This week of consular training (ConGen) isn't quite as interesting for me as last week was. This week we're learning about immigrant visas, which involve lots of legalese and paper-pushing. (Yeah I know, I work for the government, I should get used to it.) But more importantly Embassy Conakry doesn't process immigrant visas - prospective Guinean immigrants have to go to Senegal - so it doesn't have much to do with my future actual job. I still have to pass the exam at the end of the section though, so I'm doing my best to pay close attention.
One thing I really like about ConGen is the combination of serious content and whimsical structure. Deciding who can enter the country and who can't is a big responsibility. There are plenty of laws and other resources to advise our choices, but in the end someone has to make a call and frequently that someone will be me. It's a sobering thought. And so I really appreciate it when ConGen breaks up the tension by naming a fictional visa petitioner Ivan A. Knicewyfe.
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