Monday, August 10, 2009

The Question Of The Day

I am trying to help a worker at the factory get his Visa. First you have to buy a pin number in order to be able to call the US Consulate. Then you have to buy an appointment. Altogether this costs about $155. Then you have to fill out the forms. On the second page this question appears:

Do you seek to enter the United States to engage in export control violations, subversive or terrorist activities, or any other unlawful purpose? Are you a member or representative of a terrorist organization as currently designated by the US Secretary of State? Have you ever participated in persecutions directed by the Nazi government of Germany; or have you ever participated in genocide?

After the questions there are two boxes of which you have to check one. There is a Yes box and a No box. Why is there no box that says, "Yes, but let me explain"? Also, does being honest in answering this question count for anything, if the answer is yes? Has it ever happened that a clerk reviewing a Yes answer to this question decided to allow the applicant to receive his visa because he seemed like a good guy? And if his boss saw an approval for a "Yes checker" would the clerk be in trouble?

I guess that is more than one question. This post should have been entitled The Questions Of The Day.

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