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I've never applied for any other kind than a tourist visa (and also never travelled in any other way there), and never had I seen anything different/worse than
by ajsnigrutin 4y ago
I've never applied for any other kind than a tourist visa (and also never travelled in any other way there), and never had I seen anything different/worse than passing any other border in europe (non EU/schengen ones).
US does seem one of the only/few countries where an illegal immigrant can lead a pretty normal life for years (job, send kids to school, get a doctor, etc.) without getting noticed and deported... in my country for example, there's literally no way to get someone illegal to (eg.) school.
- kragen 4y agoNo, I'm leading a pretty normal life as an illegal immigrant in Argentina, and it's not legal to deport me (unless I commit a crime). Most countries don't have the level of government involvement in day-to-day life that many European countries do.
- notch656a 4y agoNaturally I'm sure you are law abiding, but I question how easy it is to live and work in Argentina without violating the law (I've heard it's practically a requirement to survive there -- if nothing else the tax laws). Maybe it's just a scam, but I had heard if you file for citizenship (which apparently anyone can do) it makes it harder to get deported? I read some bizarre reports on baexpats that the easiest way to get deported is actually to follow the official legal residency pathway!
- kragen 4y agoAll that is true, except that it's harder to file for citizenship now. Just to clarify, you can't be deported for not paying taxes.
- ajsnigrutin 4y agoYes, I'm from europe, here it's pretty impossible to do anything, atleast longterm (sneaking in and doing some under-the-table work for a few weeks and going back.. sure.. staying for years, having kids, etc... no way).