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Individuals who participated in the US Diversity Visa  program for fiscal year 2023 (DV-2023) can check if they won the lottery starting tomorrow, May 7, 2022 at 12pm EDT. RELATED: Green Card Lottery (DV-2023) Results Now Available Online The US Diversity Visa program, popularly known as the…
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The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Tuesday announced a new rule that will allow immigrant workers whose permits expire to continue working legally for a year and a half. Instead of the previous automatic 180-day extension immigrant workers applying to renew their permits were…
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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its policy, allowing USCIS officers to waive interviews for more applicants of Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence. Under the updated guidance, USCIS may waive interviews under the following conditions:…
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Individuals who participated in the US Diversity Visa  program for fiscal year 2023 (DV-2023) can check if they won the lottery starting on May 7, 2022 at 12pm EDT. The US Diversity Visa program, popularly known as the Green Card Lottery, makes up to 50,000 permanent resident visas (green…
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Kenyan authorities have reportedly deported Rubis Kenya Managing Director and CEO Jean-Christian Bergeron to France. Nation reports that the government canceled with immediate effect Bergeron’s work permit and ordered his deportation from Kenya. Bergeron is accused of economic sabotage due to the…
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The United States embassy in Nairobi has issued a security alert ahead of the forthcoming elections. In an alert dated April 12th, the embassy warned of election-related demonstrations and violence during party primaries this month and the general election on August 9th. “Candidate selection for…
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The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has announced it has acquired high-tech body cameras for its detectives. The agency says sleuths will have body cameras fitted into their gear in a bid to showcase real-time action as detectives confront dangerous criminals. The sophisticated high-…
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Immigration Director-General Alexander Muteshi has admitted that there have been delays in the processing of passports over the past few weeks. Muteshi told Nation that the delays in the issuance of passports were caused by printer maintenance, adding that processing has resumed and the backlog…
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Kenyans are now free to travel to Russia following the lifting of a ban imposed on Kenya in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak in March 2020. The Russian Embassy in Kenya on Tuesday announced the country has reopened its borders for travelers from Kenya and urged anyone wishing to travel to Russia…
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Nigerians have taken to social media to decry what they termed as harassment and extortion at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). Through Twitter, several Nigerian nationals shared their nasty experiences, saying they were profiled by police and other officials upon landing at the…