IMMIGRATION NEWS

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Qatar authorities have reportedly deported at least 60 Kenyans for allegedly holding a house party without a permit. The immigrant workers were found making merry at a private residence without a permit as required by the Gulf state’s law, according to reports. The Qatari government is yet to issue…
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Police in Kirinyaga County are detaining 14 Ethiopian nationals for being in Kenya illegally. The foreigners were arrested at Kibirigwi village in Kirinyaga after the vehicle they were traveling in was involved in a minor accident. They were heading to Nairobi before the car crash but no one was…
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52 more Kenyans have been evacuated from Afghanistan capital Kabul following the political unrest caused by the Taliban takeover of the country. Foreign Affairs CS Raychelle Omamo on Thursday evening announced that 12 Kenyans who were working as private contractors in the Arab nation were airlifted…
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The first batch of Kenyan nurses is expected to arrive in the United Kingdom for work in three months, British High Commissioner to Kenya Jane Marriott has said. Marriot, who spoke during a media briefing at her residence in Nairobi on Thursday, said the UK and Kenya are currently exploring ways of…
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Thousands of people who won green cards through the Diversity Visa program are at risk of missing the rare opportunity to immigrate to the US. Every year, the program grants lawful permanent residence to about 55,000 people from countries with low rates of immigration to the US, with each…
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The Ministry of Labor through the National Employment Authority (NEA) has opened applications for Kenyan nurses seeking to work in the United Kingdom. This follows the signing of a bilateral agreement for collaboration in the healthcare workforce between Kenya and the UK, which allows Kenyan…
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The United Kingdom has retained Kenya on its travel ban list amid rising COVID-19 cases in the country. Media outlets in the UK had projected that Kenya would be moved from the red list to the amber list, which does not require hotel quarantine on arrival in the UK. In the updated list, only India…
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Kenyan authorities have deported Turkish businessman Harun Aydin, who is associated with Deputy President William Ruto. Aydin was removed from the country on Monday following his arrest on Saturday over allegations of funding terrorism activities. The foreigner was part of Ruto’s entourage to…
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1,649 members of the Shona community have been issued with Kenyan citizenship certificates as part of the government’s strategy to end statelessness. The documents were issued by Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang’i at Windsor Hotel in Kiambu on Wednesday. Speaking during the function, CS…
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South Sudan nationals will no longer be required to obtain a visa to enter Kenya effective immediately.  This comes after the government waived the requirement of obtaining a visa for South Sudan citizens with valid passports. Kenya's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the move is in line with…