According to what I've been told, an entire page of requirements was forwarded by the travel agency; not something they drafted but just passed on.
The application was also handled by the travel agency and it was the agency taking the photo to process the travel authorization, regardless of the passport info already been made available. As personal note: this entire demand on the looks and garments for the travellers make sense if we factor the heavy use of automated tools being used at border controls nowadays. And how poor they can be is also widely known.
What is a burner phone? A phone with no direct association with your name? A prepaid plan?
I've mentioned this in the thread: what would be the reaction if someone arrived there with no electronics on them? And if further stated they did not intended to buy any for their stay? What could happen?
No country is worth this. And even North Korea, someone shared here some time ago, is not that invasive. They do give you a nanny to escort you around, you can go everywhere, you can't take pictures or film but they don't care about what you do in your country.
Visiting family of their current partner. And as the tickets were paid for by the family living there, there is an added feeling of obligation, but the main drive is the eagerness to travel abroad, the opportunity. Their words, not mine.
I had a dog that enjoyed sitting in the driver seat when I was out of the car. Used to mess with pooch, saying he should remember he had his licensed revoked because he had been caught driving drunk. Good times.
I was just mentioning that as well. What could be the reception of someone with no social presence and no electronics upon arriving? I'd refuse giving details of relatives as well.
But you made me wonder. What would be the reaction if someone went there and not carried a cellphone nor any other electronic equipment? And now I'm thinking about my own personal use of it. I can survive without internet for long bouts and my most important credentials are commited to memory, along with important numbers.
What could happen if someone just arrived at the gates with two book, a notebook and perhaps a couple of mechanical pencils and a pen?
According to what I've been told, an entire page of requirements was forwarded by the travel agency; not something they drafted but just passed on.
The application was also handled by the travel agency and it was the agency taking the photo to process the travel authorization, regardless of the passport info already been made available. As personal note: this entire demand on the looks and garments for the travellers make sense if we factor the heavy use of automated tools being used at border controls nowadays. And how poor they can be is also widely known.