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Hi Anna,
As you may know, people who work at
embassies are typically moody, rude
individuals who seem to care less about
their job. When I called the Chicago,
Illinois consulate, whose territory
includes Kansas and Missouri (my
hometown), their basic answer to any
question about marriage in Greece is to
ask for my fax number so they can send a
form (see attached). Since they do not
translate documents, I looked on the web
for translators. I found a website and
called the company. They said they only
handle. This is where I contacted …….l
and …….., whose office is located
............ They do translations for
companies as well as private individuals
seeking marriage in foreign countries.
The price structure is basically the
same everywhere in the states...$65
dollars a document (approx. 52 Euros). I
had six documents.
In hindsight, I should have just sent
them to you. The price you quoted me
was about the same, but money wasn't the
issue. I just was a little hesitant
at the time to send important documents
across the ocean as opposed to just
sending them a few hundred kilometers
away.
Attached to this email is my letter to
them that I sent with my documents,
asking for certification from the Greek
Embassy, per your instructions.
This is when I was told that it wasn't
necessary for them to carry my documents
to the Embassy for the stamps, and that
leaves us where we are at now. I must
of asked ……… at least three times
whether the services they provided would
be satisfactory to get married in Greece
and they assured me that they would, and
that they have done this many times with
other couples.
I don't believe they are lying, but that
they have been misled. As I stated
earlier, I got the same answer from
other consulate employees in Houston,
Texas and California. I called the
Washington, D.C. office, which is the
main consulate, and they gave me the
runaround. I couldn't get anybody there
to answer my questions yesterday.
Best Wishes,
Todd
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Many times our Embassies or our
Consultants and even your public services in your country are not
correctly informed or updated regarding the legal papers that are
required to get married in Santorini and as a result many weddings
almost get cancelled!
Please always stay in touch
with your wedding planner and don't take actions with out consulting
your wedding planner first!
Our client who's email you read above, not only
paid money for translations that where invalid but he was also in the
middle of a circle of people who had no idea of what they where talking
about and they also insist that they where right and as a result,
precious time, loss of money and lot's of stress was all he got! |
