IMMIGRATION NEWS

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has temporarily suspended the issuance of new visas to visitors from Kenya until further notice, according to reports. The directive also affects 11 other countries including Pakistan, Iran, Yemen, Syria, Somalia, Iraq, Turkey, Afghanistan, Syria, and Libya. Reports…

An Italian national who was deported from Kenya last month has filed a suit against the government. Alberto Marchesi was arrested, detained, and later deported after he landed at Moi International Airport (MIA) in Mombasa on October 29th. Marchesi, who is the Italian President of Agriculture, says…

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Friday announced the implementation of a revised citizenship civics test for applicants seeking naturalization. Applicants filling for naturalization starting December 1st, 2020 will take the revised test. The new version of the civics test…

Kenyan migrant workers in the domestic sector are set to be offered training in Homecare Management courses, the government has said. The initiative being spearheaded by the Labor Ministry is aimed at helping them handle challenges in the new work environment in the host countries. Edith Okoki, the…

Fiery Tanzanian politician Godbless Lema who was arrested in Kenya on Sunday has been released. Lema, the immediate former MP for Arusha Urban Constituency, was apprehended by Kenyan authorities at the Namanga border together with his wife and three kids. Lema fled his country a few days after…

Police in Kajiado are holding former Tanzanian MP Godbless Lema after he fled to Kenya on Sunday for fear of political persecution. Lema, the immediate former MP for Arusha Urban Constituency, was arrested by Kenyan authorities at the Namanga border together with his wife and three kids. The…

Kenya’s Immigration Department has announced the suspension of passport application service until further notice. The department said the move was informed by the government’s directive to scale down operations in a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19. As a result, the current appointments for…

Kenya is planning to have a fully automated visa issuance service by 2021, the Immigration Department has said. This was revealed by Deputy Director of Immigration Services Alicent Odipo in a letter to the Airline Operators Committee at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). The complete…

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has begun implementing expedited deportation of undocumented immigrants who have been in the US for less than two years, BuzzFeed News reported citing internal emails and documents. This comes after the Appeals Court paved the way for the implementation of…

Registration is now open for the Fiscal Year 2022 Diversity Visa (DV-2022), popularly known as the Green Card Lottery, is now open. Registration began on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at 12pm and will run until Tuesday, November 10, 2020. The Diversity Visa program, run by the US Department of State,…