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naturallypixieYea, Giuliana! She sent me the last of the translations on Thursday morning!!! So, on Friday I called the Italian consulate to see if it would be okay if I just mailed all the the paperwork that I have amassed for my visa application by mail or if they were going to be very picky about it and make me fly back to Philly and present it in person. Thankfully, it was okay to mail it. Express mail is WAY cheaper than a last minute plane ticket. Although, at almost $24.00, the mailing wasn't all that cheap either. And since I had to include a money order for $37.80, my free student visa application wasn't all that free. I think it was a fee for authenticating all of the translations that they wouldn't do in the first place. Better to pay someone to check other's work instead of just doing it yourself?
Anyway, the paperwork is now out of our hands and squarely in the belly of the Italian governmental bureaucracy. I'm terrified. I'm excited. No, really, I'm terrified. There are still so many things that could delay the approval of the visa AND the fact that they don't even have to give me one if they don't want to. I don't even want to think about that option...so, I won't. Maybe I'll go read a book.
Anyway, the paperwork is now out of our hands and squarely in the belly of the Italian governmental bureaucracy. I'm terrified. I'm excited. No, really, I'm terrified. There are still so many things that could delay the approval of the visa AND the fact that they don't even have to give me one if they don't want to. I don't even want to think about that option...so, I won't. Maybe I'll go read a book.