X-Message-Number: 13613 Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2000 10:48:24 -0400 From: "Raphael T. Haftka" <> Subject: immigrations by Cryonicists Mr. Kaburagi raised the issue of immigration to the US by retired Japanese cryonicists, as they cannot be legally suspended in Japan . He suggested that they may be help if they can get part time jobs here. From my experience with immigration, counting on employment as a way to obtain permanent residence status is likely to be a problem with older people and part time jobs. Instead two other options are probably easier. First, it is not difficult to immigrate as a businessman. I do not know what is the amount that is needed for that currently. A few years ago it was $250,000. Since many Japanese take care of their own retirement via savings, it is probably possible for them to transfer some of these savings to the USA so as to qualify for this option. The other option is to apply for immigrant status a few years in advance. There is always some places reserved for people that apply without any employment connection. Since very few Japanese try to immigrate to the US, it may not be difficult to obtain a visa that way if you simply wait 5-10 years. Rafi Raphael (Rafi) Haftka University of Florida phone:352-392-9595 Department of Aerospace Engineering, fax: -7303 Mechanics and Engineering Science http://www.aero.ufl.edu/~haftka Gainesville, FL 32611 Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=13613