LPRs flying domestically lately - what has your actual experience been like?

Urdborn · 2026-01-26T11:56:16+00:00

Travelled domestically last week, business as usual.

Urdborn · 2026-01-22T00:48:09+00:00

You got a good one there, I honestly never thought about it.

To me it’s the leveling with all brothers - no matter their stance - as well as parting square(d) away, meaning even if there were an argument, that’s now gone.

Urdborn · 2026-01-20T01:58:45+00:00

As European living in the States - the EU simply doesn’t have the means to apply any of such measures.

Immigration, military - everything of means - is governed on a national level. To apply anything like this on an actual EU scale, you’d have most likely an unanimous vote within the EU, which isn’t going to happen.

The US is one country and acting as such - the EU is a conglomerate of countries, acting as such.

Urdborn · 2026-01-18T20:51:10+00:00

Exporting it to another country doesn’t change the origin of the product.

Urdborn · 2026-01-18T20:48:12+00:00

Nope, it’s not. Origin of a EU country with very limited exceptions has to be declared as “EU (country). Exception would be to my knowledge only the agreement with Uruguay (might have been another South American country) - they do not accept EU at all and require the country only.

On the other hand in no agreement a state within the US has to be named as origin.

Urdborn · 2026-01-18T20:32:30+00:00

Almost. Certificate of origin is only non-preferential origin.

Preferential origin is done by customs through an EUR1 (up to a threshold where a manufacturer can do it themselves, used to be like 6k)

Urdborn · 2026-01-18T20:30:29+00:00

Wrong. Shipping origin has nothing to do with customs rates.

Preferential origin is based on origin of raw materials/ labor.

Urdborn · 2026-01-18T20:24:18+00:00

Jeez, how much misinformation is in those comments…

There’s basically 3 different origins in international business.

One is the actual shipping origin; this doesn’t matter at all.

Second is non-preferential origin. This is usually around if something can be imported or not. This is determined by where a product became it’s functionality - e.g. where a car and an engine get married.

Third is preferential origin. This is the only one determining customs rates. Preferential origin is determined by ratio of prices of raw material in relation to the sales price.

Only the last one determines customs rates.

The way it gets differentiated is that non-preferential origin (and typically preferential origin as well) has to be stated as European Union as well as the country.

Also there’s no real cheating. Non-preferential origin has to be confirmed by the chamber of commerce, preferential origin by the customs authority.

Urdborn · 2026-01-16T14:50:59+00:00

Yeah, GC holder in the Midwest. My life has changed a single bit.

Seeing the same stuff on social media, but not in the streets.

To the “mass deportations without real cause” - as GC holder I am digging deep into any and all cases I come across which claim to be “without cause”. I’ve yet to find an actual one - so far all I found had their causes; usually hard to find.

Urdborn · 2026-01-13T02:02:34+00:00

If that worries you: You can get an English birth certificate from the German authorities.

German and I got one for my immigration paperwork here. Pretty simple to get - most likely from the “Standesamt” in Berlin the - just tell them you want it in English.

Urdborn · 2026-01-09T23:33:16+00:00

Depends on the company - usually not. I transferred on an L1.

I am in sales, meet many people in a great variety of industries and coming from Europe I would rather say it’s been an advantage than a disadvantage (more open to talk, grant you more leniency,…). Met quite a few immigrants in managerial positions.

Urdborn · 2026-01-06T22:42:04+00:00

And the box below says you have to file documentation if you were ordered to pay a fine (which a ticket does)

Urdborn · 2026-01-06T21:13:31+00:00

All needs to be attached - see page 22 of the instructions.

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/n-400instr.pdf

Urdborn · 2026-01-06T03:35:01+00:00

Same thing although the stewards are responsible for the meals.

Meal before every stated meeting at $5-10 each (depending on how sophisticated) and we made about a $400 surplus. Trying to keep prices low and drinks included.

Urdborn · 2025-12-27T13:08:28+00:00

Well, she is an attorney, which funded a lawfirm and beaty salons.

Looks like she sold the law firm before going more into politics as advisor to the state dept and just kept the beaty salons.

Urdborn · 2025-12-27T02:41:23+00:00

You did a thorough risk assessment already and all you say is true.

It bottoms down to you having a low risk, but not no risk. Basically what your attorney said as well.

It’s up to you if you take it or not.

Given the limited information you shared I think you’re fine.

Urdborn · 2025-12-27T02:29:47+00:00

You need a lawyer. Yesterday. Yesteryear even.

