Dv 2013 kenyan selectees report here!!!!

[nickelly]

I hope you are all well. This might have already been asked. How much does the visa and medical per person cost?

FORUMATES. I RECEIVED THIS EMAIL FROM IOM AS REGARDS TO THE MEDICALS AND DECIDED TO SHARE IT WITH YOU.

Please Kindly note that we take appointment upon presentation of the following documents either in hard copy or softcopy (either faxed (254-020-2722818) or scanned and sent via this e-mail - nbomed@iom.int).

1. Copy of valid passport’s bio-data page

2. Your case number /letter from the US consular.

REQUIREMENTS ON THE EXAMINATION DAY/APPOINTMENT DATE


1. Original valid passport or any identification document.

2. Letter from the US Consular that has your Case Number.

3. Two recent passport size photos taken less than six month back( 2” by 2” with a white background) (to be presented on the medical screening day)

4. If you have any vaccination records, x-ray or any medical documents from previous or current health conditions, please bring them with you on your appointment day.

5. If you are coming for medical for the second time (RE-MEDICALS) please carry your previous X-Ray and IOM vaccination certificate issued.

6. If you use spectacles or contact lenses please come with them.

7. Sufficient fund for medical and vaccination fee. The cost of the initial medicals assessment will be USD 138 for adults while a child (below 15 Yrs) is USD 105. In addition to the above flat fee, the additional charges for vaccination will depend on what the panel physician will determine i.e. given your age, sex, medical history, current medical condition, previous vaccinations and etc. It ranges between USD112 to USD294.

8. All payments can be made either in Kenya shillings or US dollars. Paying in US dollars will attract a banking fee of USD5.

9. Kindly note that children between the ages of 2 years to below 15 years will require to do a Tuberculin skin Test (TST) by Mantoux method (administered ONLY on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays) which will be read after 72 hours, i.e. Thursday, Friday and Monday respectively - during the physical examination.

10. Since the entire Health Assessment procedures take TWO days, usually half of each day, please make sure you are prepared for this requirement. Please follow the customer care assistant and counseling section advices for the second day date and time of reporting to the clinic.

11. Escort is not allowed unless the applicant is a minor or needs assistance in mobility issue and/or other health conditions. In this case, more than one escort is not allowed.

12. Clinic will provide interpreters for different languages in the region. Please do not bring an interpreter with you.

 All medical exams will take 2 days to complete and will begin at 7.30am. Families with children between 2 years to below 15 years will have to report back after 72 hours for TST reading and physical exam, (if physical exams have not been performed in the day of TST inoculation

 If the doctor does not require further tests after your exam, you will be given your CXR film on the same day while the medical report including your vaccination certificate will be sent to the embassy the following day. In the event further tests are required, the doctors will advise you when to collect your CXR film. Kindly note you will be given your vaccination certificate at the US embassy when you go for your interview appointment.

 Please do come on time on the day that you are booked.

 Time for booking appointment is after 10 a.m. Monday to Friday. Please do not come early.

Given the information above, kindly send us the documents/information required and confirm which date you would like an appointment.

We advise you book an appointment at least one week PRIOR to your appointment with the embassy, if not earlier.

...AND THAT WAS IT

 

[Jonge]

Jonge thanks for the great encouragement.
Medical fees and visa/lottery fees almost cost the same
medical USD340 OR KSH.28000 per person
visa/lottery fees USD 330 per person

Losiamoi,

does the $340 for medical include the cost of the different vaccines?

 

[Jonge]

Thanks Nickelly for the information. I am trying to put together a budget for the initial part of the process.

 

[LUCY10]

hello,

as you know my case have been under AP since january and
I have been called by the embassy asking to send my passport, but after sending them I did not heard from the embassy but my status changed saying that our visa have been printed(issued). and i am not in Kenya.
so i would like to ask you(people who have been under AP) what the embassy do after someone send passport,
normally they send an email saying that visa is ready to pick up I think and they give number waybill.
how long does it take to receive that message from the embassy.
please I need your advises on this issues.
thank you

 

[catchme]

FORUMATES. I RECEIVED THIS EMAIL FROM IOM AS REGARDS TO THE MEDICALS AND DECIDED TO SHARE IT WITH YOU.

Please Kindly note that we take appointment upon presentation of the following documents either in hard copy or softcopy (either faxed (254-020-2722818) or scanned and sent via this e-mail - nbomed@iom.int).

