Reply To: Visa problems

Hi

Is it possible to change the visa in India. The agency here told me to do it back in South Africa and they cant do it I must. Where would I need to go?
Maybe they will help me faster then 5 days if i ask nicely.

I just don’t want to sit in this damn hotel any longer.

Thanks

No matter what they hell is going on with your Visa you should be on day rate. If you are not then you need to consider this safety net prior to travelling in future. Locations like India/Africa are renowned for this and being on pay, from the day you travel, is your only insurance on this. Avoid jobs that will only pay from arrival at the offshore work site. I suspect this is what the deal is hear judging by your employers performance so far.

Because there seems to be no drive, on the part of your employer to resolve this I am assuming that you are not on day rate. If they were paying you I am reasonably sure that the problem would be fixed by now.

You need to call whomever employed you and tell them that they (Not you) need to fix the problem or you will be flying home. It will hurt them a little to have paid for flights and hotel costs without getting you offshore because the client (ONGC for example) will not reimburse them for mobilisation costs if you did not make it to the job through their lack of action on admin front.

It is most definitely not your responsibility to fix this so tell the agency (whomever they may be) to get their act together and sort it or send you home.
Give up being Mr Nice guy on this and put your foot down from this moment onwards, if you don’t they will jerk you around until next Christmas!

On the other hand. If you are on day rate (which you damn well should be) and sitting in a nice hotel I can’t see where the problem is.

best regards
James Mc