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FluidIce yeah it was so funny to watch him bitch about getting a visa from these countries... I’m from freaking Brazil and to get a visa to the US is such a loooong process
@@Riyoshi000 One needs to prove that they have strong ties to home country which is practically impossible to do for those from poor countries even if they are relatively well off in their country. The video should have been titled "hardest visas to get for US citizens".
Travel absolutely favors the few above the many - here's my video about travel as a privilege: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-frEWFQwjbNM.html
@@bodyloverz30 He went to UWC, which is a school where people from all over the world study together. That makes it easy to make friends from everywhere.
The more countries you visit the more countries will grant visas (generally) because you have proven you have the money to travel and you prove you will leave wherever you go.
@@SalLavallo193 that is definitely why, I am familiar with corruption and this is exactly what happens in my country if you don't bribe em. They will still do it, but they will put in the absolute bare minimum of effort and take their sweet time too, just enough so you can't say "they refused cause i didn't bribe them"
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I work at a Travel Agency in Australia and if there is one Visa that I get *pure* anxiety over it's Liberia. Here in Western Australia there is a big Liberian population and they have some of the most strict and time-crunched Visa's in the world if you aren't American. For example, you must present a bank statement that is valid in two weeks.. But it takes one and a half weeks for the visa application to arrive. So if you send it out on a Friday and it gets stuck by weekend shipping shutdowns then guess what? You have to apply all over again. Oh and by the way: The cost is AUD660 (about USD470) and that *doesn't include the required express shipping.*
what a nightmare!! I got my Liberian visa in Sierra Leone and I remember having to pay a big fee to have it "rushed" because they said the normal processing time is like 3 weeks!
I'm from Ghana and wants to come to Australia to work , a diamond driller by profession and was wondering if u could help me secure an Australian visa ...thank you
Australian visa from Africans isn't a joke. Liberians have travel to Ghana Before they can apply for Australian visa. For Germans Liberian visas are easy. 3 days maxs
My Russian visa still to this day was the most expensive and most stressful visa I applied for, almost $800 AUD meanwhile my Russian boyfriend paid nothing and used his russian passport 😂
@@jaytee6228 Dream On!!! Getting a work visa for Australia is super impossible. There is a 457 visa, but i am not sure you are eligible. Write to employers in Australia. Only they can get you in
RU-vid is full of those North Korea travel blogs. Maybe that tells something.. North Korea has 14000 tourists every year. Turkmenistan has only 7000 for example
Since the travel ban, North Korea has stopped issuing visas to Americans. So to travel there now as an American you would need to have dual citizenship with a country that can get a North Korean visa, or have special status such as a diplomat. But prior to the ban and for citizens of most other countries it is very easy to get a North Korean visa. You have to go through a tour company authorized by the North Korean government and they arrange (purchase) your visa for you.
Get a Chinese visa (or even without a visa -- book a flight to HK with layover in China, you will get automatically a 72hr to 168hr transit visa), and enter NK via Dandong port. You don't need a visa, you just need a stamp on your passport, and you are all set. You have to come and go with a group, but besides that, you are all good. Despite being a group tour, they will give you plenty of chance to free roam, so basically it's a group in, group out, but free travel in between type of visit.
@@MrLuxaflex15 Possibly, but I get the impression that some government employees just like to reduce their workload by discouraging people from bothering them (a lot of countries don't pay government employees well, so a lot of them probably have other jobs and this don't show up to their job often, if they can get away with it, and distant embassies and consulates it's surprisingly easy to get away with still getting a paycheck even though they're rarely on the job). The more difficult it is to get a visa, the less likely they have to bother giving one out. Sometimes it just seems that some offices are ridiculously understaffed under the premise that few people will want to visit the country anyway; that difficulty becomes somewhat of a self-fulfilling prophecy as people realizing how difficult it is just give up trying to get in. Bribing is expensive and may get you arrested and/or denied a visa if you try, and he managed to get into every country without bribing anyone; it's possible to get almost anywhere without a bribe if you're patient and persistent enough.
I came to see this video cuz i KNEW libya would be there, im Libyan and I can assure u those government employees really dont come to work for weeks they just some if they get bored.
Hey Sal, I'm following your mission and I've now visited half of the countries in the world. My least favourite aspect of travel? Damn visas! Thank you for a great video.
Great video that brought back many memories. As an American, I've been to a little over 123 countries. That was before the Iron curtain fell, Passport restricted countries existed, and a few wars were still being waged which prevented me from visiting. Now, those countries are possible to visit but my traveling days are over. The hardest visa for me to get was Saudi Arabia. I'm glad to know there are a few who have the same desire to travel and meet different people and their different cultures.
@@Sam-ne1qs I see the humor in this. Good one. I abhor not being accurate with anything I say, so, I got as close to the number that I can remember. My passports with extended foldout pages are up in my room buried under many boxes of stuff, so, I'm not able to get to them with the actual total number of countries I've been to.
