Deutsche Drama

What stops me (and the other guys from K) from going to Germany for our student exchange stint as planned?

• We gave the Visa interview on the 16th of July, 2009 at the Chennai consulate, after which our applications were forwarded to Germany
• As per the German immigration authorities, if the folks at Chennai don't receive any intimation from them within 3 weeks, then it is as good as a green signal
• Replace that '3 weeks' with '8 weeks' and you have with you the Chennai consulate's version! Meaning, we won't get our Visas before September 16th (which is just too late....remember, we were supposed to get moving by the 29th of August?) 
• If we are to get a Visa before those '8 weeks', then a 'special permission' is required from the German immigartion authorities, say the chaps (i so much wanted to use a Hindi expletive here for alliteration!) in Chennai
• Bull****, say the Germans. 'This is not a part of the protocol', say those algorithm-loving folks.

So there you are......as time progresses, we're getting bigger and bigger people involved in this to thrash out a 'quick-fix' solution...so what'll happen at the end? Only time will tell....

Thanks,

Dinesh