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Forgot to say, my wife knew after her interview she would be granted a visa. She had to just go back to Maizales and have her medicals re-done. After one year it expires, and everyone must re-do them. They took a week and one half to go to trindad to be placed in a database, then Bogota...

Thanx all for your congrats!Seems like everyone in this process is like a family. Maybe so because we all have to really sacrifice so much for who we love, and the priviledge of living in Canada.In answering Ha Nguyen,I did not attend my wife's interview, it was in Bogota Colombia and I am still...

A quick note to thank everyone I have met on here. Yesterday my wife was on web cam with a glass of wine,her way of saying "time to celebrate" she received her passport from Bogota with her Visa. We will be together for Christmas this year, AWESOME. Time to book flights and read some of the...

Thanx Karls., that would make sense, strange that a lady at the embassy would bring it up. My son's fiance is studying Canadian immigration. She mentioned something about a quota system, but was not sure if that was in the past or present. Maybe there is a present "quota" system of sorts for...

Hi all. After ? 16 months,our great news is, my wife passed her interview, her medicals were re-done and are at visa office. Everything ready for her passport and visa to be sent to her BUT,,a lady at the embassy told her Canada's quota for Colombia may be filled? So, ? any idea where I can look...

Hola,,Ojala, mi espanol,,,estoy aprendiendo, pero muy despacio. I went to Colombia twice in 2008, and married Lucy. Very funny, because my spanish is very "mas o menos", and no one in her famly speaks english. 2 really good things. I would think if you already had a vistor visa , you would have...

I used Xpress post, and it worked fine.I am sure with over 99% of cases it is fine..But maybe like a lottery (only a negative spin),odds of winning it once are very small, winning it twice is insanely small, and yet it has happened. I feel bad for anyone who has problems with postal service, as...

As some have said, you can try for a visitor's visa, but very sadly, I think very few people can get one from south america. I didn't try for my wife because, I read it may take 3 months , and then just get a letter saying it was denied. I have a friend. His wife is from Panama. Her sister in...

hm? may I ask what countries we are talking about? My wife just passed her interview in Bogota,then went to another city for her medicals. She said she was fine. As Toby said, I think they send the results to a canadian center. Her's is sent to Trinidad. Maybe all offices in south america send...

I understand the concept of keeping our countries secure,,,but isn't all this really going to affect a lot of the travel industry? Geesh, I have dual american/canadian citizenship, but I pretty mucho forget how to say "Huh"? for good reasons. How bizarre, To be sure of not having issues at the...

James,from what I saw last week, the Air Canada route Bogota-Toronto-Vancouver price was something like $2200, I think excluding taxes. Bogota-Mexico city-Vancouver for two adults and one 8 year old is about $1290. Appears about falf price. Also would be nice to land in Vancouver, then not be...

Toby, I am a bit lost as regarding "my visa" to enter Canada. I went to Colombia in 2007 and 2008. I just had my passport. Didn't need a visa to go there,so when I come to Mexico, I will just have my passport as a Canadian citizen. Surely I don't need a visa to enter Mexico? Our flight would be...

Wow! Toby, I had not read your post before my last message,,,,that would be super great news!

Thanx again PMM, looks like the only safe way is Air Canada , Bogota-Toronto-Vancouver. I wish there were a cheaper direct flight, but it appears Air Canada pretty much has a monoply on that route. Not much canadian/international competion. Well, it will just be wonderful to soon be through this...

Interesting comment about mexico,,my next question was ? There is a flight from Bogota to Mexico city, then to Vancouver,,that would be perfect if I wouldn't have problems in Mexico...Any thoughts appreciated..If I have to go to Toronto, ok, but it is over $1,000 more for air canada flights...

Thank you all so much...In june 2008 I went to Colombia via Vancouver-Toronto-Bogota. I am not sure how often they make that run. I was just hoping to get straight to Vancouver as we will not know how long the wait will be at the airport in Toronto,,,but I now see I better start searching every...

my wife just had her interview there. The young man was very gracious and her interview was only 15 mintues. I was told by a lady last january who works there it would be about 1 year time of processing in Bogota. That is what it took us plus about 6 weeks in canada my aplication to sponsor...

Hi. Firstly, after a total of 15 months from the start , my wife had an interview in Bogota Nov.10. I am sooo thrilled! but I was a shocked, after hours and hours of preparation, over 270 pages of letters, fotos etc., her interview lasted 15 minutes! Wow! She is just re-doing medicals today. So...

Hi, after waiting 15 months, my wife just had her interview in Bogota. She just has to have her medical re-done, and will recieve her visa. Medical exames are good for one year. Maybe in a few situations they wiave it a bit after, but I think it is almost always neccesary after one year.

Hi. Wonder if someone would mind posting a link. I can't seem to reloctae it. It is a site with visa offices and names of officers. My wife is due for an interview in Bogota nov. 10 . CAIPS note reads BF FILE To SCB on 10-11-2009. Just curious if SCB is a lady or a man ( I think that is their...