Immigration
Spitsbergen, or Svalbard as this Arctic archipelago is called in Norway, is rightly considered the last island of freedom in the Western world. According to the international treaty of 1925, anyone…
Immigration
The "Polish plumber" (a collective term for labor migrants from the new EU member states), which had long been used to scare the Western European public, turned out to be a myth that never…
Immigration
The European Parliament approved the introduction of the "Blue Card" in the European Union – an analogue of the American green card for professionals from other countries needed by Europe. IT…
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…
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…
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 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
As of September 17, 2008, another immigration program has been added to the list - Canadian Experience Class. This program allows certain groups of individuals who are in the country on a temporary…
Immigration
The U.S. Department of State announced the dates for the annual American visa lottery (Diversity Visa Program, commonly called the "green card lottery"). This year, registration for DV-2010 will take…
Immigration
Just over a year ago, a reform of the immigration law came into force in Germany. The new version supplemented and expanded the Migration Act that entered into force on January 1, 2005. The 2007…
Immigration
Russian lawmakers have removed one of the barriers to the mass return of former compatriots to the country. Last week, the State Duma passed in the second reading amendments to the law 'On…
Immigration
'Zagranitsa' offers its help to those wishing to participate in the American visa lottery DV-2010. If you are unable to prepare digital photos and submit an application via the Internet on your own…