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PROCESSING IN BOGOTA, COLOMBIA

SEVEN07

Star Member
Mar 4, 2012
163
0
Caracas
Category........
Visa Office......
Caracas-Venezuela
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
AUG 2011
AOR Received.
NOV 2011
File Transfer...
JAN 2012
Med's Done....
JUL 2011-JUL 2012
Passport Req..
NOV 2012
VISA ISSUED...
DEC 2012
Hii everyone!I hope that would be that way My relatiion and my life can not resist 25 months...we need a life Im feel desperate Im living between Venezuela and USA payiing 1500 flight tickets,pay monthly rent I wanna get a job in my country saving money and having a life! but with my hubby...Its not fare to deal with so long proccess due burocracy and lack of employee its NOT FARE.

Hola gracias por responder...Ojala sea asi...De verdad estoy desesperada ya esta espera esta afectando mi relacion...Tengo 3 anos de casada viviendo entre venezuela y USA viendo solo a mi esposo por poco tiempo no tengo trabajo estable soy profesional mi esposo tambien...Queremos hijos queremos una vida seguir ahorrando y trabajar para tener una VIDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.
Me siento desesperada no queremos estar asi no recibimos respuesta de nada ni actualizacion en la pagina web..
No es justo q por burocracia y por falta de personal estos procesos sean largos...No es justo
Dios mio espero q mi relacion sea fortalecida q esto sea una prueba...! Gracias mantente en contacto porfavor Un abrazo
 

SuperVisa

Star Member
Jan 5, 2012
67
5
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Hola SEVENO7 yo vivo en Niagara Falls (New York) estamos en el borde con Canada.

Si te sirve de algo........estamos para ayudarnos.

Mi esposo y yo estamos esperando noticias de la embajada acerca de nuestra aplicacion ya que estamos siendo sponsoreados por mi hija que es Canadiense.

Dios la bendiga.......Dios hace posible todo lo que parece imposible.
 

SEVEN07

Star Member
Mar 4, 2012
163
0
Caracas
Category........
Visa Office......
Caracas-Venezuela
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
AUG 2011
AOR Received.
NOV 2011
File Transfer...
JAN 2012
Med's Done....
JUL 2011-JUL 2012
Passport Req..
NOV 2012
VISA ISSUED...
DEC 2012
Q chevereeeeeeeeee estabamos cerca lastima q no supe yo he vivido entre Venezuela y Bufalo desde 2009 basicamente...Bueno cuando vuelva podemos compartir algo...
Yo estoy muy nerviosa ya q a todo el mundo cuando su aplicacion ha llegado a su pais han recibido notificacion y yo nada ni por email,post,actualizacion de la pagina nada no se si efectivamente mi aplicacion esta siendo procesada...En CIC me dicen q ya mi aplicacion no esta en Canada..q debo contectar a mi pais cuando hablo en venezuela me dicen q no me pueden dar la info.

Realmente estoy super estresada hasta me he enfermado.Tengo mucha fe y esta pagina me ha ayudado pero es dificil mantenerme fuerte..
Saludos y suerte
 

sabril27

Full Member
Jul 10, 2012
32
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Bogota
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29-09-2011
AOR Received.
04-04-2012
File Transfer...
15-12-2011
Med's Request
14-05-2012
Med's Done....
01-07-2012
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
14-05-2012
VISA ISSUED...
09/01/2013
hi all! i'm new here and have a question...first of all, i'm canadian and my husband is colombian, i was approved to sponsor in early december 2011, we received a letter from the Bogota office in early april 2012 to say they received our application, by the middle of may 2012 we received another letter asking to get a new medical and one expired police check, they also asked for us to send my husband's passport. is this a good sign???? how long does it usually take after the passport (and other documents) are sent??? we are still waiting for the police check to arrive so we can submit everything, fingers crossed it will be here soon! i need my hubby in canada! any feedback is helpful! thanks guys!
 

SEVEN07

Star Member
Mar 4, 2012
163
0
Caracas
Category........
Visa Office......
Caracas-Venezuela
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
AUG 2011
AOR Received.
NOV 2011
File Transfer...
JAN 2012
Med's Done....
JUL 2011-JUL 2012
Passport Req..
NOV 2012
VISA ISSUED...
DEC 2012
sabril27 said:
hi all! i'm new here and have a question...first of all, i'm canadian and my husband is colombian, i was approved to sponsor in early december 2011, we received a letter from the Bogota office in early april 2012 to say they received our application, by the middle of may 2012 we received another letter asking to get a new medical and one expired police check, they also asked for us to send my husband's passport. is this a good sign???? how long does it usually take after the passport (and other documents) are sent??? we are still waiting for the police check to arrive so we can submit everything, fingers crossed it will be here soon! i need my hubby in canada! any feedback is helpful! thanks guys!
its agood sign...so nice for you
 

