Millions are schengen visa applications are rejected every year. The European Authorities publish statistics of schengen visa every year which provides a good insights into of visa refusals by schengen area countries. Quick Summary For 2022, A total of 5.9 million schengen visas (out of 7.5 million visa applications submitted at consulates worldwide), were issued, according to the visa statistics…
Citizenship and nationality are widely used, both are closely related, synonymous and widely used next to each other. There exists a slight difference between the two but you should not confuse with each other. It is true, understanding the subtle differences between citizenship and nationality can be quite difficult to understand, but we will try explain simple and easy from different…
Svalbard located on far north, welcomes anyone in the world with open arms, what makes it unique is there is no visas required and has open borders. Svalbard is a part of Norway, prior to 1925 known as Spitsbergen. The Svalbard Treaty of 1920 established full Norwegian sovereignty over the archipelago. Svalbard has no indigenous population. Since 2002, Svalbard’s main…
The Schengen area comprises 26 countries and extends over 4 million square kilometres with a population of almost 420 million people. There are 22 EU Member States that participate in the Schengen area. The Schengen is a common travel area comprising 26 European states that have officially abolished all border controls to facilitate free movement of people and goods. The Schengen…
Uruguay is one of the richest countries, largest economy and attractive tax haven in South America. The country attracts wealthy individuals through the economic tax residence program. Uruguay is one of the most socially advanced countries in Latin America, ranks first in Latin America in democracy, peace, low perception of corruption, e-government, press freedom, size of the middle class and…
While dual citizenship or nationality is generally accepted by most countries in the European Union (EU), a handful of EU countries restrict dual citizenship. Out of the EU-28 member states, as of today, only 5 EU states place restrictions on dual citizenship. These are 1. Austria Austrian Nationality Act does not allow dual citizenship except for persons who obtain two…
New EU schengen visa rules on short-stay visas came into effect from 2 February 2020 which will affect nationals of 105 countries who require a visa to enter schengen area. A uniform short-stay visa issued by one of these countries covers travel throughout the 26 Schengen countries for up to 90 days in any 180-day period. Before we go on…
A Regional center is a public/private economic unit, in the United States involved with promoting economic growth for the purpose for Employment based fifth preference (EB-5) program. The 1993 Appropriations Act amended the EB-5 program to create the Immigrant Investor Pilot Program (IIPP) which allowed foreign nationals to invest in an economic unit called a Regional center (RC). The main purpose…
Biden administration has lifted visa sanctions, previously imposed by Trump. State Department will pursue processing for visa applicants from sanctioned countries.
USCIS has announced new significant changes to EB-5 processing of application petitions. The approvals for I-526 petitions will be faster from March 31, 2020 as petitions will be processed based on new visa availability approach instead of First in approach What has changed? BEFORE: EB-5 petitions were processed based on First in First out (FIFO) basis. NOW: EB-5 applications processed…
