My Interview - Not So Bad After All!

[Stinky Monkey 1]

I know honey, thank god I checked it, dont know what would happen if I had not does not bear thinking about getting to the States and being turned back coz they put the wrong number on it!!!

How are you sweetie, still hanging in there

x

Ditto to that to Dairyfarmer, we're all thinking of you -- and Shaz, if that were me, I might have overlooked it! I didn't realise the mispelling of my name on my police certificate until recently, and thankfully, they corrected it and sent me a new one. They can get this drastically wrong too, even if you did everything right to the letter. It's easy to forget that they're human too, I find.

Magpie.

It will be fine I have till the 11th May to sort it out so no panics at the moment just a royal pain the ####### hahahah

[JeremyR 8]

It will be fine I have till the 11th May to sort it out so no panics at the moment just a royal pain the ####### hahahah

:angry:

That's crazy - there should be checks in place to make sure that doesn't happen - scan visa before they stick it in your passport, make sure it matches, have a supervisor look it over, etc...

You'll probably have to pay the SMS cowboys again though they're gonna want paying to transport your passport there and back and the embassy aren't going to want to cough up

[Stinky Monkey 1]

It will be fine I have till the 11th May to sort it out so no panics at the moment just a royal pain the ####### hahahah

:angry:

That's crazy - there should be checks in place to make sure that doesn't happen - scan visa before they stick it in your passport, make sure it matches, have a supervisor look it over, etc...

You'll probably have to pay the SMS cowboys again though they're gonna want paying to transport your passport there and back and the embassy aren't going to want to cough up

Tell me about it, anyone else I and I would kick up a stink about it, if I have to pay I will but I wont be happy about it, and I think if they pick up from you and redeliver it is £22 not sure though, I will let you know.........dont see why I should pay for their mistake, not a happy bunny!!!!!

[Laurence+Lauren 0]

Tell me about it, anyone else I and I would kick up a stink about it, if I have to pay I will but I wont be happy about it, and I think if they pick up from you and redeliver it is £22 not sure though, I will let you know.........dont see why I should pay for their mistake, not a happy bunny!!!!!

I hate stuff like this. If it's your own mistake, fair enough. You can kick yourself and you know it's just because you had a 'blonde moment' or something like that. But when someone whose JOB it is screws it all up for you, it just makes me angry. For many of us this is the most important thing we'll do with our lives. But I guess mistakes will happen regardless.

[Stinky Monkey 1]

Tell me about it, anyone else I and I would kick up a stink about it, if I have to pay I will but I wont be happy about it, and I think if they pick up from you and redeliver it is £22 not sure though, I will let you know.........dont see why I should pay for their mistake, not a happy bunny!!!!!

I hate stuff like this. If it's your own mistake, fair enough. You can kick yourself and you know it's just because you had a 'blonde moment' or something like that. But when someone whose JOB it is screws it all up for you, it just makes me angry. For many of us this is the most important thing we'll do with our lives. But I guess mistakes will happen regardless.

Well hopefully I will hear back from the Embassy Tomorrow, dont want to wait 4 days for the reply, or call the £1.20 a min extortion line again

[Laurence+Lauren 0]

For the sake of completeness, I will add the end result here.

Lauren sent me the required documents (co-sponsor I-134 plus tax returns) via a very fast FedEx service - she sent them Friday (April 13th), I got them Monday (April 16th). I rang SMS and go tthem to collect the stuff, along with my passport on the Tuesday (April 17th). I paid extra for the 'Before 12' service, cost me about £36, and they kept me waiting all morning till 11:45am! (My work opens at 07:30) On Friday (20th) I got a text to say that my documents were ready and would be returned to me on Monday April 23rd (today).

AGAIN they kept me waiting till 11:45am! I was the most nervous man on the PLANET. But finally the courier arrived, same guy as the first time, and I signed for my package.

Inside was a big thick envelope, bigger than an A4 sheet of paper, marked 'TO BE OPENED ONLY BY THE UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION OR PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE OFFICER. This is your Visa. It must be surrendered to the United STates Immigration Officer at Port of Entry into the United States. DO NOT PACK IT - IT MUST BE HAND CARRIED'

I had a blonde moment (despite being dark-haired) and thought my passport was inside the envelope. I didn't open it (thank f#~k) but I threw my passport in the trash as it was still inside the couriers' packaging! D'oh! I soon fished that out...

Anyways, a happy ending! Now Lauren and I are looking forward to April 9th when we can FINALLY put an end to all this waiting!

[LondonLad 0]

Wow in your excitement you moved the calender a month in advance.

Congrats

For the sake of completeness, I will add the end result here.

Lauren sent me the required documents (co-sponsor I-134 plus tax returns) via a very fast FedEx service - she sent them Friday (April 13th), I got them Monday (April 16th). I rang SMS and go tthem to collect the stuff, along with my passport on the Tuesday (April 17th). I paid extra for the 'Before 12' service, cost me about £36, and they kept me waiting all morning till 11:45am! (My work opens at 07:30) On Friday (20th) I got a text to say that my documents were ready and would be returned to me on Monday April 23rd (today).

AGAIN they kept me waiting till 11:45am! I was the most nervous man on the PLANET. But finally the courier arrived, same guy as the first time, and I signed for my package.

Inside was a big thick envelope, bigger than an A4 sheet of paper, marked 'TO BE OPENED ONLY BY THE UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION OR PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE OFFICER. This is your Visa. It must be surrendered to the United STates Immigration Officer at Port of Entry into the United States. DO NOT PACK IT - IT MUST BE HAND CARRIED'

I had a blonde moment (despite being dark-haired) and thought my passport was inside the envelope. I didn't open it (thank f#~k) but I threw my passport in the trash as it was still inside the couriers' packaging! D'oh! I soon fished that out...

Anyways, a happy ending! Now Lauren and I are looking forward to April 9th when we can FINALLY put an end to all this waiting!

[Rob&Dawn 1]

For the sake of completeness, I will add the end result here.

Lauren sent me the required documents (co-sponsor I-134 plus tax returns) via a very fast FedEx service - she sent them Friday (April 13th), I got them Monday (April 16th). I rang SMS and go tthem to collect the stuff, along with my passport on the Tuesday (April 17th). I paid extra for the 'Before 12' service, cost me about £36, and they kept me waiting all morning till 11:45am! (My work opens at 07:30) On Friday (20th) I got a text to say that my documents were ready and would be returned to me on Monday April 23rd (today).

AGAIN they kept me waiting till 11:45am! I was the most nervous man on the PLANET. But finally the courier arrived, same guy as the first time, and I signed for my package.

Inside was a big thick envelope, bigger than an A4 sheet of paper, marked 'TO BE OPENED ONLY BY THE UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION OR PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE OFFICER. This is your Visa. It must be surrendered to the United STates Immigration Officer at Port of Entry into the United States. DO NOT PACK IT - IT MUST BE HAND CARRIED'

I had a blonde moment (despite being dark-haired) and thought my passport was inside the envelope. I didn't open it (thank f#~k) but I threw my passport in the trash as it was still inside the couriers' packaging! D'oh! I soon fished that out...

Anyways, a happy ending! Now Lauren and I are looking forward to April 9th when we can FINALLY put an end to all this waiting!

Congratulations

[mr and mrs 187]

I didn't open it (thank f#~k)

awww....cursewords. <3.

good for you, im glad its pretty much over for you guys. lots of luck!

[Laurence+Lauren 0]

Wow in your excitement you moved the calender a month in advance.

Congrats

Hahaha! I totally did! I'm such a dufus! That's a combination of excitement and tiredness! Ugh. I need more sleep!