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This paper describe the author’s experiences when he has applied for visas in a range of countries, including Germany, the UK, Japan, China and the USA. In 22 years of international travel, he has never been refused a visa, though he has been unable to obtain a visa in time on several occasions, and this has cause him to be unable to attend meetings, even when he is fully funded, and has applied for a visa well in advance.

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Este artículo describe las experiencias del autor a la hora de solicitar visados en un cierto número de países, que incluyen Alemania, Reino Unido, Japón, China y USA. A lo largo de veintidós años de viajes internacionales, nunca se le ha denegado un visado, aunque en alguna ocasión no los ha obtenido a tiempo, impidiéndole asistir a las reuniones, incluso aunque contaba con suficiente financiación y había solicitado el visado con suficiente antelación.

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Cet article décrit les expériences de l’auteur lorsqu’il a appliqué pour des visas dans différentes pays, incluant l’Allemagne, la Grande Bretagne, le Japon, la Chine et les États-Unis. En vingt deux années de voyages internationales, il ne sait jamais fait refusé un visa, même s’il n’a parfois pas réussis à l’obtenir les délais nécessaires. Cela lui a fait raté certaines rencontres, même lorsqu’il avait réussit à financé son voyage et appliqué suffisamment en avance.

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Correspondence to C. A. Folorunso.

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The title of my story derives from the subject line of an e-mail I received from Claire Smith after I had informed her that people do sleep outside Consulate offices in Nigeria to ensure they gain access in the morning to make their visa application.

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Folorunso, C.A. Visa Stupidity. Arch 3, 186–189 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11759-007-9011-2

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