tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277625493162369606.post2709746133638118496..comments2016-05-03T18:23:38.682+04:00Comments on Delirious in the Desert: Brits vs YanksDelirious in the Deserthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195374298516297071noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277625493162369606.post-72876600940179872372009-12-22T09:10:53.155+04:002009-12-22T09:10:53.155+04:00Praise the Yankees all you like UNTIL you have to ...Praise the Yankees all you like UNTIL you have to apply for a US visa through Oman. The Brits won't seem so bad after all.Nadiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07216581844756113684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277625493162369606.post-67438326295823849772009-12-22T08:20:48.233+04:002009-12-22T08:20:48.233+04:00Delirious - because it is score-card management at...Delirious - because it is score-card management at a government level. The embassies are not allowed to spend large amounts of money without recouping it somehow. So they scam their citizens instead of charging at a government level. Of course, nothing is for free, even the USA stamping - it costs money to have someone sitting at that desk doing the authorisation. It's just the USA get the costs back through their horrendous worldwide tax income on expats. The UK doesnt have as much tax income.<br /><br />5 copies is probably standard, because of the number of times a single copy gets lost in the post, or required more than once. When I emigrated from the UK to Australia, the Australian government (immigration department) required 3 notarised copies with signatures and stamps of all my legal documents, which cost me a fortune because Australia required that it had to be done by the issuing country. And dont get me started on why I had to re-do them all because some twat at the Aussie DHL inexplicably managed to get them all wet (in plastic envelope?!) and so they needed to be redone, at my expense, because paperwork is not insured (because you cannot insure paperwork!).fred_saysnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277625493162369606.post-10773015097906303312009-12-22T08:13:15.552+04:002009-12-22T08:13:15.552+04:00This is all to do with the mentality of the Britis...This is all to do with the mentality of the British Civil Service (Not necessarily the Government) who feel it is their god given right and patriotic duty to screw every last drop of blood from the population. ("Service" is really an oxymoron in this case). Maybe if you were not a British citizen, they would attest you documents and give you unemployment benefit for free.<br />Speaking of 'free' I am pretty sure that the US passport is issued at no cost which is why the most miserable bunch of immigration officials on the planet (USA) waste so much space whenever possible on everyone elses passports.<br />Oh' and it was very nice to meet you last night and good luck with the new job!Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13966380247805335869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277625493162369606.post-57702065061839885192009-12-21T13:10:34.605+04:002009-12-21T13:10:34.605+04:00Oh and why we are questioning a few things, perhap...Oh and why we are questioning a few things, perhaps you have an idea as to why they wrought their own people by charging more for UK passports here, like 2 1/2 time as much...as Sythe points out above?Delirious in the Deserthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08195374298516297071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277625493162369606.post-46332707290354455082009-12-21T13:08:51.446+04:002009-12-21T13:08:51.446+04:00Welcome Fred :)
I'm not saying they shouldn&...Welcome Fred :) <br /><br />I'm not saying they shouldn't charge me mate, my post was comparing them to the Yanks who didn't.<br /><br />It begs the questions: why charge the specific amount they do? Why is their policy to offer 5 copies of a document that I don't need 5 of? And why have a policy of 24hrs to collect them, when clearly the US Consulate did the same 'check and stamp' for me in <20 mins?<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by.Delirious in the Deserthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08195374298516297071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277625493162369606.post-54170157967339289372009-12-21T13:03:51.135+04:002009-12-21T13:03:51.135+04:00well, the British embassy charges Brits to authori...well, the British embassy charges Brits to authorise documents, why shouldnt they charge you?fred_saysnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277625493162369606.post-87122555297933453602009-12-21T12:59:09.024+04:002009-12-21T12:59:09.024+04:00Ha ha you don't take offense Saff, you take th...Ha ha you don't take offense Saff, you take the piss out of the ones that are tossers more than me :)<br /><br />Nice dig @ the prisoner ancestory though, touche my friend lol. its all in good fun or all fun and games...until someone loses an eye! xDelirious in the Deserthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08195374298516297071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277625493162369606.post-90907918586607698672009-12-21T12:50:23.510+04:002009-12-21T12:50:23.510+04:00:O - I take offence...
As Sythe points out - am s...:O - I take offence... <br />As Sythe points out - am sure there are some brits that are not tossers... but then again maybe it's just the ones that have been "Saffer-arised" (naw thats not a word either...)<br /><br />ALSO - gotta admit - maybe they only made you pay because in theory you are decendent from a prisoner no??? ;)Gatvol in Omanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153492998254698409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277625493162369606.post-57760262169879563412009-12-21T12:33:20.179+04:002009-12-21T12:33:20.179+04:00Hmm ok so there may be a couple of good ones out t...Hmm ok so there may be a couple of good ones out there ;) There are always some exceptions to the rule, just like not ALL Brits have bad teeth lol.<br /><br />Thats bloody outrageous! Would love to know the reason why its so expensive here to get a new UK Passport.Delirious in the Deserthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08195374298516297071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1277625493162369606.post-56440534053962327122009-12-21T12:29:00.282+04:002009-12-21T12:29:00.282+04:00Not all Brits are tossers! I met one that wasn'...Not all Brits are tossers! I met one that wasn't, once, I think?<br /><br />Something that I know irritates British passport holders here is the charge to get a new passport - RO 150. The charge for a new passport in the UK? £77.50 for the regular one, or £90.50 for the jumbo 48 page one. RO 150 = £241.50. <br /><br />Co-incidentally, for the yanks, the passport is free, I believe.Sythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09864800112417099664noreply@blogger.com