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Visakhapatnam - Indian driver Sailesh Bolisetti will miss the fifth round of the British GT championship, scheduled for Aug 4-5 at Snettorton, UK, as his application for a UK visa was rejected.
“They told me that they were aware that I had been visiting UK on a regular basis and was racing for Lotus Sport UK, but the visa was rejected since there was a higher chance that I would stay back there (United Kingdom),” said Bolisetti.
Upon rejection, Sailesh immediately reapplied the same day, but was informed that the process could take anything from 17 days to three months, and after not hearing from the British high commission for over a month despite repeated visits and requests including those by the Lotus Sport UK, the team was forced to withdraw his entry from the Snetterton round.
“I tried my best to get in touch with the British high commission, but there seemed to be no way to meet anyone without an appointment, and strangely enough, there is no way to get an appointment either,” he said and hoped that he would be able to get his visa in time for the next round at Silverstone on Sep 8-9.
