Tourism
The global crisis will hit the ordinary vacationer hard. Tourism industry experts predict a significant increase in the cost of trips to almost all destinations. The main reason for the price surge…
Education
Studying abroad has long ceased to be an inaccessible luxury for our compatriots. But deciding to go to another country for several years is much more difficult than going on a two-week course…
Education
An American child starts school at age five and leaves it after 12 years. We offer a general algorithm of the educational process. For the translation of most terms, approximate analogies that…
Answers to typical questions about the registration procedure in the DV-2010 program.
Immigration
The lottery under the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, approved by Congress, is conducted by the Department of State annually in accordance with Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act…
Immigration
Estimates of the economic consequences of immigration are rather contradictory. The economic "return" of second-wave immigrants is decreasing – largely due to a decline in their average qualification…
Immigration
The United States remains the only highly developed country in the world where the population continues to grow, and at a fairly high rate: by 2 million people per year due to natural increase and by…
Work
Migration to European Union countries – legal and illegal – continues to be in the focus of attention of EU leaders. Foreign ministers of European states have decided in Brussels to create common…
Immigration
The Green Card lottery has resumed in Russia, participants of which can win legal immigration to the United States. For five years, Russians were deprived of this opportunity – in 2003, Russia was…
Tourism
In October, the curious traveler can still make it to the Oktoberfest in Bavaria, as well as the beer festival in Pilsen, Czech Republic. The quickest can switch from beer to wine: on the same days…
Singapore authorities have introduced strict laws against cigarette smuggling. From January 1, 2009, any cigarette in the country must have a special SDPC (Singapore Duty-Paid Cigarettes) marking…
Vatican has become a full member of Interpol, the largest international police organization. This decision was made at the 77th session of the Interpol General Assembly, which opened in St…
Last weekend, the Oktoberfest beer festival concluded in Munich. This year, 6 million people attended the festival, including not only residents of Germany but also numerous foreign tourists who came…
Mortality exceeds birth rates in nine of the 27 EU member states – Bulgaria, Hungary, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, Romania and Estonia. Only France, the United Kingdom and the…
On October 7-9, the 15th Anniversary International Tourism Salon 'Ukraine-2008' will be held in Kyiv at the International Exhibition Center (IEC, 15 Brovarskyi Prospekt).
The exam on knowledge of the Citizenship Law and Constitution, required for obtaining Estonian citizenship, will become a written test as of March 1, 2009, during which one must choose the correct…
Rome is the city with the most cars in Europe. This is evidenced by data from the European Commission's 'Urban audit' study.
In 2009, the quota for labor migrants in Russia will double compared to the previous year and amount to about 3.7-3.9 million people. This was reported by RIA Novosti citing a statement by Deputy…