How long does it take to get an Indian visa in Bulgaria?
Well, around 7 or 8 months, provided you have submitted the right set of documents. That, I learned, was the case of another Bulgarain, working now in Delhi.
But...I submitted the wrong set of documents and I can't understand how, at the time of submission I was told "Your application is against the law", yet they took my documents.
Since the 12th of Feb, I have tried every single option possible, got people involved in "my visa issue" at the highest possible level.
All they say is - you need to wait. So wait I did, days, months. Around 2 months and a half, to be precise.
No indication that anything is moving though.
Great strategy, I admit - you do not want to give a visa to someone, so you leave them waiting, until they give up.
This time has been tough. I wish u never to be in a situation when you don't know where you will be next week, but you cannot act to change anything, cause someone has told you to WAIT!
At the beginning it was very tough to grasp the idea that I am not coming back. Everyone knows how I love India as a second home. I had made plans, I wanted to go, to see, to experience. If you want to cheer up God, tell Him your plans ;)
Now, I am taking it as a sign. Maybe it is better that way. Maybe I need to come back to India at a different time and with a different purpose.
The future will show.
Now I live in the present...
Labels: home, India, me, moods, reflections
posted by Sve @ 11:52 AM
2 Comments:
I'm sorry that you have been going through this kind of situation, because I know what it feels like. Only that in my case, I wasn't allowed to leave the country for some time because my permit of stay hadn't been yet approved. I was also told that I had to wait, and there was no one I could contact to see what was going on. Have you read "The trial" by Kafka? You will find it astonishingly similar to what you have been experiencing, and you will understand how bureaucracy functions. Unfortunately, bureaucracy forms a massive, almost impenetrable wall where there are two holes: one for inputting your documents, and the other for outputting them. What goes inside will always be outside your reach.
Perhaps they are security-checking you for some reason, since you submitted documents that were admittedly (according to them) outside the law. But this, you will never know. Just don't think about it - the more you do, the more miserable you will get and the more helpless you will feel.
I hope your visa comes soon. It's terrible to be frustrated because a dream cannot be fulfilled.
Well...frankly - I do not think it will come soon. I am just going forward with my life. Txs for the nice words, anyway :)
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