Bradenton, FL (PRWEB) March 26, 2008 -- Michele Longley joins nearly 2,000 global workforce mobility professionals in 42 countries who carry this distinctive professional designation.
GMS ? designees are required to demonstrate professional mastery in developing and administering assignment policies, managing various types of international assignment cycles, and coordinating legal and tax compliance processes, in addition to cultural competency in managing international assignees and participating on global teams. Tools are presented in the context of regionally relevant mobility case studies and current research on demographics, HR and business trends.
Mark Giorgini, Chief Human Resources Consultant with China Vanke Company Limited, and member of Worldwide ERC®'s 2008 Board of Directors, notes that the GMS ? program "provides a framework to enable Worldwide ERC® to disseminate critical issues facing global mobility professionals today, such as ensuring a good return on human capital investments, retaining critical talent, building a global mindset, and providing excellent duty of care in even the most difficult environments." To maintain the GMS ? credential, designees take continuing education classes which expand and build on their knowledge.
With the Pro-link GLOBAL Keiretsu Global Network Members KGNM) constantly growing and expanding internationally, the global mobility specialist training that Michele has obtained will enhance the personalized concierge level of service that has made Pro-Link GLOBAL a world renowned global immigration practice.
About Pro- Link GLOBAL
Pro-Link GLOBAL, known as the leading corporate global immigration service provider, offers concierge quality immigration services to companies in most of the 194 countries in the world today. Pro-Link GLOBAL provides corporate global immigration services such as work permits, entry visas, residence permits, and obtaining legalizations for documents as well as providing on-site training for HR personnel in their global compliance requirements.
Pro-Link GLOBAL, headquartered in Florida, USA, has a physical presence in 63 of the key global destinations. In countries where Pro-Link GLOBAL does not have a physical presence, they work in integrated professional consulting teams with other outside legal specialists who are known as Keiretsu Global Network Members or PLG ¦KGNM.
Pro-Link GLOBAL offer a free subscription to their bi-monthly e-bulletin called "Global BRIEF" which is filled with the latest breaking news in global immigration law.
For more information about PLG, the KGNM or corporate global immigration services, please contact Michele Longley, Business Development Manager at +1 941 761 1495 or visit the website www.pro-linkglobal.com
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E VISAS: Treaty Traders and Treaty Investors
The Immigration and Nationality Act provides nonimmigrant visa status for a national of a country with which the United States maintains a treaty of commerce and navigation who is coming to the United States to carry on substantial trade, including trade in services or technology, principally between the United States and the treaty country, or to develop and direct the operations of an enterprise in which the national has invested, or is in the process of investing a substantial amount of capital.
G VISAS: Employees of International Organizations and NATO
A citizen of a foreign country, who wishes to enter the United States, generally must first obtain a visa, either a nonimmigrant visa for temporary stay, or an immigrant visa for permanent residence. The type of visa you must have is defined by immigration law, and relates to the purpose of your travel.
A visa allows a foreign citizen to travel to a United States port-of-entry, and request permission of the U.S. immigration inspector to enter the U.S. A visa does not guarantee entry into the U.S.
C VISAS: Transit Visas
The "C" visa is intended for those individuals whose travel takes them through the U.S., without intending to actually enter the U.S.
J VISAS: Exchange Visitors
The Exchange Visitor Program is carried out under the provisions of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, as amended. The purpose of the Act is to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries by means of educational and cultural exchanges. International educational and cultural exchanges are one of the most effective means of developing lasting and meaningful relationships. They provide an extremely valuable opportunity to experience the United States and our way of life. Foreign nationals come to the United States to participate in a wide variety of educational and cultural exchange programs.
B VISAS: Visitor Visas for Business or Pleasure
The "visitor" visa is a nonimmigrant visa for persons desiring to enter the United States temporarily for business (B-1) and for pleasure or medical treatment (B-2).
I VISAS: Foreign Media, Press and Radio
A citizen of a foreign country, who wishes to enter the United States, generally must first obtain a visa, either a nonimmigrant visa for temporary stay, or an immigrant visa for permanent residence. The type of visa you must have is defined by immigration law, and relates to the purpose of your travel. The "media (I)" visa is a nonimmigrant visa for persons desiring to enter the United States temporarily who are representatives of the foreign media traveling to the United States, engaging in their profession, having the home office in a foreign country. Some procedures and fees under immigration law, relate to policies of the travelers home country, and in turn, the U.S. follows a similar practice, which we call “reciprocity”. Procedures ...
A VISAS: Foreign Government or Diplomatic Visas
Diplomatic visas are used by diplomats and other government officials for travel to the United States.
H VISAS: Temporary Workers
The Immigration and Nationality Act provides several categories of nonimmigrant visas for a person who wishes to work temporarily in the United States. There are annual numerical limits on some classifications which are shown in parentheses.
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