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Newsletter 11/2003
- Editorial
Dear Reader, After the last edition's focus was on the US state of California and its most successful (Austrian) immigrant, today's focus will be on another region: Florida, place 2 in the list of favorite regions for German-speaking immigrants. Today you will, for... More
- Green card lottery update
*Current lottery* At present, almost our entire team is busy making the last preparations for the first digital submission of all green card applications to the US government department. Some applications have already been successfully submitted, all others will follow shortly. In any case,... More
- Breaking News
*US entry: US tightens controls starting* January 2004 Big brother is watching you - at least he is at the US borders. Starting January, new equipment at all ports and airports will take fingerprints and digital photos of millions of travelers entering the... More
- News Bytes
*US economy: growing more than seven percent* Over the last quarter, the US economy grew faster than it has for almost 20 years. With 7.2% it exceeded the economists' expectations by far. According to preliminary calculations of the US Department of Commerce, the... More
- Stories and Lifestyle
*One year at a US high school?* We dedicate this chapter to all those of our young readers who are dreaming about that. Former exchange student Thiemo Fetzer from Ulm, Germany, has kindly allowed us to publish (excerpts) of his experiences here. He... More
- Visa and More
*New in our newsletter from January 2004: Visa Questions & Answers* Upon request by many of our readers, we will start our Visa Questions and Answers section in January 2004. In a Q&A format we will present some questions we received online with... More
- How To
*General information:* The state of Florida's department for motor vehicles has 146 local service offices across the state. Most of them are open Tuesday to Friday between 7am and 6pm. Some offices, however, e.g. those in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Melbourne and Orlando, are... More
- Internet Surf Tips
*To the US as a nurse* Over the past years, many German nurses have been more and more interested in working abroad and this trend seems to continue. Apart from the "classic" countries (especially Switzerland), who need nurses, the incentive of good advanced... More
GreenCard Winner's Blog: Alien in America
"Alien in America" is a blog written by one of our winners of the green card lottery dv-2010. The blog is written in English and provides information about the winning notification, the interview and many personal experiences. More
Immigration Visa
In order to live permanently in the USA, a green card is required. Persons with special qualifications have good chances of receiving a residence permit – with or without a job offer. But there are also other options. More
Why GreenCard?
You would like to work, study or live in the United States and you think a visa would be better than the green card? Please click here and find out about the advantages of the green card. More
