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Nairobi Visa Office - Spousal Sponsorship 2019/2020

nns14

Champion Member
Feb 10, 2018
1,433
885
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
Nairobi, Kenya
NOC Code......
2147
App. Filed.......
26-09-2019
AOR Received.
26-09-2019
File Transfer...
24-10-2019
Passport Req..
18-Jul-2022
VISA ISSUED...
05-Aug-2022
LANDED..........
11-Jan-2023
They wrote back this:
If you have been requested to submit your passport, you are required to send your passport(s) via courier as you will not be allowed to hand it over by hand at the vfs.

You can visit any courier company of your choice to deliver in our office.

So does that mean I can use DHL etc?
Yes, DHL is a courier
 

Thankful94

Star Member
Sep 15, 2019
169
56
I don’t know why Nairobi is taking so much longer than other VO. It’s kinda frustrating when you look at the spreadsheet for March 2021 almost everybody got medicals and the ones who applied January and February and even some December from Nairobi didn’t yet
 

cmcalister

Star Member
Jan 27, 2019
60
8
I don’t know why Nairobi is taking so much longer than other VO. It’s kinda frustrating when you look at the spreadsheet for March 2021 almost everybody got medicals and the ones who applied January and February and even some December from Nairobi didn’t yet
We applied in 2019 and it appears that medicals are the last thing done at the Nairobi office. We were six month waiting for the request but then had our decision made and copr within 45 days after that.
 
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Kencanadian

Full Member
Feb 25, 2021
28
15
I don’t know why Nairobi is taking so much longer than other VO. It’s kinda frustrating when you look at the spreadsheet for March 2021 almost everybody got medicals and the ones who applied January and February and even some December from Nairobi didn’t yet
If you look at old spreadsheets…this is exactly how NVO works. It’s a pattern. They either send u MR right after Aor2 and then it’s a wait after that or MR after3 months from AOR2 then things go fast from there.

It all ends up being same processing time 7-8 months from when applied unless a case is complicated and they ask for more information.
 

nns14

Champion Member
Feb 10, 2018
1,433
885
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
Nairobi, Kenya
NOC Code......
2147
App. Filed.......
26-09-2019
AOR Received.
26-09-2019
File Transfer...
24-10-2019
Passport Req..
18-Jul-2022
VISA ISSUED...
05-Aug-2022
LANDED..........
11-Jan-2023
We applied in 2019 and it appears that medicals are the last thing done at the Nairobi office. We were six month waiting for the request but then had our decision made and copr within 45 days after that.
My friend who applied in 2018 got medical request and PPR at the same time. So, yeah they tend to request medical towards the end.

At least family sponsorship is moving, we skilled work applicants are stuck for more than a year now.
 

charliem

Hero Member
Jul 26, 2013
351
75
Category........
Visa Office......
Vegreville
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
27-09-2013
Doc's Request.
17-10-2013
AOR Received.
18-10-2013
File Transfer...
March 2014
Med's Request
March 2, 2015. AIP received same day
Med's Done....
March 3, 2015.
Interview........
"Decision made": 1 April 2015
My friend who applied in 2018 got medical request and PPR at the same time. So, yeah they tend to request medical towards the end.

At least family sponsorship is moving, we skilled work applicants are stuck for more than a year now.
All non-essential workers are not being processed. They will likely kick that in again this September (or whenever borders are reopened fully for international travel)
 

hmt2007

Member
Oct 5, 2017
18
3
We just got asked for PCC today. In the letter we got it says they don’t accept applications and supporting documents sent via currier and states to send PDF file. Any idea?