IMMIGRATION NEWS
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A Canadian immigration agency has warned of fraudsters selling fake visas to unsuspecting Kenyans.
Speaking to The Business Daily, Beaver Immigration Consulting says the well-organized cartel has been conning Kenyans of their hard-earned cash with a promise of securing them Canadian visas.
The…
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2,685 Kenyans became naturalized United States citizens in the first three quarters of the 2018 fiscal year, data from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) indicates.
Over the same period, a total of 544,475 foreign nationals holding US permanent residency became…
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The number of immigrants who became United States citizens rose 15% in the first three quarters of the 2018 fiscal year, data from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) indicates.
In total 544,475 permanent residents became US citizens in first first three quarters of 2018. This is despite [or…
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Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang’i has ordered a crackdown on foreigners doing illegal business in the country.
Speaking after a Betting Control and Licensing stakeholders meeting in Nairobi on Monday, Matiang'i says there are several immigrants running businesses in Kenya without the…
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The American Embassy in Nairobi has termed as false reports claiming that Kenya has been added to the list of US Visa Waiver Program (VWP).
Reports by some news websites alleged that Kenya had been added to the exclusive list alongside Argentina, Uruguay, Cameroon, South Africa, Jamaica, Hong…
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US President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled a new immigration proposal that would among other things eliminate the Green Card Lottery (Diversity Visa Program).
In the proposal, the 50,000 permanent resident visas issued annually under the 50,000 would instead be re-allocated to employment-based…
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The US State Department is warning that scammers are currently targeting Diversity Visa Program (Green Card Lottery) applicants through fraudulent emails and letters posing as US government officials and trying to collect money from the applicants.
The State Department says while applicants may…
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Results of the 2020 Diversity Visa Program (US Green Card Lottery) became available online starting May 7th.
Those who participated in the lottery during the open registration period (October 3rd, 2018 to November 6th, 2018) have until September 30, 2020 to check whether they won the lottery at the…
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An executive order issued by United States President Donald Trump in April, 2017 has complicated matters for immigrants who secure H-1B visa lotteries.
The H-1B is a visa that allows US employers to temporarily employ foreigners in specialty occupations.
Unlike in the past when winning the H-…
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The Trump administration has drawn out a new proposal to reform the legal US immigration system.
According to people familiar with the proposal, the administration wants to among other things end the Diversity Visa Program (Green Card Lottery) (READ: Results of the 2020 Diversity Visa Program (…
