[nylug-talk] OT: German talking

[Peter C. Norton]

On Thu, Sep 13, 2007 at 09:50:12AM -0400, Rajesh Menon wrote:
> So, I don't know if it was an aberration for that one year I applied
> in that the application was accepted that late, or whether other
> people have got it after applying that late as well.

I suspect there are some tricks that get played, like reserved pools
for people who are conneced. Eg. when Miguel de Icaza got his green
card to come work for ximian, he partly got in because of political
connections on the part of a business acquaintance IIRC. The other
part was that it wasn't hard to get testimony that he was a unique
individual with a key role to play in the company.
 
> I also know people who have to stick it out for a year as dependents
> to apply when the flood-gates open.
> Aren't Germans eligible for the green-card lottery (I believe they are?)

Yes, I think everyone in the EU is. However that takes time and has
some wrinkles IIRC.

-Peter

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