IMMIGRATION NEWS

The Directorate of Immigration Services has begun implementing the 60-day Rapid Results Initiative (RRI) program. The initiative, which was launched on May 26th by Interior CS Fred Matiang’i, is aimed at expediting the processing and issuance of citizenship and permanent residence. Director-general…

Kenya has lifted a ban on passenger flights to and from the United Kingdom effective immediately. The government also revised the COVID-19 restrictions for passengers arriving in the country from the UK. In a statement on Saturday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said travelers from Britain,…

On Tuesday, attorneys for over 11,000 Diversity Visa Program lottery winners and their families (24,089 plaintiffs total) filed a lawsuit, Goodluck v. Biden, against President Joseph Biden, Anthony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of State, Julie Stufft, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services U…

Kenyans who successfully apply for passports are set to receive them at their doorsteps. This comes after the Department of Immigration and Posta Corporation of Kenya signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the launch of last-mile passport delivery services.  Under the new arrangement,…

The government has launched a 60-day Rapid Results Initiative Program (RRI) to expedite the issuance of citizenship documents. The program, which aims at clearing the backlog of citizenship applications at the Immigration Department, will run from June 2nd to July 31st. Speaking during the launch…

Kenyans in the US will soon be able to apply for e-Passports at the Kenyan Consulate in Los Angeles, California. This comes after the consulate received approval from the government to process the new generation passports. “The Kenya Consulate in Los Angeles has been approved by the Government to…

Three Kenyan-born athletes have been granted Romanian citizenship to represent the country at the international level. Joan Chelimo, Stella Ruto, and Delvine Meringor switched their international allegiance in a bid to get more opportunities to compete on the global stage. They were granted…

If you participated the US Diversity Visa program DV-2022 (Green Card Lottery) last year, you can now check if you are one of the lucky winners. Results of DV-2022 are now available online at the Electronic Diversity Visa website run by the US State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs. The…

Results of the DV-2022 green card lottery will be available online starting tomorrow - Saturday, May 8, 2021. Entrants who participated in the DV-2022 lottery during the open registration period which ran from October 7, 2020 to November 10, 2020 can check if the won starting at noon EDT on May 8th…

Kenya’s Department of Immigration Services has distanced itself from a pseudo website purporting to offer e-Visa services to foreigners seeking to visit Kenya. In a statement on Thursday, the department clarified that its official website for e-Visa services is www.evisa.go.ke. The scammers behind…