RedT

Oh dear! There’s a radio ad running at the moment that goes something like this:

Airport dude: g’day sir, welcome to Australia, can I see your passport?

Idiot: certainly!

Airport dude: and your visa?

Confused idiot: er, um, er….visa????

Soothing voiceover lady: if you want to immigrate to Australia, you’ll need a visa…etc etc.



DUH!!! Seriously, who comes up with these commercials?!

Vash the Stampede

Don't laugh, it happens! I went to Istanbul last week, and purchased my visa on arrival (just before walking on to passport control).

I was just in time to witness the good folks at passport control politely informing no less than half a dozen people (most of them Poms who had arrived on my flight) that they would need to purchase a visa before entering the country.

So back they trudged, to the desk with the big sign saying "VISA" in letters too large to be ignored...

I was still kicking myself, though; if I'd travelled on my Aussie passport (instead of my UK passport) I wouldn't have needed to buy a visa at all.

RedT

LOL!

But in fairness, I think if you were emigrating to Australia it would dawn on you before you arrived at Immigration that you might need a visa?!

Vash the Stampede

Well yes, you have a pretty good point there!

The Bloke

Someone who gets paid alot of money......

RedT

quite! And here's me slogging away over a hot computer for what I'm sure is a lot less! bastards....

jayr

I once flew on business from Oz to NZ. It only occurred to me during the flight that I might just possibly need a visa to get in. I think there's something of an assumption on behlaf of Poms that the colonies are bound to accept you.

Fortunately the nice lady at immigration provided me with one as I sheepishly passed through...

RedT

HAHA! well, I'm Irish so clearly very clever and would know in advance that one would need a visa

Although of course being Irish everyone loves us so maybe we're LESS likely to need a visa??!

I'm going to go now before I get in trouble....