Expediting Embassy Visa turn around

[Tim & Mara 1]

Hi there,

We're looking at doing our interview probably sometime in July. We'll be interviewing at the Bs As Embassy.

I was wondering if there was any way to expedite the TWO WEEKS between the visa approval and actually receiving the visa.

I ask this because Bs As is a 12 hour bus ride from where we're currently living, and waiting two weeks after approval would be a bit financially stressful. Because after we receive the visa, we would fly directly from Bs As to the states. It doesn't make much sense to return to Mendoza after the interview, just to come back to Bs as, and paying for an EXTRA two weeks of lodging will be expensive. If we could somehow get the visa maybe a few days after the interview, we would fly directly from Bs As to the States.

Do you think such an expedition would be possible, and who should I contact?

Thanks!

[Rac2012 0]

Hi there,

We're looking at doing our interview probably sometime in July. We'll be interviewing at the Bs As Embassy.

I was wondering if there was any way to expedite the TWO WEEKS between the visa approval and actually receiving the visa.

I ask this because Bs As is a 12 hour bus ride from where we're currently living, and waiting two weeks after approval would be a bit financially stressful. Because after we receive the visa, we would fly directly from Bs As to the states. It doesn't make much sense to return to Mendoza after the interview, just to come back to Bs as, and paying for an EXTRA two weeks of lodging will be expensive. If we could somehow get the visa maybe a few days after the interview, we would fly directly from Bs As to the States.

Do you think such an expedition would be possible, and who should I contact?

Thanks!

We're looking at the same time--from what I understand it's about 10 days from the interview to get the visa. I asked this question yesterday in a different thread, and someone told me there is something called "premium delivery" that costs an extra $16 but supposedly takes less time. If we are approved tomorrow I will ask about it during the interview and let you know. Feel free to PM me.

[Tim & Mara 1]

Well, good luck today!

And thanks for letting me know.

Also, what did you have to do for the PCC? I'm afraid ours is wrong, it doesn't mention the "excepcion articulo 51' thing. So we're scrambling to get a new one, which is difficult, living so far from Bs As.

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

*** Moving from CR-1 to South America regional forum for country specific answers ****

[smashrun 10]

From my experience, BsAs will not expedite. We asked for it for another issue (for a very good reason) and we still had to wait around 5 weeks for something that should have taken probably 2. You could try emailing the IV unit as that is really the only way to get in touch with them but I wouldn't get my hopes up.

I don't know what your POE is, but there are some good flights from Santiago to the US. Santiago (as you probably know) is just a very short hop from Mendoza. Might even be cheaper than flying out of BsAs.

Best wishes!!

Hi there,

We're looking at doing our interview probably sometime in July. We'll be interviewing at the Bs As Embassy.

I was wondering if there was any way to expedite the TWO WEEKS between the visa approval and actually receiving the visa.

I ask this because Bs As is a 12 hour bus ride from where we're currently living, and waiting two weeks after approval would be a bit financially stressful. Because after we receive the visa, we would fly directly from Bs As to the states. It doesn't make much sense to return to Mendoza after the interview, just to come back to Bs as, and paying for an EXTRA two weeks of lodging will be expensive. If we could somehow get the visa maybe a few days after the interview, we would fly directly from Bs As to the States.

Do you think such an expedition would be possible, and who should I contact?

Thanks!