• EyesEyesBaby@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      The visa, which will cost about $8, is similar to the one that European tourists are required to get when traveling to the U.S., which costs $21.

      That’s quite the difference.

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        11 months ago

        It’s the same, but in the US you have to add the sales tax ($2) and then tip at least 110%. That brings the total to $21.

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            11 months ago

            And I’m leaving the chat. I don’t have health insurance and the name “hospital” scares me.

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              11 months ago

              Dayum, right??!! I have health insurance and work in ahl hospital and being hospitalized would destroy me financially.

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                11 months ago

                This is the saddest fucking thing in the world. Why? Why does our government hate us this much? And we are we just a bunch of fucking pussies that we accept their beating all the time?

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                  11 months ago

                  It’s a ridiculously sad reality that life saving and life preserving healthcare here is a “luxury” that can crush people’s future security.

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          11 months ago

          I think a lot things are actually cheaper here than in many European countries. Including paychecks.

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        11 months ago

        Not the price of the visa, but the visa itself is similar to the ones that Europeans have had to get for a long time.

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      11 months ago

      Presumably the devil is in the hassle entailed in acquiring it, rather than the monetary price. ie a cost of time and effort rather than money

      Edit: also the entailed risk of not being approved, lack of transparency for any denials, etc

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        11 months ago

        The risk of not being approved isn’t changing. The difference is that you can now find out before you buy a plane ticket and arrive in the EU.

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          11 months ago

          Really? Looks like it’s just another approval hoop on top of the preexisting:

          Arrival at border

          Holding a valid ETIAS authorization does not mean you are guaranteed entry to a country. You will still have to meet the entry conditions of the border police. If you do not meet those requirements, you will be refused entry.

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            11 months ago

            I mean, it’s possible you could be put on a terror list after getting your EITAS or you could murder someone on the way to the airport, so there’s never a guarantee that you’ll be allowed entry.