16,500 Kazakhstani citizens received U.S. residence permits over last 9 years

    Almost 16,500 Kazakhstani citizens received U.S. Green Cards over the last 9 years, Tengrinews.kz reports, citing statistics from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.     1,202 Kazakhstani citizens were naturalized in the U.S. in 2012: 664 of these were close relatives of US citizens, 247 received residencies via the Green Card...