Today is 
the last day my current visa is valid. And the new one is nowhere in sight… There is no reason to panic just yet, because I am allowed to stay however long the visa application process will take. So, there should be no problems for now.
However, being at the mercy of some random person somewhere in the centre of bureaucracy is not a good feeling… Let’s hope the wheels will turn fast – and smoothly.
I hope that everything will be fine.
Since 2004, I do, every year, this procedure of extending the residence permit!
I understand, perfectly, that it is not a good feeling ….