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Luvhas - Thank you so much , I will put my trust and belief in God that all will be fine

In your Strength, I can crush an army; with my God , I can scale any wall .....2nd Samuel 22:30

For God did not give us a spirit of fear and timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self discipline}... 2 Timothy 1 :7[/i]

Set me as seal over your heart. Solomon 8:6

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AOS

08/03/2009 - AOS Approval

08/13/ 2009- GC in mail

ROC

09/01/2011 - Roc Approval

N - 400

06/15/2012 - Mailed N - 400 package to Phoenix

06/19/2012 - Notice of Action

07/20/2012 - Biometrics

08/20/2012 - Interview: PASSED

09/21/2012 - Oath Ceremony :)

09/21/2012 - US Citizen

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Okay time for more questions. :-)

1. How long has it been taking for Dr. Asagos office to get results back?

2. When does the interview fee need to be paid.

3. I am confused about the fees and I just want to make sure I have this right. The 131.00 for the interview is paid to BOA and NOT the consulate? But the medical is paid directly to the Dr. office correct.

I am trying to figure out a time line so Allan only has to go to Nairobi once. I was thinking if he left on a Tuesday, we could schedule the medical for Wednesday. Do you think the results would be done so we can schedule the interview for the very next Monday. Then hopefully by Tuesday or Wednesday he could have visa and hand and be headed back to Uganda? Does this sound plausible? I am worried about all the expenses of a hotel for that long or 2 trips back and forth by bus from Kampala.

Shefeel if you are still around I may have to hire you to be Allan's tour guide :-) lol. He says he will be fine but I am worried about him as he has never been out of Uganda.

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Okay time for more questions. :-)

1. How long has it been taking for Dr. Asagos office to get results back?

2. When does the interview fee need to be paid.

3. I am confused about the fees and I just want to make sure I have this right. The 131.00 for the interview is paid to BOA and NOT the consulate? But the medical is paid directly to the Dr. office correct.

I am trying to figure out a time line so Allan only has to go to Nairobi once. I was thinking if he left on a Tuesday, we could schedule the medical for Wednesday. Do you think the results would be done so we can schedule the interview for the very next Monday. Then hopefully by Tuesday or Wednesday he could have visa and hand and be headed back to Uganda? Does this sound plausible? I am worried about all the expenses of a hotel for that long or 2 trips back and forth by bus from Kampala.

Shefeel if you are still around I may have to hire you to be Allan's tour guide :-) lol. He says he will be fine but I am worried about him as he has never been out of Uganda.

1. The results are ready between 4 - 5 working days , i think it depends on the work load but that is the average time.

2. Anytime at the Commercial Bank of Africa - its valid for one year.

3. The interview fee has to be paid at the Commercial Bank of Africa ( any of its branches) and Asuga's fee cash at the reception baby

I suggest you schedule the interview as soon as you get the results coz i rememebr when i called to schedule the interview , they wanted to sxchedule me the very next day or alternatiely call and try to suggest a date with the ladies at the consular .

Soon I am at work , so i may not be the best tour guide but can be of help with info.

In your Strength, I can crush an army; with my God , I can scale any wall .....2nd Samuel 22:30

For God did not give us a spirit of fear and timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self discipline}... 2 Timothy 1 :7[/i]

Set me as seal over your heart. Solomon 8:6

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AOS

08/03/2009 - AOS Approval

08/13/ 2009- GC in mail

ROC

09/01/2011 - Roc Approval

N - 400

06/15/2012 - Mailed N - 400 package to Phoenix

06/19/2012 - Notice of Action

07/20/2012 - Biometrics

08/20/2012 - Interview: PASSED

09/21/2012 - Oath Ceremony :)

09/21/2012 - US Citizen

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Shefell: Right now you are probably up and on your way to your interview.....I am praying for you!!! Looking forward to hearing your experience.

Soon~tobe: My fiance is in Nairobi now....he has his medical tomorrow on the 10th at the same office but different doctor...they said it takes 5 working days to get the results. He found a good hotel( it may be the one Madwoman told us about) for only 700ksh per night for one person, includes breakfast and hot water.....and it is convenient to the bus routes that lead to the embassy and doctor's office. Hopefully your case will be sent to Nairobi while my fiance is still there and he can help get your fiance acquainted with the place before he leaves. Our interview is the 19th. I don't think your fiance can arrive and then do the medical the next day.....cuz he will have to go to the embassy first and pick up packet 3 for the medical forms and the appointment letter that he will take to the doctor's office. Unless he gets there really early and can make it to the embassy on the same day.

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Hi all

I'm from the embassy and I thank the Almighty Father for the jounrney so far

I have passed the interview :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: picking my visa next week.

I got to there at 6:00 am in the morning and found a queue at the Embassy gates.We were let in at 6:30am. Passed through the security checks and into the building . At about 8:30 am i was called on one of the windows and presented my documents. The lady was mean and she just told me off right away that i was wasting her time I should have bundled everything together . My documents were neatly arranged and i thought she was going to ask for them one by one.Only to be suprised :blush: She gathered all the forms Ds-156, Ds 165K, Ds 230 part I and II , Ds -157, Affidavit of support, proof of ongoing relationship, Birth certificate, Tax forms and any other documents of proof! phew, Was done with her and she just told me to sit and wait to be called for the interview.

