U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced that a new international field office in Ethiopia will begin operations on September 9.
The office will handle specified immigration matters in Ethiopia and support USCIS fraud-detection and prevention work. International USCIS offices generally provide limited services by appointment and are not unrestricted walk-in centres.
Such offices can assist with overseas immigration processing, humanitarian cases and coordination with other American government agencies. The exact services available to the public should be confirmed through USCIS before scheduling travel or submitting documents.
Why it matters: Establishing a USCIS presence in Ethiopia could improve regional processing capacity and coordination involving family, refugee and other eligible immigration cases.
