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by yardie 5810 days ago
If you are trying to immigrate to the US on a non-immigrant visa then hell yes they will put you through the wringer.

Do the proper paperwork and apply through the greencard lottery. There are plenty of empty spots for French and German greencard seekers. Since we share the same language the UK slots are perpetually full. Australians get a special immigration visa (R-1?) just for being awesome.
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petercooper 5810 days ago
UK slots? The British aren't even eligible to apply for the green card lottery program (except, I believe, people from Northern Ireland.)
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ido 5809 days ago
I'm not French or German.

I haven't really heard of the lottery before, and I suspect this is the reason:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diversity_Immigrant_Visa#Winnin...

The amortized chance of "winning" over all regions is 1.51%.

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yardie 5809 days ago
It depends. They have quotas for different countries. Think of how many people are applying from your country. Then think of how many people are applying from Mexico, China, India, Guatemala. That is just the means so you have a much higher probability than if you are from a West European country than you do from a developing country.
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ido 5809 days ago
That's true, but I am not from a western european country :)
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