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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/2/2009 Posts: 26,328 Location: Masada
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UK settlement visa is at 120k and no guarantees 'One headache for famous medieval holy people was that someone might murder you to acquire your body parts for the relics trade'
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 7/24/2012 Posts: 37
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pariah wrote:AII IS THIS TRUE? Vey true, the letter recieved that you have been picked in the lottery Does not mean that you have the green card, Only means you have been selected for the chance to get the green card. You have to go for medical tests and pay visa application/processing fees, after which u get an immigrant Visa, which expires in 6 months, so you have to make your first entry in those six months. Only after you make your first entry into the USA then are you assured of a green card. Kuna kuchapwo, kuchapana na kujifichio
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/11/2012 Posts: 5,222
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And you must have attained a certain minimum in your KCSE. Is it still C+?
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Rank: Member Joined: 11/24/2011 Posts: 833
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saga wrote:pariah wrote:AII IS THIS TRUE? Vey true, the letter recieved that you have been picked in the lottery Does not mean that you have the green card, Only means you have been selected for the chance to get the green card. You have to go for medical tests and pay visa application/processing fees, after which u get an immigrant Visa, which expires in 6 months, so you have to make your first entry in those six months. Only after you make your first entry into the USA then are you assured of a green card. so what are the typical requirements to get the immigrant visa? is there a minimum bank balance you are required to have?
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Rank: Elder Joined: 11/15/2011 Posts: 4,518
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Quote:Effective February 1, 2013, all individuals issued immigrant visas overseas must pay a $165.00 USCIS Immigrant Fee before traveling to the United States. Only prospective adoptive parents whose child(ren) is/are entering the United States under either the Orphan or Hague Process, Iraqi and Afghan special immigrants who were employed by the U.S. government, returning residents, and those issued K visas are exempt from the new fee. www.USCIS.gov/immigrantfeemore on immigrant visa here>> http://travel.state.gov/visa/im...ts/types/types_1326.html"The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 7/24/2012 Posts: 37
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pariah wrote:saga wrote:pariah wrote:AII IS THIS TRUE? Vey true, the letter recieved that you have been picked in the lottery Does not mean that you have the green card, Only means you have been selected for the chance to get the green card. You have to go for medical tests and pay visa application/processing fees, after which u get an immigrant Visa, which expires in 6 months, so you have to make your first entry in those six months. Only after you make your first entry into the USA then are you assured of a green card. so what are the typical requirements to get the immigrant visa? is there a minimum bank balance you are required to have? No minimum Balance in your account needed. Just an address of where you will leave once in the US, and the fees quoted by essyk plus the DOS fee. You can email the Immigration department for more details Kuna kuchapwo, kuchapana na kujifichio
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/16/2007 Posts: 2,114
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saga. Just an address of where you will [b wrote:leave[/b] once in the US, Leave or live? I stand corrected(collected)...?
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Rank: Elder Joined: 5/4/2008 Posts: 1,703
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saga wrote:pariah wrote:AII IS THIS TRUE? Vey true, the letter recieved that you have been picked in the lottery Does not mean that you have the green card, Only means you have been selected for the chance to get the green card. You have to go for medical tests and pay visa application/processing fees, after which u get an immigrant Visa, which expires in 6 months, so you have to make your first entry in those six months. Only after you make your first entry into the USA then are you assured of a green card. all that mulla and process..then i go wash someone's behind kwanza a wrinkled one ,ama kazi ya mjengo wacha ikae ....nitaenda huko holiday pesa ikitosha Think Positive Test Negative
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 10/11/2009 Posts: 1,223
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I have lived in Kenya, EU (some countries) and US. However my verdict is that US is a jungle society.... it is more worse than Kenya. The keyword is hustling to earn that $ and life is expensive. The deplorable conditions that unemployed people go through is unimaginable. You can only get the absolute truth from someone who has lived there and is not a professional. History will not remember you for your IQ. It will remember you for what you did. “Genius is 1 percent inspiration, 99 percent perspiration.” Thomas Edison
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 7/22/2011 Posts: 1,325
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While I agree that the US is a concrete jungle, I think its the best place to be if you are a hustler and want to make money. If you are driven and smart, the US is the ideal place, but if you prefer good living standards but little to no possibility of accumulating wealth, Europe is the place for you. US is extremely competitive and you have to use your brains to get ahead, Europe on the other hand is about holding hands and singing kumbaya...haha that sounds wrong but its true. All in all after all the hustling, Kenya is THE ideal place to retire!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 8/10/2010 Posts: 2,264
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In my opinion the only visa one should get is the education or tourist visa. This western countries should lock their borders. Watu wakae kwao. This brain drain is hurting our society bigtime  Politics is just things to keep the people divided and foolish and put your trust in men and none of them can do nothing for you...