I really love the content and your guidelines have helpeped most of my friends who are travellers and I myself. Thanks bro for the time invested and dime spent
I'm from the UK and have a British passport, and although it's not the strongest out there, it allows me visa free access to most of the worlds countries. I think only around 30 countries I would actually need a visa for. Anyone with a passport from Western Europe, Anglo-America, Australia and just a handful of Asian countries really is lucky and privileged to have what they have.
This is very informative. I'm studying a journalism program in the US (F-1 visas aren't as hard as you think) and plan on doing some traveling and freelancing once I'm done. It's always good to know what countries need extra time to get a visa for (even though I have a Swedish passport) and what countries not to say I'm a journalist in.
I am Saudi and I have a Saudi passport, when we were going to Europe it Took about 2 months to get the Schengen visa, and when we went to America it took about the same time, I had no idea other people can get visas within a few days
well it always depends on the country you want to go to. the USA and Europe are typically the most difficult for people who do not have a passport from either
It's amazing that you have been to so many places. I love to travel (countries 57 and 58 coming up in a little over a week), but have only gotten one visa - China - so far excluding a short term allowance by Russia. You obviously didn't allow visa difficulties to stop you but I have to wonder, how much more understanding and accepting of other cultures might people become if they could more easily visit and meet people from these restricted countries?
An important fact to know about visas is that the stamp, sticker or electronic register on your passport is not a guarentee that you will be allowed into the country or territory. The ultimate immigration control is at the port of entry - airport, seaport or border post. The visa merely shows the immigration officers the "purpose of travel" and it is up to them to decide to let you in or not.
I find that as a Ugandan athlete, it's quite easy to get a visa to most European countries and visa free access to all carribean countries , many Asian countries and South American countries. The only obstacle are the crazy airline ticket prices. It's important to note that the job you have and your skills will play a big role in your visa approval process, no matter what your purpose of travel is. Your financial background will most definitely be critical too.
Hey Sal. When I traveled to Libya we left South Africa without a visa, but we had a letter in Arabic (I don’t speak or read Arabic). We got stopped at Johannesburg and Cairo airports at customs. When asked where my visa was I showed the official the letter. They read it and waved me through. I arrived in Tripoli and was met by my host. I handed my passport and letter to him and I had my visa in 5 minutes. It turned out the letter was an official invite by the minister of foreign affairs as his guest for business. Most amazing trip I have ever had and I stayed an additional 2 weeks on extended business.
Came here to see Libya on the list and I wasnt disappointed, its just the way things go, employees never bother to show at work and when they they do like 5% of what they are supposed to do, so really not surprised you were delayed that long, things take months in here to get done where it would take you a day max anywhere else on this planet
I am a South African and with our passport it is near impossible to travel anywhere without visa applications for the country you are going to and it is very difficult and the amount of paperwork required it immense.
Back when I went to Nauru (1998) Americans at least didn't have to pre-arrange a visa and they would just give you one upon arrival, as long as you could prove you had means to leave (a return airline ticket was proof enough). Requirements must have become a bit more stringent since then.
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For non-Americans, I think it's safe to presume that the US visa is the most difficult to get. I'm from Brazil, and it was an *odyssey* for me to get a 2 weeks visa to visit a couple friends in New York. It took what, almost a month. By the time I was with the visa in hand, it was already in the middle of my vacation, so I was running out of time.
you dont know how I struggle , I have a Somali passport , I should apply almost every country , I have visa free for 35 countries and visa on arrival for 15 countries and 5 E-visas , but most of them aint that famous , except like singapore , Maleysia , Turkey , Ruwanda , Maldives, Dubai and Sychelles. I was going to Romania , can u imagine what happened.
Make a video on what your favorite countries were? And what countries that everyone seems to want to go to... but werent worth it. Oh and how did you like your trip to Jordan? I've been to Jordan couple times and I had a great time. Qatar and UAE were cool too.
Your story is truly amazing and shows the persistence of you as a person. I was shocked because I erroneously thought that some countries like North Korea would be totally off limits to Americans.
What about Iranian Visa? Iran is one of the few countries where having an American passport is disadvantageous compared to other passports. Although it depends on when you visited as the complications are for the last 3 4 years.
Wow! Lots of perseverance on your part! Many embassy/consulate officials make matters very difficult for reasons unknown. I absolutely dislike some countries embassy/consulate staff. This after I deal with them politely and with respect. Frustrating to say the least.
I did every country by 1990 when I was young in the French Foreign legion, then after the wall came down and Russia crashed, I had to go back and visit all the new ones, this was before you tube, worked in 41 countries and lived in 14, currently in China, India in June, good luck with your travels, its a great world to see, I still prefer antarctica and easter island over anything else.
It must've been a totally different experience then! :D :D I love returning to places years after my first and seeing all the changes :D :D Always wonder where the next new country will be
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His list: India, Pakistan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Nauru, Sierra Leone, Turkmenistan, Libya. Some of these countries are still troublesome so kind of makes sense
Hardest is the Middle East. Was a contractor, had to have multiple passports, remember political issues with countries, and such. Because a stamp from one country might bar you from the one you’re trying to get in.
Been to South Sudan. Loved the people, hated the situation they are in. Worked there for 6 weeks. Barely survived, will go back there though. Maybe in 3 years.
