Consulate Review: France
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Review Date : |
May 20, 2016 |
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People at the embassy were very nice, and my interview went well, but I feel there's a general lack of efficiency in communication, which was particularly nerve-wracking.
First, you can't bring your laptop or two mobile phones to the embassy. I now it says so here, but how hard is it to put it on the letters they send you ? I, and several people, had to spend 30mn searching for a hotel that would let us drop our computers for 5 euros. That was very stressful, right before the interview. Then, they said a document that wasn't on the list was missing. Had I known that a few weeks earlier, I wouldn't have had to Fedex it from the US, lost money and time. They simply had checked the wrong box while processing my case.
Last but not least, ten days after my interview, I started calling and e-mailing the embassy, and no one could tell me where my passport was. They kept telling me I was going to receive an e-mail and a tracking number on the AIS website when they had mailed it.I kept calling for ten more days, they said I just had to wait. Then my passport (and visa) showed up completely unexpectedly in the mail. Still no e-mail or tracking number or phone call from the consulate.
With this information, I hope I can help people not lose their time and patience. :-)
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Moderate |
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