INTERNATIONAL LAW

The Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, provides U.S. citizens with two options for facilitating the immigration of future spouses to the United States: the K-1 fianc?© visa and the alien-spouse immigrant visa. In many cases, the processing time for a fianc?© visa is shorter than that for an alien spouse. Fianc?© visa processing can […]

One type of stock investment that may present an attractive buying opportunity during November and December is closed-end country funds, allowing investors to essentially buy international stocks “on sale,” or at a discount to their net asset value. One word of caution though: buying anything “on sale” at Wall Street means that when you sell […]

Trademark law has important implications for Web publishing. A trademark is a word, term, name, symbol, or device that distinguishes the goods or services of one company from those of another company?such as Microsoft Windows. In the United States, the Lanham Act protects trademarks (trademarks must be registered in other countries in order to have […]

China’s banking system has undergone significant changes in the last two decades: banks are now functioning more like banks than before. Nevertheless, China’s banking industry has remained in the government’s hands even though banks have gained more autonomy. China’s accession to WTO will lead to a significant opening of this industry to foreign participation. The […]

September 2000 – Rich nations face a rising tide of trafficking in human cargo – mostly women and girls forced into prostitution – and have been unable or unwilling to stop the criminal gangs behind this “modern-day slavery,” experts say. “It is really a sick business and it’s a real dark side of the globalization that’s […]

Barclays Bank is one of the largest of the UK based international banks and is conveniently located on the Island of Tortola in the BVI; useful if you need access to a major international bank without the US connection. The bank is very efficient and they do carry a certain prestige. Account management is by […]