Analysts estimate that offers of visas and passports drive more than $20 billion a year in investments.
Tag: Visas
New Zealand Offers Permanent Visas to Those at Mosques During Attacks
The move followed public pleas from survivors and family members of the Christchurch victims for certainty about their immigration status.
Mexican Town Once Welcomed Migrants. Now It Blames Mexico’s President for Them.
A relentless series of migrant caravans in recent months has taxed local resources and the patience of residents who are turning their ire on the president.
F.B.I. Bars Some China Scholars From Visiting U.S. Over Spying Fears
The Trump administration is revoking the visas of a number of Chinese experts who study the United States, fearful they share information with security agencies.
U.S. Wants to Allow More Foreign Workers While Also Restricting Immigration
The move to expand the H-2B visa program appeared to clash with the Trump administration’s repeated message about a crisis on the southern border.
Migration Surge From Central America Was Spurred, in Part, by Mexican Policies
The López Obrador administration’s migrant-friendly policies appear to have encouraged more migrants to move north. Border cities are straining to shelter them.
In Greece, an Economic Revival Fueled by ‘Golden Visas’ and Tourism
Less than a year after the country ended a multibillion-euro international bailout, property buyers from China and Russia are helping to mend its economy.
U.S. Tries to Squeeze Venezuelan President by Revoking His Allies’ Visas
The visa announcement is the latest in a series of relatively modest moves designed to slowly choke off President Nicolás Maduro’s economic resources.
India Protests U.S. Detention of Students in Fake-University Sting
New Delhi said several Indian students had been unwittingly caught up in an operation intended to expose visa fraud.
Mexico Moves to Encourage Caravan Migrants to Stay and Work
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has streamlined the process to give humanitarian visas to migrants from Central America, drawing more toward the border with the United States.