Nairobi Embassy Thread!

[G & Oxy 1]

Joy, it'll be OK. Yes, it's a very, very tiring and draining process, but I promise you...you will get through it shining bright in the end. If you can survive this, you can survive anything, lol. Try to hang in there, honey. We're all here for you~

Well said, Jill

[Nyosh 5]

Hey good people!

Guess what? The blonde lady hasn't gone anywhere! But she's been nice to me!!!

YAY, I got approved!!

Woohoooo!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats Cotton Candy!!!!

[Beaulahluo 1]

Wow. I'm just looking back at this post, and I'm having a hard time believing that within the last 13 days, all of the appointments from now until November have been taken? Really??? [since the image isn't showing up in the quoted post: on Aug. 28, there were appointments available as soon as Aug. 30 and practically every day in September.]

I just cannot express how very, very tired I am of this whole process at this precise moment in time.

I'm really shocked and surprised; it's so different than everything so far this year!! I am hoping something opens up MUCH SOONER!!

[Nick&Ann 1]

Good luck Cotton Candy. You will be fine .

Congrats Anne & Nick :dance:

Thank you Jackie

[Nick&Ann 1]

Okay....so, Aaron got the payment made on Friday, but when we tried to enter the MRV receipt # on the embassy website later that night, the website kept rejecting it and returning a message about "Invalid PIN." We figured we just need to wait, because the M-pesa slip had said that if the payment was made after 3:00pm then the payment would not be available to use until the following business day, and he made it at 2:35pm. I also remember something about how once you enter the payment confirmation information on the website, you also have to wait some period of time before scheduling the appointment?

I just went back to the embassy website. This time, it accepted the MRV receipt # without a problem, and then let me access the appointment calendar, but the first available appointment showing up is...Nov. 5?!?!? Is this for real? I.e. if I can see the appointment calendar, does that mean that everything has processed as it should and those are really the next possible dates, or is there some chance that I could go back later and see dates sometime in this millennium? (Exaggerating a little, but...ack. November?)

That is really good that you have paid with M-Pesa. I tried checking for an appointment too after my interview and the next available one was in 62 days last week. But like Jill said, schedule now and just keep your fingers crossed incase someone cancels or there's a date to move up. Good luck and praying for you.

[Nick&Ann 1]

Hey good people!

Guess what? The blonde lady hasn't gone anywhere! But she's been nice to me!!!

YAY, I got approved!!

YAY Congratulations Cotton candy. :dance: :dance: Hope you post your interview experience for other people to see.

Good luck with the rest of the journey.

[Cotton Candy 0]

Thanks all for your support!

The blonde lady isn't so ugly after all, I'm actually liking her. lol. She expedited the visa pickup! And I got it today :dance: , 3 days after the interview. The things you can do with a huge smile and good attitude.

[Ben and Jill 37]

Thanks all for your support!

The blonde lady isn't so ugly after all, I'm actually liking her. lol. She expedited the visa pickup! And I got it today :dance: , 3 days after the interview. The things you can do with a huge smile and good attitude.

LOL, Yes, it is true that she's not 'always evil' . There have been a few lucky folks who have interviewed with her and she was quite pleasant. I am really glad that you were among those blessed people. Congrats on getting your visa already! That's wonderful, Cotton! Enjoy the rest of your journey and keep in touch. Stay blessed, xoxoxoxoxo

[shefellfromheaven 18]

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference - Winston Churchill

Thanks all for your support!

The blonde lady isn't so ugly after all, I'm actually liking her. lol. She expedited the visa pickup! And I got it today :dance: , 3 days after the interview. The things you can do with a huge smile and good attitude.

[Nick&Ann 1]

Thanks all for your support!

The blonde lady isn't so ugly after all, I'm actually liking her. lol. She expedited the visa pickup! And I got it today :dance: , 3 days after the interview. The things you can do with a huge smile and good attitude.

That is really nice Cotton Candy. Congratulations on getting your visa. She isn't that bad after all.

[Pat & Chris 0]

Hi wenzangu, I just received NOA2 today for K1. Not sure how to proceed or what to do next. I am the petitioner USC. My honey- the beneficiary, is in Nairobi. What should I do? Please advise. Thanks.

