South Africa Advances Digital Citizenship with New Online Platform
In November 2025 Home Affairs will launch a digital portal enabling people stripped of South African citizenship under…
Articles by & updated by Elena Marquez
Immigration Officers Face Great Challenges in Assessing Applications
USCIS handled over 8 million applications in 2025, with more than 20% of green card cases receiving RFEs.…
Berlin Faces Record Wave of Citizenship Lawsuits Over Delays
Nearly 2,000 citizenship lawsuits were filed in Berlin by October 2025 amid a backlog after LEA centralization. The…
Ireland Tightens Immigration Rules: Stricter Citizenship, Higher Income
New Irish rules raise refugee citizenship residency to five years, add a two-year welfare look-back for refusals, tighten…
US Department Flags Prolonged Kenya Work Permit Approvals
Kenya’s DIS is experiencing significant backlogs: official 2–4 month timelines contrast with real waits up to six months.…
USCIS halts Afghan immigration requests after DC Guard shooting
Following a Nov. 26 shooting, USCIS paused all immigration processing for Afghan nationals worldwide. The indefinite freeze affects…
Administration freezes Green Cards, refugees, re-interview to tighten security vetting
The administration froze processing of about 235,000 refugee Green Cards admitted Jan. 20, 2021–Feb. 20, 2025, ordering mandatory…
Rights groups condemn Temporary Protected Status (TPS), Myanmar, Kristi Noem decision
DHS announced ending TPS for approximately 3,969 Myanmar nationals, effective Jan. 26, 2026, citing improved governance. Rights groups…
January 2026 Visa Bulletin Predictions, Analysis and Understanding
January 2026 Visa Bulletin predictions with detailed analysis of EB-2, EB-3, EB-1 priority dates for India & China,…