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Bail Bonds and Bail Bondsman: An Explanation

30th July 2010
Going to jail is probably one of the worst ordeals a person will go through. Nobody wants to be there and anyone who’s these would want to get out as soon as possible. This is where a bail bonds man comes into play. Bail bonds are used for the defend...
Author: Business Local
Legal

US LLC Registration

13th July 2010
This piece discusses the utilization of US Limited Liability Companies by aliens wishing to do business in the United States of America. Limited Liability Companies (also referred to by the acronym LLC) are a relatively new legal creation. In the past,...
Author: US Visa Lawyer
Legal

Family Law in Thailand and Marriage Registration

13th July 2010
This piece examines Marriage Registration in Thailand for foreign nationals. For those readers who are familiar with the English "Common Law" system, the idea of marriage registration is somewhat difficult to fully grasp at first glance. That said, fro...
Author: US Visa Lawyer
Immigration Law

Business Visas for the United States

12th July 2010
The following article discusses American business visas and similar travel documents used by foreign nationals to travel to the United States for business purposes. Business travel to the United States can be a difficult endeavor for foreign nationals ...
Author: US Visa Lawyer
Immigration Law

Employment of Foreign Nationals in China, Obtaining Residence Permit

06th July 2010
Foreigners wishing to live and work in China must follow strict procedures that involve much paperwork and different levels of state bureaucracy. The complexity of the procedures is heightened by the fact that the names for various permits and certificate...
Author: Tom Lee
Immigration Law

The Procedure to Apply for Residence Permit and Related Documentation

06th July 2010
All foreign nationals wishing to work in China should hold a work (Z) visa for entry into China. After entering China, they must then obtain a work permit and a residence permit. Failure to do so is an offence leading to possible fines and deportation. ...
Author: Tom Lee
Immigration Law

Submiting an application to the Immigration Authorities in the UK

18th June 2010
Over the past few weeks I have been receiving an increased amount of questions regarding the New UK Govt and how the coalition will act towards immigration of foreign nationals into the UK. Although nothing official has been published yet the UK GOVT has ...
Author: jonnylips
Immigration Law

Trying To Get US Green Card – Consider Diversity Lottery Program

16th June 2010
Do you want to get permanent resident status in United Status? Are you trying to get United States green card? Do you want to enjoy the benefits of being an US Citizen? This article will be useful for all those, whose answer is "YES" for above querie...
Author: Usafis
Immigration Law

Get a Permanent Residency with the Green Card Lottery

23rd May 2010
A permanent resident card of United States also known as Greencard or immigrant card is an identification card assigned to a foreigner as a permanent resident proof of resident in United States of America. With this valid proof, a card holder is granted b...
Author: Usafis
Legal

Immigration Lawyer Services

17th May 2010
If you have decided to migrate to a foreign country the services provided by an immigration lawyer can be of great help to you. Immigration involves a lot of legal hassles that you can not deal yourself. An experienced immigration lawyer is the best perso...
Author: Daniel Smith
Immigration Law

How do I get a US Student Visa?

08th April 2010
Whether you want to enter a short course or get a Ph.D. in philosophy, a US student visa may allow you to do so in the United States. There are two non-immigrant visa categories for the foreign nationals wishing to study in the United States. The "F" v...
Author: Paul Anderson
Immigration Law

American Immigration, Visas, and the Unlicensed Practice of Law

30th March 2010
Those practicing law without a license in United States Immigration matters can cause great hardship to those whom they claim to "represent." This hardship is often most acutely felt by the immigrant communities that are most negatively affected...
Author: US Visa Lawyer
Immigration Law

Immigration Policy and Skilled Labor

26th February 2010
The recent debate over immigration policy commonly depicts immigrants as undocumented, uneducated people who flood our borders without inspection. Although many immigrants who enter this country are unskilled laborers who provide essential services in...
Author: Jerold Blackwell
Legal

Thailand Visas: Will Changes in Work Permit Rules Impact the Extension Process?

24th February 2010
Thai work permit rules may soon be revised. This article looks at the possible impact these changes will have upon the visa extension process. There are many administrative rules, regulations, and procedures that are involved when discussing a Thai bus...
Author: US Visa Lawyer
Legal

Lottery For Green Card - Need To Know!

