Easter is here..

This past week has involved receiving my Passport back from the nice people at the US Embassy with my US Visa neatly attached inside. This has been a great load off of my mind knowing that my Visa is here and I can continue with my training without hinderance. This has not been the case for all of my colleagues with regard to the Visas; this has left them feeling rather anxious for the time being. With the lead times associated with Visa applications it could be the case where they are waiting for a number of months for approval. As we are scheduled to leave in seven weeks this would mean waiting behind till the approval arrives or rearranging the flight training to be conducted in the UK rather than the US.

Now the next step regarding the flight training is the submission of fingerprints to the TSA. A recent email from them has included a statement saying

"Fingerprints must be taken within two weeks of receiving the subsequent confirmation email; fingerprints taken prior to this or after the two week period has expired are invalid and may cause a delay in your application."

Personally, doesn't this contradict the unique benefit if taking fingerprints in the first place; anyway, I don't make the rules, I should just politely follow them.

Easter weekend has meant that we have had a long four day weekend; as far as I know, this isn't a holiday shared on both sides of the pond. In the UK it is a fairly big deal, or at least it is for the working folk. Previously I have never benefitted from this holiday as I have been a student with Easter holidays surrounding the weekend. Despite this short holiday we are still having to maintain our study as to not fall behind.

Having enjoyed the past few days with my family I have now returned to continue studying in solitude. Not the best way to spend the Easter Weekend..!