“Want to skip the line and go straight to the bank to pay for your revalidation, only ten soles”. This will save you thirty minutes to an hour of wait time. So you take the offer.
Now that you have paid your revalidation fee, you find yourself in the line to get your photo taken. Another security officer approaches, Then surprise, surprise he offers you his service,
“Want to skip the line and go straight to get your photo taken, only ten soles” This will save you another one to two hours of wait time! So you take the offer and get your photo taken. Then you proceed to hand everything in and wait the hour for processing!
All done in two hours and it could have taken four to five hours!
Lesson # 4. Take all information with a grain of salt!
I am sure that the Government departments change the rules every day just to add to the confusion! When a Government employee gives you miss-information you have no right for review. The Department is always right even when it is wrong! Don’t expect any compassion, understanding or apology here!
Lesson # 5. You must pay with your money and your time!
Obtaining a single certificate, Police certificate, Judicial Certificate etc, will cost up to fifty soles for each certificate and then there are the legalisation stamps from the various departments. Each stamp will cost you up to fifty soles and some certificates will require three or four of these!
OK, you apply for your certificate, then go to the Bank of the Nation to pay for it.
You won’t find a cashier at any Government Department!
