IMMIGRATION NEWS
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More than 60,000 Kenyans who applied for passports will receive the travel documents in three weeks’ time, the government has said.
Immigration and Citizen Services Principal Secretary Prof. Julius Bitok said the backlog of applications will be cleared within 21 days after the government received…
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The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Wednesday said an individual traveling to the US on a business (B-1) or tourist (B-2) visa can apply for new jobs and even appear in interviews.
But the agency told prospective employees to ensure the applicants have changed their visa status…
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The Cabinet has approved separate bilateral treaties with China and Italy, which will allow Kenya to extradite its citizens who break laws in the two nations.
In a memo, the Cabinet said it approved the treaties to “promote effective judicial cooperation” between Kenya and the two countries. …
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The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) last week concluded public comment for the proposed increase in visa fees by the Biden administration.
A majority of the 7,000 people who submitted their comments during the exercise voiced fierce opposition and concerns, according to Nevada…
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A Mombasa court has issued fresh orders to the Ministry of Interior and the Immigration Department to allow a Kenyan-British man, who was deported in 2020, to enter the country.
High Court judge John Onyiego ruled on Wednesday that the two government agencies were in contempt of court by…
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A bipartisan bill seeking to properly utilize the employment-based visas allocated each year under existing federal immigration law was on Friday tabled in the US House of Representatives.
Introduced by Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi from the Democratic Party and his GOP counterpart Larry Bucshon…
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Kenya and Egypt have agreed on a free visa regime for ordinary passports in a bid to promote tourism, trade, and free flow of people and goods as envisioned by the African Continental Free Trade Agreement.
The two countries agreed to start and finalize discussions towards 100% free visa regime…
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The United Kingdom has launched an upgraded Visa Application Centre in Nairobi.
The centre was opened on Monday by UK Visas and Immigration’s (UKVI) Head of Visit Visas and International Network Dominique Hardy, who is on a visit to Kenya.
Hardy announced that UK visas are now printed in Nairobi…
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The government will from March 1st begin issuing digital death and birth certificates, Immigration Principal Secretary Julius Bitok has said.
Bitok said the launch of the digital birth and death certificates coincides with the introduction of Unique Personal Identifiers (UPI), which will act as…
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John Mulwa, a Kenyan-born chef who was set to be deported from Canada on January 28th will stay longer in the country.
This comes after he was allowed to stay in Canada for another 18 months on a temporary residence permit issued by Citizenship and Immigration Canada, according to his attorney…