sy wrote:They are usually reluctant to tell you whether it's positive or negative decision.
One thing you could do is to ask for the decision kindly before you sign the receipt. If it is a positive decision, thank god and sign the receipt. If it is a negative decision, don't sign the receipt, instead ask for copy of your application and the decisions they made, insisting that you have the right to retrieve any of your personal information they hold, and tell them you'll come back later.
Then you can call the final decision maker, or intermediate decision maker if you are also applied for a work permit, to see if you can make them change their mind.
The reason behind this caution is that it's much easier to have a precedure correction before you sign the receipt than to appeal to the final decision once you've signed the receipt.
Hope I'm just a little bit over-reacted. And good luck to you!
Thanks for the helpful consideration. Actually, yesterday I just went to the police to check out the situation. Well, I was obviously unexperienced on this, I signed that receipt before I got the final look at the passport. LOL Big relief for now... I was dealing with this thing in Police of another town, so there was just me asking, then they asked me to sign the paper, then I left.
The waiting took almost half a year. In several monthes, I need to start applying for the next permit.

Can't think of that right now. Hehe, passport back, time to visit some places.
Chill!