Kenya, any secrets or good info?

[rraypo 3]

Hello all! I'm Ray in Oregon and yes, I've been married, (last Valentines day), here now to a great girl from China. We completed our AoS in Portland last month. That alone took about 10 months. In fact, completing our K-1. Yes, it all takes time, but it does work. While waiting for our AoS interview, I applied for a work permit for my wife. We got it 5 weeks later, but it was only valid for eight days. Yes, I did say 8 days, what a joke. So, we continued to wait for her AoS and it came.

Now then,

I have just learned that a friend of mine here in Oregon has been E dating a girl from Kenya for almost two years yet they have not yet met. Yeah, I know, they really need to do that. Neither has any kids or other issues to complicate things and yes, he has a job and meets the guidelines and both are educated.

I know nothing about dealing with Kenya for any sort of visa stuff. Can anyone offer any good insight? K-1 or K-3 better there?

Would it be better for her to leave and go to another country prior to filing? Like to the Virgin islands, Mexico, Hong Kong, etc. The theory being that it would be easier to deal with that Government having British ties rather than her own which may or may not be so friendly towards her visa.

I have read that Kenya is diffult to get out of and into the USA, is that true?

I have heard that work or student visa's from Kenya are all but impossible to obtain, is that also true?

My friend is very new to this and I feel like I am starting over and yet I have done this for myself and my wife already just from another country. Every country and situation is so different.

Thanks so much, Ray

rraypo@hotmail.com

[Nikita2Charles 31]

The 3rd party country is the best best. That will fullfill the requirement of having met within the past 2 years. And also plenty of chances to get enough evidence for a K1, Photos, Airline tickets, hotel receipts and things that put both of you at the same place at the same time.

Good luck

[heishe 2]

Wait wait, why was the EAD only good for 8 days?

[rraypo 3]

Wait wait, why was the EAD only good for 8 days?

Hi, I could not begin to tell you. As I said, I tried to call the process center for their help, that was a joke.

At our AoS interview in Portland, I asked that really nice woman there too about the dates on her card and she had no idea. She told me that their system has lots of cracks without rhyme or reason and that often things just happen. She told me that at the process center for all of our applications, the people that work there are all in one big room, earning minimum wage, and have all of our stuff all spread out on big tables as they go through it together. In so doing, I was told by her that a lot of "mistakes" happen and often things get lost or simply overlooked.......Great

By the way, our AoS interview was great and the people at the Portland office have it all together. They were the only easy and organized part of this process.

So, the bottom line was that my wife's work card was issued with an expiration date off 11 days after it was put into the mail to us, it took that card only days to reach us and then we had 8 days to use it until it expired.

[belladona_ph 0]

Hello Ray,

Congratulations for getting the green card. My papers are still pending and yes like you I got my files in Portland. We have the same timeline..I hope my AOS will be approved soon!

Congratulations!

jan

[safitu 0]

Hello all! I'm Ray in Oregon and yes, I've been married, (last Valentines day), here now to a great girl from China. We completed our AoS in Portland last month. That alone took about 10 months. In fact, completing our K-1. Yes, it all takes time, but it does work. While waiting for our AoS interview, I applied for a work permit for my wife. We got it 5 weeks later, but it was only valid for eight days. Yes, I did say 8 days, what a joke. So, we continued to wait for her AoS and it came.

Now then,

I have just learned that a friend of mine here in Oregon has been E dating a girl from Kenya for almost two years yet they have not yet met. Yeah, I know, they really need to do that. Neither has any kids or other issues to complicate things and yes, he has a job and meets the guidelines and both are educated.

I know nothing about dealing with Kenya for any sort of visa stuff. Can anyone offer any good insight? K-1 or K-3 better there?

Would it be better for her to leave and go to another country prior to filing? Like to the Virgin islands, Mexico, Hong Kong, etc. The theory being that it would be easier to deal with that Government having British ties rather than her own which may or may not be so friendly towards her visa.

I have read that Kenya is diffult to get out of and into the USA, is that true?

I have heard that work or student visa's from Kenya are all but impossible to obtain, is that also true?

My friend is very new to this and I feel like I am starting over and yet I have done this for myself and my wife already just from another country. Every country and situation is so different.

Thanks so much, Ray

rraypo@hotmail.com

They should really meet in person and see if they are compatible inperson as the first step. the USC can easily travel to kenya, spend some time. her coming to the us on tourist, educational visa or meeting in some random country doesnt make much sense to me. they should def just be documenting their relationship and he should go see her take lots of pix and if they still like one another file for the k-1. shouldnt be an problem if the relationship is valid. good luck