Chapter 3: Legalized Documents for Schengen Visa and the Uniglobe Nightmare Continued
Back to the main issue, Uniglobe had given us a document checklist, which included Birth Certificate and Marriage Certificate. Now, the marriage cert was used for Arvi’s work visa and had to be stamped at the Home Department. The same was good for me. My birth cert however, also needed to be legalized i.e, Stamped at the Home Department of the city where it was issued and also with a notarization from a lawyer. But noone could tell me very clearly what to do. I found all this online. Google is god!
What. A. Blocker.
I was born in Calcutta, so this meant I would have to go to the Writer’s building and wait for some unknown number of days. But first, I will have to figure things out!
The agents initially refused to get it legalized and then demanded 11,000/- for the assignment. Noway. Things can not be that bad.
This was on a Tuesday and we were booked on a flight for that Saturday. Oh goodness!
I kept saying this will need time and the husband kept saying let the professionals figure the things out.
The professionals (hahahahah, it tickles me to call these agents professional) however were running around like headless chicken. The Operations manager at office did try his best, but alas! Couldn’t get any breakthrough at the home ministry in Calcutta. I was stuck here. The company demanded Arvi go back while we figure my issues out. And he left. I was shocked!
I didn’t have a home or family or any support. I was in this corporate apartment alone without many clothes.
My father said he will get the legalization done for me. A made a few phone calls and made a little headway, but at my end, noone was quite sure yet whether to go ahead with it or not. Whether the agents would do it or not. Whether I would opt for this visa or not. Sigh!
What. A. Blocker.
I was born in Calcutta, so this meant I would have to go to the Writer’s building and wait for some unknown number of days. But first, I will have to figure things out!
The agents initially refused to get it legalized and then demanded 11,000/- for the assignment. Noway. Things can not be that bad.
This was on a Tuesday and we were booked on a flight for that Saturday. Oh goodness!
I kept saying this will need time and the husband kept saying let the professionals figure the things out.
The professionals (hahahahah, it tickles me to call these agents professional) however were running around like headless chicken. The Operations manager at office did try his best, but alas! Couldn’t get any breakthrough at the home ministry in Calcutta. I was stuck here. The company demanded Arvi go back while we figure my issues out. And he left. I was shocked!
I didn’t have a home or family or any support. I was in this corporate apartment alone without many clothes.
My father said he will get the legalization done for me. A made a few phone calls and made a little headway, but at my end, noone was quite sure yet whether to go ahead with it or not. Whether the agents would do it or not. Whether I would opt for this visa or not. Sigh!