General Info

[SubCmdr]

I've had no problems with the website. And my last trip to Medellin I cleared immigration in 5 minutes including the wait and spent more time waiting for my back to show up than it took to clear the line for the scanner in customs.

[Elvis 2008]

There is a new Check-mig form. I started filling it out earlier today. I got to the point where I had to put in the address of where I will be staying. Upon transmitting that page, I received a "Bad Gateway" message. I tried it on a desktop computer and on a cell phone. Same result. Now I receive "Bad Gateway" as soon as I try to go to the form. Also, they have changed the requirements for the password for frequent travelers. It would continue to display the sign in page after I input my username and password. I then tried to create an account. It allowed me to do that, using the same username, but required a password with different requirements.

Yeah, this surprised me as well. They used to be anal about the physical Covid card and / or having an electronic one. Now no one cares. Now the big thing is check-MIG. I always filled it out but was rarely asked about it in the past. Lady at American Airlines checking me in told me a completed form comes to your phone as a QR code, but when I filled it out, I did not get said code. Lady at counter said what I had was fine. Not sure what happened.

The good news is that last two times I went to Colombia I had at least an hour plus wait getting through. I flew into Bogota, and there were no customs lines and I waited all of 5 minutes on my luggage. I am not sure this is a trend, but I sure hope so.

[Botti224]

Hi,

I'm living in Bogotá for a while and while I had a lot of sex here I didn't went to a Gangbang. It's really an experience I'm looking forward to make. So does anyone know some club /"organization" that organizes Gangbangs?

I'm especially interested in doing that in areas that are not the big cities but Bogotá, Medellin etc. Would be better than nothing.

[Fun Luvr]

I had no problem with it the other day. I did it on the website using my cellphone because the app would not work right. I put in my address in the USA but used Barranquilla, Atlantico.

(Looks like the app still is not working. Maybe there is a new one to download. Nope. Did not see anything, but did get the bad gateway when I clicked on something after searching checkmig.).

Ended up searching migracion Colombia and the form seems to be working going in this way.

https://apps.migracioncolombia.gov.co/pre-registro/#

Biomig is now available for foreigners leaving the country out of Bogota.

https://www.opain.co/page/comunicado...etalle?id=4271

Thanks for your response. I tried that link, and got the same result on my computer and cell phone. It gets to step 4 of 5 and displays "Bad Gateway" when I complete step 4. I select Medellin as the arrival city (Jose Maria Cordova Airport) and where I will be staying. I've tried both Frequent Traveler and the one without signing in.

[Mr Enternational]

There is a new Check-mig form. I started filling it out earlier today. I got to the point where I had to put in the address of where I will be staying. Upon transmitting that page, I received a "Bad Gateway" message. I tried it on a desktop computer and on a cell phone. Same result. Now I receive "Bad Gateway" as soon as I try to go to the form. Also, they have changed the requirements for the password for frequent travelers. It would continue to display the sign in page after I input my username and password. I then tried to create an account. It allowed me to do that, using the same username, but required a password with different requirements.

I had no problem with it the other day. I did it on the website using my cellphone because the app would not work right. I put in my address in the USA but used Barranquilla, Atlantico.

(Looks like the app still is not working. Maybe there is a new one to download. Nope. Did not see anything, but did get the bad gateway when I clicked on something after searching checkmig.).

Ended up searching migracion Colombia and the form seems to be working going in this way.

https://apps.migracioncolombia.gov.co/pre-registro/#

Biomig is now available for foreigners leaving the country out of Bogota.

https://www.opain.co/page/comunicado...etalle?id=4271

[Fun Luvr]

There is a new Check-mig form. I started filling it out earlier today. I got to the point where I had to put in the address of where I will be staying. Upon transmitting that page, I received a "Bad Gateway" message. I tried it on a desktop computer and on a cell phone. Same result. Now I receive "Bad Gateway" as soon as I try to go to the form. Also, they have changed the requirements for the password for frequent travelers. It would continue to display the sign in page after I input my username and password. I then tried to create an account. It allowed me to do that, using the same username, but required a password with different requirements.

[Trim1]

I already told you I did not want to spend time look for the exact quote as it is not important. Just replace what is incorrect with dot dot dot. LOL.

I think we would have a better discussion if you would take the time to find out what I actually wrote instead of writing stuff based on what you only think I wrote. Just replace what is incorrect with dot dot dot? I did not make any statements of the form "Petro is xxxx America".

I don't agree with second part of point 4 and I did not review the other points. I would say Norte Americano is better.

In writing that "'Americano' in Spanish can refer to people from the continent of America (with an accent over the e) or it can refer to people from the United States of America, depending on the context and the speaker," I am basing this on my experience interacting with native Spanish-speakers. Let me stress the very last part of what I wrote: "depending on the context and the speaker." One might think that "American" means someone from the United States of America in English, but "americano" means someone from the continent of America in Spanish, but I have found that the reality is not as simple as that. I have encountered native Spanish-speakers who use "americano" to refer to people from the United States of America. Personally, I avoid using that term in Spanish because it can also mean someone from the continent of America.

However, if a native Spanish-speaker uses the word "americano" to refer to someone from the United States of America, I'm not going to try to tell him that he should use another word like estadounidense, gringo, or norteamericano instead. I think "norteamericano" is a relatively popular option with Colombians. However, Canada and Mexico are also in North America.

