IMMIGRATION NEWS
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) proposes hiking the fee to apply for citizenship from $640 to $1,170, an 85 per cent increase.
This was announced in a proposed rule sent to the Federal Register on Friday.
"In crafting prior fee rules, DHS reasoned that setting the Form N-400 fee…
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The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to increase filing fees for various immigration services and benefits by an average of 21%.
In a news release on Friday, USCIS said it will soon publish a proposed new fees structure. The fees structure is scheduled to be published on the…
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Two Kenyan tycoons are set to lose their Cyprus citizenship issued under the secretive passports-for-investment scheme, Business Daily reports.
The two are among 26 foreign investors to be stripped of passports issued under the program, which several billionaires took advantage of.
Under the…
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U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Thursday released a sweeping new immigration plan that would among other things protect from deportation undocumented immigrants who have lived in the US for more than five years, and put a moratorium on deportations until a “thorough audit of current…
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The government is working on a plan that seeks to have wealthy foreign investors granted Kenyan citizenship.
The move is aimed at enhancing the country’s direct foreign investment (FDI) flows, according to Kenya Investment Authority (KenInvest).
Under the proposal, affluent foreign investors whose…
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US-based companies have camped in Nairobi to woo super-rich Kenyans to invest in projects abroad in exchange for a green card for them and their families.
Wealthy Kenyans who invest at least Sh90 million ($900,000) in approved investment ventures that create employment opportunities in rural…
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The registration period for the US Diversity Visa Program for fiscal year 2021 (DV-2021), commonly known as the Green Card Lottery, ends in a few hours, at 12pm EST (Tuesday, November 5th).
The State Department, which runs the program, says no entries will be accepted after the deadline.
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The registration period for the US Diversity Visa Program for fiscal year 2021 (DV-2021), commonly known as the Green Card Lottery, ends tomorrow, November 5th, 2019 at 12pm EST.
The registration period started on October 2nd.
The State Department, which runs the program, says no entries will be…
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Avakon Kenya, a property consulting and engineering services company is wooing Kenyans to invest in Greece’s real estate through the country’s residence-by-investment program.
Greece’s Golden Visa Program, which provides access across Europe with a minimum investment in property worth €250,000, is…
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A federal judge in Portland, Oregon on Saturday put a temporary injunction on a Trump administration rule change on immigrants that was set to take effect on Sunday.
US District Judge Michael Simon granted a temporary restraining order that prevents the rule that required immigrants to prove they…
