Rmx

Just finished filling in the forms to request the Canadian visa for a trip to Quebec on spring. Gee, they ask so many useless questions, like the full date of birth of each and every person you plan to visit. Well, is that visit, like, to stay with as a guest, or just having a cup of tea at someone's place also count? Nay, you wouldn't know, because the forms are totally dumb and the official websites that should answer to that kind of question simply don't. And don't even dream of ringing the embassy!

Sapphire

I sent away for a Polish visa last week and I've already received my visa. I asked for a few extras and I'm surprised that it was really so simple. All I did was send them a $9 money order (visas are free to Americans so the $9 was to cover overnight UPS shipping), paper confirming I had been accepted into a university's program for foreigners to study Polish, the visa application, one 35mm by 45 mm passport photo (though, I gave them three since I figured they'd miss my beautiful face and want a few extra for themselves), and my passport.

jani

Unless you're Bhutanese or Nepali, which I am not, the first step on a long journey to India is getting an Indian visa.

I chose to get mine in Singapore, which has a fairly sizable High Commission to cater for the 6-7% of Singaporeans who are of Indian descent, but need a visa to visit their homeland. The local High Commission thus doesn't even allow visa applications from anybody else... unless they're resident in Singapore, like me, in which case they're grudgingly accepted with extra charges and processing time. Here's how it went.