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pdockal yeah, but immigration used to be way easier.
Once upon a time you just boarded a ship and signed a form when you got there.
I had an English friend who married an american, and it took them YEARS to become a citizen.
All of his skills and qualifications were void and not accepted. It cost him hundreds of dollars to do the citizenship test
everytime....even if he falied.
And even when he finally became a citizen - he only qualified for a base level job.... which was insulting to his years of professional experience and learning .
Where do you get money to become a citizen and pay for a roof and food
while you are trying to jump through all the legal hoops of becoming a citizen these days?
Even if you are well educated, are from a first world country - its a nightmare.
And you need financial support of someone already a citizen to help you.
