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13th
Jan
2011
US Embassy Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Holiday Closing Schedule 2011
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The administration posts the holiday closing schedules of many of the American Missions in Asia in an effort to forestall Americans abroad from traveling to an American Mission that is closed in observance of an American or Foreign holiday. The following is the holiday closing schedule of the United States Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as quoted directly from the Post’s official website:
The U.S. Embassy will observe the following official U.S. and Malaysian holidays.
2011
Official Date | Date Observed | Day | Holiday | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
January 1 (Saturday) | Dec 31 | Friday | New Year’s Day | U.S./Malaysia |
3rd Monday in January | Jan 17 | Monday | Martin Luther King’s B’day | U.S. |
January 20 | Jan 20 | Thursday | Thaipusam | Malaysia |
February 3 & 4 | Feb 3 & 4 | Thursday & Friday | Chinese New Year | Malaysia |
February 15 | Feb 15 | Tuesday | Prophet Muhammad’s B’day | Malaysia |
3rd Monday in February | Feb 21 | Monday | Presidents’ Day | U.S. |
May 17 | May 17 | Tuesday | Wesak Day | Malaysia |
Last Monday in May | May 30 | Monday | Memorial Day | U.S. |
July 4 | July 4 | Monday | Indpendence Day | U.S. |
August 30 & 31* | Aug 30 & 31* | Tuesday & Wednesday | Hari Raya Puasa | Malaysia |
August 31 | Aug 31 | Wednesday | National Day | Malaysia |
1st Monday in September | Sept 5 | Monday | Labor Day | U.S. |
September 16 | Sept 16 | Friday | Malaysia Day | Malaysia |
2nd Monday in October | Oct 10 | Monday | Columbus Day | U.S. |
October 26* | Oct 26* | Wednesday | Deepavali | Malaysia |
November 6 (Sunday) | Nov 7 | Monday | Hari Raya Qurban | Malaysia |
November 11 | Nov 11 | Friday | Veterans Day | U.S. |
4th Thursday in November | Nov 24 | Thursday | Thanksgiving Day | U.S. |
December 25 (Sunday) | Dec 26 | Monday | Christmas Day | U.S./Malaysia |
* Subject to change
Each year, many American Citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents seek services from a US Mission abroad. In many cases such services can only be provided by an American Citizen Services Section of a US Embassy or US Consulate abroad. Such services include, but are not limited to: issuance of Consular Reports of Birth Abroad, issuance of US Passports, or additional visa pages for a previously issued American Passport.
Those seeking temporary US visas such as the B-2 visa for tourists, the F-1 visa for foreign students, the B-1 visa for temporary business purposes, or the J-1 visa for cultural exchange visitors are often required to process their application through a Non-Immigrant Visa Unit of a US Mission abroad. Meanwhile, those seeking US family visa benefits for travel documents such as the CR-1 visa or the IR-1 visa generally process such requests through an Immigrant Visa (IV) Unit of a US Mission abroad. Even though the K-1 visa is a non-immigrant US fiance visa it is often treated in much the same way as an immigrant visa for processing purposes.
Those seeking an EB-5 visa or an L-1 visa are often required to process an immigration petition and receive approval of such a petition from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS).
Those wishing to visit the official website of the US Embassy in Malaysia please click HERE.
Those seeking related information should see: US Visa Malaysia.
