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17 months later,my Colombian sweetheart celebrates VISA (:

genio

Star Member
Dec 27, 2008
69
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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 threads regarding coming to Canada.I will later share more of my timelines etc. from Colombia if anyone is interested. Her interview was only 15 minutes. One quick tip, I think fotos of the sponsor mingling well with the sponsored persons family are one of the best "proofs" of a genuine relationship. The officer looked at a few pictures of me with my wife's brothers and asked what I thought about her family. God bless everyone who is honest in this huge process, and may you have success.
 

Swede

Hero Member
Aug 18, 2009
787
17
Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
London, England
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
2009-10-27
File Transfer...
2009-11-12
Med's Done....
2009-08-11
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
2010-01-22
VISA ISSUED...
2010-01-20
LANDED..........
2010-03-05

The Littlest Hobo

Star Member
Nov 13, 2009
132
10
Switzerland
Category........
Visa Office......
Berlin
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
27-10-2009
File Transfer...
7-12-2009
Passport Req..
18-12-2009
VISA ISSUED...
3-02-2010
LANDED..........
20-03-2010
Fantastic news, and after such a long wait! So happy for the both of you. Don't forget to get her a big coat and some warm boots! LOL
 

kc416

Hero Member
Nov 27, 2009
733
24
Category........
Visa Office......
Kingston Jamaica
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
20-03-2009
Doc's Request.
25-06-2009
AOR Received.
08-06-2009
Passport Req..
21-10-2009
VISA ISSUED...
02-11-2009
LANDED..........
03-11-2009
Hi Genio,

We never spoke before but I just wanted to say congrats.

I recently had my husband arrive in Canada and it is the best feeling ever. Everything you imagined it would be - it will be.... everything I have been dreaming about is coming true before my eyes.

Have a great Christmas with your wife.

Nothing good comes easy!

God Bless
 

Suin

VIP Member
Sep 14, 2008
4,037
285
Ontario, Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
CIC Etobocoke, H&C Grounds
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
24-03-2014
File Transfer...
31-07-2014
Med's Request
09-12-2014
LANDED..........
24-02-2015, PR Card Received: 02-04-2015
great news! have a happy holiday season! :)
 

Ha Nguyen

Star Member
Nov 9, 2009
75
0
Edmonton
Visa Office......
Hong Kong
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Sep 2011
Doc's Request.
Nov 2016
AOR Received.
Feb 2017
File Transfer...
Mar-2017
genio said:
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 threads regarding coming to Canada.I will later share more of my timelines etc. from Colombia if anyone is interested. Her interview was only 15 minutes. One quick tip, I think fotos of the sponsor mingling well with the sponsored persons family are one of the best "proofs" of a genuine relationship. The officer looked at a few pictures of me with my wife's brothers and asked what I thought about her family. God bless everyone who is honest in this huge process, and may you have success.
Hi Genio,
Congrats! you are so lucky.
My case, i will have interview with the Buffalo visa officer in Feb 2010. Could you please share with me some tips about the interview? Do you have to attend with your wife? My husband will be with me at the interview even the letter says "your sponsor MAY attend". Which questions did they ask? I am so worried about it. and how long did you get the visa approval since the interview?
Thanks and have fun.
 

genio

Star Member
Dec 27, 2008
69
0
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 in Canada.Her interview was so short, I doubt the officer asked my wife a lot of questions. Just a few things everyone says, for sure 1) be honest, 2) be really organized. I did not understand when I applied that we needed much "proof" of our relationship. Just before her interview, I received C.A.I.P.S. notes. It said there was little evidence of our relationship. Therefore, my wife organized about 270 pages of chats we had on MSN, my phone records since we first met, and more pictures. Especially some normal ones with family, not just wedding. The officer said something about he "wished eveyone would come as organized as her". I will ask her what other types of questions he asked. Probably every office and officer is a bit different. But one friend said his wife had her interview in Bogota by a very nice lady. My wife had an interview by a very nice man,with only 4 officers, that looks good for their office. Hope it is that way in Buffalo, blessings all , and super great holidays!
 

genio

Star Member
Dec 27, 2008
69
0
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 retreived that information, and my wife received it in the mail 3-4 days later
 

alpesantezo

Star Member
Sep 19, 2009
148
4
Category........
Visa Office......
Bogota
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
AOR Received.
13-03-2010
File Transfer...
11-01-2010
Med's Request
16-09-2010
Med's Done....
19-09-2010
Interview........
NO!
Passport Req..
16-09-2010
VISA ISSUED...
28-12-2010
LANDED..........
01-01-2011
wow!! im so glad of hearing your news!! Felicitaciones.. you must be so hapy.. happy holidays with your wife!
 

SANDY2010

Member
Aug 28, 2011
10
0
Hi everybody,
Im new on this... Im Colombian and my husband is Canadian, we applied on December 2010 on Mississauga, he was approved as my sponsor so the papers where sent to Bogota, Colombia...then I got a letter on April this year asking me to pay de COLOMBIAN SYSTEM SERVICE (COL$40.000), I did it, after that I havent received any information and I dont know what to do....Can someone tell me whats the next step?....
;)Thanks
 

wes786

VIP Member
Sep 6, 2010
5,024
409
C.O.N.G.R.A.T.U.L.A.T.I.O.N.S!

My wife's case just got finalized and it took 19 months, so I can totally understand how you feel right now! Great News!