https://www.europesays.com/1976619/ Brazil to reinstate visas for U.S., Canadian and Australian citizens #ally #Americans #australia #AustralianCitizen #bill #Brazil #BrazilianGoodLastWeek #country #FreeEntry #Lula #PresidentTrump #principle #reciprocity #U.S. #Visa #year

https://www.europesays.com/fr/8422/ Pour se rendre au Royaume-Uni, il faudra désormais payer ce document indispensable #Actualités #FR #France #international #News #Passeport #Visa #World

Except THIS is not how any of this works!....

• All it will do is see the #USA as #unpredictable, #unstable and less #trustworthy than the "P.R." #China or even #Russia under #Putin.

#Trump literally lashing out against friends and neighbours will only backfire hard, and I expect @EUCommission and @europarl_en to enact #PrizeFreezes for #US #products & #services whilst forcing #Retaliatory #Tariffs on all US #products and espechally #services, demanding 100%+ in all #fees, and #revenue of #GAFAMs' services and products to the point that they'll effectively cancel half their revenue that flows back.

• Plus forcing all products and services to be processed and sold via a #EU-based #corporation and adding a 30% "#AlienTax" as the #USA already does for i.e. #App #developers that ain't from the US even if they never sold a single license to a US customer.

Not to mention cancelling any #DataProtection agreements that only stalled the foreseeable court decision that #CloudAct is incompatible with #GDPR, thus banning #Office365 / #Microsoft365, #iCloud et. al. from the EU!

• And yes, this level of #retaliation is not only just, but #overdue, as we need @european_alternatives / #EuropeanAlternatives to #VISA, #AMEX, #MasterCard, #PayPal, #Steam, etc.

Given #Trump can't be assed to even fake any #loyality or #allied status even for the cameras, this is a #ForeseeableConsequence.

• As only with #Accountability and #Consequences will we see change, and punishing the GAFAMs is a neessity in this regard.

Unless we want to end up #downgraded into the state of a US-occupied overseas possession without statehood, like #Guam, #PuertoRico or #AVI...

Unreal: the story of an #australian #MMA coach sent to a harrowing detention prison upon arriving in the US with a visa to lead a seminar.

In case you had any doubt if it’s worth the risk of trying to enter the US unless absolutely necessary.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DIEA_nBpCCJ/?igsh=OWFtMjQ4djIwNTRv

The ICE-Gestapo needs to see your papers. Otherwise, its off to the gulag for you.

https://interc.pt/422B0i2

Warning: Visitors to the #USA should be aware that #US #Visa applications now require visitors to hand over their social media handles. Your #socialmedia will now be examined and if you have spoken out against #Trump they will prevent you from entering the country.

#DeNederlandseBank laat opnieuw weten dat het zich zorgen maakt over de #Amerikaanse invloed op onze #pintransacties. Wie pint, maakt vaak gebruik van de techniek van #Visa en #MasterCard. Omdat die onder de jurisdictie van president T r u m p vallen, zou die hun diensten kunnen gebruiken om ons betalingsverkeer te dwarsbomen.

https://tw.nl/hoe-komen-we-aan-een-onafhankelijk-internet-ingebouwde-datalekken-bedreigen-de-digitale-samenleving/

Scottish MP calls for visa for Americans fleeing Trump administration

A Scottish MP is calling for a special #visa route to allow #Americans fleeing the #Trump presidency to come to the UK.

Christine Jardine said she wanted to see a potential “fast lane” for skilled US citizens.

https://www.thenational.scot/news/25067206.scottish-mp-calls-visa-americans-fleeing-trump-administration/

@PWS_1 nicht nur das, sondern die #USA ziehen effektiv #Wohlstand aus der #Welt ab!

• Auch ignoriert #Trump in dessen durch #ChatGPT herbeihalluzinierten Zahlen dass #Dienstleistungen nicht eingerechnet werden.

