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Citizenship

Beijing blasts BNO visa for creating second-class citizens

10:41 05/01/2022
Beijing has blasted Britain’s BNO visa scheme for what it describes as creating ‘second-class’ citizens. According to official figures, nearly 90,000 Hong Kong nationals have applied to resettle in...

End to US citizenship by Birthright targeted by Trump

15:01 23/11/2020
Outgoing US President, Donald Trump, is planning to end US citizenship by birthright before he leaves office. Trump, who lost the US election to his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden – though he...

Canada to make immigrants wait four years for citizenship

12:03 27/02/2014
Canada's immigration minister, Chris Alexander, has introduced legislation in the Canadian parliament that would increase the required residency period before immigrants could apply for citizenship...

Canadian citizenship rules make integration more difficult

17:41 25/02/2014
A new report from a Canadian think tank alleges that recent changes to the Canadian citizenship regime favour some immigrants over others and run contrary to the Canadian multicultural ethos. The...

Cyprus immigration lowers cost of 'fast track citizenship'

19:57 20/12/2013
The Cypriot department of immigration has cut the cost of its Fast Track Citizenship program, also known as 'economic citizenship'. The main change was introduced to placate Russians who had lost...

UK immigration minister changes nature of citizenship test

17:16 29/01/2013
The UK's immigration minister has announced changes to the UK's citizenship test. Mark Harper said that the changes were necessary because the old test tested people's knowledge of 'how to claim...

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