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Immigration has increased rapidly since the late 1990s, driven largely by strong economic growth and high standards of living. By mid-2023, foreign citizens made up around 18% of the population. This has brought important economic benefits to Iceland, including by boosting the working age population and helping the country to meet labour demands in fast-growing sectors. However, there are important challenges regarding the integration of immigrants and their children that need to be addressed through a comprehensive approach, helping to make the most of immigration. Successful labour market integration of immigrants requires more effective language training for adults and an improvement in skills recognition procedures. At the same time, immigrants need more opportunities to work in the public sector and the adult learning system should be adjusted to better encompass their training needs. Strengthening language skills is key to improving the weak educational outcomes of immigrant students. Enhancing teachers’ preparedness to accommodate students’ diverse educational needs is another pre-requisite. Strengthening integration further hinges upon meeting the housing needs of the immigrant population, including through an increase in the supply of social and affordable housing.
About 5,000 Ukrainian refugees have arrived in Iceland since the start of the war, and continue to do so at a rate of about 200 arrivals per month. The government gives them nearly instant resident status, on humanitarian grounds. It has also created a website in Ukrainian to help them navigate the bureaucracy and culture.
I tried to get a visa yers ago to live ther....seriously.....i was in luv wit bjork an wanted to stalk her ...anyway thats another story ill tell you about it after ......anyway ....ya had to speak leavin cert Icelandic....so I went to classes .....an I asked yur man how do yu say fuck off in Iceland...... " Fuk Bert " he said .....I didn't go back
I was there in 1982 on a photographic trip with the Photographic society of Ireland.This is Heimaey.https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2017/01/the-eldfell-eruption-of-1973/514394/
Quote from: silverbullet on December 19, 2023, 06:59:53 pmI was there in 1982 on a photographic trip with the Photographic society of Ireland.This is Heimaey.https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2017/01/the-eldfell-eruption-of-1973/514394/Did yu meet bjork ?
The reason I asked was they mover a whole town of 4000 people and rehoused them add in 5000 Ukranians we need to ask Iceland how to build Gaffs .They dont seem to be short of them .
I wonder do Ukranians or international refugees ever go to Iceland ?
Quote from: John m on December 19, 2023, 01:36:53 pmI wonder do Ukranians or international refugees ever go to Iceland ?I guess the mums do.
Repatriated.
