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Immigration

Immigration

French Immigration Policy

In France, there is a cross-party agreement that on immigration policy, the government must remain faithful to the "ideals of the republic" and promote the integration of foreigners living on French…

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How to Prepare for an Interview at the Canadian Embassy

Paraphrasing the classic, one might say that all successful immigration interviews are alike, while all unsuccessful ones are unsuccessful in their own way. This is how we see the most accurate…

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How the Kingdom Became a Country of Immigration

The Swedish Kingdom has long been considered a model of openness to the world, tolerance, and well-thought-out policy towards foreigners. Almost 1.7 million 'persons with a foreign background'…

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On Migration, Integration and the Immigration Commission

Currently, Germany is engaged in a very active discussion about immigration. Over the past decades, many immigrants have arrived in Germany, but strategies and infrastructure were not developed for…

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100 Days That Will Turn Your World Upside Down

Italy – 'how much in this sound...' For our compatriots, Italy has been and remains a concentration of historical and cultural values, a place of rest and entertainment. And everyone in their dreams…

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Clarification of the Status of Contingent Refugee

Can a contingent refugee turn out not to be a refugee at all – that is, a person not covered by the provisions of the Geneva Convention? The administrative court of the German city of Neustadt made…

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«They Knew Their Way Around Linguistics»

I recall how in the spring of last year, several Russian-language newspapers in Germany tried to save the Schneider family from deportation. They lived in a small town in North Rhine-Westphalia. But…

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Temporary Restriction Causing Disappointment

Applicants for US refugee status living in former Soviet Union countries will now have to overcome an additional obstacle on the path to obtaining this status. A new rule, adopted at the end of last…

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Dot, dot, comma – that's the lottery

Answers from Zagranitsa to readers' questions.

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"We left the embassy in a good mood"

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LIFE for American Illegal Immigrants

America is amnestying hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants. Such a sensational turn in U.S. immigration policy became possible thanks to the Legal Immigration and Family Equality (LIFE) Act…

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Cannot Expel, Legalize

In January, a new law on illegal immigration came into force in Portugal. From now on, those who have arrived clandestinely in this country on the southwestern tip of Western Europe, whether in…

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