MercyDom

15 minutes ago, Sfb86 said:

For your covid test, where did you take it and and how long did it take to get your result? 

I had it done at Aga khan University hospital, had it done around 9am and got it back in the afternoon 

4 hours ago, babito said:

Am glad you got it and got away that fast. Just curious did they ask for COVID test on departure?

Yes, they asked for COVID test like 5 times before getting on the plane, you can’t leave without it..

Hello everyone,

Just wanted to sayI entered the US yesterday and everything went smoothly, I picked up my passport Thursday and left Thursday night.

It feels good to be back home and be finally over with all this.

Wishing everyone else waiting in this journey good luck, it will all be over soon 🤞

19 hours ago, retheem said:

Give it 2-3 days.

They finally updated my status yesterday to issued so I’m hoping to get dhl tracking today.

Looks like everyone who got approved here have got tracking number next day after their status changed to issued 

4 minutes ago, Juddy said:

Hoping for the best MercyDom.... it scares me every second when I think about it. Thanks for encouragement.... it scares me so so so bad. When did you do your visa interview?

January 11th 2021.

We were told by our Senator that my visa was issued on Friday and that I’ll get dhl tracking this week, I was hoping to get the dhl email but up till now nothing.

Does anyone knows how long it takes to get dhl tracking once visa is issued?

 Is there any hope of me getting the tracking today or it’s too late to get it today?

20 minutes ago, Juddy said:

Us embassy in Kenya is just frustrating.  I got approved for my expedite in early May but up to now I haven't done interviews, went for my medical appointments on 22nd June but while on queue my daughter coughed we were told do go back and come back on 7th for the medical appointments.  Am wondering till how long after the medical will they get interviewed? I have been in Kenya since May but am already giving up. Came to pick my daughters but am.almost giving up

It shouldn’t take long after the medicals before you get appointed, in my case it was two weeks after the embassy got my medicals.

I have been in Kenya since August last year and my case was expedited on September, my son is about 10m old and I’m still waiting for my so called visa for a case that was expedited last year.

Just hold on, every case is different and once you’re done with medicals then hopefully you get interview soon 

4 minutes ago, Sfb86 said:

How did they take for them to reply you back? 
i am praying for you that you get your passport back soon. 

It took them like 2 days and then got an email with new appointment date 

1 minute ago, Sfb86 said:

My mother just got an interview but in September. I am loosing my mind here because my medical condition is deteriorating and I can’t believe its two months later. Its so upsetting to go through this process. I cant believe, even with my expedited case, its such a delayed appointment. Should I reach out to them in an email again? I am really tired of this journey. 😭

That’s a long time especially for an expedited case but really I’m not surprised the Nairobi embassy will do this.

There’s a website she has to sign up for for document returns and all, that’s where I submitted an expedited interview date and wrote my situation in details and they gave me an earlier date, there’s no harm in trying that, hopefully they’ll  approve and give another date 

29 minutes ago, MercyDom said:

You would think they’ll issue IR1 visa but here I am, almost 3 years and still waiting.

I really thought it was finally over when they asked for my passport but it looks like issuing the visa is taking longer than expected.

 I think Nairobi embassy is one of the embassies that are very slow, I hope for everyone who’s waiting that we hear some good news soon.

12 hours ago, GregandNatty said:

 

There just hasn't been much information floating around recently about April DQ interviews.  I've heard a couple people getting them, but not like it was when they were processing March.

 

I don't believe Nairobi is doing any CR1 VISAs by normal processing.   Any CR1s are expedite only.  Any spouse VISAs they issue via regular processing will be IR1 because of how far behind they are.

 

The May VISA reports are also not out yet.

 

All of this is very frustrating. 

You would think they’ll issue IR1 visa but here I am, almost 3 years and still waiting.

I really thought it was finally over when they asked for my passport but it looks like issuing the visa is taking longer than expected.

 I think Nairobi embassy is one of the embassies that are not very slow, I hope for everyone who’s waiting that we hear some good news soon.

The US embassy has refused to issue my visa, all they keep saying is keep checking ceac and you’ll receive a dhl tracking number soon once visa is issued.

What they mean by soon I don’t know, it’s going on two weeks now since they received my passport.

Has anyone experienced anything like this?

I’m losing my mind here 

1 hour ago, Boring Life said:

My case is updating at CEAC 5-6 times in this month, June. The last time it updated on Jan 2021. But this month they update 5-6 times. Though case i still in REFUSED staus and not changing to AP. Is CEAC update good sign or just normal

CEAC update should be a good sign.

I was placed on AP for about 90 days and when case started to update often was when they were done with AP and I have now sent my passport to the embassy, it’s been a week since they received my passport but nothing yet.

Last update was Friday and case still shows refused.

3 hours ago, Sfb86 said:

Thanks for the update! When did you find out about your interview date? Was it one week prior to the interview date? And did they respond in an email? 

It was two weeks prior to the interview date but then I wrote the consulate and told them that my case was expedited and that it took the embassy two weeks to finally say they get my medicals from IOM, I requested for an earlier date and they gave me a week earlier.

