From my archive of press clippings:
Global Visas
Snoop Dogg may finally be granted UK visa
February 24 2010 by Liam Clifford
The rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg will find out whether he is able to fulfil UK obligations.
US rapper Snoop Dogg is due to receive a decision on his UK visa application within weeks.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"After an altercation with police at Heathrow Airport four years ago, Snoop Dogg (real name Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr) was banned from the country."
"At the time of the dispute, Broadus was only in the UK to catch a flight to South Africa.
When he was due to enter the UK on a UK visa a year later to perform and to speak at an event discouraging young people from getting involved in gang violence, he was denied the UK visa because of the 2006 "fracas" and other factors."
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"Broadus appealed the decision and in January 2008 a judge overturned the UK visa ban, saying there was no evidence Broadus had been responsible for public disorder."
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Wednesday, September 9, 2009
GV - Online status check for US visa applicants
From my archive of press clippings:
Global Visas
Online status check for US visa applicants
August 05 2009 by Rebekah Nahai
E-updates on US visa applications
The US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) will launch a service that allows applicants for US visas and green cards to check the status of their applications online.
The service, due out in September, will increase the efficiency of the application process by decreasing the amount of personal contact required to keep candidates informed of their immigration status.
Read the whole article here.
Global Visas
Online status check for US visa applicants
August 05 2009 by Rebekah Nahai
E-updates on US visa applications
The US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) will launch a service that allows applicants for US visas and green cards to check the status of their applications online.
The service, due out in September, will increase the efficiency of the application process by decreasing the amount of personal contact required to keep candidates informed of their immigration status.
Read the whole article here.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
WSJ - Remove cap on H-1B visa: LinkedIn CEO
LiveMint.Com
Remove cap on H-1B visa: LinkedIn CEO
Reid Hoffman said, “A 10% payroll tax for each H-1B visa can be reinvested in whatever it takes to get American talent up to the same level”
Posted: Thu, Mar 5 2009. 3:40 PM IST
Washington: CEO and founder of popular site LinkedIn Reid Hoffman on Thursday urged the US Congress and the Obama Administration to remove the cap on H-1B visas, which enable foreign nationals to live and work in the United States.
Read the whole article here.
Remove cap on H-1B visa: LinkedIn CEO
Reid Hoffman said, “A 10% payroll tax for each H-1B visa can be reinvested in whatever it takes to get American talent up to the same level”
Posted: Thu, Mar 5 2009. 3:40 PM IST
Washington: CEO and founder of popular site LinkedIn Reid Hoffman on Thursday urged the US Congress and the Obama Administration to remove the cap on H-1B visas, which enable foreign nationals to live and work in the United States.
Read the whole article here.
Monday, February 16, 2009
GV - Roll up, roll up, get your H1-B visa applications in now!
From my archive of press clippings:
Global Visas
Roll up, roll up, get your H1-B visa applications in now!
21/01/2009 by Gareth McConnell
The circus show has left Capitol Hill, the clown has retired to Texas and an air of optimism has swept the big top from Washington to Warsaw, there’s a new master of travelling ceremonies in town so what is he going to do for US immigration and in particular the H1B visa?
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"The demand for H1B visas has far outstripped supply for years.
In 2007, 123,500 petitions were filed in the first two days.
Within those 48 hours the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) stopped accepting visa applications and employers were told to wait another year."
Global Visas
Roll up, roll up, get your H1-B visa applications in now!
21/01/2009 by Gareth McConnell
The circus show has left Capitol Hill, the clown has retired to Texas and an air of optimism has swept the big top from Washington to Warsaw, there’s a new master of travelling ceremonies in town so what is he going to do for US immigration and in particular the H1B visa?
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"The demand for H1B visas has far outstripped supply for years.
In 2007, 123,500 petitions were filed in the first two days.
Within those 48 hours the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) stopped accepting visa applications and employers were told to wait another year."
Sunday, February 1, 2009
GMA - DFA distances itself from Erap's US visa woes
From my archive of press clippings:
GMA News
DFA distances itself from Erap's US visa woes
05/23/2008 06:42 PM
MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Foreign Affairs on Friday distanced itself from the issue regarding the cancellation of the former President Joseph Estrada's US visa.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"According to Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo, there was no need to make representations before US embassy officials because the cancellation of visa cancellations are the prerogative of the US State Department."
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"US Ambassador to Manila Kristie Anne Kenney declined to comment on the issue, saying that, as a rule, the US Embassy does not disclose an individual’s visa status.
“This is an easy answer. We never as a matter of policy and legal requirement comment on the status of anyone’s visa. That’s a private and individual matter. No comment," Kenney said."
