2024-02-26 16:00:09
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Procedures to obtain the Visa that allows entry to the United States have been complicated, delayed and delayed for a long time in Colombia. Therefore, you must be very attentive and aware of these points, so that you do not lose the procedures, issuance of documents and waiting time.
From choosing the correct category, going through the preparation of the required documents and requirements, getting to what happens in the interview at the Embassy with the officials. Everything matters and can lead to your Visa being approved or denied.
Even if the work, family, academic or tourist reasons are clear and there is no doubt, A small error can frustrate the attempt to issue this entry certificate to the northern giant of the American continent..
Errors that lead to rejection of the United States Visa for Colombians
In different companies specialized in advising and helping Colombian citizens obtain the Visa, they give advice and tips so that they do not fail in the attempt and can fulfill that so-called ‘American dream’:
- 1. Choose the correct Visa category and type
If you do not know what type of Visa you are applying for or if you carry out the procedures for one category and it is found in the process that you needed another, the document will almost certainly be denied.
It must be taken into account that There is a work visa, tourist and visit visa, student and exchange visa, family visa, business visa, among others.. In addition, the United States Embassy itself has ‘Non-migrant’ Visa categories for Colombians who want to arrive to the United States temporarily. AND the Immigrant Visa, which is for those who have the desire and meet the requirements to live permanently in that country.
There’s also special visas such as E1 and E2 Visas, the first is for merchants and the second is for an investor. In the case of domestic employees, there is a B-1 Visa, and there are also diplomatic and official Visas.
But to have more details on the types of Visa you can enter this official Link: https://co.usembassy.gov/es/visas-es/.
- 2. Not filling out the online visa application forms correctly
Hand in hand with the choice of the type of Visa, there are the documents that must be filled out and the data that must be entered to carry out the process of issuing this certificate of entry for the United States. AND There are several forms, taking into account the purpose or objective:
- DS-260: Electronic Nonimmigrant Visa Application (in English)
- DS-160: Nonimmigrant Visa Electronic Application (for all Nonimmigrant categories, except category K) (in English)
- DS-230: Immigrant Visa Application and Foreigner Registration (PDF) (Diversity Visas and Cuban Family Reunification Permit Application) (in English)
And at this link you can find details of these forms and what you need to fill them out: https://www.uscis.gov/es/formularios/formularios-del-departamento-de-estado-y-otros-formularios-que-no-pertenecen-a-uscis.
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- 3. Not having supporting documents
And You already know what Visa you need and you have completed the necessary forms well, the next step is to have the necessary documents and requirements to justify your procedure. and the information recorded and delivered to the United States Embassy in Colombia. With the family, economic and work certificates of your life in Colombiathe requirements to meet begin, but there are much more important details such as information regarding your stay on US soil.
These are the support documents that apply for different cases, not all of them are mandatory, depending on each case:
- Travel itinerary or flight and connection schedule
- Address of the hotel or place where you will stay or live
- Proof of solvency or financial support for the time you will be in the United States
- Invitation letter if there is a special event or appointment that you are going to meet in the country
- Letters from the company where you work in Colombia to explain or justify the reasons for your trip
- Proof of economic, social, family ties in Colombia
- Acceptance of educational institution in the United States (Form I-20)
- Proof of financial solvency or resources to cover the expenses and bills of your study time
- 4. Not justifying or demonstrating your economic resources in Colombia
As well as There are a series of bank, work and family certificates that demonstrate whether you are financially able to afford the trip.if you paid for it, if you financed it in some way, if you will have money to live during your visit to the United States or if you are going for medical, aesthetic, educational or family purposes and has the money to meet those goals. It is also important to know the origin of the money.
Understanding that bank certificates show the amount and movements of money, but not its origin. Yeah there is an amount of money not justified BY your job, family or profit It might be understood as something risky and it is difficult to get your Visa approved without giving coherent explanations and arguments.
- 5. Not being prepared for the interview at the United States Embassy in Colombia
After complying with all the requirements, conditions, documents and procedures, the interview may seem like the least of it, understanding that it only justifies everything that you recorded and stated in your documents. However, It is a more than risky step, taking into account that the questions asked by Visa officers seek to make that last filter before approval.
And they are the ones who discover whether what is in the letters, certificates, forms and documents matches what you talk regarding and say in a short conversation (regarding 2 minutes) and that it must be with clear, concise answers and without leaving room for doubts or interpretations.
The video of a former Visa officer, who has experience of having worked in an office of the American Embassy in another country, went viral on social networks. In this material he gives advice and recommendations so that Visa applicants:
- Have the documents organized, necessary and required.
- Prepare to be concrete and concise in your interview answers, not rely on documents for your answers.
- Keep in mind that the most important question is “What is your purpose for traveling to the United States?”
- It is recommended that responses be between 15 and 20 seconds, 30 if necessary, also to answer counter-questions from the officer.
- If you know that you have “impediments” or possible obstacles from the past, the idea is to carry in your documents the support that serves to verify that you do not have problems for the trip or in Colombia. The idea is that the answer is concrete and supported in the papers.
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