Well....that is the word of the day for the Kliewer's: Rejected, yup you got it!! So I went up to the office (Nathan) at the school to talk with the person who handles the immigration stuff and she said, "Tengo algunas noticias malas para usted, Natan," or "I have some bad news for you Nathan....you have been rejected, you are now considered illegal tourists. Life is never ordinary with the Kliewer's you should know that. So as it stands, the immigration office had 20 families that they were to approve for extensions and at the last minute they decided they were not going to accept three and for no legal reason; (at least from my standpoint)....... and yes, we were one of those three. So what this simply means is that we to have to leave Costa Rica at some point. And in order to reapply for student visas we have to have legal status and to get "legal" again we have to leave the country for at least 72 hours. Now that we are illegal we were told that it doesn't really matter when we leave, so it looks like we may go to Panama sometime in January. Anyway, please pray that down the road after we apply for another student visa that we wont be rejected and we can stay in Costa Rica instead of having keep leaving....quite the pain!
4 comments:
crazy government! Sometimes it is so interesting how they decide who stays & who doesn't!
This will all work out for you guys!! We'll be praying!!
Myself! I'd love to be rejected! The opportunity for those of us who 'can't' travel would consider this a joy. I know - it's not as glamorous or fun as it appears. I'm w/ Vera. Love and hugs - enjoy Panama :)
Hola Nathan and Sandra,
May God give you peace during this time that He is in control of all things.
This would be indeed frustrating. I pray that you will be readmitted in order to continue your language studies.
God bless.
Love,
Kristi
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