Daisy and Lino, I have no idea what the delay is about. But my advice is that when you do get a visa, get one of those long ones that are good for 10 years - it's worth the extra money, Filomena
--- Daisy & Lino Rodrigues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > I am writing this note around midnight which means > that I am very restless and extremely dissapointed > and > am finding it very hard to go to bed. Here is my > dilemna: we had recently purchased our tickets for > Goa > (my husband has to go and see his sick Dad) - when > he > went to the Indian consulate in San Francisco, he > was > told that there would be a delay in processing his > VISA only because he was born in Pakistan. He is an > American Citizen and holds an American passport but > apparently it means nothing. I contacted a friend in > San Francisco who is also an American Citizen, born > in > Pakistan - he has been waiting for his VISA for 4 > months, he is so frustrated that he finally > cancelled > his trip in December. Unfortunately, we cannot wait > that long - we have already asked for time off which > by the way is very difficult to get in the STates. > Besides, we will have to pay a hefty penalty to > cancel > each ticket. I find this to be utter nonsense and I > do not understand why Pakistanis from Pakistan can > move freely in India yet they make it difficult for > an > American Citizen born in Pakistan. Any comments or > explanation into this matter? Thank you all for > listening. > > Sincerely > Daisy > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears > http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/ > > ########################################################################## > # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > # > # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), > and avoid top-posts # > # More details on Goanet at > http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # > # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to > reflect respect to others # > ########################################################################## __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
