September 2021

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Ohio gets notification to receive 855 displaced Afghans

September 16, 2021

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has announced that Ohio received notification from the federal government that 855 Afghan evacuees will come to Ohio through the U.S. Department of State’s Afghan Placement and Assistance (APA) Program. The first group of Afghan evacuees totals 37,000 individuals nationwide. The federal government has told Ohio that the placements will be to...

USCIS mandates Covid19 vaccination for Green Card applicants

by deba

News

September 14, 2021

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced that individuals applying to become a lawful permanent resident, and other applicants as deemed necessary, must undergo an immigration medical exam to show they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before the civil surgeon can complete an immigration medical examination beginning from October 1, 2021. “Effective October 1,...