Scruce
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Scruce you may have a better chance with NASA.
Very difficult, there are about five obstacles i have to get through for NASA.
1) It is very hard to immigrate to the USA from the UK. As i know, the US immigration system favours immigrants from countrys where immigration rate is low, and the UK-US immigration rate is very high indeed. Most of the time British NASA astronauts have dual US-UK citizenship which i do not have.
2) Most if not all NASA astronauts used to be USAF test pilots. It is very hard to get into the USAF for two reasons:
2a) There are very few jobs available in the USAF and practically all of them go to lifelong US citizens and not to foreign immigrants
2b) Foreign immigrants (especially those who have come from military backgrounds (me)) are looked on in the USAF as undesirable.
3) NASA takes very only the best people who are definately not immigrants (cruel system but it works for the USA).
Marking all these opinions not only is it extremely hard work getting into NASA but it is hard work even getting into the USA (you even need a permit just to visit for the week). To be honest i would have more chance in the Malaysian Air Force than the USAF.
I think ESA is an easier option .
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No you're right, they don't accept foreigners but if their government allows it and the US agrees they can send a foreign (to us) astronaut into space.
Immigrants who live in the USA for more than 14 years immediately gain US citizenship, then they can go USAF.