Germany returned almost 13,000 migrants in 2022
According to a spokesperson from Germany’s interior ministry, 12,945 migrants were returned from Germany during the course of 2022, a slight increase on the previous year.
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Immigration: France to offer special residence permits for workers in sectors 'under strain'
The future law on immigration in France will include the creation of a residence permit for "professions under strain", according to the labor minister and the interior minister. Will the new measure improve the lives of undocumented workers? InfoMigrants takes a closer look.
EU Court favors Ghanaian immigrant in Dutch residency dispute, setting precedent for other cases
The European Court of Justice has ruled that a third-country national who holds a residence permit as a family member of an EU citizen can obtain long-term resident status. The case involved a Ghanaian mother and her son, who has Dutch nationality.
Thousands apply for Irish regularization scheme before deadline ends
The Irish government scheme has enabled people from all around the globe to gain regular legal status in the EU nation. However, some people did not qualify despite spending long periods of time in Ireland.
Lawyers and others sentenced for fake stay permits in Italy
The Crotone court in Italy's southern province of Calabria has sentenced eight people including lawyers and cultural mediators to jail time on charges of being part of a criminal association for the illegal entrance into the country through fake stay permits.
Explainer: What Germany's asylum reform means for migrants with a 'Duldung'
For the more than 100,000 migrants who have been staying in Germany for five years or longer with 'tolerated' status, a new law could end their legal limbo starting with a one-year residency status "on probation". Here's what you need to know.
Germany proposes new path to residency, work for migrants in limbo
Some 200,000 migrants in Germany have been living in legal limbo, unable to work, with a visa status known as “tolerated”. These migrants’ asylum claims have been rejected, but they cannot be deported, often because crisis situations in their home countries won’t allow it. The government now wants to address their plight by granting some of them legal residency status.
Turkey limits residence permits for foreigners
Turkey has announced plans to tighten conditions for foreigners to be eligible for residence permits. New rules to be introduced next month will especially affect Syrian refugees and other migrants in certain neighborhoods.
Italy: 7 probed in 'fake jobs for stay permits' investigation
Seven Italian and Chinese citizens, including two lawyers, are under investigation in the northeastern Veneto region on charges of criminal association to favor illegal immigration. Investigators accuse the suspects of offering fake jobs, in return for money, so migrants could apply for stay permits in Italy.
German interior minister proposes new route to residency for long-term migrants
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has proposed a new route to residency for migrants who have been living in Germany for more than five years with a so-called 'Duldung', a temporary suspension of deportation.
Italy Court rules on state allowance for non-EU citizens
The Italian Constitutional Court ruled that non-EU migrants with long-term residence in Italy have the right to receive the household allowance benefit just like Italians, even if their family members stayed behind in their country of origin.
EU Commission plans to give 3-year protection to Ukraine refugees
The European Commission has proposed granting automatic temporary protection for up to three years to people fleeing the war in Ukraine. This would include a residence permit and access to employment and social welfare.