Things we learned at my husband's interview today...

[AshleyLCBaker 7]

I just wrote a review of the Sydney consulate, but I thought I'd share a bit of our experience here:

Basically, when the interview was nearly over, the officer said everything looked good, save for one thing: proof of my the joint sponsor's (i.e. my dad's) US citizenship. Well, I sent a copy of my dad's passport to the NVC, but it was no where to be found. She kind of acted like she didn't believe I sent it in the first place. So, she gave me a 221g form and asked me to email a copy of the passport ASAP and that the visa would be granted once that was processed. She kept my husband's passport and we've just emailed off the electronic copy we kept on file of my dad's passport, so hopefully all will be fine.

Moral of the story: don't put it past the NVC or the consulates to not lose some of the things you send. We have electronic copies of every piece of our application, so it really wasn't that big of a deal to just send it when we got home. It is, however, really frustrating when you work so hard to dot your i's and cross your t's and provide everything you can and the response you get is 'Oh, yeah, we just lost it. Whatevs.' It adds time to an already lengthy process and makes you scramble to do something you've already done once. I know it's been said on here a million times before, but always make copies and always just kind of assume that some of the things you send might just disappear into the ether.

I'm probably being a bit complain-y, which is silly, considering we basically as good as have the visa. I'm also fortunate that I live with my husband, so the extra time this hiccup may have added isn't that big of a deal. I just wanted to mention my experience, because I really thought I had organized and taken care of everything they would possibly need. And I had, actually, but it didn't matter in the end, because they still lost something. I just wanted to remind everyone to be prepared for anything!

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[Ezenca21 6]

So true..... Anyway good luck! And congrats he past the interview and this is very important!!!