EPTHow come Dota chinese players can get visa easily?
iG.Jim disqualified from IEM - Jim and MacSed possibly fai…
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haduken
Australia8267 Posts
How come Dota chinese players can get visa easily? | ||
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wptlzkwjd
Canada1240 Posts
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Eury
Sweden1126 Posts
On July 26 2013 09:46 haduken wrote: Haven't read the thread, but a quick one... How come Dota chinese players can get visa easily? They can't. It is just that they have months in advance to get one which is easier than getting one in less than a month. | ||
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nohole
United States56 Posts
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havok55
United States276 Posts
On July 26 2013 09:49 wptlzkwjd wrote: Weird...front page says IEM Shanghai but the finals are held in U.S? WCS AM finals, not IEM finals. | ||
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WolfintheSheep
Canada14127 Posts
On July 26 2013 09:07 Iodem wrote: Like I said before, there's no proof that Blizzard isn't already trying to lobby for work visas. What I have mentioned is their stubbornness on LAN. and how is that comparison even close to mine? Okay, let's play a fun game! SC2 DotA2 LoL HoN CoD World of Tanks Which of these has official LAN support? And which of these spent millions to have a tournament in the Staples Centre and to lobby the government for athlete status? Comparisons are fun when you make them as bad as possible! | ||
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fenrysk
United States364 Posts
I do feel sorry for Jim's situation. | ||
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RuskiPanda
United States2906 Posts
If you want Blizzard to throw more money at WCS to make it a salaried, regularly scheduled sports league like LCS then that's completely different from thinking that players can't get visas because Blizzard is evil and isn't throwing whatever weight you think it has at the US government. LCS does not make a profit for Riot and is largely for the sake of maintaining their competitive scene and attracting new players. SC2 is not free to play and if you think there is some big untapped market of players who will be attracted to it because of some sponsored competitive league you will be sorely mistaken. Sure Blizzard could run it at a loss for the sake of #ESPORTS but in no way are they obligated to. | ||
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Bagration
United States18282 Posts
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Jacmert
Canada1709 Posts
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wptlzkwjd
Canada1240 Posts
Sorry, I haven't been paying much attention to the pro SC2 scene lately but...what do the WCS AM finals have to do with IEM Shanghai? | ||
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MrMedic
Canada452 Posts
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Mutaller
United States1051 Posts
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Fionn
United States23455 Posts
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JBright
Vancouver14381 Posts
On July 26 2013 10:10 wptlzkwjd wrote: Sorry, I haven't been paying much attention to the pro SC2 scene lately but...what do the WCS AM finals have to do with IEM Shanghai? Jim was playing in IEM Shanghai but had to leave for his visa appointment. That took a while so IEM DQ'd him. Not only that, his visa application for WCS AM was denied so he got screwed both ways. | ||
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Ventris
Germany1226 Posts
On a sidenote: Really annoying how people seem to be unable to comprehend visa policy in the US even after it has been explained multiple times in this very thread. I always thought the ability to read was one of the basics in education <.< | ||
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Fischbacher
Canada666 Posts
On July 26 2013 09:46 haduken wrote: Haven't read the thread, but a quick one... How come Dota chinese players can get visa easily? Because they apply much further in advance. The applications for Jim and Macsed had to be last minute since they didn't know they'd be playing until last week, while in reality they would probably need a 3 to 4 months heads-up to be safe. | ||
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mikumegurine
Canada3145 Posts
On July 26 2013 10:43 Fischbacher wrote: Because they apply much further in advance. The applications for Jim and Macsed had to be last minute since they didn't know they'd be playing until last week, while in reality they would probably need a 3 to 4 months heads-up to be safe. hmmm seems that maybe they should have ordered the plane tickets and got the visas several months beforehand, even before they knew if they were in top 16 or not only risk is canceling the plane ticket and getting refund, if dont make it to top 16? Depending on airline and destination, cancellation fees can be as high as $250 Reservations must be cancelled prior to the flight departure. basically, just order the plane tickets and get visa 1 year earlier, then if dont make it to top of 16, pay the cancel fee, and get refund on tickets also, why does he need Blizzard invitation to get a travelers visa? if people want to go to US for sightseeing, they dont need someone to make an invitation letter for them, they just simply apply for a non-immigrant traveler visa... | ||
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Baroninthetree
United States473 Posts
My only explanation is they value Korean and European more than Chinese. It's like the last WCS DQed incident all over again. And the event is even held in China. How ironic! | ||
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sc14s
United States5052 Posts
On July 25 2013 19:04 Cokefreak wrote: Visas are killing eSports. here in 'murica we enjoy destroying e-sports | ||
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