On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 3:23 PM, Ingrid <[email protected]> wrote: > I've had to get 9 new visas this year. I find that the key difference > between those that are onerous and not is the clarity and specificity of the > necessary documents and procedures, not the quantum and detail of > information required. The only time I've had difficulty was at the Italian > visa service in India which invented new requirements at each stage of the > process. > > That said, those Indian embassies I have interacted with do the country no > favours at all on perceptions of efficiency or quality of service.
I'm in the process of helping my Dad get a tourist visa to visit New Zealand. All together it's a pretty pleasant experience. As Ingrid said, they have very specific requirements and providing them seems to be all they need. My Dad's visa application is on hold because they have some (reasonable) queries, but even that was not annoying at all. In fact the most annoying part of the process is the ridiculous attitude of my Dad's travel agents. They seem to think any visa application should be handled as if they were sending a newly graduated software engineer working for a shady bodyshopper to the US on an H1B for the first time. They sent my Dad a document list that seemed to be every document ever asked by any embassy in every case they ever handled. -- b
