Thank you very much - I will try push for sorting everything out myself. I really dont know why theyre saying they will cancel it themselves, and only on the Monday after it expires.

Much appreciated :)

Thanks for the replies Benjamin and Robert - this is the first time Im going through this, so Im not sure what to expect. My school told me I needed to sign some forms, and that would be it...

>I would imagine you may want to go to your local immigration office and get that cancelled; it is your extension of stay after all.

Will I need to bring anything with me for this? When cancelling an extension of stay, Ive always read I will need a receipt for a cancelled work permit - but I wont have that by Friday.

They have the forms available at the information counter.

Unfortunately I didn't have any of the documents with me, so I'm not sure how long section b would take.

The officer kept my non b documents, checked and cleared everything else, and told me as soon as I had a receipt for the TM 30 I needed to get a new queue for N2 - not N1. I don't know if I would have been able to go to the same officer or whether I would have had to get a new queue for N2 if I had been able to complete the TM 30 today.

Correct, section N1. When I asked at information, the woman there seemed to be rather surprised, so maybe I just got super unlucky.

"Examiners should not cut or stamp any pages other than those mentioned above. This should not invalidate any visas contained in the passport but it is the responsibility of the applicant to check whether the visas remain valid for travel."

So unfortunately, if the embassy is saying you need to reapply, it looks like you need to reapply :/

That's the first time I've heard it had to be smaller than a normal visa photo. Larger, yes, but never smaller.

Unfortunately, mine didn't 😖

Thanks

When did you get yours done?