Newsletter 09/2006

Editorial

Dear Reader, Welcome to our newsletter. Hopefully you are enjoying those last of the beautiful summer days. We would like to thank you for all the positive feedback to our newsletter. Since we know that you are especially interested in the personal experiences of... More

Green card lottery update

Preparations for the new green card lottery DV-2008 are in full swing. The US State Department has just recently officially confirmed that the new lottery will indeed start this fall. Due to the worldwide rumors about a cancellation of the lottery, the number of... More

Breaking News

*Electronic Visa application becomes obligatory* Starting October 1, 2006, all non-immigrant visa applications for the US must be submitted to the US consulates in Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich via an Electronic Visa Application Form (EVAF) under evisaforms.state.gov. The electronic application is aimed at shortening the processing... More

News Bytes

*French fries boycott lifted* US Congress has decided that fries may again be called "French fries" in the US. When France didn't want to take part in the Iraq war, an anti-French sentiment had started spreading in the US, eventually leading to a boycott... More

Stories & Lifestyle: An interview with Peter Emmerich

Peter Emmerich runs his own hotel one hour north of West Palm Beach, Florida, the Grandview Gardens Bed & Breakfast that you can find online under www.grandview-gardens.net. He graduated from the renowned hotel school in Lausanne, Switzerland and worked as a hotel manager for... More

Visa & More: What is the H-2B Visa?

In the previous newsletters, we gave you a few questions and answers from our daily interactions with our customers in this section. Today, we would like to inform you about a specific work visa, the H-2B visa, and some changes in the student visa... More

How To: Watch German Television in the US

Television plays a central role for information and especially entertainment in the US media sector. Americans watch an average of 4.5 hours of television a day, Germans 3 hours. Approximately 1,793 television stations and about 11,100 cable networks supply more than 109 million households with... More

Internet Surf Tips

www.destinationgrandcanyon.com The 1,200 meter-high (3,937 feet) Skywalk offers a breathtaking view into the Grand Canyon. It is a bridge made of glass that will be opened to visitors by the end of 2006. By 2007, the visitor center will also be open to the public.... More

USA Travel Information Here you will find many impressions of this special country where „everything“ is possible - no matter if you are looking for backpacker tours, a trip along the famous Route 66 or a cruise on the Mississippi. More

GreenCard Service Fee If you participate in the green card lottery through TAD you have to pay a small service fee. We check your application thoroughly, make sure that all the data is correct and send it to the US authorities in time. More

Link recommendations Our link recommendations include inter alia the following topics: information about the US, immigration law, travelling, studying, house hunting and job offers – e.g.: How to write an international curriculum vitae? More