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Immigration Corner | My 75-y-o aunt needs to get her visa back

Dear Mrs Walker Huntington, In 2019, my aunt (who lives in America and is a citizen of the United States) came to renew my other aunt’s (who visits America but lives in Jamaica) visa. My aunt who lives in Jamaica has health issues and as a family,...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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