By Lisa Gerstner From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Is your old rewards credit card not so rewarding any more? If so, you might want to shop for a new one. “Many changes over the last few years have brought more value to regular, everyday spending,” says Cyndie Martini, CEO and founder of card-processing platform Member Access…
Visa Pauses Work on Code to Track Gun Purchases
Visa confirmed Mar. 9 that it is pausing implementation of a new code that will help track gun purchases. Visa is among other companies that were working on a new merchant category code (MCC) for gun and ammunition stores. The company, explaining the pause, said that it stemmed from how legislators in multiple states are considering…
Visa, Mastercard Pause Implementation of New Code to Track Gun Purchases
Visa and Mastercard confirmed on March 9 that they’re pausing the implementation of a new merchant category code (MCC) that will help track cardholders’ purchases at gun stores. The pause stems from legislation advancing in several states that would restrict the use of the new code, and complicate matters, Visa said. “There is now significant confusion and legal uncertainty in the payments…
‘Golden Visa’ Scheme That Awarded 1,500 Chinese Millionaires Irish Residency Scrapped
Ireland has scrapped its decade-old “Golden Visa” scheme that awarded over 1,500 Chinese millionaires residency. Irish Minister for Justice Simon Harris made the announcement on Tuesday, stating that the Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP) had been under review “for some time.” The move comes less than a year after a European Parliament report described the scheme as…
Bolsonaro, Brazil’s Former President, Has Applied for US Tourist Visa
WASHINGTON—Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro has applied for a six-month tourist visa to remain in the United States, his lawyer said on Monday, despite calls for any U.S. visas held by Bolsonaro to be revoked following violent protests in Brasilia. The United States received his application on Friday, his lawyer, Felipe Alexandre, said, adding that…
China U-Turns on Visa Freeze for Japanese
TOKYO—China announced it was resuming issuing visas for Japanese travelers beginning Sunday, ending its nearly three-week suspension in an apparent protest of Tokyo’s tougher COVID-19 entry requirements for tourists from China. The decision was announced in a statement posted on the Chinese Embassy’s website. According to Asia Nikkei, the decision was to prioritize business in…
US Imposes Visa Restrictions Over Opposition Trials in Belarus
WASHINGTON—The United States imposed visa restrictions Tuesday on 25 people including lawmakers for undermining democracy in Belarus with politically motivated trials such as that of exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. Belarus put Tsikhanouskaya on trial in absentia on treason charges on Tuesday, in what the outspoken critic of veteran…
Employers of Foreign Workers to Pay Higher Visa Fees Under DHS Proposal
January 4, 2023
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed increasing the fees paid by companies that employ immigrants in an effort to boost revenue for the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), from around $4.5 billion a year to roughly $6.4 billion a year. The proposed fee update (pdf) was announced by USCIS, the agency that handles…
Djokovic Says No Hard Feelings Over Australian Deportation
ADELAIDE, Australia—Novak Djokovic has reiterated his earlier comments that he bears no hard feelings on his return to Australia after his visa cancellation and subsequent deportation in January ahead of the Australian Open tennis tournament. Djokovic was deported almost 12 months ago after arriving unvaccinated against COVID-19 at a time when the country was still…
US, German Embassies in China Suspend Visa Services as COVID Infections Soar
December 17, 2022
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U.S. and German embassies in China’s capital of Beijing announced on Dec. 15 the suspension of routine visa services due to the city’s COVID-19 outbreak that is also being seen in other large cities in China, following dozens of countries who have already suspended their visa applications in China. Meanwhile, concerns have been rising that the…
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