IMMIGRATION NEWS
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The United States has introduced new rules requiring most visa applicants to attend interviews in their country of residence or nationality, marking a major change to its consular procedures.
Effective 1 November 2025, the National Visa Center (NVC) will schedule immigrant visa interviews based on…
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The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed a major change to the H-1B visa selection process, replacing the current randomised lottery with a system that gives preference to higher-wage applicants.
The H-1B visa programme allows US employers to hire foreign workers in specialised…
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The H-1B visa programme remains a key channel for employing skilled foreign workers in the United States, with around 500,000 individuals currently working across sectors such as technology, healthcare, education, and research.
Designed to help US employers fill roles requiring specialised…
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The European Union has begun rolling out a new biometric border control system that replaces manual passport stamping for non-EU nationals with digital identity checks.
The Entry/Exit System (EES), introduced on Sunday, requires travellers from outside the EU to register biometric data, including…
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The Trump administration has announced a new $100,000 fee for each H-1B visa petition, significantly increasing the cost of hiring skilled foreign workers ahead of the next visa lottery cycle.
The new fee marks a sharp increase from the previous range of $2,000 to $5,000 and is part of a broader…
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A federal judge in Chicago is reviewing the Trump administration’s deployment of National Guard troops to assist immigration enforcement in Illinois.
This follows a legal challenge by state and city officials. US District Judge April Perry presided over a hearing on Thursday to assess the legality…
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The Government of Canada has extended its temporary public policy allowing eligible permanent residency applicants and certain family members to apply for open work permits until 31 December 2026.
First introduced on 4 July 2021, the policy was created to support individuals in Canada applying for…
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Jared Ombaso Gwaro, originally from Kiogoro in Kisii County, Kenya, secured a place in the United States through the Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery and has since built a life in Minnesota.
Gwaro began pursuing the DV Lottery in 2011 while still in secondary school. Raised in a family struggling with…
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The United States has proposed a major change to the H-1B visa selection process, replacing the current random lottery with a wage-based system that would favour higher-paid foreign workers.
Under the new plan introduced by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), applicants would be ranked…
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A Somali man who left Kenya in May 2025 in search of better opportunities is now being held by traffickers in Libya, where his captors are demanding a ransom of KSh2 million from his family.
The Magafe Network and East Africa’s Trafficking Route
Khalid Mohamed, a long-time resident of Nairobi’s…
