visa approved....got home... lost sealed envelope somehow :( WHAT TO DO?

[crashsle 4]

oh what a relief, I think I am finally starting to believe this is all ok now, and I can't thank you enough, as you well know this whole process is so stressful and I always believed I would be denied so getting approved was just magical but i think I just still feel like something will go wrong maybe that why I am panicking just pure disbelief I have been so lucky!!

I saw someone had their interview on thursday and got a phone call yesterday about delivery of theirs so maybe we will get calls at the end of the week crashsle xXx

Yes I saw that too, it arrived today! Also saw someone else with an interview friday who got a call today and was told it would be there tomorrow! So you never know, if we keep those fingers crossed we may hear from them tomorrow/thursday! And I know, the whole process is so stressful that by the end you are completely on edge and don't think you can have been approved so easily! The people we saw today turned away ANY financial proof at all aside from the form itself, and I'd been so worried as my fiance is self employed, so I kept asking if she was sure she didn't want to see anything! At least we are nearly over the worst of all this xx

[Anna Grant 169]

Yes I saw that too, it arrived today! Also saw someone else with an interview friday who got a call today and was told it would be there tomorrow! So you never know, if we keep those fingers crossed we may hear from them tomorrow/thursday! And I know, the whole process is so stressful that by the end you are completely on edge and don't think you can have been approved so easily! The people we saw today turned away ANY financial proof at all aside from the form itself, and I'd been so worried as my fiance is self employed, so I kept asking if she was sure she didn't want to see anything! At least we are nearly over the worst of all this xx

I know. It's a bit of an anti-climax, isn't it? You want to say to them 'Don't you want to see my work?'

[lost_at_sea 995]

Based on my experience this is what I think has happened in your head...

At both desks and at the courier desk, they all told me "remember, don't lose the package and do not open it" etc. and that's probably lodged into your mind the important of this envelope and they must be talking about a thing they've given you. But on the day, the only thing they give you is original docs back, and the xrays (in an awkwardly sized envelope, if it was like mine) and that's actually not useful for anything - I still have mine on me and didn't take it out of my bag at POE (I wanted to keep it for some stupid reason - I already posted the image file online for my friends to see - you can find software to open the files and export an image file out. Insides are cool!).

It's so easy to get things scrambled in your head on a day like that (particularly with little kids with you, I bet). I had forgotten loads of bits at the time that I just assumed I'd be able to recall, and then couldn't later. I should have taken a notepad with me and made more reminders.

Everything will turn up very soon, I'm sure. Do you have plans for when you're leaving?

[ilovemypants 6]

Yeah they didn't look at any financial support I brought either, I took tons of stuff with me all not needed!! But you just want to cover all bases we're all so desperate to get approved lol
Yup hoping to leave from heathrow on the 19th, but obviously haven't booked flights yet till visa's are in hand!
Wedding is booked for the 14th sept! Really want to get out there ASAP to spend as much time with my man before the wedding as we can
Can't believe I got myself in such a state panicking about this 'envelope' I am just not used to things going right in my life, its been a rough few years for me and I think I am just convinced something is going to screw up at some point! But thanks to you guys I am feeling happy that I was never given the envelope and finally able to relish in this wonderful feeling of knowing I will be with my amazing man in just a few days time!!!
Really thank all of you from the bottom of my happy heart!!! <3