So I went to my interview at the consulate on Friday 5th April as planned, I believe the interview went well, I had all my paperwork checked and plenty of questions about our relationship, and I think they gave everything the tick, at least as far as I could tell (found it hilarious that they didn't check any of the evidence of relationship that me and my fiance painstakingly compiled - LoL)
However, because they had not received my medical results from Citymed, they declined my application and on hearing this, my world imploded. After getting over the initial shock of being told I was declined, I did my best to understand what the next steps were but my brain was spinning and I don't think I took it all in. I think they said they will re-review my application once my medical results arrive. But they gave me back my passport (keeping all my other paperwork) and I was told I would need to return my passport when they re-review the application. But I'm not sure if I need to take the passport there in person or whether I can courier it to the consulate. Flying up to Auckland for another trip adds a significant cost to an already sizeable bill for flights, medical and application.
I'll be honest, hearing my application was declined was probably one of the lowest points of my life in recent years. I would have much rather they worded it that the application was put on hold pending medical results because that would not have been so much of a shock to the system. If it is of any relevance I did receive notification from Citymed 3 days before my interview to say there was no issues with my medical and they would be forwarding the results to the consulate, so I had no reason to think they wouldn't be there already.
I guess it would be good to know, has anyone else from out of Auckland have their application declined pending the medical results and what did you have to do with your passport when they got back to you and roughly how long did it take to finish the process?