Petition updateRequire US Embassies to Resume US Family-Based Visa Interviews Worldwide

As of September 18 - Still Only Student Visas are Being Processed in Colombia

Christopher JimenezMiami, FL, United States
Sep 18, 2020

Even with the resumption of international flights between Colombia and the USA starting on September 19, the Embassy in Bogota still only offers processing and interview for non-immigrant student visas, disavowing all family-based immigration.

Most Recent Update from the Embassy: https://co.usembassy.gov/visas/

Email from the US Embassy:

From: "acsbogota@state.gov" <acsbogota@state.gov>
Reply-To: "acsbogota@state.gov" <acsbogota@state.gov>
Date: Thursday, September 17, 2020 at 6:03 PM
Subject: Alert: International Flights between the United States and Colombia Resuming September 19

Location:  Bogotá

Event: International Flights between the United States and Colombia Resuming September 19

The U.S. Embassy is pleased to confirm that flights between the United States and Colombia will resume on Saturday, September 19, operated by Spirit Airlines (between Cartagena and Fort Lauderdale) and Colombia-based Viva Air (between Medellin, Cartagena, and Miami). Regular international commercial service from major airports in Bogota, Medellin, Cartagena, and Cali will reopen on Monday, September 21. Colombia’s land and sea borders remain closed until at least October 1, although rare exceptions to this rule are possible. The U.S. Embassy will no longer organize humanitarian flights out of Colombia. Questions on booking tickets and other issues related to flights should be directed to the appropriate airline.

 

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