Our most important, most valuable, most precious, vital possessions - our passports. So if the hous

Our most important, most valuable, most precious, vital possessions - our passports. So if the house tonight on fire - just grab over the passports !! And if there might still be a second is the laptop. Never mind the photos (even the wedding album), Inge's teddy, Jean's duckling, phone box and saffron. Only the passports - with the visas in India !! Lest I might be stuck here for the rest of my life. The past two weeks we were without visas Indie and it made me freak out. (Especially when the receptionist Easter weekend in Kovalam resort urging our passports to see. She then noticed that our visas have already expired, and say we should keep up with a little explanation, because they need it to police reports some !!) To be a residence visa in India to renew is a nightmare. Our first year's visa (we within 3 days in the UK were given, without ever after an Indie embassy holly hagan to go) on January 3, 2009 expiration. Already in December, we at the FRRO office in Chennai to apply for an extension (you can just two weeks before the expiration date to reapply). After three visits to the office, we have a temporary extension for three months had while our papers were sent to Delhi (everything here is done by paper). A month before holly hagan the due date, Japie's office began inquiring, Joseph phoned, I Stressed, but still has three months came and went and our visas have expired. The FRRO said it does not matter if the visa has expired, we can only stay in India (great). They did not want to put in writing, and the catch was that we did not leave the country without holly hagan a valid visa no. Trapped in India - I cursed !!! Of course we have papers between Delhi and Chennai lost. Do not worry we will siRNA look for the papers, phone us tomorrow, holly hagan next week and the week after ook, if you are lucky someone will answer the phone ...... Meanwhile, we chatted with other expats and heard stories money under the table (nothing strange in India) and other favors (such as a clerk's cousin for a job to be considered). The more experienced expats combines the visa application holly hagan with a visit to their country, where things within a week. Well, yesterday I went back and Japie playing musical chairs with the FRRO office and after two hours of waiting, our new visas. Valid until January 3, 2010. It will be the end of our time in India.
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