Visa

My last post was started to talk about this, however I felt the need to give you the background information so now I shall get to the meat and gravy of it all. After reading my book and deciding to get my day started, I thought back to my cancellation letter to the consulate. I still have not sent that out with my signature, making it official. Before doing that I might as well make sure that I have everything straight and see if there is anything that I am missing that I can use to get my visa!!

I called the consulate in Atlanta and was transferred and after telling my story the man told me that I needed a residence. He asked me to hold and I held on and I waited for about 15 minutes, writing a letter to pass the time as I figured he was somehow getting back at me for having paper issues from day 1 (he asked who I was so he knew...oh he knew it was me). Finally the man came back and said that he was busy and would call me back. He had my phone number almost completely memorized (had the middle three digits in the wrong order), which does not prove that he was out to get me, especially because he was taking me off of hold but I assure you he was out to get me.

No worries, he called me back. Apparently, in order to get the long stay visa you cannot be a wandering soul, you need an official place. I had never read this anywhere and nobody had ever mentioned this to me. I really wish that it had been stated somewhere so that I knew it going in. Also, it made me think of my cousin's contact in France, if only she knew she just needed to write a letter saying that I would be spending my time there. Too bad-too sad, her house is keeping her occupied and she can be of no help to me.

Onward and upward my planning(with no visa) continues...