Friday, January 5, 2007
permit worry
| yesterday, we went to the commune to submit the renewal form for our residence permit here in CH. we got the forms before the holidays last year, sent it to hubs' HR for processing and was returned shortly after, but it was a bit too late to send it back to the commune since they will be off to holidayland soon and might be ignored (which i doubt, really, since they are very organized here - just a bit slow-paced, i think). anyways, hubs' HR said the processing may take about 1-2 months, unfortunately, we won't be here if it takes a month to process. we leave for pinas in less than a month and of course, we won't be able to enter the country without a valid permit! so yesterday, after submitting the completed forms to the commune, we asked how long it will take to process, and indeed it takes about a month, they said! we asked what we can do about it, in case we don't receive it before we leave, and they said we can go to the main "immigration" department of the canton and we can ask for an entry permit. but they said we can check with them by end of january to see if they still have not finished the renewal. but, we didn't waste any more time, and off we went to the immigration department and asked about it. by the way, the people were very helpful and tried to speak in their best english, while i tried to drop some vocabulary from my very very limited french, to show them i was trying... but we settled to speak in english, anyway! :p at the immigration office, i picked a number, was 3rd in line but each client took at least 10 minutes - the boys waited for me in the car. and then it was my turn! :) stated our case, and asked what i can do about it. at first i told him i was advised to ask for an entry permit, but he said they do not issue new visas when the current visa is still valid - ours expires middle of next month, while we are in pinas, and i told him that. he asked for the proof that i submitted the documents that day and went to the back room, took about 3 minutes - probably asked for a second opinion. and when he came back, he said he will call the commune tomorrow morning (which is today) and tell them to send the documents right away, and then he will process it and send it back immediately. he said if he receives the documents next week, he'll process right away and it will be finished by the following week. so, i asked when i can call he said try the 19th. so, it looks like we will receive the visas in time - if everyone keeps their word, that is. we've done what we can do, all we need to do now is say lot of prayers and wait... hopefully, everything will fall in place and we'll have a worry free holiday. :) Labels: swiss life |
posted by frapr at 9:54:00 AM
