Sweden developing state-issued alternative to BankID
Sweden is launching Sverige-id, a government digital identification service available to citizens and registered foreign residents, addressing barriers foreigners face accessing BankID and essential services.
Your views: 'Foreigners in Germany will always feel like second class citizens'
Foreign residents in Germany face persistent outsider status and suffer consequences from increasingly hard-line immigration policies despite efforts to integrate.
Record number of babies born to foreign parents in Japan amid political row over migration
Record-high births to foreign parents in Japan in 2024 exceeded 20,000, offsetting falling Japanese births and reflecting a sharp rise in foreign residents.
What are your responsibilities as a foreign resident in Germany?
For foreign residents in Germany, there are obligations that mirror those of German citizens, while others are specific to foreigners, particularly regarding taxes and health insurance.