A renowned French historian who was on his way to a conference at a university in Texas was held for 10 hours and nearly deported when he arrived at Houston airport, writes Rory Mulholland for The Telegraph.
"I have been detained 10 hours at Houston International Airport about to be deported. The officer who arrested me was 'inexperienced'," Henry Rousso, who has written extensively about World War II France, tweeted. Officials from Texas A&M University said Rousso, an Egyptian-born Jewish scholar, had nearly been sent back to Paris as an illegal alien due to a “misunderstanding” over his visa when he arrived in the United States last month. Read more...
Les Visas Libres Savoirs en région Centre : des formations gratuites et essentielles
Visa Trois en un (français, maths, sciences humaines)
Visa Pro Numérique
Visa compétences professionnelles
Visa éco-citoyen (Environnement, Hygiène et sécurité)
Visa Anglais Pro(fessionnel) ou Langues pro(fessionnelles). Voir l'article...
Education International invokes international law in opposition to U.S. immigration ban
By Jeannie Rea. Education International is deeply concerned over the Executive Order signed by President Donald J. Trump on January 27th prohibiting the entry into the United States of Muslim citizens of seven countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. The Order directly affects approximately 25,000 people holding student and work visas, and as many as 500,000 people who are permanent legal residents of the United States, including lecturers and researchers. More...
US: Bills propose changes to in-demand H-1B visa scheme
By Natalie Marsh. A series of bills are set to be introduced in the US congress proposing changes to the popular temporary worker H-1B and L-1 visa programmes, with the aim of curbing abuse of the system. More...
Lower Indian applications dampen New Zealand’s visa approval rates
By Anton Crace. Declining visa applications from India have led to a 20% drop in the total number of students applying for a visa to study in New Zealand from offshore in 2016, according to new statistics from Immigration New Zealand. More...
Libyan college student sues President Trump over travel ban
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. A Libyan man studying business at the Community College of Denver has filed a civil lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Denver against Donald Trump claiming the president’s travel ban violates his religious and due process rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. More...
U.S. Selective Ban on Visas Shuts Out Arab Students
By . U.S. President Donald Trump’s order to ban entry to the United States for citizens of seven majority-Muslim countries has provoked a wave of protests from academics, human-rights advocates, and organizations supporting refugees. More...
Judge Blocks Entry Ban, Visas Restored
By Elizabeth Redden. The U.S. Department of State has restored the validity of visas from individuals from seven countries whose nationals were barred from entering the United States under an executive order signed by President Trump. Read more...
What is the French Tech VISA ?
The French Tech Visa is part of the “Passeport Talent ” scheme which was launched in 2016.
The French Tech Visa aims to attract foreign tech talents:
- foreign start-up & scale-up founders and employees,
- foreign talents joining a French start-up or scale-up,
- foreign investors and business angels.
Please note that citizen from European Economic Area and Switzerland do not need such a visa
General features :
- Validity: Four years, on a renewable basis.
- Family: “Talent Passport – Family” residence permit granted to spouse of the main applicant, guaranteeing identical family treatment and automatic labor market access (as an employee, business founder, etc.).
- No work permit is required for any work performed as an employee.
- Upon certain conditions, a fast-track procedure will be provided. More...
French Tech Visa au printemps 2017 - Simplification des démarches administratives pour les entrepreneurs internationaux
Le programme French Tech Visa sera lancé au printemps 2017.
Le Visa French Tech facilitera les démarches administratives des entrepreneurs internationaux
Le French Tech Visa est une procédure simplifiée et accélérée pour l’obtention d’un titre de séjour, et en premier lieu d’un Passeport Talent, pour les talents étrangers éligibles qui sera lancé au printemps 2017. Voir l'article...