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Stuck in Delhi

My friend just got back from India. he has gone to school here and lived here for nearly 20 years. Got his PhD and works in the scientific laboratories at Cornell U. He had gone home to India to see his parents he had not been back since he had left nearly 20 years ago. i was surprised to learn his returning to the US was being held up due to needing approval of his visa. This was surprising to me as I thought he should be able to come and go like anyone else with his residency and job. But apparently it is not the case. Luckily he was able to spend the extra time there in India in Delhi luxury making the pain of having to stay longer than he wanted to a little less biting. Daily inquiries made to the embassy indicted the visa application was in process. I suppose they have a lot to process, I jut had no idea how the process goes. While there he expressed his frustration with the situation, having no control over the bureaucrat making the decision. Just waiting, being told his app was in process, no idea of status or any clue as to when a decision positive or negative would be decided. Fortunately and happily one morning I was on line and got a note that the visa was approved and going to be sent by courier to him the next Monday. What a relief to be able to now book a flight and get back to the routine of working and a normal life. Fortunately the job was understanding and he is so specialized replacing him would be difficult but to think these bureaucrats had so much control over one person and to have no ability to get the situation moved along. A victim of the system resigned to waiting it out.

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