I'm a Foreigner

So y'know how you sometimes look at people who are obviously visiting and not from the same place you are? I'm the recipient of that a lot here.  It can come just as an odd stare at my clothing, a giggle at my American accent, a quick look over a mug of coffee as I pass by.  Now I don't differ terribly much from the majority here me, I have the same skin color as the majority here, I even speak the language spoken here but there is something about me that people are able to pick out which identifies me as an outsider.

At the bank the something came in the form of my passport.  I admitted to it too, handed over evidence which definitely pointed to the fact I did not hail from Ireland or any part of the European Union. Though I had a letter from my school saying I in fact attended the school and going through the rigmarole of classes in order to receive a masters degree through them. Somehow this did not satisfy the bank. Because of my outsider status I must now go through a fraud check to make sure that the money I'm giving them, which comes from the American Government and was given to the University (who won't help me even though they took their pickings) and then given to me in the form of a refund cheque from the bank I'm attempting to start an account with, isn't some scheme on my part to fraudulently make some money.  I would think that it would be an easy call to the branch or the university contact and ask if the cheque i attempted to deposit had validity, but no, this will somehow take 2-6 weeks to confirm that money which will be coming from the US government through the largest University on the island which banks with them isn't me stealing money.  
Le Sigh

So I'm figuring of giving them a couple days and then the response will happen.  They say the squeaky wheel gets oil and I'm quite in need of access to those numbers on that check made out to me.  We'll start with something simple: a flood of emails to the branch manager's inbox.  I'm debating between an email every 10 minutes or so or 500 at once for the next several days.  If that doesn't elicit response I may need to go to the branch and set up camp as I'll likely be unable to pay my rent which will come due during the 2-6 weeks.  Then as I have no money for food I'll have to find my way to the branch manager's home asking that, since he is holding my money ransom, he feed me.  Should this not elicit any response I'll move on to online picketing of the institution on banking blogs.  This will naturally lead to picketing the branch in person.  Should I at this point be quite literally starving I may have to email the US embassy and see if they are able to pull some strings to let me get my money.  I haven't thought beyond that point but hopefully all works out well and tomorrow morning I can look at my account and see my money.