getting married in COLOMBIA....help!

vicshere says on Jun 13, 2004, 16:37:

Visas Go to this web site
http://www.travel-net.com/~embcolot/menueng.htm
click on Consular offices on left side then
click on the word "visa"
there you will find all current info on every kind of visas
Later Vic

listo

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r1ch1ee903 says on Jun 13, 2004, 17:14:

JUST GOT MARRIED IN JANUARY i did not get a visa but it took a long time to get national registration..after 5 months of waiting we got it......i got married in santa marta and we got married in a church..... i had to prove that i was a catholic, i had to get my baptisim documents ...i had to get a letter from my mother notirize stating i wasn't married and i had to write a letter stating that i wasn't married also he has to attend a class in church which takes all day......but i was able to bypass that by sitting and talking to the father for a few hours a week b4 the wedding...... thats my imput on church weedings

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ColombianGringo says on Jun 13, 2004, 20:03:

Need Help? Hi All, This is my first post to the site. I have a wealth of information about getting fiance visas and marriage in Colombia. It is much easier to obtain a fiance visa than getting married in Colombia. I have obtained 2 fiance visas with no questions asked and went smoothly. As far as marriage in Colombia goes here is a link to what you need to get married there. Also to get your spouse here within 20 to 30 days after marriage be sure to go to the INS homepage. It's alot of work and I can help. Take care for now and I'm new here so I will try and make time to check here often to help'
Patrick

Feel free to write me with questions to kd7hsm@yahoo.com

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motherof2 says on Jun 13, 2004, 20:27:

Hey
in case they can't get married in Colombia, can they get married in USA if she has just a tourist visa?, does she has to get a fiance visa anyway?
Does somebody know what paperwork she may need to come to USA with her daughter from a prior marriage?, her daugther has a tourist visa too.

How can I contact you patrick?

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calena says on Jun 13, 2004, 22:00:

Visa I am from Cali and i got married on August in Cali (civil marriage). Getting the fiancé visa is easier for americans but it doesn't mean is going to be approved in Bogota. I didn't have any visa at all, and after we got married i had to wait 4 months for the appointment in Bogota and it was very easy. Once you are a wife of the american citicen is easy to be approved. With me were two girls that wanted to get the fiancé visa and they didn't get it. Your cousin has to be careful, she can hear many options but i think the best way to do it is getting married in Colombia. Mas aun si tiene una hija.Getting married in United States cab be done but can be more complicated.

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calena says on Jun 13, 2004, 22:03:

I forgot to say something else. If they decided to get married in Colombia, he has to get una Visa temporal para contraer matrimonio. To get it he has to go to the closest Consulado Colombiano. Tiene que hacer algo de papeleo pero es la forma mas segura y garantizada para que le den la visa a ella y al hijo sin problema.

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marco says on Jun 14, 2004, 00:14:

una Visa temporal para contraer matrimonio I am a norte americano who married a Bogotana last year in Bogota... No problema... As you stated, he just needs to get una Visa temporal para contraer matrimonio from a Colombian Consulate in the US prior to traveling for marriage... The consulate will place the visa in his passport... The visa is free for US citizens and can be obtained in less than 24 hours... He WILL need to appear in person at the consulate with his paperwork in order to get the visa stamped in his passport though... A problem for some since there aren't too many Colombian Consulates in the US...

Now getting a K-3 spousal visa for her to travel to the US is another story...

Here are some web links to information pertaining to the visas your sister and her novio need...

US Embassy website in Bogota:
http://usembassy.state.gov/colombia/wwwsmare.shtml

Colombian Consulate in Houston, Texas, USA
http://www.colhouston.org/visas/matrimonio.htm

Each website provides a list of documents necessary for a civil marriage in Colombia and to request a K-3 spousal visa...

Hope this helps...

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robertdelred says on Jun 14, 2004, 00:22:

Clarification of your post Could you please clarify your statement "Colombian Gringo"? Are you saying it's possible to get married in Colombia, then have your new wife here in the state's within 30 to 60 days? That seems to run contrary to everything I've heard so far. Appreciate your feedback.

