Azul y Vampy
08-13-2007, 07:20 PM
Good day everyone,
I wanted to share my frustrating experience with the Mexican consulate in Chicago (which is our corresponding consulate, and it’s 1.5 hrs away). So for NVC processing, last year my husband got a 1-yr passport because he had an “acta extemporanea” (he was registered after the age of 1). So this was last August; this weekend, on Saturday we went to a “consulado mobil” to a town closer than Chicago (only 30 minutes away), and by the time we got there, there were no more “solicitudes” being handed out because they only give 100 per day! I was so PO’d, and I tried explaining to this lady in the nicest way possible that my husband already has a passport and that he only needs to renew it for a 5-yr, and that we have our visa interview in 4 weeks. She barely paid any attention to me, and said “lo siento, venga mañana a las 3 de la mañana!” :angry: OMG, I swear I just wanted to bi*ch-slap this lady until my hand turned red (I’m brown, so it would’ve taken a lot slapping to turn red). So we walked away, and my hubby decided he would just go to the Chicago over the week to get his passport.
Today, I call the consulate to make an appointment to get a passport, which I’m thinking could happen this week. The lady, very nice by the way, tells me the next available appt is October 15, ***?? I tell her we have our visa interview in 4 weeks, she said “that’s not a problem, call the Chicago consulate at this number, and explain your situation; if you don’t get a response, fax your info to this number, and if you don’t get a response, have your husband show up at the consulate and have him bring a copy of this interview date” I’m like OK, thank you very much.
So right a way, I called the first number, it’s a machine recorder with all this “press 1 for X, press 2 for Y”… B.S., and I can’t get through a real person. So then, I send a fax to the number she gave me, I tried twice already and I get a busy signal. So my last option is to have hubby miss a day of work to stand out in the consulate in downtown Chicago, and hope to get his passport.
As you can all see, I’m not having a good day… and I have a feeling that these kind of days are going to continue until my husband is back in the US with his dang green card.
I do hope, however, that everyone’s Monday is better than mine :shy:
-Azul
I wanted to share my frustrating experience with the Mexican consulate in Chicago (which is our corresponding consulate, and it’s 1.5 hrs away). So for NVC processing, last year my husband got a 1-yr passport because he had an “acta extemporanea” (he was registered after the age of 1). So this was last August; this weekend, on Saturday we went to a “consulado mobil” to a town closer than Chicago (only 30 minutes away), and by the time we got there, there were no more “solicitudes” being handed out because they only give 100 per day! I was so PO’d, and I tried explaining to this lady in the nicest way possible that my husband already has a passport and that he only needs to renew it for a 5-yr, and that we have our visa interview in 4 weeks. She barely paid any attention to me, and said “lo siento, venga mañana a las 3 de la mañana!” :angry: OMG, I swear I just wanted to bi*ch-slap this lady until my hand turned red (I’m brown, so it would’ve taken a lot slapping to turn red). So we walked away, and my hubby decided he would just go to the Chicago over the week to get his passport.
Today, I call the consulate to make an appointment to get a passport, which I’m thinking could happen this week. The lady, very nice by the way, tells me the next available appt is October 15, ***?? I tell her we have our visa interview in 4 weeks, she said “that’s not a problem, call the Chicago consulate at this number, and explain your situation; if you don’t get a response, fax your info to this number, and if you don’t get a response, have your husband show up at the consulate and have him bring a copy of this interview date” I’m like OK, thank you very much.
So right a way, I called the first number, it’s a machine recorder with all this “press 1 for X, press 2 for Y”… B.S., and I can’t get through a real person. So then, I send a fax to the number she gave me, I tried twice already and I get a busy signal. So my last option is to have hubby miss a day of work to stand out in the consulate in downtown Chicago, and hope to get his passport.
As you can all see, I’m not having a good day… and I have a feeling that these kind of days are going to continue until my husband is back in the US with his dang green card.
I do hope, however, that everyone’s Monday is better than mine :shy:
-Azul