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A tense meeting was recently held between Astana’s mayor Asset Issekeshev and local residents to discuss real estate that was paid for, but still not yet received by some shareholders.
This article undertakes a comparative analysis of doing business in the European Union’s Schengen Bloc vis-à-vis working in the Schengen Bloc. Through a critical review of what may constitute business activities vs.
In exchange for expanded relief and a potential path to citizenship for DACA recipients and DACA-eligible foreign nationals, the White House is requesting $25 billion to fund border infrastructure and personnel, expanded powers to remove unauthorized foreign nationals, restriction of family-based immigration to spouses and children under age 21, and elimination of the Diversity Visa Lottery Program.
In his first State of the Union address, President Donald J. Trump called for relief for DACA beneficiaries and DACA-eligible foreign nationals, but urged significant increases in border security and new limits on some forms of immigration.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has determined that conditions in Syria warrant continued Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for that country’s citizens.
In a brief update to the American Immigration Lawyers Association, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has indicated that it may briefly suspend premium processing service for H-1B cap filings during the FY 2019 filing season, which begins on April 2.
Greece’s special residence program for foreign investors has taken off, reflecting increasingly bright growth prospects as the country emerges from economic crisis and its growing importance as a gateway to the European Union.
Several States are offering citizenship to individuals willing to invest, in various forms, in the country economy. The focus of most programs is however on the amount of the investment, creation of jobs, etc. but in many cases applicants are not required to establish any real bonds with the country, such as maintaining a permanent residency or other forms of stable allegiance.
Most immigration provisions implemented by the EU are Directives. While EU Regulations automatically apply across the EU and do not need any act of implementation by Member States, Directives are a legislative act that sets out a goal and objectives that all EU countries must achieve.
