Canada forced to respond on Visa lottery news targeting Kenyans
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Canada warns of Visa lottery(immigration programs) news targeting Kenyans that has been circulating on social media
Canada warns of Visa lottery(immigration programs) news targeting Kenyans that has been circulating on social media.
Canada has issued a warning over fraudulent special programs/Visa lottery that are spreading online and claim to be welcoming Kenyan immigrants to the country in North America.
Such programs do not exist, according to the Canadian Immigration Department, which also dismissed the information as untrue.
“Disinformation is circulating which suggests that special programs are welcoming Kenyan immigrants. This is false, and the immigration programs referenced do not exist,” the department said in a tweet, along with a link to the official immigration website for accurate information on how to immigrate.
Amid the biting cost of living and high unemployment rates, Kenyans have been chasing opportunities online, with most seeking to emigrate to the USA, Canada and Middle Eastern countries such as Saudi Arabia.
On Tuesday afternoon, Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua posted a tweet saying he had held discussions with his Canadian counterpart Sean Fraser and agreed on migration opportunities for Kenyans seeking to go and live or work in Canada.
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“Currently, Canada has more employment opportunities than available people to work and we agreed that Kenya can help fill that gap. The process for those who wish to go to Canada is simple but requires one to be diligent,” the minister said.
Mutua said Kenya and Canada are in “deep negotiations” and promised to provide a comprehensive statement in due course with guidance and links agreed upon between the two countries that Kenyans can apply for migration or job visas.
The CS however warned of agencies posing as recruiters for Canadian firms to swindle Kenyans.
During the Labour Day celebrations on March 1, President William Ruto announced the government is seeking to sign ten new bilateral agreements that will see Kenya send more workers to European, North American and Middle Eastern countries.
The president said most of these will go to Germany, which he said has recently been lobbying for Kenyan workers. Among the other countries with which the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection would also ink deals are Canada and Saudi Arabia.
“We have opportunities in Canada, the USA, UAE, Saudi Arabia… we will sign ten agreements in the next couple of months so that our youth get these opportunities,” the president added at the time.
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