tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5242093912652063402024-02-19T18:11:02.355-08:00Immigration Law In a NutshellAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099074546298153619noreply@blogger.comBlogger167125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524209391265206340.post-55898264649528228762015-10-31T18:44:00.001-07:002015-10-31T18:44:34.916-07:00I-140 and H1B Portability Under Act 21<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: 'Avenir Next'; font-size: 13.8px; line-height: normal;">
Generally, an lien in H1B status may work for up to six years. Before obtaining another round of H1B status, the alien must return to his home country for one year. Yet Act 21 gives some H1B holders opportunities to extend H1b status beyond 6-year limit. There are two common scenarios: </div>
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or an I-140 petition 365 days before reaching the six-year limitation AND the LC or I-140 has not been denied, the H-1B visa holder may extend his or her status one year at a time beyond the six-year limitation. There is no upper limit on total years in H-1B extension under such a circumstance as long as the immigration process is still ongoing; </div>
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2) If an H-1B visa holder has an approved I-140 petition AND the immigrant visa number is not available to him/her the H-1B visa holder may extend his/her status in three-year intervals beyond the 6-year limit. There is no 365-day requirement for this circumstance.</div>
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On the other note, H-1B Not Limited to the Permanent Residency Petitioner Employer. That is to say, H1B holder can receive a new H1B visa as long as the sponsor is willing to continue to sponsor the immigration petition. However, he/she needs to come back to work for his/her PERM sponsoring employer either during I-485 or after his/her green card is approved.</div>
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Where the labor certification is approved, the I-140 petition is approved and the I-485 application has been pending for 180 days or longer, there is nothing that the previous employer can do to stop the new employer from using the underlying labor certification and I-140 approvals. At this point, the foreign worker retains his right to the labor certification and I-140 petition and the new employer need not file either. The new employer need only explain how the new job is "the same, or substantially similar" to the job described in the labor certification application. The new job does not need to be in the same city, the same state, or at the same salary as the job listed in the underlying labor certification so long as the new job is the same, or substantially similar to the old job. </div>
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Before the I-485 application to adjust status has been pending for 180 days, the earlier employer may withdraw the approved I-140 petition. If the employer does so, the employee may not use the I-140 petition as the basis for an I-485 application and if the employee has a pending I-485 application, USCIS will almost certainly deny it.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099074546298153619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524209391265206340.post-7159733327344634622015-10-02T14:07:00.002-07:002015-10-02T14:07:35.412-07:00为什么不雇用无牌家承包商是至关重要的?<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(35, 35, 35); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #232323; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 13.8px; line-height: normal;">
考虑重新装修你的家?你一定知道,大多数能在你们家施工的专业人士必须需要获得专业许可证。</div>
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当然雇佣无照承包商是很有诱惑力的, 因为可能在较大程度上降低成本。但是,你准备好了吗?如果将可能出现的后果都考虑进去, 雇佣无照承包商有可能导致最终成本更高。</div>
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首先,在大多数的州内,雇用无牌承包商是非法的。如果承包商有专业执照, 那么工程中他所受到的所有的伤害以及分包商的伤害都是该承包商自己负责; 但是,如果承包商没有执照,承包商和分包商便成为房主的雇员,房主要负责为他们支付医疗费用。 不用说, 医疗费用可能会非常高。</div>
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此外,你的保险公司未必愿意给你造成的无牌承包商的工作疏忽而提供伤害赔偿。</div>
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因此,为了保护自己的利益,你应该雇佣有专业执照的承包商。 其实要核查承包商是否有执照,只是几分钟的事情。幸运的是,大多数州都提供网上数据库,方便查询。</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099074546298153619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524209391265206340.post-14368358235128087732015-10-02T13:57:00.000-07:002015-10-02T13:57:01.106-07:00Why Not Hiring Unlicensed Home Contractors Is Critical?<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(188, 85, 50); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #bc5532; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13.8px; line-height: normal;">
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Considering remodeling your home? You must know that most of the professionals who will work on your remodeling project need to be properly licensed.</div>
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Sure it is tempting to hire unlicensed contractors for the sake of lower cost. But brace yourself, with all things considered, overall cost of having work done by unlicensed contractors could end up being significantly higher. </div>
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First, in most states, it is illegal to hire an unlicensed contractor. When the contractor is licensed, any injury to the contractor or to any subcontractors is the responsibility of the contractor. But, if the contractor is not licensed, the contractor and any subcontractors become employees of the homeowner, who is responsible for on-site injuries to them. Medical bills can be extremely high.</div>
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In addition, your home insurer may not be willing to reimburse you for damage caused by the negligent work of an unlicensed contractor.</div>