1. Copy of valid passport’s bio-data page

2. Your case number /letter from the US consular.

REQUIREMENTS ON THE EXAMINATION DAY/APPOINTMENT DATE


1. Original valid passport or any identification document.

2. Letter from the US Consular that has your Case Number.

3. Two recent passport size photos taken less than six month back( 2” by 2” with a white background) (to be presented on the medical screening day)

4. If you have any vaccination records, x-ray or any medical documents from previous or current health conditions, please bring them with you on your appointment day.

5. If you are coming for medical for the second time (RE-MEDICALS) please carry your previous X-Ray and IOM vaccination certificate issued.

6. If you use spectacles or contact lenses please come with them.

7. Sufficient fund for medical and vaccination fee. The cost of the initial medicals assessment will be USD 138 for adults while a child (below 15 Yrs) is USD 105. In addition to the above flat fee, the additional charges for vaccination will depend on what the panel physician will determine i.e. given your age, sex, medical history, current medical condition, previous vaccinations and etc. It ranges between USD112 to USD294.

8. All payments can be made either in Kenya shillings or US dollars. Paying in US dollars will attract a banking fee of USD5.

9. Kindly note that children between the ages of 2 years to below 15 years will require to do a Tuberculin skin Test (TST) by Mantoux method (administered ONLY on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays) which will be read after 72 hours, i.e. Thursday, Friday and Monday respectively - during the physical examination.

10. Since the entire Health Assessment procedures take TWO days, usually half of each day, please make sure you are prepared for this requirement. Please follow the customer care assistant and counseling section advices for the second day date and time of reporting to the clinic.

11. Escort is not allowed unless the applicant is a minor or needs assistance in mobility issue and/or other health conditions. In this case, more than one escort is not allowed.

12. Clinic will provide interpreters for different languages in the region. Please do not bring an interpreter with you.

 All medical exams will take 2 days to complete and will begin at 7.30am. Families with children between 2 years to below 15 years will have to report back after 72 hours for TST reading and physical exam, (if physical exams have not been performed in the day of TST inoculation

 If the doctor does not require further tests after your exam, you will be given your CXR film on the same day while the medical report including your vaccination certificate will be sent to the embassy the following day. In the event further tests are required, the doctors will advise you when to collect your CXR film. Kindly note you will be given your vaccination certificate at the US embassy when you go for your interview appointment.

 Please do come on time on the day that you are booked.

 Time for booking appointment is after 10 a.m. Monday to Friday. Please do not come early.

Given the information above, kindly send us the documents/information required and confirm which date you would like an appointment.

We advise you book an appointment at least one week PRIOR to your appointment with the embassy, if not earlier.

...AND THAT WAS IT

Did you not suggest a date to them, i also got the same just a while back, but they did book me on the date i suggested.

 

[catchme]

Booking for medicals.

Hi guys, i sent an email to IOM yesterday to book for my medicals and i have already received a response, however, in it is a phrase i don't quite understand. Those who have been to IOM already please enlighten me....Kindly note that you are required to collect your payment coupon from IOM before appointment date.[/B, what do they mean by that, i have already explained to them in my mail that I'm from Uganda, or are they expecting me to travel earlier than the booked date to pick it? I hope i made sense to you.

 

[catchme]

Losiamoi,

does the $340 for medical include the cost of the different vaccines?

The cost of the initial medicals assessment will be USD 138 for adults while a child (below 15 Yrs) is USD 105. In addition to the above flat fee, the additional charges for vaccination will depend on what the panel physician will determine i.e. given your age, sex, medical history, current medical condition, previous vaccinations and etc. It ranges between USD112 to USD294. Please note that in addition to medical fees, you pay visa fees of $330 per person, whether or not you get the visa, so its safe to call it interview fee lol

 

[PAPASAN]

hello,

as you know my case have been under AP since january and
I have been called by the embassy asking to send my passport, but after sending them I did not heard from the embassy but my status changed saying that our visa have been printed(issued). and i am not in Kenya.
so i would like to ask you(people who have been under AP) what the embassy do after someone send passport,
normally they send an email saying that visa is ready to pick up I think and they give number waybill.
how long does it take to receive that message from the embassy.
please I need your advises on this issues.
thank you

Hey Lucy10 congratulations!! Did you register with DHL, am sure you did because there is no way you can send your passport to the embassy prior to registering, well if that is the case simply walk in to the DHL you registered and ask for your passport, but you might also check if There is information on the Waybill Number .

