Carry money in a combination of instruments, use calling cards or international SIM to call back home, and get travel insurance to cover financial emergencies that may arise during the tour It’s that time of the year again: time to escape your workplace and the daily din. But to make it really relaxing, you need [...] Read more »
Russia simplifies entry procedures for foreign specialists
President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a law which facilitates business visa procedures for all those highly skilled foreign specialists who signaled their readiness to work at Russia’s higher educational establishments and research institutes. Previously, they were obliged to get a relevant permit before getting down to work in Russia. The document also envisages an employer [...] Read more »
Passport delivery delay due to teething trouble, says Indian mission
DUBAI — Glitches in delivering passports on time at the newly outsourced passport services, BLS International Centres, across the UAE are giving applicants a hard time. Applications for Indian tourist visas have taken on average over 10 days to process after the new service provider took over the Indian embassy’s outsourced services earlier this month. [...] Read more »
Mike puts finger on immigrant ID flaws
WASHINGTON — Show me your fingerprints! Mayor Bloomberg has a novel idea to stop the flow of illegal immigrants into the United States: Put people’s fingerprints on their Social Security cards. “The companies could just run it through a computer and if you are undocumented — illegal — they just don’t give you the job,” [...] Read more »
Norway:Jobs galore in Oil and Gas
I have just returned to live in the UK after 3 years based in Stavanger the home of the Norwegian Oil and Gas industry. It has surprised me how little is known about Norway’s global importance as an oil and gas producer which stretches well beyond its own shores. Most of this growth has been [...] Read more »
India placed 71 in world well-being rank: Survey
WASHINGTON: With only 17 per cent people describing themselves as “thriving”, India ranked 71, in a new Gallup study on overall well-being conducted in 124 countries. According to the study, which combined the results of Gallup’s 2010 global well-being surveys, majority of Indians (64 per cent) believe they are “struggling” while 19 per cent think [...] Read more »
More rich foreigners choose Singapore as second home
SINGAPORE is a leading location of choice for wealthy Indians and East Asians looking to buy a second property away from home, a new report has found. The Global Wealth Report 2011 polled 160 wealth advisers at Citi Private Bank at the start of this year on where clients were considering buying a second home. [...] Read more »
In most states, job markets show signs of life
(Reuters) – Employment steadily improved in most states in March, and jobless rates dipped in states that had posted record highs just a few months ago, according to government data released on Tuesday. Unemployment rates fell in 34 states in March from February. Only seven states saw rates rise, while rates in nine states and [...] Read more »
Younger generation set to industrialise India: Investor
SINGAPORE: Young Indians will lead the next wave of change to make India a truly industrialised nation in the next 10 to 15 years, says a Foreign Direct Investor in South Asia’s largest economy. “I have no doubts that the next biggest change will be brought about by the country’s younger generation, putting India in [...] Read more »
H-1B Employees Can Stay While Visa Extensions Pending: U.S. Court
A Connecticut judge ruled H-1B visa holders who are having extensions processed would not be arrested or detained. A recent ruling from a federal judge in Connecticut confirmed that the government may not arrest H-1B employees for whom extension applications filed in a timely manner remain pending. The decision in El Badrawi vs. United States, [...] Read more »
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