London Calling…

As the move to New York looms closer it becomes difficult to keep various people informed of what is actually happening, what stage the visa is at, whether I will be homeless upon arrival etc. So this post is just for anyone who wants to know what is happening with the move, if you are seeking to be entertained, stop reading now.

Yesterday I went to the US embassy, which is a monument to beaurocracy.  Unfortunately I can’t really complain about it, because despite the fact that I waited for approximately 4 hours to be processed, I cannot say with any degree of certainty that it could have been done any faster. The sheer volume of people queuing for visas of all kinds was unbelievable, and there is potentially a 6 week wait to actually get to be in that queue. When I actually got as far as the interview I was asked 3 questions, only one of which I could really answer, and I was informed that my visa had been approved. Today I got a call to say it would be delivered to me tomorrow, well ahead of the advised processing time of 5 days.

I also now have a corporate apartment in manhattan booked for the first month, and I have managed to wrangle myself a business class flight over (purely through luck I assure you, my company are not generous with personal flights). Overall, things look very good, it’s all coming together. I know a couple of poeple through work, and some friends have been furnishing me with contact details of people they think I might like to hang out with. I already have several visitors scheduled as well, so its a relief to know I will actually be there to receive them :)

There are still about a dozen things for me to wrap up here, but overall it looks pretty good. America, here I come….

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