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12th
Jan
2011
ลาวเปิดการซื้อขายในตลาดหุ้นเพื่อที่จะช่วยเพิ่มเงินทุน
Posted by : admin
ผู้ที่สนใจที่จะประกอบธุรกิจในภูมิภาคเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้อาจจะเป็นที่สนใจว่า ลาว (ชื่อเรียกอย่างเป็นทางการคือ สาธารณรัฐประชาธิปไตยประชาชนลาว)เพิ่งจะมีการประกาศเปิดตลาดหลักทรัพย์ อ้างโดยตรงจากบทความเมื่อเร็วๆนี้ในเว็บไซต์ของ BBC:
การซื้อขายหลักทรัพย์ของลาวนั้นได้เปิดดำเนินการแล้วในวันอังคารโดยการซื้อขายของสองบริษัท
ประเทศที่อยู่ตรงกลางระหว่างเวียดนามและไทยเป็นประเทศหนึ่งที่ยากจนที่สุดในโลก
ลาวหวังว่า ตลาดหุ้นจะช่วยเพิ่มเงิน 8 พันล้านดอลลาห์สหรัฐ (5.1 พันล้านปอนด์)และขายพันธบัตรเพื่อหาเงินทุนแก่ประเทศ
การซื้อขายของลาวเป็นการเริ่มต้นที่จะนำเสนอขายหุ้นของสองบริษัทคือ บริษัทอิเล็คทริค เดอ ลาวและบานค์ พอว์ ลี คอมเมิร์ซ เอ็กซ์ทีเรีย ลาว
มูลค่าการซื้อขายในวันแรกเป็นไปอย่างเบาบาง ประมาณ 2.14พันล้านกีบ ($265,000; £170,000)
แม้ว่าการซื้อขายอาจจะไม่มากนักเมื่อเปรียบเทียบกับสหรัฐอเมริกา เครือจักรภพอังกฤษ หรือแม้แต่ประเทศไทย แต่มีแนวโน้มที่การเปลี่ยนแปลงนี้จะขยายโอกาสแก่นักลงทุนชาวต่างชาติที่จะประกอบธุรกิจในลาว หวังเป็นอย่างยิ่งว่า การเปิดตลาดหุ้นนี้จะเป็นการนำทาง ให้ลาวมีบทบาทมากขึ้นในภูมิภาคนี้ ดินแดนที่ไม่มีทางออกสู่ทะเลที่มีประชากรและทรัพยากรธรรมชาติที่ไม่มากนั้นอาจกล่าวได้ว่า ความหวังของลาวในการสร้างงานและพัฒนาระบบเศรษฐกิจในประเทศจะได้รับเงินทุนจากต่างชาติมากขึ้นในรูปแบบของทั้งการพัฒนาและผลกำไร
ลาวเป็นสมาขิกของประชาคมเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ (ASEAN) เมื่อหลายเดือนที่ผ่านมานี้ สมาชิกของอาเซียน(ASEAN)ได้มีการเปลี่ยนแปลงครั้งยิ่งใหญ่ในระบบเศรษฐกิจในขณะที่เงินดอลลาห์สหรัฐกำลังอ่อนค่าลง อย่างน้อยที่สุดคือ มาตรการที่ทุ่มเงิน ไปในระบบเศรษฐกิจที่ธนาคารกลางประกาศใช้ ในขณะเดียวกัน เงินหยวนของจีนกำลังแข็งค่าขึ้นเนื่องจากเศรษฐกิจจีนมีการเติบโตอย่างต่อเนื่อง องค์ประกอบเหล่านี้ประกอบกับปัจจัยอื่นๆส่งผลต่อความไม่แน่นอนครั้งยิ่งใหญ่เกี่ยวกับอนาคตของเศรษฐกิจหลายๆชาติในเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้
สิ่งที่พึงระลึกถึงคือ เมื่อเร็วๆนี้ บริการข่าวของจีนรายงานว่า กรุงเทพจะมีบ้านหลังใหม่มูลค่ากว่า 1.5 พันล้านดอลลาห์สหรัฐในคอมเพล็กซ์การค้าของจีน ในตอนท้ายของข่าวนี้กล่าวว่า จีน ลาวและประเทศไทยจะเชื่อมโยงกันด้วยรถไฟความเร็วสูง หวังเป็นอย่างยิ่งว่า ปัจจัยหลายๆอย่างนั้นกับเงินทุนเพิ่มเติมโดยการซื้อขายในตลาดลาวจะช่วยสร้างบรรยากกาศในการดำเนินธุรกิจที่ดีแก่จีน ไทย ลาวและสมาชิกทั้งหมดในประชาคมอาเซียน (ASEAN)
To find this information in English please see: US Visa Laos
12th
Jan
2011
US Embassy Jakarta, Indonesia: Holiday Closing Schedule 2011
Posted by : admin
Those who view this blog with any regularity may have noticed that the administration routinely posts the holiday closing schedules of the various United States Embassies and United States Consulates in the Southern and Southeast Asia region as a courtesy to readers. The following is quoted directly from the official website of the American Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia:
U.S. Holiday | Indonesian Holiday | Date | Day | |
---|---|---|---|---|
New Year’s Day | New Year’s Day | January 1 | Saturday | |
Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. |
January 17 | Monday | ||
Chinese New Year | February 3 | Thursday | ||
Muhammad’s Birthday | February 15 | Tuesday | ||
Washington’s Birthday [President's Day] |
February 21 | Monday | ||
Nyepi Saka | March 5 | Saturday | ||
Good Friday | April 22 | Friday | ||
Waisak | May 17 | Tuesday | ||
Memorial Day | May 30 | Monday | ||
Ascension of Christ | June 2 | Thursday | ||
Ascension of Muhammad | June 29 | Wednesday | ||
Independence Day (U.S.) |
July 4 | Monday | ||
Indonesian Indepedence Day |
August 17 | Wednesday | ||
Idul Fitri 1 Syawal 1432 H |
August 30- September 1 |
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday |
||
Labor Day | September 5 | Monday | ||
Columbus Day | October 10 | Monday | ||
Idul Adha 1432 H | November 6 | Sunday | ||
Veterans Day | November 11 | Friday | ||
Thanksgiving Day | November 24 | Thursday | ||
Muslim New Year 1433 H |
November 27 | Sunday | ||
Christmas Day | December 25 | Sunday | ||
Christmas Day | December 26 | Monday |
Those seeking services such as the issuance of a Consular Report of Birth Abroad, US Passport, or additional visa pages for a previously issued US Passport are well advised to contact an American Citizen Services Section of the nearest US Embassy or US Consulate with appropriate Consular jurisdiction. It should be noted that in many cases it is possible for one to set an appointment with American Citizen Services in advance. In many cases, setting such an appointment in advance can greatly streamline the processing of requests brought before the Post.
