Met the one who signed my Visa

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I am an Indian citizen and I applied for a visa to Colombia in June 2008 at the Colombian Embassy, New Delhi, India. I filled out the relevant forms given by the Embassy and submitted them along with my passport. I picked up the passport next day. I did not have to give an interview nor did I meet anyone in the Embassy. Few months into my stay in Bogota, Colombia (I was there on a year and a half long teaching program) I went for a Diwali (Indian festival) dinner/gathering in the Oct or Nov 2008. I smiled at a girl who was dressed in Indian attire but was of Colombian nationality (she could have passed off as a someone from North of India and I did get confused initially). We made acquaintance and I found out that the reason she had an Indian attire and was at an Indian gathering was because she lived in India for almost 8 months. Upon enquiring as to the city where she stayed at, she said it was New Delhi. Further conversation revealed that she worked in the Colombian Embassy and one of her profiles included whetting Visa papers and signing approved visas. She said that my visa would have her signature. I forgot about the discussion and did not meet her again till March 2009 for another Indian gathering. By then my passport had been stolen from the apartment. Upon meeting we renewed our conversation about the Visa and that night I checked the photocopy of my Visa and it was her signature on it for sure. She had stayed in India till July 2008 and I met no one else from India who had her signature on their Visa. Further to that when we became good friends she showed pictures of a wedding she attended in July 2008 in Mumbai (the city where I resided in India). The groom from the wedding was my junior from Post Graduation college. I have had few other coincidences but this one tops the list. Regards Bipin
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Date submitted:Tue, 01 Mar 2016 07:32:56 +0000Coincidence ID:8485