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Kenyans who are yet to acquire e-passports can breathe a sigh of relief after President Kenyatta extended the validity of old-generation passports to March 2020.
In a statement on Thursday, government spokesperson Cyrus Oguna said President Kenyatta directed relevant ministries to ensure Kenyans…
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The Trump administration on Monday announced that it is expanding expedited removal of undocumented immigrants who have been in the United States for less than two years.
The Department of Homeland Security, in a notice published in the Federal Register, says it will expand expedited removal…
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At least 20 Kenyans are in the process of acquiring US Employment-Based Visa, popularly known as EB-5 Visa, US-based private equity company has divulged.
Atlantic American Partners through its Managing Director Daniel Ryan said it received applications worth more than Sh1 billion from the group of…
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Footballer Victor Wanyama has clarified that he remains a Kenyan national despite recently acquiring a British passport.
The Harambee Stars captain qualified for a British passport after residing in the United Kingdom for more than six years as stated by the European country’s immigration…
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Canada has announced it will give permanent residences to temporary foreign workers with experience in the country’s agri-food sector starting 2020.
Experienced, non-seasonal foreign workers with eligible job offers in Canada’s agri-food industry will be retained under the new permanent…
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Africans are more than twice as likely to be denied a UK visa as applicants from any other parts of the world, a new study indicates.
The study conducted by All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPG) for Africa found out that the current UK visa system is not fit for purpose, is inaccessible to many…
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US President Trump's administration has reportedly drafted a new bill that seeks to boost border security and overhaul the current immigration system in favor of a more merit-based one.
President Trump allegedly presented the bill to his Cabinet on Tuesday, a senior administration official told…
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The Trump administration on Sunday started immigration raids targeted at about 20,000 families in 10 US cities across the US.
Although there have only been reports of a handful of arrests and not the massive raids that had been reported to take place and that immigrants had feared, immigration…
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Newly released documents have shown how officials from the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) mined databases of state driver’s license.
The officials reportedly used facial recognition technology to mine databases of state driver's license and in the process analyzed photos of millions…
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US immigration officials are reportedly set to conduct raids targeting thousands of families in major cities across the country beginning Sunday, various outlets report.
This comes two weeks after President Trump delayed the operation by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the request…
