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US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that US citizens and lawful permanent residents (LPRs) who would like to petition a green card for a relative can now do so online, through Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative.
Starting October 30th, petitioners can now complete and…
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A significant new policy change affecting green card applicants is set to take effect on Sunday, November 3rd.
Starting on November 3rd, applicants applying for green cards from outside the United States will need to prove to consular officers that they will have unsubsidized health insurance…
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The Canadian government on Tuesday, October 30th issued 3,900 Express Entry candidates with Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for permanent residence.
The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) for the October 30th draw was 475.
The new drawing brings in the total ITAs issued by Canada through the…
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The registration period for the Diversity Visa program for the fiscal year 2021 (DV-2021), also known as the Green Card Lottery, ends in a week.
The registration period, which started on October 2nd, ends on Tuesday, November 5th at 12pm EST.
The State Department, which runs the program, urges…
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Official data shows that the number of Africans getting United States visas has been rising in the past few years despite President Trump’s campaign to restrict legal US immigration.
The number of US visas issued to Africans between 2010 and 2018 grew faster compared to the number of visas granted…
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The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has unveiled a new security-enhanced travel document that has looks similar to a US passport.
The agency says the new document, which went into production on October 24th, has more features to prevent tampering, counterfeiting and fraud.
USCIS, an agency…
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The registration period for the Diversity Visa program for fiscal year 2021 (DV-2021) ends in two weeks.
Registration for the program, also known as the Green Card Lottery, started on October 2nd, 2019 and ends at 12pm EST on Tuesday, November 5th, 2019.
The Diversity Visa program makes 50,000…
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Ambassador Kyle McCarter says Kenyans implicated in corruption and drug trafficking will not be allowed to visit the United States.
In an interview with Daily Nation, Ambassador McCarter indicated that the visa ban will also affect the family members of these individuals, noting that President…
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30 African-Americans and African-Britons recently left the United States and the United Kingdom to settle in Kenya and are hoping to become Kenyan citizens.
The group, which landed in Nairobi on Wednesday, says racial discrimination and mass shootings in the US in the recent past made them move,…
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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Wednesday released preliminary fiscal year 2019 immigration statistics.
From the beginning of fiscal year 2019 through August, 2019, USCIS says it adjudicated nearly 7.5 million immigration benefits requests, an increase of 14% over…