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It’s prudent to assure yourself that your contractors are properly licensed. It only takes a few minutes online to check. Fortunately, most states maintain easily accessible websites listing whether a particular individual or company has such a license, the licensing status of your contractors whether you’re serving as your own general contractor or letting a general contractor supervise the work.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099074546298153619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524209391265206340.post-35932703346305481522015-10-02T13:32:00.000-07:002015-10-02T13:32:00.804-07:00EB1-C 适合企业家的一种绿卡<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(37, 37, 37); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #252525; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal;">
很多人都非常熟悉的签证类型L1。许多国际公司在美国设立子公司后获得L1。其实,L1背后真正的赢家是EB1移民签证,即绿卡。EB1有三个子类EB1-A,“非凡能力”的外籍人士,EB1-B: 杰出教授或研究人员,和EB1-C,被派往美国的高管和外国公司的经理。 </div>
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我们在这里讨论EB1-C。简单地说,可以申请EB1-C 的人士是那些被派往美国公司的1)在过去三年中至少一年在外国关联公司工作; 2)他们的工作职位在调职前后都是管理人员或高管。当然要得到EB1-C 绿卡,申请公司还要满足其他的要求,诸如:</div>
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1)请愿雇主必须为美国雇主。</div>
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2)雇主必须和外国公司建立了一年以上的关联; </div>
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当然,和其他所有移民申请或应用程序一样,要满足这些标准不是通过简单的就可以做到。 申请人必须承担证明自己满足条件的义务。具体来说, 申请人必须提供大量的充足的证据来证明他们所做的任何陈述。 例如,移民法律赋予的管理位置的非常严格的定义。 申请人必须通过呈交大量辅助文件, 才能满足审查人员满意。 </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099074546298153619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524209391265206340.post-31385186314686985662015-10-02T13:30:00.005-07:002015-10-02T13:30:54.682-07:00EB1-C: Green Card for Entreprenuers <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(37, 37, 37); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #252525; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal;">
A lot of people are very familiar with the visa type L1. Many international companies set up subsidiaries in U.S to obtain L1. Actually, the real winner behind L1 is EB1 immigration visa, i.e, green card. There are three sub-categories of EB1: EB1-A, for foreign nationals who either have "extraordinary abilities", EB1-B, for outstanding professors or researchers, and EB1-C, for some executives and managers of foreign companies who are transferred to the US”. </div>
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We will talk about EB1-C here. In a nutshell, those executives or managers of foreign companies who are transferred to the U.S and who 1) have been employed, during the last three years, for at least one year outside of the US 2) in a managerial position in the same company that is going to employ them in the US or in a related company can apply. Of course there are other requirements such as: </div>
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Of course, as all other immigration petition or application, none of these standards can be met by simply stating so. Petitioner must bear the burden of prove, specifically, the petitioner must provide preponderant evidence to prove each claim they make. For instance, immigration law gives managerial position a very stringent position, a company cannot satisfy the requirement by calling a person manager or director, etc. Substantial paperwork is called for to prove the beneficiary is indeed a manager or executive to the satisfaction of adjudicators. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099074546298153619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524209391265206340.post-57204375322188795762015-10-02T12:35:00.005-07:002015-10-02T12:35:41.668-07:00Where EB5 Pilot Program is heading…<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;">
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EB5 Pilot Program was enacted in 1992 to allow foreign investment in a pre-approved US companies (so called regional center). Since the start, the program has to be reauthorized every 2-3 years depending on its previous version. The current EB5 pilot program is to sunset on Sept. 30, 2015. </div>
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June 3, 2015, A bill intended to extend, modify and reform the EB5 program was introduced and referred to Committee. Among all the modifications this bill is proposing, the followings are worthy of great attention: </div>
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Will the reform actually happen? Will the investment amount increase? It is hard to say as all other bills born and died on the Congress’s floor. There is certain support from influential people though. Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, for instance, are one of them, especially when Congress sits down to review actual cases, they will find lots of fraud in this area and increase is necessary to assure the purpose of this program not to be frustrated. </div>
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We will keep watching. You are more than welcome to contact us for your thoughts or more related information.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099074546298153619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524209391265206340.post-48768268536499442172015-10-02T12:30:00.000-07:002015-10-02T12:30:10.606-07:00EB5 走向何方?<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px;">
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EB5试点计划于1992年颁布,允许在预先批准的美国公司(所谓的区域中心)的外国投资。自从试行以来,每2-3年该计划已被重新授权。 目前EB5试点计划于2015年9月30日到期。</div>
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1)非目标区的最低投资目前为$100万美元,如果该法案被签署成为法律,它将改为$120万,而对于目标区的最低投资额是$500,000,(几乎所有的EB-5投资人都是通过投资该数额而获得了绿卡,该金额将被更改为$800,000美元。</div>