23rd February 2010
Winning the Diversity Visa Lottery does not guarantee that you will be one of the fifty five thousand who will be given permanent residency visas each year in the Unites States. As a foreign national, you must first be able to fulfill the requirements tha...
Author: Vanessa Mae
Legal

LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP (LL.P)

18th February 2010
LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP (LL.P) With effect from April 1, 2009, globally accepted business form of Limited Liability Partnership (LL.P) has been allowed to be incorporated in India under the aegis of Limited Liability Partnership A...
Author: Rajiv Tuli
Legal

US Immigration 2010: K-1 Visas from Thailand

28th January 2010
The K-1 fiance visa has been a highly utilized travel document in 2010. Those Americans who have a foreign loved one whom they wish to bring back to the United States can use the K1 visa to allow their fiance to stay for up to 90 days in the USA. In the y...
Author: US Visa Lawyer
Legal

EB - 5 Visas More Attractive to Foreign Investors in Recession

15th January 2010
Though the distribution of green cards in exchange for investment in American business has been an obscure program to most immigrating foreign nationals called the EB-5 Investor Visas. The current economic downturn has created conditions that has spurred ...
Author: Joe Sloboda
Legal

Tier 2 Work Permit: Update for Sponsors and Applicants

14th January 2010
Certificates of Sponsorship Allowance We wish to remind all sponsors that the allocation of Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) is not automatically renewed and must be requested annually through the Sponsor Management System (SMS) within a year of the p...
Author: Monika Jablecka
Taxes

Tax ID USA

07th January 2010
The ITIN or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number is given to people who are required to pay taxes in the United States but are not eligible for the Social Security number. It is issued by the Internal Revenue Service or IRS and is required for tax pr...
Author: Rahul Rungta
Legal

Living Wills in Thailand

23rd December 2009
Copyright (c) 2009 Ben Hart Wills are instruments used to state one's testamentary wishes after death. Usually the issue of Will preparation arises in the Kingdom of Thailand when property disbursements need to be arranged in advance of one's demise. I...
Author: US Visa Lawyer
Legal

Immigration Lawyear Long Island Is Just Another Relief To The Clients

01st December 2009
Immigration Lawyear Long Island Is Just Another Relief To The Clients Almost all U.S. Immigration lawyers deal with the issues related to foreign nationals who come to United States of America either on temporary or permanent basis, which includes the...
Author: Freddy Poveda
Legal

An overview of the Marriage Green Card process

06th October 2009
Most individuals are aware that the application for a United States permanent residency by marriage to a U.S. citizen is one of the fastest ways of obtaining a perment residency in the United States. Unlike most other U.S. immigration situations, a forei...
Author: Douglas Lightman
Legal

U.S. Work Visa Options for Canadian Professionals - TN Visa & H1B Visa

17th September 2009
Canadian citizen professionals often find themselves in a bit of a quandary when initially researching the various U.S. immigration work visa options available to them. Assuming that they are not transferring from a Canadian company to its U.S. office, a...
Author: Douglas Lightman
Legal

Thailand Visa Information

11th September 2009
The rules and regulation regarding Thai visa obtainment can be byzantine at the best of times. The reason for this complexity is due to the fact that the rules have been constantly in a state of flux for years. This situation can cause many foreigners in ...
Author: US Visa Lawyer
Legal

U.S. Work Visa Options for Canadian Professionals - TN Visa & H1B Visa

03rd September 2009
Canadian citizen professionals often find themselves in a bit of a quandary when initially researching the various U.S. immigration work visa options available to them. Assuming that they are not transferring from a Canadian company to its U.S. office, a...
Author: Douglas Lightman
Legal

U.S. Work Visa Options for Canadian Professionals - TN Visa & H1B Visa

03rd September 2009
Canadian citizen professionals often find themselves in a bit of a quandary when initially researching the various U.S. immigration work visa options available to them. Assuming that they are not transferring from a Canadian company to its U.S. office, a...
Author: Douglas Lightman
Immigration Law

Work In Australia: Employer-Sponsored Permanent Visas

04th August 2009
There are two major types of employee-sponsored visas: temporary and permanent. This article discusses the three ways to attain a permanent visa for skilled labourers. Unlike its temporary counterpart, the permanent visa offers holders a number of benefit...
Author: Haines
Legal

