The first time I passed through an international Customs queue, the necessary declaration card and furrowed brow of the Customs Officer sent me into panic. For Ethnicity, I listed out my muddled American heritage: German, Scottish, Dutch, Scandinavian. Under Purpose of Visit, I scratched out every box that might apply: Study, Work, Family, Other. Finally, […]
Visas & Immigration
Waitressing in Antarctica (And Other Awesome Jobs in Hard-To-Visit Places)
The collection of “Hardest Countries To Visit” includes a few heavily controlled regimes – North Korea, Iran – and many more locations that are either too isolated, too war-torn, too wild or simply too small to provide tourist visas. And if you can’t visit, how can you find employment? Don’t be discouraged by all those […]
How To Get Through Customs (With Working Holiday Visa Restrictions)
Most working holiday visa applications are straightforward, with few limitations. Still, there are details of fine print that often go undiscovered until a visibly annoyed Border Patrol guard points them out. Take it from a girl who has twice been escorted out of the Customs queue by armed officials, because she’s failed to follow the […]