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3)这些预先得到接受投资批准的美国公司(“区域中心”)将每年支付“EB-5诚信费”$ 20,000,这意味着美国公司可能以某种方式转嫁该笔费用給投资人。</div>
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EB5改革会实现吗?投资金额会增加吗?结果很难说的,因为和所有其他法案一样,这个法案也可能自生自灭。当然一些有影响力的人在很大程度是支持这样的改变的, 比如比尔·盖茨和沃伦·巴菲特。 当美国国会讨论该事项的时候,他们会发现目前的EB5在实施的过程中有大量欺诈的行为, 因此增加投资底线是必要的,以确保该计划的实施达到其预设的目的。 </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099074546298153619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524209391265206340.post-26885896784935215802015-09-20T19:18:00.001-07:002015-09-20T19:18:51.969-07:00When my visa application will be denied or my visa will be revoked?<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: 'Avenir Next'; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">
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Under Immigration Law, people with certain characteristics are not allowed to enter U.S.with a visa or green card, which is called inadmissible. Generally speaking, people with histories of criminal or terrorist activities, drug abuse, infectious medical problems, or certain other characteristics are considered inadmissible aliens. Some of the grounds may receive official waiver, which forgives or overlooks the inadmissibility. Grounds for admissibility include three categories shown as listed in the following list.</div>
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People with communicable diseases like tuberculosis Yes</div>
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Drug abusers or addicts No</div>
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People without proper vaccinations Yes</div>
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People with convictions for crimes involving moral turpitude Yes</div>
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People who have violated immigration laws Yes</div>
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Prostitutes Yes</div>
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People with multiple criminal convictions Yes</div>
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Spies No</div>
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US consulate, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) may decide a person is inadmissible at time of application. If you are a U.S. border when this occurs, will be turned around and sent home. If you're in the United States, you will, if you have no other visa or status, be sent to immigration court for removal from the United States.</div>
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Even a permanent resident (green card holder) might be found inadmissible. If a permanent resident departs the United States for more than 180 days, it's possible for him or her to be found inadmissible upon return. This situation might arise, for example, if the person had committed a crime, had developed tuberculosis, or had begun receiving public assistance since receiving the green card.</div>
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Even if you fall into one of the categories of inadmissibility, you may not be absolutely barred from getting a green card or otherwise entering the United States if a waiver is averrable to you. You may ultimately need to hire a good immigration lawyer. You are welcome to contact us for details. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099074546298153619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524209391265206340.post-73665421812064618432015-07-11T18:52:00.002-07:002015-07-11T18:52:33.600-07:00如何维护亚裔学生的平等入学的权利<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(50, 51, 51); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #323333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.9px;">
亚洲学生学术上超群地优秀已经是不争的事实。 但学术优秀的亚洲学生被一流大学拒绝也渊源已久。 据查,早在1990年,相关法律出台的第二年,就有亚洲学生代表组织向联邦法院提出了对Harvard, USC就招生过程的歧视提出了诉讼, 并获得了成功。 目前, 随着亚洲移民的数量的增加,这个问题更加严重。 </div>
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那么我们怎么去维权呢? 中国有句古话说有理不在声高。 但美国的现状则是, Crying Babies Get Everything. 会哭的孩子得到所有的东西。 我们是一个以优雅为传统的民族,况且,我们所要争的权利--入校权--是和修养紧密相关的权利。 我个人认为,如果我们停留在上街游行可能只能有负面影响。 </div>
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我绝对不能说我是这方面的专家。 作为华裔的一分子,为了维护华裔共同的利益,我愿意尽一份微薄的力量, 把我在代理的用工歧视案的过程中所做的研究分享出来, 希望尽绵薄之力。 </div>
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我们不难想象,Harvard 和其他Ivy League 不会因为有几个人在窗外呐喊, 就改变自己的招生政策或招生决定。 谁能改变他们? 当然是法院。 那么问题是,他们犯法了吗?</div>
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美国宪法第14修改案指出: 任何政府部门不得剥夺任何人法律面前平等的权力。 在该修改案的基础上,美国在1964年制定了美国民权法。 其第六章指出,任何接受联邦政府资金支持的学校不得因种族,肤色,国籍而歧视任何人。 当然还有好些类似的联邦法案相继出了台,比如 Civil right Statute 42. U.S.C </div>
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谁主张谁举证。 他们是被该法律管辖的对象吗?是的。 美国几乎所有的大小学校都有政府资金的介入。 所以他们的行为受该法律管辖。 他们歧视了亚洲人吗? 不难想象,Harvard 等学校会否认他们的决定是基于歧视--仅仅基于申请人是亚裔而做出的。他们有很多解释,比如, 领导能力, 其他非学术方面的能力, 创新能力等等。 那么我们怎么来回应呢?</div>
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首先, 我们可以挑战他们的政策的合法性。 也就是说,这种政策允许下的招生行为有没有违反宪法; 如果他们有,他们必须要改招生标准; </div>
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另外就是,我们必须要挑战他们所提出的拒绝招收某个学生的理由是不是只是借口。 比如, 举出若干有所有他们要求的能力的亚裔学生还是被拒绝了, 就能证明他们没有按照他们的政策做,而是由于歧视而拒绝亚裔。 </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099074546298153619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524209391265206340.post-4397097437424232572015-07-11T18:51:00.002-07:002015-07-11T18:51:28.911-07:00The Legal Way to Achieve Equal Access for Asian to Elite Colleges<div class="page" title="Page 1">
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stressful. Today, the number of students applying to elite colleges is exploding,
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Admission Discrimination by college is hardly new controversy. Series of legal
cases challenging colleges’ quota limiting number of Asian students started as
early as 1990.
