Welcome and please update your signature (just read through the forum on how to), and what reply is that you are expecting?finnaly am here. when is the latest you can get a reply from KCC?
Welcome and please update your signature (just read through the forum on how to), and what reply is that you are expecting?
When inquiring about the status of your case, you must provide your full name, complete case number, and date of birth in the following format (MMDDYYYY). For security purposes, KCC cannot reveal any information regarding your case if you cannot provide all the required information.confirmation. i sent my form on 8th may and i havent heard anything yet
thanks to Papasan for bringing my attention to this forrum,iam case number 4*** and my queries are the following,
i wrote my DOB as 1986 instead of 1987 and wrote an email to KCC pointing out the mistakes and even attached a scanned copy o[SUB][/SUB]f my birth cert and high school leaving cert-they replied saying that the info will be includded in my case file for review
my wife and i did something pretty dump too(Birds of same feather...?!!)we wrote her maiden name as mrs munene instead of her name before she got married.
then we had never realy married formery but nw we have gone to the AGs office and married officiary,we had writen a random date of marriage in the form we sent to the kcc and so in our legal marriage cert it hsa been writen marriaed before under customary law,i hope thet know there are no paperworks in customary marriage so they wont ask us to verufy the writen date,..
finally,my surnames doesnt appear in my dads death cert or even my birth cert(be careful what u do with ua names or else ua kids will come to suffer one time,,,,,but my dads names on the death and my birth cert are the same....do uthink they will grill me over that?
Below see Njugunuts' posting some times back about his medical experience; I believe it might answer some of the questions you've posed:
" Anyway, after I was done with KCC, I called IOM on the chance that they would agree to schedule my medicals without the 2nd NL and they had no problem, they gave me a 7.30 appointment. Now, for all those doing their medicals in Nairobi, take note that the IOM at which the medicals are done is the one on 4th Ngong Avenue, a blue gate just after AAR. This is because when I called to make an appointment, they didn't tell me which IOM this was and so I went to Nairobi Hospital.
I showed up at IOM 4th Ngong Avenue, just after AAR at 7.50am (I think most appointments are around this time and the earlier you go the sooner you leave the place). At the gate, the security guys make sure you are on the list for the day. You then take a seat in the reception area and hand in your passport. The ladies there make a copy of it, then send you for a counseling session where some guy lets you know what tests they'll carry out,how long they will take etc. They check mainly for Syphilis, TB and Hepatitis B though they also do other baseline tests e.g blood sugar. After the counseling session you go pick up your passport and copy, and go the lab where they take an instant photo of you, sign the medical exam forms, hand in 1 passport photo and then proceed for bleeding. You then go and pay for the medical exam.
The exam itself costs 138 USD so depending on the exchange rate for the month which they set, you pay the equivalent in Ksh. The exchange rate for December is 80.3 so I paid Ksh. 11,081. You can pay in dollars if you want but it attracts a 5 USD surcharge since all their accounts are in Ksh.
You then enter an IOM van and are ferried to Nairobi Hospital IOM where you hand in your forms, are X-Rayed (ladies, wear pants not dresses or you will have to completely disrobe and wear the open-back hospital gowns) and then ferried back to 4th Ngong. Once you are back, you then proceed for the physical where a nurse checks your height, weight, vision, blood pressure and pulse. You hand in the 2nd passport photo here. You are then sent to the doctor's where he/she asks about your past medical, surgical and hospitalization history. You are then sent to strip down to your underwear. She checks your ears,teeth and asks you to breath in and out deeply as she listens to your breath and heart sounds. From here I guess its gender specific: because she will feel your breasts, both male and female, and general look and touch at the rest of your body as you lie down, straight to the toes (she doesn't look at sehemu nyeti [Smilie] , just asks if everything is OK there). Females, she will check the back of your legs for varicose veins as you face the wall, and for everyone she will check to see if your spine is straight.
After the exam she fills in the required immunizations which will vary depending on whether you are pregnant (females), having had chickenpox in the past and your age. Kids get quite a number of shots so for those with young ones (below 12), remember to carry their immunization cards to avoid traumatizing the kids with unnecessary shots coz without the cards, they will have to be repeated. I got three shots: Dultavax (32 USD), MMR (26 USD)and Varicella (54 USD and quite painful!). The pregnant ones don't get the first one and the ones who have had chicken pox don't get the last one. You can therefore calculate approximately how much you need by multiplying by the ones you're likely to need by 80.3. You then go and pay for the vaccinations and receive them. I was done with this by 1.30pm.
