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Immigration

1.5 Million Kenyans Yet to Apply for e-Passports as Deadline Approaches
Immigration

1.5 Million Kenyans Yet to Apply for e-Passports as Deadline Approaches

At least 1.5 million Kenyans are yet to apply for new generation passports ahead of August 31st deadline, Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i says. Speaking when he opened a new immigration center for issuance o…

Jun 12, 2019
Canada's June 12th Express Entry Draw Invites 3,350 Candidates to Apply for Permanent Residency, Targets 81,400 for 2019
Immigration

Canada's June 12th Express Entry Draw Invites 3,350 Candidates to Apply for Permanent Residency, Targets 81,400 for 2019

3,350 candidates have been issued with Innovations to Apply (ITAs) in the Canadian immigration authorities latest Express Entry draw. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score for the June 12th draw was 465…

Jun 12, 2019
Ways of Getting a US Green Card (Permanent Residency)
Immigration

Ways of Getting a US Green Card (Permanent Residency)

Immigrants who wish to live in the United States on a permanent basis or foreigners who want to move to the US live and work here have a limited number of options on becoming US permanent residents. Permanent residenc…

Jun 11, 2019
Germany Emerges as Most Preferred Destination for Kenyans with Schengen Visas
Immigration

Germany Emerges as Most Preferred Destination for Kenyans with Schengen Visas

A new report shows that Germany was the top destination for Kenyans traveling to European Union nations on a Schengen visa in 2018. A report by Schengenvisainfo.com indicates that 6,142 Kenyans applied for Schengen vi…

Jun 11, 2019
USCIS Resumes Premium Processing of all H-1B Cap-Subject Visa Petitions
Immigration

USCIS Resumes Premium Processing of all H-1B Cap-Subject Visa Petitions

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it is resuming premium processing of all H-1B cap-subject petitions for fiscal year 2020  starting June 10, 2019. Premium processing of…

Jun 11, 2019
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Immigration Hardliner Ken Cucinelli Named Acting Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
Immigration

Immigration Hardliner Ken Cucinelli Named Acting Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

An immigration hard-liner on Monday began his new job as acting director of Unites States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (Republican), will begin leading…

Jun 10, 2019
Foreign Tech Workers Turn to Canada as US Enacts Strict Immigration Laws
Immigration

Foreign Tech Workers Turn to Canada as US Enacts Strict Immigration Laws

It has emerged that foreign technology workers are increasingly shying away from the United States despite the industry booming. The reluctance has been attributed to tough immigration laws enacted by US President Don…

Jun 8, 2019
These New Rules to the US Diversity Visa Program (Green Card Lottery) Could Disqualify Millions
Immigration

These New Rules to the US Diversity Visa Program (Green Card Lottery) Could Disqualify Millions

The US State Department this week announced two changes to the Diversity Visa Program - also known as Green Card Lottery. In changes announced in a document on the Federal Register, the State Department now explicitly…

Jun 8, 2019
757,000 People Became Naturalized US Citizens in 2018, a Five-Year High
Immigration

757,000 People Became Naturalized US Citizens in 2018, a Five-Year High

Latest data from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) shows that the agency processed more applications for naturalization in the 2018 fiscal year than in any of the past five fiscal years. I…

Jun 7, 2019
US State Department to Require Passports to Enter the Green Card Lottery (Diversity Visa Program)
Immigration

US State Department to Require Passports to Enter the Green Card Lottery (Diversity Visa Program)

The US Department of State will now require foreign nationals who enter the Diversity Visa program, also known as the Green Card Lottery, to have valid unexpired passports. In a document published on the Federal Regis…

Jun 6, 2019
Gov't Opens Six New Immigration Centers in the Diaspora to Facilitate Issuance of e-Passports
Immigration

Gov't Opens Six New Immigration Centers in the Diaspora to Facilitate Issuance of e-Passports

The government has opened 10 new Immigration centers to facilitate the issuance of e-Passports. Director-General of Immigration Alex Muteshi said six of the new centers were opened in the diaspora and four in the coun…

Jun 6, 2019
US House of Representatives Passes Bill that Grants Green Cards and Path to Citizenship to Millions of Immigrants
Immigration

US House of Representatives Passes Bill that Grants Green Cards and Path to Citizenship to Millions of Immigrants

The Democratic-controlled US House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a sweeping bill that seeks to grant millions of immigrants a pathway to permanent residency and eventually be on a pathway to citizenship. The Dr…

Jun 4, 2019
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US House Expected to Pass Bill Promising Green Cards and Path to Citizenship to Millions of Immigrants
Immigration

US House Expected to Pass Bill Promising Green Cards and Path to Citizenship to Millions of Immigrants

The US House of Representatives is on Tuesday expected to pass an immigration bill that seeks to offer permanent protections and pathway to citizenship at least two million of immigrants living in the United States. T…

Jun 4, 2019
US Begins Demanding Social Media Details from Visa Applicants
Immigration

US Begins Demanding Social Media Details from Visa Applicants

The United States has begun enforcing last year's proposal requiring visa applicants to submit their social media details.  Under the new rules announced by President Trump administration in March 2018, visa applicant…

Jun 2, 2019
No Schengen Visas for Kenyans without e-Passports from June 1st
Immigration

No Schengen Visas for Kenyans without e-Passports from June 1st

Kenyans without e-Passports will not be issued with Schengen visas beginning June 1st, 2019. In a circular, Schengen countries said their decision was informed by Kenya's Ministry of Affair's announcement in April ind…

May 30, 2019
Canada's May 29th Express Entry Draw Invites 3,350 Candidates to Apply for Permanent Residency, Targets 81,400 for 2019
Immigration

Canada's May 29th Express Entry Draw Invites 3,350 Candidates to Apply for Permanent Residency, Targets 81,400 for 2019

3,350 candidates who participated in Canada immigration’s Express Entry draw have been invited to apply for permanent residence. The 3,350 candidates were issued with Invitations to Apply (ITA) for permanent residency…

May 29, 2019
Green Card Holders to be Forced to Repay Aid Received from Gov't in Latest Trump's Move
Immigration

Green Card Holders to be Forced to Repay Aid Received from Gov't in Latest Trump's Move

Low-income immigrants legally living in the United States, including Green Card holders, are set to be forced to repay aid received from the government in the latest proposal by President Trump administration. In a me…

May 29, 2019
Gov't Deports Indian Couple Accused of Mistreating Daughter in Nairobi
Immigration

Gov't Deports Indian Couple Accused of Mistreating Daughter in Nairobi

Kenyan authorities have deported an Indian couple who had been charged with assaulting their five-year-old daughter. Keyur Saula Navinchandra and his wife Jyoti Keyur Saula were deported on Monday after their permanen…

May 29, 2019
800,000 Kenyans Acquire e-Passports Ahead of August Deadline
Immigration

800,000 Kenyans Acquire e-Passports Ahead of August Deadline

About 800,000 Kenyans have acquired e-passports ahead of August 31st deadline, the Immigration Department has revealed. Appearing before the National Assembly Committee on Administration and National Security, Immigra…

May 29, 2019
US Gov't Begins Process to Abolish Work Permits for Spouses of H-1B Visa Holders
Immigration

US Gov't Begins Process to Abolish Work Permits for Spouses of H-1B Visa Holders

President Trump's administration has begun the process to abolish an immigration program under which spouses of H-1B visa holders are issued with work permits. Last week, the US government issued a notice for the prop…

May 28, 2019
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