IMMIGRATION NEWS
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The government has issued an order barring State officers and civil servants without e-Passports from traveling abroad.
The move has been announced by the head of Public Service Joseph Kinyua in a circular dated April 14th.
“Considering that the machine-readable passport will cease to be a valid…
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The White House is currently working on a new immigration policy that may increase visas for highly-skilled workers.
The merit-based immigration proposal is reportedly being formulated by White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and will be submitted to President Donald Trump next week.
Sources…
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African and Asian countries will be the most targeted in President Donald Trump's latest order for a crackdown on visa overstays.
The US Today reports that the crackdown will only target 12 percent of immigrants who travel to the US on short-term visas but fail to leave upon their expiry.
On Monday…
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US authorities are set to launch a crackdown on immigrants with expired visas following the latest order by President Donald Trump.
On Monday, Trump signed a memorandum directing the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit plans within four months to crack down on visa…
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Five Nigerian nationals have filed an application in court seeking to block Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i from deporting them.
The immigrants want the court to suspend their impending deportation pending hearing and determination of the case they have filed.
The five; Munirudeen…
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Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested 34 illegal immigrants in Nairobi.
The DCI says the immigrants were busted dealing drugs in Nairobi's Kasarani area.
Kasarani DCIO Mwenda Meme says 33 of them are Nigerian nationals while one is from Eritrea.
Meme says…
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Immigration Principal Secretary Gordon Kihalangwa has warned that Kenyans who fail to acquire Huduma Nambas will be denied passports.
PS Kihalangwa says the Immigration Department will be relying on the National Integrated Identity Management System (NIIMS) to issue the travel documents.
The…
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In a draw held on Wednesday, April 3rd for the Express Entry program, the government of Canada has invited 3,350 Invitations to Apply (ITAs). This follows a similar draw held two weeks ago (March 20th) in which a similar number, 3,350 ITAs, were issued. Individuals who enter the drawing and are…
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The High Court on Monday temporarily suspended the implementation of a law seeking to punish Kenyans who fail to disclose their dual citizenship.
In a ruling, the court has stopped the implementation of Section 8(4) of the Immigration Act.
The law states that individuals who fail to reveal their…
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The application period of a popular visa program that allows highly skilled immigrants to live and work in the United States begins today, Monday, April 1st, 2019.
The program is run by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and as in previous year, the 65,000 cap year set…
