On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 12:26 PM, Badri Natarajan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > subversive sweetie a long term visa. They seemed concerned that she > > should not write about India and sell it for some reason. I know that > > there are third world dictatorships lacking a free press that are > > anxious to control access by foreign journalists, but India? > > > > Err..you mean the same way the USA controls access by foreign journalists > and makes them get special visas (even those who can otherwise enter with > visa waivers)?
Tu quoque? The USA is certainly no paragon of visa issuing rectitude, but I don't understand what rationale there might be for the restrictions. Is it just tit-for-tat? I can respect that, I admire the Brazilians for requiring only Americans to get fingerprinted to enter Brazil. > Eg: > > <http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/jun/05/usa.weekend7> > > FWIW, I think she'll probably get a 10 year visa (if not now, next time > around, when you will presumably not put "writer" under occupation). It's > just the govt's tendency to control things that is popping up - I don't > think it is part of any grand design.. > > Oh, and welcome to the world of needing visas and being subject to the > whims of immigration authorities..there's a lot of Indians with experience > of the vagaries of INS visa policy who will sympathize with the > experience.. Some time over beers let me tell you my adventures baiting the US Border Patrol while living in San Diego. I'm no fan of US immigration policy... -- Charles
