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1. You don't have to apply for the SSN. The CBP (Customs & Border Patrol) at the arrival airport will help you sign all the necessary forms in the envelope you were given from the embassy. The SSN automatically comes in the mail on the address you gave at the airport. So yes, you can change at...

I'd written this earlier in week but i'll post it here again. If they are in Kenya. Check this out. Someone delivered in March, the interview notification for June already arrived without the newborn..I asked around found this out.. "FYI if you have an 'add on', got a baby after sending your...

Hope everyone is keeping well in this place. I've never had a problem with CBP when coming into the country. Only once have I been 'randomly' selected to go through the piece by piece thorough inspection. The rest of the times they've let me through. Sausages(don't quote me ;)), Tusker(Kenyan...

A positive mindset has always helped in this journey. It's not an easy culture to get used to right away. It takes time and the adjustment continues.

Thanks SusieQQQ for checking out the blog. So far so good. It's been great.

Thanks, It's been crazy with work and travel but I'm good. Haven't been here for a while.

FYI if you have an 'add on', got a baby after sending your forms to KCC. You need to write an email stating that fact and attach a birth certificate proving you are the parents of the new born before the date of the interview. The email to write to is immigrationvisanairobi@state.gov and you...

You might need to evaluate your KCSE depending on which school or body wants to know the school equivalency in Kenya compared to the US. I paid about USD200 to have mine evaluated here in the US. Research some more on it.

I didn't get a VW, couldn't get one for my budget. Settled for an Audi A4. Craigslist Houston is what I used.

All is well, life continues..adjusting and all. Learning the roads as I drive around..

Welcome to Houston Akello..give me a shout guriixaf@gmail.com

Just do an affidavit from a lawyer to state the person in the certificate and other documents is the same person. I did that but they never asked for it at the Embassy. It's good to have it though.

Hi, I've been been here for 3 months now. I still haven't gotten a job. Transport logistics really but Houston has many entry level jobs. Where I live with a friend there are no bus lines closeby so that has been hard. All my paperwork got here a month ago. Now though I'm applying for jobs and...

I have been to that part of the world before. Other than New York and DC the rest are not as crazy to live in. The weather can be very high or very low during summer (very humid) and very cold (Winter) but MD and NJ has very many Kenyans.

Once you've paid the fee you can easily follow up with KNEC over the phone 0720 741004/ 0732 333566. Please guys pay early enough to avoid disappointments. I paid 2 months early and still had to followup with them 2 weeks before the interview.

Go to any Coop, Equity or National Bank, ask for KNEC bank details. Pay the Ksh. 2300 or thereabout then take the receipts and a copy of your results slip to the KNEC offices next to Central Bank on Haile Selassie.

The biggest survival for me would have to be a great host. It takes time for all the paperwork to get here and in the meantime you need to be with someone who will guide you and help you out. Save all the cash you can and make sure to assist around the house whenever you can. The rest I'm still...

Hi Guys, I was part of DV 2014, I'm now in Houston starting life afresh and all. It has been an interesting journey so far. I haven't found a job yet but I'm in the process of applying for one. If you have any questions about the process in general. Don't hesitate to ask. You can also check...

It's a wrap for DV 2014. Congratulations to all those who made it. To all those who didn't make past the 81K try again when the DV2016 opens up on Wednesday. You never know what the future holds. Lets keep this forum going even after relocating. Thanks to all those who helped in this long journey.

http://www.state.gov/j/prm/releases/factsheets/2013/210135.htm The explanation of the movie about lottery visas for refugees is misleading..The government has a special program for them in conjunction with UNHCR, IOM and others (US Refugee Admissions Program) for upto 70000 refugees a year...