IMMIGRATION NEWS

Kenya is in the process of amending immigration laws to make it easier for wealthy foreign investors to acquire Kenyan citizenship. Kenya Investment Authority (KenInvest) says it is currently drafting legal changes to lower the threshold required for deep-pocketed foreign investors to get…

The UK government has issued an updated travel advisory to its citizens residing and visiting Kenya. The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) warned that Al-Shabaab terrorists might try to carry out attacks in Kenya and advised its citizens against all but essential travel to some parts of the…

Kenya is set to be added to the UK COVID-19 red list on April 9th following a surge in coronavirus infections in the country. The British High Commission in Nairobi said travelers who have been in or transited through Kenya in the past 10 days will not be granted entry into the UK. Also to be…

The US government has issued a new health and travel alert for Kenya in the wake of a third COVID-19 wave in the country. The US Embassy in Nairobi said the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued a Level 4 Travel Notice for Kenya. “Community transmission of the coronavirus in Kenya is widespread…

Kenya risks being added to the UK’s COVID-19 ‘red list’ over its hesitance to close its border with Tanzania. Travelers from countries included in the list are subjected to 10-day mandatory quarantine in hotels upon arrival in the UK at their own cost. Citing a source from the British High…

The Directorate of Immigration Services has announced it will scale down operations at the passport processing offices in light of the rising number of COVID-19 infections in the country. The move is aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19 and ensuring safety for both the staff and customers,…

The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed an immigration bill that would offer a path to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants. The Dream and Promise Act passed by a vote of 228-197 and now progresses to the Senate, where it faces an uphill battle for passage. The bill, if it…

26 Kenyan nationals who were jailed by a Tanzanian court on Wednesday have been released. Each of the 26 Kenyans was handed a one-year prison sentence or pay a fine of TSh500,000 (Sh24,0000) after they were found guilty of entering Tanzania illegally. Baraka Kibululu, the acting resident magistrate…

A Tanzanian court on Wednesday sentenced 26 Kenyans to one year in prison or pay a fine of TSh500,000 each after they were found guilty of entering Tanzania illegally. Baraka Kibululu, the acting resident magistrate of Rombo District Court in Kilimanjaro region ruled that the Kenyan nationals…

Entrants from around the globe who submitted entries for the Diversity Visa for fiscal year 2022 (DV-2022), popularly known as the Green Card Lottery, can check online if they won lottery starting May 8, 2021. The DV-2022 registration period ran from October 7, 2020 to November 10, 2020. Starting…