visa processing times Finland

[neil685 0]

Hello all,

My fiancee had her interview on 8/6 and was told that the visa should take about a week (it is now 8/20). We have emailed the embassy in Helsinki and received little to no response. Just want to see if anyone had any insight on what could be the cause of the delay. We are in a time crunch to arrange the wedding so her parents can attend and I am starting to worry that we will not be able to accommodate their schedules.

Thanks,

Neil

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

Could be a simple case of their machine that prints the visa in the passports being broken, but could also be that they sent your fiancee's passport back to her and it got lost in the post. When you say you got "little or no response", what exactly did they say? Sometimes you get a better explanation if the USC calls, check their website to see if there is a specific USC-only phone number.

[neil685 0]

Thanks for the reply. Salli had emailed them asking if all her documents were in order and how they would contact her. They responded a day or so later stating everything was ok and they would be processing it in the next couple of days. That was over a week and a half ago. I sent them an email politely and briefly describing our situation (so they didn't think we were just anxious and neurotic) and asking for some info. I was very clear that I wasn't asking for immediate action, just info on whether or not there was a complication. I have yet to receive a response. I really just want to give the park (where we plan to have the ceremony) and the venue for the reception a deposit, not to mention arranging her parent's and my extended family's travel. These places will not hold reservations on my wit and charm alone. But I can't bring myself to pay for anything until I know she will receive the visa, or else I have a wedding without a bride. We can always postpone the wedding, but it appears that her parents could not attend with in the timeframe allotted by the K1. It would absolutely break her heart if they couldn't be there. I'm in a bit of a pickle. A very stressful pickle.

Thanks