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Services within the consular section at the United States Embassy in Nairobi have been fully restored after a three-day disruption.
In an update through its official Twitter page, the embassy said all appointments for Thursday, March 5th would go on as planned while applicants whose appointments…
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Canada has announced plans to welcome more than one million immigrants between 2020 and 2022.
This was revealed last week by Canada’s new Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marco Mendicino.
Mendicino made his first major speech since he was appointed last November at Toronto’s…
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The United States Embassy in Nairobi announced the cancellation of visa appointments for Wednesday, March 4th, 2020.
This is the third day in a row the embassy stopped services within the consular department after similar cancelations on Monday and Tuesday citing damaged systems.
In a statement…
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Kenyan football star Victor Mugubi Wanyama has reportedly acquired British citizenship, according to reports in the United Kingdom.
Wanyama, who plays for English club Tottenham Hotspurs, was issued with a British passport having resided in the United Kingdom for at least five years as required by…
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A power outage has paralyzed services within the consular section at the United States embassy in Nairobi.
In a notice through Twitter on Monday, the US embassy said all appointments that had been scheduled for Tuesday, March 2nd have been canceled due to the blackout.
The embassy said it…
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Registration period for the fiscal year 2021 H-1B cap will open on Sunday, March 1st 12pm EST and run through March 20 at 12pm EDT.
During the open registration period, H-1B petitioners and their representatives will need to fill out the prospective petitioner and beneficiary information and submit…
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Four Chinese nationals accused of caning Kenyan workers at a Nairobi restaurant have finally been deported back to their country.
On Wednesday, a Nairobi court issued orders for the repatriation of the four who were facing charges of causing actual bodily harm.
The foreigners had been…
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The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday announced it has created a section within the department dedicated to investigating and litigating the revocation of citizenship to naturalized US citizens.
DOJ says the new Denaturalization Section will be responsible for bringing to justice “…
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United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Wednesday announced an update to the USCIS Policy Manual that clarifies the continuous residence requirement for naturalization.
The policy update clarifies that:
An applicant who has been absent from the United States for more than six…
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The High Court on Wednesday approved the deportation of four Chinese nationals accused of caning Kenyan workers at a Nairobi restaurant.
This came after the four; Deng Hailan, Chang Yueping, Ou Qiang and Yu Ling on Tuesday told the court they were ready to be deported back to their country. …
