no more picking up visas at embassy?

Gator says on Jan 31, 2008, 08:02:

News to me, but it looks like it is now in effect-anyone else?

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ColombianoGringo says on Jan 31, 2008, 10:11:

The days of picking up your visa the same day seem to be over.

According to several people on VisaJourney, the embassy is now using Domesa(delivery service) to deliver visas to the beneficiary's home. Apparently, it is also possible to pick up the visa at a certain Domesa office in Bogota. If you need more information, look in the "Colombia Club" thread in the "Foreign Embassies" forum on VisaJourney.com.

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Mononoke28 says on Jan 31, 2008, 10:28:

You can also give them an address in Bogotá to have the visa delivered there. So if your SO is not from Bogotá but you want to leave together from there, you can ask DOMESA to deliver the visa to your temporary address (or pick it up at their office) and it only takes about 3 business days. Otherwise, you're looking at about 6-8 business days to have the visa delivered to cities outside of Bogotá.

Diana

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ColombianoGringo says on Jan 31, 2008, 10:50:

Diana,

How long is the wait if you pick it up at Domesa? I have several places in Bogota to which I can have it delivered, but if it is faster, I would gladly go by the Domesa office. Of course, we haven't even gotten our NOA2 yet.

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guacharaca says on Jan 31, 2008, 14:51:

Canadian Embassy has also been that way for at least a year now, but no additional delivery charge.

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Robert Jorge says on Jan 31, 2008, 21:04:

Wow, that sucks if true. Say a person from Cali pays to travel to Bogota to go to the inteview. They get an approved visa - they can't then plan on traveling from Bogota to the US without first going back to Cali to pick up the visa? Yikes. That had to have happened fairly recently. Less than a year ago, it was approval, then pick up the visa 2 or 3 days later.

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Mononoke28 says on Feb 1, 2008, 07:49:

CG,

I don't know if the wait time is shorter if you pick up the visa at the DOMESA office. But even if you have it delivered in Bogotá you're looking at a 2-3 day wait max.

RJ,

The embassy changed the process either in November or December, I can't remember. And yes, it's a hassle for the people who live outside of Bogotá and were planning on leaving straight out of there to the States.

Diana

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Gator says on Feb 1, 2008, 08:55:

Phone numbers for Domesa:

• Bogota: 4 -248724
• Medellín: 3 -814323 • Medellin: 3 -814323
• Cali: 6 -647000 • Cali: 6 -647000
• Barranquilla: 3 -790021 • Barranquilla: 3 -790021
• Bucaramanga: 6 -432973 • Bucaramanga: 6 -432973
• Pereira: 3 -365778 • Pereira: 3 -365778
• Cartagena: 6 -694700 • Cartagena: 6 -694700
• Medellín: 3 -814323 • Medellin: 3 -814323
• Cali: 6 -647000 • Cali: 6 -647000
• Barranquilla: 3 -790021 • Barranquilla: 3 -790021
• Bucaramanga: 6 -432973 • Bucaramanga: 6 -432973
• Pereira: 3 -365778 • Pereira: 3 -365778
• Cartagena: 6 -694700 • Cartagena: 6 -694700

Bogota: Line Customer 4 -248724
Medellín: 3 -814323, 3 -814323
Cali: 6 -647000, 6 -647000
Barranquilla: 3 -790021, 3 -790021
Bucaramanga: 6 -432973, 6 -432973
Pereira: 3 -365778, 3 -365778
Cartagena: 6 -694700, Cartagena: 6 -694700

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ColombianoGringo says on Feb 1, 2008, 12:46:

Thanks all. I can't wait to have an interview date and actually have to worry about this issue.

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Mononoke28 says on Feb 1, 2008, 12:51:

You should pretty soon, it's been 6 months already. =O

Diana

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