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I wish it wasn't such a hassle getting a VISA to the US..

• majke 13y ago
  A tourist visa is enough to do Hacker School. You don't earn any money, you don't pay for the school and it's not a real school anyway. The only problem is explaining the program to the Immigration Officer. Mentioning "Hacker" or "School" is not recommended. I used the phrase "programming workshops" :)
  • thumbtackthief 13y ago
    It's fairly challenging to explain the program to _anyone_.
  • jschneier00 13y ago
    Hah. You should have seen the look on the woman's face who did my taxes, it was priceless.
  • nanook 13y ago
    I'm getting an F1 visa for grad school and the earliest I can enter the US is August. I'll have to get a visitor visa, go to hackerschool, fly back, get my F1 and re-enter the US. That's just too much of a hassle. I guess I'll just try next time.. and I hope Norvig stays for a few more batches.