# Unintended Consequences From $100k Visas?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintended-consequences-from-100k-visas/1023317>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 22, 2025, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintended-consequences-from-100k-visas/1023317 "2025-09-22T23:30:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2025, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintended-consequences-from-100k-visas/1023317/81 "2025-10-18T00:52:24Z")

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They seemed to be serious about checking for expertise, since I got asked to write a reference letter for someone applying for this visa. He was indeed an expert. He got the visa.

This was a long time ago, so I don’t know how things stand now.

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**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2025, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintended-consequences-from-100k-visas/1023317/82 "2025-10-18T22:17:09Z")

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Reference letters are completely standard for this visa type.

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