Upcoming changes to visas between US and PRC aim to facilitate travel and decrease need for renewals
Effective November 12, 2014, the US and the PRC will both increase the validity of business, tourist, student and exchange […]
Immigration
EB5 immigrant investors: Comparison of Traditional and Pilot Programs
Investors, their spouses and unmarried children under 21 can become US permanent residents by creating (or saving) jobs for US […]
Tier 1 (Investor) category changes
The Tier 1 (Investor) category caters for high net worth individuals making a substantial financial investment to the UK. Following […]
EB5 Escrow FAQ
The employment-based, fifth preference immigrant visa (EB5) is an increasingly popular way for foreign nationals to immigrate to the United […]
Update for Immigrant Investors in the US
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services agency reports faster processing times for immigrant investors in the US under the employment-based, […]
US State Department visa and passport processing almost back to normal
The US State Department announced on August 4 that most of the worldwide backlog of nonimmigrant visa cases have been […]
Kazakhstan introduces visa free regime for citizens of 10 countries from July 15
Pursuant to Decree No. 639 of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 11 June 2014, the Republic of […]
Canadian Government Revamps the Temporary Foreign Worker Program
With the government’s focus on “Canadians First” for Canadian jobs, the requirements to hire temporary foreign workers were revamped to […]
You May Not Be That Specialized – New guidelines for assessing Intra-company Transfer – Specialized Knowledge work permits
On June 9, 2014, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) announced expanded guidelines for immigration and border service officers to follow when […]
New immigration rules for the Russian citizens in Ukraine
In response to Russia’s decision to limit Ukrainians’ period of stay in the country as of January 1 of this […]
Venture and human capital
Start-ups need to attract two types of capital: venture and human. There are almost as many strategies for attracting and […]
Disappointing news for VC and entrepreneurs re: the Startup Visa
In June 2013, the US Senate passed S.744, which included the proposed Startup Visa (or EB6). The House Judiciary Committee […]