the Consulate of the American Embassy in the country regretted this Wednesday, in a virtual conversation, the decrease in capacity and impacts that the pandemic in the management of visa applications. However, he stated that he maintains the attention of the American public and resident in Colombia under strict biosecurity measures.
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Visa priority
The officials of the Consulate of the Embassy of the United States reported that in the visa department for immigrants processes are being prioritized for parents i promises of American citizens, as well as those of relatives of permanent residents in the country and the parents of Anglo-Saxon residents.
In the case of visas for non-immigrants, Priority is given to emergency, Which are reviewed on a case-by-case basis to ascertain the urgency of the requirement. To these are added the requests for work O study.
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Approval without interview
One of the issues that stands out is that during the pandemic the United States Department of State gave more authority to the Consulate to award visas without interview, Especially in the renewal of visas that meet the following requirements:
- That the visa you are going to renew is the same type than the previous one
- That the person resides in Colombia currently
- That the visa to be renewed is unlimited and without restrictions
- That the person has not changed theirs bibliographic data
- That the visa to be renewed does not have annotations
- That the person has not had one cancellation O rejection to dream recently
- That the visa to be renewed has not been reported as lost O stolen
In the specific case of students who need to renew their visa, the requirements are that you stay in it educational program in which he was or to the same institution if it will change program.
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Restrictions and tourism
Officials clarified that there is currently only one restriction for the region and is for people who have been in Brazil in the 14 days prior to your application to enter the United States. These people will not be able to obtain the permit to enter the country.
Also, to people who want to apply for a visa tourist it was recommended to do so as soon as possible, as the waiting list extends to 2022.
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