Visa approved last Friday

[Tim and Bethanie 1]

Right so we got an approved last Friday August the 11th. Five working days later still no visa. So he called today, the delivery company has no record of it. He then called the embassy and was told nothing has been done to the file since the interview, but there did not seem to be a problem. She gave him a reference number to email back to the embassy. #######? She couldn't have dealt with it, we have to turn around and email to get something friggin done. Damn glad we didn't make arrangements to travel after the approval. Anyone else experienced this? Guess our file just got tossed to the side for whatever reason.

[gym 0]

Wow that is just ridiculous....does the courier have no reference of the form number filled out? Found it very frustrating everytime i rang the embassy and they didnt know anything....email is best but it can take a while for them to get back to you...hope you find out something soon...keep us informed on how you get on

[Tim and Bethanie 1]

Wow that is just ridiculous....does the courier have no reference of the form number filled out? Found it very frustrating everytime i rang the embassy and they didnt know anything....email is best but it can take a while for them to get back to you...hope you find out something soon...keep us informed on how you get on

The courier never received anything from the embassy to deliver! The embassy hasn't done shite with our paperwork since the interview! He spoke with someone from the embassy, why she couldn't have dealt with it is beyond me. She gave him a reference number and told him to email the embassy. I wanted him to call earlier in the week, but he kept saying "no it can take five days", so here I am sitting another weekend worrying and in limbo. I am not HAPPY! At this point will be lucky if we get it in time for his flight. If and when I hear it is finally sent, this time I will be calling international myself to the courier!

[pnd629 0]

I am so sorry you are having this problem.

I hope it all gets sorted out soon.

[Tim and Bethanie 1]

I am so sorry you are having this problem.

I hope it all gets sorted out soon.

Thanks, me too. I slept on it last night feeling better this morning. We will have it next week I am sure.

[Tim and Bethanie 1]

Still no visa. I called DOS today to see if they could tell me anything. The lady asked who told him he was approved, explained the gal who did the interview. She went on to say that our file did not have approved in it, the only thing noted on the day of the interview was to check on the police certificate. She did say however nothing looked wrong and we would just have to wait.

After sharing this with my husband it reminded him while at the interview, the lady picked up his police certificate and pulled one out of another file and held them up next to each other in the light, then wrote on a post it note "check signature" and applied it to the police certificate. OBVIOUSLY his police certificate isn't forged so hopefully this is just some weird added security check they are doing and chose him because he wasn't due to fly out for three weeks. I don't know but I am getting very upset with all of it, I just want him to get that visa in his hands and move on with our lives.

[gym 0]

I am not surprised you are getting upset....hope you hear something good real soon

[Ladylethal 12]

Sorry you´re having problems with that. Keep calling the consulate.

[kpathak 0]

Gosh -- this is worse than NOT knowing what is going on -- at least you can think of stories which make you feel better. My heart goes out to your guys...

Soon -- very soon!!!!!!

[iceyspots 0]

hope your visa gets in hand soon damn courier

[Tim and Bethanie 1]

The embassy phone number is a waste of one pound twenty a minute. They will not give you case specific information, so basically it is useless. As difficult as it is we are just going to wait for an email response if lucky they might do that in three days time.

hope your visa gets in hand soon damn courier

Thanks Icey, but it isn't the courier it is the embassy they haven't done ANYTHING else to our paperwork since the day he interviewed.

[Melo 1]

I recall this happening to another couple too... if I remember correctly they had to change travel plans due to this. I don't remember who the couple was though. I hope you get the visa in hand soon.

[Tim and Bethanie 1]

I recall this happening to another couple too... if I remember correctly they had to change travel plans due to this. I don't remember who the couple was though. I hope you get the visa in hand soon.

Thanks Melo it is at least good to know we aren't the only ones. Not that I want to spend $200 more on changing flights but guess will have to do what we have to do. We still have until next Friday, keeping fingers, toes and everything else cross and saying a few prayers.

Bethanie

[munchkins 0]

Bethanis, so very sorry to read this, as if you have not gone through enough already, this is unbelievable.

makes one feel quite scared for their own interview and the things that can happen after

I hope that things get sorted quickly for you both

[Milka 0]

Hi,

it took here in Germany also almost 2 weeks until I had the visa in my hands. Just be patient. You will get it.

Good luck.