Immigration
There will be no amnesty for illegal immigrants in Russia. This was stated by the head of the Federal Migration Service (FMS) Konstantin Romodanovsky immediately after the roundtable in the State…
Immigration
The United States is planning to make the exam for obtaining U.S. citizenship more difficult. It will consist of three parts: an extensive questionnaire on knowledge and understanding of the…
Immigration
On November 15, 2006, Canada's Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Monte Solberg announced changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. The new rules are intended to make it easier for…
Immigration
In Germany, new rules for refugee migrants have come into force. Now, in order to stay and live peacefully in prosperous Germany, refugees will have to find permanent employment. Otherwise, they face…
Immigration
Last week, the UK Home Office launched a large-scale campaign aimed at reducing the number of illegal immigrants in the country. Recently, the British government has been increasingly criticized by…
Immigration
Foreigners living in Germany contribute more money to the German budget than they receive through the social transfer system. The benefits to the German economy from migrants could be even greater if…
Immigration
The Russian government has issued a decree approving labor quotas for the next year for foreigners from countries with which Russia has visa relations. In 2007, 308,842 foreigners will be able to…
Immigration
In the protracted problem of granting residence permits to refugees who have been in Germany for a long time with the unreliable Duldung status, a breakthrough seems to have emerged. Federal…
Immigration
Entry rules for highly qualified foreign personnel to Germany will not be simplified. The agreement reached by the grand coalition partners has been blocked by the Federal Ministry of Labor. The…
Immigration
Germany is once again going to tighten migration legislation. This time it has affected students – because it was under the guise of university students that two young men from Lebanon and Syria…
Immigration
It appears that the Russian authorities have found compelling demographic, economic, or political reasons to change migration policy literally on the fly. The normative acts prepared by the Federal…
Immigration
The absence of a language barrier in communication between representatives of Russia and the foreign diaspora does not yet guarantee full mutual understanding. The World Congress of Compatriots held…