Need some advice on my situation. I have been living in CNX for 10 years. The past 5 or so have been on a retirement visa. In late November I visited family in the USA and thought it would be a perfect time to switch to the new DTV. In the first week of Dec I submitted all of the "required" paperwork listed on the site and paid $400 to the Consulate in Washington DC. About a week later I was asked for another document. I think it was an employment verification letter, which I had to create since I am a self employed freelancer for more than 20 years. Another week goes by and they ask for a recent payment receipt, which as a self employed freelancer I don't really have, but I put something together and sent it to them. I explained my timeline and that I had a return ticket booked on Jan 3. Another week goes by and again I was asked for more info, this time they asked for my tax filings. The problem is that by this time we were into the Christmas holidays and my accountant was gone for a 2 week vacation and I could not get a copy of my tax return. The best I could do was a recent 1099, so I sent that.

Every time I sent new documents, I mentioned my departure date and asked if I could set an appointment for a phone call, but never received any responses. I mentioned that I was concerned about running out of time... which is exactly what happened.

I ran out of time and they kept my $400.

My question is.... is my application hopeless now that I have returned to CNX? btw I re-entered on a 60 tourist visa.

I did manage to reach someone on the phone in late December. They were surprisingly rude after I expressed my frustration of them stringing me along for a month without any communications while asking for new docs 3 or 4 times.

Their response was that when I submitted my original paperwork I had agreed to them being able to ask for new documents.

Does anyone have any suggestions for what I should do now? thanks