Recent content by james9655

I am not an expert, so I hope someone else will respond....but I am surprised to hear that an application for a temporary visa would have adverse consequences for your permanent res application. I have seen this question asked before and don't remember hearing this. I think that usually the...

"I would very much like to avoid sending a change of address part way through the application process." I don't know why you feel so strongly about that...It was a simple matter to change my wife's address...just an email to the embassy. I don't know about her using your address, but I think...

Toby Thanks for posting this info. I never considered Mexicana as an alternative to AC from Colombia, but even to Toronto the flights, while a little longer, may be less expensive and the connections are good.

The bogota office is quite slow. Their processing time has almost doubled in the past year. I don't know the reason for that... Other than that, my experience with them was good. I wouldn't have said that a few months ago, but the way things turned out for me improved my opinion of them a lot.

Congratulations Genio! My wife just got her visa from Colombia as well. Maybe they are trying to pick up the statistics for the year! I agree with most above...your wife will need a visa to transit in the US. I don't know how difficult it would be for her to get one. I prefer not to have to...

Thanks sadgirl. I hope your case is resolved soon. It can be a very frustrating experience. You seem to have done all you can. Good luck!

Thank you Suin. I hope you get your problem sorted out quickly. I found reasonable people behind the embassy walls, maybe you will too. Good luck!

Suin I am not an expert... my understanding is that goods arriving from outside the country by air cargo are held at the point of entry until they clear customs. Usually a customs broker is involved and will charge a fee to prepare the paper work and maybe for storing the goods (I suppose that...

I contacted my MP's office by email last July. I had to write again after a few weeks because I hadn't heard anything. After a week or so they told me that my case probably wouldn't be decided until next year. I wasn't too happy with that answer so I wrote to the embassy to ask if I could get...

I would send them an email. They had my wife's name wrong on ecas...I sent them an email. They didn't reply, but fixed the error

Suin: I sent the boxes several weeks before I left.

I recently returned to Canada after several years outside the country. I brought a 30kg box with me and sent two 25 kg boxes of personal effects by air cargo. My experience was that the customs person was very good. There were just a few questions and the process took maybe 10 minutes, most...