People who decide to escape from their home countries for social, economic, political and religious reasons to seek asylum in the United States are known as asylum seekers. An asylum seeker is an individual who leaves their country of nationality due to a fear of persecution in his own country…
Immigration involves the movement of people from one country to another with the intention to reside permanently. This movement may require travel overseas or across land. In today’s global economy, nearly all businesses have exposure to some rules and regulations concerning immigration. Most business owners and managers are also familiar…
Every country has a set of laws and regulations that govern immigration issues. Generally, these immigration laws and acts to control immigration are enacted and enforced at the federal level. Some countries also have regional and local immigration regulations, as well as regional immigration taskforces. Although requirements and levels of…
When entering foreign markets, companies face a number of differences that quickly become apparent and others that are not so obvious. Generally, cultural and linguistic differences are easily recognized, but legal differences aren’t so obvious. Law in the United States derives from English law, which is partially derived from custom…
With the advent of technology, the world has gradually shifted focus from domestic economies that are separate from one another to a world economy in which barriers to cross-border trade and investment are declining. However, conducting business globally is still very complicated because of differing laws, political systems and economies…
In cases involving a Plaintiff or Defendant that doesn’t speak English, a court certified translator is usually required. Court certified translators are used in many different ways. They can assist technical and medical experts in communicating with the foreign language speaking client to explain technical aspects to the client or…