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Bangladesh: Vexing Visa Issues

December 30, 2007 12:25 am

Are you plotting to inflict grievous bodily damage to the visa officer at the Bangladesh’s immigration office due to intense visa frustration or simply ready to leave Bangladesh for good? If so, cancel that plane ticket and put away that cricket bat—we have some answers for you.

A few weeks ago I was close to tears and ready to consider bribing immigration for a visa, if they would only give me the opportunity to speak with an officer. Many phone calls later I found myself with a ticket to Thailand. Possessing a tan, a satisfied stomach and a one-year multi-entrance visa, I returned to Bangladesh, smiling. This is what I learned:

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