Trump Denaturalization Push Fuels Grand-Jury Subpoenas in Omar Probe
The federal investigation into Representative Ilhan Omar includes a court-authorized home search and more than a dozen grand-jury subpoenas. Investigators...
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Answers from VisaVerge guidesWhat’s Next for Birthright Citizenship Amid 2025 Legal Changes
The 2025 Birthright Citizenship Act and Executive Order seek to restrict automatic citizenship to children with U.S. citizen or lawful resident parents. This could affect hundreds of thousands, increase statelessness risks, and faces major legal challenges, including delayed Supreme Court enforcement and intense national debate.
Read: What’s Next for Birthright Citizenship Amid 2025 Legal ChangesWhat changes did the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announce in 2025?
USCIS announced inflation adjustments that increased premium processing fees, with Form I-129 increasing from $2,805 to $2,965 and Form I-140 rising to $2,965.
Read: UK Government Hikes Immigration and Visa Fees, Canada and Germany GainWhat changes are happening for U.S. citizenship applications in 2025-26?
The civics test now has a larger question bank, higher filing fees, and more detailed reviews of applicants' backgrounds.
Read: U.S. Citizenship Changes Effective Oct 20, 2025 for 2025–26 ApplicantsHow can applicants prepare for potential changes in citizenship rules?
Applicants should build a “proof packet” now by collecting residence registration history, entry/exit records if available, employment contracts and pay slips, tax summaries, and documentation showing any public benefits used and why.
Read: Sweden Council on Legislation Criticises Retroactive Citizenship RulesWhat changes were made to birthright citizenship in 2025 according to VisaVerge.com?
As of February 19, 2025, children born in the United States to parents who are not citizens or permanent residents may not get automatic citizenship.
Read: People Are Dying in Line: The Struggle for Legal U.S. Immigration Paths
European Commission Backs Cyprus Schengen Area Bid, Nicholas Ioannides Says
Cyprus plans to finish six remaining Schengen-related actions by early November 2026 and inform the European Commission that…
93 Surrender Indian Passports After Foreign Citizenship Under Section 9, Says Regional Passport Office
Chhattisgarh recorded 93 Indian passport surrenders in the first eight months of 2026, following holders’ acquisition of foreign…
Justice Department Files 2 Denaturalization Lawsuits in U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Two naturalized citizens in Arizona face Justice Department denaturalization lawsuits alleging fraud involving passports and immigration benefits. The...
Finland to Launch Multiple-Choice Citizenship Test in March 2027, Finnish Immigration Service Confirms Citizenship Knowledge Requirement
Finland will require citizenship applicants aged eighteen to sixty-four to meet a knowledge standard for applications submitted from…
DOJ Pushes Civil Denaturalization Cases Against 12 Naturalized U.S. Citizens
The Justice Department filed 40 denaturalization cases in 19 federal districts between August 21 and October 2, 2026.…
Bill C-3 Ends First-Generation Limit, Granting Canadian Citizenship to Many Minnesotans
Bill C-3 may give some Minnesotans Canadian citizenship through a qualifying direct family line, even if they never…
Trump Touts Net Negative Migration as Naturalizations Down 75% and 287(g) Agreements
DHS celebrated lower immigration and naturalization figures as policy achievements. Naturalization approvals fell 78% between January 2025 and…
Swiss MPs Reject Democracy Initiative on Naturalisation, Back Asylum Motions
Both chambers of Switzerland’s Parliament have rejected the Democracy Initiative to reduce the naturalisation residence requirement from 10…
Justice Department Launches Civil Denaturalization Push Against 39 Over Immigration Fraud
A reported Justice Department initiative concerns thirty-nine naturalized Americans accused of false statements or omissions in citizenship applications....