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complaints, the same issues are under new round of scrutiny. Lately, Students
for Fair Admission, an non-profit organization filed lawsuit against Harvard
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<span style="color: rgb(19.803660%, 19.804220%, 19.803920%); font-family: 'AvenirNext'; font-size: 13.000000pt;">alleging the university’s practices discriminated Asian students on the basis of
race, color and national origin.
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<span style="color: rgb(19.803660%, 19.804220%, 19.803920%); font-family: 'AvenirNext'; font-size: 13.000000pt;">Sixty-four Asian-American groups filed similar complaint against Harvard with
the federal Departments of Education and Justice claiming unlawful use of
race” in its admissions process to discriminate against Asian-American
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<span style="color: rgb(19.803660%, 19.804220%, 19.803920%); font-family: 'AvenirNext'; font-size: 13.000000pt;">In order to win these allegations, it is important to know the legal bases for
these complaints. In other word, what laws did the colleges violate?
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<span style="color: rgb(19.803660%, 19.804220%, 19.803920%); font-family: 'AvenirNext'; font-size: 13.000000pt;">The root of the anti-discrimination law is fourteenth Amendment of
Constitution of the United States. Constitution restricts government power
against the people. In order to reach the actions of individuals, Congress,
using its power to regulate interstate commerce, enacted the Civil Rights Act of
1964 prohibiting discrimination based on "race, color, religion, or national
origin" in public establishments that have a connection to interstate commerce
or are supported by the state. </span><span style="color: rgb(19.803660%, 19.804220%, 19.803920%); font-family: 'AvenirNext'; font-size: 13.000000pt; font-style: italic;">See </span><span style="color: rgb(0.000000%, 36.205670%, 44.855970%); font-family: 'AvenirNext'; font-size: 13.000000pt;">42 U.S.C. § 2000a </span><span style="color: rgb(19.803660%, 19.804220%, 19.803920%); font-family: 'AvenirNext'; font-size: 13.000000pt;">Title VI of the Civil Rights
Act prohibits discrimination in federally funded programs. As a matter of fact,
since 1964 the Supreme Court has expanded the reach of the 14th
Amendment in some situations to individuals discriminating on their own.
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violated Title VI can file an administrative complaint with the federal agency
that funded the recipient or with Department of Justice.
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<span style="color: rgb(8.867166%, 11.892830%, 14.093100%); font-family: 'AvenirNext'; font-size: 13.000000pt;">Direct proof of discriminatory motive is often unavailable. In the absence of
such evidence, the investigating agency must first determine if the
complainant can raise an inference of discrimination, then the investigating
agency must determine if the recipient can articulate a </span><span style="color: #161e24; font-family: AvenirNext;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">legitimate </span></span><span style="color: #161e24; font-family: AvenirNext; font-size: 13pt;">nondiscriminatory for the chained action, in plain English, a persuasive
explanation that the admission policy is not designed to discriminate. If the
recipient can articulate a nondiscriminatory explanation for the alleged
discriminatory action, the investigating agency must determine whether the
record contains sufficient evidence to establish that the recipient's stated
reason was a pretext for discrimination. In other words, the evidence must
support a finding that the reason articulated by the recipient was not the true
reason for the challenged action, and that the real reason was discrimination
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<span style="color: rgb(8.867166%, 11.892830%, 14.093100%); font-family: 'AvenirNext'; font-size: 13.000000pt;">In closing, discrimination against Asian students by Elite Colleges is elephant
in the room. Raising voices is easy, to win and to make them change will take a
series of legal battle. Knowing what can be done is ultimately essential to
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099074546298153619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524209391265206340.post-77915334690610981002015-05-16T14:56:00.004-07:002015-05-16T14:56:48.945-07:00<h3>
<b>Investor Alert: Investment Scams Exploit Immigrant Investor Program</b></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's ("SEC") Office of Investor Education and Advocacy and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") are aware of investment scams targeting foreign nationals who seek to become permanent lawful U.S. residents through the <a href="http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=facb83453d4a3210VgnVCM100000b92ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=facb83453d4a3210VgnVCM100000b92ca60aRCRD"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(1, 26, 153); color: #021eaa;">Immigrant Investor Program</span></a> ("EB-5"). In close coordination with USCIS, which administers the EB-5 program, the SEC has taken emergency enforcement action to stop allegedly fraudulent securities offerings made through EB-5.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The fact that a business is designated as a regional center by USCIS does not mean that USCIS, the SEC, or any other government agency has approved the investments offered by the business, or has otherwise expressed a view on the quality of the investment. The SEC and USCIS are aware of attempts to misuse the EB-5 program as a means to carry out fraudulent securities offerings. