After all this, now we have to reschedule...

[sashitaski 3]

...because my husband's finger hasn't finished healing properly. And of course they need clear prints from all ten fingers. I can't believe that after going through everything, finishing the paperwork, medical, obtaining all certificates, etc., etc., now this happens! I know that we may have to wait a while now for another interview. Has anyone else recently rescheduled? How long did you have to wait?

Also, I sent an e-mail to the consulate last night asking them to reschedule. Sometimes they take a few days to go through their e-mails. I guess if I don't hear back from them by Thursday I have to call the expensive $10-minimum-a-call call center, right?

Fortunately, we're not planning to move until summer, so that's not a problem. But when you've been waiting for a date for so long, it's a bummer when things like this happen!

To everyone out there still waiting for your interview: please take extra special care of your fingers before the interview, and don't open up any laundry drying stands on your own! Get someone else to do it for you!

[mox 298]

I went through a reschedule, it's not a big deal. Sent an email requesting the interview be moved forward a month with the reason why, got an email back less than a week later saying that it had been rescheduled.

Don't waste your time calling. You'll get a front-line droid who will tell you to send an email.

Best of luck to you, don't worry about it. You've waited this long, what's an extra month?

[slim 1,523]

The reschedule is pretty painless. And, it's actually pretty quick. Your husbands finger will probably take more time to heal than when they could reschedule you. I busted up my finger 10 weeks ago and it's still not 100%. The skin has healed (well, it's ugly, but it's there!) but it's still kind of tender.

I had finger surgery many years ago and the fingerprint will come back pretty quick. He'll have to take it easy when doing the prints though. They like to grip that finger and roll it across the machine. OUCH!

Good luck!

[sashitaski 3]

The reschedule is pretty painless. And, it's actually pretty quick. Your husbands finger will probably take more time to heal than when they could reschedule you. I busted up my finger 10 weeks ago and it's still not 100%. The skin has healed (well, it's ugly, but it's there!) but it's still kind of tender.

I had finger surgery many years ago and the fingerprint will come back pretty quick. He'll have to take it easy when doing the prints though. They like to grip that finger and roll it across the machine. OUCH!

Good luck!

Sounds painful! The most annoying thing is that his finger has almost healed---but we don't want to risk it, even if it's 80% healed already. It's okay--as you said, Mox, we've waited this long, what's another month? They should have a special number you can call just for rescheduling. I have always done everything in my power to avoid using the call center number(and have thus far been successul). But they can be a little slow answering e-mails at the consulate, sometimes it takes them a week. I thought I would have to call them Thursday afternoon if they still hadn't gotten back to me. Thankfully, I talked to someone today who knows someone who works there and she said they'll make sure to reschedule us tomorrow. So I won't have to talk to a robot after all. What a relief!

As a side note, why do they need prints of all ten of your fingers? Just in case, after committing a crime, you happen to only leave one single fingerprint behind?

[mox 298]

As a side note, why do they need prints of all ten of your fingers? Just in case, after committing a crime, you happen to only leave one single fingerprint behind?

Exactly. Don't you watch CSI?

[Jasman0717 9]

Sorry to hear of the delay, best of luck

[Brad and Vika 129]

The reschedule is pretty painless. And, it's actually pretty quick. Your husbands finger will probably take more time to heal than when they could reschedule you. I busted up my finger 10 weeks ago and it's still not 100%. The skin has healed (well, it's ugly, but it's there!) but it's still kind of tender.

I had finger surgery many years ago and the fingerprint will come back pretty quick. He'll have to take it easy when doing the prints though. They like to grip that finger and roll it across the machine. OUCH!

Good luck!

Must be different in Russia. The biometric finger print gismo was on our side of the glass in Kiev - no rolling ability at all.

[slim 1,523]

Must be different in Russia. The biometric finger print gismo was on our side of the glass in Kiev - no rolling ability at all.

I usually have to get my prints done manually since I've worn off a lot of the skin on my fingertips.

(Mostly from typing on VJ.... not some devious plan to erase my identity.)

[sashitaski 3]

Rescheduled! And we got the exact date and time we asked for---March 6th at 8 AM! Now the waiting begins again!

[mox 298]

Rescheduled! And we got the exact date and time we asked for---March 6th at 8 AM! Now the waiting begins again!

So 2 weeks...the time will go by before you know it.

Let us all know how your interview goes!

[Brad and Vika 129]

Rescheduled! And we got the exact date and time we asked for---March 6th at 8 AM! Now the waiting begins again!

Well done! Good luck

Must be different in Russia. The biometric finger print gismo was on our side of the glass in Kiev - no rolling ability at all.

I usually have to get my prints done manually since I've worn off a lot of the skin on my fingertips.

(Mostly from typing on VJ.... not some devious plan to erase my identity.)

Why were you fingerprinted in the visa process?

[slim 1,523]

Why were you fingerprinted in the visa process?

.... let's just say it had nothing to do with the visa process and leave it at that.

[Brad and Vika 129]

Why were you fingerprinted in the visa process?

.... let's just say it had nothing to do with the visa process and leave it at that.

As I suspected