What to do if you are late for your flight or it is delayed or canceled
Traveling is a lot of fun, but sometimes your trips can be ruined due to flight issues, when delayed or canceled flights break the most elaborate plans for vacations or business meetings. There are dozens of reasons for a flight…
ForumDaily wins prestigious Ippies Awards
ForumDaily, the voice of the Russian-speaking diaspora of the United States, has received the prestigious journalism Ippies Award in ‘Best Overall Design on an Online Publication’ nomination. The jury gave big points to the modern and user-friendly website design of…
4 Great Things to Know About Dual Eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) Health Coverage
A person who is “dual eligible” qualifies for both Medicare and Medicaid. Dual eligible health insurance, such as Fidelis Dual Advantage plans, enables your health care to be managed seamlessly between both programs without any gaps in coverage — all…
“Extraordinary” green card: U.S. immigration options for entrepreneurs
Changes to the U.S. immigration legislation create additional obstacles for some categories of people who want to come to the United States. In practice, however, people owning successful businesses in their home country or creators of promising startups might actually…
We’re loosing it: Why immigrants’ children need Russian language
Let me make a reservation: “Russian language” is conditional for the purpose of this article. It might be replaced with Ukrainian, Armenian, Georgian, etc. Dear parents, I am speaking of your mother tongue which remained your natural language in immigration…
What It’s Like to Be a Retired Immigrant in New York
As I was writing this article, I was given this piece of advice: “Never talk to retired people in Brighton Beach! They will tell you things! They will beg for sympathy and tell you they are the poorest ones!” “Isn’t…
Athos, Porthos, and Atheist: Stories of Three New-York Homeless People from the Former USSR
One day, as I walked out of Sheepshead Bay station and noticed a beggar sitting at the door, I decided to get rid of a pound of coins in my pockets and poured them noisily to his glass. The man…
Let your child spend an active and interesting summer in New York
School year is coming to an end, and many parents wonder how to offer their children great summer holidays, full of activities and time spent with their peers. This can be achieved with MatchPoint NYC Summer Day Camp programs. The…
‘Green card’ victims: how to find protection from abusive husband and avoid being deported
They fear their husbands, deportation, and police. Some of them do not want their relatives back home to learn about their situation. They are also scared of being judged, like “She wanted to stay in the U.S. so much that…
Trump’s America: What has Ukraine got and What to Expect
On January 20th the World summarizes the first year of the Donald Trump’s presidency. We should also analyze the results of Ukraine-US relations. A year ago the atmosphere of panic prevailed in Kyiv when Trump took an oath of office…