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Immigration

Immigration

When the issue went to press

The UK will allow citizens of new EU countries to work freely in the country, but will deny them social benefits. UK Home Secretary David Blunkett announced the British government's decision in…

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The stamp and the sword of Russian migration

Russian authorities, it seems, intend to build migration policy strictly following the carrot-and-stick principle, writes Vremya Novostei. Speaking at an FSB board meeting, Vladimir Putin called for…

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Labor Migration to Germany Could Become Reality

A new immigration law for Germany will likely be agreed upon as early as January. Government and opposition representatives are ready to compromise, writes Russkaya Germaniya.

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Changes in Canada's Immigration Rules for Skilled Workers and Business Immigrants

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Naturalization of Contingent Refugees

Ukrainian citizen Igor Kosar has been living in Germany for almost six years with the status of a contingent refugee. The former Kyiv resident has integrated successfully, works as an electrical…

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Which Immigrant Does Canada Prefer?

Canadian citizens and legal immigrants should have the right to sponsor immigration to the country not only for their closest relatives. These new rights would facilitate family reunification and…

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Cost of maintaining a family in the Czech Republic has risen significantly

In one of the October issues of the newspaper (see “Zagranitsu” No. 42), in a selection of materials about the Czech Republic, statistical information was published on the average and minimum wages…

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Protection behind high walls

Of course, refugees always need protection more than others, because they are uprooted, because they have to start everything from scratch, because they do not know the language and the country, and…

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Eight Steps to Green Card

In two weeks, the application period for the American visa lottery Green Card - DV-2005 will close. Our newspaper's reader Tatyana advises: before sending your application for the lottery, think…

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Lottery scam. How Ukrainians who want to win the Green Card lottery lose money

In the previous issue (see «Заграница» No. 1 (158), January 2003) we examined situations in which those wishing to take part in the American Green Card visa lottery fall for the tricks of fraudsters…

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For Greece, the main thing in politics is the fight against illegal migration

Greece, the current holder of the EU presidency, considers the fight against illegal migration to be the main priority of the EU's internal policy. As reported by RIA Novosti, this was stated last…

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Spanish citizenship for foreigners

In Spain, a law came into force last Thursday allowing thousands of foreigners to obtain Spanish citizenship. It applies to those foreigners whose parents were Spanish.

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