Visas in the post 9-11 world

Progress FINALLY on the Visa front!!!! It turns out that there is a "system glitch" that causes one to be charged over three times the proper amount for a UK Visa, and since I have a Fulbright, it is "gratis" anyway, but still we have to pay a huge fee in advance and get it credited. I am so glad everything is automated today and we've cut out so much human contact so we can be "efficient." There is an interesting possibility on a house too....perhaps more news tomorrow. We found a letting agent that is not afraid of Americans. Stay tuned...