queued up for 2 hours in the freaking cold just to get into the home office building.....then when trying to pay for my application, both my CC got declined. not a good sign huh. anyway......went on to wait another 2 hours for my turn to 'see' the officer.

only got a one year visa till oct 2004.
and the reason?

him: "oh, you school is not a university."
me: "but my school has uni status!"
him: "but your school letter head doesnt say so."

what kinda Lame excuse is that?
if you want to freaking earn my money by issuing only one year, just say so!

assholes.