This thread is dead. But I should add that the outcome was inspite of being due to take a 2 week leave and ending up having to relieve my boss who was going on one - to meet his relations in the U.S. I was able to get one day off on Friday, which was when I was also able to get an evening flight to another country for the exams. Ironically, my boss was the first person to congratulate me when I saw the result…