Yesterday I was very excited to apply for my Australian Student Visa. I got my YWAM acceptance in October but haven't been able to make any other steps to get ready since then. You aren't able to apply for a visa until 124 days before entering the country. Yeah, weird number...I know. Yesterday was 122 days, and me being the person I am, I wanted to be proactive and get my visa as soon as possible in order to be sure to get my visa on time.
So I finished my application, payed the big whopping fee and was ready to call it a day. Well the Australian government had something else to say. This morning I woke up to two emails from the Australian Immigration. They said a bunch of stuff that I didn't understand so much accept they did get their point across. UNDER 18. I have to submit some forms because I am under 18. Not only are they some forms, but they have to include my birth certificate, my mom and dad's marriage license, my dad's death certificate, and they have to be notarized and signed in the presence of a lawyer. This is adds a million steps to the process because I am not 18. But here is the catch..... I turn 18 TOMORROW. Had I waited ONE day, all of this could have been avoided. What was I thinking? Oh wait... I wasn't.
My mom is going to call the Australian Embassy and see if there is ANY way that we can bypass this. I will be 18 when I arrive in Australia!
So please pray that we can bypass all of this and that we have no trouble dealing with the Australian embassy. Please pray that if we DO have to fill out these forms that it will be easy and we will get everything done that needs to be done in a swift time manner.
Grace
