IMMIGRATION NEWS

The US State Department has announced that the registration period for the 2021 Diversity Visa Program (DV-2021), popularly known as the Green Card Lottery, will begin on Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019 at 12pm EDT and end on Tuesday, November 5th, 2019 at 12pm EST. A total of 55,000 permanent…

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced it will welcome mother than 34,000 new citizens in celebrations across the country marking Constitution Day and Citizenship Day. The US celebrates Constitution Day and Citizenship Day on September 17th, as part of Constitution…

At least 600 Nigerian nationals are this week set to be repatriated from South Africa following the break out of a new wave of xenophobic attacks. Nigerian Consul General in Johannesburg Godwin Adamu said about 600 citizens living in SA will be flown back to the West Africa nation using two flights…

In a move being criticized by human rights and refugee advocates, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Friday announced that it is eliminating the requirement that USCIS adjudicate work permits for asylum applicants within 30 days. The current rule, enacted more than 20 years ago,…

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it will be conducting a system maintenance beginning on Friday, September 6th at 11:59pm (ET) and ending on Saturday, September 7th at 3am (ET). During the maintenance period, some of the immigration online tools may…

A green card allows a foreign national to legally live and work permanently anywhere in the United States. Green card holders, also called permanent residents, qualify to apply for US citizenship after five years (three years in some cases). There are many rights and benefits that comes with being…

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, September 4th, Canada issued 3,600 ITAs, bringing the total ITAs issued through the Express Entry program so far this year to 59,800. Canada expects…

Kenyan nationals are among foreigners who have been affected by a fresh wave of xenophobic attacks in South Africa. Several Kenyans were attacked in Gauteng Province following the violence that broke out on Monday, Kenyan High Commissioner to South Africa Jean Kamau said in a statement on Wednesday…

Facebook on Tuesday warned the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) against creating fake accounts on its platform. DHS last week announced that the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), an agency within DHS, will create fake accounts on Facebook and Twitter in a bid to investigate the…

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) can now create fake social media accounts to monitor foreign nationals seeking visa, green cards, and citizenship. USCIS, an agency within the Department of Homeland Security, in a policy update released on Friday says the move will make it easier to…