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…
Immigration
Starting next year, the northernmost kingdom of Europe may lose its image as a 'paradise for immigrants' that it has acquired in recent decades. According to Novye Izvestia, the reason for tightening…
Immigration
Most Russian-speaking immigrants in Israel feel discriminated against by the native population of the Jewish state. According to Vremya Novostei, this is evidenced by the results of a survey of…
Immigration
The problem of illegal entry into European Union countries is approaching a critical point. According to Brussels, the answer to this challenge should be a joint European 'Pact on Immigration and…
Immigration
Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet approved a new package of measures to attract foreign workers to the German labor market, as against the backdrop of demographic decline, the problem of labor…
Immigration
No sooner had Germany's Interior Minister Wolfgang Schäuble published the questions for the new exam for applicants for German citizenship than the media criticized almost every one of them. After…
Immigration
After a period of relative stability, Canada's immigration system faced another crisis, and the federal government decided to take serious steps. On June 18, 2008, the Canadian parliament approved…
Immigration
The Israeli government remembered the Russian-speaking immigrants from the CIS countries. According to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, the number of Russian-speaking Jews wishing to move to Israel for…
Immigration
Starting in July, the UK has begun issuing visas to highly skilled workers, entrepreneurs and investors under a special points system. The system determines an individual's benefit to the British…
Immigration
Over the past six years, the number of emigrants from Germany has increased by one and a half times. Last year, 162 thousand Germans decided that life in the country is no longer for them. Thus, the…