Immigration
Under the Program for Assisting the Voluntary Resettlement of Compatriots, only 600 people returned to Russia in 2007, the publication Gzt.ru reports citing the May 14 report of the Federal Migration…
Immigration
Starting next year, a Czech language exam will become a necessary condition for foreigners who want to obtain residence in the Czech Republic.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine recommends that Ukrainian citizens refrain from traveling with children aged 1 to 6 years to China due to the spread of enterovirus infection.
Everyday life
The list of the 25 most polluted cities in the world, compiled by Forbs magazine, includes 16 towns in African countries.
Work
Everyday life
From June 1, 2008, drinking alcoholic beverages will be banned on London public transport – the metro, trams, buses, and light rail. This became the first administrative innovation of the newly…
Everyday life
The Social Security Administration of the USA published the ranking of the most common names among newborns for 2007. Among female names, Emily has been the leader for the twelfth consecutive year…
Italian regions are increasingly introducing tourist cards to attract foreigners. According to Interfax, this was reported by the representative office of the Italian National Tourism Agency (ENIT).
Visas
Head of the European Commission Representation in Ukraine Jan Bough considers a visa-free regime with the EU a 'distant prospect' for Ukraine.
Immigration
In 2007, the number of Spanish-speaking population in the U.S. reached 45.5 million people. According to Reuters citing the U.S. Census Bureau, this constitutes more than 15% of the total U.S…
Culture
In May, lovers of classical art will receive a gift from the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Brussels and the English Queen Elizabeth II: on May 16, the exhibition 'The British Royal Collection – from…
Visas
British authorities intend to use facial recognition technology to identify passengers at the country's airports, reports The Guardian. The innovation is aimed at improving security and reducing…
Education
The interest of our fellow citizens in obtaining various language certificates grows year by year. Some need evidence of successfully passed exams for emigration or study abroad, others for…
Law zone
Researchers from the Prison Research Center at King's College in London have calculated that US prisons hold a quarter of the world's prisoners. At the same time, as the New York Times writes, only…
Airbus
The European Commission (EC) has published a set of rules allowing passengers on aircraft flying over European Union territory to use mobile phones.
In the coming decades, the Mediterranean, as well as Turkey and Egypt, which are favorites of our compatriots, will become unsuitable for tourism due to global warming.
Law zone
The international human rights organization Amnesty International recently published a report on the use of the death penalty in 2007. According to Gzt.ru, the report states that 1,252 death…
For foreigners studying Russian abroad, a certification similar to TOEFL will be introduced, RIA Novosti reports citing representatives of the Russian Center for International Scientific and Cultural…
More than 26 million people became internally displaced last year, Reuters reported, citing data from the annual report of the human rights organization Norwegian Refugee Council, commissioned by the…
Airbus
Baggage transportation often turns into problems: either it turns out that your suitcase exceeds the allowed dimensions, or it weighs a bit more than the norm, or it becomes clear that you can carry…
Europe welcomes summer with carnivals, flower parades, music festivals, dances, puppet shows, and fireworks. It will be interesting, fun, and noisy. And more about these and other May events - in the…
Law zone
In the United States, more than 30 married couples have been arrested for marrying for a green card and a salary supplement. Immigrant women from Russia and Ukraine met American Navy sailors in bars…
When planning to study abroad, our students usually look to the UK, France, Canada, and the USA. And they unfairly overlook Russia's northern neighbor - Suomi, better known to us as Finland…
Immigration
As reported in the previous issue of Zagranitsa, since April of this year, hundreds of thousands of citizens of Polish origin living in the former USSR can apply for the “Pole's Card,” designed to…