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A total of 239,180 US permanent residents applied for US citizenship between January 1st, 2020 and March 31st, 2020, data from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) shows.
Over the same period, 189,620 applications for naturalization were approved, while 27,973 were denied.
There were…
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The decision by President Trump to extend a ban on many green cards issued outside the US to the end of the year has dealt a blow to many Diversity Visa Lottery winners.
Last month, the White House explained that the ban aims at freeing up jobs for American citizens in the wake of the economic…
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The UK High Commission in Nairobi has announced the resumption of visa application services in Kenya.
The mission through a notice on its website said its visa application centers in Nairobi and Mombasa were reopened on Monday.
Travelers seeking to apply for visas have been asked to book…
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Kenyans will not be allowed to visit any of the 31 European Union (EU) member countries after they reopen their borders on July 1st.
Starting Wednesday, the EU will lift border restrictions for its own citizens in a move aimed at saving the European tourism season in the wake of the Covid-19…
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The vTrump administration has suspended visas for some foreign workers and extended a pause on some green cards until the end of 2020.
Among those affected by the restriction are high-skilled tech workers, non-agricultural seasonal helpers, au pairs, and top executives, BBC reports.
The move aims…
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The Kenyan Embassy in France has announced the resumption of consular services after a three-month hiatus.
The embassy restarted some operations on Tuesday after the French government declared Paris as a Green Zone on the spread of Covid-19, Kenya’s Ambassador to France Prof. Judy Wakhungu said in…
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The High Court in Nairobi has declared that Niger diplomat Oumarou Moumouni Ali was illegally deported from Kenya 10 months ago.
Ali, who is Niger’s consul to Kenya and owner of the popular Kiza Lounge in Nairobi’s Kilimani area, was deported in August 2019 over allegations of engaging in…
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(AP) The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants, a stunning rebuke to the president in the midst of his reelection campaign.
For now, those immigrants retain their protection from deportation and their authorization…
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200 out of the 400 Chinese nationals who recently obtained a court order allowing them to leave Kenya amid the Covid-19 pandemic have traveled.
The group is said to have departed the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) aboard a China Southern Airlines flight on Tuesday night.
Isaac Okiya,…
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400 Chinese nationals living in Kenya have obtained court orders compelling the government to allow them to return to their country on June 16th.
Through their lawyer Isaac Okinyo, the Chinese citizens told the court that they fear contracting Covid-19 in Kenya and that the country’s health system…
