Silly visa questions
 

So posting this partially because I think is one of the most ridiculously-phrased questions I've ever seen on an application and partially because I guess I need advice on how to fill this out, but...

In looking at the Burma visa application from the embassy, it asks for my complexion.

Mostly clear skin...with the occassional pimple?

Is that an acceptable answer? :)

I'm guessing they mean ethnicity?

white might work

I wrote "fair" on mine and it was accepted.

Dry with an oily section across the nose?

You might try "fair". that seems to be every Asian woman's goal, if you judge by the lotions and face creams marketed in those countries.

Seriously? The question is really about skin complexion? Now THAT is a first!

Is entry granted based upon smoothness of skin?

Sadly those women don't wear hats, gloves, face masks and long sleeves in the brutal heat to keep their skin smelling fresh. It's sadly all about the color.

Meanwhile, I'm thrilled when I get a little tan through all my cancer preventing sun-block!

Billy no worries about your "complexion". David's f/x and makeup people can make you look like the president of Myanmar if you so inclined.

I wrote white on mine...... Seriously!!!

Perhaps a silly visa question of my own...for Kathie (and others who have submitted multiple applications -- for spouse and/or family -- at the same time.)

Kathie, did you submit both your and Cheryl's applications to the embassy together in one shipment? Or did you submit with separate money orders, separate mailing envelopes and separate return envelopes?

Sending these suckers in tomorrow and want to make sure everything goes off without a hitch -- not sure how progressive the embassy is.

I submitted both of our applications in one Fed Ex envelope and had one Fed Ex return envelope with both of our names on it. We did submit separate money orders... I don't remember what my thinking was about that.

Good luck to you! I hope it goes smoothly.

Thanks for the advice, Kathie.

The package went out today. Got all fingers and toes crossed!

Fingers crossed FW. X

I had the same question, filmwill, about how to mail our visa applications - whether they needed two separate money orders and whether we actually needed to send a fedex envelope for the return or just the label. I ended up using just one money order for $40 but did include a fedex envelope inside the package. I hope that works! I got really worried about the picture size since what they requested wasn't 2 x 2" so I started cutting ours down to size and our faces take up most of the area - hopefully that's not a reason to reject them!

We don't leave until the end of November so I'm hoping if there's any problem we'll at least have time to try again.

The complexion question was a hoot!

Just wanted to add that we got our passports back from the DC embassy exactly two weeks to the day after sending them out (and that includes 2 day fedex delivery on both ends). Very fast!! Now the trip feels real :)

Congrats, Leslie! I know how good that feels.

can you get the visa at the airport ?

No.

I got my Burma visa in NYC.
http://www.myanmarmissionny.org/
Dropped off the papers, passports and cash ($20 each visa) and picked them up a week later.
No problem.

Well after months of hemming and hawing over these visa applications and about two weeks of fretting over whether or not DH would get approved or not...I'm happy to say that both our passports arrived via FedEx today with pristine Burmese visas affixed.

Could not be any happier.

It's officially official now.

70 days and counting.

WOOHOO!