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Migrants/Migration (legal)

Malawi to repatriate citizens from South Africa amid anti-immigrant attacks

Pope Leo heads to Spain to stand ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with migrants

Pope Leo's itinerary includes stops in Madrid, Monsterrat and Barcelona.
Pope Leo's itinerary includes stops in Madrid, Monsterrat and Barcelona.

How Spain’s unemployment rate caught up with Finland’s

Both Finland and Spain are ageing societies that have experienced higher immigration in recent years.
Both Finland and Spain are ageing societies that have experienced higher immigration in recent years.

Forum: Supporting migrant workers requires a whole-of-society effort

Swiss divided as vote to cap population at 10 million nears

Foreigners made up 27.4 per cent of the Swiss population at the end of 2024.
Foreigners made up 27.4 per cent of the Swiss population at the end of 2024.

New Zealand tightens English standards, widens philanthropy options for visas

New Zealand's government is also preparing to introduce two new skilled residence pathways in August.
New Zealand's government is also preparing to introduce two new skilled residence pathways in August.

India voices concern over US visas but expresses alignment with Rubio on other issues

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaking at an event celebrating the US's 250th anniversary, at the Bharat Mandapam convention centre, in New Delhi, on May 24.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaking at an event celebrating the US's 250th anniversary, at the Bharat Mandapam convention centre, in New Delhi, on May 24.

NYC immigrant hubs eye World Cup bounce after Trump crackdown woe

New York City's tourism agency is preparing a World Cup calendar of events so visitors can experience matches in neighborhoods with the most passion at stake.
New York City's tourism agency is preparing a World Cup calendar of events so visitors can experience matches in neighborhoods with the most passion at stake.

China to expand public service access for migrant workers

People asking for jobs on a street where labourers and migrant workers usually gather for odd jobs, near the border with Hebei province in Beijing in April 2022.
People asking for jobs on a street where labourers and migrant workers usually gather for odd jobs, near the border with Hebei province in Beijing in April 2022.

Spain to introduce job-matching plan for migrants granted legal status

Moroccan migrant Abdelmoujoud Erra, 27, queues to buy a bus ticket to Valladolid, to obtain a vulnerability certificate to regularise migration status, in Almeria Spain, April 22, 2026. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
Moroccan migrant Abdelmoujoud Erra, 27, queues to buy a bus ticket to Valladolid, to obtain a vulnerability certificate to regularise migration status, in Almeria Spain, April 22, 2026. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.