Generally, visa applicant seeking non-immigrant visas such as the B-2 visa (US Tourist Visa), B-1 visa (US Business Visa), F-1 visa (US Student Visa), J-1 visa (Cultural Exchange) are required to process their application through a Non-Immigrant Visa (NIV) Unit abroad. Those seeking non-immigrant visas are generally scrutinized pursuant to section 214(b) of the United States Immigration and Nationality Act.
Those seeking US family visas for loved ones from Indonesia are likely to process their request through an Immigrant Visa Unit. However, it should be noted that most immigrant visa applications are only processed after the initial adjudication and approval of an immigration petition at the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS). For spouses the CR-1 and the IR-1 visa categories have seen increasing popularity since the administrative closure of many K-3 visa applications. For application processing purposes the K-1 visa, although a US fiance visa classified as a non-immigrant travel document, is treated in much the same way as its immigrant visa counterpart.
The Investor visa category commonly referred to as the EB-5 visa requires the applicant to initially process an immigration petition through the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS). This is also generally true for L-1 visa seekers. In some cases, those seeking an E-2 visa do not need to process an immigration petition if the applicant is not within the jurisdiction of the United States (as defined in the US Immigration and Nationality Act).
For those wishing to visit the official homepage of the US Embassy in Jakarta please click HERE.
Those seeking information related to recent developments in Indonesia please see: EB-5 Visa Indonesia, US Visa Indonesia, or K1 Visa Indonesia.
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12th
Jan
2011
Laos Opens Stock Exchange To Raise New Investment Capital
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Those interested in conducting business in the region of Southeast Asia may be interested to note that the country of Laos (officially referred to as the Lao Peoples’ Democratic Republic) has recently announced the opening of a stock exchange. To quote directly from a recent article on the website of the BBC:
The Lao Securities Exchange opened for business on Tuesday with trading in just two companies.
The country, sandwiched between Vietnam and Thailand, is one of the world’s poorest nations.
It is hoped that the stock exchange will help raise $8bn (£5.1bn) in equity and bond sales to fund investment in the country.
The Laos exchange is initially offering shares in two state-owned companies, Electricite du Laos Generation company and Banque Pour Le Commerce Exterieur Lao.
The volume of the first day’s trading was thin, about 2.14bn kip ($265,000; £170,000).
Although the exchange itself is small in comparison to that of the United States, the United Kingdom, or even the Kingdom of Thailand it is likely that this move will lead to further business opportunities for foreign investors looking to conduct business in Laos. Hopefully, this announcement will also usher in an era in which Laos plays a more dynamic role in the region. As a landlocked country with a relatively small population and few capital resources it can be inferred that Laos’ best hope for creating jobs and improving the overall economic situation in the country will come through the accrual of foreign capital in the form investment and subsequent usage of that capital in ways that will be both constructive and profitable.
Laos is a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). In recent months members states of ASEAN have seen a great deal of change in the economic realm as the United States dollar has weakened due, at least in part, to “quantitative easing” measures promulgated by the Federal Reserve. Meanwhile, the Chinese Yuan has been getting stronger as the Chinese economy continues to show strong growth. These factors, along with others, have resulted a great deal of uncertainty about the future complexion of business in Southeast Asia.
