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During the 30 day visa farce I had the same middle name fiasco twice over a 90 day stay ! The really frustrating thing is that you didn’t know if the visa was acceptable until arriving at immigration. The third visa simply didn’t arrive in my inbox until 11.56pm of the day of my flight (six days after applying) ! Imagine the farce of the immigration officer demanding to see my visa that HE could see on HIS screen but hadn’t arrived in MY inbox (until 5 hours later !) . Apparently the rule was that I HAD to show a printed copy. So I had three EXTRA return flights…..And I’m always polite and formal, never attempt chatting and present documents relevant page open etc.
Yeah the printed visa rule is reflective of how outdated the system is. My last visa I spent the day before walking around looking for a printing shop who prints anymore!?)
The middle name-problem is shared by many, I see. I'm always anxious when travelling internationally these days, as the middle name-situation can lead to many difficulties. I even advise friends having children not to give them middle names because of this (but no one listens, perhaps understandably). Thanks for a great read!
During the 30 day visa farce I had the same middle name fiasco twice over a 90 day stay ! The really frustrating thing is that you didn’t know if the visa was acceptable until arriving at immigration. The third visa simply didn’t arrive in my inbox until 11.56pm of the day of my flight (six days after applying) ! Imagine the farce of the immigration officer demanding to see my visa that HE could see on HIS screen but hadn’t arrived in MY inbox (until 5 hours later !) . Apparently the rule was that I HAD to show a printed copy. So I had three EXTRA return flights…..And I’m always polite and formal, never attempt chatting and present documents relevant page open etc.
Dear reader I smiled…….
Yeah the printed visa rule is reflective of how outdated the system is. My last visa I spent the day before walking around looking for a printing shop who prints anymore!?)
The middle name-problem is shared by many, I see. I'm always anxious when travelling internationally these days, as the middle name-situation can lead to many difficulties. I even advise friends having children not to give them middle names because of this (but no one listens, perhaps understandably). Thanks for a great read!