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Once again the US State Department is increasing the cost of a non-immigrant visa. Non-immigrant visas will be increasing to $131 at the end of January. That means that anyone wanting to visit the US, even as a tourist, is going to be paying more, 31% more. This is the second increase 9/11 and just another case of extra. How does this affect Americans? Well, several countries, like Chile and Brazil, charge Americans a reciprocal fee. So in effect, Americans will be paying more for visas to these countries. Thanks you, Condi.

It looks as if Japan is following through on a new checks on people entering Japan. Business Visitors and Tourists are fingerprinted and have their picture taken, much the same way that the US does for entering visitors. But this Japanese immigration exercise goes even further.
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It’s been reported that another American has been deported. He was wanted in the US for the killing of a pregnant woman. Ok, good riddance and glad that he was caught so he can pay for the crimes he committed, but sometimes there is no accounting for brains. He was caught because he went to the embassy to renew his passport.
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I have been following the problem of economic refugees for some time. Economic exiles are those who have left their own country for economic reasons. This is a general class of people that could even include some expats. Economic refugees are those who have felt the extreme need to abandon their home country for the sole purpose of improving the economic situation of themselves and their families.
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