I was called to counter 10 an hour later, and believe me i found the meanest of them all. She was not pleasant at all and told me to take place my right hand and repeat after her. She asked me several questions . when did i meet my fiance? which state he is ? WHat are our wedding plans so far? What job does he do?when was i engaged? where was the engagement? How many times have we met ? When was the last time he was here? What is my cellphone numbers? How many times does he call me in a day ? No smiles No break . She went forward and looked at the pictures of us together asking questions about them . I had captioned the pics so it was easy to just explain.

She took a blue slip and my heart and told me to pick my passport on the 24 February, I asked if i could pick it earlier but she gave me the passport back :angry: and told me to come for the visa when im ready. I just told her that i was kindly asking for the favour since im an Inflight attendant and i need to for the travel. Thats when she asked how much tiome i would give the embassy , i told them i was on leave for a week and she told me to pick it up next week! I thank God i passed even after the presure from the lady. :dance: :dance:

In your Strength, I can crush an army; with my God , I can scale any wall .....2nd Samuel 22:30

For God did not give us a spirit of fear and timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self discipline}... 2 Timothy 1 :7[/i]

Set me as seal over your heart. Solomon 8:6

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AOS

08/03/2009 - AOS Approval

08/13/ 2009- GC in mail

ROC

09/01/2011 - Roc Approval

N - 400

06/15/2012 - Mailed N - 400 package to Phoenix

06/19/2012 - Notice of Action

07/20/2012 - Biometrics

08/20/2012 - Interview: PASSED

09/21/2012 - Oath Ceremony :)

09/21/2012 - US Citizen

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PRAISE GOD!!! Congratulations Shefell........I knew you would do fine!!!! Thanks for the info and keep us posted on the rest of your journey!!!!

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Thanx Lovehas and wishing your fiance well in his journey!

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In your Strength, I can crush an army; with my God , I can scale any wall .....2nd Samuel 22:30

For God did not give us a spirit of fear and timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self discipline}... 2 Timothy 1 :7[/i]

Set me as seal over your heart. Solomon 8:6

imgfinal2.jpg

AOS

08/03/2009 - AOS Approval

08/13/ 2009- GC in mail

ROC

09/01/2011 - Roc Approval

N - 400

06/15/2012 - Mailed N - 400 package to Phoenix

06/19/2012 - Notice of Action

07/20/2012 - Biometrics

08/20/2012 - Interview: PASSED

09/21/2012 - Oath Ceremony :)

09/21/2012 - US Citizen

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Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows James 1 : 17[/center]

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WOW CONGRATS!!!! THAT IS SOOOO GREAT!!! I knew we would hear good news from you today!! That is so awsome!!

Hey I have one more question, The documents you gave to the lady for the interview do they give you them back?

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Ooh they give you back the photos,evidence of proof, birth certificate, Xray photo

In your Strength, I can crush an army; with my God , I can scale any wall .....2nd Samuel 22:30

For God did not give us a spirit of fear and timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self discipline}... 2 Timothy 1 :7[/i]

Set me as seal over your heart. Solomon 8:6

imgfinal2.jpg

AOS

08/03/2009 - AOS Approval

08/13/ 2009- GC in mail

ROC

09/01/2011 - Roc Approval

N - 400

06/15/2012 - Mailed N - 400 package to Phoenix

06/19/2012 - Notice of Action

07/20/2012 - Biometrics

08/20/2012 - Interview: PASSED

09/21/2012 - Oath Ceremony :)

09/21/2012 - US Citizen

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Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows James 1 : 17[/center]

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First, all my thanks and praise to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!!!!!!

WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED OUR VISA!!!!!!!!

Thank you to everyone that helped with all the tips of being in Nairobi.....your information was extremely valuable!!!!!

I have just felt the stress of all these months begin to release, but will not fully relax until my eyes meet my fiance's at the airport next week.

There were many times in this journey when it seemed as though it would never end, but giving up was never an option......I am a firm believer in where there is a will, there is a way!!!!!

As far as the Nairobi experience goes, it all went very smooth and like clock work:

He took the 24 hour bus ride from Rwanda to Nairobi. He arrived very early in the morning and noticed a hotel right across the street from the bus depot, so he went there. They had one room left so he took it. This hotel was a great place,(I will edit this with the name later), it was $19/night for two beds(his cousin traveled with him), but if you were by yourself they said it was only half of that. The hotel had hot water, it was clean, and breakfast was included(omelet, bread, sausage, juice). The staff was very friendly and accommadating. He also said that the buses that he needed to take either picked up in the front of the hotel or the back, so he never had to walk far. The bus system is great and is very inexpensive.

