IMMIGRATION NEWS
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Israel has launched a new academic initiative offering scholarships to Kenyan students for postgraduate studies in sustainable development and community leadership.
The Israeli mission in Nairobi announced on Saturday, 14 March, that applications are now open for a Master’s degree in African…
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The United Arab Emirates will permit residents whose visas expired while they were abroad to return without applying for new entry permits, provided their residency lapsed on or after 28 February 2026.
The temporary measure will remain in effect until 31 March 2026. The Federal Authority for…
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Applicants to the United States Diversity Visa (DV) lottery must now provide a valid, unexpired passport when submitting their applications, the Department of State announced on 10 March.
The new requirement, effective 30 days after the publication of the final rule, is designed to reduce…
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The United States will change how it allocates H-1B visas for the 2027 fiscal year, replacing the long-standing random lottery with a wage-weighted selection system run by US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
The H-1B programme allows foreign professionals to work in speciality…
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Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) has opened formal discussions with Canadian authorities aimed at creating employment pathways for its graduates in Canada, particularly in the field of health care assistance.
The talks were initiated following a visit by a Canadian delegation on 10 March…
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The United States government is reviewing the Optional Practical Training (OPT) programme for international students, placing it at the centre of a growing dispute over immigration, labour markets, and taxation.
The debate over foreign workers in the United States has shifted from the H-1B visa…
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The United States has introduced sweeping changes to the Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) Programme, commonly known as the Green Card Lottery, in an effort to curb widespread fraud and strengthen national security.
The new regulations, published in the Federal Register on 3 March 2026, take…
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An applicant seeking a US employment-based green card under the EB-2 category received conflicting updates about their case after their Priority Date became current in the latest visa bulletin.
A message from a USCIS virtual assistant indicated that the visa number had regressed, despite the…
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The US Small Business Administration (SBA) will restrict access to its loan programmes to businesses fully owned by US citizens from 1 March 2026, excluding lawful permanent residents from eligibility.
The change, announced by SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler, applies to several of the agency’s…
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Canada will introduce a new immigration pathway allowing up to 33,000 temporary foreign workers to obtain permanent residency over the next two years.
Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab said in an interview with The Toronto Star that the programme has already been quietly launched. She noted…
