March 10, 2010 - Time: 03:28 pm    
 
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Work Visas to the U.S.
 

The new administration in the U.S. that was committed to a reform in the immigration laws, along with the current economic crisis, is leading to a major change in the ability of foreign experts to work in the U.S.

The Chamber with collaboration from Erin Green Esq. of Kan-Tor & Acco Law Offices, all Chamber members, will provide Chamber members a preliminary legal consultation by phone regarding U.S. work visas.

The consultation will be provided courtesy of Kan-Tor & Acco every Sunday during the month of March, between 4-7 p.m., subject to prior registration. To register, kindly contact orel@ktalegal.com or call 03-6138202. 

 
 
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Israel has entered into several trade agreements in order to strengthen its position in international markets. The most significant agreements are the Free Trade Area Agreement (FTA) with the United States, the Free Trade Area Agreement with the European Union and the Free Trade Area Agreement with the European Free Trade Association States (EFTA). read more »
 
The United States is located in the western part of the Atlantic Ocean and is approximately 9,629,091 sq. kms. This area includes Alaska, Hawaii and Washington D.C. The United States borders with Canada to the North and Mexico to the South. The coastline of the United States is 19,924 km.
The United States is the third largest country in the world. Various terrains can be found in the United States, such as hills, mountains, valleys, agricultural land and desert landscapes. There are national parks all across the country, such as Yellowstone and Yosemite in the West and Acadia in the Northeast. read more »
 

1. Georgia manufacturer of machinery, tools and fixtures, to fabricate tubular products, is seeking representatives to sell and service its machinery (471).
2. New York consultant in the fields of system engineering, enterprise transformation, sustainment and logistics is seeking training opportunities (672).
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In the framework of our ongoing efforts to assist U.S. companies and their subsidiaries, and further to the Forum meeting with then-Minister of Industry, Trade & Labor Mr. Ehud Olmert, our Chamber is represented on the Special Advisory Committee for issuing permits for the employment of experts by U.S. companies.

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Jan. 13, 2009

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Announces Mandatory Registration Prior to Visa-Free Travel to the United States

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the implementation of the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA), a Web-based system for the collection of information on Visa Waiver Program (VWP) nationals prior to boarding U.S.-bound air or sea carriers. Registration in ESTA, voluntary since August 1, 2008, will become mandatory for citizens of all 34 VWP countries on January 12, 2009. Citizens of the seven countries admitted to the VWP on November 17, 2008 (Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, and South Korea) are required to possess a valid ESTA travel authorization as of November 17, 2008  in order to request admission into the United States under the VWP .

 

 

 

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"The Internet is only in the 2nd inning of a long baseball game" said Serial Entrepreneur Yossi Vardi, at a Chamber-sponsored event that took place on Aug. 8 at the Green House in Tel Aviv before dozens of Chamber Members. He discussed Trends of Internet Development in Israel and around the World. Dr. Vardi, who invested in 1996 in Mirabilis, creator of ICQ, continues to invest in Israeli hi-tech companies. "Israelis have something no one else has. They have the will and the strength to follow up on what they want without giving up," an essential quality for entrepreneurs. read more »
 
 
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