Probably what I'd write, for better or worse: --snip-- Hi Recruiter, Sorry if I came across as a pest - I really didn't mean to. Starting early was just an

Probably what I'd write, for better or worse: --snip-- Hi Recruiter, Sorry if I came across as a pest - I really didn't mean to. Starting early was just an idea, I had no idea there might be legal issues with that. You can imagine that being in a visa situation like I am can make these matters rather urgent and stressful. I'd still really like to take the job, which I'm a great fit for. Hopefully you can empathize with my situation and we can get this thing done. Let me know if you can still make this happen. Thanks, Throwaway --snip--