yes its true....by the way this is dave my wifes husband basically i was so angry with the embassy changing the goalposts all the time after i tried to get things sorted for the required 3 months or more that i emailed them an angry letter of my concerns and they sent me back a pdf format consisting of 23 pages of new requirements.....i know my wife was not happy with me sending e.mail but thats how some of us english are