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Dan says on Jun 14, 2004, 05:38:

I've been looking around at all the different info on this website and on the US/Colombian Embassy sites too and seems like it would take a LOT of time between getting a marriage visa and THEN to get the spouse back to the US. I'm a litte curious about this whole 30 day thing too.
-Dan

God Bless America!

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utopiacowboy says on Jun 14, 2004, 08:00:

Excellent post, Marco. Those are the web sites that I used myself to get the Colombian visa and then the spousal (K-3) visa. Took me 5 months from date of application to her arrival here for the K-3. I have heard stories that if you have the right connections and grease the right palms, you might be able to get a visa directly from the embassy by using DCF even though that process is supposed to be limited to US citizens who live in Colombia. I would like to see the fiance interview in Bogota today where they do not ask any questions.

Disclaimer: any comment I make is inane and is not to be taken seriously, and is so patently ridiculous that no one should take it seriously, even as an insult.

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marco says on Jun 14, 2004, 09:07:

30 day K-3 visa.... I think the days of getting a K-3 visa in 20 - 30 days are gone...

My wife and I were able to file for a DCF (Direct Consulate Filing) visa in June of 2003... They stopped accepting DCF filings on June 27, 2003... My wife did get her visa in 21 days, but we were one of the last... I think utopiacowboy is correct in that if you can prove that you reside in Colombia, you can still file for a DCF... Last I heard, the US Embassy in Bogota was processing up to 1500 visa application interviews a DAY... They had to put a stop to DCFs partly for this reason...

A more realistic time frame now would be 2 - 3 months to get a K-3... I have heard of it taking 4 - 5 months though... Of course we are dealing with post 9-11 security issues / background checks...

Just make sure you have ALL your paperwork in order BEFORE you start the process...

Regards...

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locolombia says on Jun 14, 2004, 09:59:

It took my wife and I around 9 months to get the Fiance visa.
I filed sometime in the middle of Nov and got the approval in june.

They are REALLY SLOW with all processing now especially after 9/11.
They have additional security checks and they are now starting to look more closely at "Fiances". They are denying anyone who appears to not have a genuine relationship with there sponsor.

I was single, never married , and no children. She was the same so it made it easier for us. Some guys with 2-3 "fiance" applications will appear to be girlfriend or wife shopping.

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stanmoonie says on Jun 14, 2004, 10:12:

this may help motherof2 Here is a address of some info that may help
http://www.poorbuthappy.com/colombia/node/view/2696

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r1ch1ee903 says on Jun 14, 2004, 14:46:

5 months now and still waiting its been 5 months now and still waiting for my k3 visa to be approve,,, actually 5 months and they haven't even get to it yet.....its taking a long time for processing......i think processing for a fiances visa is much faster according to the dates on uscis website

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utopiacowboy says on Jun 14, 2004, 15:01:

K3 vs K1. Here is how it works. ALL K-3 petitions are handled by one service center, the National Benefits Center in Missouri. Last year they were moving quickly but they got saddled with all this extra work and things have slowed down a lot there. K-1 petitions are handled by four different service centers in the US depending on where in the US you live. Vermont is the fastest and California the slowest. You can check the processing dates on this site and compare the dates: https://egov.immigration.gov/cris/jsps/ptimes.jsp

Disclaimer: any comment I make is inane and is not to be taken seriously, and is so patently ridiculous that no one should take it seriously, even as an insult.

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jordancherish says on Sep 19, 2005, 13:04:

HELP PLEASE Hi Patrick I read your article and hope you can help me. I've been having a relationship with this lady from Cartagena,Colombia for 1 year now. We email each other talk on telephone etc. I will be traveling to cartagena in the month of november. We are wanting to get married during my time their. Can you please help me with best information that you can? Thanks Dean
My emails are
jordancherish at yahoo.com
are my work is
dkraemer at atlasengineering.com
cell#832-439-9341
Houston,Texas
Thanks for your help.

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