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15 years of waiting for a green card. 15 years of being on a visa that can have you kicked out anytime no matter how much you’ve invested into life there. Hats
by codeisawesome 5y ago
15 years of waiting for a green card. 15 years of being on a visa that can have you kicked out anytime no matter how much you’ve invested into life there. Hats off to the folks who put up with this.
- lonesword 5y agoYeah that's what stood out for me as well. I wonder how long it takes to get a citizenship in the US. I immigrated to Germany and the experience has been surprisingly smooth and flexible: 1. Got a student visa to come study a masters in Germany 2. Did an internship and got a job offer before I completed my studies. 3. This is the part that blew my mind - my employer asked me if I can start working in May 2021 and I said I would like to (I was almost done with my masters thesis) but I don't have a masters degree yet and I can't work full time on my student visa. They simply applied for an EU Blue card based on my bachelors degree that I got from my home country (Computer Science) and I started working. The immigration office ("Ausländerbehörde") did not even care that I was currently enrolled as a student in Germany and that I haven't graduated yet. Germany gets a bad rep for its bureaucracy but this was one instance where it was surprisingly flexible.