IMMIGRATION NEWS

A Mombasa court has issued fresh orders to the Ministry of Interior and the Immigration Department to allow a Kenyan-British man, who was deported in 2020, to enter the country.  High Court judge John Onyiego ruled on Wednesday that the two government agencies were in contempt of court by…

A bipartisan bill seeking to properly utilize the employment-based visas allocated each year under existing federal immigration law was on Friday tabled in the US House of Representatives. Introduced by Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi from the Democratic Party and his GOP counterpart Larry Bucshon…

Kenya and Egypt have agreed on a free visa regime for ordinary passports in a bid to promote tourism, trade, and free flow of people and goods as envisioned by the African Continental Free Trade Agreement. The two countries agreed to start and finalize discussions towards 100% free visa regime…

The United Kingdom has launched an upgraded Visa Application Centre in Nairobi. The centre was opened on Monday by UK Visas and Immigration’s (UKVI) Head of Visit Visas and International Network Dominique Hardy, who is on a visit to Kenya. Hardy announced that UK visas are now printed in Nairobi…

The government will from March 1st begin issuing digital death and birth certificates, Immigration Principal Secretary Julius Bitok has said. Bitok said the launch of the digital birth and death certificates coincides with the introduction of Unique Personal Identifiers (UPI), which will act as…

John Mulwa, a Kenyan-born chef who was set to be deported from Canada on January 28th will stay longer in the country. This comes after he was allowed to stay in Canada for another 18 months on a temporary residence permit issued by Citizenship and Immigration Canada, according to his attorney…

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has redesigned the Permanent Resident Card (also known as a Green Card) and the Employment Authorization Document (EAD) to improve security.  USCIS announced on Monday it will begin issuing the redesigned cards on January 30th.  “The new…

The government has urged Kenyans in the United States who applied for new passports to pick them up at the Kenyan Embassy in Washington, DC. Principal Secretary for the State Department for Diaspora Affairs Roseline Njogu on Thursday said over 700 passports are ready for collection. "Kenyans in the…

The UK High Commission in Nairobi has announced changes to the visa processing duration for Kenyans. British High Commissioner to Kenya Jane Marriott said on Wednesday that applicants will wait for only three weeks for their visas to be processed as opposed to six weeks previously. This also…

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced the extension of the validity of Permanent Resident Cards for petitioners who properly file Form I-751 (Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence) or Form I-829 (Petition by Investor to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status…