Still Down South VI
Well, there goes the opera ticket. Actually, I finally received one short email from a representative of the British government, but since it came from Wellington there is ample room to doubt the vague promises and excuses therein.
posted by Kea | 5:07 PM
6 Comments:
It's a shame you have to miss the opera.
The real shame however is on the UK Government for taking so long to process your work visa.
Any word from Oxford on how they will adjust your duties / pay there?
Carl, it is a large research group, and there is no problem about exactly which months I spend there. So hopefully, the British government will issue the visa in the near future.
Remote Kea
When I was little (1980's) we could zip over to London for shopping and theatre with just a passport and no visa. One wonders how Britain can survive in the modern world if educated and valuable people are treated like this.
Louise, if I just wanted to go shopping they would still let me in without a visa. That is, they are still suffering from the 20th century delusion that money is all you need to make your country great.
Remote Kea
"Never ascribe to malice [ conspiracy ], that which can be explained by INCOMPETENCE"
"Victory belongs to the most PERSEVERING"
-- Napoleon
Basically, the bureacratic incompetence is creating a fairy world of conspiracy in one's mind. Just a last bit of aggravation to persevere thru. All of a sudden the Visa will be granted, & you'll be off to Oxford ("birds away!"). Great things will follow career wise.
BTW, my next door neighbors growing up were 2 Oxford PhDs (Physics & Astronomy), the husband (black hole theorist) being a Caltech undergrad. His twin brother is @U. of Chicago/Astrononmy Dept (GRB specialist).
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