Still no visa!!!

[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.

Anybody here had this problem?

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

Ours took about 10 days, I think - did you have your medical within a couple of days of the interview?

[Tim and Bethanie 1]

Ours took about 10 days, I think - did you have your medical within a couple of days of the interview?

Medical was weeks ago. Feel as though they just threw us off to the side, simply because his flight wasn't until the 1st. What the heck we have waited this long we can hurry up and wait some more.

[Linababe 0]

Damn they are messing ya about yu have waited long enough or the whole process - I hope it comes real soon

Lina (UKC)

[Tim and Bethanie 1]

Damn they are messing ya about yu have waited long enough or the whole process - I hope it comes real soon

Lina (UKC)

I kind of feel that way about it. It's like oh well they have waited this long they can wait longer. I am a bit ticked off. Fact is that he isn't travelling until the first, but it is the idea if he wanted to he can't not only does he not have a visa, but no passport either! Delta has so many seats opening up on earlier flights and there is no way we can even ask them to bump him to an earlier flight. Now my worries (even though probably silly) is what if this time next week they still haven't bothered to do anything and we end up into the next week not knowing when it is coming. I am a worry wart to some extent, I got a lecture on this tonight!

At this point I am a mix of emotions, I had this huge high last week so excited and would still be if the visa had arrived. This just tossed a glitch in my emotional state, it is a big ol' #### you, wait some more. I have bawled my eyes out tonight, finally ended up laughing and counting down the days again. Just thought it was all over and then this. Odd I have handled everything up to this point so well, suppose it is just the winding down that has done me in. I can say like everyone else ...........I want this over with!

Had to vent it has been a long night, kept my poor husband up until 2am!

B

[knowledge 0]

Damn they are messing ya about yu have waited long enough or the whole process - I hope it comes real soon

Lina (UKC)

I kind of feel that way about it. It's like oh well they have waited this long they can wait longer. I am a bit ticked off. Fact is that he isn't travelling until the first, but it is the idea if he wanted to he can't not only does he not have a visa, but no passport either! Delta has so many seats opening up on earlier flights and there is no way we can even ask them to bump him to an earlier flight. Now my worries (even though probably silly) is what if this time next week they still haven't bothered to do anything and we end up into the next week not knowing when it is coming. I am a worry wart to some extent, I got a lecture on this tonight!

At this point I am a mix of emotions, I had this huge high last week so excited and would still be if the visa had arrived. This just tossed a glitch in my emotional state, it is a big ol' #### you, wait some more. I have bawled my eyes out tonight, finally ended up laughing and counting down the days again. Just thought it was all over and then this. Odd I have handled everything up to this point so well, suppose it is just the winding down that has done me in. I can say like everyone else ...........I want this over with!

Had to vent it has been a long night, kept my poor husband up until 2am!

B

Sorry to hear that Bethany!

But, the big part is done! I would go from the source: from the moment they approved you, what did they tell you exactly? And, I would call them back and tell them: we have to get organized for the futur weeks...how long should we wait? If possible to have a frametime, and not getting nuts (actually i would tell them that lol i don't know if it's possible to say so) waiting.

Good luck!

[Tim and Bethanie 1]

Sorry to hear that Bethany!

But, the big part is done! I would go from the source: from the moment they approved you, what did they tell you exactly? And, I would call them back and tell them: we have to get organized for the futur weeks...how long should we wait? If possible to have a frametime, and not getting nuts (actually i would tell them that lol i don't know if it's possible to say so) waiting.

Good luck!

Sure the worst part is over, and I am sure there are some just starting the process that wished they were in our shoes and only waiting a parcel containing their visa. Still doesn't make the waiting any easier now, than it did for us twenty months ago.

The gal said to him "I will get this in the post, you should have it Monday or Tuesday", he then ask "does that mean it is approved?" she replied "yes". Pretty straightforward if ya ask me.

As I have posted, he did call the embassy their resolution was to turn around and send them (the embassy) an email with a reference number on it. Heavens forbid that particular person do what we pay them to do, but rather passes the buck to the guy getting the email on Monday. All she told Tim was that the case hadn't been touched since the interview date, but there were not any problems. Sorry there is a problem, it is sitting there whilst the next umpteen people following us get their visas.

[Anyta Holland 1]

Hope you hear soon!

