What a big sh*t of a problem.
Imagine, my wife is NOT going to send her passport to New Delhi.
What happens then while we try to sort it out? While we wait for them to get to our e-mails to notice something's wrong?
Will someone physically see the application is NOT in the right place and send it to the right place? Or send it back to Ottawa? Or send it back to me? Or to her?
Or is there a deadline to send the passport and if the passport is not received then the application automatically gets burnt / thrown away / sent somewhere / abandoned in some dark corner? What?
And then maybe they finally see our e-mails and say "hey let's look for it" but they can't find it because it was mailed out somewhere, effectively "losing" our application?
So much can happen, and I don't think I have it in me to trust imbeciles who cannot make the difference between two distinct and very different countries.
I used to work for the government, I know how imbecilic, useless, incapable and... limited... they can be. I had my doubts about trusting these guys with sensitive documents without having a solid communication system between CIC and client. But this, this is just... inhumane.
Cornered, without choice... either live separate forever or feed the devil with reason to f*ck around carelessly with what you hold dear.
Two distinct countries... seriously. WTF. Chlorine? Help?
Me: Chlorine, come on, we're buds, right...?
Chlorine: *straight face*
Me: Chlorine, you really gonna stare at me like that?
Chlorine: *straight face*
At moments the conversation was nil. Long pauses. I felt like she was starring me down. But the conversation went something like this:
Me: Can you repeat your name please?
Chlorine: Certainly. Chlorine.
Me: Sorry, I didn't get that, what did you say your name was?
Chlorine: *straight face*
<long pause>
Me: So I need help with a sponsorship visa.
Chlorine: *straight face*
Me: I have been approved as a sponsor and my wife's documents have been sent out to Manila. <explains story>
Chlorine: *straight face*
Me: Can you help please?
Chlorine: One moment. *puts on hold for 10 minutes* Reply to your e-mail.
<hang up>
OK, OK, she did ask if there was something else I needed help with before she hung up, but I'm sure you found this story a bit entertaining. She had more to say once I asked for help...
Rest was real. :|
Anyone out there who thinks the Philippines and India are the same countries?
Please raise hand, reply with *raise hand*.
So that I can add you to my black list...
JOKES!
But yeah... Philippines =/= India.
India... Philippines... CIC...