Flight help!!

[Christina y Geo 1]

I am sure someone, somewhere on here has been in this predicament or has some suggestions. I am contemplating flying down for our interview on April 11th. Part of my decision involves being able to fly back to the States with my fiance. Obviously this is contingent 1. on him getting visa and 2. the visa being in hand on time.

I don't know how other embassies work but with Guatemala you have to select a cargo express location for them to send your visa to which takes most people about 5-7 days to receive. My issue is this...I am flying in the day of the interview and with my vacation time I will be able to stay Thursday to Thursday. I am going to buy a round trip ticket but I am unsure how to make my fiance's reservation. I don't want to buy a ticket and when it comes down to our flight day his visa still hasn't arrived... Have people purchased refundable tickets in this situation? Or have people purchased insurance for flights and then cancelled them if things didn't go as planned?

I know it is crazy to try and get both the interview and the actual flight out within a week but I really want to see if it is feasible.

Thoughts?

[madtownguy 164]

I think you'd be extremely lucky to get it in 5-7 days. I want to do the same thing but lets say things go really quick and you get it in 5 days, what if the name is mis spelled then you have to go through the crazyness of it getting changed... Too many what ifs, I wouldn't go assuming it will be quick and if it is then just have him fly back with you.