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[size=150:3i0veplh]Questions Asked by Visa Applicants WorldwideThe last 12 months must have been a pretty entertaining time to be a visa expert if the results of a new study are anything to go by.
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] has revealed the peculiar, not to mention comical, things that some people have asked when tackling their visa applications over the past year.
From alarming confessions to a shocking lack of cultural knowledge the top 10 makes for some rather eye-watering and rib-tickling reading. And here it is in all its weird glory:
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I've heard that cocaine is legal in Columbia;
is this true?"
- an enquiry from a visa applicant looking to move there from France.
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Do you know if it's easier to find a wife in England? I'm struggling here."
- said a Peruvian applicant for a UK visa.
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Is everybody friends with the Queen?"
- asked a Japanese applicant looking to move to England.
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If I live in America, will I be a movie star?"
- question posed by a Filipino applicant
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I want to be closer to Elton John. He doesn’t come to Togo. Do you see him much in Britain?"
- a man from Togo professing to be Elton John's biggest fan and looking to move to the UK.
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Is it legal to marry your car?"
- question asked by a man from the USA looking to move to Guatemala.
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I've committed a serious crime, but I haven't been caught or convicted. Will I be immune once I move?"
asked an individual from Italy.
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Is it illegal if I don't speak Dutch?"
asked one applicant from the Middle East who was looking to secure a Shengen visa for the Netherlands.
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Somebody told me that Australia was founded by criminals. Do I have to have a criminal record to move there?"
- a Malaysian based enquiry for an Australian visa.
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I don't have a passport. If I sail to Portugal but don't fly will they let me live there?"
- asked a UK resident looking to move there.
The World is full of some wonderful and strange people!!