Originally Posted by
vicarious_MR'er
I also DO certainly suspect that the Indian visa issuing procedures are quite efficient. While these things were just getting underway when I left Israel, Israeli companies have a LOT of close relationships with Indian companies. I suspect there is a lot of business travel between the two countries and, therefore, a streamlined process. Just had a thought: Does his GM office have a travel dept that could request the visa? Having the request come from a reliable and reputable source could circumvent any *potential* hassles and requests for extra paperwork, etc. (Not that there's any guarantee that such hassles will happen! Just why not avoid them if he can...)
While assuming this is possible, do you really think it will work? He is using miles for his ticket and going in business class. Plus there are other stopovers on that ticket. All this won't make sense for a business trip. Plus a junior engineer getting a business class ticket will raise a few eyebrows.