Day 15 - Not just a credit card
Apr. 22nd, 2008 08:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tanithryudoGot up bright and early this morning to get the VISAs from the Nanjing Entry & Exit Bureau, as that was where the officials in Shanghai told us we need to get our VISAs from (as opposed to the Shanghai Entry & Exit Bureau).
So of course the first thing the officials here tell us is that we should be getting our VISAs from the Shanghai bureau.
After much arguing (aka "explaining") back and forth with my mom, the official finally made a phone call to the province headquarters, who apparently gave them the go ahead to do the VISA from Nanjing (even if he kept saying we should be getting it from Shanghai).
We of course also filled out a form for increased speed in processing the VISA, and we were actually able to get the VISA on the same day. Before the lunch break even!
Possibly as a downside to that, the fee for two VISAs was 1900 RMB, which is almost $300 USD. Not sure if the price was high because of the faster processing or if that was the normal price. After all, getting our original VISA in the US was about $100 per person also.
Wonder how much we've been spending on this whole passport mess altogether... I think it might be upwards of $3-500 USD now...
So of course the first thing the officials here tell us is that we should be getting our VISAs from the Shanghai bureau.
After much arguing (aka "explaining") back and forth with my mom, the official finally made a phone call to the province headquarters, who apparently gave them the go ahead to do the VISA from Nanjing (even if he kept saying we should be getting it from Shanghai).
We of course also filled out a form for increased speed in processing the VISA, and we were actually able to get the VISA on the same day. Before the lunch break even!
Possibly as a downside to that, the fee for two VISAs was 1900 RMB, which is almost $300 USD. Not sure if the price was high because of the faster processing or if that was the normal price. After all, getting our original VISA in the US was about $100 per person also.
Wonder how much we've been spending on this whole passport mess altogether... I think it might be upwards of $3-500 USD now...
