Newsletter 05/2000

Preface

For technical reasons, the newsletter has not been sent out over the past two months. Thank you for understanding. From now on, we will again supply you with the newest information about the US, the green card and the options of immigration on a...

Information for lottery participants of the DV-2001 program

We get more and more questions about the results for last year's lottery that ended in October 1999. Unfortunately, the drawing process is not over yet, it just takes some time until 100,000 winners are being drawn and notified. The first winners will be...

Information for green card winners (DV-2000)

For those who have already been drawn as winners in 1999, the interview at the consulate is only a short time away. Many of those have already passed this successfully in spring, we would like to congratulate them again and are already looking forward...

The L-1 Visa: Company transfer

Managers and other important employees can be transferred to a US office inside of a multinational company. This L-1 transfer can be done by large corporations and medium-sized and small companies alike. For this reason, the L-1 status is a lot more flexible than...

German health insurance in the US

As many advantages as the US system may have, the health insurance system is not part of it. Especially the German system probably offers you the best protection. Unfortunately, most insurances do not apply to longer stays abroad. This means, so far you usually...

Short News

H-1B Visa more expensive A new law makes H-1B Visa applications more expensive. The employer must pay a ‘training fee' of $500 for each application for an H-1B Visa. The US government wants to use this money to finance special training programs for...

Internet Surf Tips

Everything about Social Security: www.ssa.gov/howto.htm Directory assistance: Here, you will find all information from the US phone books and Yellow Pages. Even some international addresses can be researched. www.555-1212.com City maps: All US cities in detail, even directions from one point to another. You can even...