It should also be noted that Chinese News Services have recently reported that Bangkok will be home to a new $1.5 billion Chinese trade complex. This news comes on the heels of the announcement that China, Laos, and Thailand will eventually be connected via high-speed rail link. Hopefully, all of these factors, in conjunction with the additional capital generated by the Lao exchange, will coalesce into a highly favorable business climate for China, Thailand, Laos, and all of the other member nations of the ASEAN community.
For related information please see: US Visa Laos.
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11th
Jan
2011
US Consulate Hyderabad, India: Holiday Closing Schedule 2011
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Those who read this blog with any regularity may have noticed that the administration routinely posts the holiday closing schedules of the multiple United States Embassies and United States Consulates in Asia. This is done in an effort to hopefully forestall fruitless trips to an American Embassy abroad on a holiday. The following was quoted directly from the United States Consulate in Hyderabad, India:
DAY | DATE | HOLIDAY | TYPE |
Friday | December 31, 2010* | New Year’s Day | (American)
|
Friday | January 14 | Sankranthi | (Indian) |
Monday | January 17 | Martin Luther’s King’s Birthday | American |
Wednesday | January 26 | Republic Day | Indian |
Monday | February 21 | Washington’s Birthday | American |
Monday | April 4 | Ugadi | Indian |
Friday | April 22 | Good Friday | Indian |
Monday | May 30 | Memorial Day | American |
Monday | July 4 | Independence Day | American |
Monday | August 15 | Independence Day | Indian |
Wednesday | August 31 | Idu’l Fitr# | Indian |
Thursday | September 1 | Ganesh Chaturthi | Indian |
Monday | September 5 | Labor Day | American |
Thursday | October 6 | Dusshera | Indian |
Monday | October 10 | Columbus Day | American |
Wednesday | October 26 | Diwali | Indian |
Monday | November 7 | Idu’Zua | Indian |
Friday | November 11 | Veterans Day | American |
Thursday | November 24 | Thanksgiving Day | American |
Monday | December 26** | Christmas Day | American |
* In lieu of January 1, 2011 (Saturday)
** In lieu of December 25, 2011 (Sunday)
(#) Exact date to be confirmed according to the lunar calendar
Note: In the year 2011, one Indian National Holiday, Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday, falls on Sunday. The post will observe this holiday on Sunday, October 2, 2011.
Those seeking issuance of a Consular Report of Birth Abroad, US Passport, or new visa pages for a previously issued United States Passport are well advised to contact an American Citizen Services Section of the nearest US Embassy or Consulate. In many cases, those seeking such services can make an appointment in advance and thereby streamline the overall process.
For those wishing to visit the official homepage of the US Consulate in Hyderabad directly please click HERE.
Those seeking non-immigrant visas such as the US tourist visa are generally required to process their application through a Non-Immigrant Visa Unit of a US Consulate abroad. In virtually all cases, such applications must be scrutinized pursuant to section 214(b) of the United States Immigration and Nationality Act.
Those seeking family based visas such as the IR-1 visa or the CR1 Visa are generally required to process such applications through an Immigrant Visa (IV) Unit. The K1 visa application, although technically for a non-immigrant US fiance visa, is processed in much the same manner as an Immigrant visa.
Those seeking an EB-5 visa (Immigrant Investor Visa) or an L-1 visa (intra-company transferee visa) are usually required to first obtain an approved immigration petition from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS).
For related information please see: K1 Visa India.
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11th
Jan
2011
US Consulate Chennai, India: Holiday Closing Schedule 2011
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The following was directly quoted from the official website of the United States Consulate in Chennai, India:
The U.S. Mission will officially observe only the holidays listed below.
Date |
Day |
Holiday |
Type |
December 31, 2010* |
Friday |
New Year’s Day |
American |
January 17 |
Monday |
Martin Luther King’s Birthday |
American |
January 26 |
Wednesday |
Republic Day |
Indian |
February 21 |
Monday |
Washington’s Birthday |
American |
April 14 |
Thursday |
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s Birthday (not for Karnataka) |
Indian |
April 22 |
Friday |
Good Friday |
Indian |
May 30 |
Monday |
Memorial Day |
American |
July 4 |
Monday |
Independence Day |
American |
August 15 |
Monday |
Independence Day |
Indian |
August 31 |
Wednesday |
Idu’l Fitr (Ramzan) |
Indian |
September 1 |
Thursday |
Vinayakar Chathurthi |
Indian |
September 5 |
Monday |
Labor Day |
American |
October 5 |
Wednesday |
Ayutha Pooja |
Indian |
October 6 |
Thursday |
Vijaya Dasami |
Indian |
October 10 |
Monday |
Columbus Day |
American |
October 26 |
Wednesday |
Deepavali |
Indian |
November 1 |
Tuesday |
Karnataka Rajyotsava Day (for Karnataka only) |
Indian |
November 7 |
Monday |
Idu’l Zuha (Bakrid) |
Indian |
November 11 |
Friday |
Veterans Day |
American |
November 24 |
Thursday |
Thanksgiving Day |
American |
December 26** |
Monday |
Christmas Day |
American |
* in lieu of January 1, 2011 (Saturday)
** in lieu of December 25, 2011 (Sunday)
This blog routinely posts the holiday closing schedules of United States Posts abroad because this blogger has personally found himself at an American Mission that was closed due to observance of a holiday. It is hoped that by posting this information it will forestall this from happening to others in the future.
