Posted By: Sheri (New Board: ForeignJobs) on 'ForeignJobs' Title: Problems in immigrations Date: Tue Sep 7 14:51:52 1999 Before you try the following think, what are you prepared to risk to get a job in another country? The article from MF DNES (the most read Czech papers) More and more people looking for a job in the USA More Czech than ever leave for the USA to work there, although they don't have a legal work permit. This is the reason why Americans started to me more severe when giving the visa and many especially younger people's requests are rejected. "The main reason why the number of rejected requests has increased so much is increasing unemployment", a Prague US embassy clark Helena Markusova said. Many people come from the regions which suffer from higher unemployment and it's them who are often unsuccessful in getting the visa. In last 4 months, the number of rejected requests has risen to 22 per cent of all requests. Czech ambassador in New York Zdenek Koudelka thinks that the higher rate of rejected requests is due to the fact that many people already have the visa and now, the people belonging to 'risky' groups (young, single and unemployed) are asking for it. "Many people already have a visa which is issued for 10 years. Among the candidates, there are many young people who don't have a good financial background and can't prove their relationship with their home.", Mr. Koudelka said. Last year, tens of Czech citizens were deported from the USA because they were found working by US authorities. "The number of apprehended Czechs, who have been working here illegally, is vast. Unfortunately, I can't give you any detailed figures.", an employee of American immigration office Vienna department said. The number of Czechs going to the USA to work there isn't diminishing, although the punishment is severe in case of being apprehended. Hardly anyone goes there on his own, special agencies take care of illegal workers. On their list, there are shop jobs, helping in a restaurant, working in bakery etc. This work should bring at least CZK 100,000 to every worker. The agencies, however, often promise a work permit for certain amount of money and then deceive their clients. The people, who are suspicious of going to the USA to work, are invited to an interview. "The clarks look at every candidate as at a possible immigrant. Therefore, he has to persuade them that his reason for going to the States is the same as stated in an application form.", Markusova added. ---------------------------------------------------------- If you are one of those people this article talks about.. take a look at the long term harm you are doing. Chance is, if a person hasn't considered this aspect of what they are doing, they won't' care after reading this article either.. sad but true. SHERI'S WEB INTERNATIONAL ** Email address: sheri@sherisweb.com Web Address: http://www.sherisweb.com