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The Immigration Department says Kenyans applying for passports will henceforth be required to first book appointments before visiting processing centers. In a notice on Sunday, the department said passport applicants should book appointments through the e-citizen portal. The department further…
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Each year, about one million people receive US permanent resident status, also known as green cards. Lawful US permanent resident status gives an individual the right to live and work permanently in the United States. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) however says this…
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The Canadian government has invited 3,600 individuals who participated in the Express Entry to apply for the country’s permanent residence in the latest draw held on Tuesday, August 20th. The cut-off Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score for the August 12th draw was 457, which is the lowest…
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The states of New York, Connecticut and Vermont, as well as New York City on Tuesday sued the federal government over the Trump administration’s new rule to block immigrants who have ever used public assistance from applying for green cards. The new rule, announced earlier this month by the United…
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The Trump administration on Monday issued a new policy guideline that tightens in issuance of work permits to immigrants who have been paroled into the United States, including those who are otherwise inadmissible. In the new policy guideline, contained in Volume 10 of the Policy Manual, The United…
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The US Embassy in Nairobi recently denied visas to at least five Kenyan MPs and senators over their alleged link to drug trafficking and terrorism. The affected legislators, who included members of the National Assembly and Senate, were seeking to travel to the US to attend the National…
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The Canadian government has invited 3,600 individuals who participated in the Express Entry to apply for the country’s permanent residence in the latest draw held on Monday, August 12th. The cut-off Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score for the August 12th draw was 466, which is seven points up…
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The Trump administration has announced new policy that makes it tougher for legal immigrants in the United States to obtain permanent residency or citizenship. In a policy titled “Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds” that appeared Monday on the Federal Register, the administration says…
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An immigrant couple living in the United States could not hide their joy after they received green cards last week following a 25-year wait. Adrian Carrillo and his wife Veronica, who hail from Mexico, received their permanent residence cards from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS…
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US immigration officials on Wednesday raided seven food processing plants, arresting 680 mostly Latino workers on immigration violations. The Wednesday operation was termed the largest workplace sting in over a decade.   About 600 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents surrounded…

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