IMMIGRATION NEWS

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…

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…

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…

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…

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-…

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 (…

Run by the US State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs,  the Diversity Visa Lottery is a program that offers up to 50,000 permanent resident visas (also known as green cards) to nationals of countries with low immigration rates to the United States. The Diversity Visa Program, is run each…

The US State Department yesterday, May 7th 2019, released the results of 2020 Diversity Visa Program (DV-2020), also known as the Green Card Lottery. The results are only available online at a portal run by the State Department. Between yesterday evening and today (May 8th), the website (https://…

Results of the 2020 Diversity Visa program (DV-2020), popularly known as the Green Card Lottery, are now available on the US State Department website. The portal opened on May 7th, 2019 at 12pm EDT. The results will remain on the portal until at least September 30, 2020, says the State Department.…

The Government of Canada is currently accepting applications for permanent residency through the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP). The PGP program allows Canadian citizens and permanent residents over the age of 18 years to sponsor their parents and/or grandparents for permanent residency in…