I'm set to attend the HRF Global Bitcoin Summit in Nashville, 14 - 16 September. Very grateful for the invitation nostr:npub1trr5r2nrpsk6xkjk5a7p6pfcryyt6yzsflwjmz6r7uj7lfkjxxtq78hdpu. It'll be my first visit to the states. Very excited!

So I applied for a USA visa.

Anyway, as a South Afican, traveling on the green mamba passport, I've applied for many visas. Very few places I can go without doing that.

And of all the many visa applications I've gone through, this one seemed among the most rigirious, more questions on the application form, more documents, etc.

Anyway. Long story short, yesterday I took a 2-hour local flight to attend an in-person interview. And I'm standing there at the counter with a thick pile of documents, hands sweating just a little after a security check at the consulate entrance that's more strict than most airport security checks.

The lady behind the counter takes my passport, looks at me, asks two or three questions, and says: "Congratulations, your visa has been approved."

Obviously relieved, but also more than a little perplexed, as I turned around and walked out without having touched the pile of supporting documents I had been instructed to bring along.

Anyway, stoked! Looks like I'm traveling to the states in September.

See you at Bitcoin Park, Nashville!