The Rugby World Cup 2019 features 20 sides from six continents – Express Sport takes a look at what it takes to gain eligibility for a nation. There are four ways in which rugby union players can qualify to play for a nation, in accordance with World Rugby. The main point of contention is that […]
Interior Minister Salameh Hammad, who is also head of a committee of investors, on Thursday chaired a panel meeting that aimed at discussing amendments to the conditions of granting the Jordanian nationality to investors as well as a five-year residency for investors and their family members. Amendments are part of the ministry’s role in enhancing […]
Under the housing Dominica programme, Prime Minister of Commonwealth of Dominica, Dr. Roosvelt Skerrit handed over 68 houses in George Town, Portsmouth. Houses were handed over in the presence of government officials and ministers. Notably, the government of Dominica is giving away free houses to the people who lost their homes in the natural catastrophe […]
British based businesses will have improved access to skilled workers following changes to the Immigration Rules announced by the immigration minister today (Monday 9 September). The changes mean that occupations such as veterinarians, architects and web designers will be added to the shortage occupation list (SOL), giving people coming to the UK to work in […]
The Department of Homeland Security plans to begin requesting social media information on applications for immigration benefits and foreign travel to the US, an expansion of data collection already taking place. Some foreign travelers to the US, as well as applicants for immigration benefits, will be asked to list their social media accounts and usernames for […]
New border controls that will make it harder for serious criminals to enter the UK will be introduced in the event of a no deal Brexit, the government has announced today (4 September). In a move signalling the end of free movement in its current form, a tougher UK criminality threshold for EEA citizens will […]
Germany has enforced two decrees to help families of people who fled the Nazis to take up German citizenship, after a challenge by British descendants of Jewish refugees. Although anyone deprived of citizenship by the Nazis is entitled to have it restored, hundreds of applicants have fallen foul of exemptions in the law. Germany’s interior […]
Turkey’s furniture sector has been boosted by a surge in home sales to foreigners thanks to the country’s program for getting citizenship through investment, according to sector observers. Home purchases by foreigners have risen sharply since last year, when Turkey eased conditions under the program. Under the changes, foreigners who invest $500,000 in Turkey, deposit […]
Nearly 2 million people from the east Indian state of Assam were excluded Saturday from a final citizenship list that is intended to identify legal residents and weed out illegal immigrants, amid fears they could be rendered stateless. A total of 31.1 million people were included on the list, leaving out 1.9 million, according to […]
The Trump administration is making it more difficult for the children of some US service members and US government employees living abroad to automatically become US citizens, according to apolicy alert released Wednesday by US Citizenship and Immigration Services. The rule appears to primarily affect the children of naturalized US citizens serving in the armed forces […]
