Source: dw.co.uk Published: 22 June 2021 This year, the United Nations (UN) ranked Finland the world’s happiest country for the fourth year running. The recognition is based on international surveys in which citizens are asked about their perceived happiness. But Finland also faces a major demographic dilemma, namely the fact that 39% of its shrinking workforce is currently over 65. […]
Source: prnewswire.co.uk Published: 22 June 2021 The Government of Dominica is reaffirming its commitment to the education sector after a ceremony recently took place on the island to mark the beginning of the Mahaut Primary School construction. Once completed, the school is anticipated to herald new opportunities for local children while also providing jobs with teachers and administrators. […]
Source: bloomberglaw.com Published: 26 June 2021 The immigrant investor visa program will expire on June 30, despite a last-ditch bipartisan effort led by senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) to extend it, with potentially thousands of petitions still pending at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The Homeland Security Department subagency can’t yet say what the fate of those EB-5 applications […]
Authors: Christian Henrik Nesheim Source: imidaily.org Decades from today, when industry historians recount the events of 2020, they will undoubtedly characterize the year as a pivotal one for investment migration. It was the year in which the RCBI-market, for the first time, appeared within the purview of the “rich-world rich” on a grand scale. In the […]
Tens of thousands of foreigners have bought their way to U.S. permanent residency through a federal investor visa program. But this popular shortcut to the American dream is now turning into a nightmare for some amid a rise in lawsuits and fraud cases. The Covid-19 pandemic has made matters worse. Foreigners get what are known as EB-5 […]
The attorney-general’s office on Tuesday released the full text of the report by a committee of inquiry into the now-defunct citizenship-by-investment scheme The approximately 780-page dossier, heavily redacted, recommends among others the revoking of the citizenships granted to a number of foreign nationals, and also prompts authorities to investigate the possible commission of criminal offences, […]
El Salvador has become the first country in the world to officially classify Bitcoin as legal currency. Congress approved President Nayib Bukele’s proposal to embrace the cryptocurrency, with 62 out of 84 possible votes on Tuesday night. The president said the government had made history, and that the move would make it easier for Salvadoreans […]
Introduction and summary Today, 10.2 million undocumented immigrants are living and working in communities across the United States. On average, they have lived in this country for 16 years and are parents, grandparents, and siblings to another 10.2 million family members. At the same time, it has been nearly 40 years since Congress has meaningfully reformed […]
For full article, please click here. Source: imidaily.com Published: 15 June 2021
Q: It is no secret that Trump and Biden have starkly different views on immigration laws and policies. Now that President Biden is in charge, how have things changed? What impact has there been on employers and their employees in the U.S. under employer-sponsored visas? A: There are several key changes for employers to note: Revocation of […]
