What is wrong with my photo on the right? There is nothing really wrong with it unless I use it to apply for a visa to India. A visa is permission granted by a country to permit someone to enter into that country for a specific purpose. India requires for a visa for travelers coming from the US, so I wanted to make sure I applied in plenty of time for the trip in January.
I remembered from my trip to India in May that the visa application requires two photographs. So I went to a local store that would take passport photos ($8). After I returned home with the photos, I filled out the application. When I reviewed the instructions, I read that photos for the visa application should NOT include glasses! Take a look at the photo: I was wearing my glasses.
I rushed back to the store and explained that I had to re-shoot the photographs. The store clerk was very understanding and did not charge me for the extra photographs.
With new photographs (without glasses), I packaged the application, a money order for $97 and my passport and sent it away to San Francisco where the visa will be processed. I expect to get the visa and my passport back in about two weeks.