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The fact that a business is designated as a regional center by USCIS does not mean that USCIS, the SEC, or any other government agency has approved the investments offered by the business, or has otherwise expressed a view on the quality of the investment. The SEC and USCIS are aware of attempts to misuse the EB-5 program as a means to carry out fraudulent securities offerings. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SEC and USCIS urges the investors to look for warning signs of fraud. So far the hallmarks of fraud in EB5 program are as follows: 1) promises of a visa or becoming a lawful resident; 2) guaranteed investment returns or no investment risk; 3) Overly consistent high investment returns. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099074546298153619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524209391265206340.post-42788343572736090862014-11-15T10:36:00.002-08:002014-11-15T10:36:51.759-08:00 你为什么要注册商标?<br />
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<span class="s1">当客户对你的产品和服务很满意的时候,你希望他们不知道如何在推荐你的产品和服务的时候不知道如何称呼它们吗?你希望你的产品有如此独特的名称,人们提起来朗朗上口?这就像每个人都必须有一个名字一样,每个产品和服务也必须有一个名称。这个名称就叫做商标。</span></div>
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<span class="s1">有人和你同名同姓不是什么问题。 但一个平平凡凡的产品和服务用一个成功的品牌名称可能意味着巨额的利润得失。想象一下,如果有人可以打苹果的品牌销售他自己生产的电脑,他可以有多么富有?不仅如此,如果有人生产打印机,并以苹果的牌子销售,他可以不付吹灰之力成为百万,千万甚至亿万富翁。</span></div>
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<span class="s1">因此,在你进行推广之前很必要搜索注册商标。</span></div>
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<span class="s1">保障你的权益的方式之一就是在美国专利商标局(USPTO)注册商标。通过注册,知会全国你的商标拥有权,如果有人侵权,你有权利索赔。请注意,你只在你的产品种类或法院或专利局认为你可能经营的产品收到侵害时受到保护。 另外,值得指出的是,如果你注册了商标但又一直没有用,你也失去了阻止别人使用这个商标的权利。 </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099074546298153619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524209391265206340.post-49645758357891588672014-11-15T10:35:00.003-08:002014-11-15T10:35:44.760-08:00WHY DO YOU BOTHER TO REGISTER TRADEMARK?<div class="p1">
<span class="s1"><b>WHY DO YOU BOTHER TO REGISTER TRADEMARK?</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1">When customers are satisfied with your product and services, do you want them refer them to other customers without difficulty in naming your products and services? Do you want your products and services to be identified by such a unique slogan that customers have no problem remembering them? It is like everybody has to have a name, each product and service must also have a name. This name is called trademark. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">It may not be a big deal when somebody happens to have the same name with you, but sharing a successful name brands could mean great deal of profit loss or unlawful gain. Imagine somebody other than Apple Computer sells his computer under the brand name of Apple now, if it is lawful, how rich he can be? </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Therefore, it can’t be overly emphasized how important it is to conduct search of trademark and register trademark before you start promoting them. </span></div>
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<span class="s2">One way to protect your rights is to federally register your name with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Your registration places the rest of the country on notice that you are the owner and it provides you with special rights to go after those who copy your mark. </span><span class="s1">Note, your rights extend only to the class of goods or services which you offer as well as to those goods or services that a court or the USPTO might consider that you are likely to offer. However, it is worthy to point out that a business that claims to own a trademark cannot stop others from using the same or a similar trademark unless it is actively using the trademark.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099074546298153619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524209391265206340.post-20715941284833479982014-11-07T13:29:00.002-08:002014-11-07T13:29:49.579-08:00需要签订婚前协议的另一个原因<div class="p1">
<span class="s1">很多人都打电话来希望订立婚前协议。 但他们普遍以为婚前财产协议可以一两行字解决,只需要明示双方婚前财产在离婚时的所有权。 然而,他们没有意识的是,在没有婚前或婚后财产协议的前提下,如果一方不幸去世,各州的婚姻法给予另一半很多财产权利。 </span></div>
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<span class="s1">这些权利之一是已故配偶的主要住宅的产权。未亡的配偶有权要么住在已故配偶的主要住宅直到她去世, 或者选择继承主要住宅的1/2产权。 </span></div>
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<span class="s1">此外,根据法律规定,未亡配偶可以选择接收亡偶的某些资产的百分之三十(30%),包括房地产,现金,有价证券,可撤销信托资产,有些不可撤销的信托资产,人寿保险,养老保险和退休计划。这些份额是额外于主要住宅的产权。 </span></div>
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<span class="s1">基于上面的分析,婚前或婚后的财产协议是非常重要的。 一方面,它保护离婚时候配偶在的财产权,而在另一方面,它保护配偶子女和其他家庭成员的权利。 如果未亡配偶在协议中明文放弃他或她就主要住宅,选择性财产分配权, 亡偶的遗书才有真正的意义。 </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099074546298153619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524209391265206340.post-4995269042402694262014-11-07T13:28:00.001-08:002014-11-07T13:28:07.621-08:00Another reason you need a prenuptial agreement or postnuptial agreement<div class="p1">
