IMMIGRATION NEWS

The Trump Administration intends to crack down on F-1 students and J-1 exchange visitors who violate the terms of their status. Under a new policy, effective August 9, 2018, even a minor, unintentional violation could trigger “unlawful presence.” Remaining in the U.S. for too long after such a…

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i was on Thursday captured on camera expressing his anger after coming eye to eye with a foreigner who was renewing his work permit in the recently launched verification exercise by his ministry. The foreigner, an Indian citizen had come to Nyayo House in…

The government has nabbed 13 foreigners with fake work permits during the ongoing registration and verification process of all foreign nationals working in the country. Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i, who supervised the exercise at Nyayo House, Nairobi said appropriate action will be…

Kenyans traveling to South Africa will now be issued with a Visa on arrival after South African government revised its immigration policy. South Africa Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom said Kenyans going to his country should apply for an E-Visa, which will be issued to them once they land at the…

The Ministry of Interior and Coordination of Government has on Monday launched a fresh work permit verification and registration exercise for all foreigners working in the country. Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi said records show there are currently 34,000 registered foreigners holding…

Kenyans are among 78 immigrants arrested in the United States during a six-day operation carried out by officials of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the Midwest. Of the 78, 25 were arrested in Iowa, another 25 in Nebraska, 15 in Minnesota, 10 in South Dakota and three in North…

If you are one of 8,543 people issued with a green card as a spouse of a US citizen between February and April, you may have to return your permanent resident card. US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Monday announced that it issued 8,543 green cards with an incorrect “Resident Since…

Entrants who submitted applications for the Diversity Visa for the fiscal year 2019 (DV-2019, also known as the Green Card lottery) in October-November, 2017 can now check if they are winners of the lottery on the US State Department website. The ‘DV Entrant Status Check’ portal opened at 12pm…

Kenyans are among citizens from selected African countries that are set to be issued with Visas upon arrival in South Africa as the country revises its immigration policy. The review in Visa issuance is aimed at increasing intra-Africa travel and was announced by South Africa's Tourism Minister…

(Reuters) A breakaway group of Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives defied their leaders on Wednesday in an attempt to force bipartisan action on legislation protecting young illegal ‘Dreamer’ immigrants from deportation. The rare move, by lawmakers who largely represent districts with…