The Consulate of the Embassy of the United States in the country has lamented this Wednesday, in a virtual conversation, the decrease in capacity and effects that the pandemic has had 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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Tourist visa
If you want to travel to the United States for holidays, These are the steps you need to follow.
First, complete the forms EL-160-DS online, via the following link https://co.usembassy.gov/visas/nonimmigrant-visas/. Once ready you must Print to present it in the interview.
Second, request an appointment with the Embassy. As a visa applicant you must pay a fee of $ 160. You can do this online with a Visa or MasterCard, or in person at Helm Bank. All appointments are scheduled on the portal: https://ais.usvisa-info.com/es-co/niv.
Third, attend the Consulate office. Two independent days must be submitted, one for photography and fingerprints on the CAS Applicant Service Center, ac 26 No. 92 – 32, Connecta – Gold 4, First Floor West Side, and the other for the interview with the Consul who will study the application in Cr 45 No 24B – 27, Post 2, Bogotá.
At the interview you have to bring your passport, Your document of identification national, printing the form EL-160-DS and one photo recent color five by five inches with white background. It is also important to present documents that help demonstrate ties of occupation, financiers, i relatives in Colombia.
To people who want to apply for a visa tourist they are advised to do so as soon as possible, as the waiting list extends to 2022.
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 by relatives and fiancés of U.S. citizens, as well as those of relatives of permanent residents in the country and parents of Anglo-Saxon residents.
In the case of visas for non-immigrants, The priority is on emergency visas, 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 U.S. Department of State gave more authority to the Consulate to award visas without interview, Especially in the visa renewal 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 they continue in the same educational program in which they were or in the same institution. if it will change program.
(Also: Learn the requirements the US requires to get a 2021 visa)
Restrictions and tourism
Officials clarified that currently there is only one restriction for the region and is for people who have been in Brazil in the 14 days prior to their application to enter the United States. These people will not be able to obtain the permit to enter the country.
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