Getting a visa isn't as simple as you might suppose.

办签证不像你想的那么容易。

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Paradoxically, while getting a visa for Iran can be very difficult, once you have one it is normally just a formality to have the time limit extended.

看起来伊朗签证似乎非常困难，但是一旦得到了签证，签证的延期通常只是一个手续问题了。

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Do you see any possibility of getting your visa?

你看可能拿到签证吗？

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India is renowned for its bureaucracy, but I found getting a visa for that nation to be far easier.

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In addition, the official said there was "no derogatory information that would have prevented him from getting a visa" back in June 2008.

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Boffins flock to America because its universities are the best, but the ordeal of getting a visa prompts many to take their ideas elsewhere.

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