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After World War II, Switzerland experienced an economic boom that fuelled a demand for labour. Agreement-based recruitment programs with southern European countries, particularly Italy, [2] Spain, [3] and Portugal, facilitated the arrival of thousands of “guest workers.” During this period, Switzerland’s immigration laws centred on ...
Ten years of lawful residence in Switzerland including three of the five years immediately preceding the application. [15] The time spent in Switzerland between the ages of 8 and 18 is doubled when counted for purposes of applying for naturalisation, however, an applicant must have spent at least six years in Switzerland. [ 16 ]
Population growth in Switzerland is mostly due to immigration: in 2009, there have been 78,286 live births recorded (74% Swiss, 26% foreign nationalities), contrasting with 62,476 deaths (92% Swiss, 8% foreigners). Thus, of the population growth rate of 1.1% during 2009, about 0.2% are due to births, and 0.9% due to immigration.
We decided to move beyond the US to Switzerland in search of our American dream. We've been here for eight years now and have found some differences with the US.
The United Kingdom's Immigration Rules mandate exclusion [15] of any person who has been sentenced to 4 years or more in prison for a single offence; or has been convicted of an offence for which they have been sentenced to a period of imprisonment of at least 12 months but less than 4 years, unless a period of 10 years has passed since the end ...
There’s another $20,000 due for unspecified legal expenses. He’s facing eviction and borrowing electricity from his neighbor. Unfortunately, his escape plan could put him in a deeper hole.
Switzerland is offering a cash prize for solutions to remove munitions from its lakes. The ammo was dumped in lakes between 1918 and 1964 as the Swiss military believed it to be safe.
In Switzerland, the Asylum Act (AsylA) defines the principles, criteria, procedure and application of decisions. [1]The asylum procedure determines refugee status, where the asylum seeker has the right to be heard, to make an effective appeal, etc. (a person recognized as a refugee in one European state is not necessarily recognized as such in another, because the nature of the procedures ...