Wenn wir dann z.B. #SaaS wie #Office365, #Azure, #aws, #GCP & #Zahlungsanbieter wie #AMEX, #VISA, #MasterCard & #PayPal gegenrechnen dürfte das sogar noch schlechter aussehen...

https://www.europesays.com/1971559/ Trump cancels dozens of international student visas at UC, Stanford #action #america #CaliforniaStatement #campus #InternationalStudent #sevis #stanford #student #StudentVisa #Times #TrumpAdministration #U.s.Government #UCSanDiego #UCLA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #university #US #USNews #USTopics #USA #USANews #Visa

"Trump’s border tsar, Tom Homan, promised “shock and awe” from day one of his administration. Perhaps Becky’s incarceration was political theatre – or performative cruelty. Whatever the reason, in Trump’s America, a tourist who makes a mistake can be locked up, seemingly indefinitely."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/05/i-was-a-british-tourist-trying-to-leave-america-then-i-was-detained-shackled-and-sent-to-an-immigration-detention-centre?CMP=share_btn_url

Cruelty is the point.

Spain bans 'golden' investor visas for non-EU citizens in a bid to curb the housing crisis.

Spain this week stopped allowing non-EU citizens who make property investments access to residency visas, closing off a pathway to Spanish citizenship.

The government said it introduced the measure to help ease Spain’s housing shortage that could reach a deficit of 600,000 homes in 2025.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250404-spain-bans-golden-investor-visas-for-non-eu-citizens-in-a-bid-to-curb-the-housing-crisis?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

Nationals of Belgium Soon Eligible for Visa-Free Travel to Vietnam

https://vietnam-aujourdhui.info/2025/04/03/nationals-of-belgium-soon-eligible-for-visa-free-travel-to-vietnam/

Laura Chinchilla a Rodrigo Chaves: ¿Presidente? Más bien parece vocero del gobierno extranjero

Laura Chinchilla a Rodrigo Chaves: ¿Presidente? Más bien parece vocero del gobierno extranjero
San José, 03 mar (elmundo.cr) – La expresidenta de la República, Laura Chinchilla, criticó con dureza la postura del gobierno de Rodrigo Chaves ante la reciente rev [...]

#CancelaciónDeVisaDeEEUU #CostaRica #Destacada #DonaldTrump #EstadosUnidos #LauraChinchilla #RodrigoChaves #VISA

https://elmundo.cr/costa-rica/laura-chinchilla-a-rodrigo-chaves-presidente-mas-bien-parece-vocero-del-gobierno-extranjero/

Visa und American Express kämpfen um den „Apple Card“-Deal
Die Zusammenarbeit zwischen Apple und Goldman Sachs bei der Apple Card könnte schon bald Geschichte sein. Goldman Sachs hat Berichten zufolge bereits seit 2023 das Ziel, sich aus dem Geschäft
https://www.apfeltalk.de/magazin/news/visa-und-american-express-kaempfen-um-den-apple-card-deal/
#News #Services #AmericanExpress #Apple #AppleCard #Finanzen #GoldmanSachs #Kreditkarten #MasterCard #Technologie #Visa #Zahlungsnetzwerke

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1914/ UK ETA travel permit: British dual nationals flag issues with application system #ETA #News #TravelUpdate #TravelVisa #TravelWarning #UK #UnitedKingdom #visa

»#Visa Offers $100 Million to Get #Apple #CreditCard Business: #Visa and #AmericanExpress are trying to win the Apple card business, and #Mastercard is fighting to keep it« https://www.pymnts.com/credit-cards/2025/report-visa-offers-100-million-to-get-apple-credit-card-business/?eicker.news #tech #media

La Thaïlande dévoile sa carte d’arrivée numérique, obligatoire dès le 1er mai 2025

https://vietnam-aujourdhui.info/2025/04/02/la-thailande-devoile-sa-carte-darrivee-numerique-obligatoire-des-le-1er-mai-2025/

Datensicherheit vs. Bequemlichkeit? Meine Bank will mir unbedingt eine Debitkarte von Mastercard/Visa aufdrängen – und ich finde das gar nicht okay!

Warum müssen meine Finanzdaten an ein US-Unternehmen gehen?

Ich habe den Chatbot meiner Bank zur Rede gestellt… und die Diskussion ist eskaliert!

@digitalcourage ist das normal und tue ich überreagieren?

https://youtube.com/shorts/OELJzaAZ1Jc

#Datenschutz #Bankenwahnsinn #Debitkarte #Privatsphäre #Finanzwelt #Mastercard #Visa #Datenkrake #DigitaleFreiheit #Souveränität #BankingFails #Technokratie