[afoyoswa 178]

Hi wenzangu, I just received NOA2 today for K1. Not sure how to proceed or what to do next. I am the petitioner USC. My honey- the beneficiary, is in Nairobi. What should I do? Please advise. Thanks.

* First, you'll want to make sure that your beneficiary has all his/her paperwork in order (passport, police certificate, birth certificate) and that you have a good start on gathering your own paperwork for the I-134 (tax records, employment records).

* Then (optional: you'll get a notice in the mail eventually if you wait), about a week after your NOA2 notice, start calling NVC to ask whether they have your case now. They will want your receipt#, and if after you provide that, if they start asking for your and the beneficiary's names/DOBs/etc., then they have it and will give you the case # (NRB______) and also maybe tell you when it will be sent to Nairobi. (They may also tell you it's not there, in which case ignore what NVC says about 1 month or whatever and call back a day or two later.)

* Once they've sent it, (also optional! the embassy will contact the beneficiary when they have the petition, but it can take a while, or they can claim they emailed and yet no one ever receives anything) you can try to locate and track your probable petition package through DHL (search VJ for "DHL tracking" to find a thread that explains this) so that you'll know when it arrives at the embassy.

* If you are able to find out when it arrives (or if a week or two go by and you haven't heard anything), then you can email the embassy to ask whether they have it (provide both of your names and birthdates along with the NRB_____ case number).

* When they confirm, you can pay the visa fee, which will then give you access to the online scheduling system.

* After you schedule the interview date (warning: when we scheduled in mid-September, the earliest available dates were November, and I saw an IR-1/CR-1 applicant on VJ yesterday saying that there were no available dates at all at this point [not sure if they have the same pool of appointments as K-1 people, though], so something weird is going on with interview dates right now), you can email the people who schedule the medical exams to ask for a date 3+ days before the interview. (And that's as far as we've gotten, so I'll let someone else chime in for the rest.)

Edited September 28, 2012 by afoyoswa

[shefellfromheaven 18]

* First, you'll want to make sure that your beneficiary has all his/her paperwork in order (passport, police certificate, birth certificate) and that you have a good start on gathering your own paperwork for the I-134 (tax records, employment records).

* Then (optional: you'll get a notice in the mail eventually if you wait), about a week after your NOA2 notice, start calling NVC to ask whether they have your case now. They will want your receipt#, and if after you provide that, if they start asking for your and the beneficiary's names/DOBs/etc., then they have it and will give you the case # (NRB______) and also maybe tell you when it will be sent to Nairobi. (They may also tell you it's not there, in which case ignore what NVC says about 1 month or whatever and call back a day or two later.)

* Once they've sent it, (also optional! the embassy will contact the beneficiary when they have the petition, but it can take a while, or they can claim they emailed and yet no one ever receives anything) you can try to locate and track your probable petition package through DHL (search VJ for "DHL tracking" to find a thread that explains this) so that you'll know when it arrives at the embassy.

* If you are able to find out when it arrives (or if a week or two go by and you haven't heard anything), then you can email the embassy to ask whether they have it (provide both of your names and birthdates along with the NRB_____ case number).

* When they confirm, you can pay the visa fee, which will then give you access to the online scheduling system.

* After you schedule the interview date (warning: when we scheduled in mid-September, the earliest available dates were November, and I saw an IR-1/CR-1 applicant on VJ yesterday saying that there were no available dates at all at this point [not sure if they have the same pool of appointments as K-1 people, though], so something weird is going on with interview dates right now), you can email the people who schedule the medical exams to ask for a date 3+ days before the interview. (And that's as far as we've gotten, so I'll let someone else chime in for the rest.)

[Nyosh 5]

Hey guys, how is everyone doing??? Keeping busy.............. Looks like it. Wishing everyone well!

[afoyoswa 178]

Hey guys, how is everyone doing??? Keeping busy.............. Looks like it. Wishing everyone well!

Leaving in a week and a half two days to go over there to be with him (or nearby, at least) for his interview! I'm sure I'll be starting the posts full of panicky last-minute preparation questions any day now.

Edited October 15, 2012 by afoyoswa