Attention Prayer Warriors

Our fingerprints with CIS expire 2/20/09 and we are scheduled to be in Bogota 2/26/09. We are told by our agency that it takes about 3-4 weeks to get approvals to the US Consulate in Bogota after updated fingerprints are taken. So we need to get them done in the next few days. The issue is that CIS must issue us an appointment to be fingerprinted; we cannot just walk into their office.

Here is the process: CIS issues an appointment and the fingerprints are taken at a local CIS office. The local CIS office then sends the fingerprints to the FBI. The FBI returns our clearances to the local CIS office. Then the local CIS office mails a hard copy to the National Visa Center in New Hampshire. The National Visa Center mails a hard copy to the US Consulate in Bogota. The US Consulate in Bogota won't give our agency the letter needed to begin our case in court until they have the hard copy of the fingerprints.

We mailed a letter to CIS on January 13th requesting an appointment but have not received a reply. Today we emailed the CIS office in Memphis but have not received a reply.

Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. Ephesians 3:20