our first RANT... we got bad news 

My advice is to apply for residency for her she doesn't need to live but at least she will have the ability to come and go each year

A while ago my husband’s visa was dragging and I couldn’t get an answer. A colleague of mine experienced the same problem. She advised me to write to my congressman and he sent a letter to immigration, he sent me a copy of the letter he sent and within weeks my husband was here. Also since you are pastors in your state the governor can help. Use your resources, you will be surprised how quickly the problem will be resolved

That was a very 'gentle' rant compared to others I've seen. 😉 I'm so sorry about your Mom's denial and the ordeal she has gone through. I will say prayer that it works out for her.

While unfortunate, she was not denied “for nothing.” She overstated. USCIS is horrendous, I know this. But there is some level of personal responsibility that you are lacking on this issue.

How is this country so backwards? Honest people can’t come here for a visit but if you jump the fence you can come and we’ll pay for your food, shelter and healthcare?? So sorry for what your going through. Can’t wait to hear good news!!

Man, you guys should have know better than that. But I hope you can sort it. Im a New Zealander married to a Canadian and the hoops we have had to jump through for permanent residence & then citizenship was rediculous & expensive. Never mind visiting before that. Visitor visas, work visas, resident visas, and it goes on and on. Also all done in French & English. Nightmare! And getting a Police clearance from the RCMP when the documents provided werent enough was fun, many an early morning Video call due to time differences... Uggg...

I’m glad you’re reaching out to your representatives! Someone’s got to help. That is very ridiculous. And like you said on the other video, she’s an older person they don’t do their life online like younger people do. And make everything online like that is just crazy. I will keep praying that she is able to get here soon. I can’t imagine not being able to meet my grandchildren.

Immigration is the worst my sister in law overstayed one day because she gave birth in the United States baby came 2.5 months early and was in the nicu but after talking to a lawyer they basically stated anyone who over stays let it be one day or two years the usa truly gives a permanent ban. Even though they say 5-10 years

Sorry to hear about your Mom..I always enjoy watching her visits and especially her cooking. I will say a prayer for a better outcome of the situation. ❤❤❤

This is so appalling!! Our border situation is an absolute mess-and your families have done everything the right way! I am praying you find a way to get her here❤️❤️❤️

I totally understand! Those homeland security people are the last say in who enters. When you are doing things by the book, it’s so frustrating. I’d suggest you contact your senator and see what he can do.

And yet millions of people just come in and get free stuff!! So sad,I hope she can come visit soon.

I am so sorry to hear this...I'm a Canadian living in US since 1963, and now have to reapply for my green card every 10 years. I wish Soli's Mom could get a green card...maybe that would make it easier fir her to visit. All of you will be in my prayers. Please keep us up-to-date. Prayers for sure for a better outcome.

I am so sorry to hear of your family's difficulty in getting Solo's mom to the US to see her grandbabies. Praying that a resolution can be found.

Unfortunatly once you overstay your visa, even if it's a geniun mistake, it will be VERY difficult to get a new visa. If the interview lasted only 2 min, chances are they had already made a decision before they even met with her.

So true what Solo said ... You either have less money or less time. 😔

How frustrating and I’m so sorry that your mom is having a much trouble. Thank you for the update, I’ll be praying for you. ❤

I can't express my anger. When we have an open border and states calling for a state of emergency to deal with the influx of immigrants your family being denied is beyond disgusting. I'm so sorry .

Funny do things the legal way and get denied! While everyone else just walks in!

I’m so sorry that happened to Solo’s mom. I used to be an immigration agent. If it is at all possible, I would recommend seeing if an immigration lawyer can assist with the process. I would suggest avoiding a paralegal service as they will simply do the paperwork. An Immigration lawyer will be able to explain why she was denied a visa and what the next best steps are. Good luck!

How frustrating for everyone...this is completely unfair that they won't even let her speak and hear her explanation, how can they deny someone a visa without explaining why? Ok I should stop now before I become too invested and start ranting myself😅 My heart goes out to you guys ..I hope hear some good news soon 🙏❤

This is sad!!! How can we help?? Letter writing is very effective, I know it's old school, but it works!!!

