Originally posted by (gunslinger @ Sep. 16 2005,19:57)
Not too sure about China myself.
Herself applied twice to get a visa for our trip there last year.
The first excuse was that the picture in her passport did not look like a male
Maybe that's because she looks entirely female! The passport picture concerned was about the worst picture I have ever seen of her - it did look sort of androgenous.
She 'lost' that passport and got another with a more 'male' picture - very hard for her as Stogie will confirm.
The next excuse - 'we do not allow ladyboys in China' If I had not been in the UK at the time I would have gone and caused an internation incident in the Chinese embassy in Bangkok.
I wrote and faxed my displeasure - couched in 'diplomatic terms' - to the embassies in Londan and Bangkok. They have never even acknowledged my communications.
When I arrived in BKK I went with her papers to apply for her. I handed them over the counter and the girl just said 'NO'
I said WHY NOT? - big loss of face - supervisor called - lots of worried looks - er why are you going? - AS A TOURIST! - how long for? - 3 WEEKS! - er OK. We got the visa
I did expect problems when we arrived in Bejing - but immigration there just skimmed through both our passports stamped them and waved us on.
RR.
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