Those seeking the official homepage of the US Consulate in Chennai, India please click HERE.
Those seeking services such as issuance of a Consular Report of Birth Abroad, US Passport, or additional visa pages for a previously issued American passport are well advised to contact an American Citizen Services Section of the nearest US Embassy or US Consulate. In many cases, those seeking services may book an appointment online and thereby streamline the overall processing of a request.
Those seeking a temporary visa such as a US Tourist Visa are likely to process their application through a Non-Immigrant Visa Unit at a US Post abroad. Those seeking such visas are generally scrutinized pursuant to the legal presumptions imposed by section 214(b) of the United States Immigration and Nationality Act.
Those seeking a US Marriage Visa for an Indian spouse are likely to process their IR-1 or CR-1 visa application through an Immigrant Visa (IV) Unit at a US Post abroad. In general, the K-1 visa, considered a non-immigrant US fiance visa, is treated in much the same way as immigrant visas for processing purposes.
Those wishing to acquire an EB-5 visa for investment purposes or an L-1 visa as an intra-company transferee must usually have an immigration petition approved by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) prior to processing a visa application.
For related information please see: US Visa India.
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11th
Jan
2011
The following is directly quoted from the official website of the United States Consulate in Kolkata, India:
The U.S. Consulate General, the Consular/Visa Section, the Public Affairs Office at the American Center comprising of The American Library(AIRC), USIEF(United States India Educational Foundation) and the United States Foreign Commercial Service at Kolkata, India will observe the following American and Indian holidays in the year 2011.
DATE |
DAY |
HOLIDAY |
TYPE |
December 31 |
Friday* |
Substitute for New Year’s Day |
American |
January 17 |
Monday |
Martin Luther King’s Birthday |
American |
January 26 |
Wednesday |
Republic Day |
Indian |
February 21 |
Monday |
Washington’s Birthday |
American |
April 22 |
Friday |
Good Friday |
Indian |
May 30 |
Monday |
Memorial Day |
American |
July 4 |
Monday |
Independence Day |
American |
August 15 |
Monday |
Independence Day |
Indian |
August 31 |
Wednesday |
Id-Ul-Fitre |
Indian |
September 5 |
Monday |
Labor Day |
American |
October 4 |
Tuesday |
Astami – Durga Puja |
Indian |
October 5 |
Wednesday |
Nabami – Durga Puja |
Indian |
October 6 |
Thursday |
Dashami – Durga Puja |
Indian |
October 10 |
Monday |
Columbus Day |
American |
October 11 |
Tuesday |
Lakshmi Puja |
Indian |
October 26 |
Wednesday |
Kali Puja |
Indian |
November 7 |
Monday |
Id-Ul-Zoha |
Indian |
November 11 |
Friday |
Veterans Day |
American |
November 24 |
Thursday |
Thanksgiving Day |
American |
December 26 |
Monday** |
Christmas Day |
American |
*In lieu of Saturday , 1/1/11
** In lieu of Sunday, 12/25/11
The administrator of this blog routinely posts the holiday closing schedules of various United States Missions in Asia in an attempt to forestall fruitless trips by Americans abroad to a US Embassy or US Consulate only to find such Posts closed in observance of either an American or, for these purposes, Indian holiday. Those wishing to obtain a Consular Report of Birth Abroad, US Passport, or additional visa pages in a previously issued US Passport are well advised to contact an American Citizen Services Section of the nearest United States Embassy or Consulate. In many cases, an appointment can be made in advance over the internet.
Those interested in visiting the official homepage of the American Consulate in Kolkata please click HERE.
Individuals seeking a temporary United States visa for tourism (B-2 visa), studying (F-1 visa), business (B-1 visa), or cultural exchange (J-1 visa) are usually required to process their application through a Non-Immigrant Visa (NIV) Unit of a United States Embassy or Consulate abroad. It should be noted that non-immigrant visa applicants must overcome the legal presumption enshrined in section 214(b) of the United States Immigration and Nationality Act.
