This just might work after all. A’s father cc’d me on a message to the Seattle district. The US embassy in Madrid said they would give A the visa if Rotary will send a letter to the embassy stating that they will get her DS2019 completed when she turns 15 in October. That means she can leave in August as originally scheduled and go to the original sponsoring club and school. I can’t imagine any possible reason why that would not work but am still waiting to hear from Seattle – I’m a Rotary outsider so I’m trying to get information through the proper bureaucratic channels. This is very good news and I probably won't have to use my flimsy connection to a Washington state representative to congress.
Yesterday I e-mailed A’s family telling them when Chloe’s plane arrives in Pamplona and asking if they’ve heard anything to the contrary. Her father e-mailed today with the subject: Welcome Chloe. He said they’re looking forward to picking her up at the airport and he’s certain that she will enjoy Pamplona. What a relief. I looks like we’re almost done with the uncertainty.
Contrary to what the guarantee form says, A’s father said school starts September 9 and ends June 24. More good news, because the form says September 6 and they don’t arrive in Pamplona until September 5 at 6:00 pm. They’ll need that time to shop for uniforms, blue shoes, and a red skirt of squares, of course.
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