Have you thought of bringing your mom to the states to live? She looks like a sweet, wonderful grandmother who would add lots of love to the upbringing of the children.

Don’t get me started on this. We’ve been 🎉thru lots. My husband is Canadian and I’m US. Lots of red tape. But yet the border is open for illegals 😢😢😢

I'm sorry that your mom is going through this Solo. It really doesn't make sense since she already has a track record of coming to the States to visit and going back to Kenya. Hopefully she can get this resolved soon so she can finally meet Seth, Peace, and Kora.

I’m so sorry your family is going through this stress. My husband is from an African country as well and we went through similar issues to get travel visa for his parents to visit. We ended up going through the green card process and was able to it approved in timely manor. Praying for you and your family.

You can also have her do a notarized Affidavit with the explanation 🙏

Our children’s Aunty and uncle have never met them or myself. Missed our wedding and three births. Can’t get to Australia for a visit at all. They can’t get a passport or visa.

So sorry to hear the latest news about Solo’s mum😢. I have family overseas that have trouble previously visiting here in Australia& it’s a huge emotional rollacoaster. Sending prayers& hope things improve& lead to good news sooner than later🙏🏻Thanks for the updates😊

Have you all thought about getting an immigration lawyer to assist. ❤ They can provide additional assistance and possibly move things along quicker.

Dear Solo and Sarah, my sister has gone through the same thing and the more she tried the worst it got. In the end she was forbidden to enter the country for 10 years and even after that period she was denied. So please if you have another route to go ( living visa) please take it and stop trying to get a visitor one so that it doesn't happen the same to your mother. God bless you ❤

Hi I understand what your going through. With a resident visa I think you can stay in USA for 6months and can be in your home country for 6 months. You need to be back in the USA again and don’t pass the period or you can loose the resident visa.

I really feel for you all. All she wants to do is see her grandchildren.😢😢😢

She’s a grandma she’s not a terrorist I should be more worried about who’s coming across the Mexican border than a grandma coming to visit her family for Pete sake

Hi Sarah and Solo. I am watching you from Suriname, South America. This is the MO of US embassies. It is well-known to us and very frustrating. I pray for your mom.

Sarah and Solo I'm so sorry. What a huge frustrating experience. And your Mom is feeling it very deeply. And when you want to reapply for a visa there is a two year wait. I feel your frustration. Please keep us posted.

I feel this in my SOUL. My husband half joked we should just have my sister walk over the boarder and cry asylum. Its the fastest and cheapest way to get in. Following immigration rules is so hard right now. I feel so insulted after the 10 years i put in to become a citizen and now everyone who doesn't follow the rules get in and those who do get locked out.

I feel bad that she didn’t have a great experience with immigration. But the overall Attitude that you have been “wronged” is disheartening. Rules are there for a reason. And the fact that they are so difficult is even more of a reason to pay attention and have your ducks in a row.

Thanks for updating us. I'm so sorry to hear this Sarah and Solo. Frustrating is an understatement. Praying God's hand upon the whole situation.

We had this happen. My husband is Canadian in the USA where we met. He stayed over eight days. We left the country and moved to Canada. Never knew anything till a year later when we went to cross to visit my family. He got a ten year ban from the USA. We got a lawyer and she went to court for him in Chicago. Took about a year of that and lots of money to have it removed and pardoned. Then they said he had a three year ban instead of ten. That was the verdict. Lawyer was worth it but it’s so pricy and so much paperwork back and forth.

I’m so sorry to hear this drama is happening. Unfortunately, border laws are so strict about overstaying. If you over stayed a visa here in Australia by even one day it would stop you entering again for some time. Praying you Mum gets approved and can see you all soon

Politics. If your Mum was a millionaire or a "talented" scientist etc the American government wouldnt bat an eyelid and let her in

Morning all happy Tuesday morning and I loved your vlogs and you all amazing Supporter and I'm proud of all of you

This post has generated so much hate. I'm really disappointed.

