Long time readers of my blog may remember me writing about my plans to apply for a Oversees Citizen of India (OCI) card for my husband and children, and a Person of Indian Origin card (PIO) for myself, prior to my last trip to India. I unfortunately started the process too late, so I promised…
As we prepare for Argentina, I needed to know the visa requirements. While searching I found this interesting statement: ” U.S. citizens do not need a visa for visits of up to 90 days for tourism or business.” Yeah! Then I read on… “As a result of a recent change in Argentine law, prior to…
It all seemed like it was going well. The application drop off was relatively painless. We quickly got an email the following Monday saying my husband’s visa application was done. But at 5pm my daughter’s application was still pending. That was the first concern. The next day at 4pm we got two emails from the…
Went to Travisa in San Francisco today to drop off my daughter’s and husband’s visa application. I went armed with all the paperwork, copies of everything, all the originals, and a backpack full of diapers and clothes to spend a day in the city with a newborn. I was pleasantly surprised by the short line…
India is one of those pesky counties that requires a visa to enter its borders. In 2004 when, I first visited, I went to a one day visa issuing event in Atlanta held by the Houston consulate and got my 10 year visa with almost no issues or fuss. By 2010 when I had to…