Medical Clearance

I just got an e-mail from my Immigration rep at HR, and my medical clearance came through today without any problems. I'm glad, as once at the medical commission was quite enough. So unless I have some outstanding criminal record I don't know about, I get to stay in Doha. (^^)

My last step is getting fingerprinted, which is scheduled for tomorrow morning. Then I will wait for my Residence Permit to clear. There will be a bigger delay than usual since Ramadan should, in theory, end next week sometime. It depends on the moon. Most places get a 3-day holiday; the government takes 5. So obviously this will place another weeks' delay on my RP processing.

Eid will still be fun, though, as bars and nightclubs will open back up. Also, restaurants should be open during the day. I've also been told there is 3 days' worth of festival. I've enjoyed the dancing at night across the street in the City Center.

I had been holding off on really getting settled in until I knew for sure that everything would go through, in case something went wrong.

Time to go buy a coffee pot, and a wall clock.