Yoav Nit [mailto://ynir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] writes: ... > I would go so far as to say that getting a US visa seems easier than > getting one to China. Who are the people for whom it's easier to visit a > European country than it is to visit the US? Umm, Americans? I have lived outside the US for about three years now & returning for a visit has always been painful, even if "normal". The normal pain includes answering such questions as "How long have you been gone?" and "Why did you leave?" (??!), the natural response (which had better not be given!) being "On what planet is that the business of the government?"; the less normal pain (for most, I guess; it happened to me 14 times in a row from 2000-2008, of course having nothing to do w/my political views ;-) is being detained for a couple of hours while agents tear apart & inspect the contents of my luggage, laptop, camera, mobile phone, etc. By contrast, I have visited at least two dozen other countries (many of them multiple times) in Europe, Asia & North America over the last 25 years & had problems w/Customs and/or Immigration exactly twice. ... _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf