At Guy's insistence, I have now cost C&W consultancy fees for the privelege of acquiring a work permit as it does not behove them to have an illegal immigrant as part of the client servicing team. Fair enough. I can appreciate that while it might add a certain je ne sais quoi to my persona, it might not inspire a serious level of confidence in the corporate world. Unless you were either (a) grabbing a curry from the local take out, or (b) renovating your house... HR very kindly provided me with an immigration service to get this sorted. My own personal immigration consultant. Svitlana Grib. No kidding - Svitlana's going to help me stay :). Anyway, had a lull for lunch, so thought I'd have a stab at the multitudinous forms I need to fill (in either blue or black ink!) and was skipping along at the speed of light....5.9 criminal offences - no; 5.10 war crimes - no; 5.11 terrorist activities - no; and then unexpectedly, a challenge that sent me scurrying here: 5.13 Have you engaged in any other activities that might indicate that you may not be considered a person of good character? (Yes/No If yes please provide details below)
My pen paused of its own violition even as my synapses began short circuting, in a complete quandary. Do they mean to ask whether I have engaged in the sort of activities that might be considered by some as dubious? Could I potentially not be considered a person of good character? Are they even allowed to question you on your moral fibre? Who gets to decide which 'activities' are detremential to one's character? Define 'good' in this context (I mean there unblemished, mildly tarnished, flawed but forgivable,....), Could you deny entry to someone if they had engaged in activities that might be considered deficient to good character? Is there a schedule of activities one can refer to? How loosely does 'might indicate' imply? Who's on the panel of judges? (if it's the female parent of any Bawa boy I've know, I'm beyond screwed), Am I paranoid - Should've drawn the curtains..? Are we talking Mother Theresa levels of goodness or Roman Abramovich? (Normally, that would calm me down, but I suspect his goodness has a better credit rating than mine). Christ! How is an innately honest person to handle the subtle connotations of such a suggestive inquiry? Would I be lying if I said no? Does lying count? What about taking the Lord's name in vain? Blasphemy won't get me into heaven, but I know I'm going straight to hell anyway, so it's really only a matter of being able to get back into the UK.
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