interview not so successful

[sereia 0]

this is really hard for me to type so i'll make it brief...

i went over the paperwork COUNTLESS times with my fiance about making sure everything was filled out perfectly, making sure we had each document necessary and it was the updated forms, photos, emails, conversations, phone bills, plane tickets, etc.

i've read disappointing stories here on vj about being sent the outdated form and when the person showed up at the interview, they were turned away because it wasn't up to date!

well i had the OPPOSITE interview. my fiance brought in the DS156 that was the newest 2007 version you can get off their website. apparently they wanted the OLD VERSION from 2004 that is expired and they made my fiance leave. instead of letting him hand in a new form that would take less than 5 minutes to complete, they handed him a form and made him leave.

so now we have to reschedule a new interview for who knows when the fukc it will be.

i'm crushed. i tried to do the right thing. checked everything 1000000000x and this is what i get.

so i think i'm leaving ny. i was waiting here thinking he would be here within a few weeks, but now it looks like that is NOT going to happen. thanks for all the support last night and those who called/PMed me. i appreciate it.

-jen

[doodlebug 3]

Oh hon I am sooo sorry!!!!! That is just whacked!!!!

[Lance27 19]

Wow I cant believe they did not accept a newer version of the Form...

Sorry. Hope things get resolved soon for you guys.

[brnidokiegurl 0]

sorry, but sounds like you may get another chance...just a delay in time

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

OMG that's crazy !! So they didn't even do the interview.... just gave him the older form and told him "laterz... you need to reschedule" ???? Dayum... I would think they would go ahead with the interview and just issue a 221g for the missing document. Which form did they send in his packet -- the older one ?

Anyway.... aw hellz. Sorry to hear you'll face an additional delay -- that totally blows. Hope you can get a new date soon.

-MK

[NYGirl 0]

So sorry Jen,

this is really ridiculous. Sometimes i think they are looking for any stupid pitty reasons to send a person home. I am sure everything will be OK......did they tell him when to come back to bring "old" forms? that's just insane

My fiance's interview is tomorrow and i am already freaking out although i know he will get his 221-g for sure since his police report did not arrive to embassy yet.

hang in there!

[JODO 2]

Sorry Jen, but at least he will get a second try. Well actually a first try really since they didn't even interview him.

Good Luck

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

So sorry Jen,

this is really ridiculous. Sometimes i think they are looking for any stupid pitty reasons to send a person home. I am sure everything will be OK......did they tell him when to come back to bring "old" forms? that's just insane

My fiance's interview is tomorrow and i am already freaking out although i know he will get his 221-g for sure since his police report did not arrive to embassy yet.

hang in there!

Wow it's funny you mention the delay in the police certificate. We had that, too -- it took forEVER for the consulate to confirm receiving it -- like 5 weeks. (Not to scare you -- it was also during a major holiday season, and the consulate was closed like half the month -- that made it even slower.) Considering they send this report ELECTRONICALLY, there's really no excuse for it taking so long. I called every week and got the same story, until finally I got this helpful lady who actually went and looked -- I could hear her rummaging around on someone's desk or something -- and then she said "Oh. We have it."

But the good news is, if all else is in order, they'll issue as soon as they get the paperwork. Good luck tomorrow !

-MK

[sereia 0]

well apparently he had most of the interview before they asked for this paper. she said if he would have had it, it would have been a success. but, yeah, they just told him to get out. he tried to fill out the paperwork right there and they said NO! you have you just come back! your turn is over! why do a whole interview, the man is sitting in FRONT OF YOU, then make him come back who knows when the hell when? more work for everyone! its retarded beyond belief. i feel sick to my stomach.

[LaL 418]

sorry to hear about that Jen. good luck on getting a speedy 2nd intervew date. we had a total of 3 interview dates (one of which the consulate was CLOSED for a local holiday and the CO was wrong on the date) a 4 hour flight to the consulate was wasted. I can empathize with the frustration.

[NYGirl 0]

So sorry Jen,

this is really ridiculous. Sometimes i think they are looking for any stupid pitty reasons to send a person home. I am sure everything will be OK......did they tell him when to come back to bring "old" forms? that's just insane

My fiance's interview is tomorrow and i am already freaking out although i know he will get his 221-g for sure since his police report did not arrive to embassy yet.

hang in there!

Wow it's funny you mention the delay in the police certificate. We had that, too -- it took forEVER for the consulate to confirm receiving it -- like 5 weeks. (Not to scare you -- it was also during a major holiday season, and the consulate was closed like half the month -- that made it even slower.) Considering they send this report ELECTRONICALLY, there's really no excuse for it taking so long. I called every week and got the same story, until finally I got this helpful lady who actually went and looked -- I could hear her rummaging around on someone's desk or something -- and then she said "Oh. We have it."

But the good news is, if all else is in order, they'll issue as soon as they get the paperwork. Good luck tomorrow !

-MK

Oh god, don't scare me please.

He has to move out of his apartment by july 1st!!!

Gosh, i hope it won't take 5 weeks for that stupidity.

Did your SO go through Jerusalem?

[Jenn! 918]

I'm really sorry to hear this, Jen. The only version of the DS 156 that I can even find online is the version that expires 9/30/07. Is this the one you used? It even says previous versions are not acceptable. I wonder which version patiently_waiting's fiance brought. I would have done the exact same thing as you did...why on earth would one think it would be ok to bring an *expired* form????

[sereia 0]

yes, we brought the new version that expires in 2007. i really don't know why they would send him away when it says the old version is not accepted. i'm baffled. not sure which form patiently waiting's fiance had. but he had success and we didn't.

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

Oh god, don't scare me please.

He has to move out of his apartment by july 1st!!!

Gosh, i hope it won't take 5 weeks for that stupidity.

Did your SO go through Jerusalem?

Sorry ... I should have specified "5 weeks from the date of *request*" before it was "officially received" by the Consulate. Also Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (AND Columbus Day) fell during this time, so they were on vacation half the month. They didn't tell us in the packet to get an Israeli certificate -- just one from every place he'd lived for more than 6 months. So it never occurred to us to get an Israeli one, because Mahmoud never lived in Israel. We found out at the interview that he needed it -- grrrr. (Since then, they have changed the instructions to be more specific.)

Yes, he processed through Jerusalem. The staff there is very nice. Best of luck with TA !

-MK

[Jenn! 918]

yes, we brought the new version that expires in 2007. i really don't know why they would send him away when it says the old version is not accepted. i'm baffled. not sure which form patiently waiting's fiance had. but he had success and we didn't.

Wow. I know it doesn't help at all, but I'm really pissed for you. That's what you get for being on top of things when Casa so clearly is not.