On 26 October 2010 14:18, Mahesh Murthy <[email protected]> wrote:
> If it gives you any consolation, I (an Indian citizen resident in India) am
> in the process of renewing my US visit visa.
> The cost is higher, the form is longer, the questions are more onerous and

If you have a problem with the form, pray that you're not asked to
attend an interview.

You get groped, prodded, and relieved of your phone and any other
personal belongings not deemed essential to the process of applying
for the visa. Then you are granted the privilege of standing in a
queue (no seating) of about 3-400 people for 3 or more hours while two
counters slowly interview applicants. This after being granted an
"appointment".

When applying for a visit visa for my wife and son, we waited for
about an hour before my wife decided it wasn't worth that much trouble
just to go to a wedding. As we were walking out, one of the
people-herders asked us why we were leaving. Then we got called to a
new counter and were processed in about 30 seconds.

Ram

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