Losing Your Green Card Abroad: How Absence Affects LPR Status
Long absences abroad risk a finding of abandonment of permanent residency. Over 180 days triggers scrutiny; beyond one…
Articles by & updated by Elena Marquez
Archbishop Elpidophoros Officially Becomes a Naturalized U.S. Citizen
On November 10, 2025, Archbishop Elpidophoros became a U.S. citizen after taking the Oath of Allegiance and receiving…
Ottawa Mass Murder Victims’ Family Appeals to IRCC for Help
After the March 2024 Barrhaven killings, survivor Dhanushka Wickramasinghe’s compassionate permanent residency was "approved in principle" but not…
Poland: Russians Most Frequently Stripped of International Protection
Poland disproportionately revokes asylum for Russians—about 90% of cessations—despite 119 grants in 2024. Triggers include travel to Russia,…
UAE Tightens Review Procedures for Freelance Green Residency Visa
UAE tightened checks for Green Residency freelance visas due to isolated permit trading. The five-year self-sponsorship visa remains…
Switzerland Moves to Harmonize Naturalization Rules Across Cantons
Supporters in Switzerland propose cutting the ordinary naturalization residency requirement from 10 to 5 years, allowing applicants with…
Trump Plans to Use Private Bounty Hunters to Locate Migrants
ICE’s October 31 RFI seeks private vendors to verify addresses for deportation lists, scaling from 10,000 names to…
Portugal Sees 60% Rise in Residency Permits, 2025 Backlog Cleared
Portugal issued 386,463 residence permits by October 22, 2025, up 60% from 2024 mainly due to backlog clearance.…
What’s Behind Republican Push to Strip Mamdani’s Citizenship
Republicans pressed DOJ to investigate Zohran Mamdani’s 2018 naturalization after his November 2025 win, but no evidence or…