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Thank you, Lebanese passport. <\/b><\/p>\n

1. So.Much.Confusion.<\/p>\n

2. I have a degree. This shouldn\u2019t be so difficult. <\/p>\n

3. Wait, so I apply on this website, but the application form is on another one? And I have to go somewhere other<\/i> than the embassy for the interview? <\/p>\n

4. Yeah I\u2019m never going to see Europe this link is impossible to find.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

5. YES FOUND IT I’M BASICALLY DONE. <\/p>\n

*starts googling places Lebanese people can go without a visa<\/a>*<\/p>\n

6. Okay there\u2019s no way they need all this info. <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

7. Purpose of travel\u2026Business? I wish. Tourism? Mmmm yes, maybe a couple of free museums (see #8) but mostly I\u2019m coming to sample your hipster bars and cafes. Oops can\u2019t put that in ran out of characters. Tourism it is. <\/p>\n

8. Income: N\/A?<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

9. How the hell am I supposed to know how much my household spends on groceries and shit? <\/p>\n

10. Oh, they need like an official bank statement. <\/p>\n

11. Oops. Guess my parents are \u201csponsoring\u201d my trip. <\/p>\n

12. Maybe I\u2019ll just go to the Seychelles. <\/p>\n

13. The next appointment is WHEN? <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

14. Ah I\u2019ll just pay a little extra for priority! What is it 10 euros more? Psh. <\/p>\n

15. Euh, never mind I\u2019d rather miss the flight. <\/p>\n

16. Why has this center changed its address 400 times in the past year? Everyone I ask tells me something different. <\/p>\n

17. Malaysia. Malaysia\u2019s nice this time of year. <\/p>\n

18. Ugh and this shit needs to be translated too? Sworn translation? I\u2019ve seen a million signs for that and now I know I\u2019ll never find one. <\/p>\n

*finally at the center*<\/b> Now what could this interview possibly be? <\/p>\n

19. Wait you\u2019re not going to read my employment letter? I waited a whole week for that shit! <\/p>\n

20. 9 AM my ass there\u2019s 10 other people here who were given the same time!<\/p>\n

21. Oh, how nice of you to call my name an HOUR later. <\/p>\n

22. Yes I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll let me know when my application is revised. A week after my friends leave. <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

23. Screw this hassle I\u2019m walking to Turkey. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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