After that you are sent home to go and wait for the results. IF there is a problem, they call you the next day so you can come and see the doctor and discuss treatment options etc. and the way forward. IF you don't get any call in the morning, you are fine. I couldn't be able to go the next day to pick up my results so I begged and pleaded for an expedite so I left with my results at 5.10pm (quite a long wait, had to wait for the doctor to finish seeing everyone so she could sign my report). I was given a big envelope with my X-Ray (don't carry this to the interview, but carry it in your hand luggage when emigrating), Vaccination card copy (make a copy of this, carry to the embassy in case they need it, carry in hand luggage and keep safe coz in the States, it'll determine health insurance premiums) and a SEALED medical report (don't attempt to unseal unless you want to pay another 138 USD). They then bid you goodbye and all the best in your interview!
That was my day. Met a few people who were doing their medicals for DV, most seemed to be family sponsored migrants. One guy was doing his medicals for an interview next week on Tuesday, and I thought that was too close. I suggest you do your medicals as soon as possible, since they last for 6 months anyway, coz in-case there is a problem e.g TB which takes 6 months treatment and 2 more months observation, you may not be able to apply for your visa within the DV window. Anyway, the incidence of TB among people without HIV is not high so you shouldn't panic, but those who are positive should do it quickly so that if they have TB they can be treated and still apply. I was freaking out about the TB test coz I work in a HIV and TB clinic, but turns out mungu amenichunga. Amen!
In summary:
1. Get to your interview on time to avoid wasting the whole day there.
2. Carry immunization records where available, especially for children.
3. Carry about Ksh. 21,000 for the whole process (I spent Ksh. 20,075). A little more is better in-case of any eventualities.
4. There is a cafeteria on the premises so you can carry some little money for lunch and/or snacks, especially those with kids.
5. Make sure your passport photos (2) conform to the standards. Those with bad photos were sent to re-take them and wasted more time and money. They should be on a white background with a really big face in them (about half the photo)
6. Don't forget your passport.
7. Say a big prayer and wish for all the best.
Hope you have all learnt something from this. @ Kamauz, go right ahead and schedule your medicals, with or without the 2nd NL. Just carry your 1st NL so they can confirm your case number.
Applied for police clearance on Wednesday 8th and the process is quite straight forward: go to CID headquarters on Kiambu Road, follow the signs to the office (it's on the right). Pay Ksh. 1,000 at a window at the entrance and produce your national ID. Get a copy of the receipt and your ID inside the office @10 bob. Get the original receipt and ID copy stapled to some form, fill in your name and ID number and wait to be called for printing. After printing, get your form and copy of receipt signed and stamped. The certificate is ready in 2 weeks. Don't detach the printing records from the certificate when handing it in to the embassy or it is invalid."
hi guys...this image verification thng is very small...n smtimes its kind of nuisance too...wat do u thnk...mazee this forum is too quiet...watu waache kulala..baana
I have a drim that this Oct all cases will b current! wat do u thnk....ama that's too much?
is there any Kenyan who has bin put on administrative processing? also is there anyone who has ever sent their forms ie dsp 122 and DS 230 n other requirements n yet fail to get their interview?
Originally Posted by fiso
MY DV LOTTERY EXPERIENCE
i played the DV lottery AFTERNOON OF THE 30TH OF NOV.2008 for myself, my then fiance,siblings and colleagues at work, i snapped and edited all pics myself. this is my 3rd time ever to play the visa lottery.only my wife won the dv2010 lottery. we got married after applying as singles for the dv lottery.
we went for our interview feb 2010 ,as initially scheduled without our medical reports because they were'nt ready. got to the embassy 5.45 am for 7a.m appointment. After security checks and payment we finally entered the main interview room for the very first time around 10am. soon after our number was called up to station ?, and documents collected by a young nigerian chap.he then said to my wife ,ummmh you had distinction in ur ssce.pls wot is almighty formular and tell be about bodmas. wife answered to the best of her knowledge.I was like is this the interview, though i said it to myself.the next thing he said to me when did u marry. he was quite too serious with no smile..after that he asked us to go n sit and that our number will be called up again.he took our docs inside and returned our passports.Our number was called at about 1.15 pm to thesame station. this time, it was a white american middle aged man
FIRST interview n
C.OLEASE can i have ur passports, take oath and do ur fingerprints.
well explained one after the other
both of us: all done as said.
