foreigners

U.S. still a bargain for expats

CNN Money  Thu, 07/24/2008 - 3:17am

A falling dollar is making the United States a cheaper place for foreigners to live - just as other countries are getting harder on American wallets.



 

Spain Offers To Pay Jobless Foreigners To Move Out

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Tue, 07/15/2008 - 7:54am

Hundreds of thousands of migrants worked in Spain during the housing boom. Now that the economy is slowing, many are jobless.

Because they've been legalized, they are entitled to unemployment benefits. The Spanish government is now trying pay jobless foreigners to leave.

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Spain Offers To Pay Jobless Foreigners To Move Out

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Tue, 07/15/2008 - 7:54am

Hundreds of thousands of migrants worked in Spain during the housing boom. Now that the economy is slowing, many are jobless.

Because they've been legalized, they are entitled to unemployment benefits. The Spanish government is now trying pay jobless foreigners to leave.

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Malaysia fuel ban for foreigners

BBC Finance  Tue, 05/27/2008 - 10:36am

Malaysia is to restrict fuel sales to foreign motorists on its borders to curb the spiralling cost of subsidies



 

Austinites: Beware Foreigners Sending Money - The Will Rob You B...

Austin Metablog  Wed, 05/14/2008 - 2:11am

A version of this scam showed up in Austin and nearly took a Masters student for $2,000. . . (via Mahargdom)



 

Manila bans organs for foreigners

BBC News | Health | World Edition  Tue, 04/29/2008 - 7:54pm

The Philippines bans organ transplants for foreigners because of illegal trade of kidneys taken from the poor.



 

International students to pay more in visa fees

Daily Texan  Wed, 04/23/2008 - 11:00pm

International students wishing to study in the United States may see their visa fees double to pay for improvements in a database that keeps information on nonimmigrant foreigners studying in the U.S.



 

Visa Legislation Delay Squeezes Seasonal Workforce

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Wed, 04/09/2008 - 8:12am

Tourism, landscaping and other industries that hire foreign workers on a seasonal basis are stuck this year.

Congress let the H-2B visa extension expire. Now many foreigners who planned to return to the United States this summer to work past jobs won't be allowed back in the country.

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