Kazakhstan: After interview issue time?

[marpolsdofer 7]

We was to have my stepson interview on the 29thin Warsaw. After being denied several Schengen visa Almaty finally took the case. 

Interview is on July 12 early A.M. The only issue we have now is then flight prices. 

How long does for the Visa to become available for pick up after the interview? We are told 2-3 passably longer because he is Russian. 

Short notice flight like 1-3 days are going from $6000-$12000 (one way from stepson and his mom). If we get flights now for a few days after it still is $3000-$4000 but down to $2500 if we fly on the 14th. So even if waited until after we got the visa tickets would be expensive and it seems prices just go up and up in comparison for several weeks out. Last week we could book a flight 2 weeks out and it was not bad now book out to weeks and its 2 times the price. Give it a more do it again and it will be even more. 

I don't know if anyone ever notice but the prices seems to be the lower on what even day we had the interview. In Warsaw coming home the same day was way cheaper then any day before or after. Same thing is happing in Almaty I think google has a part in that.

Anyway waiting around and longer then wee need to is a problem. The already been waiting around there for over a month and half no running out of money in our bank accounts. Not only this she needs to be here before the 20th to sign papers at the bank or we loose our house. 

Edited June 28, 2022 by marpolsdofer

[powerpuff 6,746]

Hey, I just saw this. Almaty is very fast in issuing visas, I picked up mine the very next day after the interview. But I’m a KZ citizen, not sure how long is takes non-residents. Were you able to get the visa? I hope everything worked out!

Edited July 12, 2022 by powerpuff

[marpolsdofer 7]

1 hour ago, powerpuff said:

Hey, I just saw this. Almaty is very fast in issuing visas, I picked up mine the very next day after the interview. But I’m a KZ citizen, not sure how long is takes non-residents. Were you able to get the visa? I hope everything worked out!

My stepson in his interview as I type with his mom accompanying him.  We knew someone who did Poland and they had it that same day. Anyways the flight back to the U.S. they have leaving the 15th. We hare hopping if they get it today she may have time to ask the airline to move up and get out sooner. Same if they get it tomorrow. 

[powerpuff 6,746]

12 hours ago, marpolsdofer said:

My stepson in his interview as I type with his mom accompanying him.  We knew someone who did Poland and they had it that same day. Anyways the flight back to the U.S. they have leaving the 15th. We hare hopping if they get it today she may have time to ask the airline to move up and get out sooner. Same if they get it tomorrow. 

I see, I hope it goes/went smoothly and they make it to their flight. Keep us posted 

[marpolsdofer 7]

14 hours ago, powerpuff said:

I see, I hope it goes/went smoothly and they make it to their flight. Keep us posted 

They had a small issue but I can not tell if they are dragging this out or nor. The interview was 8 a.m. and after the interview my wife called me. She said everything was fine but they need a few documents. The document they wanted I already had uploaded but the officer apparently could not find it. I resubmit the Birth Certificate and Translation and then while I am looking for the the police record the website logs me out. Log back in and now the website is acting like I never paid anything done anything before. Makes me resubmit the application but everything was still there so that was quick. After that everything popped back up and summited the final document. Then website says they received it but showed nothing was uploaded. Log out and log in shows nothing so resubmit again. This time around it stayed there. 

My wife calls me later in the day. Saying she tried to track the passport and nothing shows up. I never got a email back. I mail them again and still nothing. CEAC has not changed, travel docs have not changed. Now I am on the 3rd email. I know its been 24-28 hours since the interview but one would think they are keeping a eye out for this.

[powerpuff 6,746]

On 7/13/2022 at 1:55 AM, marpolsdofer said:

They had a small issue but I can not tell if they are dragging this out or nor. The interview was 8 a.m. and after the interview my wife called me. She said everything was fine but they need a few documents. The document they wanted I already had uploaded but the officer apparently could not find it. I resubmit the Birth Certificate and Translation and then while I am looking for the the police record the website logs me out. Log back in and now the website is acting like I never paid anything done anything before. Makes me resubmit the application but everything was still there so that was quick. After that everything popped back up and summited the final document. Then website says they received it but showed nothing was uploaded. Log out and log in shows nothing so resubmit again. This time around it stayed there. 

My wife calls me later in the day. Saying she tried to track the passport and nothing shows up. I never got a email back. I mail them again and still nothing. CEAC has not changed, travel docs have not changed. Now I am on the 3rd email. I know its been 24-28 hours since the interview but one would think they are keeping a eye out for this.

Any news?

[marpolsdofer 7]

On 7/18/2022 at 4:00 PM, powerpuff said:

Any news?

O yes sorry about that have not been on the forums since. He got his visa Thursday near the end of the work day so they was able to leave Friday morning. I told my wife to go check the pickup place just incase. When she got there near the end of the work day they just got it in. If she waited around they would have had to miss the flight and got notified of the visa was available for pick up right when the flight would have been leaving. 

The lack of response from the embassy regarding the missing document was annoying. Ask them multiple times a day for 2-3 days asking if they got them and they never said anything. My wife called travel docs the days before they are to leave and they said if you don't get it the next day (the day the flight leaves) leave a review to push it forward.  I said screw that and resubmitted the documents and email again this time to them as well. Later that day they email back but in Russian and of course I am sleeping at that point. When I get up my wife tells me they got it so I ignored the email.