[kictanet] eCitizen - for visitor visa's

[Mark Mwangi]

Well this has been the state of affairs for getting visas to Europe and the
US so why is it so surprising that we are doing it too?

On Sat, Jul 4, 2015 at 6:54 PM, Steve Muchai via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Hi Mark,
> You needn't worry for now. The old system will run concurrently:
>
> http://www.scribd.com/doc/270498014/Media-Release-Clarifying-Visa-Application-Process
>
> Regards,
> Steve.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 6:08 PM, Mark Elkins via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> I'm flying in on Sunday to attend the African DNS workshop. I see that
>> from Yesterday - I should get an eVisa...... and that applications take
>> at least two days and up to seven days....
>>
>> I hold a UK Passport... ho hum...
>>
>> I'm unsure why there should be an extra 1$ service fee - as the usual
>> $50 should surly include all service fees? The $1 is no biggie - but as
>> the folks who would check visitor visa's now should have less to do -
>> would that not cove the $1????  :-)
>>
>> Part of the instructions read that you can not scan photographs, yet the
>> system depends on you scanning photographs...
>>
>> After uploading a (scanned) picture, I entered the Visa section.
>>
>> I'm confused as to why it wants another picture of me???
>>
>> I'm hoping that it'll store everything - so every time I (re)apply for a
>> visa - it already knows my previous answers - which generally will not
>> change.
>>
>> Lastly - anyone know why it should take up to seven (working?) days????
>>
>> Anyone know any of the developers?
>>
>>
>> So glad its not compulsory for the next 60 days.. :-)
>> --
>> Mark James ELKINS  -  Posix Systems - (South) Africa
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Mark Mwangi

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