Stupid Immigration Laws
My mother-in-law died last night in Belgium. Under normal
circumstances, I would leave for Brussels tomorrow night, to
attend the funeral on Saturday morning.
Circumstances, however, are not normal. In fact, they are rather
brain-dead. Immigration Policies in the EU do not permit
long-term Visas, and I have an Indian passport, so I need a visa
for Europe, and my Schengen Visa has expired. There is no
Belgian Consulate in San Francisco where I can walk in and get a
visa today. The nearest consulate is in LA.
It made me think, how come, in this age of electronic
communication, we cannot tackle situations like this without
physical exchange of documents?
It also made me write an email to Mr. Ronald De Langhe, Consul
General and Ms. V