Z, D and I are attempting to get our project moving, but there are hurdles at every turn... Really, too many to count. Today we had to register at the Foreign Resident Office, the outing was completely unrelated to our work, but I thought it would give a nice picture of what it is like to work in India... Especially when you are not willing to pay the bribes, which FSD is not.
We met at the FSD office at 11:00am. 11:30 we left.
Once at the office, we stood at the first room for 15 minutes while our two FSD workers talked with the officials. Then we walked to the next room and stood there for another 10 minutes. We went back to the first room and they talked for an additional 20 minutes. Then we got the forms...
5 different forms, the oldest dating back to 1939... (They don't revise in India, they just add new forms.)
Each form needs to be filled out and signed. Then we need copies of our passport, visa and entry stamp, all signed. 7 photos. And then everything needed to be copied 5 times... Can we say identity theft?!
After that back to the first room. More talking, more waiting. Finally at 1:30 we got to leave...
But we have to go back at 4:30 and who knows what that will bring!
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Sounds VERY frustrating...but what an experience!
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