Comments | highlyharried: One of the banes of my existence

highlyharried

One of the banes of my existence - bureaucracy, coupled with stupidity

Sep 03, 2008 02:36

As most of you know, I'm embarking on an overseas trip - 18 months or more of living and working in London.
For those who have known how long this has been on the cards for me, you're probably mystified as to why it's taking so long.

So I'll go into the detail of that which has been frustrating me for the past 5 months and consistently bringing me to ( Read more... )

visa, rant, london

Comments 6

anonymous September 2 2008, 22:08:01 UTC

Go back in time and apply earlier.

Don't worry, you're in highly-paid company. The law firm in the US who's _only_ job in our 6 month relocation was to smooth the visa arrangements screwed it up such that it took well over a month longer than it was supposed to. Didn't know heaps of details that would have made it easier.

They blamed it on my company not providing details in time (likely), but also didn't push hard enough to actually get the information they needed.

So yeah, the only real answer is _start_really_bloody_early_ for anything involving moving countries, because it will take longer. It always takes longer. And make sure you find out all the rules. And still expect arbitrary crap to go wrong.

Also, *hugs*. At this stage there's nothing you can do to speed things up.

brong September 3 2008, 02:05:10 UTC

That was me btw. Stupid not-logged-in laptop.

highlyharried September 3 2008, 03:02:57 UTC

I resigned from Deloitte and stopped working there on the 2nd of April. The HSMP process previously took people about 3-6 weeks, so I wasn't anticipating being out this long.

I picked up a short term contract 2 months ago, which has finished, and I'm not really inclined to look for more work but I guess I'll have to!

*hugs back*

Oh well. At least it means more time to get to Melbourne and see Wicked.

zooper September 4 2008, 10:50:41 UTC

red tape sucks...and the whole bank account thing too :/

*hands you a remote control to hit fast fwd*

highlyharried September 5 2008, 03:16:20 UTC

It's either fast forward or rewind so that I can change the past!

An update - I called them again, and I spoke to some other guy who said the two bank accounts are fine. So I chucked it in the mail. *fingers crossed that I haven't just thrown away $465 and 2 months*

p.s. thanks for the text message - I got it before I feel asleep and it was so sweet :)

I agree anonymous September 4 2008, 11:42:24 UTC

My boyfriend and I are in the same boat. We are also experiencing difficulty with the maintenance funds requirement. We have had the funds for 3 months in the one account however, the account is held in the UK and we are unable to meet the rule that states bank statements and bank letters cannot be older than 7 days. The statements would never arrive from the UK in that time and the bank needs to post the statements to a residential address in the UK ( ... )