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2004-03-31 Home Front: WoT

NYT Columnist Has Been Asleep Ever Since September 11, 2001

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Posted by Mike Sylwester 2004-03-31 9:40:41 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 $100 is a huge sum in nations like India
that expensive for alot people here to. what the hell this article have to do with man sleeping for 2 year. this isa very disappoint.

Posted by muck4doo 2004-03-31 10:02:36 AM|| [http://www.petatv.com/] 2004-03-31 10:02:36 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 The $100 is not for the Visa. It is the processing fee. It pays for the background checks (which sometimes can be expensive as the embassy may need to request documents from local government agencies...), interview, application review, etc.... A lot goes on behind the scenes which the applicant doesn't see.

Mike, do you have a link for this article?

Posted by CrazyFool 2004-03-31 10:11:54 AM|| 2004-03-31 10:11:54 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 This links, but NYTimes requires registration

Posted by Frank G 2004-03-31 10:44:07 AM|| 2004-03-31 10:44:07 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Coming to the United States is a PRIVILEGE, not a right guaranteed anywhere except in some fevered minds. State has a right to charge whatever fees to process any applications, and if it makes clear up front that the fees are non-refundable, shouldn't be an issue. Admission is at the SOLE DESCRETION of the appointed authorities, so any whining and moaning about it is just that: whining and moaning.

Posted by Ptah 2004-03-31 11:31:30 AM|| [http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2004-03-31 11:31:30 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Right on, Ptah. I had to pay exhorbitant visa fees all over the ME and Asia. The friggin' Laotians charged $40 USD for a 15-DAY visa. Comparatively speaking, not to mention that Vietienne is a hole (the best hole they have, but a hole nonetheless), the US visa is a mother-lovin DEAL. Same for the lot of them, BTW.

Posted by .com 2004-03-31 11:44:08 AM|| 2004-03-31 11:44:08 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Echo Ptah & .com.

This article just makes me want to get hammered. Any body out there got a hammer I can borrow?

Posted by Hyper 2004-03-31 7:43:01 PM|| 2004-03-31 7:43:01 PM|| Front Page Top

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