DUAL Nationality Living in the USA

[Merimela Black 0]

Am a dual citizen of Kenya and the US. I was born in Kenya and lived there for 2 decades and have lived and worked in the US for 10 years.

 

Do I qualify for DCF for my husband who is in Kenya?

 

Thanks.

[Hypnos 6,576]

No. as you must be living in Kenya right now to qualify.

[Redheadguy03 505]

7 minutes ago, Hypnos said:

No. as you must be living in Kenya right now to qualify.

Correct, you have to live in the country. 

[Boiler 43,851]

Does Kenya do DCF?

[Hypnos 6,576]

I checked and there's a field office there, so yes. 

 

https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-uscis-office/international-immigration-offices

Edited April 1, 2017 by Hypnos

[Merimela Black 0]

5 hours ago, Hypnos said:

No. as you must be living in Kenya right now to qualify.

 

Oh Ok. So if I went back to Kenya, do I still need to establish a residency of 6 months or am I exempted?

 

My husband will be moving to South Africa for a Turnkey project he is working on 8 months. Or can we DCF from South Africa?

 

[Merimela Black 0]

4 hours ago, Boiler said:

Does Kenya do DCF?

smh. And I thought those bastards were bombing the US Consulate in 1998 in Kenya. They were not? Must have been fake news.

Edited April 1, 2017 by Merimela Black

[Hypnos 6,576]

Not sure how long you have to establish residency for in Kenya for the embassy to let you do DCF; you could contact them and ask.

 

South Africa also has a USCIS field office in Johannesburg, so DCF is an option there also.

[Unlockable 7,309]

6 hours ago, Merimela Black said:

 

Oh Ok. So if I went back to Kenya, do I still need to establish a residency of 6 months or am I exempted?

 

My husband will be moving to South Africa for a Turnkey project he is working on 8 months. Or can we DCF from South Africa?

 

Seems that in the same amount of time it takes to establish a qualifying amount of time for residency in Kenya, you would be more than halfway done with a spousal visa if you file now.

 

Don't know if South Africa offers DCF.

[millefleur 5,039]

Contact the USCIS Field Office in Kenya and ask them directly.

 

DCF differs depending on the Embassy. Some are really strict about the residency requirement, others are fairly lax about. Getting an answer straight from them directly will be the best thing to do.

[Atlanta789 9]

13 hours ago, Merimela Black said:

smh. And I thought those bastards were bombing the US Consulate in 1998 in Kenya. They were not? Must have been fake news.

Which bastards? A quick and cursory search would have shown you that the US embassy bombing in Kenya was conducted by Islamic terrorists (a mix of Pakistani, Egyptian and Albanian natives) as revenge for US involvement in the extradition of 4 Egyptian Jihad members from Albania. 224 innocent people died, 212 of whom were Kenyans who had nothing to do with US policies and actions.