US VISA: IMMIGRATION CORNER- COVID-19 and its effects on immigration
IMMIGRATION CORNER – Michael J. Gurfinkel With the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, along with “stay-at-home,” “shelter in place,” quarantines,
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US VISA: IMMIGRATION CORNER- The April 2020 priority dates
IMMIGRATION CORNER Michael J. Gurfinkel Each month, the Visa Office of the State Department publishes, in the Visa Bulletin, the
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US VISA: IMMIGRATION CORNER- No more visitor visas for ‘birth tourism’
IMMIGRATION CORNER – Michael J. Gurfinkel The US Department of State (DOS) has revised its regulations on eligibility for visitor visas,
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MARITIME JOBS-TOURISM: Global cruise ships lay off thousands of Pinoy crew
DEPARTURES GALORE. Departing foreign tourists (left) line up at the Immigration Centers as they wait for their papers processed before the
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BREAKING: COVID 19- WASHINGTON, USA- Trump suspends ‘all travel from Europe’ to US for 30 days
President Donald Trump speaks in an address to the nation from the Oval Office at the White House about the
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TOURISM: Airlines plunge deeper into coronavirus crisis as they cancel thousands of flights
People wearing protective masks walk in Malpensa airport near Milan, Italy, on March 9, 2020.PHOTO: REUTERS . . SEOUL
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US VISA-IMMIGRATION: Naturalization denied because didn’t work for employer
IMMIGRATION CORNER – Michael J. Gurfinkel If a person did not work for their sponsoring employer after they obtained a green card
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VIRUS OUTBREAK: LONDON- Epidemic could cost airlines US$113b in lost revenues: Iata
This is three times its forecast just two weeks back; Flybe collapses, while Norwegian Air scraps profit forecast . .
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TOURISM: HÀ NỘI – Visa policies for foreigners undergo major changes
Foreign tourists by Hoàn Kiếm Lake, Hà Nội. Under new immigration laws, visitors on a tourist visa will need to do
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WORLD TOURISM: Virus to cost world tourism at least US$22billion
The economies most likely to suffer would be those most dependent on Chinese tourism, such as Hong Kong and Macau,
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