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Lands job in US, thanks to kuya

THE EAR - The Freeman
November 28, 2015 | 9:00am

VISA. It's a small world. He had gone to the US on a tourist visa with a plan to stay there permanently. And stayed for good he did.

LORENZO. Call it luck. While applying for a job, the interviewer asked him how he was related to Lorenzo. Why, he's my elder brother, he replied.

GREEN CARD. The interviewer said "Did you know that while I was a student in Cebu years ago, I asked your brother to give me work as a radio announcer so I could finance my studies? Well, I am returning the favor." The employer eventually helped him acquire a green card.

ACQUIRE

AGO

ASKED

BROTHER

CARD

CEBU

GREEN

INTERVIEWER

LORENZO

QUOT

VISA
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