 

[alukaoloo]

fees

Hi guys ur really helping people in this forum anyway am new and could any one clarify to me how to pay the visa fee? should one carry cash onthe interview day or use options listed on the site thanks

 

[Jmigwi]

Hi guys ur really helping people in this forum anyway am new and could any one clarify to me how to pay the visa fee? should one carry cash onthe interview day or use options listed on the site thanks

Hi

Welcome to the group. Kindly also update your signature

Carry cash to the interview, you'll pay there.

 

[nickelly]

Losiamoi,

does the $340 for medical include the cost of the different vaccines?

This depends if you have been vacinated before due to the nature of their job,maybe they have travelled outside. Like Yellow fever and if you have had chiken pox as a child you dont need this injection.

 

[nickelly]

Hi guys ur really helping people in this forum anyway am new and could any one clarify to me how to pay the visa fee? should one carry cash onthe interview day or use options listed on the site thanks

Change the money into dollars cash moni its much chaeper.

 

[nickelly]

hello,

as you know my case have been under AP since january and
I have been called by the embassy asking to send my passport, but after sending them I did not heard from the embassy but my status changed saying that our visa have been printed(issued). and i am not in Kenya.
so i would like to ask you(people who have been under AP) what the embassy do after someone send passport,
normally they send an email saying that visa is ready to pick up I think and they give number waybill.
how long does it take to receive that message from the embassy.
please I need your advises on this issues.
thank you

CONGRATULATION am happpppyyyy for you welcome to ameriiiiiiiiiiiiicaaaaaaaaaaaa Guys please answer her about the Visa.

 

[nickelly]

hello,

as you know my case have been under AP since january and
I have been called by the embassy asking to send my passport, but after sending them I did not heard from the embassy but my status changed saying that our visa have been printed(issued). and i am not in Kenya.
so i would like to ask you(people who have been under AP) what the embassy do after someone send passport,
normally they send an email saying that visa is ready to pick up I think and they give number waybill.
how long does it take to receive that message from the embassy.
please I need your advises on this issues.
thank you

You need to create an account with DHL to track your Visa. But after 3 or 4 days you receive a message from the Embassy telling you that your documents are on transit on return to you and they will give you the Airway Bill Number. So Monday au Satarday you will be having your Visa. The message will read like the one below

Document in transit from U.S. Consular Section
Dear KYLEXY, This email is to inform you that a document has been submitted to the courier by the U.S. consular section for return to you. On average, it takes one to two business days for the package to be available. The document is being sent via the courier option you selected at registration. The air waybill tracking number for the package is 1234567890. You will need this number to receive your document. For additional information on the current tracking status of the document, the delivery location, or for a list of identification required to receive the document, please log into our website at http://usvisa-info.com. Please remember that you must use your passport number, date of birth, and nationality to log into the system.
Last edited by MaKiki; 4th April 2013 at 10:03 AM.

 

[LUCY10]

Hey Lucy10 congratulations!! Did you register with DHL, am sure you did because there is no way you can send your passport to the embassy prior to registering, well if that is the case simply walk in to the DHL you registered and ask for your passport, but you might also check if There is information on the Waybill Number .

dear Papasan, thank you for answering,
but the problem is that i did not regester with DHL, I sent our passports as normal, I mean as a simple courier, but I tracked and find that they received them after 2 days after and our visa have been printed,
i am wondering how we will receive them.
the embassy have not yet contacted me after that.i find our this via CEAC website.

 

[LUCY10]

You need to create an account with DHL to track your Visa. But after 3 or 4 days you receive a message from the Embassy telling you that your documents are on transit on return to you and they will give you the Airway Bill Number. So Monday au Satarday you will be having your Visa. The message will read like the one below

Document in transit from U.S. Consular Section
Dear KYLEXY, This email is to inform you that a document has been submitted to the courier by the U.S. consular section for return to you. On average, it takes one to two business days for the package to be available. The document is being sent via the courier option you selected at registration. The air waybill tracking number for the package is 1234567890. You will need this number to receive your document. For additional information on the current tracking status of the document, the delivery location, or for a list of identification required to receive the document, please log into our website at http://usvisa-info.com. Please remember that you must use your passport number, date of birth, and nationality to log into the system.
Last edited by MaKiki; 4th April 2013 at 10:03 AM.

Thank you very much,
I can create the account today, or I should have created it the day i sent our passports.