I have no advice or connections to help you, but I definitely will pray for your family, and that this immigration debacle is resolved, and Solo’s mom can come and visit from Kenya. As a grandma myself, I can understand the heartbreak of being apart from your grandchildren, and especially wanting to visit them, and not being able to.

Solo, you should help her het her green card, she can live half the year with her family in the u.s. and the other half in kenya, that's better than the alternative. hopefully that can help.

After the house sells, Solo and the 3 youngest kids should go to Kenya. All is well.

I don’t have any special connection or experience, but have you tried to talk to a lawyer?

I’m so sorry for this frustrating situation! Sending my prayers! ✝️🙏❤️

Maybe an im.migration lawyer could help.

So sorry 🙏 that Solos mother is having to go through such things. I feel terrible for her. Prayers for this to be resolved.

Possibly an immigration attorney could give advice?

So sorry to hear Solo's Mom having issues. Hopefully, it can get straightened out soon. I think Belle really favors her. A friend of mine had a daughter that lived in China for a while. Travel back and forth from there to U.S. was a challenge.

I studied immigration law and worked for immigration firms and have done visa petition and it is indeed frustrating. It is very arbitrary in terms of your interview. Some immigration officials are just down right mean and lack empathy. The way borders separate families is quite hard. The denial and visa overstay could have a significant effect on future visas. However, nothing is impossible with grace. Solo should consider petitioning for mom. She can stay in the USA for her statutory time and file for citizenship. After that, she can come and go as she pleases. You may want to seriously consider that option. 5 years living in the USA continuously and going home to visit family goes quickly. If not, she may always run into issues when applying for a visitor’s visa. Additional applying for permanent residency can take time but at least you can start the process sooner than later.

So sorry! I hope something will work out for you and her! Thank you for sharing your frustration ❤

Have you contacted Nebraska's reps or senators to see if they could see if they could intercede?

I’m praying for doors to be open for her! Thank you for the update.

There is a lot of missing holes in your story. Good luck with that.. ...

I sure hope thing's can get worked out so she can visit her family here in the states. She surly is one beautiful lady !! 🩷

I worked at an EU Embassy in Kenya for many years and I can assure you that the overstay and the denial have a worse impact than you realize. What people don't know is that Embassies are profit-making ventures. In Africa, their goal is to accept as many visa applications as possible but approve as few as possible, so it is possible that they will continue denying her visa because she gave them good reason to deny the visa and in their view, ignorance is no defence. I wish you the best, hopefully someone will assist you.

I know what you are dealing with. My daughter lives in South America. In March I finally got to meet my first grandchild (3 yo) and my son-in-law in person. Those 3 months that they were here flew by! No one realizes all the calls, forms, embassy visits, money it takes to visit here; just about as complex for her to get married there and having a baby during corona. Oh the stories I could share.

Just have her come through the Mexican border. That's wide open, and she'd get a phone, medical, clothing, free education, etc. But because she's doing it legally, they deny, deny, deny!

Your mother seems like a gem. I wish her the best! 🙏🏼❤️🌻

Have her fly into Mexico and from there she can just enter!

Meanwhile hundreds of thousands of illegal peoples are flooding through our southern border without any rules… absolutely disgusting to treat a sweet mother/grandmother like a criminal whilst letting actual criminals through with NO CONSEQUENCES!!😡😡😡😭😭😭

Soo unfair! Illegal immigrants coming in droves but she has to deal with this. Ridiculous!!

So amazing how hard it is to do things the legal way. Tell her to go to Mexico and just walk through the border and she will be handed everything!!

