Germany's ruling coalition has softened requirements for the new passport model. At the insistence of the Social Democrats, fingerprinting for the document will become voluntary.
Interior ministers of the 27 EU member states at a meeting in Luxembourg reached an agreement on common European rules for extraditing illegal migrants. This directive will be the first pan-European…
Citizens of countries that have visa-waiver agreements with the US, starting from 2009, must register on a special website at least three days before arriving in the United States. The registration…
US authorities will require airlines and shipping companies to collect fingerprints from foreigners leaving the US.
Japan's Ministry of Justice has submitted to the government a number of proposals to change the country's immigration policy, one of which would issue foreigners visas valid for five years. As RIA…
From March 27, 2008, all passengers on domestic flights at London's Heathrow Airport, the largest in England, will be required to provide fingerprints. They will have to undergo biometric screening…
The European Parliament has decided to eliminate double security checks for flights with transfers within the European Union. Currently, such checks are in most cases also performed at the transit…
Brazil announced tougher control measures on its borders with neighbors Paraguay and Argentina, which until now were practically transparent. According to RIA Novosti, this was stated in a statement…
Chinese authorities on Sunday asked foreign nationals to leave the territory of Tibet, reports the Xinhua news agency. The issuance of special permits required for foreigners to visit Tibet has been…
Japan's Ministry of Justice has submitted to the government a number of proposals for changing the country's immigration policy, according to one of which foreigners will be issued five-year visas.
Europe remains locked - this is the main conclusion of participants in the round table 'Schengen Expansion - Consequences for Ukraine,' organized by the Center for Peace, Conversion and Foreign…