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20 May, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]

Cubans denied US visas have record of engagement

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The political hubbub over Washington's decision to grant a visa to the daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro has eclipsed the fact the State Department simultaneously denied nearly a dozen other...


19 May, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]

Passport guide: How and when to get one, who contingency request and more

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Children younger than 16 traveling to the above destinations by land or sea can still use their U.S. birth certificate (original or copy) or another proof of citizenship to reenter the States. Also, U.S. passport cards valid for sea and land crossings (note: not air) are acceptable for travelers of...

19 May, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]

Cuban scholars denied US visas seen as among many open to engagement, change

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The ruling has many scratching their heads.

“It’s just bizarre,” said Joy Olson, executive director of the Washington Office on Latin America, or WOLA, an independent think tank. “I have trouble believing that all of these people who have been up here working at the most prestigious universities in the...


18 May, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]

Senators Go After Eduardo Saverin, Facebook Co-Founder, For Dumping US …

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WASHINGTON -- Populist anger at Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin's decision to renounce his U.S. citizenship -- a move that could save him hundreds of millions in taxes if his Facebook stock gains value after the company goes public on Friday -- has inspired two senators to...

18 May, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]

Cuban president’s daughter gets US visa

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HAVANA (AP) — Cuban first daughter Mariela Castro has been granted a U.S. visa to attend events in San Francisco and New York, sparking a firestorm of criticism from Cuban-American politicians who called her an enemy of democracy and...


17 May, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]

Chen relates for pass in bid to investigate in US

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(CBS/AP) BEIJING - A blind Chinese activist who sparked a diplomatic crisis by fleeing into the U.S. Embassy last month filled out a Chinese passport application and posed for a photo Wednesday, moving forward in his bid to study in the United States.

Paperwork for Chen Guangcheng, his...


16 May, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]

Dissident Chen Should Have Passport by May 21 Under China Rules

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May 16 (Bloomberg) -- Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng should receive a passport by May 21 that would allow him to leave for the U.S., according to Bob Fu, a Texas-based Christian aid worker who is in daily touch with him.

Chen, a self-taught lawyer and prominent opponent of forced...

16 May, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]

Chinese Dissident Chen: Discussions on US Visa Under Way

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Blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng told a U.S. congressional hearing Tuesday he is concerned about the persecution he says his relatives have faced following his escape from house arrest in April and flight to the U.S. embassy in Beijing.  Chen's actions triggered an intense round of negotiations between the...