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02-02-2006, 06:35 PM
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One way ticket from insanity to South Africa. What remains is what I need to bribe a few SA officials, so I can stay there permanently.
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02-02-2006, 07:22 PM
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Just wondering....why can't you get a long term visitor visa/pass in SA? I thought they were pretty open on immigration policy. |
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02-02-2006, 07:24 PM
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I would also share with everyone on here.....expecially the DOOKSTER! |
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02-02-2006, 07:25 PM
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No. I would need to get at least a Bachelor or Masters. Or a job - which is hard, in a country were unemployment is about 35%.
It would even be hard to marry my gf at this point in time, due to the fact that we have not been together for 3(!) years. It is all a game of can we get a set of passports that are allowed to be wed without all kind of legal interference.
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02-02-2006, 07:58 PM
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That will be hard. Can anyone tamper with photographs to such an extent that they will appear to span a period of 3 years together?
South Africa, marriage according to SA laws. Over here, things are a bit simpler provided the two of you have "good" nationalities. South Africa does not qualify as one of those.
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02-02-2006, 08:00 PM
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That's one of the strangest things I've ever heard?? What kind of LAW is that?? Why don't you just marry in the US and get yourself a Greencard. That's pretty simple and you don't have to prove anything. Then you can travel as husband and wife anywhere you want to.
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02-02-2006, 08:04 PM
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Yep. But that is what is happening if you have a third-world nationality. If she were to marry me as a US citizen (here in the Netherworld), it would still be an issue, but only formally. Have to check it out though, because:
The Dutch government has added a nice little clause in marriage laws, that may require that the Dutch partner (me) earns at least 130% of minimum wage. As I am a student, my salary is $0. So as a South African citizen that would be a legal issue, I cannot easily overcome. Don't know whether it applies to marrying an US citizen, though. So if people wonder, where the anti-bureaucratic element in some of my posts originates from, there is your answer.
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02-02-2006, 09:56 PM
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1500 Euros... not bad!
However, at the moment, my problem isn't money as much as time. I'd kill to have 3 weeks of vacation. Unfortunatel, even one week of vacation is an unreachable dream, for the time being.. If I had 1500 E, ideally I'd buy a trip to Mexico or another spiritual place, where I can relax, make trips and enjoy the scenery in a really slow motion. All alone. But realistically, as I hope to be moving out, I'd simply be re-furnishing my room, and saving the rest, hahaha! Oh well, I don't have time for a vacation anyway :wink: |
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02-02-2006, 11:24 PM
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If I had the money, I'd love to pick a central location and fly all the active Lifesupporters Members in for a weekend party.
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02-03-2006, 08:32 AM
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