[rebeccajo 14]

Well this just stinks!! Sounds like somebody went on holiday and didn't get their last stack of paperwork done before they headed out. Yes, I would be all over them, phoning and e-mailing. This isn't typical for London at all.

Every step of this process is hard. Just because someone is further along in the game doesn't make their stress any less real. That's why this community is so valuable to me. I can always find somebody who's where I've been or where I'm headed.

[Tim and Bethanie 1]

Well this just stinks!! Sounds like somebody went on holiday and didn't get their last stack of paperwork done before they headed out. Yes, I would be all over them, phoning and e-mailing. This isn't typical for London at all.

Every step of this process is hard. Just because someone is further along in the game doesn't make their stress any less real. That's why this community is so valuable to me. I can always find somebody who's where I've been or where I'm headed.

Typical for us though it seems! I am okay today with it all, yesterday was tough.

[MrsBruce5 0]

Hi Ya Bethanie !

Sorry I haven't been around much. Still working my a** off these days...and the little Mr. is keeping me busy with getting settled in and making his mark on my place.

Sorry to hear they didn't issue the visa yet...

Well, you know how I feel about such things-I am of the cloth that a squeaky wheel gets oiled.

Give them a phone every day if you have to (but in a nice way, of course) ...Rebeccajo sounds like she hit it straight on...someone is sleeping on the job and needs a wake up call !

Even if he's not due to come until the 1st-I totally understand your wanting to get that visa in hand ! I'd feel the same way !

It will get sorted soon. Just keep riding their tail. Eventually you will get someone who actually does their job.

In a few weeks, this will all be history and I have to say, it's sort of like childbirth-you forget the pain quite easily once it's over.

It'll be sorted soon-do not fret. As I say, ride their a** !

Hope to talk w/ you soon.

Rose

[Tim and Bethanie 1]

Hi Ya Bethanie !

Sorry I haven't been around much. Still working my a** off these days...and the little Mr. is keeping me busy with getting settled in and making his mark on my place.

Sorry to hear they didn't issue the visa yet...

Well, you know how I feel about such things-I am of the cloth that a squeaky wheel gets oiled.

Give them a phone every day if you have to (but in a nice way, of course) ...Rebeccajo sounds like she hit it straight on...someone is sleeping on the job and needs a wake up call !

Even if he's not due to come until the 1st-I totally understand your wanting to get that visa in hand ! I'd feel the same way !

It will get sorted soon. Just keep riding their tail. Eventually you will get someone who actually does their job.

In a few weeks, this will all be history and I have to say, it's sort of like childbirth-you forget the pain quite easily once it's over.

It'll be sorted soon-do not fret. As I say, ride their a** !

Hope to talk w/ you soon.

Rose

Mrs B, totally understand where you are if I were in your shoes I would be quite scarce as well. A couple of weeks from now you might not realize I exist cuz when that man gets home all of my time is going to him. You enjoy your time with him! When are you off on holiday?

I really feel helpless in this matter, Tim has taken over now and him being the polite Brit that he is seems more patient than I am. However he did say he was going to call again first thing Monday, and of course he sent the email on Friday. Now that he knows how upset I am I am sure he will get on it in a more hmmm "Bethanie sort of way". Were it me, I would have told that woman on Friday look I am moving my flight up I need my Passport and visa NOW. It's bullcrap that the gal he spoke with had him resort to email.

[MrsBruce5 0]

Hi Bethanie,

I hope it gets sorted today. Both you and Tim should give them a phone and an e-mail today, and each day until you have confirmation that it's in the delivery service's hand. This must indeed be a b*tch as far as stress goes. We're crossing our fingers for you that it'll get resloved today. Good luck, my friend !

As for our holiday, it begins tomorrow. Hope it'll be good and hope that the dogs behave well for my sister !!!LOL !!!

Our adjustment has been quite simple-everyone here seems to be doing well, apart from the fact that Mr. Clinton ate Graham's passport and part of his visa ! Our son seems to be enjoying life with his new "parent", and although my man is a bit of a messy guy-his help around the house has been a Godsend!

Well, off I go onto another fun filled day of massage therapy !!!

: )

(((((HUG)))))

[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.

Here is all we have learned as of today.

[#@!!* 0]

I am so sorry that this is happening to you two. I hope that the Embassy gets this straightened out ASAP.