Important Notice

US issues alert on Green Card fraud – The Sunday Nation 20 February 2011

New Visa Application System

As announced earlier this week, the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi is in the process of implementing a new system to make the visa application process faster, simpler and less stressful for Immigrants securing family-based, employment-based and Diversity visas.

Under the new procedures, applicants will be able to schedule or re-schedule an immigrant visa appointment (Including K-1 and K-3 visas) via a new website or through the assistance of a new call center at (+254 20) 619-0600 (in Kenya) or +1 703 439 2302 (in the United States). Applicants must ensure that a DHL location has been selected at the time an appointment is scheduled. This service is of no additional charge to our applicants. Immigrant visa applicants will continue to pay for any required visa fees at the U.S. Embassy cashier.

Important Notice:

We are closed to the public the last Wednesday of every month and any Kenyan or American holidays.

Customer Service Statement to Visa Applicants

If you're a citizen of a foreign country and intend to live/reside permanently in the United States, you'll need an Immigrant Visa to enter the United States whether or not you plan to seek employment.

The Immigrant Visa Unit conducts immigrant visa interviews by appointment only. When your visa interview is scheduled, you will be notified of your appointment date in a letter from either the National Visa Center for those whose petitions were filed in the United States (except for K visa applicants); or from the Kentucky Consular Center for Diversity Visa applicants, or from the Consular Section in Nairobi for K candidates and those whose petitions or SB-1 returning resident applications were filed in Nairobi.

Note that the appointment time for all interviews is 6:30 am Monday through Thursday, excluding Kenyan or American Holidays and the last Wednesday of the month. If the beneficiary does not appear with all the required documents and appropriate interview/issuance fee on time on the appointment day, they will be required to reschedule to a later date.

Once you have been interviewed and approved for an immigrant visa, collection of the immigrant visa will be on the following day at 2:00pm.  Please remember to carry your receipts for all payments at pickup.

Submission of fake documents or misrepresentation of facts in any way could render you permanently ineligible for an immigrant visa to the United States of America.

Important Notice: If you have not received your appointment letter 3 weeks before your appointment date, please contact us at ImmigrationVisaNairobi@state.gov. or 254 (0)20-363-6622

Kindly do not make any travel arrangement until you have your visas at hand.

Important Notice:

There are specific procedures that American citizens resident abroad should follow if they wish to sponsor an immediate relative (spouse, parent or minor child) for an immigrant visa. The immediate relative petition (I-130) must be filed with the USCIS office responsible for the petitioner's place of residence (that is, the place of residence of the American citizen who is filing the petition). The consular section will continue to provide guidance to American Citizen Petitioners and their family members. However, responsibility for acceptance and approval of I-130 petitions lies solely with USCIS. The US embassy in Nairobi has a USCIS/DHS office which is responsible for the approval of I-130 petitions that are filed in Nairobi. American citizens who intend to file a petition for a family member may contact the local Department of Homeland Security office to ascertain if they meet the requirements to file a particular petition.