The Trump administration has approved plans to ask US visa applicants for details of their social media use. Consular officials can now ask for social media usernames going back five years via a new...
German and Mexican artists staged a show on the border with the United States in protest at Washington's plans to build a wall, thrilling hundreds but infuriating supporters of the controversial plan...
The United States has begun asking some would-be visitors applying for visas to provide their identities on social media, among other more vigorous screening methods. A State Department official,...
It is not an experience he's keen to repeat but Carmelo Cuzzolino is resigned to the inevitable as stretched resources mean more merchant ships get caught up in the Mediterranean migrant crisis. The...
Beer cans, newspapers drenched in vomit and aluminium foil litters the ground inside a parking garage where young Afghan asylum seekers smoke heroin as they shelter from the cold in central Sweden....
Leaders of the G7 group of rich nations are due to meet African heads of state for talks on the migrant crisis. The leaders of Tunisia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Niger and Nigeria will join the second day of...
Nearly 200 people have been arrested by federal agents in southern California as part of a five-day operation targeting immigrants convicted of crimes or in the country illegally, officials said...
I sent e-mails to two prominent journalists to do a story about the frustrations of the Ghanaian passport holder in travelling within Africa and the world. I thought they would tell my story for me....
Former Member of Parliament for Asunafo South Constituency George Boakye is seeking clarification from the British High Commission over a ‘visa fraud’ case he is cited in. According to the ex-New...
The Ghana Association of Private Employment Agencies (GHAPEA) has called on government and the security agencies to help flush out illegal migration agencies in the country. Speaking at a press...
A renowned International Migration Expert has noted that Ghana needs crucial steps both in the long and short term, to reduce the nation’s growing migrant issues. Dr Princess Ocansey said, "7000...
It appears calls for refund for bounced visas by Embassies operating in Ghana may not be heeded anytime soon as some Embassies have already squashed the possibility of refunds. The Consumer...
The fate of illegal Ghanaian immigrants in America remains on the balance as the US embassy to Ghana is predicting more deportations in the coming weeks. So far, hundreds of Ghanaians have suffered...
Australia Sunday gave 7,500 boatpeople until October to prove they are genuine refugees or be kicked out, declaring the "game is up" for illegal arrivals ripping off taxpayers. Before the...
The Consumer Protection Agency (CPA) is threatening a demonstration should government refuse to address issues of unfair treatment meted out to Ghanaians at the various embassies within twenty one...
Contrary to the perception that the US makes it difficult for Ghanaians who wish to travel to that country to do so, the US Embassy in Ghana has stated that Ghanaians are welcome but should use the...
A total of 774 Ghanaians were deported from abroad last year as against 1,278 in 2015 for committing various offences. The offences included illegal entry, possession of fake travelling documents,...
The Ghana Immigration Service says the current visa sticker issued to travellers who wish to visit the country, is archaic. According to Public Affairs Director for the Immigration Service, Chief...
Between 7,000 and 8,000 migrants mostly from sub-Saharan Africa are being held in Libyan detention centres after entering the country illegally, an official said on Tuesday. Abdulrazaq al-Shniti,...
Here is not my home! In Ghana, both skilled and unskilled migrant workers seek greener pastures in the city of Accra “There are jobs in the Volta Region for masons like me, but they are not too...
