 And if past summers have been any indication, the answer is you've already lost the summer. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't wait. It means you don't wait. You jump in there and either apply for a new one or you apply for a renewal because the longer you wait, the more your options are basically decreased and almost exponentially as to where and, of course, when you can leave the country. Joining me now with a few stories like that, our good pal, great columnist for The New York Times, Mr. Seth Kugel. Mr. Kugel, welcome.