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Nationality law

UK: Five years, not four, to gain permanent residence

11:42 14/03/2006
The UK Home Office has announced important changes in Immigration Rules, which will affect people applying for leave to remain, and indefinite leave to remain (or settlement). The changes will take...

Mexico demands that US allow more immigrants

12:29 12/01/2006
Diplomats from Mexico and Central America on Jan. 9 demanded guest worker programs and the legalization of undocumented migrants in the United States , while criticizing a U.S. proposal for tougher...

New Zealand announces citizenship changes

10:58 02/01/2006
From Dec. 31, 2005, not every baby born in New Zealand will automatically be a New Zealand citizen. Changes to the Citizenship Act include amendments that say that a child will only be given...

US citizenship test to change

18:47 07/12/2005
Questions on the nation's citizenship test will be revised to focus on basic civics and won't be the sort that would stir academic debate, the head of the federal citizenship office said Dec. 6...

Dual citizens in UK could lose citizenship in new bill

16:58 05/12/2005
Under new legislation being considered in the UK , the home secretary would be able to strip dual nationals of their British citizenship as easily as he can remove or exclude foreign nationals from...

Commonwealth citizens could lose right to UK visa

12:31 27/10/2005
The UK's proposed changes to its immigration rules could end the traditional entry and settlement rights of Commonwealth citizens with British relatives, a newspaper said. The Times daily said that...

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