Finally, the paperwork I've been awaiting for over a month has arrived. Signed, sealed and delivered!
This is good news, for sure, but it's sadly only part one of a three-part process. Next up is a visit to the Latvian Embassy in London to submit my application for a residence permit. Theoretically I can get a decision on that in five business days (or less!), but realistically... well, who knows. And I need to schedule an appointment to submit my papers, which I was unable to do today because nobody was answering the phone at the embassy. Slightly concerning.
At any rate, once my application is submitted and (hopefully!) accepted, then I get my residence permit issued. I then need to return to Latvia, and provide a few more pieces of paperwork for the powers that be.
And if all goes well, I get to stay for a little while. Hoping and praying that all of this happens swiftly enough that I can be back in time for the start of the fall semester!
"The one who calls you is faithful, and He will do [has done, is doing] it." (1 Thess 5:24)