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	<description>by Gary Chodorow, an immigration lawyer in Beijing</description>
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		<title>Translation: State Council Draft Regulations Implementing the Exit-Entry Administration Law</title>
		<link>http://lawandborder.com/?p=2481</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 10:11:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Chodorow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The State Council has published draft regulations implementing the Exit-Entry Administration Law, which was enacted by the National People&#8217;s Congress Standing Committee last year and due to go into effect on July 1, 2013. The draft regulations were published May 3 and public comments may be submitted not later than June 3. See http://www.chinalaw.gov.cn/article/xwzx/tpxw/201305/20130500386562.shtml Here [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou Closed Due to Suspicious Powder</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:25:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Chodorow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The visa section at the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou was closed yesterday, May 14, and remains closed today after staff discovered a suspicious white powder in an envelope received by the Consulate. The powder spilled onto an employee&#8217;s clothes, according to media reports. The substance has not yet been identified but has been sent abroad for testing, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American Chamber of Commerce-China 2013 White Paper on Visa Policy</title>
		<link>http://lawandborder.com/?p=2465</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 01:50:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Chodorow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AmCham China has just published its 2013 White Paper. Below is a brief introduction to the chapter on US and China visa policy, which I co-authored. Check it out. New visa policy developments in 2012 in the US and China present significant opportunities and challenges for non-citizens in both countries. In January 2012, US President Barack [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Judge Orders $147 Million Returned from Chicago Regional Center to Chinese EB-5 Visa Investors</title>
		<link>http://lawandborder.com/?p=2460</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:46:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Chodorow</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[EB-5 Investor Visas]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Visa Scams]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A federal judge has ordered that Anshoo Sethi and his company, A Chicago Convention Center LLC, return $147 million to Chinese investors. If you&#8217;ve been following the story, you know that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued Sethi and his company in February, alleging various misrepresentations were made to the investors in order to woo [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bill Would Facilitate Hong Kong Entry to U.S. Visa Waiver Program</title>
		<link>http://lawandborder.com/?p=2456</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Chodorow</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tourism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A bill has been introduced in the Senate that would allow Hong Kong to be considered for the U.S. visa-waiver program, making it easier for visitors from the special administrative region of China to travel to Hawaii. The U.S. visa-waiver program allows visitors to get travel authorization online, allowing multiple visits for stays of up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comprehensive Immigration Reform: EB-5 Proposals</title>
		<link>http://lawandborder.com/?p=2448</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 01:15:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Chodorow</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Comprehensive Immigration Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EB-5 Investor Visas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How would comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) impact Chinese investors seeking EB-5 visas? Here&#8217;s what&#8217;s in the Senate bill introduced by the bipartisan &#8220;Gang of 8&#8243;, called the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013 (BSEOIMA): &#160; EB-5 regional centers are no longer just a &#8220;pilot program&#8221;: EB-5 immigration includes both direct investment and investment through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WSJ on Hot Immigration Destinations for China&#8217;s Wealthy</title>
		<link>http://lawandborder.com/?p=2445</link>
		<comments>http://lawandborder.com/?p=2445#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Chodorow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Unimpressed with the U.S., shut out of Canada, not deep-pocketed enough for Australia and spooked by Cyprus, mainland China’s wealthy are exploring unlikely destinations for immigration, including Portugal and the small Caribbean nation of St. Kitts and Nevis.&#8221; Read the article here.]]></description>
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		<title>New Visa Appointment System at the U.S. Mission in China</title>
		<link>http://lawandborder.com/?p=2180</link>
		<comments>http://lawandborder.com/?p=2180#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 01:35:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Chodorow</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nonimmigrant Visas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Mission in China will adopt a new system for paying nonimmigrant visa application fees, scheduling appointments, and returning passports, effective March 16, 2013. This is part of the State Department’s Global Support Strategy (GSS). U.S. Embassy in Beijing, New Process for U.S. Visa Applications (last visited Mar. 1, 2013), http://beijing.usembassy-china.org.cn/niv_info.html. GSS will likely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Job Opening: Bilingual Administrative Assistant at Beijing Law Firm</title>
		<link>http://lawandborder.com/?p=2418</link>
		<comments>http://lawandborder.com/?p=2418#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 03:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Chodorow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bilingual Administrative Assistant will handle administrative duties in our Beijing law firm, such as: &#160; Chinese-English translation and interpretation Receptionist; scheduling client appointments Keeping income &#38; expense records; paying office bills; bank transactions Preparing client bills and receipts; collections Maintaining office equipment and supplies Opening and closing case files Maintaining administrative records Typing correspondence and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SEC Says Chicago Convention Center EB-5 Project Fraudulently Sold $145 Million in Shares to Chinese Investors</title>
		<link>http://lawandborder.com/?p=2383</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2013 09:45:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Chodorow</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[EB-5 Investor Visas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last week charged that Anshoo R. Sethi fraudulently sold more than $145 million in securities and collected $11 million in administrative fees from more than 250 investors, primarily from China. Sethi is alleged to have duped investors into believing that by purchasing interests in a company known as &#8220;a Chicago Convention [...]]]></description>
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