I spent the last 15 years trying to become an American and failed

Re:I spent the last 15 years trying to become an American an... by adenot on Tuesday June 23, 2015 @07:22PM (#9768477)

Australia. I got my PR (green card equivalent) after working 3 years and applying for citizenship now (5 years since I arrived here). Spent less than AUD 10k total for immigration, including my partner visas. Processing times are reasonable and very transparent.

It's not a perfect system but way better than most countries.

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Re:I spent the last 15 years trying to become an American an... by jpatokal on Tuesday June 23, 2015 @08:05PM (#9768688)

I'll admit it's less broken than most places, but it's still pretty nuts at times: http://gyrovague.com/2012/08/10/notarizing-your-fingerprints...

Singapore used to be ridiculously awesome (work visa approvals usually processed in under 24 hours), but they've really tightened the screws in the last few years, particularly on granting permanent residence, due to political reasons.

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