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Immigration

Immigration

Refugees Strive to Reach the US

The U.S. Government Accountability Office has concluded that Russian citizens can now more easily obtain asylum in the United States than migrants from other countries around the world.

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European Union adopts immigration pact

Leaders of the 27 European Union member states, concluding a two-day summit in Brussels on Thursday, unanimously approved the 'European Pact on Immigration and Asylum'. This was announced by the…

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American Visa Lottery DV-2010

Answers to typical questions about the registration procedure in the DV-2010 program.

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Migrants Boost EU Population

Mortality exceeds birth rates in nine of the 27 EU member states – Bulgaria, Hungary, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, Romania and Estonia. Only France, the United Kingdom and the…

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Britain introduces identity cards for foreigners

UK Home Secretary Jacqui Smith presented in London the first samples of new identity cards for foreigners, which will be put into circulation in November of this year, according to a departmental…

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Resettlement camp to become museum

The border camp 'Friedland' in Lower Saxony (Germany) will become a museum in five years, which can not only be visited but also lived in for a few days together with its inhabitants.

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Spain to Pay Illegal Immigrants for Return

Last Friday, Spain passed a bill under which unemployed illegal immigrants in the country will receive a cash reward for voluntarily returning to their homeland.

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Camp for displaced persons to become museum

The border camp «Friedland» in Lower Saxony (Germany) will become a museum in five years, which can be not only visited but also lived in for a few days together with its inhabitants. The fact is…

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More Czech citizens

In the first half of 2008, 59,300 new citizens were born in the Czech Republic, which is 3,300 more than in the same period last year.

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Most Attractive Countries for Migrants

According to a report published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), in 2006 the United States was the most attractive country for migrants.

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Resettlers will find it easier to become Russians

Russia's state program to support resettlement was approved in 2006, but has not yet become particularly popular. According to Vladimir Pligin, Chairman of the Duma Committee on Constitutional…

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Results of the general amnesty in the Netherlands

The largest group of people who received residence permits in the Netherlands under the general amnesty were from former Soviet Union countries. The second largest group were refugees from former…

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