Here's a look at the last time I tried to get a long-term Spanish student visa.
From afar, my mistake(s) had been obvious. Sure, I could blame others, but the truth soaked my marrow like the rain dotted, then drenched, my clothes in a reassurance of the hilarity of it all. Of course, hilarity, at that moment, as I trodded D.C. looking less Marilyn and more Manson, wasn't yet in use. Rather, a slow drip, drip, drip, like the torture cell for a prisoner resonated. And to that, I too felt its physical and mental twist.
The mistake: Never fax. Or was it trust the mail of WeiWu Lu?
It has been a long 10 months. Yes, TEN is the current count since I applied to Spain and here I am now. Currently dry, but nonetheless marrow-soaked. Go with me on this.
What have I learned?
1. You can't get fingerprints in China, unless you become a criminal. Thus, creating a big problem for obtaining a background check and/or the right to get into another country.
2. The more problems you have (consult no. 1 for the beginning of such problems), the more questions you have, the more likely someone may start running away from you. This is also true in my case. Helen, I apologize.
3. Yes, you can order a fingerprint kit from Amazon. You can also print your own fingerprints. You can even get charged $18 for the FBI processing fee. However, you won't get your results. It will probably not be dark enough because it was blue.
4. Applying for "real" jobs in America is not fun.
5. DON'T FAX a background check. This will mean it will not be notarized; you may not realize at first that this is a big deal. It is. They will tell you this in D.C. after you've made a special trip, stayed in a hostel and then will have to start from square one, again. You will feel worse than step 4.
6. You will realize you have to go back to Des Moines, Iowa, which you just left, but don't have the money to fly back. Instead, you will have to enlist the help of family-friends, family and Angel from the DCI. Then, you will just have to cross your fingers and remember, you turned the prayer wheel in Nepal.
From afar, my mistake(s) had been obvious. Sure, I could blame others, but the truth soaked my marrow like the rain dotted, then drenched, my clothes in a reassurance of the hilarity of it all. Of course, hilarity, at that moment, as I trodded D.C. looking less Marilyn and more Manson, wasn't yet in use. Rather, a slow drip, drip, drip, like the torture cell for a prisoner resonated. And to that, I too felt its physical and mental twist.
The mistake: Never fax. Or was it trust the mail of WeiWu Lu?
It has been a long 10 months. Yes, TEN is the current count since I applied to Spain and here I am now. Currently dry, but nonetheless marrow-soaked. Go with me on this.
(Nepali prayer wheels could be useful.)
What have I learned?
1. You can't get fingerprints in China, unless you become a criminal. Thus, creating a big problem for obtaining a background check and/or the right to get into another country.
2. The more problems you have (consult no. 1 for the beginning of such problems), the more questions you have, the more likely someone may start running away from you. This is also true in my case. Helen, I apologize.
3. Yes, you can order a fingerprint kit from Amazon. You can also print your own fingerprints. You can even get charged $18 for the FBI processing fee. However, you won't get your results. It will probably not be dark enough because it was blue.
4. Applying for "real" jobs in America is not fun.
5. DON'T FAX a background check. This will mean it will not be notarized; you may not realize at first that this is a big deal. It is. They will tell you this in D.C. after you've made a special trip, stayed in a hostel and then will have to start from square one, again. You will feel worse than step 4.
6. You will realize you have to go back to Des Moines, Iowa, which you just left, but don't have the money to fly back. Instead, you will have to enlist the help of family-friends, family and Angel from the DCI. Then, you will just have to cross your fingers and remember, you turned the prayer wheel in Nepal.
(For an American without a European passport, it's a long road to cutting the red tape and getting a Visa in Spain, but one worth it.)
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