Dear Reader, It took us a while before we had this newsletter ready to be sent out. We would like to apologize to all those who have already been waiting impatiently. However, we have tried to use the time well. We have restructured... More

*Period on tourist visas to be shortened significantly? * We don't really like to open the news section with bad news, but we consider this one of the most important topics: James Ziglar, Commissioner of US Immigration and Naturalization Services, has officially announced last week that... More

...Using the example of Dulles International Airport in Washington D.C. Since we believe that this information is very important for you, we have decided to make our news section rather more extensive this time. We believe this will be in your interest. As a consequence... More

The name is not unknown - the annual Steuben Parade in New York that German immigrants are organizing with a lot of pomp has made him well-known. But who knows anything about the man who seems the figurehead of this almost Carnival-like spectacle? We... More

*TODAY: Sponsorship for marrying a US citizen * Recently US Congress has passed the new "Family Sponsor Immigration Act," i.e. the act about sponsorship for family-based immigration, with 404 Yes and 3 No votes. There are a few new regulations that will not really interest... More

*Keeping your German citizenship when becoming a US citizen * Since we have received an increasing number of reports about troubles with entering and leaving the US (we wrote about this in our last newsletter), we now want to inform you about something that may... More

*USA photos * A really extensive (private) collection of photos from different regions of the US, systematically organized into states and cities. www.usa-fotos.de *Western USA* Private travelogue and tips for trips through the Western part of the US; states, cities, national parks, hikes, food etc. www.usa-westen.info And one request: we... More