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...months ago, the U.S. Investigation and Naturalization Service (INS) proposed a change in federal regulations allowing advisors to foreign students to grant certain permits for employment and visa extensions, rather than forcing those people to apply for INS permits...
...papers were not in order. Detained in the airport's international zone, Wilson was told just minutes before takeoff that he was being placed on Dominicana Airlines flight 902 to New York City, leaving at 9 a.m.; when the fugitive explained that he did not have a visa for the U.S., the local officials told him not to worry, he would probably be welcomed anyway. Wilson boarded the plane, as did two U.S. marshals. When the plane landed at Kennedy International Airport at 12:30 p.m., the marshals arrested him. "He was very gracious," said one of the marshals...
...annual fee for the gold cards is substantially more than for the regular ones. American Express charges $50 a year for its gold, compared with $35 for the standard green. MasterCard and Visa prices are set by the banks issuing them. The traditional ones are usually about $15, but the upscale ones are at least...
MasterCard and Visa are counting heavily on that type of consumer reaction. Says Fran Schall, a Visa vice president: "This will be a status symbol for many customers. It will be very important to pull it out at a business lunch, especially when colleagues may not have the same card." Adds MasterCard President Russell E. Hogg: "Recognition is one of the greatest marketing tools in America, and the gold card is recognized as prestige...
While American Express was first into the status credit market, Visa and MasterCard believe that the wider use of their cards will help them win customers from American Express. Each of those cards is accepted by some 3.5 million businesses, while only about 500,000 merchants take the American Express...