sort out my paperwork

I’m writing this about 2 weeks after the fact, but I needed some time to just breathe and settle down.

I’ve renounced my original citizenship and gained a new one. In the process, I’ve been without a citizenship or any valid form of identification (not to mention job, health insurance and similar things) for about a week. Brrr, scary feeling. There’d been a potential for some serious fsckups due to various paperwork deadlines coming up, but thanks to some very nice and helpful public administration workers (wow, they actually exist) it was all sorted before the catastrophe actually happened. Phew.

I’m now a citizen of the EU. No more waiting in lines at border crossings. Or getting called to the side for a more thorough search. I think I have a new phobia – borders and border officials!

So, that means the biggest part of my paperwork is sorted out. Anything else that comes up is insignificant in comparison. :P

Just like I thought – everything is happening at once. But it should be all over by the end of June. _{Keep your fingers crossed. If I mess up anything, I’ll be an apatride.}

I finally have a valid, legal driver’s license.

But the war is still on: tax papers (I thought I had all the bases covered, but nope, they thought of something new), citizenship, visa…

For reasons I’d rather not go into, I attended a lecture along with 60 truck drivers. I was one of the 2 females there (I wonder if she drives a truck?). Interesting. :)

I should’ve kept quiet yesterday.

I’ve done what I could for visa, citizenship and tax paperwork. All I can do now is wait. _{And send official letters every now and then, because they have to enter any paper thingies they get in their document management system, so they treat paper inquiries more seriously than phone calls or personal visits. :P}

After those 3 things are settled, I have to work on credit card papers, sign a power of attorney form and deal with my driving license.

All my doctor stuff is worked out. I use my birthday as a reminder to set up regular checkup appointments.

Still waiting. Bloody government is taking its own sweet time, while they give me a 15-day deadline for everything. I have so many paperwork-related open loops it’s incredible. My dear public administration workers, don’t you know that open loops are a major stressor for me? I’m losing sleep, overeating, not working out properly, and it’s all your fault!

visa/citizenship: got a reply! an affirmative one, even! of course, I still have to wait for another reply

Everything else is on hold until I get that reply.

You deal with one thing, two more pop up. So….

• tax paperwork: ask at work, send formal complaint, cross fingers and wait
• visa/citizenship: still waiting for reply
• the other doctor: phone next week to set up appt – edit: done, as I had to go in for an emergency!
• credit card: ask VZ, make the calculations, decide already :P … and then wait for visa/c.
• work permit: have time till mid May
• savings/power of attorney: wait for visa/c., then ask MZ, set up a date, go to bank
• driving license: not an issue at this time, will wait for visa/c.

Basically, a lot of waiting going on.

• visa/citizenship: waiting for reply
• doctor: done
• credit card: waiting for reply
• savings/power of attorney: ask MZ, set up a date, go to bank
• work permit: have time till mid May
• driving license: not an issue at this time, will wait for visa/citizenship