Zeeky

7 hours ago, Truserenity11 said:

Thank you for this information. So if I’m correct, since my spouse is Ugandan and hasn’t ever left Uganda since his last PCC submitted July 2022 he won’t need a new PCC? 
 

btw thank you very much for sharing part of your journey with the rest of us awaiting our turn

Correct 

2 hours ago, Truserenity11 said:

So basically the PCC is only valid for 6 months for the embassy correct? They’re the ones who matter the most. 

No.

38 minutes ago, ostwinel1 said:

6months in Kenya. My husband just got a new one for our interview in February. Be aware, a friend in that sector of the government told us the normal wait for a PCC right now is two months. Might be the time to "grease some wheels" and/or use any connections you have if you don't have 2 months to wait.

Yes,  most validity period for common wealth countries is 6 months. Validity period for Department of State/NVC however is 2 yrs in general if not for Kenyans/Ugandans and/or foreigners living and working in Uganda like myself which per what I'm reading is valid for 1 yr and are scheduled to have their interviews in Nairobi. 

Just a quick question here to folks. I understand the PCC's  are valid for 2 yrs per State guidelines. However reading through the guideline sent to me in preparation towards my interview, the validity is capped at a year suggesting that any PCC submitted over a year has to be renewed. Is this situation peculiar to only Nairobi and therefore place- specific or across board? Shall appreciate anyone with experience regarding this issue as I'm left confused. 

20 minutes ago, helas said:

When were u Documentarily Qualified?

 

August,2022

On 1/9/2024 at 9:22 AM, ostwinel1 said:

Finally got an interview date for February!! IR-1 category. DQ'd in Sept of 2022. Hang in there!!

Just got mine too; IR-1.The wait is over,what a huge sigh of relief.Hang in there folks, yours is right on the corner. 

3 hours ago, Truserenity11 said:

I'm not in any whatsapp group chats..I tried ombre before but the communication is too much for me and extremely confusing. I get periodic updates from a Facebook group and I log on to the website that gives monthly reports for all embassies. I have not been checking as often as life is very busy for me supporting 2 families solo. We are approaching 1 year from DQ this coming November. I'm just continuing to be patient for us to receive our IR1 IL. I come here to also check periodically for updates from this thread. 

Got you, at times one needs just that to keep your sanity. Whole process is simply unbearable so even though an eye is needed to be kept open, at times it's worth keeping both shut. Lol

10 hours ago, josh40 said:

What is the WhatsApp group called?

 

@josh40that is what I'm enquiring about. 

On 3/1/2023 at 6:13 AM, Truserenity11 said:

I'm in the same group with many others from Lawfully and whatsapp. 

Would like to join the whatsapp group @Truserenity11as I'm in the same boat as everyone on here. The details shall be appreciated. 

On 4/7/2023 at 12:25 PM, Rael & Zablon said:

Hi, got my IL today.

Hi Rael and Zablon,can you please share when you were documentarily Qualified?

On 9/1/2023 at 9:53 AM, nelmagriffin said:

When the embassy will have your case, you can contact them and ask to reopen CEAC then you can update anything that you needed. Just make sure to sign and submit and have a new DS260 confirmation page.

On a different note,@nyokabee.Can you share when you were DQ'd? 

On 6/14/2023 at 5:39 PM, Zahra12345 said:

The difficult part of it all, seems like they are only giving out weeks worth of interviews, my brother and his wife were DQ Feb 26th and still have not received so Idk if they are going to start moving faster! It is all so freaking frustrating. I also saw on Forum someone who was Feb 8th did not receive, I was feb 3rd so I am thinking they only did up to Feb 7th, Idk what is going on with Nairobi they have gotten so much worse

@zahra1234...I must say your post has been extremely helpful. It does at least serves as a barometer for some of us to gauge where we stand in the queue towards an appointment for an interview. The whole process sucks to say the least. Please do continue to give us the heads up(updates)as and when you have them. 

17 hours ago, Zahra12345 said:

Hi, 

 

I wanted to give some information! I received my interview letter last month and we were DQ in Feb 2022 so it took 1 year and 4 months from DQ to interview letter

Sorry this process is hard!

This process is incredibly slow and more slower with Nairobi specifically. I was DQ'd in August 22 which means there's still alot of waiting to do. Terrible 

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. 

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. 

All the best

So folks, on the follow up of this topic, the outcome has not been a pleasant one.My wait of 5 months, 2 weeks after Dq hoping to have an interview at the US consulate in Kampala/ Uganda has all been in vain. My case has been transferred to Nairobi and from every indication, it's a 1yr plus of wait as it's understood, Nairobi has a massive backlog of cases.



18 minutes ago, stellashir said:

The case number changed to NRB, its was after more than a month and waited for an interview date from the Kenya Embassy. Also medicals done at IOM Nairobi.

 

 

 

Quite interesting, @stellashir and at what time in between the changes was effected did you have the interview in Nairobi scheduled? Was the wait period lengthy?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

check out the  site i gave u as there were 4 IR 3 visa approvals for that embassy in the latest monthly stats

Yeah I did 

1 hour ago, stellashir said:

It changes with time to Nairobi, same thing happened for my mom

 

 

 

@Stellashir can you elaborate,what specifically changed? the case number and subsequently,case transfer from Kampala to Nairobi? What was the time frame within which all these changes occurred? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Immense thanks @jeanneadil for the info. This does help matters a bit even though what were approved was IR3,SE categories. 

Via the state department website...@ crazy cat for your reference. 

@crazy cat...I have attached a snap shot of my case for your observation. 

Hi Folks,

So I have a case here that is a bit intriguing and some what confusing and would like anyone with a similar situation and experience to share.

I've been Documentarily qualified together with my two kids for the past 5 months and our interview location ostensibly, is the US Consulate in Kampala (Uganda) as scheduled by the NVC. However it's understood that most, if not all Immigrant Visas (IR-1/CR-1) interviews for Ugandans and foreign residents in Uganda (I'm a foreigner legally living and working in Uganda) are conducted in Nairobi-Kenya and not in Kampala-Uganda, as such, and rightly so, I'm wondering as to whether my case is headed to the right place for the interview.

Are there any persons here perhaps, who have had a similar situation specifically with the US Embassy in KAMPALA?. Similarly, is there anyone with such experience outside of UGANDA and how it played out?

Shall appreciate your inputs and experiences/suggestions.

Could be largely due to the fact that immigrant visas are rarely processed from kampala. Immense thanks for the info @chancy. I appreciate it.