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reorg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-13-11 08:16 AM
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29. No it doesn't say anything about freelancers without a contract
nor did she make a mistake when the American consulate told her she didn't need a visa. Seems the "mistake" lies entirely with the US authorities. I wonder why? Perhaps somebody didn't like what she was researching?

BTW, she also made applications to get access to recently opened German BND archives. Surprise, surprise, the archives were suddenly closed again on orders from high above, the German Chancellor herself :-D

Gaby Weber sued, a number of scientist and politicians (Left Party) joined her in this endeavor and it took quite a while, until 21 January 2011, for the Federal Court to agree with her and open these archives again:

http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/34/34056/1.html (sorry, in German again, but I'm sure you are able to use a translator)
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  -..US permanently denies visa to German journalist probing Argentine human rights violations Judi Lynn  Apr-12-11 04:06 PM   #0 
  - Maybe she needs to find an American citizen to assist her.  JDPriestly   Apr-12-11 04:09 PM   #1 
  - She needed a journalism visa, and a sponsor from a news organization--  msanthrope   Apr-12-11 04:31 PM   #4 
     - I googled "visum" and "usa" and found:  reorg   Apr-12-11 08:45 PM   #8 
        - Well, there's your problem right there--you are on a commercial and not governmental  msanthrope   Apr-12-11 09:58 PM   #9 
           - so I googled again and found:  reorg   Apr-12-11 10:26 PM   #10 
              - Are you sure she's travelling on a German passport?  msanthrope   Apr-12-11 11:18 PM   #12 
                 - she's German, Germans don't need a visa to enter the US  reorg   Apr-13-11 01:20 AM   #14 
                    - The link I gave clearly states that media is not eligible for a B waiver.  msanthrope   Apr-13-11 06:37 AM   #20 
                       - No it doesn't say anything about freelancers without a contract  reorg   Apr-13-11 08:16 AM   #29 
                          - Freelancers without a contract aren't eligible for an I. Is that somehow obscure?  msanthrope   Apr-13-11 08:24 AM   #31 
                             - Or so you claim. So what?  reorg   Apr-13-11 08:47 AM   #35 
                                - Yes. The US can require non-citizens to have a contract before performing work here.  msanthrope   Apr-13-11 09:00 AM   #41 
                                   - that's no reason to ban her for life from entering the US  reorg   Apr-13-11 09:03 AM   #43 
                                      - Yes. "Material misrepresentation." I think she should release the consulate's letter.  msanthrope   Apr-13-11 09:13 AM   #46 
                                         - where lies the misrepresentation?  reorg   Apr-13-11 09:23 AM   #49 
                                            - Unless she releases her consulate letter, we won't have a clue.  msanthrope   Apr-13-11 09:34 AM   #51 
                                               - No, the consulate letter said she didn't need a visa  reorg   Apr-13-11 10:23 AM   #54 
                                                  - Um, you need to read a little more closely--  msanthrope   Apr-13-11 10:35 AM   #55 
                                                     - that's probably exactly what that letter states  reorg   Apr-13-11 10:42 AM   #57 
                                                     - Because the State Department classifies their letters by regulation  msanthrope   Apr-13-11 12:31 PM   #59 
                                                     - more BS from you  reorg   Apr-13-11 01:18 PM   #60 
                                                     - Was she refused under 212(a)(6)(C)(i)? Is that what was cited in her letter?  msanthrope   Apr-13-11 02:02 PM   #61 
  - Oh, dear, now why would anyone want to poke their noses  EFerrari   Apr-12-11 04:12 PM   #2 
  - Well, when you enter the country illegally, and don't have proper sponsorship--  msanthrope   Apr-12-11 04:18 PM   #3 
