Visas
Novak Djokovic Returns to the Australian Open, No Longer a Villain
MELBOURNE, Australia — It was the day before the Australian Open, and the Park Hotel in Melbourne’s Carlton neighborhood was closed with only the occasional pedestrian passing in front of the dusty, deserted entrance on a sedate Sunday. Quite a different scene than last year, when Novak Djokovic, the world’s No. 1 tennis player, was […]
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Pass the Chowder, and the Curry: Jamaican Chefs Add to Cape Cod’s Culinary Delights
At the Jerk Cafe, a storefront tucked into a strip mall in the Cape Cod village of South Yarmouth, Mass., sweet-smelling smoke greets guests as soon as they open the front door. So does the cafe’s proprietor, Glenroy Burke, who bounces around the wide-open kitchen stirring pots, tending the grill and plating dishes. “I don’t […]
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U.K.’s ‘Brightest and Best’ Visa Leaves Out Africa, India and Latin America
LONDON — When Britain started a program this week offering a two-year visa to graduates from some top global universities, Nikhil Mane, an Indian computer science student at New York University, welcomed the news. “I was happy,” said Mr. Mane, 23, whose university was on the list. “It’s a good way to pursue our dreams.” […]
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Illegal Immigration Is Down, Changing the Face of California Farms
To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android. GONZALES, Calif. — It looks like a century-old picture of farming in California: a few dozen Mexican men on their knees, plucking radishes from the ground, tying them into bundles. But the crews on Sabor Farms’ radish […]
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As U.K. Offers Homes to Ukrainians, Process Lags Behind Good Will
LONDON — At a church in East London this month, Imogen Moore-Shelley balanced her 6-month-old on her hip as she scrawled an important message on a poster: “Useful information for sponsors.” She then handed her marker to Natalia, a Ukrainian woman who had moved into Ms. Moore-Shelley’s home a week earlier. Natalia then wrote the […]
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As China Doubles Down on Lockdowns, Some Chinese Seek an Exit
Clara Xie had long wondered whether she might leave China one day. She chafed at the country’s censorship regime, and as a lesbian, she wanted to live in a country more accepting of same-sex relationships. Still, the idea felt distant — she was young, and didn’t even know which country she would choose. The coronavirus, […]
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Biden Seeks to Lure Russia’s Top Scientists to the U.S.
WASHINGTON — President Biden wants Congress to expedite visas for Russian scientists eager to leave their country in the midst of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, an effort to accelerate a brain drain already underway and further deprive President Vladimir V. Putin of some of Russia’s top talent. An administration proposal sent to Capitol Hill as […]
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They Grew Up Legally in the U.S., but Can’t Stay After They Turn 21
The family’s hopes of staying together in the United States ended in December, when Deva’s daughter turned 21. Having exhausted appeals for an extension and unable to apply for a different visa, the daughter moved to Canada days later. The effects on the family were far-reaching. A week before her daughter was set to leave, […]
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Anna Sorokin, Fake Heiress Who Swindled Elite, To Be Deported
Even as her deportation loomed, Anna Sorokin appeared not to believe media speculation that she would soon be sent back to Germany. The rumors were devastating to the fake German heiress, who prefers to be called Anna Delvey and whose exploits were fictionalized on “Inventing Anna,” a Netflix series created by Shonda Rhimes released last […]
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