What to do? There are many issues that we are having to sort through, many questions we need answered and a boost of faith would not go amiss either. Basically we are not sure quite what to do right now.
God seems very quiet and we have some decisions we need to make soon. The biggest thing right now is that the time baby is due and the time frame we have for getting baby registered here in India for birth and a birth certificate issued and then applying for NZ citizenship and a passport for baby is going to be a tight squeeze if we are going to have to return to NZ again in Jan or early Feb to re new visas again. We called NZ today to find out time frames for their part and found it would be over a month before we get the passport back in our hands and we have no idea from the India side yet. The other issue is that if we then find that the US$25,000 came through at the last minute and we could apply for a visa extension here, we would need our passports here in India and they also require them in NZ for the baby( they want the original documents). Mmmm, tricky.
So our other option is to return to NZ to have baby so that there are no issues with time delays for passports but it would mean we would need to leave here in September due to flying restrictions in late pregnancy. Then comes the decision of where to stay and for how long etc etc. We have a flat we could move into but at the moment it is our only source of income.
We are seeking God for answers and direction and are waiting to see what answers we get in the next few weeks. I’ll keep you posted.
God seems very quiet and we have some decisions we need to make soon. The biggest thing right now is that the time baby is due and the time frame we have for getting baby registered here in India for birth and a birth certificate issued and then applying for NZ citizenship and a passport for baby is going to be a tight squeeze if we are going to have to return to NZ again in Jan or early Feb to re new visas again. We called NZ today to find out time frames for their part and found it would be over a month before we get the passport back in our hands and we have no idea from the India side yet. The other issue is that if we then find that the US$25,000 came through at the last minute and we could apply for a visa extension here, we would need our passports here in India and they also require them in NZ for the baby( they want the original documents). Mmmm, tricky.
So our other option is to return to NZ to have baby so that there are no issues with time delays for passports but it would mean we would need to leave here in September due to flying restrictions in late pregnancy. Then comes the decision of where to stay and for how long etc etc. We have a flat we could move into but at the moment it is our only source of income.
We are seeking God for answers and direction and are waiting to see what answers we get in the next few weeks. I’ll keep you posted.
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