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Your USCIS forms, from Colombia
Colombian documents, USCIS boxes. Your two surnames, your department and your cédula, without tangles.
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Your name on the form
In Colombia you carry two surnames and USCIS has one single surname box. Both go in there.
Copy them from your Colombian passport, in full and in that order. The cédula does not always show them alike.
If your cédula and your passport disagree, the form has a section for other names you have used.
Write your name the same way on every form. A surname that changes from page to page raises questions.
The “State or Province” box
USCIS asks for a “state or province”. In your country that level is called a department.
In Colombia, “State or Province” means your department: Antioquia, Valle del Cauca, Atlántico, Santander.
Bogotá sits inside no department: it is a Distrito Capital. That is exactly what goes in that box.
Medellín is a city in Antioquia and Cali one in Valle del Cauca. City and department are different boxes.
USCIS mails you at the address you write down. Check it before you sign.
The ñ, the accents and your passport
Your passport reads “GÓMEZ” at the top and “GOMEZ” in the machine lines below. Copy the top one.
We print on your form exactly what you type. Accents do not disappear on their own.
Your national ID is not your A-Number
Your cédula de ciudadanía is Colombian. It is not your A-Number nor your USCIS account number.
The A-Number comes from USCIS, not from your country. It appears on the papers USCIS has sent you.
Where do I find my A-Number →If you are outside the United States
We prepare your form, you print it, sign it by hand and mail it. Being abroad does not change that.
We publish no consulate address, phone number, hours or appointment rule. The State Department handles those.
If your question needs a lawyer
We do not give legal advice and we do not decide your case. We tell you where to look for a licensed attorney or an accredited representative.
Start whenever you want
You fill in the interview in Spanish for free. You pay only when your form is ready, and USCIS fees are paid separately.
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