IMMIGRATION NEWS

Canada's Minister for Immigration Ahmed Hussen has announced that the country will be taking 40,000 more immigrants in 2021 than it plans to accept this year. The increase means that the North American nation will admit 350,000 new immigrants in 2021, representing close to one percent of the…

Qatar has abolished its controversial exit visa system in a move that is welcome news to hundreds of Kenyan migrants working as domestic workers, cleaners, drivers and chefs in the country. The move means migrants can freely return home following the lifting of the tough law that required…

Registration period for the 2020 Diversity Visa program (DV-2020), popuplarly known as the Green Card Lottery, ends next week, Tuesday, November 6th at 12pm ET. Officially known as the Diversity Visa program and administered annually by the US State Department, the program makes 55,000 permanent…

US President Donald Trump has announced he will soon sign an executive order ending birthright citizenship for babies born on US soil to non-US citizens and illegal immigrants. In an interview with Axios, the president said the planned executive order aims to “remove the right to citizenship for…

There are two weeks left to the open registration period for the 2010 Green Card Lottery (DV-2020). The registration period started on October 3rd and runs until noon on Tuesday, November 6th. Officially known as the Diversity Visa program and administered annually by the US State Department, the…

(NPR) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has all but abandoned its use of federal prisons to house detainees. In early June, the agency announced it was sending up to 1,600 immigrant detainees to five federal prisons in Texas, Oregon, California, Washington, and Arizona. But now, a total of…

The Kenyan passport has been ranked the 7th most powerful travel document in Africa and 73nd globally. Henley Passport Index authored by global citizenship advisory company Henley & Partners Citizens indicates that a Kenyan passport grants the holder visa-free and visa on arrival entry to 71…

About 4,000 Kenyans are seeking asylum in the United States, making it the most preferred destination for Kenyan asylum seekers, data from the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) shows. Data from the global body shows that there are more than 11,000 Kenyan citizens currently living…

Japanese passport has been ranked the world's most powerful travel document. Henley Passport Index report compiled by global citizenship advisory firm Henley & Partners Citizens shows that a Japanese passport grants one visa-free or visa-on-arrival entry to 190 destinations around the globe.…

Officers from the Kenyan Immigration Department on Friday arrested five Chinese nationals in Nairobi. In a statement, the Immigration Department said the five foreigners were in possession of items feared to be a threat to national security. “5 Chinese nationals arrested in Lavington with a number…