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Comment by edko | Hacker News Reader

As a European, I am starting to think that we should build a wall, and make the US pay for it, to prevent all of these people from coming in. It is not their best people they send us: it's the ones that default on their loans! Wake up Europe! Let's make Europe great again!

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I have to wonder how these debt refugees are getting their requests approved. Is German border policy lax enough that "I don't want to pay my debt" is enough to get citizenship?

Live there 2 years, problem free, and have a decent understanding of the German language and citizenship is almost guaranteed. Also helps to be from the right countries (US, Can, Aus, NZ, Western Europe).

Can you just live there for 2 years with no prior authorization?

Dont you need an extended work visa in order to work for that long?

No. You need an immigrant visa. These aren't impossible to get just most Americans don't want to do the research or jump through the hoops to do it.

Just like the US, most of Europe does not want new immigrants to be a drain on their social services. If you can find a job before you apply or have a very large bank account it's almost a give they'll give you a visa. A popular option is to get your TOEFL certificate and become an english teacher. Others are get a student visa or marry a EU citizen.

You know, Erwin Rommel tried that and we still got in.

The sad thing is that humankind didn't seem to have learnt much from that experience.

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