I think it may solve your issue if you had just said America refers to a country, instead of a continent but then the word America is not part of the country name in Spanish.

Solve my issue? What is my issue?

America is part of the official country name in Spanish. The official name is Estados Unidos de America. "Estados Unidos (EE. UU. ; en ingles: United States o US), denominado oficialmente Estados Unidos de America (EUA; en ingles: United States of America o USA); es un pais soberano constituido en una republica federal constitucional compuesta por cincuenta estados why un distrito federal. " However, Spanish-speakers do commonly refer to the United States of America as Estados Unidos rather than Estados Unidos de America.

[Nounce]

I did not say that. If you think I said that, then please use the search function of this message board or of your browser to find the exact quote and point it out....

I already told you I did not want to spend time look for the exact quote as it is not important. Just replace what is incorrect with dot dot dot. LOL.

I don't agree with second part of point 4 and I did not review the other points. I would say Norte Americano is better. I think it may solve your issue if you had just said America refers to a country, instead of a continent but then the word America is not part of the country name in Spanish.

[Trim1]

I think you said Petro is unfriendly with America or something like that.

I did not say that. If you think I said that, then please use the search function of this message board or of your browser to find the exact quote and point it out.

I don't think there should be anything to fight about here. I'm saying that:

1) America is the name of a continent for people who come from countries that speak Romance languages (the six-continent combined-America model).

2) There is no continent named America for native English-speakers since we use the seven-continent model.

3) Native English-speakers typically understand "America" to mean the United States of America.

4) "Americano" in Spanish can refer to people from the continent of America (with an accent over the e) or it can refer to people from the United States of America, depending on the context and the speaker.

Do you disagree with any of these four points?

[Nounce]

I did not say "Petro is xxxx. America". Where did I say that?

You knew what I meant? What exactly did I write?
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I think you said Petro is unfriendly with America or something like that. I did not want to go back to get the exact quote. I ended up being lazy and tried to use dot dot dot but the auto correct would remove it so I used xxxx for dot dot dot. In this context, it means from his point of view, it will be like what TK is saying from his perspective.

I am taught to see it this way in my early Spanish lesson. Then I saw the correction happens over and over again in Facebook group too. Same thing with spelling Colombia as Columbia.

[XXL]

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I have seen America (with an accent over the e) used to refer to a continent in Spanish, but I have also seen Spanish-speakers refer to people from the United States of America as americanos, though the term could also refer to people from the continent of America.

That's why Spanish speakers will refer to "los gringos" if they want to be more precise. The discussion is made more complicated by the fact that the Spanish language likes plurals, even when no plurality is meant:

Las Americas (SA + NA)
Feliz navidades ("Merry Christmas", plural though only one Christmas is meant)
Buenos dias
Buenas tardes

Interestingly, no such thing in Portuguese, except maybe for "as americas" in the historical sense.
Feliz natal
Bom dia
Boa tarde

[Trim1]

When you say "I am from America", I know you are referring to USA (based on your point of view). But I would not think it is United States when you said "Petro is xxxx. America".

I did not say "Petro is xxxx. America". Where did I say that?

I actually knew what you meant but I thought you misspoke because the lack of knowledge of what others think America is or we are talking in Medellin thread. I guess you assume all members are from USA so they all understand you the same way?

You knew what I meant? What exactly did I write?

I do not think all the members on this board are from the USA. Again, I am pointing out that America is the name of a continent for people who come from countries that speak Romance languages, but not for native English-speakers. Different parts of the world use different continent models. Native English-speakers typically understand "America" to mean the United States of America. I can show you many, many examples of that.

I have seen America (with an accent over the e) used to refer to a continent in Spanish, but I have also seen Spanish-speakers refer to people from the United States of America as americanos, though the term could also refer to people from the continent of America.

[Nounce]

Of course I accept that there is a region called the America...

When you say "I am from America", I know you are referring to USA (based on your point of view). But I would not think it is United States when you said "Petro is xxxx. America". I actually knew what you meant but I thought you misspoke because the lack of knowledge of what others think America is or we are talking in Medellin thread. I guess you assume all members are from USA so they all understand you the same way?

[SankarShetty]

You were right on this. I told her don't pay and she didn't. But the person told her that she didn't have to pay until she had the date she wanted and kept moving the date up automatically for her in the system. Her interview is now August 2023, way better than December 2025 but of course now they want the 400 mil because they bumped the date up from roughly 2 years to roughly 2 months.

In any system, people always find a way to make money off of information / knowledge they posses. Glad you were able to move up the timeline.

[Nypher]

DS160 is the form anyone has to use to get appointment. There are a lot of people who can book you a earlier date in embassies after you pay them and give your application number.

They just keep checking the slots more frequently. I have used a couple of guys in the past, to move appointments in India to earlier dates though. I did confirm they check slots of other embassies too.

You were right on this. I told her don't pay and she didn't. But the person told her that she didn't have to pay until she had the date she wanted and kept moving the date up automatically for her in the system. Her interview is now August 2023, way better than December 2025 but of course now they want the 400 mil because they bumped the date up from roughly 2 years to roughly 2 months.