International students will be allowed to work 24 hours a week starting in September

Immigration Minister Marc Miller says international students will be able to work off-campus for up to 24 hours per week starting in September. The Liberals temporarily waived the 20-hour cap on work hours for international students during the COVID-19 pandemic in a bid to ease labour shortages. That waiver expires Tuesday. “Looking at best practices … Read more

Spain to scrap cash-for-visas scheme – POLITICO

The majority of this investment is highly concentrated: 94 out of every 100 visas obtained through this legal procedure are linked to investment in real estate in major cities such as Barcelona, Madrid, Malaga, Alicante, Valencia or Palma de Mallorca, El País reported. According to the Socialist leader, the program has become a “speculative model” … Read more

Many Pakistan ‘persecuted’ minorities have not heard of India’s CAA

ISLAMABAD: Amit Kumar, a trader from Sanghar district in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, has his bags packed to move to India at the earliest opportunity. “I am seriously considering settling there. At least I won’t get killed because of my faith,” he said, claiming he now lives the life of “a second-class Pakistani citizen”. Amit … Read more

Govt launches portal for those seeking Indian citizenship under CAA

Representative image. New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday launched a portal for people eligible to apply for Indian citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019, an official spokesperson said. The move came a day after the government notified rules for implementation of the CAA 2019. “The Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024 under the … Read more

India to enact divisive citizenship law opposed by Muslims

Many among India’s 200 million Muslims fear the law is a precursor to a national register of citizens that could leave them stateless in the country of 1.4 billion. Many poor Indians do not have documents to prove their nationality. Prime Minister Narendra Modi denies this, saying that Muslims are not covered by the legislation … Read more

Zelenskyy allows foreigners to serve in Ukraine’s National Guard – POLITICO

There are also several battalions of Belarusian and Russian citizens fighting for Ukraine, as well as dozens of foreign fighters in other units of the Ukrainian armed forces. Citizens of 55 countries joined the war on Ukraine’s side, according to International Legion spokesman Damien Magrou. There have been problems with the legal status of foreign … Read more

Who is Yulia Navalnaya, Putin’s new enemy?  – POLITICO

“My main task is for our family to stay the same, despite everything,” she told Harper’s Bazaar.  Behind the scenes, however, those who knew the couple well said Navalnaya not only shared her husband’s views, but also helped shape them.  Telepathic connection “At every stage of Alexei’s career, Yulia has always been by his side,” … Read more

HBO drops pro-Kremlin actor from White Lotus after uproar – POLITICO

“HBO, is it all right for you to work with a person who supports genocide & violates international law?” Ukraine’s foreign ministry asked in a January 24 post on X. Biković on Saturday charged that “a targeted information campaign” was being waged against him. “External circumstances are beginning to influence creative decisions, which create a … Read more

Ottawa may ‘rein in’ temporary resident numbers as housing concerns intensify, minister says

Immigration Minister Marc Miller says he’ll be scrutinizing the number of international students and other non-permanent residents coming into Canada, as political tension builds around the interplay between housing affordability and immigration. In an interview airing Sunday on Rosemary Barton Live, Miller said the relationship between housing and immigration is complex, and it was discussed around … Read more

Putin gives Russian citizenship to accused Bosnian Serb war criminal – POLITICO

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree this week granting Russian citizenship to a former Bosnian Serb soldier accused of war crimes in the 1990s. Ratko Samac, a former officer in the Yugoslav People’s Army, is wanted in Bosnia and Herzegovina on war crimes charges connected to the expulsion of non-Serb civilians from the Bosnian … Read more