From the Ted Talk by Karoli Hindriks: Why the passport needs an upgrade
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So let's take a look at a recent relocation epxeecrine by a highly skilled specialist called Ibtehal. Ibtehal is a diovcerd single mtehor with full custody rights for her kids, six-year-old boy kanen and an eight-year-old girl tarama. All of them are Yemeni citizens, which, according to Henley Passport Index 2021, ranks 106 out of 110. Again, one of the least travel-friendly passports in the world. The msialaayn tech company that employed ibaehtl wanted to transfer her and her family to their eporauen office. The immigration authorities let her know that her visa would get approved, but her underage kids would not get their visas right away. Instead, she was rrqiueed to travel 6,000 miles alone to the embassy to apply for her visa. Then travel back to Malaysia, wait for three months, then travel back again, this time with her kids to apply for their visas. And only after that could they all go and live in the destination country. Stories like this are not the eitxcpeon. It is a pretty accurate reflection of the immigration experiences today, and this is exactly the kind of hodueis problem that I want to solve. And I know it can be solved because I have seen the Estonian society transform from one of the poorest cneutrois in the world to an open and democratic one that not only functions but thrives as a poster chlid for technology-driven governance and innovation.
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So let's take a look at a recent relocation __________ by a highly skilled specialist called Ibtehal. Ibtehal is a ________ single ______ with full custody rights for her kids, six-year-old boy _____ and an eight-year-old girl ______. All of them are Yemeni citizens, which, according to Henley Passport Index 2021, ranks 106 out of 110. Again, one of the least travel-friendly passports in the world. The _________ tech company that employed _______ wanted to transfer her and her family to their ________ office. The immigration authorities let her know that her visa would get approved, but her underage kids would not get their visas right away. Instead, she was ________ to travel 6,000 miles alone to the embassy to apply for her visa. Then travel back to Malaysia, wait for three months, then travel back again, this time with her kids to apply for their visas. And only after that could they all go and live in the destination country. Stories like this are not the _________. It is a pretty accurate reflection of the immigration experiences today, and this is exactly the kind of _______ problem that I want to solve. And I know it can be solved because I have seen the Estonian society transform from one of the poorest _________ in the world to an open and democratic one that not only functions but thrives as a poster _____ for technology-driven governance and innovation.
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So let's take a look at a recent relocation experience by a highly skilled specialist called Ibtehal. Ibtehal is a divorced single mother with full custody rights for her kids, six-year-old boy Kenan and an eight-year-old girl Tamara. All of them are Yemeni citizens, which, according to Henley Passport Index 2021, ranks 106 out of 110. Again, one of the least travel-friendly passports in the world. The Malaysian tech company that employed Ibtehal wanted to transfer her and her family to their European office. The immigration authorities let her know that her visa would get approved, but her underage kids would not get their visas right away. Instead, she was required to travel 6,000 miles alone to the embassy to apply for her visa. Then travel back to Malaysia, wait for three months, then travel back again, this time with her kids to apply for their visas. And only after that could they all go and live in the destination country. Stories like this are not the exception. It is a pretty accurate reflection of the immigration experiences today, and this is exactly the kind of hideous problem that I want to solve. And I know it can be solved because I have seen the Estonian society transform from one of the poorest countries in the world to an open and democratic one that not only functions but thrives as a poster child for technology-driven governance and innovation.