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在新加坡申请印度签证

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看来很少有中国人去印度旅游,更不用说背包自助旅行了,哪儿都查不到有关申请印度签证的中文纪录。浏览了一下印度驻新加坡最高公署的网页,适用于我的有两种:半年的旅行签证与两周的过境签证,前者八十新币,后者二十新币。读了一下细目,发现中国公民只能拿到两周旅行签证,想要展延的话得拿着这两周签证去新德里办手续。这大概是六二年冲突后冷战的延续吧。

我琢磨着反正都只有两周,那就申请过境签证,顺道去尼泊尔呆一周吧。结果我的印度同事纷纷语重心长地劝我,说在印度的官僚制度下,还是旅行签证保险一些。我自己也写了封信去公署询问,如同石沉大海,狠狠心还是花八十块钱去申请旅行签证吧。

出发前听过不少有关印度签证的传言,说是得拿着机票在出发前一天去申请。这话也对,也不对:如果真是出发前一天去申请的话,恐怕拿着机票也没用,因为公署得把申请电传回新德里处理,很耗时间。话说回来,即使早早地去申请,还是得等到出发前一天去取,因为印度旅行签证从签发日开始算起,类似于马来西亚旅行签证。不同之处在于,持马来西亚签证可以一年多次入境,而印度签证只有可怜巴巴的一次入境十四天而已。

同新西兰不同,申请印度签证时无需提供机票或旅程安排,何况我当时也不敢出票:能不能拿到签证还是个未知数呢。去最高公署时只带了护照、PR身份证、两张照片、下载并填妥的签证申请表以及印度友人纳莱诗的婚礼邀请函,后者不是必需的。

印度最高公署位于Grange Road,是一座上了年纪的英式小楼。接待签证申请的工作时间是上午九点到十一点半,进门先拿号,排队把材料交给签证官。我告诉他我行程的最后一站是去锡金参加友人的婚礼,因此需要锡金特别通行证。他扬了扬眉毛,大概是表示对我旅行计划的赞赏,递给我一张电传申请单叫我填。这是用来把申请材料电传回德里审批的,所有的信息都已经涵盖于我早已填妥的签证申请表,现在又得多填一遍。完事之后交给他,他叫我去账房付二十块钱电传费,然后在出发前一天上午带着护照 来申请签证。

现在我算明白了,整个申请的流程是:在出发前——至少两三个星期吧——交签证申请表与二十块钱电传费给最高公署,你的申请将被送回德里处理,然后通知公署审批结果。在出发前一天上午你去公署付八十块钱签证费办理签证,假设德里已经批准的话,公署会制作一张签证贴在你的护照上,然后在当天下午四点到五点之间发还给你。

二十七号上午我去申请签证,签证官(我觉得他该叫Visa I/O Officer,而德里的则是Visa CPU Officer)告知我已经顺利通过了,再次问我行程。我说我得最大限度地利用这宝贵的十四天,会在二十八号出发,十二月十一号离开印度。他数了半天,说 这样不行,因为签证从当天算起,第十四天应该是十二月十日。我这才意识到这劳什子的签证不是从入境日开始算的,寥寥十四天又凭空少了一天。我赶忙说我的机 票已经订好了,问他是不是可以通融。他倒也爽快,说多给我一天。这次让利是我没有预期到的,自然要穷追猛打。于是我又说背包旅行不确定性很大,万一哪儿没赶上车,整个行程全得朝后推,然后问他可不可以再多给我点缓冲的时间,他稍一迟疑,说那我给你二十天,一直到十七号吧。

没想到信手讨价还价一番居然带来了如此丰厚的利润,是谁说跟印度人谈判没有好果子吃来着?可惜我十二月十三号得赶回新加坡演出,否则大可以利用这从天而降的六天时间多去两三个地方。最后,我再次体会到:一切由人操作的系统都是弹性的,必须要稳扎稳打、步步为营地 追求利益最大化。

看起来签证经历到此结束,没有碰到什么风浪,其实不然。当天下午四点多我拿到签证,没怎么看就赶回家打包去 了,第二天坐在飞机上翻看护照,正琢磨着签证页已经用完,该换本新的了,突然发现这张印度签证上没有用英语标出锡金通行证。我安慰自己:也许拿印地语写着,也许印度政府已经知会锡金边防站了,也就没有采取任何措施,结果在锡金边境吃了闭门羹。

回到新加坡后我很有些不平,给印度最高公署写了封抗议信:

To: High Commissioner,

India High Commission

31 Grange Road

Singapore 239702

Subject: Complaint on visa application processing – Sikkim Permit

Dear Sir,

I am a Chinese citizen living in Singapore as a permanent resident.  I feel obliged to write this letter to complain about the way the India High Commission processed my application for Sikkim permit.

On October 22, 2003 my wife and I filed an application for tourist visa as well as special permit to Gangtok, Sikkim, hometown of my Indian friend xxx (who is an Indian citizen and a Singapore PR) who invited us to attend his wedding on December 8, 2003.  We attached his invitation letter to the application form. We specified our destination on the form as well as to your visa officer in person. The officer pleasantly told us that there should be no problem and informed us to fetch the visa and permit on November 27.

We collected the visa on that day and left for Delhi on November 28.  On December 6 we arrived at the Rangpo Checkpoint between Sikkim and West Bengal, but were rudely told by the local officers that the India visa we held didn’t bear any permit to Sikkim.  Furthermore, he claimed that nationals from Pakistan and China are not entitled to such permit, therefore refused to grant us one on site.

As a result, we failed to enter Sikkim, missed Mr. xxx’s wedding, which was the main purpose of our trip, and our pleasant India tour was severely spoilt in the end.

Now I request explanation from you for the following two questions:

1.  Is it true that Chinese nationals are not entitled to obtain Sikkim permit.  If it is, why didn’t the India High Commission inform us when we applied for it?

2.  What happened to our application for Sikkim permit?  Did you forget to grant us the permits, or did you reject our application.  In the latter case, why didn’t you inform us?

Your instant reply is expected.

上周末寄出的,现在正等回音。不过我也不抱太高的希望。印度就是这样一个地方:如果你把期望值调得低一些,现实也许会显得更美好。

 
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