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Czech Republic to pay for language exam for foreigners Immigration

Czech Republic to pay for language exam for foreigners

Starting next year, a Czech language exam will become a necessary condition for foreigners who want to obtain residence in the Czech Republic.

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45 million Spanish-speaking citizens in the U.S. Immigration

45 million Spanish-speaking citizens in the U.S.

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…

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Pole's Card: Privileges for Compatriots Immigration

Pole's Card: Privileges for Compatriots

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…

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Is the Smoke of the Fatherland Not Sweet? Immigration

Is the Smoke of the Fatherland Not Sweet?

According to official data, in the first year of the implementation of the state program for the resettlement of compatriots from abroad, 252.3 million rubles were spent (out of the 4.6 billion…

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Canada Awaits Professionals Immigration

Canada Awaits Professionals

In the middle of last month, the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration Canada made a serious step towards changes in the selection rules for immigrants in the Skilled Workers category for the…

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Compatriots Lack Guarantees Immigration

Compatriots Lack Guarantees

Most members of the Coordination Council of Russian Compatriots Abroad recently stated the need to replace compatriot certificates with specific state guarantees enshrined in federal law. According…

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Oath of Allegiance to the Queen Immigration

Oath of Allegiance to the Queen

British authorities propose increasing national self-awareness by forcing immigrants to do community work and schoolchildren to swear allegiance to the Queen. However, as Expert notes, many in…

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Marriages Are Made in Languages Immigration

Marriages Are Made in Languages

Foreigners who have found love on the shores of Foggy Albion will be offered to test their feelings on an English language exam. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown recently announced the intention…

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Russians Are Not Really Expected Here Immigration

Russians Are Not Really Expected Here

In the 'heat' of a quiet presidential election campaign in Russia itself and against the backdrop of loud international scandals abroad, one of the most serious Russian problems – the return of…

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Threatening Multiculturalism Immigration

Threatening Multiculturalism

Great Britain has become an easy target for terrorists because its government cannot cope with migrants who do not want to integrate into British society. As Lenta.ru writes, this is stated in a…

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An Immigration-Political Affair Immigration

An Immigration-Political Affair

For some time, Canada's Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration was not subjected to particular attacks from the opposition. Nevertheless, as Russky Toronto notes, criticizing its work in a country…

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Controversial Immigration Immigration

Controversial Immigration

There is no dispute that the need to change the rules for naturalizing immigrants in Germany has been long overdue. According to general opinion, notes the German magazine "Partner," the existing…

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