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    Wisdom after Vagabond
    Wisdom after Vagabond
    Wisdom after Vagabond
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    Wisdom after Vagabond

    By Amandeep Singh

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    When I went to take a photograph near a weird-looking statue, the statue suddenly spoke, "five euros per photo, please." I clicked the photo without paying him and he shouted at me. He said that he had never met such a shameless person in his life, to which I replied that even I had never met a statue in my life that demands money!

    I also felt that the upper Himalayas in India was still isolated. Kaza, in the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himalayas can be improved by Indian government into a big tourist hub just by improving a few infrastructural facilities and match the western world in terms of food and luxury….

    A weak woman created by God only seeks love, respect and protection from her man. She won't even hesitate to murder God. Does he simply mean that she can do impossible work for him?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNotion Press
    Release dateDec 29, 2015
    ISBN9789352066827
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      Passport and Visa

      Travel is an excellent but expensive hobby. It is also time-consuming. By travelling, we gather information on the various types of lives, cultures and geographies on earth. There are many tourist destinations within India. To travel within India is not difficult, but if we want to travel outside the country, then we face many challenges. We must be prepared to deal with different languages, currencies, passports, visas, air tickets, hotel bookings, local transport, itineraries, etc.

      The first prerequisite for international travel is a passport. A passport is a document which is given by the government after you fulfill many criteria. You can think of it as a license provided by the Foreign Ministry of the Indian government. Without it, you cannot cross the borders of your country.

      There are three types of passports: blue passport– provided for ordinary citizens, like you and me; white passport – for high level executives who work for multinationals; red passport – for ministers, leaders and to those who work for the Central Government. If a passport is a government document, then a visa is permission given by the country to which you want to travel. The visa is stamped/paste as sticker on your passport. If you want a visa then you will have to apply to a country’s High Commission, usually located in Delhi. You can receive a visa by submitting a visa application to a country’s embassy, to which you want to travel. Sometimes it is easier to get a visa to those countries whose currency value exceeds that of our currency, in international markets. Without a visa, you cannot travel to any country.

      Tourism is a good source of revenue for every country and all countries are eager to welcome tourists. But no nation wants someone to enter the country as a tourist and settle down by illegal means. Some people who have tried to do this have got their visas cancelled. If you cannot prove that you are a well settled Indian then your visa may be refused. If you are a bachelor, unemployed, without a bank account or property or if you are not an income tax assess, then your visa may be refused. People, who cannot fulfill these conditions and are not travelling as tourists, should apply for a student, business or labor visa, sports and any type of other skilled visa etc instead.

      To travel out of the country is an smitten, love affair, obsession for our youth. When they get an opportunity to do so, then they miss their family. If they don’t get an opportunity, they keep trying for it?

      Generally, there are two types of visas-immigrant and non-immigrant. A tourist visa is a non-immigrant visa. Generally you will find it difficult to get a visa to a developed country, if you have a close blood relative in that country. The embassy may suspect that you are planning to settle there.

      Being a legal immigrant involves applying and being granted a green card. These green cards are highly coveted and many people try various schemes to acquire them illegally. These include entering into fake marriages or applying for political asylum. If you do have a close relative of yours living abroad, then you can apply for an immigrant visa. It takes time but you will eventually get a visa and citizenship. Embassies of developed countries are particularly suspicious of tourists from the third world – but if you prove that you have travelled for pleasure before and have adequate resources, then you can easily get a visa.

      Sometimes, people feel that an embassy is unreasonably strict with non-immigrant visa applicants because they want to increase the prestige of their visas. Many visa applicants are resentful assume applicants furnishing fake documents get their visas, while genuine cases are rejected. A few years ago I applied for an American visa. The American embassy neither reviewed my documents, nor asked me any questions but refused my visa application, out of hand. Spoke to them courteously, and told them that I had spent nearly six months in collecting the necessary documents.

      If you want to refuse my application then do so, but please, at least have a look at my papers, I pleaded.

      The official turned a deaf ear. Then I said angrily that Bin Laden probably did whatever he did to America, because of this dictatorial and arrogant attitude. Another thing I realized was that the American embassy refuses many visa applications but collects lakhs of rupees in fees, daily. Every time you apply for a visa you have to pay thousands in fees, which you forfeit if your visa application is rejected.

      Some experts say that whatever you talk in the embassy is saved in their computers, for future reference. So it is possible that I may never get an American visa, ever. Especially after invoked the name of ‘Bin Laden’!

      I’m amazed at people who boast about getting a visa easily. I’ve heard people say, OH, I was just visiting Delhi. Just like that, I applied for a US visa – and I got it.Surely, that’s a lie. It takes months to get all the documentation together, and then you have to submit the application and then go through the interview process. Even frequent travelers, apply for a visa 3–4 months, before departure.

      Some travel agents and brokers claim that they have contacts within the embassy and can, for a suitable payment, arrange your visa. They demand a high price, but it’s all fake. They only help you prepare your documents – If you get the visa by luck, then they pretend that it is their doing, if you don’t they make themselves scarce, taking your money with them These people forward 15 to 20 applications in a year, of which two/three clients may get in on their own merit, then they use these cases to attract more suckers!

      Another interesting fact is that if you already have an open visa to the US or UK, then other countries grant you a visa easily. Also, once you have travelled and returned from these countries then it is easier to get a visa, the second time around. The fact is, too many Indians go abroad as tourists and start living there illegally. This is the big reason embassies scrutinize all Indian applications. So keep this in mind and be meticulous in your application, a single mistake and your application will be rejected. Usually the first visa is granted for 3 to 6 months. Frequent travelers are even granted 10 year, multiple entry visas.

      If someone wants a visa for USA and UK to thesaurus, then he will have to go to embassy of that that country in person. If you want a visa to any other country then you can contact travel agent, but they

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