Immigration
On January 15, 2007, three documents came into force that radically changed the situation regarding the status of foreign citizens in Russia. However, it is worth noting right away that those wishing…
Immigration
In 2006, the United States granted refugee status and issued permission to relocate to the United States to 13,000 citizens of post-Soviet states, mostly Meskhetian Turks living in Russia's Krasnodar…
Immigration
The status of a refugee is defined by the UN Convention adopted in 1951. This document stipulates that a refugee may be considered a person who has left his homeland because of war and/or experiences…
Immigration
The past year in the European Union was officially named the Year of Labour Mobility. At the beginning of December, awards were even given to those who, according to the European Commission…
Immigration
In terms of the number of migrants, Russia ranks second in the world after the United States. 13 million people living in Russia were born outside its current borders. This is what the authors of a…
Immigration
Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper decided to start the new year with a cabinet reshuffle. On January 4, 2007, Diane Finley was appointed Minister of Citizenship and Immigration of Canada…
Immigration
New German citizens who, after receiving a German passport, restore their previous citizenship have every chance of losing their German citizenship – dual citizenship is banned in Germany.
Immigration
The fight against illegal immigration, instead of the war on international terrorism, may become the key theme of the next US presidential elections. There are good reasons for this: due to the fault…
Immigration
The outgoing year did not bring dramatic changes to Canada's immigration policy. Apart from minor government initiatives (halving the settlement fee and allocating additional funds for immigrant…
Immigration
For four years now, a project for selecting qualified foreign specialists has been operating in the Czech Republic. This government program allows foreigners from selected countries to obtain a…
Immigration
The economic adviser to the Prime Minister of Spain and candidate for mayor of Madrid, Miguel Sebastián, presented a report 'Immigration and the Spanish Economy in 1996-2006', which analyzes the…
Immigration
From next year, foreigners wishing to obtain permanent residence status in the UK while retaining their citizenship will have to take the same exams as those applying for British citizenship…