IMMIGRATION NEWS

If you participated in last year’s U.S. green card lottery (DV-2024), you can now check if you are one of the lucky winners. Results of DV-2024 are now available online at the Electronic Diversity Visa website run by the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs. Results became available…

The United States Department has announced an increase for various non-immigrant visas, including business or tourism (B1/B2), student (F), and exchange visitor visas (J). Effective May 30, 2023, visas for business or tourism (B1/B2) and other categories, such as student (F) and exchange visas (J…

Results of the DV-2024 Diversity Visa, popularly known as the Green Card Lottery, will be available online starting on Saturday, May 6, 2023. Entrants who participated in DV-2024 lottery during the open registration period which ran from October 5th, 2022 and November 8th, 2022, can check if they…

President Ruto has announced plans by the government to sign 10 new bilateral labor agreements that will see Kenyans secure jobs in European, North America and Gulf countries. Speaking during this year’s Labor Day Celebrations at Uhuru Gardens on Monday, Ruto said most of the Kenyan migrant workers…

The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection has announced the signing of bilateral labor agreements with seven countries to help qualified unemployed Kenyans secure jobs abroad. Labor Cabinet Secretary Florence said the agreements would benefit thousands of Kenyans in different cadres as the…

The visa interview waiting period for Kenyans looking to visit the United States has been reduced by five months. This is after the US Embassy in Nairobi allowed for the renewal of some visa categories without going for physical appointments, Business Daily reports. As a result, Kenyans applying…

More than 60,000 Kenyans who applied for passports will receive the travel documents in three weeks’ time, the government has said. Immigration and Citizen Services Principal Secretary Prof. Julius Bitok said the backlog of applications will be cleared within 21 days after the government received…

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Wednesday said an individual traveling to the US on a business (B-1) or tourist (B-2) visa can apply for new jobs and even appear in interviews. But the agency told prospective employees to ensure the applicants have changed their visa status…

The Cabinet has approved separate bilateral treaties with China and Italy, which will allow Kenya to extradite its citizens who break laws in the two nations. In a memo, the Cabinet said it approved the treaties to “promote effective judicial cooperation” between Kenya and the two countries. …

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) last week concluded public comment for the proposed increase in visa fees by the Biden administration. A majority of the 7,000 people who submitted their comments during the exercise voiced fierce opposition and concerns, according to Nevada…