Exit stamp process

The FRRO Office was awesome. People from all over the world live in our city! Emma got to play with two burqa ladies from Yemen and their kids for the first half an hour, then with two Korean children, then an Iraqi girl. There were others from France, Spain, the USA, and Sudan. 

We knew from a couple here that we would have issues in this office. This sign is also a good warning for all who arrive thinking this will go quickly: 

I knew the wait was painful, but 'teething'?!

The issues they brought up initially were weird. "Why was she born in a different city and not in the city where you live?! This birth certificate has no signature, you will have to check with that man to see if he will accept it. If not, you must return to her birthplace for a signed copy." Thankfully the guy passed our certificate... It is weird how this country's states are not united at all. 

So tomorrow Matt will have to bring a letterhead proving he works here and our application for the exit visa should be complete.

6/11/2013:  They have now said that Emma's birth certificates are invalid because no one signed them. How unfair is that?! Also, this isn't fixable by a simple phone call to her city of birth and getting them to fax a correct copy to us. (If only it were that easy). Different states in this country operate like different countries. My language nurturer said that the easiest of corrections can be difficult because here no one accepts blame for a problem and all are lazy at work. Hmm. So Matt has to go back to the FRRO Office tomorrow.