IMMIGRATION NEWS
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182 undocumented Kenyans living in the US are among thousands of immigrants arrested while applying for legal status to avoid deportation and become eligible for work permits.
Those arrested had applied to be included in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, according to a…
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published a policy memorandum that calls for foreign workers seeking temporary jobs in the US as H-2A nonimmigrant sheep/goat herders be subject to the same requirements as other temporary agricultural workers.
USCIS says the policy memo “will…
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has proposed increasing the cost of obtaining a green card (Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status) by as much as 79 per cent from the current fee of $1,225.
Currently, a I-485 application includes Application for…
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The Canadian government has issued 3,600 invitations to apply (ITAs) for permanent residence in a new Express Entry draw.
In a draw held on Wednesday, November 13th, Canada issued 3,600 ITAs, bringing the total ITAs issued through the Express Entry program so far this year to 75,300. Canada expects…
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) proposes hiking the fee to apply for citizenship from $640 to $1,170, an 85 per cent increase.
This was announced in a proposed rule sent to the Federal Register on Friday.
"In crafting prior fee rules, DHS reasoned that setting the Form N-400 fee…
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The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to increase filing fees for various immigration services and benefits by an average of 21%.
In a news release on Friday, USCIS said it will soon publish a proposed new fees structure. The fees structure is scheduled to be published on the…
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Two Kenyan tycoons are set to lose their Cyprus citizenship issued under the secretive passports-for-investment scheme, Business Daily reports.
The two are among 26 foreign investors to be stripped of passports issued under the program, which several billionaires took advantage of.
Under the…
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U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Thursday released a sweeping new immigration plan that would among other things protect from deportation undocumented immigrants who have lived in the US for more than five years, and put a moratorium on deportations until a “thorough audit of current…
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The government is working on a plan that seeks to have wealthy foreign investors granted Kenyan citizenship.
The move is aimed at enhancing the country’s direct foreign investment (FDI) flows, according to Kenya Investment Authority (KenInvest).
Under the proposal, affluent foreign investors whose…
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US-based companies have camped in Nairobi to woo super-rich Kenyans to invest in projects abroad in exchange for a green card for them and their families.
Wealthy Kenyans who invest at least Sh90 million ($900,000) in approved investment ventures that create employment opportunities in rural…