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<span class="s1">Many people have called to express their willingness to enter into a prenuptial agreement but assume all they need to mention in their agreement is ownership of the personal assets they have prior to marriage. However, what they fail to realize is that State family law gives rights to personal property of the other spouse just by virtue of the fact that they have walked down the aisle unless the surviving spouse expressly waive them in an agreement. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">One of these rights is the right to an interest in the deceased spouse’s homestead property. A surviving spouse is entitled either to the right to live in the deceased spouse’s homestead for his or her life or to an undivided one half (1/2) interest in the deceased spouse’s homestead, even if the surviving spouse does not own an interest in the homestead property. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">In addition, by law, the surviving spouse can elect to receive thirty percent (30%) of all of the deceased spouse’s assets, including real estate, cash, securities, revocable trust assets, some irrevocable trust assets, life insurance policies, pension and retirement plans. The elective share is in addition to the surviving spouse’s right to the deceased spouse’s homestead property. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">With these being said, prenuptial or postnuptial agreement is on one hand to protect a spouse’s property right at time of divorce, and on the other hand to protect children and other family members’ right to estate property. If the surviving spouse waives his or her right to homestead property and elective share in such an agreement, the deceased spouse may legally devise his or her assets to whomever he or she chooses without limitation.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099074546298153619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524209391265206340.post-73624847590574887402014-11-07T07:22:00.003-08:002014-11-07T07:22:50.686-08:00<div class="p1">
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<span class="s1"><b>什么情况下有了麻烦后还能留在美国</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1">很多人来电和Email, 咨询他们在有了违法的记录后, 甚至有了驱逐令后还能不能留在美国。 答案是, 这要看情况。以下是解释。</span></div>
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<span class="s1">不是所有的人都可以自如地出入美国。 只有满足一定的法律条件后,你才会得到签证或绿卡。 如果你在你的国家或在美国犯下某些罪行,你将被视为不可以进入美国的人。 然而,在某些情况下,美国政府愿意不计较你的有污点的历史,仍然允许你进入。这就是所谓的Waiver, 一种原谅。 </span></div>
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<span class="s1">当然,这种原谅不是政府会主动给你的。你必须申请,而且有足够的有说服力的证据证明你的处境, 才可能。 不过,如果犯的罪是谋杀,残酷折磨,重罪,洗钱或贩毒等,你无论如何都不会得到这种原谅。</span></div>
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<span class="s1">一般来说,为了获得原谅,申请人需要证明如果他们不能在美国,他(她)的美国公民或绿卡家属生活会极度困难。 注意,美国移民法没有定义什么样的困难是极度困难。 审查你的申请的官员有很广的自由裁量权。还有,单纯的分离是不能构成极度困难。每个申请都是不一样的。 这就是为什么一定要让有经验的移民律师花时间认识和了解你的家庭。只有通过信任和理解,移民律师才可以帮你提出最有说服力的理由。 </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099074546298153619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524209391265206340.post-77539449714310058872014-11-07T07:22:00.001-08:002014-11-07T07:22:08.721-08:00What is immigration waiver<div class="p1">
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<span class="s1">Many people have called or written to ask whether they can stay in U.S after they were in trouble with laws, even after they have had a deportation order. The answer is as always, it depends. Here is why. </span></div>
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<span class="s2">You must meet certain requirements of laws </span><span class="s1">if you want to enter the U.S. to live, work or study. If you committed certain crimes in your home country or in the U.S. you will be considered not qualified, or in legal term, inadmissible. However, under certain circumstances, US government is willing to overlook your bad history and still allow you to enter. This is called a waiver. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Of course, the waiver is not given automatically and you have to apply for with preponderance of evidence that you are worthy. Nevertheless, if your crime(s) are murder, torture, aggravated felonies, money laundering or for violations of any other law regarding controlled substances (including trafficking), no waiver will be given to you regardless. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Generally, most applicants will need to show extreme hardship to a U.S. citizen or LPR family member. Note, the INA does not define extreme hardship and the officer reviewing your case has broad discretion in deciding whether your qualifying relative’s circumstances constitute extreme hardship. Mere separation is not enough to show extreme hardship. Every case is unique and this is why it is important to have an immigration attorney that will take the time to know and understand your family. It is only through a relationship of trust and understanding that the best arguments can be made in your waiver application.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099074546298153619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524209391265206340.post-65076901559149669962014-06-17T09:22:00.000-07:002014-06-17T09:22:17.588-07:00你需要签订婚前协议吗?<div class="p1">
<span class="s1">很多人现在在经济条件和挣钱能力相差很多的情况下结婚。 比如, 年龄相差比较大,或第二次或第三次婚姻。 很多人听说过而且向我们咨询婚前协议。他们的问题实际上是,“我需不需要一个婚前财产协议呢?”</span></div>
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<span class="s1">最好的回答方式是反问,如果你没有一个婚前财产协议, 你的财产分配在离婚或一方过世的时候会是怎样? 如果你不作婚前协议,你所在的州的法律决定谁拥有您在婚姻存续期间取得的财产,以及该财产在离婚或死亡的分配方式。有的州法甚至对你结婚前的拥有的财产做了规定。根据法律规定,婚姻被认为是夫妇之间的合同。 伴之合同,夫妻双方自动获得了一些财产权利。 例如,如果没有婚前协议,否则,一配偶通常有以下权利:</span></div>
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<li class="li1"><span class="s1">在婚姻期间获得的财产的所有权; </span></li>
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<span class="s1">如果这些法律不是你所喜欢的,那么就是考虑婚前协议的时候。 你可以通过婚前协议来规定你的财产的管理转让和在离婚或死亡的情况下的分配。 </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099074546298153619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524209391265206340.post-27625196623100378622014-06-17T09:21:00.002-07:002014-06-17T09:21:14.315-07:00Do I Need Prenup?<div class="p1">
