Read more visa stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5039/visa.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:15:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/66988/immigrants-fill-dugouts-of-minor-league-teams.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagForeigners, willing to work for less money, are taking American jobs … on the baseball diamond, the Wall Street Journal reports. Ever since George W. Bush signed the Compete Act in 2007, which essentially gave baseball teams unlimited work visas, teams have been snapping up foreign talent at a record...http://www.newser.com/story/66988/immigrants-fill-dugouts-of-minor-league-teams.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 15 Aug 2009 10:29:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50867/uae-denies-israeli-tennis-player-visa.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe United Arab Emirates denied an Israeli tennis player a visa to compete in a tour in Dubai, preventing her from becoming the first Israeli athlete to play professionally in the country, CNN reports. Dubai could lose its World Tennis Association membership over the incident, which violates WTA policy guaranteeing...http://www.newser.com/story/50867/uae-denies-israeli-tennis-player-visa.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 15 Feb 2009 13:05:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49248/fla-developer-offers-investors-green-cards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagForeigners still interested in the American dream can get permanent residence in the US by investing $1 million in a Florida condo-hotel project starved for credit. The government-approved offer gives investors a conditional visa in exchange for the investment, the Orlando Sentinel reports. If the foreigners can prove within two...http://www.newser.com/story/49248/fla-developer-offers-investors-green-cards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Jan 2009 19:12:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43397/zimbabwe-bars-carter-annan-mandelas-wife.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagZimbabwe has denied Jimmy Carter, former UN chief Kofi Annan, and the wife of Nelson Mandela entry to the country to review its humanitarian crisis, Reuters reports. Even the support of former South African president Thabo Mbeki, who's been trying to mediate an end to the ongoing political stalemate, wasn’t...http://www.newser.com/story/43397/zimbabwe-bars-carter-annan-mandelas-wife.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 22 Nov 2008 10:57:08 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/34824/beijing-struggles-to-fill-stadiums.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOlympic organizers have a problem: No one’s going to their sold-out events. Foot traffic is sparse in Olympic Park, and empty seats have abounded at early events. The panicked Chinese have organized yellow-shirted, state-trained “cheer-squads” to fill the holes, but that hasn’t been enough for the IOC, which is prodding...http://www.newser.com/story/34824/beijing-struggles-to-fill-stadiums.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 13 Aug 2008 11:18:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34580/gourmet-writer-a-threat-to-beijing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagShe's not a Tibetan activist, a human-rights watchdog, or a political correspondent. So why couldn't Karen Coates, a food writer for Gourmet , get a visa to cover the Beijing Olympics? She recounts the mind-numbing bureaucratic hoops she jumped through to submit her application, which seems to have vanished into a...http://www.newser.com/story/34580/gourmet-writer-a-threat-to-beijing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 11 Aug 2008 15:31:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34276/china-revokes-visa-of-olympian-darfur-activist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHours before he was due to leave for Beijing today, US gold-medalist and Darfur activist Joey Cheek got a call from Chinese authorities revoking his visa, the Boston Globe reports. A retired speedskater, Cheek is the founder of Team Darfur, a global group of athletes devoted to bringing peace to...http://www.newser.com/story/34276/china-revokes-visa-of-olympian-darfur-activist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 06 Aug 2008 8:56:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33327/us-expands-visa-program-for-iraqis-tenfold.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US embassy in Baghdad announced a major expansion of its visa program for Iraqi employees of the American government, raising tenforld the number of work permits it currently offers. The move is the latest step by the Bush administration to answer criticism that it has neglected the Iraqis, particularly...http://www.newser.com/story/33327/us-expands-visa-program-for-iraqis-tenfold.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Jul 2008 7:57:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30753/tough-visa-rules-threaten-to-slash-olympic-tourism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHeightened visa restrictions in China have shrunk tourism ahead of the Beijing Olympics, the New York Times reports. Numbers of foreign visitors to Beijing fell 14% last month when government officials tightened the rules to bolster security.http://www.newser.com/story/30753/tough-visa-rules-threaten-to-slash-olympic-tourism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Jun 2008 6:31:00 CDT