C.O: if u re found to have a fraudulent marriage by me or my colleagues u will be banned permanently from the U.S ,IS THAT OK? who filled these forms for u? DID U USE AN AGENT?
both of us: ITS OK. FORMS FILLED BY OURSELVES
C.O: husband pls go and sit far way from here.
i went to sit close to the male toilet.
C.O: ok lets talk about yourself, whats ur name, age, date of birth, place of birth, ur highest degree of qualification, courses in ur final year at the unversity? lets talk about ur project , wots it all about ?did u encounter any difficulty.tell me about the conclusion of ur project. what re u doing at the moment? does ur husband take u to the park to drop u when going for ur service? what park?how often do u see him .wt did u do last saturday?
wife:bla bla bla... all answered. im serving at the moment she said.
(i have prepared her to just keep on talking ,looking straight into the eyes of the C.O and then smiling.)
C.O: NOW TELL ME about ur marriage? where and when did u first meet ur husband? did u accept him immediately? when n where did u first go out together? when n where did he propose to u? when n where was ur marriage? what type of marriage was it? where both parents of urself and husband there? ok lets see ur pictures ,keep flipping through the album, pls whos this?
wife: my mother in law
C.O; DO U HAVE ANY MORE PICS? of ur courtship?where is ur medicals?
wife: not here with me, but we do have some at home.medicals not ready
C.O : ok fine,call ur husband and u can go and sit
Hsband(fiso):all questions asked from me again by c.o. about the bus park, i saw him jot down what my wife said. its so funny i saw wot he wrote in yoruba.he ticked it as i said same thing.lol
C.O:OK CALL UR WIFE PLS
C.O: i am going to give u a form pls bring everything u brought today with ur courtship pics and medical report.when do u both think its convenient for u.
BOTH OF US : date given.
c.o: hn let me check if im going to be available then?
we were given the form which reads : you are ineligible for immigrant visa according to section 221g of the immigration act....bla bla bla
just because of of that word INELIGIBLE i was scared and really mad that day.
SECOND INTERVIEW:
we were checked in to the IVU SECTION just on the right side of the main interview room. there a nigerian man walked into the room we were and pretended hes not for us. he went straight to the security guys there and was having a chat with them.i observed he was watching us, but in ma mind ,i was like why is this one looking at us. the next minute he walked up to my wife and asked her to follow him.she returned back to the room we were together after 1hour with the same man and he then asked me to follow him.i was taken upstairs upstairs via a lift to the FPU ROOM. thats where i saw fpu.a room before that i saw the consular officer that interviewed us the last time and some other consular officers.
TAKE NOTE: THIS IS WHERE THE MAIN INTERVIEW IS.just by one nigerian man.
i was asked same questions my wife was asked. my bag was searched, all documents searched.
after that ,the interview now goes with diff interrogations , personal questions(when was ur last sex,what position do u take during sex,wort type of sex u like,what did u do after ur last sex , did sleep after or bla bla bla.do u have a child, when re u planning to start having,etc..)now tell me about your inlaws what is ur father n mother inlaws name, what do they do,when did u last see them,etc .wedding and courtship pics all checked we were asked who is who. A picture in which the proposal letter with words not too visible ,a magnifier was used to check on it very well.some fake documents of marriages where shown to us .fake wedding albums, etc.they have lots there guys. we were told that they will call the FBI if we dont say the truth now. we were scared with all sorts. there was another couple been investigated in the room we were by another nigerian chap.
he was quite intentionally rude to get us angry. i just remained calm , focused with all smiles.
finally ,he asked my wife where re u planning to stay in us,whos the person, how is he related to u,have u seen him before ,when last did u speak to him. how long ago did he travel to the united states.
wife: bla bla bla
he then said we can now go and that the embassy will call us.
i asked him PLS ARE U NOT GOING TO COLLECT OUR MEDICALS...he said thats not his duty. the embassy will call u,he then said we should keep our phones on all day and night.
he escorted us via the lift back to the exit..
