Immi to miss Pro League Finals due to visa issues

14/5/2018 - 00:27

NRG coach Ian "Immi" Harding has announced that will not be able to attend the ESL Pro League Season 7 Finals due to visa issues.

On Twitter, the 28-year-old explained that this comes after his visa request to live in the United States was denied.

In a recent interview with HLTV.org, Ian "⁠Immi⁠" Harding had indicated that he remained hopeful of securing a visa "in mid-May" to join up with the squad before the ESL event, which kicks off on Tuesday.

Immi will not stand behind the team in Dallas

This latest development will cast doubt on the British coach's future with NRG, despite the fact that the team have steadily improved under his tutelage. Immi also added fuel to speculation by leaving NRG's ESEA roster on Saturday.

The Pro League Finals would be Immi's second LAN event as NRG's coach, after IEM Sydney, where the North American team finished in 9th-12th place following close defeats to Astralis and G2.

NRG have been drawn in Group A for the Pro League Finals, with their first match pitting them against Heroic, a last-minute replacement following HellRaisers' withdrawal.

Sadly I won't be attending EPL Dallas with @NRGgg due to Visa issues.
— Ian Harding (@Immicsgo) May 13, 2018

xaxaxa

2018-05-14 00:28

1 reply

Expected

2018-05-14 00:31

Heh

2018-05-14 00:27

Visa xd

5 replies

How can this still happens ? After Heroic with visa issues now NRG coach... Theres always visa issues with USA tournaments

2018-05-14 03:59

4 replies

It’s really unfortunate. It is sad to see so many teams have problems playing and not being able to play their best because of the US government

2018-05-14 04:50

3 replies

#MAGA Let's build a YUGE wall. It will be bigly.

2018-05-14 07:23

Maybe they shouldn't have a criminal record

2018-05-14 20:15

You know you can get a criminal record for speeding? Or smoking a joint? Staying off the record isnt as easy peasy you think it might be

2018-05-15 08:21

axa

Rip

who?

how the fuck an UK citizen can have visa problem?

6 replies

+1 xD

2018-05-14 01:05

He looks a little brown

2018-05-14 02:52

made my day :D

2018-05-14 08:16

Made my day :D

2018-05-14 08:19

2018-05-14 16:20

+1 xdd

2018-05-14 05:44

wait no visa from uk to us wtf

Weird eh. Although, the US & much of the Common Wealth have new treaties in place for sharing immigration & visa data. Without knowing immi, it's likely* something in the past (conviction, moral turpitude, drug violation etc.), health related (highly unlikely), or a misrepresentation in the application process.

2018-05-14 01:04

From Liverpool ofc he has criminal record

2018-05-14 13:04

I was so confused but this explains everything

2018-05-14 14:51

From what I understood, I thought it was just canada/US that had a sharing policy for immigration data and could access backgrounds of people trying to come in. Are you sure UK is in there too? But yeah if it's true then I assume this fellow had something on his record they didn't like, or he just failed at filling out the application.

2018-05-14 18:14

But uk owns usa

2018-05-14 07:44

rip uk wtf brexit lol

2018-05-14 00:29

Brexit is good, don't believe the bureaucrat snobs. EU has failed, the politicians didn't know how to do it properly.

2018-05-14 02:44

+1000

2018-05-14 07:16

Learn all the facts wellbeing > freedom EU is shite and slow but better than no eu

2018-05-14 09:21

EU is indeed utterly shite, slow and worst of all.. undemocratic at its core. Countries like yours and mine are definitely better off making our own rules and take care of our own economy! It's you who should learn the facts!

2018-05-14 10:08

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Not sure about danish situ but drops in cheap labor and loss of material well being outweigh and legal freedom we lose, especially as EU caves on every issue that matters to us

2018-05-14 11:18

loss of material well being, such as??? if anything you're better off deciding what to use your own money for.. You know britain had the most beautiful legal and economic system and you throw it out the window for this EU horror show

2018-05-14 12:40

2 fast for me to be first damn boy

VISAS in 2K18 XD Ps: Stop banning me HLTv.org (REGULAR CSGO FORUM CREATED BY PROGRAMERS)

+12311

2018-05-14 08:17

lol

that sucks since his arrival NRG have been really improving. Would suck to see him go because visa issues :|

2018-05-14 00:30

feels bad rip

what a loss

next cs go tournament in Antarctica

Is this happens because he is from the UNITED KINGDOM???

