Citizenship
Starting October 20, 2025, green card holders and other foreign nationals applying for US citizenship through the naturalization process will be required to take the updated 2025 civics test. As part of the ongoing effort to restore integrity to the naturalization process, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has
Citizenship
The USCIS has announced a new citizenship test to be implemented in 2025, which will revert back to the 2020 test version, replacing the 2008 version that was introduced by the current administration. The test's passing score remains unchanged at 12 correct answers out of 20, but applicants
Emigration and immigration
In a recent decision, Madam Justice Sadrehashemi of the Federal Court of Canada has granted a stay of removal for an applicant from Canada, pending the outcome of his application for leave and judicial review of his Pre-Removal Risk Assessment (PRRA) decision. The applicant, a citizen of Nepal, had entered
Emigration and immigration
A recent decision by the Federal Court of Canada's Justice Madam Anne M. Turley has dismissed a refugee protection claim by Jefferson Rebollendo Lopez, citing failure to establish a serious possibility of persecution in an internal flight alternative (IFA). The court's reasoning relied on a two-pronged
Emigration and immigration
A practice that was deemed outdated in 1991 has been revived by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), highlighting the complexities of the naturalization process. The new policy memo outlines guidelines for neighbourhood investigations, aimed at verifying an applicant's eligibility for American citizenship by scrutinizing their residency,
Cabinet officials
The Federal Court of Canada has dismissed the mandamus application of Amjed Khan, a Canadian citizen whose permanent residence application was refused due to inadmissibility under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. The Court found that a decision had been made on Khan's permanent residence application, rendering the
Emigration and immigration
The Applicants, a family from Colombia, sought refugee status in Canada due to their fears of persecution by criminal and paramilitary organizations in Colombia. The Refugee Protection Division (RPD) rejected their claims, arguing that they had a viable internal flight alternative (IFA) where they could be safe. However, the Federal
Emigration and immigration
Plaintiff Bekzad Dzhaploatov, a Russian citizen married to a US citizen, filed a lawsuit against the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) seeking a declaration that the agency's delay in processing his I-485 application was unreasonable. However, the US District Court for the Northern District of California
Cabinet officials
Thai News Agency reported that Anutin Charnvirakul, leader of the Bhumjaithai Party, addressed rumors regarding Benjamin Mauerberger's application for Thai citizenship, which had been supposed to be processed during Anutin's tenure as Minister of the Interior. Anutin clarified that the application was not denied due to
Emigration and immigration
The Federal Court of Canada has delivered a judgment in the case of Chintankumar Girishkumar Patel v Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, upholding the decision to refuse a work permit for the applicant due to insufficient evidence of his English language ability. The court found that the Officer's
Cabinet officials
Setareh Rabiei, a 35-year-old Iranian citizen, had applied for a visitor's visa to Canada to visit her husband, who is currently residing and working in Canada on a work permit. However, her application was refused by the immigration officer due to concerns that she would not leave Canada
Emigration and immigration
An Indian national, Rambhai Patel, 37, has been sentenced to 20 months and eight days in prison, to be followed by two years of supervised release, and forfeiture of $850,000, for staging armed robberies as part of a visa fraud conspiracy. Patel, residing in New York, used the staged