Those seeking an American family based visa are generally required to process their application through an Immigrant Visa (IV) Unit abroad after the adjudication and approval of an immigration petition at the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS). Although not technically an immigrant visa per se, the K-1 visa, a US fiance visa, is treated much the same way as an American immigrant visa for processing purposes.
Those seeking an L-1 visa or an EB-5 visa are also usually required to process an immigration petition through USCIS prior to making an application for an actual visa at a US Embassy abroad.
For related information please see: Consular Report of Birth Abroad.
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11th
Jan
2011
US Consulate Mumbai (Bombay), India: Holiday Closing Schedule 2011
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The administration of this blog routinely posts the holiday closing schedules of the various US Missions in Asia. This is done in this blogger’s attempt to provide a courtesy to American travelers abroad who may be unaware of local holidays or some of the more obscure American Federal holidays. The following was quoted directly from the official website of the United States Consulate in Mumbai, India:
Holidays 2011
Date | Day | Holiday | American/Indian |
December 31, 2010* | Friday | New Year’s Day | American |
January 14, 2011 | Friday |
Makar Sankaranti (for Ahmedabad USCS only) |
Indian |
January 17, 2011 | Monday | Martin Luther King’s B’Day | American |
January 26, 2011 | Wednesday | Republic Day | Indian |
February 21, 2011 | Monday | Washington’s Birthday | American |
April 22, 2011 | Friday | Good Friday | Indian |
May 30, 2011 | Monday | Memorial Day | American |
July 4, 2011 | Monday | Independence Day | American |
August 15, 2011 | Monday | Independence Day | Indian |
August 19, 2011 | Friday | Parsi New Year | Indian |
August 31, 2011 | Wednesday |
Ramzan-Id (Id-ul-Fitar) (Not for Ahmedabad USCS) |
Indian |
September 1, 2011 | Thursday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Indian |
September 5, 2011 | Monday | Labor Day | American |
October 6, 2011 | Thursday | Dussehra | Indian |
October 10, 2011 | Monday | Columbus Day | American |
October 26, 2011 | Wednesday | Diwali (Laxmi Pujan) | Indian |
October 27, 2011 | Thursday | Diwali (Balipratipada) | Indian |
November 7, 2011 | Monday | Bakri Id (Id-ul-Zua) | Indian |
November 11, 2011 | Friday | Veteran’s Day | American |
November 24, 2011 | Thursday | Thanksgiving Day | American |
December 26, 2011** | Friday | Christmas Day | American |
* In lieu of January 1, 2011 (Saturday)
** In lieu of December 25, 2011 (Sunday)Note: The Embassy and Consulates are closed to the public on the last Wednesday of every month.
Those seeking Consular Reports of Birth Abroad, US Passports, or new visa pages for a previously issued American passport are well advised to contact an American Citizen Services Section of the nearest Post. In many cases, an American’s request can be better handled by making an appointment online with the local Post.
For those wishing to visit the homepage of the official website of the US Consulate in Mumbai please click HERE.
Those seeking non-immigrant visas such as the US tourist visa (B-2 category), the US student visa (F-1 category), the US exchange visitor visa (J-1 category), and/or the US Business Visa (B-1 category) are likely required to process their application through a Non-Immigrant Visa (NIV) Unit at an American Post abroad. It should be noted that non-immigrant visa applicants are generally subject to Consular scrutiny pursuant to section 214(b) of the US Immigration and Nationality Act. Meanwhile, those seeking immigrant visas such as an IR-1 visa or a CR-1 visa will likely process their request through an Immigrant Visa (IV) Unit of a US Mission abroad. For processing purposes, the K-1 visa application, a non-immigrant US fiance visa, is treated much the same way as an immigrant visa application.
Those seeking an EB-5 visa or an L-1 visa must process an immigration petition through USCIS (the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service) prior to processing a visa application at a Post abroad.
For related information please see: K3 Visa India.
