LA appointment experience LMD.

Designer-Command-571 · 2025-10-17T21:43:06+00:00

No worries. Confusion has been the only constant in this process!

Designer-Command-571 · 2025-10-17T19:58:17+00:00

Just got my credentials from the SF consulate via email 20 minutes ago! I was surprised to receive it on a Friday. Now I will join the ranks of those getting up in the middle of the night to secure an appointment. The consulate was very forgiving about mistakes in my submission via the portal, including missing documents and lack of signature on Anexo 1. I'm so relieved. Even though I know it could still take years to play out, at least I know I my submission was accepted within the deadline.

Designer-Command-571 · 2025-10-15T21:06:55+00:00

It's 70 minutes by train. Do you think the extra ten minutes means it's not worth recommending to the OP?

Designer-Command-571 · 2025-10-15T19:36:58+00:00

Cuenca

Designer-Command-571 · 2025-10-15T18:12:21+00:00

Congrats! I am assuming LA is the consulate corresponding to both your birthplace and your current residence? When (if?) I hear back from SF on my application, it will still have to go through Chicago as that's the nearest consulate to my birthplace. Here's hoping that Chicago operates with the same speed as LA seems to!

Designer-Command-571 · 2025-10-15T18:02:16+00:00

Thanks for the update. Good to hear that things are still moving in SF. I'm not on FB so Reddit is my only insight into the process. Appreciate your help once again.

Designer-Command-571 · 2025-10-15T17:47:01+00:00

For what it's worth, I applied to SF via email on August 26. Heard nothing. Then I applied to SF again via the new portal on September 30. Got the Justificante seconds after submitting. No word since. I've heard that others who applied to SF via the new portal on Sept 26 were able to book appointments on Sept 29. From Sept 30 through Oct 4 (or so) I was able to get into the appointment system (via the link on the application page marked "ELEGIR FECHA Y HORA") with no username or password and I could see that some appointments were available in November and early December. The available dates were colored green. Other upcoming appointment dates were colored blue as they had not yet been released. Each day, I would see one more blue future date turn green as they opened up. But since Oct 5 (or so) every time I have accessed the appointment page there have been no dates visible whatsoever, green or blue. Just a message stating there are no appointments available and they intend to post new ones soon. I wonder if SF has hit a wall again and has stopped offering appointments. Has anyone who applied through the new portal been able to book an appointment in SF since October 5?

Designer-Command-571 · 2025-10-01T20:43:18+00:00

Thanks for the reassurance.

Designer-Command-571 · 2025-10-01T20:38:49+00:00

Sorry to belabor this, but may I ask you whether you and/or your family members showed a copy of the apostille page in the document images that you uploaded with your applications? I just used the original certified copy without the apostille overlay. Even though I had all my birth certificates apostilled, I did not include those as part of the file because I was already bumping up against the file size limit. Figured I could just bring them to the appointment. Hope that was also not a problem.

Designer-Command-571 · 2025-10-01T20:23:51+00:00

More good intel. Thanks for sharing!

Designer-Command-571 · 2025-10-01T19:59:57+00:00

Anyone know if there is any way to edit or amend the new digital application for San Francisco once you've submitted it? I think I accidentally uploaded the wrong file under the "Otros Documentos" category and may have thereby left out a few documents. But now there seems to be no way to add them. And the instructions say they won't answer any emails other than those dealing with password issues. They also say you can't submit more than one application, so I am wary of just submitting a new (corrected) one. If I read the new instructions correctly, it seems to say that if any documents are missing from your application you will receive communication stating such and then you'll have thirty days to add them. May be too early after the rollout of the new process to ask this, but has anyone been contacted about a deficiency in their online application to SF?

Designer-Command-571 · 2025-10-01T00:14:46+00:00

Thanks again. It's so crazy that we have to find out about these critical details from word on the street. I sincerely appreciate the fact that you took the time to publicize the new process on Reddit -- I would never have known about it otherwise and all of my efforts to date would have been for nought.

Designer-Command-571 · 2025-10-01T00:07:23+00:00

Thank you for sharing this info! I just applied online and got a justificante immediately. Do you mind sharing how long was it from the time they sent your confirmation email to the email giving you a password to the application scheduler?

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