ABOUT 4WKS PLUS, i was called around 4.15am.
the chap on phone said this is u.s embassy pls give the phone to ur wife. i was far asleep, when i heard US embassy i was quite alert.i replied my wife is not with me . she sis bla bla bla. when did u last speak with her n what did u say last. ok pls do not call or disturb her.ok?
Immediately , my wife was called. he said pls give the phone to ur husband, etc
wife: answered... similarly.as she later called me that the embasssy just called her.
he didnt tell my wife not to call me so she did call. it was then i said to her i was called first. if i had tried to call her her phone would have been engaged, or say busy. so i just left every thing for GOD to sort out.
<2weeks after this call, my wife was called early in the morning that we should come to the embassy any day from mon to thursday that week.
as she was about to ask for the time , the call went off.she tried to call back though, with no response.
THIRD AND FINAL INTERVIEW: n
we got to the embassy main gate with all our docs again. At about 9am.the security guard there said our names were not on the list for that day.i simply and politely asked him pls can u make a call inside to confirm this. he then said do i want to teach him, his job. he later said we should leave the area and go stand close to the tree where people line up.
i was like ooh my GOD. why and what is happening?.i was confused up to the extent i asked my wife ..did the embassy call u? she got upset , as she felt it was a stupid question.later apologised to her.
i then spoke to another security guard,whom GOD used to help us. he went inside to call after collecting our dv number and the 221g form given to us AT OUR FIRST INTERVIEW. he returned few mins later and asked us to wait till 1pm and come in with other applicants for 1pm.
finally we entered the main interview room the 2nd time ,this time around. we waited and waited,before our number was called.A YOUNG couple that came as well the 3rd time were told that they have been permanently banned from entering the U.S. As i heard that i got scared, some others were interviewed and scheduled for another interview.70% of people we entered together were denied.
At about 3.45 pm we were called again by the very first young nigerian chap that collected our docs.he asked for our passport and the white envelope in the xray bag.
NO FURTHER INTERVIEW, I WAS SHOCKED. i thought we where going to be interviewed again.
HE THEN SAID CONGRATULATIONS.... YOU HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE ELIGIBLE, BLA BLA BLA .PLS TAKE UR LETTER, ON THIS DATE TAKE UR LETER TO BLA BLA BLA,TAKE ALONG 1,250 NAIRA BLA BLA BLA.
I FELT LIKE SCREAMING YES!, YES! THANK U GOD AND FLYING AROUND..I JUST KEPT CALM, HUGGED MAY WIFE AND SAID THANK YOU TO THE CHAP.
That was it...AMERICA ,HERE WE COMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE..
...to GOD BE THE GLORY.
Fiso,
I woke up this morning with a smile on my face from your interview experience. Come to think of it, its long enough to write a book.............................lol
CN: 2010AF000114**
NL dated : 27th of August 2009
NL received:27th of August 2009
Returned forms: 7th September 2009
Confirmed delivery 11th September 2009
Started medicals: 29th January 2010
Completed Medicals: 2nd March 2010
2nd NL recieved: 18th February 2010
Interview successful: 3rd March 2010
Visa pick up: 10th March 2010
POE:3rd May 2010 IAH Houston Texas
SSN: 27th May
GC: 3rd June
God has decreed it and it must surely come to pass, all glory & honor to Him alone
what do u mean that i should call and ask for date,how long does the medicals take?lets say i get the 2nd nl in sep,can i make with the medicals?is it not risky coz one may fail to be called for the interview?
Anxiety is still building up but all is ok, got an opportunity to go to South Africa for training (fully paid by company) atleast days will move fast by the time am back..hopefully the certifications that i will get will help me in a big way to secure some technical jobs in US..Lets keep on praying for one another , in the previous years forums there was a lady who used to pray, so we need a pastor here to intrceed for all of us..think about It..Have a wonderful weekend guyz..
Anxiety is still building up but all is ok, got an opportunity to go to South Africa for training (fully paid by company) atleast days will move fast by the time am back..hopefully the certifications that i will get will help me in a big way to secure some technical jobs in US..Lets keep on praying for one another , in the previous years forums there was a lady who used to pray, so we need a pastor here to intrceed for all of us..think about It..Have a wonderful weekend guyz..