VSC lose my petition, now I have to refile.

[ashp 0]

Well,

As I talked about in my other thread, VSC 'lost' my petition when attempting to mail it to the NVC, back in November. We escalated this to our local senator and they eventually admitted it was lost, but they had an electronic record and they would reissue and expedite it.

They just called us back today to inform us this won't happen and we will have to refile. My fiancee was too upset to make sense of the whole thing but they are apparently emailing us some special instructions.

THIS IS SO UNFAIR, because of their screwup I now have to refile my entire petition, regather all the paperwork etc. I have a duplicate of it all in my house in the UK, but I now have to send this over, she has to get some stuff re-signed and so forth.

This is the most upsetting day ever and I have lost ALL faith in their ability to do a damn thing for us.

[psho 0]

UGH. That's a bad break.

The positive news is that you're doing it through Vermont, and not California.

Best wishes!

[JoeMama 0]

Hang in there. I know it sucks. All I've ever heard is how fast VSC is compared to CSC. This is the first bad thing I've read about VSC. Makes you wonder if they're going so fast, how many people is this happening to that we don't know about?

[no name 1]

HOw horrible, I'm sorry.

I hope you keep us posted though, on what your special instructions are, it could be helpful to others.

[TracyTN 237]

I am VERY surprised - that is such a crock!!!! They damn well better not make you pay the $170 again!

Yes - you're lucky it is Vermont, but they still ought to expedite it through.

And chain it around someone's neck when it goes from VSC to NVC...

[JODO 2]

That is so unfortunate for you and your SO. Just try to see what NVC tells you and do the best you can to assemble it again. I hope they can expedite your petition in some way.

[AUBGER 0]

Well,

As I talked about in my other thread, VSC 'lost' my petition when attempting to mail it to the NVC, back in November. We escalated this to our local senator and they eventually admitted it was lost, but they had an electronic record and they would reissue and expedite it.

They just called us back today to inform us this won't happen and we will have to refile. My fiancee was too upset to make sense of the whole thing but they are apparently emailing us some special instructions.

THIS IS SO UNFAIR, because of their screwup I now have to refile my entire petition, regather all the paperwork etc. I have a duplicate of it all in my house in the UK, but I now have to send this over, she has to get some stuff re-signed and so forth.

This is the most upsetting day ever and I have lost ALL faith in their ability to do a damn thing for us.

I am so so sorry (( This is so unfair

[payxibka 10,045]

Sometimes the question is raised about why the guides suggest that you make two copies of your petition. This is one of those rare occurences where it would be needed...

I hope the "special" instructions you recieve means "IMMEDIATE EXPEDITE"... good luck...

[Mononoke28 134]

Don't dwell on it, I really hope you don't have to pay the $170 fee again. BUT like the others said, be glad you're going through Vermont, so it could only take 2-4 weeks to be approved.

Best of luck.

[ashp 0]

I am VERY surprised - that is such a crock!!!! They damn well better not make you pay the $170 again!

Yes - you're lucky it is Vermont, but they still ought to expedite it through.

And chain it around someone's neck when it goes from VSC to NVC...

Apparently they said we won't have to repay and she mentioned a 'special address' so it may not be awful, it may be a case of I send all the paperwork to one person somewhere who immediately does it. However, as they have an EAC approval number recorded for us, it's unfair for us to have to do it at all.

[TracyTN 237]

Apparently they said we won't have to repay and she mentioned a 'special address' so it may not be awful, it may be a case of I send all the paperwork to one person somewhere who immediately does it. However, as they have an EAC approval number recorded for us, it's unfair for us to have to do it at all.

I hear you - but I suppose if they have no 'physical' file to send to the consulate, there is nothing the consulate can do to process it. I wonder if they won't somehow 'connect' your new physical file with your old case number and subsequent approval.

You will have to let us know what these special instructions are; and hopefully it will include immediate expediting.

[Lisax 0]

I hope you get a speedy approval!, what a pain in the ###, I'd be hysterical as well. I went through Vermont and they seemed pretty thorough, you'll get there! we all wish you the greatest of luck!

[The Molinas 0]

im sorry to hear that...

but i dont think that you will have to start all over again...

[Nagishkaw 510]

This sort of thing makes me shake my head and sigh in utter disgust ! What the mess is wrong with this system?? Anyway, I wish you all the best in getting this straightened around. I am sorry this had to happen and all of your wait time was in vane.

[kitkat1 5]

Follow the instructions on the VSC website to request an expedite due to "USCIS error" which is one of the acceptable reasons for expedite. VSC seems to be more lenient on these requirements than CSC and likely will approve the expedite. Good luck.