Join me in Nepal, Tibet, lvxing India (5): India Visa Office in Kathmandu

17 July 2007

Come to Nepal the first thing to do thing India visa.

I can honestly say that my trip there are two things that I'm a little worried about that one is afraid of the reaction in the Tibet plateau, this point has been confirmed that nothing, the second is the India visa, check, traveler's line had to be adjusted.

In the first night and slept at ease, I trip out of the best has slept all night, may is here the night very quiet sake bar.

Early morning wake up has come to stand on the roof, the birds flying overhead, far from floating to if there are no early prayer singing sound, but don't know where you are.

Nepal is a religious country, people come every morning to go to the nearby temple to worship the forehead point red dot so that you can get the blessings of the fozhu. Therefore, here live and be happy. Maybe their material life is not a particularly wealthy, but the look is very easy.

At seven in the morning, we're out in the Embassy district of India Embassy in Nepal.

We took a piece of Kathmandu map, seven asked eight asked to go there for about half an hour, they see online people say Giordano's English signs. Turn to it directly across from the alley, the end is India Embassy.

The gate on the right corner is a room, door exterior qixiong high wall door surrounded with a soldier charge ammunition stands, but looks quite nice.

On usual doesn't see gun us, watching really is a bit scary.

The wall has stood in line for three, four, we also follow rows, at the time at eight, nine and a half before the visa.

Days of shady, not for a moment it begins to rain. The longer the line, the more people of all ages, skin colour, nationality of the person. Wait and nothing began to pay attention to line up. Most interested in is a pair of Australia lovers. They were tall, blonde hair pieces like sticking together, both barefoot, wearing a casual, especially the girl dress and manner, looks so elegant comfort, as if, at any time, you can let it be everywhere. A person can safely and you walk the world is so good! side has a 68-year-old woman, France, and I asked her was the one trip? her answer is: Why not? I wish I like her so much time to have the courage to go out to the world. Just now I'm not a person walking through the world, I do not know the future does not have this courage? there is also an older women, looks like a Gypsy, face Criss, I would like to know her age, a person walking the world. I carefully asked her: "Can I know how old you are?" (Can I ask how old are you?), her answer was: "Oh, I ' ve forgotten how old I am. It’s quite a long time.” (Oh, I forgot I was little. Time for a long time). The answer better than I'd like better. Yes, why do we have to remember their own age and why we must tell you how old you are, you can do or not can do if you really able to forget about their age, to do what I can do!

Fast to half past nine, people began.

To a group of five people on the inside, advanced to walk to a row of the table to do security checks, there are a few staff to check the package. My camera is placed in a plastic box, open to him, lest it hides a bomb! life also first encounter this kind of treatment. Check out, to a large book insert name, passport number, nationality, date and so on, just like the us into a government agency to register. I think the three of us are coloured, write to the second person, he said, into it. In our rush to follow others ran to the Visa Office, 1 window. While Queuing, side to side shelf with small table, fill in English. Three small table just fill out a, turn to us, I put three tables and pass three passport, a visa officer that it's also a passport verification, for the most part, I give us three piece written contributions, Nepal rupees on 300. This list should also fill in your name, passport number, etc., then to 2, the Windows line up of contributions. And then to take payment credentials to 1, then queued up, put it together with the Passport to the Visa Office, he gives us three big formal visa application form, let go back to fill out, attach photos (2 inch colour photo, best and passport photo-like), three days later, to then turn of Nepal rupees 3050, also with a Zhang Fei out India ticket and a copy of it, it is directed against the Chinese people, lest we will stay in India do not come back?

Toss out that everything fast 12 o'clock, we return to the original road, walk to quickly return to the hotel's junction, encountered an old man, that can take us to eat Chinese food.

Out of the country, to eat really became a problem, in Nepal is also very difficult to find, we like to eat. We doubted followed him into the distance we place a ten-minute call Small Star in a small restaurant, scarecrow to a curry with chicken, rice, flowers and I want to Momo, two 25 rupees each. Before you go out to the Internet know in Nepal MOMO is like our dumplings or full submenu. A look at that in a stainless steel plate flowers like hanging ten dumpling stuffed shredded sea foods. A taste of the skin is thin, stuffing, delicious beef flavor. Finished, we were also asked for a copy. From then on, it became the staple food in Kathmandu.

Meal back at the front desk for ticket longyou, waiter, said the cheapest airline tickets from New Delhi flight Kathmandu, 166 USD.

They promised us visa after giving us back off, each charge a handling fee of $ 17. We have already asked in advance, Phoenix (another Chinese people out of the hotel) to $ 20, $ 30 to travel agents, longyou is minimal. We all make money, said the next day you can get the air ticket. We are still waiting for what was supposed to give receipt or something, but they're fine. 166 USD is not a decimal. Ask other guests, heSay Nepal is such, that is okay.

The first is to go to the Embassy of India, on Tuesday, and Thursday night I'm seriously to fill three seats on the table.

India visa application form more complex than in Nepal, but also fill in and out of India's cities and dates in India to hotel (be sure to find one on the Internet in advance). Fill out only to find that in table top in brackets with uppercase letters. Alas, I have to fill in, and some use of uppercase, lowercase, and hopefully used not so it won't be.

20 July, Friday (if you encounter a Saturday, Sunday, you have to wait two days) half past seven in the morning with a visa application form (to paste photos), passport, airline tickets and ticket copy, we have to walk to India Embassy.

See many last saw it coming. Half past nine in the morning, we experienced a Queuing, security after a time in the queue window, 1. Showreel, gave a 3050 rupees for payment orders, fill out the window at the No. 2 after paying, this time a passport copy of the application form and the ticket is in there, let four o'clock in the afternoon to get a passport.

At home we'll air tickets to longyou by waiter, thought they should we give up my ticket to get a refund, he then put the rest of the US dollar (US $ 17 out of charges) to the us.

In Nepal I several times are interested here in the good faith is a good thing, and we have become accustomed to not acknowledge others nor be believed, is not that we are sick of East Tibet? at the wrong time every afternoon at six accommodation around would have workers remind you to pay, although they also more detained for your day of deposit, and in longyou we check-in only to produce the passport, simply register here, or you do not receive money from you lived, went to check out, let people have the feeling of being at home. On Nepal's like that little by little.

That afternoon fast four-point we come to the Visa Office, nervous and wait for the final results, people in other countries, window, Chinese 2 window, it may be more Chinese people.

We rank in the top, out of a look, we have all three, of the one-month tourist visa.

Then see a Chinese man didn't check too, because he had a record of India refused, he said that he had with a visa officer inside the quarrel.

Facts prove that the visa you on visa officer's attitudes on can check too is very important.

Back to longyou, in the Hall the day to hear a visa Lady said they had not signed because the access date filled in India.

Her friends didn't take into account when filling the form, just write a date. White spent so much money, but also to check once, then wait for five days (plus Saturday and Sunday).

We are also good, very lucky.

Check out cards, you can move toward India.