The number of permanent residents of Germany with a migration background has reached a record level in the country's entire post-war history. According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis)…
Exactly one year ago (on September 5, 2015), the first trains carrying refugees who entered Europe via the 'Balkan route' arrived at Munich Central Station. At that time, they were still greeted with…
Last year, the number of foreign citizens permanently residing in Switzerland for the first time surpassed the psychologically important mark of 2 million, accounting for almost a quarter of the…
Scandinavian countries, in particular Norway, Denmark and Sweden, are using different strategies to reduce the number of refugees they accept. As Deutsche Welle notes, these include tightening…
The number of UK residents born in Poland last year exceeded the number of immigrants born in India. The overall net migration, according to the UK Office for National Statistics, remained at a…
Germany continues to accept people fleeing war and persecution, but this year their number has sharply declined as a result of measures taken by the government. This is evidenced by data from the…
The concept of dual citizenship means that a person is a citizen of two countries simultaneously. Each country has its own laws on citizenship based on its own policy. Persons may acquire dual…
In this publication, we will tell you how to obtain a residence permit in Croatia in 2016 using a specific example. The background is as follows: the applicant, a citizen of Russia, wants to move to…
Canada's provincial immigration programs, compared to federal ones, have more flexible and attractive conditions, which means that an interested applicant has the opportunity to obtain permanent…
Imperfections in Germany's legal system hinder the deportation of refugees who have been denied asylum. In the first five months of this year, only 11,300 foreign nationals who did not receive…
The introduction of quotas for the distribution of refugees among European Union countries did not receive support from the majority of Czech politicians, who repeatedly spoke in Brussels against…
The number of foreigners who received German citizenship last year became one of the lowest in the last ten years. In 2015, only 107,181 residents of Germany with foreign passports became…