Thanks guys....yeah it may have been "Grumper" until today LOL! Hang tight ama1978 -- for sure call the help centre too. Into the "Manila maelstrom" after the SA indeed, Edgehead. I need to stop looking at spread sheets from previous months because THE worst progress updates all seem to be the Manila applications. Like I said from the outset, a Thanksgiving or Halloween gift would be great but let's hope we all are reunited with our spouses/partners by Christmas at least. (I'm going to the Phils next month, feel like stopping in to the Manila VO to do some begging!
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