Hit number 247 on the refugee processing list today, been stuck there for 14 months

I checked my case status online and I'm still at 247. Been at that exact number for over a year now. Thought maybe they lost my file or something so I called the UNHCR office in Nairobi. They said it's normal, that the number can stay the same for months while they review stuff. But 14 months at the same spot? That's not a review, that's being forgotten. Anyone else have their number freeze up like this for that long?

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lee_bailey6511d agoMost Upvoted

Misfiled dependents paperwork for 18 months? That's brutal. You'd think after a year they'd at least flag a file that hasn't been touched. Sounds like the whole system runs on shoestrings and hope.

jackson.jenny11d ago

Down in Kakuma camp I knew a guy whose number sat at 132 for 18 months straight. He finally went to the UNHCR office himself and asked to see his physical file. Turned out they'd misfiled his dependents paperwork and nobody caught it until he showed up in person. Sometimes it's not even about the list moving, it's about your actual file getting lost in a pile somewhere. Might be worth going down there if you can.