='Mononoke28' Yes!!!!! That is awesome, especially because that's where my husband will have his medical at. Now how old are her original vaccination cards, I wonder? Thank you so much Chester!!! And once again congratulations. Diana [/quote] Her vaccination on varicela was about a week old. TD mujeres and MMR were from ages ago, from the hospital.	Chester y Monica	Male	Colombia	2007-09-07 11:23:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (lucho562 @ Sep 7 2007, 09:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Chester, Quick question. Please verify that the Dr at the medical exam did NOT ask, nor put the DS156 in the sealed envelope. This is believed to be a new non-procedure. Forgive my typing. I'm using my blackberry to answer the forums. No, doctor office did not ask for ds156. We DID bring them. But the doctors office did not ask for them.	Chester y Monica	Male	Colombia	2007-09-07 11:16:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	Question for everyone. We are here at the Ministerio de Exterios Relaciones. I was told that we need the spanish registro civil apostilled. Which needs to be stamped by the 'notaria superindente'. Then it can be apostilled. Then the translators in the same building, say they need the spanish version apostilled first, then translated, then the english version apostilled again. This makes no sense. All I need is a translated document. Our documents do not have the 'superindente notaria seal' just normal notarized seals from the registro in buga. I can see that if I need the documents in spain or other latin countries then it does make sense. But what I can't understand is that the translators will not finish the document unless they're translating something apostilled. This translation thing is becoming more of a First notarized copy Second superendinte de notario en bogota Third apostille the spanish version Fourth translate Fifth apostille the trasnlation. This is going to cost around 75 mil pesos. Which is about the same dang 30 bucks in the US. I don't need the spanish versions anyway. Any advice? Or are we doing unneccesary work?	Chester y Monica	Male	Colombia	2007-09-07 11:13:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	The office of the male doctor, Dr Jairo Roa - did not bat an eye on her vaccinations. She has her original vaccination cards from Comfandi. The doctor wrote the vaccination information on a form and placed them in a sealed envelope. The original vaccination cards remained with her. QUOTE (Mononoke28 @ Aug 30 2007, 04:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Also, do you mind letting us know what the doctor says about the vaccines? Both offices told us they can't be older than 30 days but I just don't buy that. Thanks!!! Diana	Chester y Monica	Male	Colombia	2007-09-06 18:57:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	APPPPPPROVED!!!!! Pick up on Monday Sept 10. Monica and I are very HAPPY!!!!! I'll write more later, we need to get something to eat. We got inside the embassy as the first K1 but we only got the interview at 1:00 PM. Thanks for all your support! APPPPPPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	Chester y Monica	Male	Colombia	2007-09-06 14:34:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	Thanks for all the well wishes. We are here in Bogota and about to walk down to the embassy (5:10 am). Thank God it's not raining. We'll let everyone know as soon as we can! Thanks! Monica y Chester	Chester y Monica	Male	Colombia	2007-09-06 05:10:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	Of course, I was kidding LOL I have a stack of paperwork about 3 inches thick, I don't mind taking the documents with me. I work in the telecom industry and I carry three of everything in my toolbox!!! QUOTE (Mike and Adriana @ Aug 30 2007, 06:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> By the way, you are the first guy I've read about getting his hair and nails done for the interview! I guess it can't hurt. Good luck.	Chester y Monica	Male	Colombia	2007-08-31 17:24:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	I'll definitely let everyone know how it goes at the doctor's office. I agree with you, vaccinations are for life. QUOTE (Mononoke28 @ Aug 30 2007, 04:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ooooh Chester!!! I know a place where you can get them translated in Bogotá but my husband has the address. I think I've posted here before but I'll ask him again and will post it tomorrow. Also, do you mind letting us know what the doctor says about the vaccines? Both offices told us they can't be older than 30 days but I just don't buy that. Thanks!!! Diana	Chester y Monica	Male	Colombia	2007-08-31 17:18:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (Scott n Yenifer @ Aug 29 2007, 10:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> 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 http://bogota.usemba...v/consul01.html The above link explains the meaning of that term. On another topic, where in Bogota can we get documents translated into English? I mean - I "could" translate them, but I don't have those fancy rubber stamp thingies or stamping gizmos to make it look legitimate.	Chester y Monica	Male	Colombia	2007-08-30 17:41:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Colombia Club	QUOTE (Bill y Bella @ Aug 30 2007, 01:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I saw a question in the Colombian forum in Spanish that I thought maybe someone here could answer. : : Can someone with children who has been interviewed recently provide some insight? QUOTE I have a stepdaugther and the migratorio is not required for children. She brought it up this morning and I also said that it's not necessary, but I did tell her to ask the forum to help overcome her restlessness. Edited by Chester y Monica, 30 August 2007 - 05:30 PM.	Chester y Monica	Male	Colombia	2007-08-30 17:30:00