Warning: My visa paperwork for a move to Lisbon got rejected because I used an old version of the income verification form.

I had to pay a rush fee to my accountant in Chicago to redo everything and courier the new documents, which set my timeline back by a full month.

4 comments

4 Comments

hannah9261mo ago

My whole move got held up by a form, so I guess my life is officially run by paperwork now.

path471mo ago

Oscar's right, it's not the form itself but the version that's the problem.

oscar_gonzalez451mo ago

Can't believe they rejected you over an old form version.

cora8134d ago

Check the official immigration website for forms every single time you download one, they update them without warning. I learned that the hard way too, and now I keep a bookmark folder just for the current versions. Hannah926, I feel you on the paperwork running your life, it's brutal. Always call or email the consulate to confirm you have the right form before you get anything notarized, it saves so much headache later. That extra verification step is annoying but it beats paying rush fees and losing a month.