I know everyone shares the same sentiments. Frustration ... Anxiety ... Uncertainty ... Lahat ata yan pinagdaanan natin. It's really hard considering some have even planned to go out of the country but can't do so. While others have already resigned on their jobs. But the reality is we have submitted ourselves in the "PROCESS" and it can change anytime and it is up to us to adjust. Mabigat man sa loob natin, we just have to suck it up.
I'm sure everyone falls pa naman on the estimated processing time they have indicated on the 2nd AOR. In fact, based naman sa latest update sa CIC site, Manila CEM averages 11 months in processing time. Just pen the date of your 2nd AOR and add 330 days, then yun ang expected date of visa release.
Looking at the list that canimmigrant patiently updates (salamat canimmigrant). Pwedeng maging mas maaga pa! (something to look forward to). Based from the list, the earliest date of release prior to visa expiry is 226 days while the latest is 154 days.
For example, if your Visa expiry is : 08/24/2011
Earliest release: 01/10/2011
Latest release : 03/21/2011
Pero napansin ko na nag-spill over pa rin yung latest meaning baka mag-less than 154 days pa ang latest and ma-extend pa yung latest release projection. But then, it's still up to the VO. Lahat ito ay mga haka-haka lang. It's just nice to put on a date para ba may milestone to look forward to. May mga lucky na mabilis ma-process, meron rin naman na na-late, but the bottomline is ma-release rin ang VISA. Let's hope that ours will be release soon and pag na-delay pa rin, let's try to cheer ourselves. Sabi nga sa Tangled: Good things come to those who wait".
Pippin said on the other thread when another forumer received his visa:
"It must be such a relief to have THAT behind you, but does it seem suddenly small, compared to what lies ahead". The VISA waiting game is like a stone on our chest, when we have passed that and removed that stone, we realize that there's a bigger one on top it. Kaya, let's try to look beyond the visa waiting and prepare for the greater task in immigrating.
Remember, the VISA is already ours, we already have a date for it. The question is, what will we do after we receive it? Are we all done? Have we done our homework in the preparation? the liquidation of assets? the paperworks to be done? are the resumes already tailor fitted? Have we started to network? Have we started to scout where to stay? Just by looking at these questions, nalulula na ako and I realize na marami pang dapat gawin. I have friends who have landed before me, and pareho parati ang feedback nila. Life there is harder than what many imagined. Maraming adjustments and sacrifices na dapat gawin. As much as I would like to see myself enjoying there, there's always that nagging feeling na mahirap yung tatahakin natin dun. So might as well prepare for it.
So yun, lang and nobela na ito. Hope everyone continue to have that positive attitude. Cheers!
