When I had to go to India (Kolkata) in 2015 as part of my job, the process was slow and frustrating. I had to apply for a business visa and answer a myriad of q

When I had to go to India (Kolkata) in 2015 as part of my job, the process was slow and frustrating. I had to apply for a business visa and answer a myriad of questions, including whether I or anyone from my family had any ties to Pakistan, my religion, my travel history, names of various family members, political affiliations, fingerprints, the whole lot. It then took 3 months to get my passport back, with the visa added. The opening hours for the embassy were 10:00-12:00, weekdays only, and I had to go there personally, I couldn't send someone else to pick it up. Before landing, we had to fill out more forms, including one that basically said "do you have ebola? Yes/No", which I found rather entertaining. After landing, we had to fill out even more forms, including whether we were bringing in any weapons, fireworks, satellite phones, that sort of thing. I'm probably forgetting a few more random forms I had to fill out, there were so many of them.