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The only disease singled out in the US immigration law for exclusion will be revoked imminently. Gay rights advocates are applauding this move as a step closer to ending the discriminatory ban which has been in effect since 1987. “Gay rights groups are praising the imminent release of a proposed regulation ending a 1987 . . . → Read More: USA Ceasing Ban on Travel for Foreign Nationals Infected with HIV A K-1 Fiance visa is a non-immigrant visa issued to prospective husbands or wives to the U.S. with the intention of marrying them within the statutory time period of 90 days from entry. A non-immigrant is a foreign national seeking to temporarily enter the United States for a specific purpose. A fiancé(e) may not obtain . . . → Read More: K1 Visa / Fiance Visa Definition  Comments are closed   Fiance Visa, Green Card, ICE, Immigration, K1, K1 Visa, Marriage, United States, US This section has a list of guides created to help navigate the us visa application process. Its a fairly new section and we will be adding more guides as we grow. If you have any guides or advice, please join our forum and add it to the relevant discussion. Family Visa Guides K1 Visa . . . → Read More: US Visa Guides There are many privacy and efficacy issues related to the latest immigration legislation requiring employment verification system from US workers. While it may appear deceptively simple, it is inundated with problems that would negate any true benefits from immigration reform to eradicate illegal immigration problems. Here’s the article from Immigration . . . → Read More: Electronic Employment Verification Full of Unanswered Questions US immigration Forum We hope that this site will be a place to find practical and relevant immigration news regarding US immigration issues ande becomes a community that will help everyone through the US Visa and Citizenship process. On this website you can find information for obtaining visas to the US ranging from . . . → Read More: Welcome to US Visa Forum Comments are closed Green Card, Immigration, K1, K1 Visa, Law, Tourist Visa, US, US Immigration, US Student Visa, US Visa Published Friday, March 13, 2009 It’s a sad state of affairs when people who were born in this, the freest and most prosperous country on Earth — instantly becoming U.S. citizens, no less — with a free education and every other opportunity to improve their lives find themselves afraid to compete with a group of people who don’t have legal status, often can’t speak English, and usually have no more than a 6th-grade education. My fellow Americans, stop your trembling. Show some dignity. If you don’t like competing with illegal immigrants, try making better choices. Stop feeling sorry for yourself. Turn off those TV shows that constantly bash globalization and immigration. Go back to school. Get more training. Move out of the comfort zone of your hometown to take a job in another state, if necessary. Take responsibility for your own life. And stop thinking the world owes you a living. Foreign currency broker Foreign Currency Direct has found that the cost of living in Australia and New Zealand is up to a third lower than in the UK. This is one of the main reasons why Brits are moving to Australia. Continue reading New report says that Brits save money by moving to Australia and New Zealand U.S. citizens and green card holders living abroad have the dubious honor of being the only expats of an industrialized nation to be subject to taxation of foreign earned income. If you are a U.S. citizen or green card holder you must file a U.S. tax return if you earned over the minimum filing income for a U.S. resident. For a married taxpayer filing separately, the threshold for filing can be as little as $3,000. In most cases, foreign residents are granted an automatic filing extension to June 15th (return must be received in the U.S. by that date.) Interest, however, will accrue from April 15th. Note that if you haven’t been filing that there are ways to come forward and back file before the I.R.S. finds you and impose interest or penalties. Section 911 of the U.S. tax code allows bona fide foreign residents to exclude up to $87.600 (2008 income) of foreign earned income under certain conditions. Generally, this income will not fall under U.S. taxation laws even if you pay no local taxes. Passive income such as pension payments, rental income, capital gains, dividends, etc.,.) is subject to U.S. taxation and generally may not be excluded, no matter where it was earned. However, you may use income tax paid for income from the category (passive, salaray, etc.,.) in question. Thailand has introduced a new investment visa for foreign nationals who will contribute at least 10 million Thai Baht (THB) towards certain allowable investments. Thai authorities have also eliminated the minimum equity threshold for employers sponsoring renewals of Long-Term Stay Visas. Janice Jacobs, assistant secretary at the Bureau of Consular Affairs, said the US was interested in increasing the number of foreign students, including Vietnamese, studying in the US. Currently, the US is hosting around 15,000 Vietnamese students and the Southeast Asian nation now ranks 8th among countries sending most students to the US, she said. Continue reading US to Maintain Visa, Immigration Policies in Vietnam |
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