I don't see how the forms for visas contradict anything in the story. It's not about what the minimum requirement is to apply. > Yes unsurprisingly a country w

I don't see how the forms for visas contradict anything in the story. It's not about what the minimum requirement is to apply. > Yes unsurprisingly a country wants to do basic background checks on people it is making permanent residents and then citizens. I would point out that if you're native born, the government generally considers this stuff private and makes an effort to protect it (one exception: biometric information is collected from some government employees).