DV 2015 KENYA SELECTEES FORUM
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Ms. Dada
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@God-Is-Love @Simon so just learnt that its the ds260 that he had not included his kid in, and he was told to go include and come back tomorrow
@Simon @usken go @God-Is-Love
Murithi is Green , Congrats to him. He got the visa this morning !!
His interview was very short with the CO
Questions asked were :
1. When did you finish your O levels ?
2. What did you do after that ?
3. What are you currently doing ?
4. Were you previously married ?
5. What relation do you share with your host ?
Congrats .. Visa approved.
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Simon how is life in US in terms of infrastructure, transportation, housing, types of foods etc. Is it true that one must own a car in order to survive?
From the look of things are people making good money (is the pasture greener there)? It is still too early but I think you can shed some light into some of these things, members can also give their input.
From the look of things are people making good money (is the pasture greener there)? It is still too early but I think you can shed some light into some of these things, members can also give their input.
Ms. Dada
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Hallo Good people,
I have an issue that has been troubling my mind. ( I have 2 kids/ i am legally married- though not to the biological father of my first kid). My first kid is Angel Mary Bancy ( not real names though). on her birth certificate i got just my names( mother which is something like Benz Merc peter). The step dad is called john James king, my second kid is called Steve King James
At the point of initial entry , i quoted my kids name as Angel Mary Bancy James. Reason being at the point of filling her portion , i tried leaving the surname space blank but automatically for my 2nd kid the surname would be blank, or i i keyed in the name peter as her surname the same would roll over to the second kid.
After we got the notification of being selected, i applied for her passport to read as Angel Mary Bancy James. this was however declined since the name james was not on her birth certificate and instead they issued the passport with the names Angel Mary Bancy Peter
I completed the DS 260 for all but on hers i indicated that she also uses the name Angel Mary Bancy Peter. as that option was available
Today i sought to amend the passport but was informed that the passport number will change.n more so i would have to amend her birth certificate first.
n/b the step dad has no issues having his name on her records
Moreover the amendment of the birth certificate involves completing affidavits that we were married then.
Kindly advise me on what to do
What are
I have an issue that has been troubling my mind. ( I have 2 kids/ i am legally married- though not to the biological father of my first kid). My first kid is Angel Mary Bancy ( not real names though). on her birth certificate i got just my names( mother which is something like Benz Merc peter). The step dad is called john James king, my second kid is called Steve King James
At the point of initial entry , i quoted my kids name as Angel Mary Bancy James. Reason being at the point of filling her portion , i tried leaving the surname space blank but automatically for my 2nd kid the surname would be blank, or i i keyed in the name peter as her surname the same would roll over to the second kid.
After we got the notification of being selected, i applied for her passport to read as Angel Mary Bancy James. this was however declined since the name james was not on her birth certificate and instead they issued the passport with the names Angel Mary Bancy Peter
I completed the DS 260 for all but on hers i indicated that she also uses the name Angel Mary Bancy Peter. as that option was available
Today i sought to amend the passport but was informed that the passport number will change.n more so i would have to amend her birth certificate first.
n/b the step dad has no issues having his name on her records
Moreover the amendment of the birth certificate involves completing affidavits that we were married then.
Kindly advise me on what to do
What are
usamommy2015
Active Member
Apply as you see fit. You will have a chance to explain your case at the interview. As long as you didn't omit her in the initial application, you are good to go.
Simon
Well-Known Member
Very true:My concern was that its me who gave dada his personal mobile number and His real name and from my earlier posts I had in several occasions asked him to register to which he said a big NO.
Simon
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@God-Is-Love :I get your point and now I know he is in a better position to come open or through proxy to specifically say about the issue without much speculation on what it was all about.
Simon
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Dear moderator-I it has always been my wish that all those people (dv 2015) known to me register in this forum ,but most of them have declined and while in Kenya they had instead given me their numbers to which I requested them to share it to Dada as she would ask some questions on their behalf and also noticed that with time some have developed interest.To me its more of encouragement rather than speculation..
Simon
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Most welcome bro
Simon
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Life in US:-
Social : People are very social they always meet each other(planned) meetings as opposed to the usual way back at home where you are heading somewhere
meet a person on the way(unplanned) and start a chat that takes hours
Infrastructure : State of the art infrastructure,planned estates.
Housing : 2 bed roomed houses are in the range of kshs 70,000-kshs 110,000/=($1=kshs 90)
Mobile : Very cheap calling within but expensive calling to Kenya-You buy a card and you have to exhaust it(one time call)-So you end up having a lengthily and unnecessary conversation that
at times goes for an hour,its better send some money and receive calls from kenya (skhs 90 or $1 calling from home will have a talk time of almost an hour and credit is reusable any time.
Food : Some shops stock African products: A lot of Mbuzi meat (whole carcass ) you chop it the way you want fro roasting,Uji9mmixed millet,sorgum,yam),Ugali
sukuma wiki-is tasteless,mukimo-depends with host
CAR : A car is a must-Yesterday I took a walk and for over 5 kilometers i never met any one walking-In big streets you will have pedestrians moving up and down though
A policeman who was standing on a Highway asked me
Are you Ok ?
Me-Very Ok Sir
Corp-Enjoy your walk
Me-Sure
The whether was very fine though and people prefer indoor activities
Money : Guyz are making cool money-There is NO day and Night-wages range from $10-15 10 per hour and most of them work for an average 15 hrs.
They don't like those white collar jobs,They are comfortable with the blue collar jobs
Long hauliers(track drivers) : Thats where money is,I guy is making $ 2,500-4,000( A WEEK) monthly is kshs 1,000,000/= depends with the company
CAVEAT-The trailer will be your permanent house-you take bath there ,dining is there is there sleep is there..lol!! Will share more on this very soon..This first hand information of a person close to me
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peterbingi
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@Simon this is also my plan - to become a truck driver! Can you do some investigations on what is required to qualify. Like the company sponsored truck driving schools etc....