Newsletter 01/2000

Over the course of this year, we would like to inform you about US Visa and work permit regulations as well as how to deal with US authorities, in no specific order. This is aimed at giving you a certain basic knowledge, making... More

The immigration is surely one of the more complex ones among the otherwise rather simple US laws. It is full of technical details and changes every time majorities in Congress are changing. According to article 1, part 8, clause 4 of the US constitution,... More

There are some important differences in the processing steps of a visa process, the different types of visas are divided into several processing steps. The work-related visas cannot be applied for directly in Germany, the process has to be initiated in the US, provided... More

Stricter controls at the borders - quite usual at the ports of entries over the past few years. No matter whether you are a Pakistani, Chinese, Mexican, German, Frenchman or Kenyan - everyone is treated the same at the border. The staff has almost... More

In general, this is the easiest way of obtaining a green card. However, you should know all the rules. Also, the INS will meticulously check whether your intention really is ‘love' or simply quick immigration. Of course, you may get married in the US... More

The H-1B is probably the bets known, in any case the most used and applied for work visa for European citizens. It grants you an initial period of three years and may extended to a total of six altogether. That's why it is... More

Chicago's education system desperately looking for foreign teachers After tough four-year negotiations between the INS and the Department of Labor and the schools of Chicago, they have come up with a unique system for hiring foreign teachers - recruiting abroad. Every year, the city... More