So many things...mostly bad....

So many things have happened in the past few weeks. Here is a summary of all the things that has been going on…

1. My UK visa application got refused. The reason: My maintenance evidences was not according to their guidelines….in other words, the Rs.2.5 lakh that I have to show was not entirely in my account but split between mine and my mom’s bank accounts. I mean come on…they really gotta be kidding me here right??? They bring out the new rules on the 29th of June and ask you to show a 3 month bank statement preceding your application…do they expect people to freeze their bank accounts just to show them the cash??? Ok even that is alright….compared to the fact that my application got refused mainly because, probably on the day I applied, they’ve changed their rules again (on their website) and when I checked it on the day I received my refusal letter to find out that NOW they have mentioned that if I cannot show the correct maintenance evidence according to their guidelines, then they WILL REFUSE my application...and it was in bold glowing red colour enclosed in a red box. I mean why can’t they make up their minds when they change all this shit??? Why do they have to keep changing and adding and removing their rules and regulations like this which ends up affecting several people like me???

Just imagine this…after spending nearly Rs.40Lakh for my education in the UK I am being refused for this post-study work permit, (the basic idea of which is to go and WORK in the UK) because MY ACCOUNT does not have the money they ask for and it doesn’t matter if the money is in my mom’s account or if I have a Rs.20Lakh RBI deposit maturing in February. Add to the fact that I have arranged for free accommodation with my friend in the UK as well. What a bunch of boneheads they should be heh???

Aaaaaanyyyyyhooooo….after a brief session of being depressed and lamenting and swearing literally everyone at the British Deputy High commission, I came back to reality and did the most realistic and reasonable thing to do…apply for an administrative review….which would take a whopping 28 days to process and for which I believe the result is going to be the same but just a bit more explanatory in nature. Although I have explained every inch of detail to them in my application for administrative review…my hopes aren’t too high. I guess it’s about time I cancelled my flight tickets and look at the alternate things to do.

2. A weeks break: In order to get out of everyone’s faces, I decided to head back to Nagercoil and spend some pleasant time with someone special and I did that and I returned with so much peace and confidence.
3. I’ve finally decided on what I’m going to do: I’m gonna start searching for a masters degree in counselling in the UK. In case my visa gets refused, I’ll directly go back for masters probably next year and within that time, should do something useful to boost my career…like taking up a short term counselling course or something. Well, plans are being made as I type this.

So what do I have to say to those very few who read this….NEVER EVER GIVE UP HOPE…may be not in your current plans which is not really going as you planned it, but in your life and your ability to fight and look beyond the blockades into a better future. Take every block in your plans as a challenge and fight and you will eventually emerge successfully. You would never know for sure if it is possible, but you know you tried even if you don’t. I will try and keep trying. One fine day I’m sure I will write in this same post about how I kept trying in order to emerge successfully. I will….!!! Till my next update….take care!!!