Hi Sara and Solo, I am so upset that the Embassy did not issue the visa to your mom. I could see the sadness in Solo's eyes. That is a man who lives his mom!! I was so looking forward to seeing her with you guys, and the grandchildren especially. From what I have deduced you have reached out to your Congressional Representative. I must let you know based on experience, that the CR course of action will be a letter to the respective embassy explaining that you are his or her constituent etc etc. That letter usually goes to the to the Consul General, that is the person who leads the Consulate, which is visitor and non-immigrant visas. and then he or she forwards it to the Chief of the Non-Immigrant visa unit. The denial will be researched and all the pertinent info regarding the denial and under the respective sections of the law will be noted. That letter will be sent back to your CR via diplomatic pouch, and you will be contacted and basically all the different sections of the US immigration law under which she was denied will be cited (214(b) to you and that will be it!!! I must be honest with you that your mom will not get a visitor visa anytime soon. We all know your mom was here as a visitor. However, chances are the Consular Officer who interviewed her believes she was working. Now we all know she was not. Another thing is ,she has TWO sons who live here, which, where the embassy is concerned makes it more probable that she will come and not return. Your CR is the only third person who will be given the basis under which she was denied. You will never be told. Your CR cannot request the embassy to issue a visa. He or she will only be told why she was denied. Again, I think you both should consider filing for her to get a green card. You have that right as US citizens Yes, I know you do not think you should go through filing for a "green Card" just for her to visit.But it will save time, money, and the emotional pain I literally, and I am sure ALL your subscribers who care about your family, could feel your pain and see the sadness in your eyes today when you updated us . Do it for those beautiful grandchildren of hers, especially Seth, Peace, and Solos' brothers' little girl. You do not need an attorney, just go online to US Citizenship and Immigration Services and get the ball going with her "green card" There is no wait period or numbers because Solo her son, is a US citizen. As soon as the I-130 petition is filed and approved, she will be notified, and as I told you earlier she will be here, before you know it, and can come and go as often as she likes. She does not have to live here. Hang tight, you are God fearing Christian people with faith. Its going to work fine.

Prayers that someone hears this that can help your Mom and your family through this crazy situation.

Can she fly into Canada 🇨🇦 then come to the USA.

Poor Mama. So frustrating! I hope it gets straightened out.

I share your frustration- you guys are doing things the RIGHT way and are getting denied yet the border is a free for all. It’s not fair and hurts my heart. ❤

My husband’s family is in Honduras. Getting my husband and children’s paperwork to come with residency was 18 months of headaches. Things changed and I had to figure that out, no one is available to explain how to do the new way of how things are supposed to be done. Visas are always a nightmare. I know there is a lot of talk and frustration about the illegal people in the US, but if getting here legally wouldn’t be such a difficult and mean process, more people would come through legal channels. I’m so sorry for you and your mom. I feel for you so thoroughly!

tell her to come through Mexico then she can just walk across.

How incredibly sad! I'm so sorry! What is going on in this country? People are flooding in, no questions asked, and a sweet grandmother wants to see her grandbabies, and it's a nope; sorry, see you in two years again! I would be contacting my congressman to see what you can do to get a fair interview. We have a family your size, and you are right; it is so expensive to travel. Praying something can be done. Sending love from Wisconsin!♥️

I am so sorry to hear that about your mom. I was looking forward to seeing her happy face. She is so beautiful, my heart goes out to the Grand babies The system stinks and never travel overseas Before But I To see the world through other people's eyes in different countries. They do not consider the senior citizens No compassion at the embassy. I am so disappointed. They need to change some rules😢. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

The real tragedy is people are allowed across our border every day and of very questionable character and this good woman is being denied.

I totally feel this with my heart. My mom Just passed away, We buried her yesterday. My 2 siblings were not allowed entree To say their last goodbye to their mother. Similar type of appointment, Barely given a second to speak. I understand we have laws and regulations But in both of our cases humanity And empathy were the missing factors

I could say SO much on this general topic, but I won't. This is just heartbreaking. I'll definitely be praying for y'all all. The situation is ridiculous.

