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A British national has shared his frustrations after his Kenyan girlfriend was twice denied United Kingdom visitor’s visa.
Chris Philps, a former West Sussex Fire and Rescue Firefighter and who currently works for Sky TV says his girlfriend, Chepkemoi Tallam has been seeking to visit him in the UK…
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The United States has announced it has imposed visa restrictions on Ghana over what it terms as refusal by the country to accept its citizens deported back into the country from the US.
In a statement, the US Department of Homeland Security says that Ghana has violated international law by…
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US Immigration lawyers are up in arms over delays by the government in the processing of citizenship, green cards, and other immigration-related applications.
Through the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), the attorneys say that the time taken to process the applications has almost…
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Newly unsealed court documents revealed that the University of Farmington Hills, advertised online even now as a “nationally accredited business and STEM institution” in a suburb of Detroit, was in reality a sting operation run by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement meant to lure immigrants on…
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UK Prime Minister Theresa May has directed the country's Immigration authorities to review the case of a Kenyan girl who was denied visa.
14-year-old Ann Omondi was seeking a visa to enable her to join his father, Dennis Omondi, who lives in Scotland.
Omondo, a British citizen originally from Kenya…
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(NPR) A federal judge in New York has ruled against the Trump administration's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman ordered the administration to stop its plans to include the controversial question on forms for the upcoming national head count…
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Canada is seeking to give permanent residency to more than one million immigrants in the next three years, the country's Parliament has announced.
This number represents about one percent of the country’s population. In 2017, Canada welcomed over 286,000 permanent residents and expects the…
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The Kenyan passport has been ranked as the eighth most powerful in Africa in 2019.
The Henley & Partners Passport Index shows that a holder of a Kenyan passport is able to travel visa-free to 71 different destinations across the world.
Seychelles has the most powerful passport in Africa with…
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The African Union (AU) has revealed plans to launch a single African passport in a move aimed at allowing free movement of people within the continent.
African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki says details of the passport's design, production and issuance will be given during the 32nd AU…
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The Kenyan Immigration Department has deported eight Pakistani nationals who entered the country through Sports Cabinet Secretary Rashid Achesa's order.
Achesa gave authority for the eight belly dancers to come to Kenya on temporary passes to allegedly promote transnational culture.
The Ministry of…
