My country is not a member of European Union but we still can get visas such as schengen,US and etc. with less paperwork.Turks think that there is too much paperwork to get visas but if we compare our country to other countries (developing & underdeveloped) we can actually say that there is no paperwork

I’m originally from Bangladesh but immigrated to Canada in 2009 to reunite with my other family members. I understand the difficulty of doing “paperworks”. It is quite a time consuming and tedious work, specially when you’re filling out those immigration forms, where one mistake can prolong your application to a great extent. I’ll be really happy to see if all countries of the world make a “NO Visa” rule for all of us. We will be able to go and live anywhere in the world without any restrictions. Just imagine how wonderful that would be!

Perhaps Canada is the only country which welcomes thousands of immigrants each year. This is why Canadian cities are so diverse and vibrant in culture. As many newcomers are coming in the country each year population is increasing rapidly as well as other problems. However, newcomers are also bringing in new skills and culture which is boosting Canadian economy.

I agree that it would be a wonderful idea to get a “lifelong visa” for 5000 bucks, but in reality no country’s government will allow it. This is because if people move so freely from one place to another our government will lose tax money. They will lose man power and talent of people. Obviously, people will move to a place where there is vast opportunity and high standard of living rather than stuck in an under developed or third-world country. This will create huge imbalance in many areas such as economic and environmental.

I think the the visa system is good, but it should not be such a pain in the ass!

Here, during the communist years (1950-1989) it used to be almost impossible to travel or leave the country as a romanian because the draconian commies laws. We have not been travelling abroad for more then 40 years. Well, I’m just saying that as a freaky fact, but ….

I think that the main reason regarding the fact that the RICH countries have so many restrictions for the poor ones is the OWN PROTECTION necessity of the country.

Just think about that, if there wouldn’t be any requirement in using Visas, every one would come in USA. It might sound pretty funny for you, but the economical system needs to be sustained by proper “dudes”. You should try to take some trips into poorer countries, like Egypt, Mexico, Romania, and instead of noticing the pleasant parts of these places, try to see how that people thinks and how they act in certain situations.

Allowing anyone entry in a country is like inviting foreign people into your house, because the Visas is supposed to block one certain kind of people, that’s why rich countries like Switzerland, Australia or USA have so many restrictions about foreigners. That’s all I think.

PS: sorry for eventual mistakes, my english sucks (I’m romanian and I’m only 17, I learn english on my own)

PSS: this blog gave me the opportunity to tell you that you are my nr 1 source as an natural english material. I really like your voices, guys, my american accent really got better after listening to your podcasts everyday.

Greetings and hope to get a message from you, Alex

I am writing from Haiti (my homeland) and I have visited other countries like the USA, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic… and I think it’s just a utopia.

Anyway, let’s keep dreaming as long as dreaming doesn’t hurt. In fact, a boderless world would be the greatest. However, it wouldn’t be so with the current inhabitants of the planet earth, unless they would get cleaned out of all kinds crime abilities and desires to hurt others, jealousy, hates, greediness… and all that jazz.

Otherwise, no country on earth, rich or poor, would concur in such idea.