 

[LUCY10]

and the embassy did not askedme to create the account with DHL.
it has been, i found out today that our visa was printed the 15 may, that is why I am thinking that I am late to create the account.

 

[Misses]

@krossmaina
@Losiamoi(and please put down your signature so that members may know your progress)
All guys

Hope this will be of help
Schools
Schools do not need you to come with a transfer but they need the following:All report forms and any record of academic and extra curricular activities and for seniors including grades on PE which is emphasized for a child to graduate from high school. Otherwise they will have to attend extra PE classes to met the credit. Carry all the records of immunization from the IOM and the clinic immunization records for your child. They will help you save some cash because the schools will demand them. If you don't have them you will be forced to have a repeat


Schools attendance is based on where one lives or what is called school districts/address. If you live in a certain school district your child is supposed to attend school in that area. So the place of residence in most cases determines the school your child attends. Most schools provides, trans[port, breakfast and lunch. Students don't wear uniforms in most schools but in some cases they have to wear blue jeans. They encourage them to wear sport shoes because PE is on a daily basis. Students from Jamuhuri find the system more friendly. The grade the teacher gives you is final and these are the grades used to determine students GPA and transition to colleges and universities. Schools are also well equipped and most of them are like colleges by Jamuhuri's standards.
Wages
Wages differ but the average hourly lowest wage is between 8.50 dollars and 15.50.
People work for eight hours a day. For those who work in the nursing sector, they work eight hours a day for four days and they rest for two days. Those in lower administrative duties earn between 23 dollars an hour to 30 dollars. Seniors between 30- 55.The executive between 55 on wards. But wage is mainly pegged on skills,education,experience ,training and sometimes even luck . So make sure you carry all your certificates and letters of recommendations. For you to strengthen your CV on arrival look for names you can use in your recommendation even if you volunteer for one day let the person or the organization write for you a recommendation letter.


These information will generally be able to guide you but it will mainly depend on an individual case or situation. I hope the information will be of help. But as I pointed out earlier, once you arrive in the US the direction you take depends on quite a number of things.


Equally, don't believe every word from prophets of doom like Fraooq. Maybe he met one of the like minded people I had pointed out earlier. That's people disappointed by nature and needs to be saved from themselves. You will always find such people in society. People who cant succeed even in a land of plenty. They are around 1 out of 20 and those people are not found in this forum. People in this forum are well prepared and that's why they want to learn from one another. And with prayers and putting God first everything is possible.


For those going for the interview soon our prayersmisses, @catchme @jmigwi @dv-dva. We wish you well. We need all our brothers and sisters around. It gives us some warmth as the saying goes there is strength in numbers. Read the earlier post and the latest contributors from @Makiki @dubai, @Sm1smom @nickelly@papasan and others. You will definitely get all the information you need. Barikiweni akina @donmisty @ clama, @engmtolera and all the forum members as you take this journey.


Gods' Blessings
AHSANTENI NA HERI NA FANAKA

Thanks Very Much Wanjeri, This information are precious to us. Thanks once more for your prayers we are preparing to face CO and Conquer IJN.

 

[Misses]

WHAT HAVE YOU PUT IN THE ATMOSPHERE?
I am the sum total of what I have been confessing through the years.
WORDS RELEASED INTO THE ATMOSPHERE DO not disappear and dissipate. They have no geographical limitations. Words have power, presence,and prophetic implications. They create a magnetic force that pulls the manifestation of what you speak—good
or bad, blessing or cursing—from other realms, regions, and dimensions.

Dont put negative thoughts in your mind always declare and read positive things. This is what happened to the Israelites (when they the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness for forty years and died, not because they were lost, but because they legislated their wandering exile with their own mouths. God had spoken good things over the people of Israel and promised to give them the land of Canaan for their inheritance. However, they trusted more in their own fears than in God. They trusted more in the comfort of slavery than in the hope of living as kings and priests. Though God had promised them their own land, they undid His promises not only with their lack of faith but also with the words they spoke. So when you read negative things what are you putting in your mind and what will you utter with your mouth.
Please stay positive

Thanks Nickelly for this words encourage us every day.

 

[nickelly]

and the embassy did not askedme to create the account with DHL.
it has been, i found out today that our visa was printed the 15 may, that is why I am thinking that I am late to create the account.

Just create the account you and your child ensure you register him i have given you the mail http://usvisa-info.com. They will not give you the Airway Bill Number until you register please do so now