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Home Secretary Launches Windrush Scheme

The legislation will enable the government to begin processing citizenship applications for the Windrush generation – Commonwealth nationals who settled in the UK before 1973 – free of charge. Free citizenship applications for children of the Windrush generation who joined their parents before they turned 18 and free confirmation of the existing British citizenship for […]

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UAE Approves 100% Ownership of Companies, New Ten-Year Visa

The UAE has approved a new long-term visa system aimed at attracting international investors and high-skilled professional workers. In a major announcement, the UAE cabinet also approved 100% foreign ownership of companies in the country, which has previously been limited to those companies based in freezones. The ten-year visa will be made available to investors in […]

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ST. LUCIA: Staff Concluding Statement of the Mission for the 2018 Article IV Consultation

An IMF mission visited St. Lucia during April 23-May 4, 2018, for the annual Article IV consultation  discussions on economic developments and macroeconomic policies. At the end of the discussions, the mission issued the following statement: “Favorable external conditions and a mild fiscal stimulus sustained growth in 2017. The outlook remains benign, but is subject to […]

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Caribbean Citizenship by Investment – Episode 1: Saint Kitts & Nevis

Episode 1 of the documentary series Caribbean Citizenship by Investment, the first-ever documentary on all five citizenship by investment programs (CIPs) in the Caribbean, is now available. In the series, we visit each country to learn more about the respective citizenship by investment programs and life on the ground on the islands. The first episode covers the […]

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Canada-Ontario Agreement Maximizes the Benefits of Immigration

Canada and Ontario are strengthening their partnership and collaboration to increase francophone immigration in support of a strong and prosperous economy. The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, and the Honourable Laura Albanese, Ontario Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, today announced the signing of the annexes to the Canada-Ontario Immigration Agreement (COIA). The 3 annexes set out Canada–Ontario collaboration on […]

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The Trump Administration is Ending Immigration Protections for 57,000 Hondurans Living in the US

The Trump administration said on Friday it will end temporary protections for immigrants in the United States from Honduras on Jan. 5, 2020, leaving potentially 57,000 people vulnerable to deportation. It is the latest in a series of decisions by President Donald Trump to shut down temporary protected status (TPS) granted to immigrants after natural […]

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