Exchange Visitor Visas and Foreign Residence Requirements

31st July 2009
The J-1 Exchange Visa was designed to allow Thai Nationals an opportunity to travel to the United States as either a temporary Worker or to engage in a specialized course of study. The Thai person utilizing the United States J-1 Visa may be subject to a b...
Author: US Visa Lawyer
Legal

The EB-5 Investor visa can be used in a variety ways

16th July 2009
EB-5 Investor visa There are many people around the world who travel to USA using different classes of US Visa such as EB-5 Investor visa, EB-5 visa, tourist visa, student visa, Permanent Resident visa, Family Visa, Green card lottery visa, Work Visa. T...
Author: CarlRichard
Legal

Hackleyserrone US immigration lawyers provide detailed information on US immigration lawyers

01st July 2009
US immigration lawyers A lawyer is a person who has the responsibility of advising his clients on legal matters and represents them in the courts of law. The process of migrating to another country, especially countries with very stringent and stric...
Author: Brian Ronald
Legal

Employers Can sponsor Employee for U.S. Permanent Resident Status.

09th June 2009
The Employer must submit and be approved for a Labor Certification application (LCA) from the U.s. Department of Labor. Form I-140. Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker. Other forms may be required from the D.O.L. Visit http://www.dol.gov/ to get full appl...
Author: Lisa Zapalac
Legal

Compensation for brain damaged casual worker

12th May 2009
A case reported recently in the Law Society Gazette could have implications for short term and casual workers injured whilst at work. An unqualified worker building an extension to a house fell from a raised scaffold and suffered brain injuries that left...
Author: Neil Worrall - Camps Solicitors
Legal

Stimulus-Related Restrictions And FY 2010 Quota H-1B Filing

27th March 2009
The Employ American Workers Act (EAWA), signed recently by President Barack Obama, puts severe restrictions on potential H-1B employers who have received the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) funds. The Act makes such employers “H-1B dependent empl...
Author: Morley J. Nair
Legal

Likelihood of 2010 H-1B Visa Quota Getting Capped Early: Act Now!

04th March 2009
H-1B visas are granted by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to foreign nationals to work in "specialty occupations" that require a minimum of U.S. bachelor's degree or equivalent. Currently the worldwide quota for a fiscal year is 65,00...
Author: Morley J. Nair
Legal

Start-Up Companies and H-1B Petitions: How to Get Approvals

16th January 2009
A “start-up company” is usually one that has just been set up, or has been in existence for a couple of years. Usually, such entities may have problems establishing consistent business activities, revenues or profits. We are often asked the questi...
Author: Morley J. Nair
Legal

The K-3 Visa: What is it and who qualifies for it?

20th October 2008
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of State (DOS) estimates that each year 450,000 US citizens marry foreign nationals. They also believe that a large percentage of these marriages are entered into solely for immigrat...
Author: VisaPro.com
Legal

Setting up a new business in the U.S.: Choosing between L-1 or E visa

02nd September 2007
Setting up a new business can be quite exciting. But there are also many challenges. In-depth market research and planning can minimize the risks. Foreign nationals setting up a business in the US face another challenge – which visa do they use to be ab...
Author: VisaPro.com
Legal

Setting up a new business in the U.S.: Choosing between L-1 or E visa

01st September 2007
Setting up a new business can be quite exciting. But there are also many challenges. In-depth market research and planning can minimize the risks. Foreign nationals setting up a business in the US face another challenge – which visa do they use to be ab...
Author: VisaPro.com
Legal

US Immigration Visa Guide

02nd February 2007
New US Immigration Visas are very flexible and available to the people living in other nations. The U.S. Immigration visa allows a person who desires to travel to the United States of America from any country as a non-immigrant or immigrant should apply f...
Author: Bankxp Bankxp
Legal

Panama's Pensionado Program

24th November 2006
The following are the benefits and privileges for all those classified as Jubilados & Pensionados (irregardless of age) and for all other residents of Panama be they Panamañian or foreign nationals residing in Panama in their 3rd and 4th Ages. It sets t...
Author: Jean Bouttet