Newsletter 02/2009

Dear Reader, Welcome to our newsletter. We were especially glad to hear about some of our customers’ business ideas for the US, which were quite successful despite the strained economic situation. Therefore, in this edition’s Stories and Lifestyle section you will find an interview with Mr.... More

Register now and win a free participation in the green card lottery. As a professing US fan, will you be able to answer questions such as “What is the legal voting age in the US?” or “What is the capital of Illinois?” within... More

H-2B cap reached for second half of fiscal year: Since January 7, 2009 US Citizenship and Immigration Services does not accept any further H-2B petitions for the second half of the fiscal year 2009, since enough petitions have been received for start of employment... More

Largest economic stimulus package in US history has been passed: The largest economic stimulus package in the history of the US has been approved. Exactly four weeks after taking office, President Barack Obama signed the economic stimulus package into law in Denver. The $787 billion... More

*Mississippi** means Great River:* Mississippi, one of the Southern states of the US, has a population of approximately 2.9 million and a total land area of 125,434 square kilometers (48,430 square miles). Jackson, the state’s capital, is a trading center with an industry producing electrical... More

Frank and Andrea Roski are running a Blackfly fashion store. The Blackfly Company is owned by Thomas Schiller and Manuela Ludwig, whose story you could watch on the German show “Unser neues Leben” (“Our new life”) on the German TV channel Kabel1. In the... More

As always, here are a few of our customers’ questions, answered by our counselors. All of our counselors possess many years of experience with the American immigration law and have profound knowledge of visa regulations, which is kept up-to-date by constant further and advanced... More

Live the American Dream: with Blackfly and American Dream Blackfly Company, a store for music scene clothing, accessories and piercing jewelry has, together with The American Dream, brought the first franchise partner from Germany to Austin, Texas. And already there are three more locations run... More

What exactly does franchise mean? The term franchise is used in many different areas. Apart from the commercial sector it is also used in sports, the media and insurance. It is derived from the French and originally means “free (from servitude).” The definition of... More

You are a passionate line dancer? Then here’s some good news for you: the first edition of the new German magazine “Living Line Dance” – a magazine for line dance, country and western style – comes out on March 1. The website offers more... More