Hey Everybody!
I hope you remember me. After been thru a lot, I have finally set for interview and will get my visa on Monday.
I suppose my case is a little painful and i think it would be a great lesson for the rest of us. So, here is my information regarding my experience, which I hope you will use for good.
First of all, thanks to all of you who answered my questions and gave your suggestions. Special thanks goes to those ones who urged me to go to the interview no matter the complex issues i had. If it wasn't for you guys, none of this would have become a reality.
A. My word regarding KCC and Consular Offices:
1. KCC people are very helpful and kind. If you have any doubts about your case, please contact them directly and be as clear as possible. Heart-felt thanks goes to those people.
2. Consular services of US Embassy are extermely supportive and hepful. Again, contact them for any doubts you have and they are more than happy to help you out.
3. If your case is complicated like mine, the best way to get the information is by calling them. You pay more for phone, but it really,really worthes.
B. My issues:
Though i have posted only problems associated with my birthdate in this forum, i also had issue with my name. During online entry, I input my third name in both my second and third name. I know I made this error when i got my notification letter. I contacted KCC regarding this and they told me
So, i correct my name and send my forms back to KCC.
That was around the May 2008.
I contacted KCC for the first name regarding my case (After sending them my forms) on September the 13. I was told the information I submitted does not match the case number provided. I thought it was a name problem, but they simply repeated the answer again and again. I contaced several people regarding their answer and honestly, i got the most frustrating answers. One told me (bbsnetting to be specific) it is a lost case and i need to give it up. I made a mistake of not calling KCC in the first place. It was just after i made the call that I know my birthdate was the error
C. 2nd letter came but i moved out:
Before my case regarding birthdate was solved, i left Asmara, Eritrea and moved out to Sudan. My second letter arrived in January 2009. My interview was set for Feburary 5 at 10:00am at US-Asmara consular. I asked for a transfer of my case and the consular service didnt even ask for the wrong birthdate i entered on my e-application. They transfered my case using Fedex to Nairobi.
D. Documents:
I contacted Kenyanan Consular services regarding my birthdate error and asked for advice if i have to move on or not. I have asked the asmara consular center as well. Both of them told me they are not authorized to advise me to continue or not. The kenyan consular center told me that the birthdate may be needed to collect my documents and that i need to have my correct documents with me and explain what was the error. Other than that, i had perfect school, medical and fininicial support documents. After passing medical examination, i contacted the office to set me a date of interview. The interview was set for June 15 at 7am. They gave me exactly a month.
E. The interview:
I was the first to be interviewed, I think. I prepared everything. Just in case they raise the question of my name, i printed out the first email they wrote me to show them that if they hadn't advised me, i wouldnt have moved on with the application. I also had printed the email the kenyan consular center wrote me. To my surprise, the interviewer didnt ask me for this info. I learned that the online entry may be important but the consulars have copies of the forms we fill and return to KCC.
The interview was successful. I will pick up my visa on monday and move to USA very soon.
Again, thanks for everyone. Please contact me if you have any doubts. I have contaced many people online and in person regarding my case and got many,many answers. If you need to hear those, please let me know.
I wish everyone the same luck as me.
Thanks!
I hope you remember me. After been thru a lot, I have finally set for interview and will get my visa on Monday.
I suppose my case is a little painful and i think it would be a great lesson for the rest of us. So, here is my information regarding my experience, which I hope you will use for good.
First of all, thanks to all of you who answered my questions and gave your suggestions. Special thanks goes to those ones who urged me to go to the interview no matter the complex issues i had. If it wasn't for you guys, none of this would have become a reality.
A. My word regarding KCC and Consular Offices:
1. KCC people are very helpful and kind. If you have any doubts about your case, please contact them directly and be as clear as possible. Heart-felt thanks goes to those people.
2. Consular services of US Embassy are extermely supportive and hepful. Again, contact them for any doubts you have and they are more than happy to help you out.
3. If your case is complicated like mine, the best way to get the information is by calling them. You pay more for phone, but it really,really worthes.
B. My issues:
Though i have posted only problems associated with my birthdate in this forum, i also had issue with my name. During online entry, I input my third name in both my second and third name. I know I made this error when i got my notification letter. I contacted KCC regarding this and they told me
KCC IS NOT AUTHORIZED TO ACCESS WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY ENTERED ON THE ONLINE ENTRY FORM. BUT SEND US YOUR CORRECT INFORMATION FOR EVALUATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
So, i correct my name and send my forms back to KCC.
That was around the May 2008.
I contacted KCC for the first name regarding my case (After sending them my forms) on September the 13. I was told the information I submitted does not match the case number provided. I thought it was a name problem, but they simply repeated the answer again and again. I contaced several people regarding their answer and honestly, i got the most frustrating answers. One told me (bbsnetting to be specific) it is a lost case and i need to give it up. I made a mistake of not calling KCC in the first place. It was just after i made the call that I know my birthdate was the error
C. 2nd letter came but i moved out:
Before my case regarding birthdate was solved, i left Asmara, Eritrea and moved out to Sudan. My second letter arrived in January 2009. My interview was set for Feburary 5 at 10:00am at US-Asmara consular. I asked for a transfer of my case and the consular service didnt even ask for the wrong birthdate i entered on my e-application. They transfered my case using Fedex to Nairobi.
D. Documents:
I contacted Kenyanan Consular services regarding my birthdate error and asked for advice if i have to move on or not. I have asked the asmara consular center as well. Both of them told me they are not authorized to advise me to continue or not. The kenyan consular center told me that the birthdate may be needed to collect my documents and that i need to have my correct documents with me and explain what was the error. Other than that, i had perfect school, medical and fininicial support documents. After passing medical examination, i contacted the office to set me a date of interview. The interview was set for June 15 at 7am. They gave me exactly a month.
E. The interview:
I was the first to be interviewed, I think. I prepared everything. Just in case they raise the question of my name, i printed out the first email they wrote me to show them that if they hadn't advised me, i wouldnt have moved on with the application. I also had printed the email the kenyan consular center wrote me. To my surprise, the interviewer didnt ask me for this info. I learned that the online entry may be important but the consulars have copies of the forms we fill and return to KCC.
The interview was successful. I will pick up my visa on monday and move to USA very soon.
Again, thanks for everyone. Please contact me if you have any doubts. I have contaced many people online and in person regarding my case and got many,many answers. If you need to hear those, please let me know.
I wish everyone the same luck as me.
Thanks!