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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US VISA-IMMIGRATION: Record number of naturalized immigrants eligible to vote in 2020
New US citizens being inducted in Arizona. A record number of them will be eligible to vote in the coming
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US VISA: IMMIGRATION CORNER: The March 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: US curbs immigrants from six countries, including Myanmar
A flag is waved outside the White House, in Washington in September 2017. Photo: AP . . The Trump administration
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US VISA: IMMIGRATION CORNER By Michael J. Gurfinkel – What happens if the beneficiary of a petitioner dies?
IMMIGRATION CORNER – Michael J. Gurfinkel Most people are aware that if the petitioner (person who files a petition) dies, the
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TOURISM: Southeast Asia feels the burn as virus keeps Chinese tourists at home
Across Laos, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia, tourist takings have plummeted as Chinese travellers find themselves subject to a host of travel
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TOURISM: The impact on tour cruises and tourist passengers of COVID 19
The Diamond Princess at Daikoku Pier in Yokohama, Japan, on Monday. The cruise ship terminal has been closed to the
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US VISA: IMMIGRATION CORNER – Supreme Court clears way for new public charge regulations
IMMIGRATION CORNER – Michael J. Gurfinkel The US Supreme Court recently cleared the way for the Trump Administration to enforce
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TOURISM: Coronavirus rumors are hurting Chinatowns around the world
AA Bakery and Cafe in San Francisco’s Chinatown usually has customers out the door for its egg tarts and pineapple buns.
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Plan- Only those from Wuhan, Hubei province are barred, not all Chinese nationals.
Home Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (R) observes the use of thermal scanners at the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ)
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