An embalmer from Mexico applied for a visa to bring his grim trade to Spain, but after his lengthy criminal record was dug up, the visa was denied.On his European visa application, a man from Mali stated he was skilled with a pirogue a type of fishing boat, as well as a kind of savory pie. Naturally, his career aspiration was to be a gondolier in Venice.On his U.S. visa application, a British man listed his profession as "dog food taster."A man in the Philippines applied for a travel visa to Australia, because he was "State Department employee implicated in sex for visa scam."A woman from France was hoping to move to the United States to pursue greater opportunities in her chosen profession as a "foot model."
A woman applied for a visa to work in the United Kingdom, where she reportedly had "seasonal work as a zombie." Apparently, zombies aren't needed in the U.K. year-round.A man from Peru applied for a European visa to work as an "alpaca shearer" during "shearing season."Legislation that would let Israelis visit the United States without visas but not demand full reciprocal treatment for all Americans wishing to travel to the Jewish state could put Congress and the Obama administration on a collision course in.ing weeks.Israel's entry into the 37-nation U.S. Visa Waiver Program is the most controversial element in a pair of broader U.S.-Israel bills dealing with everything from improving cybersecurity to enhancing economic cooperation.
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is hoping to get the House Foreign Affairs Committee's approval before Congress' August recess. A version by Sen. Barbara Boxer is picking up support in the Senate.Both would create a new category of U.S. ally ― "major strategic partner" ― designating Israel as the only such nation. And they would call for the inclusion of Israel on a list of countries whose citizens can visit the United States for up to 90 days without a visa, granted they register electronically before boarding a flight.The administration and some lawmakers are concerned the legislation doesn't do enough to eliminate Israeli discrimination against Palestinians and Arab-Americans seeking to enter its borders. They also say Israel still fails to meet other legal requirements for the program.
A woman applied for a visa to work in the United Kingdom, where she reportedly had "seasonal work as a zombie." Apparently, zombies aren't needed in the U.K. year-round.A man from Peru applied for a European visa to work as an "alpaca shearer" during "shearing season."Legislation that would let Israelis visit the United States without visas but not demand full reciprocal treatment for all Americans wishing to travel to the Jewish state could put Congress and the Obama administration on a collision course in.ing weeks.Israel's entry into the 37-nation U.S. Visa Waiver Program is the most controversial element in a pair of broader U.S.-Israel bills dealing with everything from improving cybersecurity to enhancing economic cooperation.
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is hoping to get the House Foreign Affairs Committee's approval before Congress' August recess. A version by Sen. Barbara Boxer is picking up support in the Senate.Both would create a new category of U.S. ally ― "major strategic partner" ― designating Israel as the only such nation. And they would call for the inclusion of Israel on a list of countries whose citizens can visit the United States for up to 90 days without a visa, granted they register electronically before boarding a flight.The administration and some lawmakers are concerned the legislation doesn't do enough to eliminate Israeli discrimination against Palestinians and Arab-Americans seeking to enter its borders. They also say Israel still fails to meet other legal requirements for the program.