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Re:Traveling the World on a Third World Passport by zcbenz on Thursday August 16, 2018 @05:51PM (#17778717)
One of my India friend has applied for a B1/B2 visa for multiple times and did not get approved, even though he had already traveled to quite a lot countries.

I also got rejected a B1/B2 visa for 3 times (I'm holding China passport), and I finally flew and moved to U.S. after my company sponsored me a H1B visa.

The B1/B2 visa is truly the hardest visa to get for most third world people.

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Re:Traveling the World on a Third World Passport by briandear on Thursday August 16, 2018 @07:27PM (#17779247)
That visa is hard to get not specifically based on third world status, but based on the statistics of overstaying those visas. Substantial home country ties, such as a business or owning property vastly increase the chance of getting that visa.
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Re:Traveling the World on a Third World Passport by xaranke on Thursday August 16, 2018 @07:30PM (#17779263)
Having other long-term visas and not overstaying them also helps.
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Re:Traveling the World on a Third World Passport by coldtea on Thursday August 16, 2018 @09:24PM (#17779665)
>One of my India friend has applied for a B1/B2 visa for multiple times and did not get approved, even though he had already traveled to quite a lot countries.

Even though? Or precisely because of this? Which countries those were might have mattered...

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Re:Traveling the World on a Third World Passport by tomerico on Friday August 17, 2018 @02:09AM (#17780619)
It likely would have been simpler - being single for example is almost and automatic deny.
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Re:Traveling the World on a Third World Passport by Lutzb on Friday August 17, 2018 @05:49AM (#17781528)
Cc
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Re:Traveling the World on a Third World Passport by Zombieball on Thursday August 16, 2018 @06:32PM (#17778954)
Wow I never would’ve thought this. As a Canadian, when I travel to the US for work / vacations I sometimes get my passport stamped with a B1/B2 visa (it is very common to cross the border with no Visa stamp in your passport).

I found this stamp more of an annoyance!

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Re:Traveling the World on a Third World Passport by usepgp on Thursday August 16, 2018 @08:26PM (#17779481)
Canada is easily considered a first-world / powerful passport country.

https://www.passportindex.org/comparebyPassport.php?p1=ca&p2...

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Re:Traveling the World on a Third World Passport by Scoundreller on Saturday August 18, 2018 @12:02AM (#17786786)
Canada is fairly special for entering the US since they don’t even fingerprint you.
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