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Does my Spanish work permit relate to an EU Blue Card?

I've been scouring the Internet for an answer to my situation but have come up short. I am a non-EU citizen currently in Spain under Highly Qualified based on the Law 14/2013. I've been told that this is equivalent to the EU blue card. What I would…
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Maternity in Sweden, on short notice

I have a postdoc position in Sweden starting January next year, and signed the contract already. My fiance and I (we're both German nationals) planned to move to Sweden, me in January, she by the end of the year, and planned to stay there…
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UK immigration application: Evidence / Proof that I lived there (EU citizen, no passport stamps)

I want to apply for UK citizenship, I am an EU national and have studied in the UK for 6 years, with one year interruption (so: 1 year, abroad for a year, and then another 5 years in the UK). My girlfriend (and soon to be wife) is a British…
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U.S.V.A. health coverage outside of CONUS?

I have been getting much of my health care from the U.S. Veteran's Administration (VA). They tell me that they will pay for services if I am more than forty miles (68 KM) from a VA facility. (I suspect that only applies within USA.) I do know…
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From which age are Israeli citizens returning to Israel exempt from service in the army?

An Israeli citizen left Israel with their parents before the age of 16. Neither they or their parents returned to Israel since. The Israeli army doesn't consider said person a deserter and the consulate extends their passport without issues. The…
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How can I tell whether a Chinese person is putting their family name or given name first?

Apparently it is the custom, when you speak Chinese, to give full names as Family-Name Given-Name, unlike the European (and Arabic etc.) order. However, people with Chinese names interacting in English, with Europeans, sometimes reverse their names…
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If we are unable to open, or keep open, a bank account because of FATCA, what are our other options?

I am a U.S. citizen. I have previously worked and lived in Austria and had offers to work there again. Austria has very strict banking secrecy laws. They cannot reveal a person's bank account details, even to the Austrian government, except with a…
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Port Removal from Ireland and ILR Application in the UK

I'm an Irish citizen; my girlfriend and I live in London. Last Christmas, we tried to go to Ireland on the boat, but my girlfriend didn't have her passport with her (she is Turkish and has a UK Self-Employed Visa). The immigration team at the port…
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Can I travel with an expired German resident card?

I have been living in Germany since 2010 with a permanent residence card, which must be renewed every 2 years. My passport expired in August, so the same happened with my residence card, because of the bureaucracy of my country I requested the new…
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Deported from the UK in 2013: Can I come back for work?

I was deported from the UK in 2013. Now I am back in my country, Portugal, working as a international lorry driver. The company I work for often has to load/unload in the UK and in Ireland. Will I be stopped and denied entry, when driving to the UK…
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Getting the Permanent Residence Permit In Germany with and without the Blue Card

In this question I asked about new conditions or changes for the blue card: Are there new conditions for Getting the EU Blue Card in Germany? Now I want to know, if I don't have the blue card, and I am working with IT in Germany, with a…
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What documents are needed for an EU permanent resident to work in Germany?

Assuming one is a permanent resident of an EU state other than Germany (e.g. Czech Republic), what documents are needed for them to work in Germany? The German Federal Office for Migration mentions that: Residence permit for third-country nationals…
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What's the procedure for somebody who has lost their US passport while living in Taiwan?

I'm travelling in Taiwan, currently in a little village on the east coast with quite a few expats. I just ran into one acquaintance from the US who tells me he thinks he's lost his passport. Given that the US has good relations with Taiwan but does…
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Entering the UK on a Tier 1 (Exceptional talent) 5 year visa earlier than the originally submitted 'intended date of arrival'

Looking for clarity on the following. I have been granted a Tier 1 Visa for exceptional talent. This gives me 5 years and 4 months. Upon sending my application in for processing I indicated that my intended date of arrival was the 3rd of November…
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Initial entry requirement for Australia PR Visa

I was granted Australian permanent residence visa (189) this March. It has an initial entry date for October 2016. I landed Australia in March this year and stayed for 3 days and exited Australia. I am planning to move to Australia permanently in…
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