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by ClumsyPilot 1027 days ago
> a period where you simply can’t leave the US without abandoning your application

This is crazy. I would inderdtand if the Gov asked for a million dollars upfront, but this is just pointless abuse and cruelty.

UK has the same shit, if you apply for Permanent Residency you can't leave, and my parents suffered a serious ilness and I couldn't go.