99-Year-Old Indian Woman Granted US Citizenship

USCIS recently announced granting US citizenship to a 99-year-old Indian woman, and shared a picture of the nonagenarian holding the citizenship certificate.

Making the announcement, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) described Daibai as a "lively" individual.

"They say age is just a number. That seems true for this lively 99-year-old who became a #NewUSCitizen in our Orlando office. Daibai is from India and was excited to take the Oath of Allegiance. She's pictured with her daughter and our officer who swore her in. Congrats Daibai," USCIS said in a post on X (formerly Twitter).
USCIS is tasked with handling immigrant visa petitions, naturalization applications, asylum applications, and green card applications.

The USCIS shared the picture where Daibai is in a wheelchair and posing with the citizenship certificate. Also in the frame are her daughter and the officer who swore her in.

The agency also handles petitions for non-immigrant temporary workers such as H-1B visas, which are used by hundreds of Indian techies to work in the US.

In 2023, the US Embassy and Consulates in India processed a record-smashing 1.4 million US visas.  Demand across all visa classes was unprecedented, with a 60 per cent increase in applications compared to 2022. Indians now represent one out of every ten US visa applicants around the world, an official statement said.