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On 2/9/2023 at 5:59 PM, Crazy Cat said:

The Consulate at Nairobi is working

Visas Issued Nairobi

Dec 2022
CR1- 2
IR-1- 26
IR-2- 17
IR-5- 16

Exactly where the problem is. These numbers,comparatively with other consular sections make Nairobi look like a joke. Given the huge backlog in Nairobi, they should be doing better than that. 

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21 minutes ago, Zeeky said:

Exactly where the problem is. These numbers,comparatively with other consular sections make Nairobi look like a joke. Given the huge backlog in Nairobi, they should be doing better than that. 

I couldn't have said it better myself.. it's ridiculous. 

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9 hours ago, Zeeky said:

Exactly where the problem is. These numbers,comparatively with other consular sections make Nairobi look like a joke. Given the huge backlog in Nairobi, they should be doing better than that. 

Try going back to read what I was addressing.  Thanks.  

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

______________________________________

August 7, 2022: Wife filed N-400 Online under 5 year rule.

November 10, 2022: Received "Interview is scheduled" letter.

December 12, 2022:  Received email from Dallas office informing me (spouse) to be there for combo interview.

December 14, 2022: Combo Interview for I-751 and N-400 Conducted.

January 26, 2023: Wife's Oath Ceremony completed at the Plano Event Center, Plano, Texas!!!😁

February 6, 2023: Wife's Passport Application submitted in Dallas, Texas.

March 21, 2023:   Wife's Passport Delivered!!!!

May 15, 2023 (about):  Naturalization Certificate returned from Passport agency!!

 

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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9 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Try going back to read what I was addressing.  Thanks.  

Yes i did get the import of what you were addressing @crazy cat. It stems from a question posed by a contributor as to whether the embassy in nairobi is working at all given, and you did well by providing those figures, suggesting that they are indeed working amid at a sloth pace. I have had the opportunity to compare figures/numbers including the issuance report for January (visa interviews conducted per post-country ) and the number of interviews conducted elsewhere as against Nairobi, is indeed  nothing to write home about. The backlog, i suppose cast across...and Nairobi should be doing way better than they're now. That was my point. 

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51 minutes ago, Zeeky said:

Yes i did get the import of what you were addressing @crazy cat. It stems from a question posed by a contributor as to whether the embassy in nairobi is working at all given, and you did well by providing those figures, suggesting that they are indeed working amid at a sloth pace. I have had the opportunity to compare figures/numbers including the issuance report for January (visa interviews conducted per post-country ) and the number of interviews conducted elsewhere as against Nairobi, is indeed  nothing to write home about. The backlog, i suppose cast across...and Nairobi should be doing way better than they're now. That was my point. 

Thanks.  

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

______________________________________

August 7, 2022: Wife filed N-400 Online under 5 year rule.

November 10, 2022: Received "Interview is scheduled" letter.

December 12, 2022:  Received email from Dallas office informing me (spouse) to be there for combo interview.

December 14, 2022: Combo Interview for I-751 and N-400 Conducted.

January 26, 2023: Wife's Oath Ceremony completed at the Plano Event Center, Plano, Texas!!!😁

February 6, 2023: Wife's Passport Application submitted in Dallas, Texas.

March 21, 2023:   Wife's Passport Delivered!!!!

May 15, 2023 (about):  Naturalization Certificate returned from Passport agency!!

 

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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3 hours ago, Crazy Cat said:

Thanks.  

I had the save issue the first time op wrote this implying nairobi embassy was working dew to the numbers he/she presented. 

Say myself and four other employees are tasked to review files. Four of us review 100 files a day each. The 5th employee reviews 5 files a day. Yes He/she did work to review those 5 files but you @crazy cat took those numbers and went to the boss and presented them saying "see, he reviewed five files. He is working"

We all know he's not. 

Nairobi embassy is not WORKING

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On 3/4/2023 at 6:19 PM, Wagzy said:

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=dFDPZv5a0UimkaErISH0S1O31Cp_wttOhjTgJR1RtwhURFlVRlhTTzhRS0VJVFBGT0k2UDRRSDk5TCQlQCN0PWcu

 

The embassy is holding a town hall on 17th march. You could try see if they'll answer questions about the delays etc...

For those who were able to attend last weeks town hall, did the embassy give any assurances on whether there’ll be an uptick in IR visa interviews?

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3 hours ago, Logos said:

For those who were able to attend last weeks town hall, did the embassy give any assurances on whether there’ll be an uptick in IR visa interviews?

No 😒 It was a pretty disappointing event. They really focused on USAID / security updates and then briefly touched on visas for like 60 seconds - they basically said 'immigrant visa processing increased x% in 2022, for those of you still waiting we appreciate your patience as we continue to work through the backlog' and then moved on.

 

Super unhelpful, especially considering the statistic they cited was referring to all immigrant visas, which is up due to the increase in processing of DV and E3 visas. Meanwhile all IR and family based visa processing was actually down 4% in 2022 (I'm pulling the numbers from the monthly immigrant visa issuance statistics reports) - so they kind of dodged all of our questions, obviously a group of US Citizens asking about visas are asking about the visa categories related to them, not the DVs / employment visas 🙄

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1 minute ago, Zahra12345 said:

Someone who was Dqd January 31st 2022 (IR2) and Feb 9th 2022 (IR1) has received letters this morning

They are a son and mother 

There is some progress happening

We cross our fingers and keep praying 🙏🏾 to the most high …. 

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1 hour ago, Zahra12345 said:

Someone who was Dqd January 31st 2022 (IR2) and Feb 9th 2022 (IR1) has received letters this morning

They are a son and mother 

There is some progress happening

Good news for once. Do we know the interview date? May or June?

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4 hours ago, Eduh said:

Good news for once. Do we know the interview date? May or June?

Do you know if interview dates are scheduled 1 to 2 months out or..? 

5 hours ago, Zahra12345 said:

Someone who was Dqd January 31st 2022 (IR2) and Feb 9th 2022 (IR1) has received letters this morning

They are a son and mother 

There is some progress happening

Thank you so much for the update. I'm Nov 2022 so still got a ways to go but.. staying as hopeful as I possibly can.

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30 minutes ago, Zahra12345 said:

The interview is for June 21st 2023! Thank you guys! Im dying I want my husband here my DQ is feb 3rd ill keep yall updated inshallah! 

I hope you hear something soon!!

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