1 hour ago, Sfb86 said:

Hello all, 

 

I have a question in regards to my mothers case:

Due to my medical condition, her IR5 case was expedited and its at Nairobi embassy.
The Nairobi Embassy reached out to us to do the medical and asked us to respond back to them once its completed to get the interview date.
My mother completed her medical on June 23rd and per IOM, they sent the report over to them on June 24th. We have been trying to email the consulate for the interview date but we are getting no response at all. Do you guys know how long it takes to get an interview after the medical?? 
Thanks in advance for your help! 

They respond to emails when they want and sometimes they lie that they’re waiting for the medicals from IOM even though IOM has already sent it, they’re always so lazy to go through their mail and see what was delivered but don’t worry, you’ll hear something soon because they can’t drag it forever.

My case was expedited too and I’m still waiting for my visa to be issued 

I got my interview about two weeks after medicals and that’s because the embassy will not do their job 

25 minutes ago, Edddie&Beatrice said:

Thursday around 1pm that's when I checked so it could have been earlier

Friday 11am got email

Monday 11 am got email it's ready for pickup though tracker by around 9:20 was showing ready for pickup

 

Thanks, what day was your interview?

I’m not sure what’s going on with the US embassy Nairobi but I have noticed they’re very slow and don’t do their work.

it will be 1 week tomorrow since my passport was delivered to the embassy and up till now my visa has not been issued.

 I don’t know if this is a punishment or something but I think whoever is in charge is very mean and have no idea how what they’re doing is affecting families.

 I can’t even breathe anymore, I feel like I don’t want to even go live in the US, been there twice and it’s no biggie, if not for my son, I’ll give up this whole thing and move on with my life somewhere else.

This is totally unfair how they treat people, there’s no reason whatsoever now why my visa hasn’t been issued, they don’t reply to emails and when you call they ask you to send inquiries via email.

The embassy can do better and stop keeping families apart for their own selfish reasons 😡 

17 hours ago, Edddie&Beatrice said:

Welcome,may it be so the email we received 👇

Pls what time of the day did your case showed issued and what time of the day did you get this email?

16 hours ago, Edddie&Beatrice said:

 

50 minutes ago, Edddie&Beatrice said:

Yes I have received the tracking number received it on Friday after case showed issued on Thursday on case tracker

https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx

Thanks for your response, on Monday will be my day🤞 
I’ll start checking in the morning tomorrow to see if my case changed to issue or if I get the dhl tracking number.
Planning to fly out of Kenya on Wednesday 

8 hours ago, Edddie&Beatrice said:

Not yet

But did you get the dhl tracking number at least?

I’m just trying to figure out how long it takes to send passport back, it will be one week on Tuesday since they received my passport.

On 6/24/2021 at 6:51 PM, Edddie&Beatrice said:

Good to read this my status changed to issued today

Did you already pick up your passport?

On 6/24/2021 at 4:54 PM, MysticGirl said:

Thank you ShuJosh. This is good to know. GC can wait since they gave him that temporary one. And SS’s 3 weeks wait time is not so bad. Thank you. 
 

NB/ MercyDom, call them or see if you can talk to someone at the embassy. The mailing should have taken at least 24-48 hrs. Check the DHL portal they provided. Also check your junk mail. I also believe that going to the DHL office to check for yourself after all fails doesn’t hurt. You are done with IOM which was the most pain for many. You are almost there!

 

Oh one more thing I forgot to mention that hubby just told me to inform you. The embassy sends docs only on Fridays in bulk for the week they worked on to save on time and money. So hopefully you should get yours on Monday.

Oh, your reply give me some hope, thanks, I really hope to hear something on Monday.

My husband had his Senator send another email to the embassy on Friday  and they replied that they’re at the finial stage of the visa and that I will get an email from dhl once the visa is issued, also my case was updated again on Friday so I’m really hoping I hear something on Monday.

I called them and they won’t even transfer my call anymore, they at least talked to my husband but told him they only reply to inquires via email.

 I have nothing to track it on DHL, my case was originally refused and placed on AP for 90 days and then I had to do medicals again that took another 8 weeks before they asked for my passport, it still shows refused online but I’m not worried about that because I know my visa was approved and that’s why they asked for my passport.

I just really want to be out of here, our boy is almost 10 months and about three years of this process has been really tough on us.

I’m thinking of going to the pickup location tomorrow or Saturday even though I haven’t gotten any email yet from the embassy.

When we got our son US passport, we already picked it up before we got an email from the embassy  a day after that it was ready for pickup.

I feel like my online case system is messed up because I was in administrative processing for 90 days after my interview then had to have a second medicals which too a little past 8 weeks and now I was asked to send my passport to the embassy which has been delivered few days ago and my case still shows refused on ceac website and it was updated everyday this week except today.

It’s almost 3 years now since we started this process and it has been one hell of a ride.

9 minutes ago, retheem said:

From the time the website says visa is issued, it takes 1-2 days for the passport to show up

Oh, thanks for your response.

I have been checking the website  every hour, everyday and it still hasn’t show issued but the updated date changes everyday.