IMMIGRATION NEWS
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A new immigration system that allows highly skilled Kenyans without degree-level qualifications to work in the UK has taken effect.
The points-based system kicked in on Friday after the UK and the European Union reached a post-Brexit trade agreement last month.
This means highly-skilled Kenyans…
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US President Donald Trump on Thursday issued a fresh directive extending the ban on H-1B visas, green cards, and other types of foreign work visas by three months.
Trump said the freeze is aimed at protecting American workers from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the US labor market.
The…
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Wealthy Kenyans and Africans seeking second passports in a bid to boost their travel abroad or find a second home have turned to Caribbean nations.
Global residence and citizenship advisory companies such as Henley & Partners and CS Global Partners reported a surge in the number of Africans…
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14 foreign nationals are set to be deported from Kenya for being in the country illegally and operating unlicensed businesses.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang’i signed their deportation paving the way for their removal from the country.
Officials said the affected immigrants are mainly…
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1,670 members of the stateless Shona community have finally been granted Kenyan citizenship.
They were presented with their citizenship documents by President Kenyatta during the 57th Jamhuri Day celebrations at Nyayo Stadium on Saturday.
Members of the community have lived in the country for…
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Tanzanian opposition politician Godbless Lema, who was arrested in Kenya last month, has left Nairobi for Canada.
Lema and his family left the country on Wednesday night after they were granted political asylum in Canada, according to his lawyer George Wajackoyah.
The attorney said they were…
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The ongoing diplomatic feud between Kenya and Somalia has taken a new twist after the latter imposed visa restrictions for Kenyans.
Through a notice on Monday, Somalia’s Immigration and Naturalization Directorate said Kenyan nationals will from December 13th be required to obtain visas before…
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Officers at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi are holding 21 passengers for presenting fake Covid-19 clearance and yellow fever certificates.
The Dubai-bound travelers were nabbed by port health officials on Thursday evening after their documents were subjected to special…
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Some 11 million illegal immigrants living in the US may breathe a sigh of relief under President-elect Joe Biden’s administration.
On Tuesday, Biden pledged to table in the Senate a bill that will provide a pathway to citizenship for undocumented foreigners within his 100 days in office.
The…
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President Trump’s administration has issued a new travel rule targeting countries whose citizens have higher rates of overstaying visitors and business visas.
The new temporary ruled issued on Monday may require nationals from 24 countries, most in Africa, to deposit a bond of up to $15,000 to…
