It happened something similar to me in 2010 when getting a visa in Angola embassy. I was not staying in a hotel, so they asked for a letter of the person who was receiving me...and my bank statement prooving I had at least 200$ for each day. I was travelling alone and tried to keep that info private, but without the bank statement I could not travel. Pfff, what an abuse in my opinion!
P.S. - I realized that you're using SF3 banner too. Meet you there?! :D
Meet you there! :)
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