Posts Tagged ‘Visa’
Australian Skilled Visa Crackdown
Ten years a go when I was considering whether I should stay permanently in Australia and make a life here, I was shocked to find that my Australian master’s degree was valued less than a hairdressing certificate. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think being a hairdresser is less important than being a construction manager. [...]
What A Difference A Nationality Made? (4)
I should have declared The Netherlands embassy my sworn enemy as I have never had any luck with them whatsoever. Last year I applied for a Schengen visa because mr.mck was going for a training and I decided to join him, and it took the consular here in Aberdeen 2 weeks to proceed the visa. [...]
What A Difference A Nationality Made? (3)
There are two occasions which urged me to think seriously about giving up my Indonesian passport and becoming a UK citizen. One of my friends asked if we’re interested in going somewhere on Easter break, and she quite fancied Switzerland and Austria. While another one immediately said yes, I had to tell her that it’s [...]
What A Difference A G'Day Makes
The Sunday Times Magazine yesterday featured an article about more and more Britons are emigrating to Australia. I have found several interesting facts that I will share with you. Australia now becomes the most popular destination for British emigrant, and British people now make up almost a quarter of foreigners applying for Australian citizenship. But [...]
Vietnam: What A Difference A Nationality Made (2) ?
Do you remember my lengthy post about being Indonesian and how I feel that as an Indonesian we are treated lousy by the rest of the world? (click here to read my old posting). Well, the ‘belief’ sticks in my head strongly, and I saw some more proof the other day that confirmed me to [...]
What A Difference A Nationality Made
In my short career as a globetrotter I’ve learned something valuable: it sucks being Indonesian. As a country we only have dual agreements with 11 countries which allow Indonesian citizens to enter those 11 countries without having to applied for a visa. That means for the rest of countries in the world, we have to [...]
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Having been to so many different countries - I found this so amusing. How do you
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