I wasn't aware of this...
I bought a ticket to New Zealand after a 1 months wait for the Visit Visa. The Emirates flight direct to NZ from Dubai with a quick refuel stop at Melbourne. It seems that now, i cant take that flight cause "INDIANS" need a visa just to land in Australia... even though i dont get off the aircraft.
Strange, true and very very sad. Of all that India is and how much indians contribute to the planet, this kinda bureaucracy deeply saddens me. I love being an Indian and I love my Indian Passport. Its a shame that in situations like these i feel almost criminal...
Strange, true and very very sad. Of all that India is and how much indians contribute to the planet, this kinda bureaucracy deeply saddens me. I love being an Indian and I love my Indian Passport. Its a shame that in situations like these i feel almost criminal...
posted by Arroclint at 4:27 PM
19 comments:
u dont have to mind the lesser mortals, u know :p
:D
That's ridiculous - you don't even have to clear through Immigration if you're in transit which makes getting a visa a useless waste of time. Who the heck's going to check it?
Try Singapore Airlines or Royal Brunei. They have flights that don't stop in Oz.
Good luck.
cheers
nzm
Hey,
Sad but true!!
Indians need a visa to go EVERYWHERE in the world but some people like french can go almost to any country without a visa!
burf: true,,, true,,,
nzm: im goin tru singapore now... or malayasia if i get the seat...
anand: most european countries can buy visa on arrival... lucky sobs...
Hey Clint
*sigh*
I was hoping to come back with better news for you, but it looks like it's true. You do need a visa to transit throught Oz even if you're not actually entering the country. Here's the link
I have a work colleague here in Dubai who is on an Indian passport and her mother lives in Australia. When she visited her mother last year, she went through Bangkok, and she said that she didn't have to get a transit visa through Thailand.
trust this helps.
nzm
This is really fuckin sad man. Just to land in Aussie?????
Fucked up shit.
Seems I should start working on my Visa for Melbourne right away... dunno how long that'll take.
This is putting off.
Welcome to the club buddy. And they say India is a country to watch out for, rising economy and other BS. My ass.
Let the passport/visa issues be sorted out first. We need a visa to go to every damn place. Great.. just great.
Bummer! Can't you apply for an aussie visa then? But then I guess it would be easier to change airlines..
THAT SO SUCKS.
Dude, best of luck for Singaporean / Malaysian Bypass Operasun.
May you get to answer the call of Kiwiland!
nzm: thanks for the research mate. much appriciated. but im goin tru malaysia now. and on a cheaper fare so its better now.
conman: yeah it takes a while.
me: did u have to deal with all this stuff when u were travelling? mustav been the shats man
cowlick: it was actually easier to change airlines. next time ill get the visa to Aus and make a trip there too...
dobereinerr: thanks mate.
I see that you're already picking up some of the lingo.
If you call everyone mate, you'll fit right in!
lol
nzm: 'mate' is actually british lingo. the australians ripped it off...
Dude,
I am glad you got everything sorted. Have lots of fun for the few days you are in Kiwiland and once again, say hallo to Bev. I am still waiting to be introduced. I thot I was ur buddy out here... Wassup with that? Now that I know the procedures lemmie know whether August is a good time to visit NZ!
who are you jaytie?
clint, if you wanna free dinner in KL, (no strings attached) mail me at androjane@gmail.com
im about to apply for an indian visa to to visit this june.
i hope i dont go through any of that nonsense.
i dont get why australia of all the places is posing a problem-
since when are they this biased?
im about to apply for an indian visa to to visit this june.
i hope i dont go through any of that nonsense.
i dont get why australia of all the places is posing a problem-
since when are they this biased?
i dunno why it showed anan pehlay- sorry abt that.
yeah, actually you have to say maayte for it to be Aussie!
(or Kiwi for that matter!)
Where does Bev live in NZ? Maybe I know her! lol
been there, felt that, like a gazillion times.
-an indian in switzerland spending half a million bucks to travel to any schengen counry, ever:)
the day will come though. when we will be open citizens and there will be a thousand red necks outside the indian embassy in washington pushing their way for the golden-stamp of chandigarh.
ok , im pushing it. but its nice to dream.
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