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Immigration

Immigration

Naturalization Simplified for Grandchildren

At the last national referendum held in Switzerland on February 12, citizens answered three questions, one of which concerned the format of naturalization for grandchildren of migrants. In…

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From Britons to Germans

As is known, there are many people dreaming of obtaining political asylum, a residence permit in Germany, and then, if possible, the coveted German citizenship. 'Brexit' has spawned a completely new…

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How Canada sponsors refugees

Despite the rise of anti-immigrant sentiment in most Western countries, thousands of Canadians are demanding that the government in Ottawa accept more refugees. Moreover, people are willing to pay…

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Migration maps of Europe

Did you know that among foreigners in Norway, the largest group is Poles? Or that the largest number of immigrants to Ireland comes from Britain? Czech linguist, mathematician and artist Jakub Marian…

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Behind the Migration Crisis

Last year, 280,000 people sought asylum in Germany. That figure is 600,000 less than in 2015, the peak year of the migration crisis experienced by Germany. These data were presented last week by…

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Canadian prospects

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Refugee flow decreases

In the past year of 2016, the number of applications for refugee status in Switzerland sharply declined. At the same time, a record number of asylum seekers decided to withdraw from the procedure of…

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Number of refugees declining

In Germany, 321,370 applications for asylum were registered in 2016. This is according to data cited by the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag. The number of asylum applications in Germany has…

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Run to Return

In all of 2015, 20,888 migrants who were denied the right to asylum were extradited from Germany. Last year, the number of deportees increased slightly, reaching 25,000 by mid-December. But this is…

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Resettlers are still returning

Last year, almost 6,500 late resettlers from the countries of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe moved to Germany. As in previous years, the absolute majority of direct descendants of ethnic…

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Switzerland updates its law on foreigners

The Swiss law "On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens on the Territory of the Swiss Confederation" has received an important addition to its title, now becoming the "Law on Foreigners and…

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Refugees to be persuaded to leave

The German government must increase pressure on refugees from safe countries of origin so that they return home. This is stated in a report by McKinsey & Company, prepared for the Federal Office for…

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