"Bitcoin Jesus" Renounced His American Citizenship - So Now The US Isn't Letting Him In
Roger Ver, a high-profile member of the Bitcoin community who is commonly known as "Bitcoin Jesus," has been denied a US visa — despite having been born in the country.
Ver is well known in the Bitcoin community as an entrepreneur and angel investor, having funded products including Blockchain, Ripple, and Blockpay. He became known as "Bitcoin Jesus" after giving thousands of coins of the virtual currency away for free. Ver was born in the US, making him a citizen there, but he renounced his citizenship in March — and now he says the government isn't letting him back in.
As Coindesk is reporting, Ver posted on Twitter that the US government had refused his recent request for a non-immigrant visa, leaving him "effectively locked out of his native USA."
Here's Ver's tweet: http://www.businessinsider.com/bitcoin-jesus-visa-application-denied-2015-1
In short, US officials are worried that Ver might choose to stay in his native country illegally.
In an interview in 2013, Ver said discovering Bitcoin landed him in hospital after he "stayed up nights reading about the currency," and the lack of sleep "made him sick."
Roger Ver, a high-profile member of the Bitcoin community who is commonly known as "Bitcoin Jesus," has been denied a US visa — despite having been born in the country.
Ver is well known in the Bitcoin community as an entrepreneur and angel investor, having funded products including Blockchain, Ripple, and Blockpay. He became known as "Bitcoin Jesus" after giving thousands of coins of the virtual currency away for free. Ver was born in the US, making him a citizen there, but he renounced his citizenship in March — and now he says the government isn't letting him back in.
As Coindesk is reporting, Ver posted on Twitter that the US government had refused his recent request for a non-immigrant visa, leaving him "effectively locked out of his native USA."
Here's Ver's tweet: http://www.businessinsider.com/bitcoin-jesus-visa-application-denied-2015-1
In short, US officials are worried that Ver might choose to stay in his native country illegally.
In an interview in 2013, Ver said discovering Bitcoin landed him in hospital after he "stayed up nights reading about the currency," and the lack of sleep "made him sick."
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