2018-05-14 00:33

Gj na

since when UK citizens not allowed in USA?

2018-05-14 00:34

since the boston tea party

2018-05-14 01:03

lel

+10

2018-05-14 03:18

2018-05-14 08:14

2018-05-14 13:22

look at his hltv picture and look at his twitter picture LOL

2018-05-14 00:39

Aging is a bitch aint it

2018-05-14 01:47

thought that he would live in the US with NRG?

2018-05-14 00:50

NRG will win no problem

2018-05-14 00:54

STOP MAKING BIG LANS ON FREAKIN USA FFS!! The number of times someone missed a big lan because of fucking visas is ridiculous!! Make it in countries where it's easy from everybody to enter!

2018-05-14 00:55

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+1 make big lans only in Europe

2018-05-14 01:24

Its not the us fault in this case

2018-05-14 01:28

All world problem is from usa EZ LUL axaxaxaxaxa

2018-05-14 01:39

Nice englando BTW LUL axaxaxa

2018-05-14 01:40

Lul why are you making fun yourself axaxaxaxaxa Autist axaxaxaxaxa

2018-05-14 03:16

LUL enjoy vac ban LUL axaxaxaxaxa

2018-05-14 07:06

then whos fault is it?

2018-05-14 21:52

Yeah exactly. Seems like every second or more tournaments is played in US. Before every tournament in US you can see news like, XXX to miss due VISA issues. Stop these US lans before someone creates some esports union to make applying for VISA easier.

+10000

2018-05-14 09:13

FUCK TRUMP

2018-05-14 01:09

Best president in history

2018-05-14 08:51

Why is this news though? Who cares.

2018-05-14 01:16

immi is going to make a giant foul for NRG, but we'll be able to do well without him!

2018-05-14 01:29

VISA ISSUES borrrrrrrrrrrrrring

2018-05-14 01:33

events in na lul tuck frump

2018-05-14 01:58

Seems quite odd that he announced 3 days ago that he'll have "news soon", with an emoji, and one that doesn't exactly represent something bad happening. twitter.com/Immicsgo/status/994527723572..

2018-05-14 03:00

It's represents "I can't believe this shit is still happening", which is rather accurate.

2018-05-14 09:12

***immi

2018-05-14 03:24

Odd that a brit would not be able to secure a visa

2018-05-14 03:48

Of ALL THE PEOPLE how is the brit the one with visa issues. I hate visas

2018-05-14 04:15

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_requirements_.. Must of had some issues regarding application or past history, possible incorrect paperwork. Feelsbadman, hopefully he isn't leaving the team, NRG has been doing rly weel recently. Hopefully they can do good in Dallas.

2018-05-14 04:37

Toxic country requires VISA

2018-05-14 05:16

That's why Brazil is like that?

2018-05-14 06:04

so bad, bro

2018-05-14 05:18

Immi gration....

2018-05-14 05:34

fcking visa..

2018-05-14 06:48

make more events in us!

2018-05-14 08:22

they’re getting ImAPet probably

2018-05-14 08:46

these comments are too funny.

2018-05-14 08:56

GREATEST COUNTRY xddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd

2018-05-14 08:57

Shaq dollars don't do anything anymore?

2018-05-14 09:14

:( unluko

2018-05-14 09:54

y y y fuxking why, America refuses so many outstanding players to enter this country who only wanna play for honour and money!

2018-05-14 10:57

UK not go to UK colony LUL

2018-05-14 13:07

Holy shit, you're 28 and still irresponsible enough to secure a VISA on time? Oh wow.

2018-05-14 13:42

Name checks out

2018-05-14 14:33

+9999 namechecksout drobotgamer, maybe you're also a 28 yr old still livin on your parents house and still being fed. rofl. how sad, maybe you should get yourself to the welfare line.

2018-05-14 14:49

fucking usa i hate the us fuck us fuck us fuck us

2018-05-14 14:50

did i mention that AMERIKA SUCKS