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USCIS Implements Help Haiti Act of 2010

January 20, 2011

WASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on January 14, 2011 announced the implementation of the Help HAITI Act of 2010. This new law authorizes USCIS to grant lawful permanent resident status to certain orphaned children from Haiti, who were paroled into the United States under the Haitian Orphan Parole Program after the Jan.…

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New Countries Eligible to Participate in H-2A and H-2B Programs

January 20, 2011

WASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of State, has identified 53 countries whose nationals are eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B programs for the coming year. To read more about this topic and to view a list…

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BGH stärkt Rechte von Passagieren gegenüber ausländischen Fluggesellschaften

January 20, 2011

Durch sein Urteil vom 19. Januar hat der Bundesgerichtshof (BGH) die Rechte von Passagieren gegenüber ausländischen Fluggesellschaften gestärkt. Wenn ein Start in Deutschland annulliert wird, kann der Kunde eine Entschädigung bei derUS-Airline nach EU-Recht einklagen. Karlsruhe – Die bei Ausfall oder Verspätung von Flügen nach EU-Recht fällige Entschädigung können Passagiere auch gegen ausländische Fluggesellschaften in…

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How to get an EB-5 visa for the United States

January 18, 2011

If you want to apply for an EB-5 visa you have to fulfill three basic requirements: Establishment of a business in the US The establishment of a business in the US can either be the establishment of a new business or investing in an established business for expending this business. For investing in an established…

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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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