US Immigration from Kenya

About a week and a half ago, we went to our k1 visa interview after having gone through the process for over a year and a half. At the interview, they gave us approval and even gave us a letter stating our approval and what the next steps would be. I left my passport with the consulate because they needed to do further processing, and they said to expect it back in about a week. Today we checked the case status online and it said: "refused". In the subtext, it said that our case would remain refused while undergoing administrative processing.

Does this mean that our visa has been refused, or is this more of a placeholder while they process our visa? Is this a common thing to happen with people who have had their k1 visas approved?

I spent 2 weeks, every night at 12am and 5 am trying to get a PP appointment for Houston as I fly out 27th. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to. Why? People have bots that scoop up all appointment immediately they open, regardless of location. They would then go online and sell them to desperate citizens for $400 - 1000, depending on your urgency and how close your trip is. I was livid. Well, seems government caught up and as of 7/22, you can only get appointment by calling. Good.

Some sellers got money for fake appointments. Others got money and never delivered. Others sold the same appointment numerous times.

If you'd like to know how serious this racketeering was, visit:

1. r/passports on Reddit,

2. Passport Appointment (FB)

3. US passport and visa services (FB)

4. US passport appointment services (FB).

I'm glad this got shut down, for the moment, atleast.

Please DON T PAY for appointment.

Hi,

My daughters got their medicals done on 07/07/2021 but the have not got an interview appointment date. Their case is an expedited one. It was expedited in May.

Does anyone have an idea how long it will take to have an appointment? Every time I write them, they tell me to wait. Who can kindly give me an estimate as to when I can expect for an interview.

The interview place in is Kenya.

Thank you.

We had our visa interview earlier today and it as approved! The consulate is supposed to be mailing my passport to me with the visa stamped in it. So I'm just wondering what we are supposed to do next. Can we start planning to purchase the plane tickets?

Another question that I have and would appreciate a quick answer. How important is a tax transcript for the I 134 affidavit of support? If I already have the w2 to include with it, along with the bank statements from the past year, is it really that important to include the tax transcript?

Will our case really be denied because we didn't include a tax transcript?