I have applied VISA on April 15th 2019, have received email on my biometrics but haven't received any update further. My travel date is supposed to be tomorrow as I need to attend a conference. What's the best way to contact the consulate so that I know whether I will be able to travel at all or not!?
Visitor Visa proscceing exceeding 13 days
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I'm sorry to be the one to tell you this, but I highly doubt you'll get your visa tomorrow. I think it would probably take longer than one day to send the passport back to you, much less get it fully processed.
This is why you're told not to book travel before you have your visa in hand, and to allow lots of time for visa processing. The average processing time is not a processing standard - it's an average of how long it took most applications to be processed. You should not use that as an indicator of when to submit your application.
You'll want to see how you can get a refund on your travel arrangements.
This is why you're told not to book travel before you have your visa in hand, and to allow lots of time for visa processing. The average processing time is not a processing standard - it's an average of how long it took most applications to be processed. You should not use that as an indicator of when to submit your application.
You'll want to see how you can get a refund on your travel arrangements.
Thanks a lot for replying to the thread! It would be great to understand the delay w.r.t average processing time. because a colleague of mine who applied (for the same purpose that too one day later than me) got it within 2 weeks while I didn't. Surprisingly the documents we submitted were similar and it is an official travel so we were wondering why delay for one applicant?
I really appreciate you taking time to respond to the query I had. Will definitely try to cancel the flights but not sure about the refund from the conference!! Costed close to 2000 USD
Well, wait until the last moment. Sometimes miracles happen.
Visa processing times aren't entirely dependent on the documents you submit. The visa officer is also looking at you and looking into your background. Sometimes a background check can take longer for one person than another. Visa applications are also handled by different visa officers, which can change processing times.
Visa processing times aren't entirely dependent on the documents you submit. The visa officer is also looking at you and looking into your background. Sometimes a background check can take longer for one person than another. Visa applications are also handled by different visa officers, which can change processing times.
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