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Colette Matola's avatar

Omg you poor things. Felicitations 🎉🎉

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Roberto and Carolyn's avatar

Haha. We are hardly suffering, we know it.

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Sacha Cohen's avatar

Eek, we have our VFS appointments later this month. I’m nervous!

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Roberto and Carolyn's avatar

If your visas aren't for France, you might not have to worry. VFS provides services for several other countries.

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Avram Butch Kaplan's avatar

Double Whewee !!!

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Tony Marden's avatar

Congratulations R+C!

Have faith all, it can happen, I recieved my two year Visa recently.

See you back on the sunny (mostly rainy) side soon!

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Roberto and Carolyn's avatar

Congratulations on your two year visa, Tony! See you soon!

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Lesley Russell's avatar

🥳

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Erin Rafferty's avatar

Woo Hoo!! Zen, Zen, Zen Roberto! I got in an argument with some bureaucrat at the Sorbonne in the fall of 1989. He wouldn't let me change into my buddy's class and was super slimy about my being an American who apparently wanted special favors. My English friend sweet-talked him back into humanity and all was right with the world. Of course I'm remembering this all these years later! #yourockedit. #ididnot

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Anne OPPERMANN's avatar

Congratulations and hurry back! Totally missed connecting with you last time you were here. I walk by your place almost every day.

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Roberto and Carolyn's avatar

Let’s fix that next time, Anne!

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Page Huyette's avatar

From a fellow six-er on the Richter scale, I applaud you for using humor to change the outcome of the situation. Way to go!

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Roberto and Carolyn's avatar

heyyyyy Six-er! I'm getting better in select situations.

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Faith E's avatar

Like Moses parting the red sea (but a lot less dramatic) you get to cross the ocean. Bon voyage!

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Roberto and Carolyn's avatar

Unlike Moses, we don't have to walk!

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Faith E's avatar

Don’t forget to pack some sandals!

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Mariaelena McCauley's avatar

Bravo!!! Such a helpful edition on patience and sugar vs. vinegar. So glad all went well. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Carolyn Shannon's avatar

Huzzah! Congratulations on the one year visa!

I so appreciate these posts. It’s all such a black box; we share your anxiety (and excitement) for doing things correctly when the process is not clear.

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