Top ten strangest questions asked by visa applicants

A man from Togo is hoping to meet Elton John if he gets to the UK (Picture: AP)

A top ten list of the strangest questions asked by visa applicants has been released and includes such stonkers as ‘is it easier to find a wife in England?’ and ‘is everybody friends with the Queen’?
A man from Togo also inquired as to whether he would get to meet Elton John if he came to these shores, while a man hoping to move to the United States asked if it would be legal for him to marry his car there.
An Australian visa hopeful was also recorded as asking: ‘Do I have to have a criminal record to move there?’
The questions were collected by visa application website GlobalVisas.com. with one of their representatives saying they always receive strange queries.
‘We see all sorts of unusual things during the visa application process but, generally speaking, that goes with the territory,’ said Liam Parry.
‘When somebody is moving from one culture to live in another there’s bound to be an element of misunderstanding about laws and customs.’

One person inquired whether everyone in the UK was friends with the Queen (Picture: PA)

Top ten strangest questions asked by visa applicants
1. ‘I’ve heard that cocaine is legal in Colombia; is this true?’
2. ‘Do you know if it’s easier to find a wife in England? I’m struggling here.’
3. ‘Is everybody friends with the Queen?’
4. ‘If I live in America, will I be a movie star?’
5. ‘I want to be closer to Elton John. He doesn’t come to Togo. Do you see him much in Britain?’
6. ‘Is it legal to marry your car in the United States?’

Another person had hoped to get married to a car (Picture: Getty Images)

7. ‘I’ve committed a serious crime, but I haven’t been caught or convicted. Will I be immune once I move?’
8. ‘Is it illegal if I don’t speak Dutch?’
9. ‘Somebody told me that Australia was founded by criminals. Do I have to have a criminal record to move there?’
10. ‘I don’t have a passport. If I sail to Portugal but don’t fly will they let me live there?’