Nimo

Its been a a total night mare for me but am glad its over now.I have also known CR1 is the best but let's hope you make it here before end of year.,mimi niko Kansas...Be very protective on looking for interview date..for me my fiance used to wake me up at 2am to check if I can get an interview date..I remember I had even emailed the embassy asking if that system is OK cz I had tried over a month trying to check for available interview date without success..check as many times as u can..,.I think I can write a whole book about my experience...

We are settling well,its hot n humid but we are managing..next week will do court wedding n get a marriage license,get Social security card so that we can apply for adjustment of status..I wish you all the best,keep in touch.

Wooii getting here has been the biggest stress I have gone through.so I received my passport on 24th February n my fiance booked our tickets immediately for April 14..he was to come kenya we spend easter in kenya then we all travel to US together.I resigned from work second week of march two weeks later boom the travel ban was announced in kenya.My fiance couldn't come to Kenya n I couldn't travel either but we kept hoping our borders would be open.3months later I realized our visa are about to expire n for some reason my daughter was given 5month visa,I don't know why,though it didn't bother me when we got the passport cz I knew we would have traveled in April.So all along I have been checking U S embassy website n i noted there are evacuation flight almost every week.So mid this month I wrote an email to the embassy explaining my situation,visas are about to expire,I attached flight eticket that we had booked n told them if its possible they can help me in anyway possible to travel with the repatriation flight thats available.They replied n told me only people allowed to travel in the available flight is U S citizens,lawful permitted residents with their immediate relative with valid travel document.I waited till they posted another flight.i wrote again asking if we can be considered as immediate relative of US person since my fiance is US citizen n that's the intention of our travel.They replied n said its ok we contact the airline.By the time I was calling Qatar airline the flight was fully booked.This time I was very keen I waited they posted Ethiopian airlines leaving on 25 June..I called Ethiopian they asked if I am US citizen I said no.I was told to get approval from embassy.I wrote to them immediately they replied n said I got ahead n book the flight.without wasting time I booked the flight.I remember I did not sleep that day all this booking I was doing them past midnight.The following day we had to look for money to pay the tickets..they were damn expensive,233k per seat...I was doing all this because my daughter visa was expiring on 8 July  n she turned 21yrs old in may,so she could not qualify for reissuance of another visa..n considering K's visa are not considered critical at the moment.If I would have not managed to get her in U.S before her visa expires,it would have taken me like 7yrs to get her here..So I thank God he made it possible for us to travel.

Which visa ate u applying,fiance or spousal?

So,have you submitted DS-160 form?if yes go ahead n create an account n get to learn process to follow.I didn't get a communication to set an appointment...once I got an email acknowledging the DS-160 the rest is on your side.Be alert cz I know once they open for interview there will be a big rush n huge backlog.

Which state are u moving to?

Hi Highnesd,

I had a smooth experience in the embassy..my fiance had an immigration attorney that processed our application.So around 12th December the attorney had submitted D-160,remaining part was me getting an interview appointment.It was a big challenge to get a date.Didn't manage to get a date in December and January until I think the 3rd day in February that's when I found few open days open n Immediately booked interview date.

Before I got the Interview date in January I had contacted the IOM enquiring about medical appointment n they booked me a date even without interview letter.They informed me if I have a letter from NVC with case number it was enough.At the IOM you will spend the whole day there.First they give counseling.proceed to blood n urine test..they check for syphilis.Then Xray for T.B.eye sight test n pregnancy test n finally vaccines.By the time u leave they give u xray on cd n vaccine certificate.if u have evidence of vaccine u have received remember to carry them.

At the embassy,my interview was at 7am.you are allowed to enter the embassy 15min before interview time...you will go through security checks..remember not carry things like laptop,charger,earphones sharp object like nail cater.

The first desk,they check DS-160,passport photo ,interview letter n if you are on the list of people with interview on that day.Next you will enter the building at the reception I guess.they ask for DS-160 n give u ticket number.you will be told to stay outside n wait for ur ticket number..at our time there were many people so we waited for like 3hrs.This is because Nairobi is the main hub that process such visa for applicants in kenya,uganda,burundi,south sudan,Djibouti...my ticket was called at counter 9..there was a Kenyan lady..she collected my documents..passport,photos,police clearance,birth certificate,my fiance tax returns,affidavit of support,divorce decree,his birth certificate..NVC approval.she asked some questions,if I have been in military,whether I have ever applied for U.S visa before,whether I have other kids apart from the one i was with at the interview.I was told to wait outside my ticket will be called again.I waited for 2more hours n my ticket was called to a different counter.I knew this was now the real interview.The guy on the counter was friendly..he asked what my fiance does for a living,how many sisters n bro he has,whether we have gone on vacation together outside kenya,when we intend to wed,since I had lived outside kenya before,what i was doing in that country,where I work..n that was it my visa was approved.took our finger print n was told I will receive my passport at DHL after 2weeks.

Before the interview the immigration attorney had prepared me with questions asked during interview..so all I can say mine was smooth..apart from getting interview date was nightmare it took 2month n now the travel ban that  caught us n almost messed me.But am good now.