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Originally Posted by Denis
Today we are trying to convince our college to make this investment because it is expensive and has many problems with visas and permits for Brazil's going to the USA!
I will try some help!
Thanks! Thanks!
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Congratulations on your win, and best wishes on making it to Atlanta. I have some appreciation for your issues with visas and permits... even though we are a Canadian team, two of our team members who are new to Canada were denied permission to enter the USA this year... a bit disappointing for them when we are competing in Portland and Seattle, and we have spent hundreds of dollars extra on customs brokerage fees for buying parts and shipping our robot across the border.
From what I understand, however, this is a very minor inconvenience compared to the challenges facing overseas teams. I would hope that FIRST can do something special for international teams in recognition of these challenges to ensure that each country that hosts an FRC regional is represented by at least one FRC team in Atlanta. (Perhaps this is already done, and I am just unaware of it...)
In any case, Denis, thank you and all the other overseas teams for making FIRST something more than simply a North American contest. You guys overcome challenges that most of the rest of us are completely unaware of!
Jason