TMM Kyiv location - passport delivery

[TastyCake 232]

I have a question for those who had their embassy interview in Kyiv, got approved and chose the TMM location at Ryzka St, 6/1 for passport pickup.  It is the nearest TMM location to the embassy and the de facto 'hub' to the other TMM locations throughout the country.  You wouldn't think this from looking at the place on the internet.

 

The embassy website says Same Day Service at this location but it seems the reality is it is next day service.  Barring any complications of course.  For example, today (June 28) is one of about a thousand Ukrainian holidays throughout the year.  The embassy is closed today though TMM is open.  So people with interviews approved yesterday are unable to obtain their passports today because the embassy observes the holiday.  So Monday or Tuesday looks more likely.

 

I am just trying to gauge how successful people have been getting their passports at that location the next day after the interview (with no holidays getting in the way).  There are reportedly no holidays around my fiancee's interview day.  Hence my question.

[TBoneTX 45,288]

One person's experience might not apply to another's.  There are all kinds of potentially complicating factors: last-minute security checks that run long; printer problems at the embassy; courier shortages between embassy & TMM; inability to get same-day internal sign-offs at the embassy to enable packaging for TMM... those are only a few that pop into mind.

 

If multiple folks here respond with recent experiences and the answers are uniform or consistent, that will indicate a possibility if everything else goes well, but it still won't be a certainty.  Might it be best to budget at least another day, as leeway?  Others here will weigh in.

[TastyCake 232]

4 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

printer problems at the embassy

What if I chip in for a new Epson?

[Shiran 1,134]

Accurate presentation of a typical Ukrainian printing set up. The ink bottles are my favourite part. 

 

I would not count for next day delivery. They give you a note upon approval 

 and in my experience it is pretty accurate.  Same day pick up refers I think reference that AFTER place gets the visa packet it can be picked up on same day.. Maybe?

Edited June 29, 2019 by Shiran

[TastyCake 232]

21 minutes ago, Shiran said:

Accurate presentation of a typical Ukrainian printing set up. The ink bottles are my favourite part. 

 

I would not count for next day delivery. They give you a note upon approval 

 and in my experience it is pretty accurate.  Same day pick up refers I think reference that AFTER place gets the visa packet it can be picked up on same day.. Maybe?

The embassy website singles out the Kyiv location on Ryzka Street for same day (actually, next day) service.  Of course, as TboneTX points out, so long as the stars are aligned properly.

 

 

[Shiran 1,134]

15 minutes ago, TastyCake said:

The embassy website singles out the Kyiv location on Ryzka Street for same day (actually, next day) service.  Of course, as TboneTX points out, so long as the stars are aligned properly.

 

It specifically says it doesn't expedite passport. Yes, WHEN Embassy is done with it, you can pick it up same/next day, but Embassy will not be done on same same day as you do interview. It will take them several days (about 5 in my experience) to hatch it before it gets to TMM after successful interview. 

[Prizm123 1,086]

On 6/29/2019 at 5:01 PM, Shiran said:

It specifically says it doesn't expedite passport. Yes, WHEN Embassy is done with it, you can pick it up same/next day, but Embassy will not be done on same same day as you do interview. It will take them several days (about 5 in my experience) to hatch it before it gets to TMM after successful interview. 

this. it took a few days before ours was ready as well