<span class="s1">Prenup is not a foreign word to a lot of people. It is a common questions to newly wed, especially those with relatively big difference in age or those who are not married for the first time. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">A prenuptial agreement ("prenup" for short) is a written contract created by two people before they are married. A prenup typically lists all of the property each person owns (as well as any debts) and specifies what each person's property rights will be after the marriage.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">The best way to answer this question is to ask yourself, what is going to happen if I don’t have a Prenup? </span></div>
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<span class="s1">If you don't make a prenuptial agreement, your state's laws determine who owns the property that you acquire during your marriage, as well as what happens to that property at divorce or death. State law may even have a say in what happens to some of the property you owned before you were married.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Under the law, marriage is considered to be a contract between the marrying couple, and with that contract comes certain automatic property rights for each spouse. For example, in the absence of a prenup stating otherwise, a spouse usually has the right to:</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Therefore, the answer to the initial question is, if these laws aren't to your liking, it's time to think about a prenup, which in most cases lets you decide for yourselves how your property should be handled.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099074546298153619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524209391265206340.post-79720509529633793492014-06-02T08:51:00.001-07:002014-06-02T08:51:27.014-07:00Myths about Investment Immigration Part II<div class="p1">
<span class="s1">Many clients asked us whether they can obtain green card through acquiring an existing US business. Our answers have always been, yet, but it is rather difficult. Foreign investors may obtain green cards for them and their families through investment of a minimum of $1 million in creating a new U.S. business or restructuring or expanding one that already exists.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">If you want to buy an existing business and expand it to get green cards, you would need to increase either the number of employees or the net worth of the business by at least 40%. You would also need to make the full required investment ($1 million or $500,000 depending on location) and you would still need to show that your investment created at least ten full-time jobs for U.S. workers.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">If you want to obtain green card by buying a troubled business and save it from going under. To do this, you would need to show that the business has been around for at least two years and has had an annual loss of 20% of the company’s net worth at some point over the 24 months leading up to the purchase. You must still invest the full required amount, but you are not required to show that you created ten jobs. Instead, you would need to show that for two years from the date of purchase, you employed at least as many people as were employed at the time of the investment.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>What implication does prenuptial agreement in a family-based immigration petition?</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1">It is important to note that the petitioner has the responsibility to prove to the satisfaction of the adjudicator in USCIS that they entered into the marriage for love, not solely for obtaining immigration benefit, green card, K-visa etc. USCIS officers expect proof of commingled assets including jointly held and actively used bank accounts, CDs, and stocks, housing held in joint tenancy, joint car loans and mortgages, and joint health, life, and car insurance. Therefore, the couples that keeps their financial lives primarily separate with a prenuptial agreement may have a much tougher case to make. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Marital and prenuptial agreements may also muck up the waters with potentially compromising provisions to the immigrant that could appear as if there is a financial arrangement in exchange for the U.S. citizen’s compliance with the immigration process </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Often time, in the event of lacking commingled fund, marital and prenuptial agreements have been used by the petitioning U.S. citizen spouses as proof of the immigrant’s intent to marry only for a green card (permanent residency status) if the US citizen spouse to maintain control throughout the immigration process and especially, the finances. For this reason and due to the fact that these agreements are naturally suspect by immigration, they must be carefully drafted. Both parties should always consult a family lawyer and the immigrant should consult an immigration lawyer in addition before signing any kind of prenuptial agreement.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099074546298153619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524209391265206340.post-84817218711385683402014-03-11T07:40:00.002-07:002014-03-11T07:40:25.655-07:00通过加盟连锁店办理投资移民<div class="p1">
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<span class="s1">EB5对希望投资移民到美国的外国人早就不是陌生的概念了。 事实上,在过去几年中, 80%通过投资移民到美国的外国人来自中国。 当然很多人还在观望, 因为随着投资移民规模的扩大, 提供投资项目的区域中心也是鱼龙混杂。 上当受骗的也多。 可以理解,有些外国投资者面临机会也举步不前。</span></div>
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<span class="s1">除了聘请专业认识对投资项目进行全面细致的调查研究外,还有个办法就是独立投资。 对于没有美国经营经验的外国投资者,加盟连锁店就是一条出路。 </span></div>
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<span class="s1">加盟连锁店是指获得使用知名品牌,商标, 提供产品线或服务的合法权利。很多时候,加盟连锁店意味者公司跳跃式的开始,因为加盟商享受公司之前的市场营销和品牌推广工作的结果,并在加盟后继续收益于公司的持续营销和品牌宣传。不用说,这节约了加盟商无以数计的市场开拓成本和时间。 当然,加盟商要对该好处付加盟费。 加盟费的多少因公司而异。事实上,加盟连锁店经营是美国繁荣经济的支柱。仅举几有影响力的例子,他们是Pizza Hutt,麦当劳,赛百味,肯德基。 ...</span></div>
