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Despite improvements, the Fiancé visa process to the US raises new problems
A Fiancé Visa (category K1, K2) allows an unmarried American to bring a foreign partner to the US for marriage. During a visa interview in a US Embassy, the qualifications of the couple and their relationship are evaluated by a Consular Officer before being approved or denied. The entire process may take 5-10 months in…
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Five Common Myths About Personal Injury Lawyers
If you’ve been injured in an accident, you are likely afraid and confused, struggling with medical bills, and not sure what to do next. That’s the time to call an experienced personal injury attorney, despite how lawyers are frequently depicted on TV shows and in the movies. At J&Y Law, a recently published E-book, “From…
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Debunking Myths About Criminal Lawyers
While the media frequently highlights the importance of protecting minority groups, it still seems acceptable in our culture to denigrate criminal defence attorneys. Apparently, although individuals of particular religions, races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, gender identities or political views are perceived as worthy of protection, criminal defence lawyers are still fair game, targeted in jokes and…
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Why hiring a real estate attorney when buying a property is important?
It has been a decade, however, the horrors of the financial crisis are still fresh in everyone’s mind. After the Great Recession disrupted the housing market, there has been only a slight increase in the number of renters to owners. According to the American Community Survey data, a huge shift of homeowners to renters was…
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Alcohol laws in India
Alcohol is one of the intoxicating substances consumed by the people around the corner of the world. Alcohols laws are in India are not taken seriously and most of the people are not aware of it. There is no uniformity in it and varies from state to state. In it, the legal age for drinking…
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Evaluating whether the MFN clause can expand the definitions in the BIT
The Most Favoured Nation (MFN) clause links investment agreements by ensuring that the parties to one treaty provide no less favourable a treatment to a nation than that provided under other treaties in areas covered by the clause.[1] It has often been linked as a tool of equality; however, the general consensus is that the…
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