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Adjustment of Staus (AOS) and Green Card timelines

Follow to Join visas

we recently received Follow to Join visas for the kids. they are good for 6 months. if, however, we are not quite ready for the kids by then, such as bigger house/apartment, more furniture, finishing school, settled into new jobs, etc...can we request to have the Follow to Join visa dates extended for say another 6 months? or do we run the risk of having to completely reapply again? has anyone ever had or heard of a Follow to Join visa expiration date extended? ...

Another Housing Option For Visa Applicants

when in Bogota, another housing option for Visa applicants is a rooming house run by a very nice lady Dona Flor. we found her rates reasonable and the rooms all have private baths with hot water. I know there are other housing options for Visa applicants in bogota. this is just another place to consider. I stayed there with the wife and kids and had a good experience. the address is Carrera 44C Number 22A-16 Quinta Paredes, Bogota, about 3 blocks from the embassy with plenty of ne ...

Re enter with valid AP docs but expired original K1 visa?

my new wife wishes to travel to Colombia. she has her valid AP docs, her work permit (EAD) and a letter saying her AOS application is being processed in the CSC center. but, she does not yet have a green card, even though they sent her AP docs and EAD permit about three months after we paid the $1010 fee for AOS. now, her original K1 visa expired last month. so, with a valid AP doc and a official letter saying her AOS application is being processed, will she be re enter the US on her ...

Changing Interview Date At US Embassy

has anyone ever requested an interview date change/delay? If I have an interview date scheduled for March for an Immigrant Visa at the US Embassy in Bogota, and I request a delay in the interview date, will I be able to request a interview date in the month of June instead? The interview in question is for Follow to Join visas for the minor children listed on their mother's original K-1 visa. that visa was issued in July 2007. we understand we must receive the Follow to Join visas b ...

no more picking up visas at embassy?

has anyone picked up a visa at the embassy after the interview lately? here is a link on their website. http://bogota.usembassy.gov/root/pdfs/visadeliveryservicefeeslist.pdf

K2 Follow to Join Visa question

how do you get a follow to Join K2 visa for children of a former K1 visa colombiana that is now in the US and married? we received the K1 visa last July in 2007 and told the visa officer at the embassy in bogota that the children would follow later. we were told we had one year from the date of the original K1 visa issued in July 2007 to have the children Follow to Join. so, how do we get the K2 visas? I tried calling the embassy on the only day they accept calls, wednesdays from 2 t ...

January NOA1 dates out of CSC

visajorney site is reporting January 2007 NOA1 dates out of CSC are starting to receive NOA2 approvals

Cyclovia question

do they still have Cyclovia on sunday mornings in Cali?

I heard rumors that the city was going to shut it down or greatly restrict the road closures.

any residents know current status of Cyclovia in Cali? ...

Why is Vermont so Fast?

why is the Vermont Visa Center always around 1 month service time and the other centers around 3 plus months time?

Chiquita

By MATT APUZZO, Associated Press Writer
5 minutes ago



WASHINGTON - Banana company Chiquita Brands International said Wednesday it has agreed to a $25 million fine and admit paying a Colombian terrorist group for protection in a volatile farming region.

The settlement resolves a lengthy Justice Department investigation into the company's financial dealings with terrorist organizations in Colombia.

In court documents filed Wed ...

Immigration Application Fees to Rise By 80 Percent

The Bush administration will announce an increase today in immigration application fees of more than 80 percent, federal officials said yesterday.

The cost of applying for naturalization, for example, would rise from $330 to $595, and a required fingerprint check would go from $70 to $80

Fee increases will take effect no sooner than 120 days after they are published in the Federal Register tomorrow, including a 60-day public comment period. ...

 


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