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Trivial may be the wrong word. It's easy if you fill all the requirements. In SF we had an LLC, an apartment in the mission, a lawyer to fill out the paperwork,
by starkfist 16y ago
Trivial may be the wrong word. It's easy if you fill all the requirements. In SF we had an LLC, an apartment in the mission, a lawyer to fill out the paperwork, and 8 Canadians. The canadians all did have college degrees. I honestly don't know if the border patrol even checks all of this stuff. One of the guys said it took about 20 minutes to get through. It probably depends on what border you go through. In my experience the small borders are the worst, because the border patrol are from small towns and have nothing better to do other than fuck around with you. (this is also assuming you are driving) The best driving border is BC => Washington. Flying in, the west coast seems the best.
On the other hand, I know loads of people who go from Europe, Japan and Australia to California, NYC and Hawaii simply to hang out for 3 months at a time. These are people who have no college degree or any useful skills at all. They are here to surf, snowboard, or loaf around new york. Getting into the country is not a huge problem. The threads on this topic often have a tone of excessive worrying about visas. You can easily show up in the country and hang out for a while.
- ojbyrne 16y agoThe latter is a slightly different (and in my opinion more interesting) approach. Tourist visas are actually good for up to 6 months. So as long as you have enough money saved, you can do it that way.
- Mankhool 16y ago"I honestly don't know if the border patrol even checks all of this stuff." In my experience they do. I'm a Canuck who was working in Dubai, got a job in Vegas, applied for and received a TN Visa from the US Embassy in Abu Dhabi (which was a cool document bonded onto one of my passport pages). I transitted through the Vancouver airport on my way to LV. There, US Customs took one look at my TN-1, drew a line through it, noted "Cancelled without Prejudice" and denied me entry to the US to work. When I asked why the response I received was, and I quote, "Abu Dhabi don't know shit".
- starkfist 16y agoWell that sorta reinforces my point. They don't check it if you are denied or approved... They just deny or approve you.
- tomjen3 16y agoHopefully that was the last time you ever sat your foot in the us. The bastards don't deserve us if that is how they intent to treat us.
- Mankhool 16y agoActually, my employer petitioned for a different visa for me, and 4 months later I was happily ensconced in LV. I've worked in many countries and bureaucracy is the same everywhere - bureaucratic.