GMA News
DFA distances itself from Erap's US visa woes
05/23/2008 06:42 PM
MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Foreign Affairs on Friday distanced itself from the issue regarding the cancellation of the former President Joseph Estrada's US visa.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"According to Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo, there was no need to make representations before US embassy officials because the cancellation of visa cancellations are the prerogative of the US State Department."
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"US Ambassador to Manila Kristie Anne Kenney declined to comment on the issue, saying that, as a rule, the US Embassy does not disclose an individual’s visa status.
“This is an easy answer. We never as a matter of policy and legal requirement comment on the status of anyone’s visa. That’s a private and individual matter. No comment," Kenney said."
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
ABS-CBN - US State Dept revokes visas of Erap, others in espionage case
From my archive of press clippings:
ABS-CBN News
US State Dept revokes visas of Erap, others in espionage case
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 5:56 PM
By CES DRILON
ABS-CBN News
The US State Department has revoked the US visas of at least six current and former government officials, in connection with the first known case of espionage from within the White House involving naturalized FIlipino American Leandro Aragoncillo last year.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"(A) close Estrada associate, whose visa was cancelled, estimates fifteen to twenty opposition figures suffered the cancellation of their visas, including former President Joseph Estrada and former House Speaker Arnulfo Fuentebella.
In July 2007, a Federal Court in New Jersey sentenced Aragoncillo, a naturalized Filipino-American intelligence analyst who worked for US Vice-President Richard "Dick" Cheney, to ten years imprisonment. He was charged for stealing classified information about President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and passing it on to known opposition leaders in the Philippines.
Former member of the Lower House Gilbert Remulla received a letter from the US Embassy in June last year informing him of the cancellation of his US visa. The letter cited the US Immigration and Nationality Act which "prohibits the issuance of a visa to anyone who seeks to engage in espionage against the US, as well as for sabotage and/or illegal export from the US of goods, technology and sensitive information."
Remulla said he has appealed his case and reapplied for a visa but was told by a US consular official that Washington would have to review his application.
In contrast, his children were granted visas valid for ten years."
ABS-CBN News
US State Dept revokes visas of Erap, others in espionage case
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 5:56 PM
By CES DRILON
ABS-CBN News
The US State Department has revoked the US visas of at least six current and former government officials, in connection with the first known case of espionage from within the White House involving naturalized FIlipino American Leandro Aragoncillo last year.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"(A) close Estrada associate, whose visa was cancelled, estimates fifteen to twenty opposition figures suffered the cancellation of their visas, including former President Joseph Estrada and former House Speaker Arnulfo Fuentebella.
In July 2007, a Federal Court in New Jersey sentenced Aragoncillo, a naturalized Filipino-American intelligence analyst who worked for US Vice-President Richard "Dick" Cheney, to ten years imprisonment. He was charged for stealing classified information about President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and passing it on to known opposition leaders in the Philippines.
Former member of the Lower House Gilbert Remulla received a letter from the US Embassy in June last year informing him of the cancellation of his US visa. The letter cited the US Immigration and Nationality Act which "prohibits the issuance of a visa to anyone who seeks to engage in espionage against the US, as well as for sabotage and/or illegal export from the US of goods, technology and sensitive information."
Remulla said he has appealed his case and reapplied for a visa but was told by a US consular official that Washington would have to review his application.
In contrast, his children were granted visas valid for ten years."
Thursday, January 15, 2009
LAT - Relaxed U.S. visa rules could bring surge in tourism
From my archive of press clippings:
Los Angeles Times
Relaxed U.S. visa rules could bring surge in tourism
The new regulations, which will allow visitors from South Korea and some Eastern European countries to enter the U.S. without a visa, are a potential godsend for New Global Travel Service in Koreatown. California could be poised to see a big influx of South Korean visitors.
By David Pierson
October 31, 2008
Jong Min Kang's South Korean relatives are exactly the kind of travelers American hospitality and retail businesses are yearning for during this time of financial despair -- free-spending foreigners on vacation.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Members of his large family -- there are 70 cousins altogether -- have vacationed in Australia, Cambodia and China. But they've never come to the United States because they dreaded the long lines, interminable waits and nosy interviews required to get a visa."
Los Angeles Times
Relaxed U.S. visa rules could bring surge in tourism
The new regulations, which will allow visitors from South Korea and some Eastern European countries to enter the U.S. without a visa, are a potential godsend for New Global Travel Service in Koreatown. California could be poised to see a big influx of South Korean visitors.
By David Pierson
October 31, 2008
Jong Min Kang's South Korean relatives are exactly the kind of travelers American hospitality and retail businesses are yearning for during this time of financial despair -- free-spending foreigners on vacation.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Members of his large family -- there are 70 cousins altogether -- have vacationed in Australia, Cambodia and China. But they've never come to the United States because they dreaded the long lines, interminable waits and nosy interviews required to get a visa."
