Posted by: Amazing June 11, 2008
Nabil Bank and US Embassy application
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Here is the reply from Ms Samjhana Shrestha, Branch Manager (Maharajgunj Nabil).

Dear Amazing Fren,

 

This is absolutely rubbish! If you want to enquire about this, you are always welcome at my office during office time.

 

Thanks n regards

Samjhana Shrestha

 

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From: Amazing Fren [mailto:fren_amazing@yahoo.com]
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008 6:31 PM
To: samjhana.shrestha@nabilbank.com
Cc: anil.shah@nabilbank.com
Subject: Fraud at Nabil bank? Just curious

 

Hi Samjhana Jee @ Maharajganj Nabil bank
Namaste

Just found this news on website about your branch..Would be nice to hear your comments. If you need I can also provide the direct link.

here is an extract from the site.
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Last time, I went to Nabil Bank to submit application for
US visa and I wanted to share my experience with Nabil Bank. I have been living in USA and last time I went to Nepal to visit family and get visa. I prepared all my documents from USA together with Application form and photographs. But when I submitted my application at Nabil Bank, the person in the counter told me that my PHOTO is not valid and I need to take photo from specific place near Nabil Bank. Name of that photo shop is ORCHID DIGITAL PRINT, Maharajagunj, Chakrapath, Tel: 4720461. I saw everyone was being told same thing and being sent to same photo shop. This photo shop charges Rs.150 for 2 photos. Now, you image if 100 people apply at US embassy per day and Nabil Bank is open for 6 days a week then this photo shop will be making 100 person x 24 days x Rs 150 = Rs. 3,60,000 per month which is very huge amount of money. And I am definitely sure somebody from Nabil Bank is having a big commission out of it.
I was even more upset because I developed the photographs in USA and this photo is valid to be used everywhere in USA but Nabil Bank staffs told me that it can not be used in US embassy in Nepal. And this was not my first visa stamping for USA . I even had visa stamping in Toronto , Canada with same quality photo. But the problem is only with Nabil Bank management and this is big inconvenience for everyone applying visa at US embassy in Nepal .

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Other guy wrote

Last December, I had applied for visa through US Embassy in Nepal . I had taken picture in US itself, " US passport application standard picture". But surprise, the lady at Nabil bank said that's not valid. She said it’s slightly darker than me. It was true, but shouldn't be of any concern as it wasn't much significant. I asked her why it could be any problem; she replied "that picture doesn't look exactly like you". I argued with her as my passport had exactly the same picture. She then said "it's harder to print your darker picture in visa". I asked her what people in Africa do for their picture then, they already are darker to start with. She had no answer, but simply wouldn't allow me to use my picture.
I then took a new picture (they however didn't suggest me any places). Paying extra cost for emergency picture I returned next day to her, she accepted that picture. The new picture had me fairer, tad lipstick on (I'm male), tad foundation. What the hell? That doesn't look similar to me than the one I had taken in US.
Judging by this thread, either some sucker in that bank are making hefty amount on commission or its “ि ां
”, they are used to people bringing picture from “Photo Concern” which are pimped up.

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Thanking you

Well wisher of Nabil as well as Nepalese
Mr Amazing



 


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