INTERVIEW TODAY

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INTERVIEW COMPLETE! Anna was told to pick up her visa on the 11th!

They had problems getting her fingerprints and told her that she might need to come back for that... not sure if the situation was resolved yet because we could only talk for a minute and she had to hang up. I remember that the Thai police also said that it was hard to fingerprint her when she picked up her police report. The CO said, "Don't worry about it, some people are good in fingerprints and some people are good in smiles... you are good in smiles...

:dance: :dance:

Do all the papers graded AFTER your wife passes her interview get A's?

If so, I've got a few to send your way...

Good luck!!

I had to add that you near my grandmother, Sun City Center. I remember the days when Bradenton was all cattle ranches!

Haha... I better check them all again to be fair!

The local builder still keeps 3-4 cows on the undeveloped property (now surrounded by developments) to maintain farm tax status!

Congratulations. Now clean the house.

[toma1 10]

Congratulations. Now clean the house.

Thanks!

Anna CLEARLY had a LOT of fun at her interview. Apparently she and the interviewer had a lot of laughs...

Some of the questions asked were:

What is your name?

(She answered)

Your English is very good, where did you learn?

(She learned English and German on her own.)

How many times have you met?

(This led to a conversation about me spending the entire summer in BKK. He asked how that was possible, and she told him that I was a professor and could therefore spend the summer doing whatever I wished. He joked about that being a nice job... and she said "do you know he can even take the entire year off at half pay and go to work elsewhere? We are hoping to go to London." He said "when?" And she said maybe 2010. [i winced at this honest reply...could this have caused a problem?? I wasn't sure...])

How did you meet?

(She told him that we met online and that I spent so much time chatting with her that at first she didn't really believe that I was a professor because a professor wouldn't have that much time to spend online... this conversation went on for a while....)

What was the reason for his divorce?

(She explained my ex's very conservative religious beliefs.)

What do you do for a living?

(She is a Key Account Manager for the largest stem cell banking company in Asia. The CO seemed surprised by this. He laughed and said that he did not know that Thailand had that technology. This led to a conversation about the different kinds of stem cell banking and the cost structures. The CO seemed interested and she gave him her card and told him to call her company... hahaha... she never misses an opportunity...)

That's all I know so far.. more debriefing later. I have a lot of work to finish up tonight!

[twilighter 0]

CONGRATS AND GOD BLESS YOU BOTH!!!!

[*Giuly and Rocky* 0]

CONGRATULATION!!!

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Congratulations

[mkg265 2]

Congrats!!

[Zee Bee 61]

Congratulations!!!

[toma1 10]

THANK YOU EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!

My timeline has been updated with Anna's anticipated departure information...