Short cut to get interview in Bogota sooner

rjstuff says on May 20, 2006, 07:25:

Download them from here http://sansalvador.usembassy.gov/consular/english/visaim/forms.html
The forms are all the same and it doesn't matter if they are in Spanish or English or both. You must have your case # to do this otherwise its useless.
In our case, we were not in such a big hurry and took our time doing this. So, make sure you understand what's needed and do it correctly or you will be dealyed any way. And yes some others have used it to hasten the interview by about a month or two. Good Luck
P.S. The forms are the same even though these are from the San Salvador website - they have been used for filing in Bogota.

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lpdiver says on May 20, 2006, 17:37:

Do as you wish... But I would wait and use the forms that are sent to you. In my case the forms sent to me were no longer valid according to INS/BCIS/USCIS. However, i had been advise by an immigrations attorney that does much work in Latin America to use their forms.

I had down loaded the forms and the questions were about the same anyway. Colombia's embassy seems backward anyway. six weks to get a reply to an e-mail and a two hour window to call and speak about spousal visas every week.

Good Luck

T

"cook some rice!"

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tkfx says on May 20, 2006, 19:00:

Thanks for the help Is the case # one that Bogota gives you or is it the receipt # from the approved I-129? Also I read that there is a OF-169 form do you know anything about this?

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utopiacowboy says on May 20, 2006, 19:03:

The case number is assigned by the NVC and it will begin BOG2006...

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tkfx says on May 20, 2006, 19:13:

thanks........how long does it usually take Has anyone go through the process latly......my I-129 was approved and I am waiting for it to be sent to Bogota. Once Bogota receives it how long should it take to receive the package and get the interview date?

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Crazy4Cali says on May 20, 2006, 19:55:

I'm still waiting Normally, once you application has been approved by the NVC, Bogota should have it within a couple of weeks. Packet-3 should arrive at your colombiano/a's house about two weeks after that with the list of documents they need to collect before requesting the appointment. That said, my colombiana has been in the U.S. for almost nine months and we've been married for the past seven and she still hasn't received it.

So, obviously, receiving packet 3 isn't a requirement to getting a visa. Thanks to several other PBH contributors, we collected the necessary documents and made the appointment.

What IS important is packet 4. Without that, you aren't going anywhere. Among other things, it contains the appointment letter which is your ticket into the lab, the bank, and, most importantly, the embassy. Ironically, we got three of those.

For us, last summer, my fiance faxed in the two forms to the embassy in late May, she got an appointment for July-21, and arrived in the U.S. Aug. 5. We weren't exactly rushing things or we could have probably tightened up that schedule by a month or two.

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tkfx says on May 20, 2006, 21:38:

Help....Form OF-169 I cannot find this form anywhere.....I have everything I need but this one form........can anyone help......OF-169

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Gator says on May 21, 2006, 06:58:

Sure The OF-169 is a checklist of documents that must be brought to the interview.

For example, you might need:

Passport
Birth certificate
Divorce decree
Police certificate
Photograph
Evidence of support (use Form I-134 from the sponsor)
Military records
And what ever else is listed

You might visit the US Embassy web site and check but it is my understanding this form can vary depending on the applicant and the embassy. You may need to contact the embassy and advise the form was not sent. Try here;

http://www.wizaard.com/gkemper/phil/forms/of-169.pdf

"SIC FRIATUR CRUSTUM DULCE. OBESA CANTAVIT."

"Credidi pretio parvo emere et magno vendere tibi in animo fuisse!" .

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rjstuff says on May 21, 2006, 07:57:

The form OF169 is the new DS2001 As I recall the form number has changed to a DS2001 or something like that (the wording is the same but the number has changed.) So, you don't need OF169 instead use DS2001. Good Luck

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tkfx says on May 21, 2006, 08:29:

Great!!!.....The way I understand it is............ If you want to send forms in before you recieve the package it would be DS-2001 and DS-230 Part 1........you would fax them and send them DHL......is this correct? I thank everyone for all there help....Tom

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Crazy4Cali says on May 21, 2006, 19:09:

Fax is sufficient We just faxed them in and everything worked out fine. Just make sure you have the case number on every page in case they get separated.

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tkfx says on May 22, 2006, 10:18:

esta esta pagina en español necesito preguntar acerca de las vacunas para la visa k 1..y donde puedo aplicarmelas..soy de medellin

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tkfx says on Jun 5, 2006, 09:02:

alguien puede ayudarme? necesito una informacion acerca de las vacunas que debo aplicarme para la visa k 1..me dicen que necesito el formato de las vacunas que necesito para mi edad..tengo 38 años..

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Gator says on Jun 5, 2006, 09:20:

Aqui Ahora a la/os médica/os quienes llevan a cabo los exámenes para las/os beneficiaria/os de Visa de residente se les exige verificar que las/os beneficiaria/os hayan cumplido con los nuevos requisitos de vacunas, o que por razones médicas no deban aplicarse una o más de las vacunas de esta lista:

Paperas, sarampión, rubiola, polio, toxoides de tétano y difteria, tos ferina, influenza tipo B (HIB), hepatitis B, varicela, neumococo, e influenza.

Para ayudarle a la/el médica/o y evitar demoras en el procesamiento de la Visa de residente, cada beneficiaria/o debe tener sus registros de vacunas disponibles para el/la médico/a en el momento del examen. Las/os beneficiaria/os deben consultar a su médico/a de cabecera y solicitar la copia de su registro de vacunas, si ya existe. Si no existe un registro de vacunas, el/la médico/a determinará cuáles vacunas necesita el/la beneficiario/a para llenar ese requisito.

Únicamente un/a médico/a puede determinar cuáles de las vacunas son apropiadas para la/el beneficiaria/o, de acuerdo a su edad, historia médica y condición médica actual.

El costo de todas las vacunas es responsabilidad de la/el beneficiaria/o. Ese costo no forma parte de los costos médico anotados arriba.




"SIC FRIATUR CRUSTUM DULCE. OBESA CANTAVIT."

"Credidi pretio parvo emere et magno vendere tibi in animo fuisse!" .

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tkfx says on Jun 5, 2006, 10:08:

gracias fue muy importante tu respuesta

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tkfx says on Jun 5, 2006, 19:33:

vacunas nuevamente tengo una duda sobre las vacunas..
mi médico me dice que de acuerdo a mi edad debo aplicarme solo hepatitis B triple viral y fiebre amarilla..es valido que solo me apliquen estas vacunas?
solo necesito el carnet de vacunación..o necesito otro papel diferente?

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tkfx says on Jun 5, 2006, 19:55:

duda acabo de leer algo sobre las vacunas..y dicen que para la visa de prometida no necesito las vacunas..es verdad esto?

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tkfx says on Aug 15, 2006, 06:36:

duda gracias a quien pueda responderme..necesito enviar por fax el paquete # 1 a la embajada americana en Bogotá.pero como se cuale es el # de fax preciso para que me reciban este documento..y aque dirección lo envio por DHL..A LA EMBAJADA AMERICANA EN BOGOTA ?
GRACIAS NECESITO ESTE INFORME URGENTE

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hunjb224 says on Aug 15, 2006, 20:20:

Once you get everything We had read that it would take two months to get the interview after you send everything back in, but be prepared for it to be less as well. I was planning on an august interview, but it actually happened three weeks after we sent in the forms (not complaining, trust me) but be prepared for a quicker turnaround.

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