Another Day to be Grateful!

One of the pet peeves of being in an interracial relationship is the hassle it gives when it comes to papers and documents. For me and G, living in the Philippines is not as easy as it seems. Of course, it is a little bit stressfree but all in all, it is never like that.

Our plan is to visit my in-laws in Europe every once in a while. To make that happen, we always need to ask for a visa for me to have at least 90 days stay (within 180 days period) in The Netherlands. Preparation is doable, I've been on it three times already, but still, we do not know if they will grant me or not. Unlike G, who is married to a Philippine national/resident (that's me of course. haha), he has the privilege of getting a free year visa/stay in the Philippines. We also have submitted required papers for G to acquire a resident visa, thankfully, it was approved as well. Meaning, he has a free visa! "How generous my country is!", I realized.


Today, I received my Schengen visa and it only took 2 business days (from PH to KL to PH + processing). Although we asked for a three years visa, I think it is not yet the time for me to have one. I am more than happy having a year visa, it is really an answered prayer already. Soon enough, we will fly again to EU and I would be thrilled to see my second family there. G told me that we can go to France again, and that's another thing to look forward to.

So yeah, it is a very pleasant day, and month (we just had our 3-day convention with the theme, Love Never Fails).

You can watch here how I applied for a Schengen visa in The Netherlands.