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United States Ambassador to Kenya Margret Whitman has pledged to deal with the Visa backlog at the Nairobi embassy.
Whitman, who assumed office as the new ambassador early this month, says the backlog was occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic which forced consular officers to stay away from…
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Two Senators have introduced the Equal Access to Green Cards for Legal Employment (EAGLE) Act of 2022 in the senate, which will potentially ease the immigration of skilled workers into the United States.
The EAGLE Act will eliminate the 7% per-country limit on employment-based immigrant visas and…
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A green card, known officially as a permanent resident card, is an identity document issued to an immigrant who becomes a lawful permanent resident of the United States.
Permanent residence is a type of immigrant visa that allows foreign nationals to live and work lawfully in the US. Green…
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The Canadian government has revealed plans to introduce some changes to its Express Entry, the system used to manage Canadian permanent residence applications for filling labor gaps through certain immigration programs.
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser told CIC News the system would be looking for…
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Tech giant Amazon has urged the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to issue all employment-based green cards by the September 30th deadline for processing green card applications this year.
Amazon made the request after it emerged that…
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New United States Ambassador to Kenya Margret Whitman has promised to expedite the visa application process for Kenyans following numerous complaints on social media.
In her first media address since she arrived in the country on Monday to officially begin her duty, Whitman said she is aware of the…
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Kenyans looking to visit the United States will have to wait for nearly two years to get visa appointments at the American Embassy in Nairobi.
On Monday, the embassy announced that the first available dates for a visitor visa appointment in Nairobi are in June 2024, terming the delays as a…
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The United States embassy in Nairobi has responded to complaints by Kenyans about delays in getting visa appointments.
Terming the delays as a worldwide problem caused by a backlog resulting from the Covid-19 health and safety measures, the embassy said plans are underway to restore normalcy.…
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Kenya’s passport is among the 10 most powerful in Africa, according to the latest Henley Passport Index from immigration consultancy Henley & Partners.
The Kenyan passport which gives holders access to 72 destinations without a prior visa was ranked ninth in Africa and 76th globally alongside…
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Kenya and the United States signed an agreement that makes dependents of diplomatic officials posted in both countries eligible for employment.
The five-year agreement that was signed last August was revealed in the Fifth Report of the Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary on Treaties Ratified by the…