ccunnington

Hero Member
Nov 19, 2011
548
7
Sincelejo, Colombia
Category........
Visa Office......
Bogota
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-03-2012
AOR Received.
19-06-2012 (Mississauga). 06-11-2012 (Bogota).
File Transfer...
11-07-2012
Med's Done....
10-09-2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
13-02-2013
VISA ISSUED...
21-02-2013
Hi Everyone! I'm sponsoring my Colombian wife, and we got sponsorship approval on June 22, 2012, and our application has been forwarded to Bogota. Maybe someone could answer a question about the medicals and police checks. We didn't send these in with the application, as we were told by 2 different DMP's in Colombia that they wouldn't do an immigration medical until we receive an order from the Visa Office in Bogota....what have other people done? Did you send your medicals and police checks in with the initial application or did you wait until it was requested from Bogota?
 

sabril27

Full Member
Jul 10, 2012
32
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Bogota
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29-09-2011
AOR Received.
04-04-2012
File Transfer...
15-12-2011
Med's Request
14-05-2012
Med's Done....
01-07-2012
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
14-05-2012
VISA ISSUED...
09/01/2013
ccunnington said:
Hi Everyone! I'm sponsoring my Colombian wife, and we got sponsorship approval on June 22, 2012, and our application has been forwarded to Bogota. Maybe someone could answer a question about the medicals and police checks. We didn't send these in with the application, as we were told by 2 different DMP's in Colombia that they wouldn't do an immigration medical until we receive an order from the Visa Office in Bogota....what have other people done? Did you send your medicals and police checks in with the initial application or did you wait until it was requested from Bogota?
it's fine if you didn't send them, after you receive your AOR from bogota they will send you another letter asking you to send any missing documents on a checklist, your medical and police checks will be marked. i would suggest getting the police checks in order as they take some time usually, the medical, if getting it done in Colombia, will take less than a week to complete so wait to do that until you're asked.
 

ccunnington

Hero Member
Nov 19, 2011
548
7
Sincelejo, Colombia
Category........
Visa Office......
Bogota
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-03-2012
AOR Received.
19-06-2012 (Mississauga). 06-11-2012 (Bogota).
File Transfer...
11-07-2012
Med's Done....
10-09-2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
13-02-2013
VISA ISSUED...
21-02-2013
Awesome thanks!! That helps a lot...trying to get answers out of CIC is painful!
 

tyleratwork

Newbie
Apr 7, 2012
6
0
Hi Everyone!

I'm sponsoring my Ecuadorian Wife, we sent our application off in October 2011. AOR was emailed Nov 4th and I received the sponsorship approval letter on Jan 12th 2012 which indicated that the file was forwarded to Bogota.

E-CAS show's application received Nov 4th 2011 (when Mississauga got the file)and that Medical results have also been received. (We did the medical before mailing the application off) and then 2 weeks ago my wife's address was updated but other than that we've had no movement on the file. We haven't received any acknowledgment from Bogota that the file was received nor have we had a request to pay the system service fee. Hopefully something is going on with it but I'd like to know when our 17 months started.
 

ccunnington

Hero Member
Nov 19, 2011
548
7
Sincelejo, Colombia
Category........
Visa Office......
Bogota
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-03-2012
AOR Received.
19-06-2012 (Mississauga). 06-11-2012 (Bogota).
File Transfer...
11-07-2012
Med's Done....
10-09-2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
13-02-2013
VISA ISSUED...
21-02-2013
Some apps seem to get processed pretty fast in Bogota, and others very slow. Not sure why. I've seen on some other sites people getting AOR's from Bogota within 3-4 months of sponsorship approval, and others much longer, so there doesn't seen to be any particular pattern they are following. Hopefully it doesn't take the full 16 months!
 

esims2003

Full Member
Jul 19, 2012
40
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Bogota
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
25-08-2011
Doc's Request.
25-07-2012
AOR Received.
02-11-2011
File Transfer...
02-11-2011
Med's Request
25-07-2012
Med's Done....
27-07-2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
25-07-2012
VISA ISSUED...
04-10-2012
LANDED..........
Will be landing Dec 8, 2012
I submitted our application for my husband who is ecuadorian in August 2011 and received confirmation of my sponsorship approval in November 2011. Ecas says his application started processing March 1, 2012. I have not heard anything since. We also submitted his medical with the application, but ecas doesnt say that his medical is received. We have a 15 month old son, and being apart is very difficult. I overstayed my visa in Ecuador and now cannot return for 9 months, and my husband is not able to come to canada until his immigration goes through (if it goes through). I am essentially being forced to be a single mother. It is unreal how disorganized the whole process seems to be with the Bogota office. I have my fingers crossed that we hear something soon. As for now I check ecas daily....
 

