Another casualty of US immigration laws! Boy George is denied entry into the US. Apparently the case that prevent Boy George from getting his visa into the US approved was the alleged incident of false imprisonment of a male model at the Boy George home. The above criminal case is pending in [...]
Archive for June, 2008
The US to Boy George: Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?
Posted in Entertainment Visas, tagged Boy George, Entertainment Visas on June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
PERM + Audits: Waiting for work-based permanent residency
Posted in Legal Permanent Resident, PERM, tagged Employment Based Permanent Residency, Labor Certification, PERM on June 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
PERM stands for Program Electronic Review Management and does not refer to a kind of hairstyle.
PERM is a labor certification process used by the US Department of Labor to ensure that jobs aren’t being taken away from US citizens in the process of hiring foreign nationals. It is typically used when an employer is [...]
Starting a Business in the US
Posted in Business Visas, E-2 Visa, tagged Business, Business Visas, E-2, E-Visa on June 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
When we think of immigrant entrepreneurs, we all think of scrappy immigrants coming to the US with $50 in their pockets and starting up a business on their own. That’s what I believed growing up because that what’s happened with my parents.
However, more and more it seems that today foreign entrepreneurs are saavy, well-educated, [...]
Airport Tribulations: Attempting re-entry as a non-citizen
Posted in Abandonment of Residency, Legal Permanent Resident, tagged Abandonment of Residency, Airports, Deferred Inspection, Re-entry on June 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Lately there have been more stories of permament residents (green card holders) returning to the US undergoing scrutiny and ultimately losing their residency.
Airports are typically enough of a drag with cancelled flights, lost luggage, long lines, and illogical security protocols. CBP (Customs & Border Patrol) now seems to be stepping up scrutiny of long time [...]