  - she did not enter the country illegally  reorg   Apr-12-11 10:46 PM   #11 
     - She didn't have her I-visa. Nor was she eligible for waiver under a B visa.  msanthrope   Apr-12-11 11:20 PM   #13 
        - she didn't need a visa to enter  reorg   Apr-13-11 01:43 AM   #15 
           - Of course she needed an I visa. Every media member does.  msanthrope   Apr-13-11 06:16 AM   #19 
              - You didn't provide anything of the kind  reorg   Apr-13-11 08:02 AM   #26 
                 - Um, I also provided the link for requirements for freelance--  msanthrope   Apr-13-11 08:09 AM   #28 
                    - Wow, is it really so hard to get?  reorg   Apr-13-11 08:23 AM   #30 
                       - No. Not any German can visit the US.  msanthrope   Apr-13-11 08:29 AM   #33 
                          - BS  reorg   Apr-13-11 08:52 AM   #38 
                             - But she wasn't on holiday. She said she was working as a journalist, doing a story on Nazis.  msanthrope   Apr-13-11 09:05 AM   #44 
                                - She wanted to do research  reorg   Apr-13-11 09:20 AM   #48 
                                   - You should read post 36 below--answers all your questions. n/t  msanthrope   Apr-13-11 09:39 AM   #53 
  - I'm asking, "WHY?" too  L. Coyote   Apr-12-11 05:21 PM   #5 
  - Because she previously entered illegally and was deported. See above. n/t  msanthrope   Apr-12-11 07:38 PM   #7 
     - Your information is entirely false  reorg   Apr-13-11 03:23 AM   #16 
     - Thank you so much for your investment of time & energy, shedding the essential light we needed  Judi Lynn   Apr-13-11 04:27 AM   #17 
     - I thank you also, "reorg"!  clixtox   Apr-13-11 05:50 AM   #18 
     - So she admits she didn't have the proper visa? Also, according to the article  msanthrope   Apr-13-11 07:08 AM   #22 
     - You don't seem to get it  reorg   Apr-13-11 07:57 AM   #25 
        - No. Not every German can visit the US without a visa.  msanthrope   Apr-13-11 08:43 AM   #34 
           - Yawn. She is eligible for the usual waiver just as anybody else n/t  reorg   Apr-13-11 08:53 AM   #39 
              - Not if she's coming here as a journalist. As she herself confirmed--  msanthrope   Apr-13-11 09:17 AM   #47 
     - Thank you. (n/t)  Nihil   Apr-13-11 07:20 AM   #23 
     - Is there no human rights violations that you oppose?  Bragi   Apr-13-11 06:51 AM   #21 
        - Asking that someone fill out a visa application is not a human rights violation.  msanthrope   Apr-13-11 07:21 AM   #24 
           - Making up stuff seems to be a specialty of yours  reorg   Apr-13-11 08:04 AM   #27 
              - You mean repeating the same points over and over and over?  Bragi   Apr-13-11 08:25 AM   #32 
              - It's a helpless attempt to change the topic, I guess  reorg   Apr-13-11 09:02 AM   #42 
                 - Yes, I think that's the idea  Bragi   Apr-13-11 09:13 AM   #45 
              - If she had permission from the National Archives, she should post it.  msanthrope   Apr-13-11 08:52 AM   #37 
                 - Why? What business is it of yours?  reorg   Apr-13-11 08:55 AM   #40 
                    - Asking "what business is it of yours" while decrying secrecy and oppression  msanthrope   Apr-13-11 09:27 AM   #50 
                       - I didn't say it should be kept secret  reorg   Apr-13-11 11:03 AM   #58 
                       - Well, she'll need it, if you follow my post #61. N/T  msanthrope   Apr-13-11 02:03 PM   #62 
                       - You appear to conflate secrecy and privacy.  LanternWaste   Apr-13-11 02:23 PM   #63 
  - Is Washington afraid she is going to try and talk to Bradley Manning?  sarcasmo   Apr-12-11 06:08 PM   #6 
  - Ok, so here's the deal. I do immigration law for a living  WilmywoodNCparalegal   Apr-13-11 08:50 AM   #36 
     - Thank you. I appreciate your taking the time to write on this. n/t  msanthrope   Apr-13-11 09:38 AM   #52 
     - sounds simple enough, but doesn't appear to answer the problems we have  reorg   Apr-13-11 10:38 AM   #56 
        - Here are my responses  WilmywoodNCparalegal   Apr-13-11 02:47 PM   #64 
 

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