What do you think about entry requirements to one country?
By charlies2805
@charlies2805 (777)
July 28, 2010 6:14pm CST
Hi all, not sure if this category is good enough but I just want to get your opinion/point of view about some countries' entry requirements. As you all may know that sometimes when you do traveling you might face visa requirement. Some people then become very happy once they get their visa on time, while other become sad once their visa application is rejected.
My question is, do you think that we all people belong to the WORLD so entry requirement shouldn't be needed? Or, any different opinions ?
6 responses
@JAYMAR777 (840)
• Philippines
28 Jul 10
Ideally, we live on the same roof, which technically made us one. But civilization took its toll, so in economical perspective it should be that countries has its border. The same is true with our houses, we have gates and fences to properly keep the flow of people getting our resources, lol. I guess you understand my standpoint.
That opinion of yours can be done only when there will be a one-world government of which I'm totally, totally, totally opposed.
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@charlies2805 (777)
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29 Jul 10
Hi there, thanks for the comment. About the one-world government, I will never agree with that! Even long before when the world is whatever we see now, the world was never under one rule!!! Don't think it will ever happen.
Your analogy about the house and its fence was awesome! I surely got your point. All I concern is those people who really want to travel (for such holiday) but face visa requirement as barrier. I heard that visa is to harden illegal workers to come over to some countries therefore they stay and become 'no' illegal workers.
@JAYMAR777 (840)
• Philippines
29 Jul 10
I was denied a US visa last 2001. But coming from a third world country, It becomes something that we got used to.
The Good thing that it created is that, we tend to study harder and get the degree that grant us the ticket abroad.
On the other side of the coin, a lot of people would do anything, anything just to get the precious visa. They either marry a foreigner, which in the words of my British friend, "they came in our country because nobody wants to marry them in their own.
Well as idealistic as we want to be, but that is life...we just look to what is positive.
@charlies2805 (777)
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29 Jul 10
I sometimes don't feel okay when people mention 'third world country'. Economically, yes. But hey, we all live in the SAME world. Don't think we need to classify it as first, or second, or third, or fourth or whatever. However, I agree with you. I've been witnessing a lot of cases where someone marries his or her fiance simply cause of immigration matters. Nothing more than that! Don't think 'love' is the reason of the marriage.
@homeshoppers (6166)
• Philippines
29 Jul 10
some country are so strict even if you already have money and ticket to show but then theres still too many questions to ask as maybe they will think that the person will just going to stay and work in that country and stay their in illegal way after being over stay. we really cant blame those embassy sometimes tis because of those over stay people who still work and hide in that country thats why those people who wants to go there for just plain vacation they will also think that maybe we also do the same thing.
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@charlies2805 (777)
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29 Jul 10
Yes, absolutely agree with you. Couple of my friends have been denied a visa even if they had everything they needed. They said visa decision was really based on staff's subjective willing rather than objective. And also, I'm just wondering if illegal workers are against by a lot of countries, why ARE THEY still ABLE to do so???
@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
29 Jul 10
Every person that wishes to travel internationally needs to have a passport. In some cases he or she must have a visa in addition. I have a British passport. In my life I have got some visas in advance like Finland for work, Hungary for a visit, Australia for a working holiday and New Zealand for a visit.
I wish that visas were not needed. Really I believe a passport should be enough. I wanted to visit Russia but due to the visas costing three hundred pounds I am not going to bother going there. I got a visa at the entry point when I went to Jordan. I notices each nationality paged a different amount. It was so very unfair.
@charlies2805 (777)
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29 Jul 10
All I know that British passport is 'one of the best' since most countries in the world let you come in without needing a visa on hand. I know a lot of people are running for British passport simply cause this privilege. Wait, you wrote that you got visa in advance like Finland for work? Finland and UK are both members of EU, aren't they? Did you need visa to work in Finland? All I know is that every citizen of EU can work freely in UK!
@babyEj (1522)
• Philippines
29 Jul 10
This thingy is bound to each countries perspective for security and most often economically. I don't just get it why there are privilege to someone without facing difficulty such as whites. I don't know much of it but I just thought of it's all because of "powerful economy".
@charlies2805 (777)
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29 Jul 10
Yup, I agree with you. I also laugh when you describe 'white' as I agree that most of them can travel easily easily around the world. Again, I still keep on my opinion that visa is only for economy protection.
@Hoshi_Reed (257)
• Brazil
29 Jul 10
I know some countries require visa only as a reciprocal measure and not economical. Brazil for instance will charge a visa fee for Americans because a Brazilian is charged if they want to enter the US.
@charlies2805 (777)
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29 Jul 10
Hi, thanks for the comment. I think that case doesn't always happen in the reality. Let's say, citizens from country A doesn't need visa to enter country B, but the other way around doesn't apply. Citizens from country B NEEDS visa to enter country A. Well, it depends on where you look at the case though.
@shiquitatw (442)
• Jamaica
28 Jul 10
This is a great question and I have often asking myself the same thing. I think as a American I am very privileged to be able to travel to different countries without needing a Visa. I moved from the US to Jamaica and now that I live there I see the stress that this can cause to other people. I know many people here that want to go abroad and can not,many apply for Visa's and get rejected for one reason or another. I think that a lot of Americans take for granted the privilege to be able to travel freely. I do think that they have to keep a certain level of requirements because if not a lot of counties would become over populated.
@charlies2805 (777)
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29 Jul 10
Hi there, yes! I think you should be very grateful with your status of residence at the moment. Im not underestimating other countries but what you wrote was so true! Not only America, I personally know that British and other European countries (even South Korea and Japan) can travel freely to most countries without needing visa at hand.
All I know about applying the visa rule is that one country wants to protect its citizens from illegal workers who might come from other countries. Some other claim that it's the best way to get money...
