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The US government approved a total of 128,451 green card applications (Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status) in the 4th quarter of the 2019 fiscal year.
Data released by US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) indicates that through the same period (July…
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The United States government approved 247,246 applications for naturalization in the 4th quarter of the 2019 fiscal year (July 1st - September 30, 2019), newly released data by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reveals.
Over the same period, USCIS received a total of 230,340…
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A federal judge in Maryland on Wednesday issued temporary orders blocking President Trump’s executive order that would allow state and local governments to refuse to accept refugees.
Judge Peter J. Messitte of the US District Court for the District of Maryland temporarily stayed the Trump’s…
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Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has announced that identity cards, passports, birth and death certificates will be issued on the same day of application starting July 1st, 2020.
CS Mating’i, who spoke in Mombasa on Wednesday, said the aforementioned documents will be processed within…
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US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that the pre-registration period for fiscal year 2021 H-1B cap-subject petitions will run from March 1, 2020 to March 20, 2020.
During this time-frame, USCIS says prospective H-1B cap-subject, including those eligible for the advanced…
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Close to one million immigrants receive permanent resident status in the United State each year.
Getting this status gives lawful permanent residents, also known as green card holders, the right to live and work in the US permanent. This status is also a stepping stone to becoming a US citizen, as…
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Kenyans are set to receive their passports three days after the date of application, Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has announced.
In what could be a major reprieve for Kenyan passport applicants, CS Matiang’i said his ministry had decided to reduce the number of waiting days from the…
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The Kenyan passport has been ranked among the top 10 most powerful in Africa, according to a new report released this week.
The 2020 Henley & Partners Passport Index, which was released on Tuesday, shows that the Kenyan passport is the eighth most powerful travel document in the continent and…
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A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a lower court ruling blocking the Trump administration from enacting a new “public charge” rule to deny green cards and visas to immigrants.
The three-judge panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Manhattan, New York, upheld the October,…
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Lawyer Miguna Miguna says Lufthansa Airlines has apologized to him following the Tuesday incident where he was barred from boarding a Nairobi-bound flight due a red alert allegedly issued by the Kenyan government.
In a tweet on Thursday, Miguna, who is still stuck in Germany, said he had accepted…
