I really hate relying on other people to get things done - but sometimes, there is just no way around it.
This winter I'll be heading to Amman, Jordan to work on a consulting project for a mobile phone application company!! Ordinarily, holders of U.S. passport are not required to apply for a visa ahead of time, as they can simply purchase a single-entry visa at the Jordan airport. Well, of course I'm not going to travel all the way to the middle east without a little adventure first.... unfortunately, this complicates things a little bit....
Because I am planning on arriving in Amman, and then taking the bus into Jerusalem, the bridge and port of entry I'll be crossing back into Jordan on does NOT have visas available for purchase (and if they did, no one really knows their hours of operation), I was cautioned by a clerk of the Consulate of Jordan to apply for a visa ahead of time....
So just like that, I had a whirlwind experience at the post office, signing, stamping, addressing, paying and getting passport-size photos, and my passport is out of my hands, and officially at the mercy of the good people at the Consulate of Jordan in San Francisco and the USPS. Let's hope it comes back in time...
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