Foreigner-owned businesses facing shutdown due to visa rule change
Posted : 2021-04-20 15:49
By Jon Dunbar
Many foreign business owners are facing an abrupt end to their entrepreneurial careers, as sudden changes in how immigration offices are handling the F-2-7 visa are causing chaos.
Foreign business owners have been getting turned away at immigration offices when going in to renew their F-2-7 visas. Some have reported being told that they never should have been allowed to register their businesses in the first place, and have even been threatened retroactively with fines for activities that are supposedly now illegal.
However, there was no announcement of any such changes, nor has there been any grace period to allow long-term foreign residents the time to find alternative solutions to save their businesses, according to Jang Man-ik, a licensed immigration specialist who runs the visa consulting agency, Visa in Korea.
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Power Pop Plus: New Release Roundup
The latest discs from the Legal Matters, John Dunbar and more
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As the title would suggest, this is the third full-length offering from Michigan popsters the Legal Matters, whose membership rolls include Keith Klingensmith, Chris Richards, and Andy Reed. All three sing their pristine signature harmonies pervade nearly all of the dozen tunes and Richards and Reed each composed six songs. It s their strongest release to date, with a slap of sunshine right out of the gate with Light Up the Sky, a
Pet Sounds-worthy ballad in Passing Chord, and what might be their best-ever track, The Painter, which sounds like some sort of otherworldly cross between a primo Wings ballad and a Plastic Ono Band number. Other numbers showcase a lyrical depth that is most welcomed, little daubs of synthesizer here and there, and, of course, some of the silkiest harmonies in the indie-pop biz. Don t miss the plaintively lovely You Sure Can t Blame Her and
The special rules Yountville has passed to allow alfresco dining and other measures to keep up business amid the business slowdowns triggered by COVID-19 will stay in effect for at least 14 more months.
Yountvilleâs Economic Recovery Program received an extension to June 30, 2022 with the approval last week of the Town Council. The decision allows restaurateurs and merchants in the town â arguably Napa Countyâs most dependent on tourism revenue â to continue serving patrons on patios, walkways, lawns and other public spaces even after curbs on indoor capacity are lifted.Â
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Permalink Reply by Gill on March 21, 2021 at 12:58
Post on Twitter - I can t find their account. Also contact old NME/Melody Maker reviewers such as Danny Baker, who has a phenomenal memory. And if he doesn t know then he ll make it his mission to find out.
It has been on twitter a few times.
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