We are headed to Chicago on the train today. As an American, you can travel to South Africa for up to 90 days without applying for a visa, but in order to stay longer, we have to submit applications to the South African Consulate, and the one for our region is in Chicago. A visa application involves a lot of supporting documents, and it can be stressful to acquire everything necessary and anticipate what else they might ask for. It includes things like medical reports, radiological reports, marriage certificate, proof of insurance, bank statements and much, much more!
We will go to the consulate tomorrow morning, submit our applications, and hope and pray for approval. We are requesting a 3-year visa, as the application process is tedious and the less often we have to renew, the better! But, if they approve our application, they can give us any amount of time up to 3 years. Please pray with us that all goes smoothly!
We are making this trip as a family, minus Brandon. He doesn't need to apply for a new visa at this time. We are feeling a little incomplete, leaving him out our temporary home in Michigan while we are in Chicago, and in 2 weeks, we will be moving Brandon into his dorm at the Word of Life Bible Institute in upstate New York. He will study there for one year. I suppose this is just the beginning of our transition! Please pray for each of us as we process this change in our lives.
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