My hubby got denied when we first applied for our Chinese visas.
It started out with a phone call from Mr. Leung. Mr. Leung called Vic a couple of days before we were supposed to pick up our passports and asked him what type of visa we wanted. We wanted a 6 month double entry visa which was already stated clearly on our application. Communication with Mr. Leung was not easy due to his English speaking ability but by the end of the convo, we were pretty sure he told us to look for Mr. Wong at the Embassy.
Finding Mr. Wong at the Embassy was not an easy task. I won't go into particulars but let's just say there were a hell of a lot of people at the Embassy and the people working behind the counters were definitely not the friendliest bunch of campers out there. After about an hour of searching, asking, and waiting, Mr. Wong finally came out and took me to a back room. He then proceeded to tell me that Vic couldn't get the China visa for now and that if he wanted to, he would have to submit additional information including his resume, job description, social interests and affiliations and his opinion or views on Tibet and Taiwan. And then he would have to get interviewed.
I don't know what kind of ridiculous system they have going on at the Chinese Embassy for picking out potential troublemakers, but whatever system they are using, it totally sucks cause Vic is the LAST person they should be interviewing. So when Vic asked me what he should put down for his opinion or views on Taiwan, I typed in the following.
"I understand that Tibet has nice rugs and clothing and that Taiwan has good food and bubbletea."
Five days after submitting all Vic's information, we find ourselves back at the Embassy. Mr. Leung proudly hands Vic our passports, Chinese visas and all, "Welcome to China," he says with his thick accent and a big toothy grin.
It started out with a phone call from Mr. Leung. Mr. Leung called Vic a couple of days before we were supposed to pick up our passports and asked him what type of visa we wanted. We wanted a 6 month double entry visa which was already stated clearly on our application. Communication with Mr. Leung was not easy due to his English speaking ability but by the end of the convo, we were pretty sure he told us to look for Mr. Wong at the Embassy.
Finding Mr. Wong at the Embassy was not an easy task. I won't go into particulars but let's just say there were a hell of a lot of people at the Embassy and the people working behind the counters were definitely not the friendliest bunch of campers out there. After about an hour of searching, asking, and waiting, Mr. Wong finally came out and took me to a back room. He then proceeded to tell me that Vic couldn't get the China visa for now and that if he wanted to, he would have to submit additional information including his resume, job description, social interests and affiliations and his opinion or views on Tibet and Taiwan. And then he would have to get interviewed.
I don't know what kind of ridiculous system they have going on at the Chinese Embassy for picking out potential troublemakers, but whatever system they are using, it totally sucks cause Vic is the LAST person they should be interviewing. So when Vic asked me what he should put down for his opinion or views on Taiwan, I typed in the following.
"I understand that Tibet has nice rugs and clothing and that Taiwan has good food and bubbletea."
Five days after submitting all Vic's information, we find ourselves back at the Embassy. Mr. Leung proudly hands Vic our passports, Chinese visas and all, "Welcome to China," he says with his thick accent and a big toothy grin.
