We don't just fill forms, our expertise is in the legal part of the application.
You are very mistaken if you think we are in the business of filling forms. If only forms were required, we would let you do it yourself. DIYers, (do it yourself people), are the majority in the statistics of applicants who failed to achieve visas they deserved.
There is a story told by a very respected Bishop in Kenya about a ship that wrecked mid sea and engineers were unable to restart it. The shipping company brought Engineers from all over the world and none could resolve the mechanical problem with the ship. Then, someone, recommended a little-known street mechanic from Texas and when he was summoned, he arrived with a utility vehicle full of spanners and other tools.
When the problem was explained to him in detail, the street mechanic removed a huge mallet (big hammer) from the back of his truck. He proceeded to a certain spot in the ship and knocked on the spot four times. He asked the captain to start the ship and on the sixth knock, the ship came to life. All systems rebooted and the problem was resolved.
The street mechanic had billed the shipping company One million dollars which was a good bargain because some of the engineers who had tried before were even more expensive. Furthermore, the ship was losing money every hour it stood motionless in the seas. When he presented his bill to the shipping company, they wondered, "How can we pay you a million dollars for hitting one spot with a mallet six times?"
"You are not paying me for hitting or for the energy used, rather you are paying me for knowing where to hit," responded the street mechanic. "If it was just hitting that was required, you guys could have hit long before I came around; you did not have to wait for me." "In fact the ship captain has more physical energy that him." A by-stander observed.
Lesson Learned
If you think it is filling papers that yield permanent resident visas, then you are as unwise as the shipping company. It is the legal understanding required in visa applications that yield visas. You and me can fill forms but when it comes to legal expertise, we are not equal. Ni tui haria haguthaguo.
Make up your mind, don't dilly dally
There is a story my mother told me when I was five. It was about a clan called "Mbari ya Ngeeka" in English: The Dilly Dalliers. They always wished (even planned) to do something but never did it. Time always ran out before they could even get started. When an opportunity passed them, the Ngeeka clansmen and women were always the first to lament, "We wish we did. "Mbari ya Ngeeka" are well spread out in the geographical area that I serve. Many are stuck in powerful countries (USA, UK etc) but in weakened positions because their work IDs expired ages ago. Some are clogged by poor mentalities inflicted upon them by their cousins "Mbari ya Ndiri (the clan of the have-nots)."
I have seen the Ngeeka mentality in many potential applicants. Immigration rules and eligibility criteria have changed and many Ngeeka clansmen and women have found themselves outside scenarios that previously favoured them.
This is my advise: if your CV or resume is eligible today, apply without delay. If you wait too long, chances are that the rules will change before your file has been seen by someone who can make a difference in your life.
As you remain stuck in indecision, please reflect on these sayings:
- An expensive shoe that hurts your toe is no good.
- You cannot entrench well in a rented home; buy your own.
- You cannot plan the future while sitting on borrowed time.
- Mundu mugi ndari mihere ya uhoro (African proverb)
- Mbaari ya Ngeeka makorirwo matari meka. (copied from the Kikuyu Bible)
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