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Kenya’s Immigration Department has asked foreigners whose passes and residency permits have expired to renew the documents online from Monday, April 13th.
Alexander Muteshi, the Director-General for Immigration on Wednesday said the renewal process will be done through the foreign nationals’…
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The US government has advised citizens abroad to make quick arrangements to fly back to the country, failure to which they risk getting stuck due to the coronavirus pandemic.
On Monday, State Department officials said the government is presently able to help citizens abroad to return home and urged…
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US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that USCIS field offices as well as asylum offices and application support centers (ASCs) across the country will remain closed to the public until at least May 3rd, 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
USCIS temporarily suspended in-…
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The UK will provide temporary visa extension to all foreigners who are currently stuck there due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In a statement posted on its website, the Kenyan High Commission in London said the extension will affect immigrants whose visas or permits expired since January 24th, 2020…
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The government has vowed to block Kenyan medical practitioners from moving to the United States amid the coronavirus epidemic.
This comes a day after the US government, through the Department of State, Consular Affairs urged foreign medical professionals willing to work in the US to seek visa…
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US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it has temporarily closed its offices in Nairobi, Kenya and Rome, Italy to the public due to the ongoing Coronavirus Pandemic.
USCIS says it will reschedule all appointments and will continue to respond to email inquiries.…
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President Donald Trump on Monday announced that the October 1st, 2020 deadline to acquire drivers license that are Real ID-compliant will be pushed back due to the ongoing Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
“We’re postponing the deadline for compliance with Real ID requirements. At a time when we’re…
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Following the confirmation of 8 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, Kenya has suspended all international passenger flights effective Wednesday, March 25th.
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said the move is part of the measures to prevent further spread of the illness. The ban does not affect…
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With the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reminds international studies in the US on F-1 student visas who are experiencing unforeseen economic hardship beyond their control may request employment authorization to work off-campus.
The students would…
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The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has announced that in order to ensure the welfare of its agents and the general public in the wake of the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, ICE will relax detentions due to immigration violations.
Effective March 18, 2020 and until further…