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<span class="s1">由于加盟专营公司提供广泛的培训和营运指导,希望通过直接投资移民美国的外国投资者,只要在美国有一两个信得过的人,不需要美国经营经验就可以达到投资移民的目的。 总的说来,只要外国投资者使用从合法获得的资金,创造至少10个全职就业岗位,就可以通过加盟专营申请EB-5签证(投资移民绿卡)。</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099074546298153619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524209391265206340.post-75356807034995299652014-03-11T07:34:00.001-07:002014-07-29T08:41:14.403-07:00EB5 and Franchise<div class="p1">
<span class="s1">EB5 is not foreign concept to most Chinese immigrant-to-be. 80% EB5 immigrants have been Chinese. Those who are still wondering have legitimate concerns as to the safety of funds if invested to EB5 regional centers, commercial companies whose business plans are pre-approved by USCIS as eligibility of designation. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Other than retaining professionals to conduct thorough research about the EB5 regional centers and their offerings, there is a solution to immigration visa for some of foreign investors. This solution is to open a franchise company.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Franchise is a legal right to use an established brand, trademark, and product line or service of a company. Many times franchise means a jump start of business adventure because franchisees are handed result of marketing and branding work and enjoy ongoing marketing efforts of the company. Of course, the price for such is to pay royalty fee, which varies from company to company. As a matter of fact, franchise is backbone of prosperous economy of US. To name a few influential franchises, they are Pizza Hutt, McDonald, Subway, KFC. ... </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Because franchise companies provide extensive training and operating guidance, foreign investors who want to invest directly with help of a couple trusted hands, but who do not have extensive prior business experience in US, a franchise can be a helpful way to establish a business and invest in the United States while pursuing permanent resident status. As long as an alien makes the required investment amount from lawfully obtained funds and creates at least 10 full-time employment positions, a franchise may qualify for an EB-5 visa.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099074546298153619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524209391265206340.post-22006289360960752182014-02-24T06:56:00.002-08:002014-02-24T06:56:11.505-08:00我到底能在美国待多久?<div class="p1">
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<span class="s1">很多人都搞不清楚他们到底能在美国合法逗留多久。 有的人签证还没有到期就回国了。 有的人呢直到碰了钉子, 甚至被逮捕了, 才知道自己违法超期逗留了。 这样的超期逗留靠解释是无法解脱的。 超期逗留的后果是被驱逐出境,并在今后若干年后不能回到美国。</span></div>
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<span class="s1">签证持有人不知道他们的逗留期限的常见原因是他们混淆了签证页上的日期和I-94表上的日期。 签证是美国领事馆在和外国入境申请者面谈后颁发允许进入美国的文件。 这个文件是印在护照上的签证页。 签证页上有个合法至的日期。 签证持有人需要在入境处(通常在美国机场检查)的美国海关将该文件交给海关官员。如果外国公民所成述的此行的目的是与非移民签证上是一致的,海关官员就会放行。 </span></div>
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<span class="s1">如果海关官员批准外国公民进入美国, 他就会发放I-94表格。 I-94表列出了外国公民可以在美国的法定期限。 一旦有了I-94表,I-94表决定外国人多久可以留在美国。 而在签证页上显示的“期间”不代表外国公民多长时间可以留下来,相反,它告知外籍人士一定时间内进入。</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099074546298153619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524209391265206340.post-7605706114798120532014-02-24T06:55:00.002-08:002014-02-24T06:55:31.484-08:00How long can I really Stay?<div class="p1">
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<span class="s1">Many people are confused as to how long can they actually stay. When they were told they overstayed their visas, it could be too late because they could have been arrested by immigration officers and no explanation will be heard. The consequence of such ignorance could be multl-folded. The most serious one will be deportation and barred from coming back to US in years to come. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">The common reason Visa holders don’t know the legal duration of their stay is that they confuse dates on Visa pages as duration dates. As a matter of fact, They have a time stamp on Visa page and a I-94 card on passport that shows a time period. The underlined difference is actually that of a Visa and a I-94 card. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">A visa is a permission of entry issued by US consulate after interviewing applicants. Visa holders are supposed to present this document to an immigration officer from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency at a port of entry (typically at a U.S. airport inspection). The foreign national will only be admitted to the United States if the stated purpose of his trip is consistent with the non-immigrant visa in his passport. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">If the US customs officers grant entry to the foreign national holding the visa, this person is given a Form I-94 that lists the foreign national’s authorized period of stay. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">While the foreign national is in the United States, the controlling document is the Form I-94, not the visa. The Form I-94 dictates how long the foreign national can stay in the United States and in what status he is allowed to remain. The “period” shown on the Visa page is not indication as to how long the foreign national can stay, instead, it permits foreign nationals to enter within certain period of time. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">With this understanding in mind, nonimmigrants should carefully keep the expiration dates of their Form I-94, their E-2 Visas (if any) and their passports. They also need to clearly understand the difference between Visa Status and E-2 Valid Dates. </span></div>
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