He arrived on Sunday the 8th, so on Monday the 9th, he went to the embassy and was let in with his NOA2 and picked up Packet 3 and tried to schedule his interview. The lady told him to call a number after he filled out and gathered all the papers in the Packet. After he called and told me this I reminded him that we all ready had everything filled out because we had downloaded everything in advance and gathered all documents so I asked him to go back to schedule because it is hard to get through to that number and we didn't want to lose those precious moments. So, he went back and the embassy was closing so he started to walk away but the security guard called him back and said he would make a phone call for him and he was able to schedule the date through him for the 19th.(Thank you God for favor). From there he went to Dr. Dogra's office in the Sarit Center to confirm the appointment for the next day, which we had scheduled by phone, before he had left his country. They confimed with him and gave him instructions for the next day.

On Tuesday the 10th, he went back to the medical center for the first part of the exam. Everyone was nice. It was 8,700 kenyan schillings for that part and then he had to go get an x-ray, another 1,000 schillings. When he finished he was given an appointment to come back the following Wednesday, the 18th, to pick up results and get vaccinations. So, now, everything was complete and it was a matter of waiting for a week to pass by. :clock: Him and his cousin passed time by checking out the city, playing cards, and of course chatting and talking to me!!! :pop:

Fast forward to Tuesday, the 17th, he went to the specific bank to pay the visa fee ($131) and was given a receipt to take to the embassy. On Wednesday, the 18th; he went back to the doctor's office and paid another 9,700 schillings for vaccinations. He was given the medical envelope to take to the embassy as well.

On Thursday, the 19th, his appointment was scheduled for 7:00am. After he arrived, he turned in all necessary paperwork and waited to be called for fingerprints. After fingerprints, he sat back down and was then called for his interview. The lady was not mean at all, however, she did not smile either. She was very focused and business like. She asked him many questions........

1)what is your fiance's name

2)tell me about the engagement

3)how much did the ring cost

4)how did you meet

5)who is this in the picture with you and your fiance(his grandmother and aunts)

6)what is meant by "our apartment"(she was referring to a location we had written to describe the picture)

7)is this nightclub in Rwanda(again referring to a picture)

8)why were you denied a tourist visa

9)do you have more evidence of your relationship(he answered yes, but she didn't ask to see it)

10)is that a wedding ring that you have on in the pictures and are wearing now(no, he said)

11)why do you wear it like that(because it was a Valentine's Day gift last year from my fiance and I wear it to show I'm committed)

12)When did you first meet

(There were more questions but I can't remember them now, once my fiance arrives, we will edit this post with more details.)

My fiance speaks excellent English, so he was able to understand and answer her questions quickly and accurately. We had also prepared for this by looking over all the questions people had posted on VJ and tried to think of possible things they could ask. I had just told him that morning before he went to the embassy, "honey, I know they are going to ask about why you wear your ring on that finger".....he said "no problem baby, I am very confident..."

So, when she was done with the "mini-interrogation", she told him that it would take two weeks to process his visa and when would he like to come back and pick it up. He asked if it was possible to pick it up sooner(like that day or the next) because he was from another country, had all ready been there almost two weeks in a hotel, and needed to go back home. She said okay, come back tomorrow at 10am. She said she was not guaranteeing that it would be ready, but it may not be a problem. So, my fiance returned this morning. At first they told him it wouldn't be ready until next Friday and he told them that he needed to go back to Rwanda and also we had flight reservations for the 26th to come to the states.....so, they told him to sit and wait. He waited two hours and HE NOW HAS HIS VISA IN HAND!!!!!

**note***Even though my fiance had much evidence with him, she didn't ask to see any of it......she used all the stuff I had sent in with my original petition. Even the pictures that I had sent in originally, are the ones she used to ask him questions. Our original petition was very thorough.

So, overall, it was a very pleasant experience at the embassy. No one was mean or rude. The security guard was very friendly. He found everyone he dealt with from the hotel workers, to the doctors, to the embassy workers very nice.

Next Friday, I will finally be able to welcome my sweet baby to our country. We are so excited and thankful for this opportunity and the beginning of our future!!!! Overall, this part of the journey was tolerable.....but the wait at NVC(7 weeks) was a real torture!!!!

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Congrats LuvHas :dance::dance:

Wish you a happy marriage

In your Strength, I can crush an army; with my God , I can scale any wall .....2nd Samuel 22:30

For God did not give us a spirit of fear and timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self discipline}... 2 Timothy 1 :7[/i]

Set me as seal over your heart. Solomon 8:6

imgfinal2.jpg

AOS

08/03/2009 - AOS Approval

08/13/ 2009- GC in mail

ROC

09/01/2011 - Roc Approval

N - 400

06/15/2012 - Mailed N - 400 package to Phoenix

06/19/2012 - Notice of Action

07/20/2012 - Biometrics

08/20/2012 - Interview: PASSED

09/21/2012 - Oath Ceremony :)

09/21/2012 - US Citizen

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Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows James 1 : 17[/center]

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Well, I don't know, I got a letter from the lady at the USCIS who was assigned to look into my case after I contacted my congressman. I think that it ment that it was found, but I am not totally sure, I didn't really understand the letter. They did say it could take up to 30 days for it to reach the NVC. I figure if it reaches the NVC this week we can still push and have the wedding on the planned date of April 25th. But, if it doesn't show up I will have to push the wedding date back. I am okay with it, I guess. At this point I could really careless about the wedding I just want Allan to be here!

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