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 7/22/2011 Posts: 1,325
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I think this sums it up
If you are
1. smart and driven.... go to the US
2. smart but not driven...stay in Kenya or go to Europe
3. not smart but driven...go to the US
4. not smart and not driven...go to Europe
This doesnt mean that there are no smart people in Europe or no driven people, it just means that the possibility of you enjoying that country are higher if you fall under certain parameters.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 11/15/2011 Posts: 4,518
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I hate to demonise a whole country based others experiences. The US is not that bad if you have something going on for you. Woe to the person who expects everything on a silver platter on landing there. I have seen South Americans (lots of them in florida)sweat it out like Africans, to the extent of incorporating their entire families. I guess they adapt fast,are humble enough to do whatever manual labour comes their way and within a short time they are flourish.They know what took them to the US. We on the other hand spend the little cash earned partying and posting pics for family and friends back home 'wajionee'. Funny enough today as I stepped out of a supermarket, I saw this lady (looking worn out and beaten by life)telling her friends that she had just come back from US after a 6 months stay. When asked why she came back that soon, her answer was 'life was very tough,unbearable'. I looked at her feet and saw wrinkles,so I though jeez that must have been tough indeed, but what the heck did you go to there without a plan? "The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 10/11/2009 Posts: 1,223
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Nabwire wrote:While I agree that the US is a concrete jungle, I think its the best place to be if you are a hustler and want to make money. If you are driven and smart, the US is the ideal place, but if you prefer good living standards but little to no possibility of accumulating wealth, Europe is the place for you. US is extremely competitive and you have to use your brains to get ahead, Europe on the other hand is about holding hands and singing kumbaya...haha that sounds wrong but its true. All in all after all the hustling, Kenya is THE ideal place to retire! I agree with you 100% To those of you seeking Visas, the easiest Visa to get is a US Visa if you are confident and you kow what you are going to do in the US and you have no employment gaps. It is approved immediately after the interview sio mambo ya kungojea wiki mbili tatu nne. But to get the interview you must pay the fee of USD160 and if you get confused during the interview you are done. Being a jungle society, you can mingle and hustle as long as you are not on the wrong side of the law. That is why so many people go and never come back. However, if you got no job utalala chini ya bridge in summer. For me US is a NO NO NO (i visit on official business ONLY like i am doing this week in breckenridge, CO. After my official business i can do some skiing before the snow melts). Kenya all the time. History will not remember you for your IQ. It will remember you for what you did. “Genius is 1 percent inspiration, 99 percent perspiration.” Thomas Edison
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Rank: Elder Joined: 11/15/2011 Posts: 4,518
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BGL wrote:
To those of you seeking Visas, the easiest Visa to get is a US Visa if you are confideent and you kow what you are going to do in the US and you have no employment gaps. It is approved immediately after the interview sio mambo ya kungojea wiki mbili tatu nne. But to get the interview you must pay the fee of USD160 and if you get confused during the interview you are done.
Kenya all the time.
 True drama/roasting at the embassy. And before the roasting you are warmly greeted.  giving you some assurance. Then few minutes after an intense interview unaskia 'am sorry sir/maam you haven't qulified for the visa,you can try next time. Hapo ndio unatafuta Mutunga na microscope. I rem giving a friend a tip on how to go about it after several tries and guess what? she got the visa pap! Here is a tip to the runaways' . You want to go to US? Show them that you really don't want to go! Show them your patriotism and how you have plans to invest in your country plus evidence. Don't even attempt that ukora of asking a friend to boost your account balance overnight. From 12k to 1.2 m. And if you lied while filling info online don't even go for the interview.Just don't. ok safe trip. . "The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 10/11/2009 Posts: 1,223
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essyk wrote:BGL wrote:
To those of you seeking Visas, the easiest Visa to get is a US Visa if you are confideent and you kow what you are going to do in the US and you have no employment gaps. It is approved immediately after the interview sio mambo ya kungojea wiki mbili tatu nne. But to get the interview you must pay the fee of USD160 and if you get confused during the interview you are done.
Kenya all the time.
True drama/roasting at the embassy. And before the roasting you are warmly greeted. giving you some assurance. Then few minutes after an intense interview unaskia 'am sorry sir/maam you haven't qulified for the visa,you can try next time. Hapo ndio unatafuta Mutunga na microscope. I rem giving a friend a tip on how to go about it after several tries and guess what? she got the visa pap! Here is a tip to the runaways' . You want to go to US? Show them that you really don't want to go! Show them your patriotism and how you have plans to invest in your country plus evidence. Don't even attempt that ukora of asking a friend to boost your account balance overnight. From 12k to 1.2 m. And if you lied while filling info online don't even go for the interview.Just don't. ok safe trip. . It takes upwards of 3hrs to fill that DS..... form although they say only 75min. History will not remember you for your IQ. It will remember you for what you did. “Genius is 1 percent inspiration, 99 percent perspiration.” Thomas Edison
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Rank: Elder Joined: 11/15/2011 Posts: 4,518
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BGL wrote:
It takes upwards of 3hrs to fill that DS..... form although they say only 75min.
or 2 days! "The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 10/11/2009 Posts: 1,223
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Nabwire wrote:I think this sums it up
If you are
1. smart and driven.... go to the US
2. smart but not driven...stay in Kenya or go to Europe
3. not smart but driven...go to the US
4. not smart and not driven...go to Europe
This doesnt mean that there are no smart people in Europe or no driven people, it just means that the possibility of you enjoying that country are higher if you fall under certain parameters. @Nabwire where do you belong? Create a category for those people like me who have been to Europe and US but there is a strong magnetic force pulling them back to Kenya. History will not remember you for your IQ. It will remember you for what you did. “Genius is 1 percent inspiration, 99 percent perspiration.” Thomas Edison
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