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11th
Jan
2011
US Embassy New Delhi: Holiday Closing Schedule for 2011
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Those who read this web log with any frequency may have noticed that the administration tries to post the holiday closing schedules of many of the US Embassies and US Consulates in Asia. This is done in an effort to forestall possibly fruitless trips to a closed US Embassy observing either an American or foreign holiday. The following is the holiday closing schedule of the United States Embassy in New Delhi, India as quoted directly from that Embassy’s official website:
Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
December 31, 2010* | Friday | New Year’s Day | American |
January 17 | Monday | Martin Luther King’s Birthday | American |
January 26 | Wednesday | Republic Day | Indian |
February 21 | Monday | Washington’s Birthday | American |
April 22 | Friday | Good Friday | Indian |
May 30 | Monday | Memorial Day | American |
July 4 | Monday | Independence Day | American |
August 15 | Monday | Independence Day | Indian |
August 22 | Monday | Janamashtami | Indian |
August 31 | Wednesday | Idu’l Fitr | Indian |
September 5 | Monday | Labor Day | American |
October 6 | Thursday | Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) | Indian |
October 10 | Monday | Columbus Day | American |
October 26 | Wednesday | Diwali | Indian |
October 27 | Thursday | Govardhan Puja | Indian |
November 10 | Thursday | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | Indian |
November 11 | Friday | Veterans’ Day | American |
November 24 | Thursday | Thanksgiving Day | American |
December 6 | Tuesday | Muharram | Indian |
December 26** | Monday | Christmas Day | American |
* in lieu of January 1, 2011 (Saturday)
** in lieu of December 25, 2011 (Sunday)
Those seeking services such as the issuance of a Consular Report of Birth Abroad, US Passport, or additional visa pages for a previously issued American passport are well advised to contact the American Citizen Services Section of an American Mission abroad. In many cases, Americans seeking such services can make an appointment in advance. Making an advance appointment can greatly facilitate the processing of requests as Consular Officers are provided with an opportunity to foresee the customers needs when an appointment is made in advance. In order to make an appointment online one may be required to register an appointment on the US Mission’s official website.
Those seeking the homepage of the official website of the United States Embassy in New Dehli, India should click HERE.
Those seeking visas such as the US Tourist Visa (B-2 visa), US Student Visa (F-1 visa), US Exchange Visitor Visa (J-1 visa), or the US Business Visa (B-1 visa) may be required to process their visa application through a Non-Immigrant Visa (NIV) Unit at a US Consulate abroad. In many cases, such applications are scrutinized pursuant to section 214b of the United States Immigration and Nationality Act which can create difficulties for those applicants who cannot show “strong ties” to India and “weak ties” to the United States of America.
Those Indian Nationals with Lawful Permanent Residence or American Citizens wishing to obtain an IR-1 visa or a CR-1 visa for an Indian loved one will likely be required to process their visa application through an Immigrant Visa Unit abroad. Unless it is possible to execute a Direct Consular Filing for such a visa, it is likely that such a visa application would only be adjudicated after the initial adjudication of an immigration petition at the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS). For application processing purposes it should be noted that the K1 visa, although a non-immigrant US fiance visa, is generally treated in much the same manner as an immigrant visa application.
