Visa

Well, I guess I should start here. I have travelled before, thrice to Indonesia and once to Italy. These have been four of the top five best things I have ever done. Travelling is an amazing experience as it makes you take notice of all the little things you take for granted in your home town. The aroma, the faces, the heat, the tiny little differences all together that make a destination unique. And because you notice every little thing and it is new, you feel like you are really living.

Months ago, my uncle Steve spoke to me about his amazing experiences travelling through America and he suggested I come to LA to help him with his art exebition, I was immediately exited. However death and taxes are no longer the only truths, I have found out that the truth is travel plans never stay the same. From originally planning to go to LA I now find my self planning to go to NYC to be assistant art director on a film called Ashes by Ajay Naidu. (thanks to my uncle Steve who set my up with this magnificent opportunity) followed by a year of working in the UK.

The visa seems to be the hardest thing to obtain. Due to time of year, limited numbers and time till departure.

Disclaimer: for all or any NY visa/customs personnel reading this: I am not being paid for my "volunteering" on the film Ashes so I am not breaking your ridiculously strict visa rules.


I called the outline for the visa. And spoke to the operator. She said that it is 15 days once the postage is registered, however the registered post I sent is the slowest through their security, the best being express. I used registered on advice and that I was told at Australia post that express wouldn't have got it their any faster since it was a weekend. So she says that it should be registered on their computers (Canberra UK high Commish) in the next few days and then it is fifteen days once that happens. So I will call her in a couple of says and see if it is registered to give my self a better idea of when it will come back. Not great news by anymeans as I might be missing the start of the movie in NY.