IMMIGRATION NEWS

The US State Department on Thursday published a new rule that aims to deny tourist visas to pregnant women if consular officials believe the their primary purpose of their visit is to give birth in the United States. The Trump administration says it is seeking to end “birth tourism”, which is the…

The government of Canada has issued 3,400 innovations to apply (ITAs) for permanent residence in a new Express Entry draw held on Wednesday, January 22nd. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score required to qualify for the latest draw was 471, down from the 473 cut-off point from the…

The Trump administration intends to make it header for pregnant individuals from foreign countries to obtain tourist visas to the United States. In draft documents of the plan obtained by BuzzFeed News, consular officers at US embassies abroad would presume that a pregnant applicant for a B tourist…

The United States President Trump is reportedly planning to impose a travel ban on four African nations. The four African countries that are set to be the latest to be added to the US travel ban list include Nigeria, Tanzania, Sudan, and Eritrea, multiple American media outlets reported quoting…

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) requires permanent residents as well as applicants for all immigration benefits to report to USCIS a change of address within 10 days of relocation. Failure to inform USCIS of your current address could result in your documents such as green cards,…

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i on Wednesday defended the government against claims that it is behind Miguna Miguna's travel woes. Instead, Matiang’i blamed the existing laws, saying that they have made it difficult for people who had previously renounced their Kenyan citizenship to…

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of State, have announced the list of countries whose nationals are eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B visa programs in 2020. The H-2A allows US employers to…

The US government approved a total of 128,451 green card applications (Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status) in the 4th quarter of the 2019 fiscal year. Data released by US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) indicates that through the same period (July…

The United States government approved 247,246 applications for naturalization in the 4th quarter of the 2019 fiscal year (July 1st - September 30, 2019), newly released data by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reveals. Over the same period, USCIS received a total of 230,340…

A federal judge in Maryland on Wednesday issued temporary orders blocking President Trump’s executive order that would allow state and local governments to refuse to accept refugees.   Judge Peter J. Messitte of the US District Court for the District of Maryland temporarily stayed the Trump’s…