After a 6 months I finally have my residency card. The process could have been 2 months if I didn't have to wait for documents I thought I didn't need because they were not on the list of documents needed.
What I'm confused about is when I turned all my documents in, the young lady who was helping me ( she was nice and even followed up on a question I had that she couldn't answer that day) had me to make changes to myletter of guarantee because it stated I was applying for a temporary visa. She informed me that my visa, Rentista Visa is a permanent one.
Well when receiving my card I looked at the date of expiration and it is only for one year. I asked the same lady, "You told me this is permanent and is good for 10 yrs." She replied, "Yes, but the first year you have to renew and then renew every 2 years for the next 5 yrs. It will then become definitivo.
Has any one else gone thorough this process and could help me understand? I wanted to ask more questions, but I was getting light headed, I didn't eat anything in the morning and now it was 3:00.
What I'm confused about is when I turned all my documents in, the young lady who was helping me ( she was nice and even followed up on a question I had that she couldn't answer that day) had me to make changes to myletter of guarantee because it stated I was applying for a temporary visa. She informed me that my visa, Rentista Visa is a permanent one.
Well when receiving my card I looked at the date of expiration and it is only for one year. I asked the same lady, "You told me this is permanent and is good for 10 yrs." She replied, "Yes, but the first year you have to renew and then renew every 2 years for the next 5 yrs. It will then become definitivo.
Has any one else gone thorough this process and could help me understand? I wanted to ask more questions, but I was getting light headed, I didn't eat anything in the morning and now it was 3:00.