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
BS - US to impose stricter visa rule
From my archive of press clippings:
Business Standard
US to impose stricter visa rule
Demetri Sevastopulo / London June 04, 2008, 0:05 IST
The new rule will be valid for multiple entries over a two-year period.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Passengers travelling to the United States from countries whose citizens do not need visas must register online with the US government at least 72 hours before departure, in the latest measure to strengthen American security."
"Although the new rule requires 72 hours advance registration, it will be valid for multiple entries over a two-year period.
The rule will only apply to citizens of the 27 visa waiver programme countries, which includes most of western Europe, in addition to Australia, Brunei, Japan, New Zealand and Singapore.
The US has signed agreements with eight other countries — including the Czech Republic, Hungary and South Korea — putting them on track to join the visa waiver programme."
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"Registration will be possible through travel agents, airline websites or through a special US government website.
The US official said the system was created to make it more difficult for terrorists who are nationals of visa waiver countries to enter the US, mentioning Richard Reid, the UK "shoe bomber" convicted for trying to blow up an airliner."
Business Standard
US to impose stricter visa rule
Demetri Sevastopulo / London June 04, 2008, 0:05 IST
The new rule will be valid for multiple entries over a two-year period.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Passengers travelling to the United States from countries whose citizens do not need visas must register online with the US government at least 72 hours before departure, in the latest measure to strengthen American security."
"Although the new rule requires 72 hours advance registration, it will be valid for multiple entries over a two-year period.
The rule will only apply to citizens of the 27 visa waiver programme countries, which includes most of western Europe, in addition to Australia, Brunei, Japan, New Zealand and Singapore.
The US has signed agreements with eight other countries — including the Czech Republic, Hungary and South Korea — putting them on track to join the visa waiver programme."
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"Registration will be possible through travel agents, airline websites or through a special US government website.
The US official said the system was created to make it more difficult for terrorists who are nationals of visa waiver countries to enter the US, mentioning Richard Reid, the UK "shoe bomber" convicted for trying to blow up an airliner."
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
BBC - Four Gaza students get US visas.
From my archive of press clippings:
BBC
Four Gaza students get US visas.
Published: 2008/06/04 17:43:16 GMT
Israel has allowed four Palestinian students to leave the Gaza Strip to apply for US visas so they can take up prestigious Fulbright scholarships.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"The four are among seven students whom the Israelis had been preventing from leaving Gaza - a move which led the US to briefly cancel the scholarships.
The remaining three students have not yet been allowed to leave Gaza."
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"After leaving Gaza, a US diplomatic car picked up the students and took them to east Jerusalem where the US Consulate is situated."
BBC
Four Gaza students get US visas.
Published: 2008/06/04 17:43:16 GMT
Israel has allowed four Palestinian students to leave the Gaza Strip to apply for US visas so they can take up prestigious Fulbright scholarships.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"The four are among seven students whom the Israelis had been preventing from leaving Gaza - a move which led the US to briefly cancel the scholarships.
The remaining three students have not yet been allowed to leave Gaza."
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"After leaving Gaza, a US diplomatic car picked up the students and took them to east Jerusalem where the US Consulate is situated."
Monday, January 12, 2009
CW - Obama's choice for DHS could flame tech visa battle. Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano has a strong record of support for the H-1B program.
From my archive of press clippings:
Computer World
Obama's choice for DHS could flame tech visa battle. Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano has a strong record of support for the H-1B program.
By Patrick Thibodeau
November 20, 2008 (Computerworld)
The person thought to be President-elect Barack Obama's leading choice to be secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, has been a strong advocate of increasing H-1B visas -- a stance that could turn out to be a lightning-rod issue during her confirmation.
Read the whole article here.
Computer World
Obama's choice for DHS could flame tech visa battle. Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano has a strong record of support for the H-1B program.
By Patrick Thibodeau
November 20, 2008 (Computerworld)
The person thought to be President-elect Barack Obama's leading choice to be secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, has been a strong advocate of increasing H-1B visas -- a stance that could turn out to be a lightning-rod issue during her confirmation.
Read the whole article here.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
GV - EC lobbies for extension of US Visa Waiver Program
From my archive of press clippings:
GlobalVisas.Com
EC lobbies for extension of US Visa Waiver Program
29/12/2008 by Gareth McConnell
The European Commission says it is looking forward to the five remaining European Union member states being included in the USA Visa Waiver Program (VWP).
GlobalVisas.Com
EC lobbies for extension of US Visa Waiver Program
29/12/2008 by Gareth McConnell
The European Commission says it is looking forward to the five remaining European Union member states being included in the USA Visa Waiver Program (VWP).
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"The VWP issue has been a continuing one between Europe and the US immigration and has been prolonged due to security concerns raised in Congress."
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