Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Indian consumer services market

Ok thats a flashy headline but my sis got her visa approved this time to come to the states and take her USMLE exam for being a resident.

The secret sauce - there are services in India that help you train for the visa interview. They assess your situation based on your logistics, of course - and how many times you have been rejected the visa before. They have a full list of questions that will be asked and how to answer them.

My sis took a 7 hour crash course to get trained on these Q&As. And 15 mins at the embassy and she has her visa. Exact same questions asked as she was trained on.

Finally, the fee - 100 dollars. wtf!

And really - you can get these training centers for almost everything - except adult education..I believe!