Category Archive for: ‘News’
Bollywood Today
Rani Mukerjee is Celebrity model of the year! Superstar Amitabh Bachchan walked away with the Celebrity model of the year, male award at the as the grand finale of the Idea Zee F Awards in Mumbai. Country’s glitterati from the world of fashion, entertainment and …
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LEGALLY SPEAKING
THE “L” VISA – Intra-Company Transfer L visa is the Non Immigrant Visa category that allows executives, managers and special skilled workers of multinational corporations to work temporarily in the United States. The L visa category permits multinational firms to transfer personnel to their locations …
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Bollywood Today
Deepa Mehta to recreate 100-year-old Canadian immigration tragedy Award-winning movie director Deepa Mehta plans to make a film about the tragic case of a shipload of Indians refused entry into Canada nearly 100 years ago. The film, provisionally titled “Exclusion”, will tell the story of …
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LEGALLY SPEAKING
Violence Against Women Act and Immigration What is Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Violence Against Women Act or in short VAWA was the first legislation to address violence against women. This act was passed by Congress in 1994. VAWA essentially recognized the damage caused by …
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Common Questions About the Validity of Student Visas A student Visa (F or M Visa) is granted to students wanting to study in the United States and is valid generally for the period of study (including grace period). Almost all Visas will stipulate that you …
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Indians In Hollywood
The term crossover cinema never crossed our minds, till very recently. Sixties and the Seventies were the years of The Formula. Hindi cinema thrust its viewers into arrogant colours, dumdar dialogues, around-the-tree romance and a surfeit of “dishoom-dishoom”. Things were exciting enough at home. The …
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Bollywood Awards
Best Film Yash Chopra for Veer-Zaara” Best Actor Shah Rukh Khan for “Veer-Zaara” Shah Rukh Khan Shahrukh Khan the most saleable actor in the business today. Crazy fans or canny distributor. His name is the guarantee. He hedges his bets by working only with best …
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Q. Is there a new immigration law allowing undocumented immigrants to get green cards? A. No. While there is a lot of excitement around immigration reform, the truth is that no new law has been passed yet. Do not believe “consultants” who say there is …
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Q. I am a US Citizen. My mother just got her green card. What is the best way for my 27 year old my brotherto come to the US ? A. If your brother is married, your mother cannot apply for him until she becomes …
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I am a Canadian citizen, but I have been offered employment in the United States. How can I work legally in the U.S.? In addition to the H-1B and L-1 visas, Canadian citizens may obtain TN visas. If your profession is listed on the NAFTA …
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