US Immigration from Kenya

Any insight on this bill? Not sure if this topic has been raised here already

A 30+ years old friend of a friend is currently claiming asylum based on FGM. First of all FGM is nearly non-existent in Kenya. I've not heard about it in a long time. Secondly, it used to be done to young girls/ pre-teens.

That being said, I wonder how a 30+ years old is gonna convince a judge that her life is in danger because of FGM. She just got here on B-2 last year. She's been safe all this while in Kenya up until she set foot on American soil. SMH.

Sometimes I wish I was a judge or USCIS officer. Such cases would be getting denied as soon as proceedings opened. I'll wait for you to introduce yourself and tell me the story. As soon as you're done, I close the case. 10 mins tops.

What frivolous asylum cases have you heard? Or any case in general

I've read most of the notices on US government website. I don't need a license per OFAC as I'll be under the 12 "no need license category."

I also have to be careful and make sure accommodation doesn't fall under Cuba Prohibited Accommodation list.

1. That being said, any VJer here who's non-cuban and has successfully visited Cuba? I need some tips or real life experiences.

2. Any Cuban here who has good advise?

As a USC, I wish to sponsor both my parents. They currently live outside the United States. What route would you recommend: (1) bring them here on a tourist visa, file I-130 and then I-485, or (2) have them go the consular processing route?

I hear that wait times for I-130 approval are quite long (roughly 12.5 months). So does it make any sense for them to come here and go the route of I-485 when it's just going to take a really long time even getting to I-485 due to I-130 wait time? Or are they able to obtain Advanced Parole and EAD while waiting for I-130 approval?

Hope someone can provide which is the best route to take.

Thanks!

Hello all,

I did not see a recent thread for this group of filers so i thought I would start one just in case someone needed a place to share any updates or encouragement on their VJ. Since I have not been on the site in a while due to sheer discouragement with my own immigration case, I decided enough is enough, it is time to get back in the fight. So, it is truly a waiting game to say the least. I am the U.S. petitioner and my husband is in Kenya. We got married on August 16, 2021, I filed (with a lawyer mind you which is another story) in September making our our priority date September 27th, 2021. The case went from the Potomac Service Center and winded up in the National Benefits Center in Lee Summit ,MO(the dead zone when you have mishaps with your case from the lawyer) in February 20222. I reached out to my State Senator in April 2022. And they have little by little moved our case along. I received an update from the Senator's office in April 2023 that our case is now in the Saint Louis, Mo field office awaiting a selection of an officer to adjudicate our case. USCIS sent an e-mail last week to the lawyer ( who I haven't heard from by the way) and me indicating they were acknowledging his request for inquiry into our case being overdue for a decision. They stated they will either schedule me an interview or waive the interview and adjudicate our case. So, now we are no longer in limbo as we were for the first leg of our journey and our patience with this process has taught us a lot of valuable lessons such as hope, a deeper insight into ourselves and the process. We are weathering many hardships including finances, my new health challenges, etc. Stay the course even though it is difficult because it is well worth the effort!