Roskos&Meier - visa fee payment problems

[Travelbugs 3]

Alright, so, I apparently am unable to wire money correctly :bonk: and accidentally forgot the last two digits of their account number...to cut a long story short, visa fee is paid by now, however, I paid double - once to the right account, and once to an account I don't even know if it exists (hopefully, it doesn't).

Anyways, has anybody ever had a similar mishap happen?? Did it get refunded onto your account?

I talked to Commerzbank and they informed me that sometimes the last two digits indicate sub-accounts for the same company. I'm afraid this is the case for Roskos&Meier. I talked to them but they wouldn't assist me in that matter.

Any similar experiences??

Can't believe I just wasted 287 EUR :bonk:

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

You can pay the visa fees by wire transfer? Is this something that's unique to the consulate in Frankfurt? I've never heard of it before. Who are "Roskos&Meier"?

I don't know how bank account numbers work in Germany. If you dropped two digits from an account number at my bank then you wouldn't have a complete account number, and the transfer would not be accepted. However, once a transfer has been accepted by the recipient then, unless you can claim it was not authorized by you, that's usually it - your money is gone. Maybe it works differently in Germany.

[Travelbugs 3]

You can pay the visa fees by wire transfer? Is this something that's unique to the consulate in Frankfurt? I've never heard of it before. Who are "Roskos&Meier"?

I don't know how bank account numbers work in Germany. If you dropped two digits from an account number at my bank then you wouldn't have a complete account number, and the transfer would not be accepted. However, once a transfer has been accepted by the recipient then, unless you can claim it was not authorized by you, that's usually it - your money is gone. Maybe it works differently in Germany.

Roskos&Meier is a company who takes charge of all the visa fees in Germany (it's optional), but I used it for my last visa and it worked perfectly fine (it was actually mandatory to use them for my F1). The US Embassy website here even has their link on their payment instruction site. So, it's all legit.

I believe it works the same way in Germany, except that sometimes, in rare cases, account numbers can have less than the usual digits. I really hope I'm not dealing with an exception here.

Edited July 16, 2010 by Travelbugs