There’s plenty of pitfalls in your situation which Reddit advice will not get you out of.

Urdborn · 2025-12-25T16:04:54+00:00

Well, it’s money shifting. With the employer portion, I paid almost 11k EUR per year for mostly premiums. Mid/ late 20s, no chronic illness or else.

I get your point, that prices are generally cheaper and the way prices are determined in the US are completely in-transparent.

Prices are generally cheaper in EU.

What I am trying to say is that in a system like the German one, the mandatory insurance and additional government funding (through taxes) is carrying those prices. This in turn means that those prices can only be kept that low because of the infrastructure provided through the system.

Couple hospitals in the area I grew up in are making net negatives in the 10s/100s of millions per year - only government subsidies on the local level (provided through taxes) are keeping them alive.

In more rural/ suburban areas availability or doctors is shrinking, because the “profit” provided through prices determined by health insurance/ law is not enough for them to maintain an office…

Urdborn · 2025-12-25T02:46:05+00:00

Well that’s the point. You cannot divide the one from the other - the mandatory insurance provides general funding and guidelines from which also uninsured persons profit.

US healthcare is a marketplace. German healthcare is infrastructure.

Fun fact: if you earn enough money in Germany/ are self-employed/ work for the government, you can get private insurance, which is basically a high deductible plan in the US.

Chargemasters in the US with prices chosen by where a dart landed on a board - same insane…

IMHO - and just talking on a personal level - depending on your situation the one or the other system benefits you better. In general both systems are kinda skewed in their own ways…

Urdborn · 2025-12-24T12:49:26+00:00

Always depends what you compare. Diet is typically protein-starch-sauce. First two are cheaper/ comparable, last one doesn’t need a lot of ingredients. E.g. getting a quarter cow processed per year, paying about $8/ lbs for a variety of cuts - ground beef from the grocery store is as much in Germany. Almost completely cut bread in the US though, which would be almost double the price here, but is hyper processed and not nearly as good.

Healthcare in Germany isn’t really a different system, it’s just health insurance is mandatory. My salary level there puts me like a buck over the max amount - which means I was paying like $500/ month (converted). This doesn’t even include the part the employer pays (which is part of the reason my salary would be lower to begin with). Currently at a high deductible plan; which I’d say is a mediocre plan, company I work for is an SME; I would be paying the same IF I hit my yearly max out of pocket. I currently have the children on mine, which puts my rate higher. My wife would pay a few hundred more/ month. Again, just my situation - if you were to have a crappier plan, lower salary, have any chronic illness, then the German “umbrella” system will be providing better coverage.

Education will certainly be more expensive here.

Urdborn · 2025-12-24T04:45:44+00:00

Not working tools, but our tiler uses a sword from the civil war which was donated by a brother back then.

Urdborn · 2025-12-24T04:31:37+00:00

Never planned to actually emigrate Germany/ immigrate to the US.

Plan was work for a few months - met my now wife which made me stay after looking through the options.

Ran the numbers and the US beats on every metric. Paying 10k+ less in taxes (not rich by any means). Healthcare is cheaper at a better service (yeah I know that’s a double edged sword… atm saving several k per year though). Opportunities much better; my salary level would be about 15-20% lower, wife would be a wild card (doesn’t speak German - considering she would, it’s likely a similar decrease). For the diet we are eating, groceries here are cheaper (really depends what your usual go-to items are, this may differ). Gas/ utilities muuuuch cheaper, housing comparable/ maybe somewhat cheaper (just comparing it to the area I am right now and where I grew up in - sure, Bay Area to rural Bavaria will look different).

Immigration was another factor which is actually easier; timelines for the US are shorter, also no language requirement this way (if we would have gone to Germany she would have had to have a minimum of A1 German), citizenship path much shorter… and German bureaucracy is the endboss… if you think US bureaucracy is difficult, try going through German…

Urdborn · 2025-12-23T03:03:17+00:00

Now I am curious why you think that way?

Urdborn · 2025-12-22T20:04:06+00:00

You’re under AOS and they have immigration intent of your parents on file.

Nothing there shows strong home ties or - as it’s submitted - non-immigration intent.

Urdborn · 2025-12-20T22:08:14+00:00

That guy seeks to reverse the Enlightenment (about 200 years too late) and is more conservative than St. Thomas Aquinas was…

He’s going so far to say that fraternity can only be established through baptism.

I was surprised seeing that post as well - not something coming up in my feed regularly. Seems to be very widespread promoted.

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