I think the best thing is to file for her to live here she can have dual citizenship

I’m so sorry this is beyond frustrating and very upsetting for you all. Even from the UK they have made it more difficult to go to the US. And if anything goes wrong is is extremely difficult to contact anyone. I will pray 🙏

Sorry for the bureaucracy the U.S. immigration. You need to find a representative to hear your case and issue a letter. 4 years is a long time. During Covid-19, I waited 4 years to travel home to Puerto Rico, and my only aunt died during that time, my mom changed her mind about going with me. You don't need a Visa or passport to travel to Puerto Rico. I go every 2 years normally. Im so grateful and lucky. Best of luck!

This is the Godliest rant I’ve ever heard. You guys are so sweet. Life goals = be as calm as Sarah and Solo when dealing with frustration. ❤ I’m so sorry for what happened. I hope someone sees this that can help you.

I am sorry to hear your upsetting news and my thoughts go to not only you guys but also your mum. Keep knocking those doors and BRING GRANDMA/MUM to see her grandbabies and her son's and their partners! She isn't a threat nor a law breaker just a lady who wants to see her FAMILY!!!! STOP TAKING THIS WOMANS MONEY JUST TO REJECT HER!!!! Let her in! Let her in! Let her in! LET HER IN!!!!!!!!!! Lisa UK xxxx xxxx xxxx

Since Solo owns his own business, would it help to "hire" your mom temporarily as an employee? Even if it's just a very part time position of filing and organizing your office, a temporary employment situation could help the process. I have friends who have a family member here on a Nanny Visa as well. Best wishes to a speedy visit and prayer flares for your mom.

There are immigration attorneys. I know she just wants to visit, but I believe that type of attorney would have the best information for you & your Mom.

You break the rules, you reap the consequences. Full stop!! This is how the world works, your family is not special or unique, just negligent, no amount of money will change it .. lesson learned the hard way, may help your viewers to diligently attend to visa laws....

Start a petition if things don't go well with your local representative? You'd have a load of people ready to sign here. Prayers for Solo's Mom! Take care!

This is the kind of crap that just ticks me off. She legitimately tries to come visit her family and does it the right way and they do this to her. But, let her be an illegal and she'd get right in and they'd be screaming, "Oh, her rights.... blah, blah, blah". Makes me sick.

I totally understand the visa struggles. 12 years ago I moved to Australia. Had many struggles to get a resident status. Flying in an out couldn’t apply in Australia, had to be in America to file paperwork. And very expensive, flights at the time were about 3,000 round trip. The cost of the visa was 10k so I definitely understand some of the struggles. Praying for your family that they get everything worked out. God bless

Have you called Senator Pete ricketts office? He seems like a pretty reasonable person and I've heard federal senators can help with these situations. I think he has an office in Omaha.

I just love this channel ..IN JESUS NAME Please let grandma come visit her little Angels in the States. Solo, needs to see his mother and Sarah needs her mother in law so everyone can love on her , get to know her and Love their time with her .I pray this for this beautiful family. Amen ...

What a huge impact on the family. 💕💙🙏🏾🙏🏾

Fly to Mexico and walk over. Absolutely crazy.

I cannot imagine the frustration!! Particularly the fact that she paid for an appointment and got a two-minute brush off. Technology is wonderful but times like this if you could just sit in front of someone and say, she's a grandmother who will stay with family, she's not going to work, and here's the evidence that she always returns home! I hope you can get this resolved, it's always so nice to see her in the videos (and obviously a million times nicer for her to be able to meet her grandkids and spend time with you all!)

You need an immigration lawyer

I’m so sorry this has happened. Praying for you all.

I'm sorry this happened to you. You should make an appointment with an immigration attorney to see if there's anything you can do from your end to assist her to re-apply for the visa.

Will continue to keep her in my prayers for her quick response to this.

How maddening!!!! Our government is allowing illegals to enter our country, house them, feed them and pay health benefits but one honest mistake keeps your mother from coming for a visit. Totally unacceptable!!!! I equate it to poor customer service at any business. Close minded people do not need to be in positions that hurt others. Praying this issue is resolved (for the better) very soon.