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Sanwar Ali comment:

Plenty of people will be watching to see if there will be much of a difference under a new director general.  Will the culture of not admitting mistakes and instead covering things up continue?  Will the public and companies be treated fairly and justly?  These issues should be dealt with by the new Director General.

Sanwar Ali comment:

The number of people who can afford to spend £2 million under the UK Tier 1 Investor visa scheme is very limited.  Despite this the scheme has become increasingly popular.  Since the end of the Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa scheme the UK visa options for entry to the UK for businesspeople is much more limited.  It seems that very few people qualify for the

Sanwar Ali comment:

Indian nationals also need to wait for a long time for the processing of the EB5 immigrant investor visa.  Perhaps five years if not longer due to the per Country limit on Green Cards.  

Sanwar Ali comment:

Under previous Presidents reciprocal visa fee charges were not looked at so closely.  President Trump wants to make it more difficult for both employees and businesspeople to obtain a US visa to live and work in the US under the “buy American, hire American” philosophy. 

Sanwar Ali comment:

Newly arriving EU citizens after the Brexit transitional period will need to come under the new points based immigration system.  The so called Australian style points system.  

By Sanwar Ali:

It is very possible that Bernie Sanders will be the Democrat candidate for President. On the eve of Super Tuesday Bernie Sanders or Joe Biden seem to be the most likely candidates.