flew to macedonia with dutch gf yday and after we passed passport control she started lamenting how she doesn't have any stamps in her passport because almost all of it is digital now & i remarked "well i guess they still need the pages for visas"
and she goes "this is incredibly privileged of me but what is the purpose of a visa? like if you want to work or study there?" & i'm like "well no, sometimes you need it just for visiting"
her: and can they reject you?
me: of course! a lot of times you need to prove you have a return flight and even then they can reject you and leave you with expensive flights you can't use
me: oh and you have to pay for the processing as well which also doesn't guarantee you get it
me: borders are violence babe!