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Immigrant visas at Bogota

In the State Department's October 7, 2026 update, the National Visa Center (NVC) was scheduling immigrant visa interviews at Bogota for immediate relative cases from Feb 2026, family preference from Sep 2025 and employment from Feb 2026, counting from the month a case became documentarily complete.

Source: U.S. Department of State: IV Scheduling Status Tool · Published 2026-10-07 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · Coverage 2026-10-07

Immigrant visa interview scheduling at Bogota

In its October 7, 2026 update, the State Department listed the month a case had to become documentarily complete for the National Visa Center (NVC) to be scheduling its interview at Bogota.

Immediate relative

February 2026

8 months behind

Family-sponsored preference

September 2025

13 months behind

Employment-based preference

February 2026

8 months behind

Source: U.S. Department of State: IV Scheduling Status Tool · Published 2026-10-07 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · Coverage 2026-10-07

Earlier scheduling months at Bogota →

Immigrant visas issued at Bogota

Bogota issued 41 immigrant visas in February 2026, 94% fewer than February 2025 (727). 7,801 over the past 12 months (sum of monthly reports, not an official total). The count covers family, employment and diversity immigrant visas.

Immigrant visas issued at Bogota each month, October 2022 to February 2026. The monthly figures are listed below the chart.05001k1.5k2023202420252026
Monthly figures
MonthVisas issued
Feb 202641
Jan 2026460
Dec 2025802
Nov 2025553
Oct 20251,112
Sep 2025675
Aug 2025732
Jul 2025813
Jun 2025629
May 2025851
Apr 2025553
Mar 2025580
Feb 2025727
Jan 2025542
Dec 2024829
Nov 2024923
Oct 2024990
Sep 20241,136
Aug 20241,381
Jul 20241,134
Jun 20241,003
May 2024888
Apr 20241,033
Mar 2024913
Feb 20241,010
Jan 2024517
Dec 20231,132
Nov 20231,045
Oct 20231,163
Sep 2023879
Aug 2023946
Jul 2023895
Jun 2023798
May 2023950
Apr 2023806
Mar 2023972
Feb 2023773
Jan 2023658
Dec 2022757
Nov 2022488
Oct 2022619
Visa classFeb 2026Feb 2025Past 12 monthsSum of monthly reports, not an official total
E2Employment-based, advanced degree or exceptional ability11991,651
IR5Parent of a U.S. citizen71801,509
IR1Spouse of a U.S. citizen187945
IR2Child of a U.S. citizen269848
F1Unmarried adult son or daughter of a U.S. citizen340578
F4Brother or sister of a U.S. citizen117344
CR1Spouse of a U.S. citizen, married under two years040342
F2BUnmarried adult son or daughter of a permanent resident027306
FXSpouse or child of a permanent resident, exempt from the per-country limit227236
F3Married son or daughter of a U.S. citizen025228
EWEmployment-based, other worker04215
IH3210124
F2ASpouse or child of a permanent resident125113
E3Employment-based, skilled worker or professional527100
CR20888
E1Employment-based, priority worker42271
I501741
SB12017
IW029
GV1018
GV3008
DVDiversity visa007
GV2007
IB1004
IB2002

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What CR-1/IR-1 Spouse Visa applicants report being asked

These figures come from 285 interview reports that applicants shared publicly, at every post rather than Bogota alone. They describe who chose to report, not every applicant.

54%

Relationship questions

In about 150 reports

46%

How did you meet

In about 130 reports

24%

Identity verification

In about 70 reports

Source: Visa Interviews Research release 2026.07.18-us-v1 · Published 2026-07-18 · Coverage 2024-03 to 2026-07Every CR-1/IR-1 Spouse Visa finding →

Other visas at Bogota

Where these figures come from

The State Department publishes each of these separately, on its own schedule. We show each one with its own date and never add figures from one to another.