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Voraussetzungen für die Erlangung eines EB 5 Visums in den USA

January 18, 2011

Das EB 5 Visum ist ein Visum für ausländische Investoren, das im Jahr 1990 eingeführt wurde. Um ein solches Visum zu erlangen, müssen folgende Voraussetzungen erfüllt werden: Gründung eines Geschäftes in den USA Die Gründung eines Geschäftsbetriebs in den USA kann sowohl die Gründung eines neuen Geschäfts als auch die Erweiterung eines schon bestehenden Geschäfts…

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Internationaler Führerschein in den USA?

January 17, 2011

Was tun, wenn man in den USA mit dem Auto fahren will? Brauche ich einen US Führerschein, reicht der deutsche “Lappen” oder muss es gar der intrernationale Führerschein sein? Das Wiener Übereinkommen über den Straßenverkehr, zu dessen Unterzeichnerstaaten Deutschland gehört, regelt die Ausstellung internationaler Führerscheine. Dieses Abkommen ist inzwischen weitgehend obsolet, da die meisten Unterzeichnerstaaten…

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Snow in the South

January 14, 2011

Persons skating on 14th Street in Midtown Atlanta, after our earlier post about the snow chaos reviewed the lack of preparedness, are now posting their images. Great, a large open air skating ring in the middle of the city! Mr. Nendel is one of the persons who posted a video of himself ice skating on…

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(Not) Handling the Snow in the South

January 13, 2011

As previously reported on our blog, the South got hit pretty hard with snow and ice over the past few days causing major travel delays, traffic chaos, office closings, and of course snow days for school kids. As most cities are slowly getting back to normal, one major American city is not… Atlanta. The city…

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Federal judges recuse themselves in Arizona shooting Loughner case

January 12, 2011

All federal judges in Tucson have taken themselves off the case of Jared Loughner, who shot several persons on Arizona last week, including Gabrielle Giffords and Federal Judge John M. Roll. A move which was somehow expected within the legal community to guarantee the court will not be impacted from their personal acquaintance with their…

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USCIS: Incoming Inclement Weather

January 11, 2011

From an email blast of the USCIS: Please be advised that due to the impending snowstorm […], United States Citizenship and Immigration Services is acting to cancel all existing appointments for benefits and services […] for Wednesday, January 12th. We are in the process of individually contacting as many customers as we can to advise…

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Visa Bulletin For January 2011

January 11, 2011

1. The Visa Bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers published by US Federal Government during January 2011. Only applicants who have a priority date earlier than the cut-off date may be allotted a number. Immediately that it becomes necessary during the monthly allocation process to retrogress a cut-off date, supplemental requests for numbers will…

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Snow in Atlanta

January 11, 2011

And again, the second time in two weeks, heavy snow hits the Southeast and Charlotte and Atlanta are hit by icy roads … thousands of flights canceled … schools are closed … so are our offices While some friends from far do not know snow in the South, here are a few reports and pictures:…

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Counterfeit Check Scams

January 10, 2011

The North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper is warning the legal community to be on the lookout for counterfeit check scams after law firms in Gastonia and Oxford recently reported receiving phony checks for $85,000 and $295,000 from scammers who asked them to wire the money to bank accounts in Asia. I assume this scam…

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