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Post by mudd on Feb 18, 2024 21:04:36 GMT -5
So recently 2 girls I know both went for a visa interview in bogota.... one no assets, no college, very short work history. Maybe 6 months in a tienda..now a web cam “ model” not from a good area of medellin. 20 years old... the 2nd girl....27 years old... university degree... speaks good english, from a family with money and assets... has a job at kenworth. guess who got a visa and who was rejected? web cam girl got a tourist visa... other rejected... no reason why I think the webcam girl paid a lawyer in bogota who has connections in the embassy and paid off somebody there...
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Post by daluz on Feb 19, 2024 12:33:34 GMT -5
I can only assume there is some silliness going on behind the scenes...depends who you know.
A long time ago, when Mrs Daluz and I were first married, we applied for a tourist visa for her and were denied. We were not youngsters, owned property here in Colombia, married and basically everything you are supposed to be in order to get the visa.
I didn't have a bunch of time as I was going back to Afghanistan for work. My job was doing private security for embassy guys, dragging them around for appointments and shopping. I jokingly told one of the guys today wasn't a good day to travel as their counterparts in Bogota denied my wife her tourist visa. Explained the whole thing and they just shook their heads.
Fast forward four months and I'm getting ready to go on leave and the guys tell me Mrs Daluz and I have a visa appointment in Bogota when I get home. So, we go, she is called in for her visa interview, guy just tells her, Welcome to America and gives her a receipt for her passport. We pick it up three days later and we are all good.
So, yeah...corruption, probably as there are Colombians involved...chuckle...but I bet is more of who you know.
Be well.
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Post by wildstubby on Feb 19, 2024 13:39:18 GMT -5
daluz said: Maybe more along the lines now as "Who you blow!"
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Post by búfalo on Feb 19, 2024 14:42:44 GMT -5
I think quota has a lot to do with it. Also have seen similar situations. For most it's just lottery.
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Post by elexpatriado on Feb 21, 2024 9:52:18 GMT -5
So recently 2 girls I know both went for a visa interview in bogota.... one no assets, no college, very short work history. Maybe 6 months in a tienda..now a web cam “ model” not from a good area of medellin. 20 years old... the 2nd girl....27 years old... university degree... speaks good english, from a family with money and assets... has a job at kenworth. guess who got a visa and who was rejected? web cam girl got a tourist visa... other rejected... no reason why I think the webcam girl paid a lawyer in bogota who has connections in the embassy and paid off somebody there... From personal experience..they sre very unethical, yes You sure know a lot of webcam Girls and the type Mudd
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Post by elexpatriado on Feb 21, 2024 9:54:18 GMT -5
So recently 2 girls I know both went for a visa interview in bogota.... one no assets, no college, very short work history. Maybe 6 months in a tienda..now a web cam “ model” not from a good area of medellin. 20 years old... the 2nd girl....27 years old... university degree... speaks good english, from a family with money and assets... has a job at kenworth. guess who got a visa and who was rejected? web cam girl got a tourist visa... other rejected... no reason why I think the webcam girl paid a lawyer in bogota who has connections in the embassy and paid off somebody there... From personal experience..they are very unethical, yes You sure know a lot of webcam Girls and the type Mudd
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