Those Indian Nationals seeking an EB-5 visa for immigrant investment purposes or an L-1 visa for an intracompany transferee are generally required to process an immigration petition at USCIS prior to visa application abroad.
For related information please see: K1 Visa India.
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11th
Jan
2011
สร้างคอมเพล็กซ์การค้าจีนมูลค่ากว่า 1.5 พันล้านบาทในกรุงเทพฯ ประเทศไทย
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เมื่อเร็วๆนี้ผู้เขียนเห็นว่า มีสิ่งที่น่าสนใจอย่างหนึ่งคือ คอมเพล็กซ์การค้าแห่งใหม่ถูกจัดตั้งขึ้นในกรุงเทพฯเพื่อเอื้อต่อการค้าของจีนในประเทศไทยและภูมิภาคเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ อ้างโดยตรงจากเว็บไซต์ของวอยซ์ออฟอเมริกา (Voice of America News)
สื่อของจีนกล่าวว่า การทำงานจะเริ่มต้นในเดือนนี้ในคอมเพล็กซ์ที่กรุงเทพฯซึ่งผู้ผลิตของจีนสามารถที่จะส่งออกสินค้าได้
หนังสือพิมพ์ประจำวันของจีนกล่าวเมื่วันพฤหัสบดีว่า คอมเล็กซ์ซิตี้จีนนี้มีมูลค่า 1.5 พันล้านบาทและมีพื้นที่เกือบจะ สามในสี่ตารางกิโลเมตร ผู้ผลิตจีนสามารถที่จะนำเข้าสินค้ายังประเทศไทย ได้รับผลประโยชน์จากการตกลงการค้าใหม่นี้ และส่งสินค้าไปยังสหรัฐอเมริกาและยุโรปปภายใต้สิทธิประโยชน์ทางโควต้าและภาษี
เป็นเรื่องที่นน่าสนใจว่า จีนนั้นกลายเป็นประเทศที่มีเศรษฐกิจจใหญ่ที่สุดเป็นอันดับสองของโลกในปี 2010 แผนงานนี้มีแนวโน้มที่จะส่งผลที่จะเพิ่มความสัมพันธ์ทางด้านเศรษฐกิจระหว่างจีนและประเทศไทยมากขึ้น วอยซ์ออฟอเมริกาเขียนในเว็บไซต์ดังนี้
จีนกำลังใช้แผนงานการค้าและการพาณิชย์ในการพัฒนาการทูตและยุทธศาสตร์ต่างๆในเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้รัฐมนตรีว่าการกระทรวงพาณิชย์ อลงกรณ์ พลบุตร ถูกอ้างในหนังสือพิมพ์ประจำวันของจีนว่า คอมเพล็กซ์ซิตี้จีนนั้นสร้างความสัมพันธ์ทางเศรษฐกิจที่ดีในลักษณะพันธมิตรทางธุรกิจไทยและจีน
สัญญาการค้าเสรีของจีนกับประเทศสมาชิกในประชาคมเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ได้ข้อสรุปแล้วเมื่อปีที่ผ่านมา
นอกจากเรื่องทางการทูตและยุทธศาสตร์แล้ว แผนงานนี้จะช่วยส่งผลต่อสิทธิประโยชน์ทางเศรษฐกิจมากมายแก่ประเทศในกลุ่มอาเซียน (ประชาคมเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้)โดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่งประเทศไทย แผนงานด้านการการพาณิชย์ที่ได้นำเสนอไปนั้นมีแนวโน้มที่จะช่วยสร้างโอกาสในการทำงานให้แก่คนไทยในแถบกรุงเทพฯ สร้างโอกาสทางธุรกิจแก่นักลงทุนไทย สร้างโอกาสทางการค้าแก่คนไทย จีน และนักลงทุนชาวต่างชาติและเป็นการเพิ่มการหมุนเวียนสินค้า เงินทุน แรงงานและทรัพยากรแก่ประเทศไทยและภูมิภาคอาเซียน
ในแต่ละปี บริษัทต่างชาติและผู้ที่สนใจเลือกที่จะลงทุนทำธุรกิจในประเทศไทย ในบางกรณี นักลงทุนที่รวมกลุ่มกับบริษัทไทยนั้นเพื่อที่จะจำกัดความรับผิดในการทำธุรกิจ ในบางครั้งหลายๆคนเลือกที่จะทำธุรกิจแบบกิจการเจ้าของคนเดียว ห้างหุ้นส่วนนั้นช่วยเพิ่มระดับของการจำกัดความรับผิดร่วมกันตามจำนวนสมาชิกของห้างหุ้นส่วนจำกัดในประเทศไทย ความเสี่ยงที่มากขึ้นทางธุรกิจในประเทศไทยบางครั้งเลือกที่จะจดทะเบียนเป็นบริษัทมหาชน ในบางกรณีผู้ที่ต้องการจะลงทุน หรือทำธุรกิจในประเทศไทยควรที่จะติดต่อสำนักงานกฎหมายเพื่อที่จะขอคำแนะนำและปรึกษาเกี่ยวกับหลักเกณฑ์ในกฎหมายไทยที่จะเป็นประโยชน์ต่อธุรกิจให้เป็นที่ปรากฏในตลาดประเทศไทย ชาวต่างชาติที่ทำงานในประเทศไทยนั้นต้องคำนึงถึงว่า ประเทศไทยต้องมีใบอนุญาตการทำงานจึงจะถูกต้องตามกฎหมายไทย
ประเด็นที่เกี่ยวข้องกับข้อสงสัยเรื่องทรัพย์สินของไทยหรืออสังหาริมทรัพย์ของไทยภายในบริบทของธุรกรรมทางธุรกิจหลายเขตอำนาจศาลนั้นเป็นเรื่องที่ซับซ้อนและมีหลากหลายแง่มุม ด้วยเหตุผลนี้เอง ชาวต่างชาติหรือบริษัทต่างชาติที่ดำเนินธุรกิจในประเทศไทยควรที่จะใช้บริการของบริษัทที่จะให้ความช่วยเหลือในด้านทรัพย์สินในประเทศไทยในการตัดสินใจรื่องที่เพิกถอนไม่ได้ในประเด็นของอสังหาริมทรัพย์และทรัพย์สินในประเทศไทย
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