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I have one of the crappiest passports in the world. It drives me insane to see people take for granted and abuse the things that (visit) visas on arrival offer

by avh02 6y ago

I have one of the crappiest passports in the world. It drives me insane to see people take for granted and abuse the things that (visit) visas on arrival offer them. When I want a visa to most countries (especially western countries) I have to present bank statements, proof of employment, flights in and out etc. but a random bum from <insert_country_that_gets_visa_on_arrival_to_destination_x> can come in without any such checks. I get particularly angry at stories where travellers run out of money half way through their journey and start selling things like photographs or busking to make money. I'm jealous of but never angry at people for the ability to do multi-destination journeys without the phenomenal logistical planning ahead involved in getting visas for all those destinations - please don't take that privilege for granted. (TL;DR - i can never do the "let's just fly to x and see where we go from there" on a whim)

DyslexicAtheist 6y ago
globe-trotting person here who been living as a foreigner since the age of 18 (and close to 50 now). I understand your anger. I'd be furious too :( > please don't take that privilege for granted. I will always take that for granted. It is literally my only "god given" right to move wherever I want and live there (provided I can sustain myself)[1]. The idea that a country has the right to restrict my movement based on an arbitrary border, by issuing a paper defining where I may travel and for how long (based on my skin color) is absurd and something worth going to war for both metaphorically and literally. [1] technology plays a big part here in the crimes that countries commit against individuals (refugees and otherwise), and I've witnessed an gradual increase of restrictions, over the past 20 or so years especially in Western countries including my home country. Compared to 20 years ago we now already live in a dystopia of restriction, it just is distributed unevenly.
- avh02 6y ago
  It is your "god given" right in the ideal world (and i agree with you there), but reality is unfortunately different

by avh02 6y ago

DyslexicAtheist 6y ago

globe-trotting person here who been living as a foreigner since the age of 18 (and close to 50 now). I understand your anger. I'd be furious too :( > please don't take that privilege for granted. I will always take that for granted. It is literally my only "god given" right to move wherever I want and live there (provided I can sustain myself)[1]. The idea that a country has the right to restrict my movement based on an arbitrary border, by issuing a paper defining where I may travel and for how long (based on my skin color) is absurd and something worth going to war for both metaphorically and literally. [1] technology plays a big part here in the crimes that countries commit against individuals (refugees and otherwise), and I've witnessed an gradual increase of restrictions, over the past 20 or so years especially in Western countries including my home country. Compared to 20 years ago we now already live in a dystopia of restriction, it just is distributed unevenly.

avh02 6y ago
It is your "god given" right in the ideal world (and i agree with you there), but reality is unfortunately different