I just spoke with a person at ZVS. Apparently my visa was sent to the Qatar Embassy on Aug. 7 and my process has started. We got the email from Regent on Aug. 8. Doesn't seem there is any way I can stop the process. :mad:
edited to add: ZVS first told me that, yes there was a 30 day window before issuing the visa and another ZVS person (less than 5 minutes later) said the 30 days was up to the discretion of the embassy. I really get crazy over conflicting information like this.