IMMIGRATION NEWS

Kenya’s Department of Immigration Services has announced the lifting of a six-month stay amnesty granted to foreigners following the outbreak of Covid-19. The amnesty allowed foreign nationals to overstay their visas due to travel restrictions occasioned by the pandemic. Immigration Director-…

Over 300 Tanzanian women married to Kenyan men in Taita Taveta County have spoken about their suffering over lack of identification documents. The women narrated their tribulations during a meeting with the Taita Taveta Human Rights Watch lobby group, where they appealed to the government to issue…

The number of wealthy Kenyans buying foreign residency and citizenship has increased, according to Henley & Partners. The London-based global citizenship and residence advisory company says high net worth individuals from Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, and Ghana have increased their appetite for…

Over 5,000 people have relinquished their American citizenship in the first six months of 2020, according to new research published on Sunday. The study by the New York-based company, Bambridge Accountants indicates that more than 5,800 Americans renounced their citizenship during the six months.…

The Trump administration has received a green light to deny permanent residency to immigrants considered a 'public charge'. This comes after a federal appeals court on Tuesday reversed a lower court’s ruling that blocked the government from implementing regulations that make it hard for immigrants…

The Trump administration on Friday increased fees for various immigration services including application for permanent residency and application for naturalization. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) says the hike was necessary in order for the agency to meet its operational needs,…

The Kenyan Immigration Department is set to start delivering passports to successful applicants at their homes. This comes after the department inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Posta Kenya that will see passports delivered directly to applicants. The MoU was signed by Immigration…

Seven more countries have been added to the list of nations cleared for international flights to and from Kenya starting August 1st. The number of countries whose travelers will be granted entry into Kenya now stands at 18 from the initial 11 announced on Thursday by Transport CS James Macharia.…

Hours before Kenya reopens its airspace for international flights, Chinese nationals have flocked the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi seeking to leave the country. Long queues were witnessed at the airport on Friday as foreigners, mainly Chinese, rush to exit the country amid…

A stateless Shona girl could not hide her joy after she finally acquired Kenyan citizenship after 20-year wait. 20-year-old Nosizi Dube was granted Kenyan nationality after Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i’s intervention. Her story was first highlighted early this month by renowned Kenyan…