Had the same problem - I was stuck with my EUR on MT GOX for several weeks.

Support wrote: "They have problems with withdrawel limits on their polish bank account - it can take some more time".

My tip:

- Request a cancel of your withdraw with MT GOX (they do it asap)
- Buy Bitcoins
- Send them to an alternative exchange which deals in EUR (e.g. bitstamp, or bitcoin.de)
- Get your payout there

I know this sucks, because you have to pay fees again and there is a risk of price drop. But otherwhise it may happen that it takes another couple of weeks till you have you money.

Right now ASIC is the only way to stay in the game imho - unfortunately there is almost no reliable access to them even if you have money

Some hints:

- Register on 2-3 different Exchanges depending on your region and get used to their trading engine
- Observe the price movement a few days
- Find a price which you feel comfortable with (imho right now price is quite low taking into consideration latest months developments)
- Start some test buys (maybe 1-2 BC)
- Wait how you feel. Can you personally cope with volatility? Can you afford waiting some time after steep drop etc...
- Get used how to pay with BC
- Do some test transfers between you BC accounts to avoid mistakes in later stages with bigger amounts
- Read/ Write/ Comment on puplic articles surrounding Bitcoin
- Tell other people about BC and its fascination
- Start a business/ infrastructure supporting BC

Time to buy - price is cheap 

Welcome - this is my second

After several weeks of just reading I finally found out why a can not post in official forum