Immigration law

The European Commission will warn that schemes in some EU countries that allow wealthy foreigners to buy citizenship or residency could raise risks of money laundering, corruption and tax evasion.

The warnings are included in a draft report, seen by Reuters, that is expected to be published on Wednesday by the European Union's executive.

A Thai court Monday rejected an attempt to block the deportation of a Saudi woman who made a desperate plea for asylum, saying she feared for her life after escaping an abusive family.

Turkey granted work permits to almost 98,000 foreign nationals in the January-October period, the Labor, Social services and Family Ministry announced on Nov. 13.

Although the number of asylum seekers in Bulgaria has fallen drastically, by a factor of over 11, since the crisis peaked in 2015, most people entering the country and seeking asylum are treated as "irregular migrants" and are detained in closed centres.

These are the conclusions of a report compiled by the Sofia-based Foundation for Access to Rights, FAR, published on Monday.

A Greek Asylum Committee has reportedly granted asylum to a second Turkish serviceman, among the eight, that fled Turkey following the July coup attempt in 2016.

A few months ago, the asylum committee had granted asylum to another one of the eight soldiers.

The Ministry of Labor and Social Security has issued work permits to 104,915 foreign citizens in Turkey since 2016, it stated on March 27.

Turkey granted over 87,000 work permits to foreign nationals in 2017, according to data from the country’s Labor and Social Security Ministry compiled by state-run Anadolu Agency. 

German lawmakers today adopted a law limiting family reunification for refugees - a condition for the formation of a coalition government by conservatives and Social Democrats after months of post-election ambiguity.

Four fifths of seasonal workers in Bulgaria with work permits from the Employment Agency are citizens of Ukraine. This is the data of the Employment Agency, quoted by Dnevnik. Second is Moldova, but with only 4% of the issued permits.

Justice Phillip Mott has ruled that taxpayers should hand £27,000 to an illegal migrant convicted for attempted rape because he was held in immigration detention for too long while the authorities tried unsuccessfully to deport him.