I was preparing to apply for Austrian Visa for a conference visit during the last month and was collecting required documents and reading facts on the web page of the Austrian consulate at Chicago. I found out that they are closing the office and for few months Visa applications from Ohio should be directed to New York consulate general. That meant I have to either drive there which is about 10 hours or get a flight. Since the cost of the trip I estimated (without knowing this) is less, I was in trouble getting funds for another ticket from the campus. Therefore I opted to drive and get the visa. I asked for a car rental and everything was set to drive in a week when I decided to get a call to the consulate and double check just for nothing that I should come to New York.
Then I spoke with a lady from the consulate office and she asked me questions like have you been to Europe before, what are you doing in USA, etc. After I said that I had been to Europe several times and I am a graduate student in USA, she just said to me that it is okay for me to mail in the application since I have to come a long way to just to get the Visa. This is just like miracle and I didn't expect this kind of a response from them as it is said clearly in the web site that you have be there physically to get the Visa. I was very happy and days went by and the week I was expecting to travel to USA arrived. But at that time was having fever and cold and was not feeling well at all. In that condition there was no way that I could drive for 10 hours without causing any accidents as I think because it was hard for me to just stay awake for half an hour.
As I look back, I realized that this lady from the consulate asked me to mail in the package happened for my good. Otherwise, I could have been in trouble in getting to New York. I believe, this happened to a reason and I overcame the situation with a helping hand from somebody. I believe that helping hand came from somebody who cares for me and knows how the future works out. God helped me out in this situation that everything happened very smoothly and the unexpected good has happened. This is amazing when I look back what has happened with coincidental incidents as any other person may consider!
Then I spoke with a lady from the consulate office and she asked me questions like have you been to Europe before, what are you doing in USA, etc. After I said that I had been to Europe several times and I am a graduate student in USA, she just said to me that it is okay for me to mail in the application since I have to come a long way to just to get the Visa. This is just like miracle and I didn't expect this kind of a response from them as it is said clearly in the web site that you have be there physically to get the Visa. I was very happy and days went by and the week I was expecting to travel to USA arrived. But at that time was having fever and cold and was not feeling well at all. In that condition there was no way that I could drive for 10 hours without causing any accidents as I think because it was hard for me to just stay awake for half an hour.
As I look back, I realized that this lady from the consulate asked me to mail in the package happened for my good. Otherwise, I could have been in trouble in getting to New York. I believe, this happened to a reason and I overcame the situation with a helping hand from somebody. I believe that helping hand came from somebody who cares for me and knows how the future works out. God helped me out in this situation that everything happened very smoothly and the unexpected good has happened. This is amazing when I look back what has happened with coincidental incidents as any other person may consider!