p.angie

Full Member
Nov 14, 2011
21
0
Visa Office......
Bogota, Colombia
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
14-08-2011
AOR Received.
19-10-2011
File Transfer...
19-10-2011
Med's Request
7-11-2011
Interview........
n/a
Passport Req..
14-08-2012
VISA ISSUED...
13-12-2012
LANDED..........
LANDING DECEMBER 21 2012!!!
HEY EVERYONE.. I SPONSORED MY HUSBAND IN AUGUST OF 2011.. HE RECEIVED A LETTER IN OCTOBER OF 2011 ASKING FOR A COPY OF HIS LIBRETA MILITAR WHICH WE SENT RIGHT AWAY. WE HAD NOT HEARD BACK SINCE UNTIL I GOT A WEIRD FEELING TODAY AND ASKED HIM TO CHECK HIS EMAIL (WHICH HE NEVER DOES) AND HE HAD AN EMAIL FROM THE EMBASSY REQUESTING HIS PASSPORT THAT WAS SENT ON AUGUST 13! LOOKS LIKE THE EMBASSY IS PRETTY GOOD WITH THE DATES AS THE LETTER WE GOT IN OCTOBER STATED THAT IT WOULD TAKE APPROX 10 MONTHS SINCE THE DATE OF THE LETTER (OCTOBER). DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE TO HEAR BACK NOW AFTER SENDING THE PASSPORT? SEEMS LIKE WE'RE ALMOST AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WITH IMMIGRATION, DONT WANT TO GET MY HOPES UP JUST YET!
 

sridoy

Full Member
Jan 17, 2012
46
0
Mississauga, ON
Category........
Visa Office......
Bogota
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
27-12-2011
AOR Received.
04-16-2012 (From Bogota)
File Transfer...
02-14-2012
Med's Request
10-22-2012
Med's Done....
24-Oct-2012 (re-meds)
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
08-14-2012
VISA ISSUED...
Nov 29, 2012
LANDED..........
Dec 20, 2012
p.angie said:
HEY EVERYONE.. I SPONSORED MY HUSBAND IN AUGUST OF 2011.. HE RECEIVED A LETTER IN OCTOBER OF 2011 ASKING FOR A COPY OF HIS LIBRETA MILITAR WHICH WE SENT RIGHT AWAY. WE HAD NOT HEARD BACK SINCE UNTIL I GOT A WEIRD FEELING TODAY AND ASKED HIM TO CHECK HIS EMAIL (WHICH HE NEVER DOES) AND HE HAD AN EMAIL FROM THE EMBASSY REQUESTING HIS PASSPORT THAT WAS SENT ON AUGUST 13! LOOKS LIKE THE EMBASSY IS PRETTY GOOD WITH THE DATES AS THE LETTER WE GOT IN OCTOBER STATED THAT IT WOULD TAKE APPROX 10 MONTHS SINCE THE DATE OF THE LETTER (OCTOBER). DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE TO HEAR BACK NOW AFTER SENDING THE PASSPORT? SEEMS LIKE WE'RE ALMOST AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WITH IMMIGRATION, DONT WANT TO GET MY HOPES UP JUST YET!
p.angie,

I sponsored my wife who is from Ecuador in Dec 2011. We received a letter requesting her passport and landing fee on Aug 14, 2012. My wife sent her passport immediately on Aug 15, 2012 to Bogota and as of today Oct 1, 2012 we are still waiting for her passport.

sridoy
 

sabril27

Full Member
Jul 10, 2012
32
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Bogota
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29-09-2011
AOR Received.
04-04-2012
File Transfer...
15-12-2011
Med's Request
14-05-2012
Med's Done....
01-07-2012
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
14-05-2012
VISA ISSUED...
09/01/2013
sridoy said:
p.angie,

I sponsored my wife who is from Ecuador in Dec 2011. We received a letter requesting her passport and landing fee on Aug 14, 2012. My wife sent her passport immediately on Aug 15, 2012 to Bogota and as of today Oct 1, 2012 we are still waiting for her passport.

sridoy
we sent my husbands passport in a couple weeks before you sent your wife's and still no news on ours either....wonder what the hold up is!! fingers crossed they get sent back approved ASAP!
 

sridoy

Full Member
Jan 17, 2012
46
0
Mississauga, ON
Category........
Visa Office......
Bogota
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
27-12-2011
AOR Received.
04-16-2012 (From Bogota)
File Transfer...
02-14-2012
Med's Request
10-22-2012
Med's Done....
24-Oct-2012 (re-meds)
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
08-14-2012
VISA ISSUED...
Nov 29, 2012
LANDED..........
Dec 20, 2012
sabril27 said:
we sent my husbands passport in a couple weeks before you sent your wife's and still no news on ours either....wonder what the hold up is!! fingers crossed they get sent back approved ASAP!
sabril27,

Yes, I really hope you get your husband's pp soon. Did you pay the landing fees online?

sridoy