8th week wait

last Friday marks the 8th week since NZIS Bangkok received our WTR application. Pinaasa nila ako na hanggang 8 weeks ang paghihintay but why our passports haven’t arrived yet? I check Henry’s credit card balance every day hoping to see the migrant levy charged to his account. Wala pa rin. Lagi ko ring inaantabayanan yung tawag ng bangko namin. The visa officer might ask kasi the bank to validate the bank certificate we submitted. Siguradong tatawagan kami nung bank manager kung may na-receive silang fax from NZIS.

Last night, I told Henry that we might need to overhaul our plans. Instead of Henry flying to Auckland this year, baka sa January 2006 na. Kung October pa kasi namin makukuha yung passports, alanganin na yung timing. He still has to file his resignation upon receipt of visa (mahirap nang mag-file ng wala pang kasiguraduhan). Syempre, may one month na notice pa yon. Aabutan na sya ng summer sa NZ. That’s not a good time for job hunting, baka kasi naka-bakasyon yung mga employers. Kesa naka-tengga lang sya doon, he might as well stay until the end of the year. Matutuwa pa yung boss nya.

“Please be patient with us. We probably take a few months to finalize your application.� That was the advise of the visa officer when I made a follow up. Sa totoo lang, tinubuan na ako ng maraming patience since we started this whole application. Konting intayan na lang naman ito kaya pagtya-tyagaan ko na lang. Patience is a virtue I now have.