KMalcosky

Hello all,
I need a little immigration advice. I'm a US citizen, born and raised
here. About four years ago I met a great young lady from Colombia.
After a few years we decided to get married. We tried to get her mother
here from Colombia for the wedding but her visa was denied (long
story). Now her sister is applying to come for Christmas. She (her
sister) had been paying monthly for a two week "US tour" and a plane
ticket from Bogot� to Miami and spending money. She has been to the US
before and has played by the rules. The guy who setup the tour applied
for over 60 people. Months later when it came time for her to find out
about the visa, the guy said that he did not apply for her because he
believed that she should get a new passport (another story). She got a
new passport on the same day, the 9th of December. The problem - next
visa appointment available is on January 28th.

Round trip plane tickets are already purchased round trip tickets from
Bogot� on the 18th and to Boston on the 23rd. Is there anything that
can be done in this situation? I am willing to go to immigration or
even fly to Bogot�. My wife has not seen her family in four years, so
I am willing to try anything. ANY advice will be appreciated.

Kurt

scrubbedexpat099

No

She needs a visa.

Why does your wife not go to Bogota to see her family?

I am a bit confused about the Visa situation, I have never heard of anyone but the beneficiary being able to apply for a B2.

KMalcosky

My wife can't leave the country due to her political status.

I understand that her sister needs a visa, she is applying for a
tourist visa. My question is there any way for me to get her a
visa/visa appointment before her plane takes off on the 18th.

KMalcosky

I know that there is almost no chance that I will be able to do
anything. I don't know much about the whole visa program, particularly
from places like Colombia. I figured I'd ask people here who know much
more than I do. Thanks for the help.

scrubbedexpat099

The process is described on the US Consulate site for the country concerned.

I understand that the process is the same effectively no matter what country you use.

There is no expidited system for my country, well unless you are best buddies with GW, so I would assume the same would apply for Bogota.

Slightly OT, but obtaining a Visitors Visa from Bogota I would have thought would be a long shot, especially with a sister here and here under those circumstances.

Kevin Keane

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[email protected] wrote:

    > My wife can't leave the country due to her political status.

I'm not exactly sure what you are saying here. If you are saying that she
has been granted asylum, that's actually not true. She can travel out of
the USA to other countries, and could meet her family in, say, Mexico,
Costa Rica, Venezuela, or some other convenient location.

It is also not fundamentally illegal for her to travel to Columbia. The
reason it is not a good idea is twofold:

- - first, if she had to flee the country, returning may put her back into the
same danger again.

- - second, it could conceivably be considered evidence by USCIS that she is
no longer in danger, and it is safe to return.

You may be able to resolve the second issue by sponsoring her for a spousal
Green Card.

    > I understand that her sister needs a visa, she is applying for a
    > tourist visa. My question is there any way for me to get her a
    > visa/visa appointment before her plane takes off on the 18th.

Unfortunately, that is unlikely.

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