SNAFU

just sent this to dad, copied here so every one knows whats happening

hey dad,

this is what has happened so far. Yesterday i went to the brit hi com visa app center to apply for my visa. when i got seen to, i was told that i have the wrong form and that i need to fill out a new one. the new form doesnt really cater for UK ancestery (i had to write it in in the 'other' section. i did that, then got seen to again by the same lady. we went through the form and made sure it was filled in correctly. she then asked for my passport and when she looked at it, realised i was not kenyan.

i told her that i was told, 3 times by the same lady, helen, that i could apply. she went to confrim this, then told me that i cannot apply for any long say visa (uk ancestry and working holiday maker) and that i have to do it it my home country. she told me that the rules changed about 2 months ago in this regard. i then asked rather curtly why i was told i could apply no more that 3 weeks ago. she left the desk to actually ask this mysterious helen lady, then called some one else to see if they remember me. they didnt, and that doesnt surprise me.

after this she then said that i should call the brit hi com visa and talk to them about it. i have done so today, i asked if i could apply in kenya as an aussie on a tourist visa, can i appeal my case since i was given wrong info by brit hi com staff, and i apply in the uk itself? no, no, no were the answeres i got respectivly. i have also tried calling the aust hi com and they just dont know if they can do any thing. i will try them again later. i will also try a different tact with the brit hi com maybe today or tomorrow to try again. i will also call the brit hi com in london to see if i can apply there. can i ask you to do the same for the brit hi com in aust? thats been it so far. on top of that ive found out that my taxi driver (reccomended by francis) from yesterday has ripped me off. so, to move forward we need more info. ill call the brit and aust hi comms again to see what i can find out. and ill ask you to do the same.

it looks like i have a few options for moving forward: worst case scenario is to go to uk as tourist and thats that,or fly to UK early and apply for uk ansctry or send passport home to get app done there. just spoke to you then on the fone. thats about it, ill call in about 20 mins from here so we can talk.
cheers
jash.