Imigracja

The number of foreigners who legally live and work in Poland is systematically growing. At the end of June 2021, nearly 818.8 thous. foreigners, which means an increase by 35.2 percent. compared to the same period of the previous year - according to ZUS data.more

At the end of 2020, 738,000 people lived in Great Britain. people with Polish citizenship, which means that in the second half of last year their number decreased by 77 thousand, and compared to the previous year, by as much as 162 thousand. - according to the data of the National Statistical Office (ONS) announced today.more

The European Parliament yesterday called on the European Union to create a special visa program for Afghan women who want to leave their country for fear of the Taliban, the EP official website informs.more

Despite the pandemic and protracted residence procedures, Polish universities attract students from abroad, especially from Ukraine and Belarus, informs Rzeczpospolita in today's edition.more

Sadiq Khan has called on the Government to introduce emergency visas to solve labour shortages in London. A combination of factors including post-Brexit immigration rules, the Covid-19 pandemic and an ageing workforce has put “a huge strain” on certain industries, Mr Khan said in a speech on Tuesday.more

Climate change could push more than 200 million people to leave their homes in the next three decades and create migration hot spots unless urgent action is taken to reduce global emissions and bridge the development gap, a World Bank report has found.more

In the first half of this year. spent by 34 thousand more work permits for foreigners than in the corresponding period in the pandemic 2020 - was provided by Personnel Service. According to analysts, the most permits for drivers and industrial workers.more

Some people cannot prove they are legally in the country because of a flaw in the government's system for immigrants from the European Union, reported The Guardian. The main problem is people who apply for a change of status from "pre-settled" to "settled".more

EU citizens, including Polish citizens, can only cross the British border using an ID card until September 30th. The document, which was repeatedly called by the head of the Home Office "dangerous and easy to forge", will no longer be respected from October 1, and the only possibility to enter the UK will be a valid passport.more

Almost every fourth resident of Germany is an immigrant or a descendant of immigrants, but only 8% of them come from this group. MPs, reports the Turkish Anatolia agency today. She adds that leaders of the immigrant community want more representation in parliament.more

The head of the French Interior Ministry, Gerald Darmanin, warned today that his country will not accept "any practices contrary to maritime law or financial blackmail." According to the media, the British government wants to return boats with migrants trying to enter the country illegally.more

The Danish Social Democratic government has announced that unemployed people who have a "need to integrate" will be obligated to work 37 hours a week if they want to receive social benefits.more

British Home Office Secretary Priti Patel has warned that she will block the release of the £ 54m promised to France to strengthen patrols on the English Channel if the country fails to more effectively detain illegal immigrants, The Times reported yesterday.more

At least a thousand illegal immigrants made their way to the UK via the English Channel yesterday, Sky News reported, citing eyewitness accounts. It would be an absolute daily record.more

The regulation of the President of the Republic of Poland published yesterday on the introduction of a state of emergency in part of the province Podlaskie and Lubelskie includes a list of 183 localities where the provisions of the state of emergency apply.more

At the border, the situation is complicated; if we accept 30 refugees, 100 or 150 of them will appear in a moment, because there is a terrorist on the other side, the President of Białystok Tadeusz Truskolaski told "Rzeczpospolita". In this matter, the rulers are in a trap because there is no good solution - he added.more

Afghans who have worked with the British military evacuated to the UK will receive an indefinite residence permit, not a five-year temporary residence permit, as has been the case so far, the Interior Ministry announced today.more

The Polish government asked the president on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency in two regions on its border with Belarus after the Polish Border Guard said hundreds of irregular crossings had taken place this month.more

A shortage of fruit pickers in the UK is set to spread to warehouse workers in the run-up to Christmas, the boss of toy chain The Entertainer has warned.more

We need integrated border management solutions to ensure that illegal border crossings do not go undetected. The fence may be a good idea in the current situation on the external border of the EU with Belarus - said the spokesman of the European Commission Christian Wigand.more

With increasing migratory pressure, even Morocco is trying to build border fences in the North African enclaves - Ceuta and Melilla, and the Spanish opposition is demanding concrete walls to be erected.more

Nearly 55 percent Poles believe that Poland should not accept refugees and migrants - according to the IBRIS survey for Polsat Events. Over 38 percent respondents were in favor of their admission.more

Immigrants are much more likely than native Swedes to be suspected of having committed crimes, according to a report by the Swedish Crime Prevention Council (BRA).more

We cannot accept any attempts to incite or allow illegal migration to the European Union by third countries, said European Commission spokesman Christian Wigand, when asked about the assessment of the situation on the Polish-Belarusian border.more

An Afghan banned from flying to the UK due to a potential security threat was brought there during the ongoing evacuation from Kabul airport, the British government confirmed yesterday evening.more