Take note of the caveat at the bottom of the article: *"The Germans appreciate their visa-application process in comparison with America’s, but in the end, it’

Take note of the caveat at the bottom of the article: *"The Germans appreciate their visa-application process in comparison with America’s, but in the end, it’s still a slower process than many techies are willing to tolerate." German bureaucracy may not be the worst in the world, but it is significantly more convoluted than the United States.