Newsletter 11-12/2007

Editorial

Dear Reader, Welcome to our newsletter, which will again provide you with many stories and information about the US. We will, for example, tell you the exciting story of the life of Horst Schaefer, who was a journeyman bricklayer in the Westerwald region in... More

Green card lottery update

Application deadline has been extended until November 30, 2007! A few days ago we have once more extended the originally planned deadline of November 15, 2007. November 30, 2007, however, is really going to be the final date, since all electronic applications will have... More

News Bytes

*Clinton Library releases UFO files* It is not often that US politicians are embarrassed by questions concerning the existence of UFOs. It did happen now during the US election campaign. Congressman Dennis Kucinich was asked about just that by a NBC moderator. Also the candidates... More

Stories & Lifestyle Special: TAD and Florida Sun Magazine congratulate the lucky winners!

In the last edition of the Florida Sun Magazine, ten readers who sent in a text about their reasons for wanting to win a green card had the chance of winning a TAD All-Inclusive Package. Now, the lucky winners of a free green... More

Stories & Lifestyle: Renowned Photographer Horst Schaefer turns 75 – an emigrant’s story

It is a rather unusual story - in the 1960s, a journeyman bricklayer from the Westerwald, Germany, decides to start a career as a photographer - not just anywhere in the world, but in New York. Via Canada, he makes it to the... More

Visa & More: Frequently Asked Questions

Below, you will find a selection of visa questions we have been asked by our customers over the last few days. Please note that none of the answers below is an actual substitute for individual consulting and can only touch on the real issues.... More

How To Special: Become a host family for a young American!

The Parlamentarisches Patenschafts-Programm (PPP) (Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange) that is organizing one-year stays for students and young professionals from Germany in the US and vice versa, is looking for host families in the Berlin metropolitan area for a period of at least four months. You will... More

How To: Find advanced training and job opportunities in the US

You can realize your great dream of living and working in the US, even without a green card. There are other options if you want to realize your own American dream, at least temporarily. In Germany, job offers from abroad are published every... More

Internet Surf Tips

www.educationusa.de This internet portal of the German embassy in Germany (the diplomatic mission) offers chat, email and telephone consulting to student's questions about studying in the US. www.switchboard.com On this side you can search for American companies and individuals, something like a phone book and yellow... More

Facts and Figures Tens of thousands of applications for the official Diversity Visa Program are submitted by The American Dream each year. Since 1996 the number of applications submitted to the US authorities has increased to over 400,000. More

Winner Blogs More and more people are already writing their own green card blogs. It is very interesting to follow the whole procedure after the winning notification. More

Work Permit There is a great variety of different work permits in the USA. Special visas are not only offered to university graduates, trainees or people who must work abroad for the US Branch - there are many more options for you. More