IMMIGRATION NEWS
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The UK High Commission in Nairobi has announced the resumption of visa application services in Kenya.
The mission through a notice on its website said its visa application centers in Nairobi and Mombasa were reopened on Monday.
Travelers seeking to apply for visas have been asked to book…
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Kenyans will not be allowed to visit any of the 31 European Union (EU) member countries after they reopen their borders on July 1st.
Starting Wednesday, the EU will lift border restrictions for its own citizens in a move aimed at saving the European tourism season in the wake of the Covid-19…
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The vTrump administration has suspended visas for some foreign workers and extended a pause on some green cards until the end of 2020.
Among those affected by the restriction are high-skilled tech workers, non-agricultural seasonal helpers, au pairs, and top executives, BBC reports.
The move aims…
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The Kenyan Embassy in France has announced the resumption of consular services after a three-month hiatus.
The embassy restarted some operations on Tuesday after the French government declared Paris as a Green Zone on the spread of Covid-19, Kenya’s Ambassador to France Prof. Judy Wakhungu said in…
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The High Court in Nairobi has declared that Niger diplomat Oumarou Moumouni Ali was illegally deported from Kenya 10 months ago.
Ali, who is Niger’s consul to Kenya and owner of the popular Kiza Lounge in Nairobi’s Kilimani area, was deported in August 2019 over allegations of engaging in…
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(AP) The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants, a stunning rebuke to the president in the midst of his reelection campaign.
For now, those immigrants retain their protection from deportation and their authorization…
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200 out of the 400 Chinese nationals who recently obtained a court order allowing them to leave Kenya amid the Covid-19 pandemic have traveled.
The group is said to have departed the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) aboard a China Southern Airlines flight on Tuesday night.
Isaac Okiya,…
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400 Chinese nationals living in Kenya have obtained court orders compelling the government to allow them to return to their country on June 16th.
Through their lawyer Isaac Okinyo, the Chinese citizens told the court that they fear contracting Covid-19 in Kenya and that the country’s health system…
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Authorities in the US are holding Kenyan footballer, Crispin Ochieng' Olando for allegedly flouting immigration rules.
Goal reports that Olando, 32, was arrested on March 18th, 2020 by officers from the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and is being detained at the Jackson Parish…
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An ailing Canadian man who fears he could die soon has pleaded with Canada’s immigration to issue a visa to his Kenyan wife so she can visit him.
Patrick Kinsella met 32-year-old Mary Atieno Otieno during a trip to Kenya in 2017 after she was introduced to him by a British friend.
The two had been…
