Thursday 7 February 2008

One Less Thing To Worry About...

I'm no longer here illegally! Thank God, my passport-- with an extension until 31 January 2009-- came in the post this morning. I would say *Halle...* you know, but it's Lent. None of those til Easter. =) Yet still, I am so thankful that two months and two attempts and three hundred pounds later, I can breathe a little easier, at least about that. There are plenty of other things to be stressed about, and believe me, I am stressed! But at least I can be stressed right where I am in Aberdeen and not have to worry about being here. Whew! Thank you, God!

Now I just have to see about getting a National Insurance number so they can officially take taxes out of my check for the National Health Service... ah, bureaucracy!

5 comments:

Jennie B said...

You are one step closer to becoming a Scotchman and leaving your US ties behind. LMAO! I never thought you would have traded haggis for fried chicken but who new?? HEHEHE!

JK

So does this mean you can get a job and what not now?

Amie V said...

No, it just means that now I can stay and finish my thesis. Once that's done, I have to apply for another visa to stay and work. I can still work part time, like I have been, but that's all. I'll eventually have to drop another couple hundred pounds if I want to stay here and work....

What's wrong with haggis? I like it. And we have KFC... =)

Barb said...

That's good news. I'm glad you're no longer living illegally.

Jennie B said...

LMAO, you were an illegal resident. They should build walls to keep students like you out. LOL!

Amie V said...

Not walls so much as big deep underwater nets, to stop us before we ever can swim to shore, ha!