It is pretty annoying (although my status as a single female traveler usually gets me a lot more grief than the fact that I'm Jewish). I don't run into this issue much in my travels. As a completely nonreligious person, it just bugs the hell out of me to have to identify myself as one faith or another, as if being an atheist isn't an option. Second, why should it matter what I believe to anyone issuing a visa--if, as B747-437B says, they're asking to find out whether you should be subject to laws for Muslims, then why don't they just ask whether you're Muslim or not? And finally, as a person who grew up in the US in a distinctly Jewish (and proud) culture/family, I'm highly reluctuant to try to "pass," even if I don't believe any of the teachings of the Jewish religion. Sigh.

OK, enough about my spiritual crisis here. I'm still getting conflicting information about filling out that visa form. The Travisa folks (my expediters) are saying I can leave it blank. Still don't know if I should. I wonder if calling the consulate would get me anywhere, or if it would get me blacklisted?