So quick update!
we are still in England waiting on my childs passport.
April 22nd the requested documents were sent to the embassy.
may 15th rolls around and i decided to contact them again to get the status of the application. I was emailed back from London info unit who told me they could not give me a status as i am not the applicant and if i want status then the applicant will need to give consent.
i explained that the applicant is a minor and i am his mother (as stated in my initial email) so he could not give his consent.
then emailed me back and said ‘whoops, meant to say this is the wrong department, I’ll pass tour request on to the correct department ‘
a few moments later i got an email from the embassy with an attached letter dated MAY 6TH addressed to me. They were requesting more documentation, a ds-3053 to be exact, for the issuance of the childs passport. So no longer did they want me to prove my residency. Thank god!!
firstly, i explained that this document is in the packet of requested documents submitted in April. Secondly, that a letter of such importance was left sitting instead of being sent to me… why? This letter had a time limit on it and if i hadn’t contacted them, i would never have known this is what they requested from me snd my application would have been denied due to insufficient evidence.
went through the process of getting the ds-3053 AGAIN (note, the ds-3053 already submitted was less than the required 3mnth age limit) and sent it in special delivery.
They state to wait 2 weeks before checking the status. So 3 weeks later i email for the status and get an automated response which says to check the tracking number for the return of documents.
my tracking provided by the embassy courier service is no longer valid as it has passed 90 days. I contact the couriers who confirm the tracking is outdated and no longer active. They advise me to contact the embassy ir the passport office. I contact both who tell me to check the tracking number instead of calling or emailing for updates. Now im in a circle of madness as nobody wants to answer the question i have - how will i receive my documents if the return service i paid for is no longer valid?... The couriers tell me to contact the embassy. The embassy tells me to contact the couriers.
i dont want this to be another case like before. If the passport and documents are ready but theres an issue with the delivery, i will gladly pay for another delivery service ir go pick ip the documents, but who do i speak to for that as both parties want me to speak to the other person!
Im about to lose my house back home, my child is missing out on school and his fathers input, i need to fly back to sell my car and belongings and arrange some kind of housing to come back to when we finally receive his passport but i have to fly back alone again. It breaks my heart to leave him here in London again as he begs me and cries to go home.
is there some kind of emergency visa i can get him to bring him home with me so i dont have to leave him? Hes never overstayed on his previous visa so that should go in our favor right?
Or should i just give up now. The email responses are automated and the phone is never answered. What do i do?
time for congressman?
also, haven’t heard a THING from my lawyer either! I emailed to let them know the documents were signed for and we are waiting now but ZERO response. Think they’re done at this point. They keep expressing they’ve never had a case like mine before. Whilst they deal with many crba’s, the outcomes of mine have been shockingly rare.
figures.