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:) Thanks for asking! :) You're right, I guess in some way our stories look alike :)

I did resubmit my package, then had to call to Chicago a couple of times, and after several weeks got a NOA that my package was accepted. After that I got the Biometrics done and received the Interview letter just fine, but the Interview itself was not as pleasant as yours - the officer was a complete novice in DV applications - several times she said that it is something she'd never done before. Then she said that I need a job offer for this type of application, and when I said no, I didn't have to have it, it took her an hour to find out that I was right (I was waiting in the waiting room while she was trying to figure it out). Then she said that there are some missing docs in my file and she had to talk to her supervisor about it. So I just went home and had to wait for three weeks more until the CPO status appeared online, and eight days more before I got my green card! :) It was about ten days ago :).

So, now I am thinking about how I am going to develop my business further, when this big thing is finally done!
 
Thank you all once again for congratulating me.
I will also stick in the forum till the end of the year. If there's anything that i could help or contribute, I'll be happy to do so.

Despite what many can think, becoming green is quite thrilling, however, I learned that there are things that are even more important than that.
Being healthy, happy, faithful & honest, loving and loved are among those. Take that into your consideration.

Congrats Yoni! No 2011 'ers deserved it more than you.

Btw you still owe the forum one thing..
 
Congratulations Yoni! We all knew you'll get it before Sep 30. You invested so much time into the process, so the outcome couldn't be any different. I'm very happy for you.
 
Status update, today went to interview with appointment 1pm.
12pm arrived at USCIS building with long line, but it take about 10mins for security screening, then straight to dedicated room for interview.
Gave interview letter to the officer and went to waiting room.
1:10 pm, the officer called my name and went to her office.
First, swear to telling the truth and raised my right hand.. ...and I said YES
Then, she went through my I485 form started from name, date of birth, address, item by item, and some NO questions from I485.
Next, since I was in H1B and I did not included the OPT-EAD card in my I485 package and she asked for my OPT card (She noticed that I might out of status within 1year when out from collage to H1b started).
Lucky I did bring it along with me, and she took my OPT card and keep it her file.
Then, she asked for original birth cert, and high school diploma.
The whole process took 15mins and finally she approved it and take my I94 and printed out the welcome letter. She told me that green card will mail to me within 2 weeks.
That the end of DV2011!!!
 
Congrats Cybor. Welcome to the green group.

I'm curious to see how many GC are going to be issued for DV2011...How close to 50,000 visas....
 
I just got my interview letter for September 20th :D..I cant wait :rolleyes:

Awesome!! great to hear USCIS is speeding things up towards the end of the FY! Please keep posting your interview experiences and ALSO it would be helpful I think if people mentioned which FO they are dealing with :)
 
My wife interview is scheduled on September 1st. And she is 38 weeks pregnant.
On August 31th at 1.00 PM she started feeling some unusual pain. We started praying, asking God not to allow her giving birth before our interview. We know that if the baby is born after the interview she ll be processed at the port of entry only by showing to the border agent her birth certificate, but if the baby is born after the interview, thing may get worse: we ll have to do the baby`s medicals (215 dollars) + visa fees (819 dollars) + establishing the official birth certificate which takes at least 4 weeks in Montreal (express procedure is not available in Quebec) + applying for her Canadian passport. The 2011 DV program ends up on sept 30 2011. We are running out of time, and then it won’t be possible to fulfill those requirements within 4 weeks. Consequently we ll loose our immigration visa for good (bad luck).
The pain reached its climax at 4 .00 PM and my wife cannot bear it anymore, her water broke and we end-up at the hospital around 5.00 PM where she gave birth to a beautiful and healthy baby girl at 10.00 PM. Can you believe that!
Soon after the birth we inform the doctor that we have a serious issue with our DV interview that will be held in few hours the next day at 8.00 AM, we explain the entire event and how it was important for us to get that visa. The doctor tried to persuade us not to attend the interview because my wife is too tired and her vaginal wounds have to be healed first. Finally after a 20 min meeting the doctors considered the whole situation including its impact in our future so they decide to give to my wife a certificate of temporary absence form the hospital for the next day valid from 6.00 AM to 10 .00 AM but without the baby (has to stay in the hospital). We thanked God!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I ran home picked-up the documents, my wife clothes and mine, and head back to the hospital around 1.00 AM. The night was really too short, lot of things going inside my head…………………………………..

We arrived at the consulate around 6:40AM. We were the first in line with a few others arriving after 7AM. The doors opened at 7:30AM promptly and we were the first to enter. After going through security, we waited downstairs and sat in the chairs next to the elevator. We were sent up in the elevator to the 19th floor around 8AM. As we were the first off the elevator, received C1 and was told to have a seat. We were called up to the first window within a few minutes of being seated

We were called at the first window 30 min later, the lady proceed and took our fingerprints and medical results (not the x-ray or vaccination documentation) and passport. The agent found that my wife wore the hospital bracelet and then ask:
The Agent: why are you wearing the hospital bracelet?
My wife: I am just coming from the hospital because I gave birth few hours ago. I ask for a temporary absence from hospital but the doctors at first were skeptical but they finally understood my worries and decided to let me attend the interview without the baby
The Agent: are you serious? she called the CO to hear my wife story………………………..the CO was impressed by my wife courage and determination to get the visa. Because my wife was in pain. The agent asked for all our documents and the CO decided to interview my wife immediately after the documents checking.
The interview
CO: I can`t believes you came here few hours after giving birth!
My wife: answer……….
CO: baby gender?
My wife: baby girl and I gave her name
CO:…………….still amazed by my wife courage……………………..
My wife:……………………still in pain…………………………….
CO: pleased my wife to have a seat
My wife: thanks
CO: asked my wife to raise her right hand and swear to tell the truth ------------------then took fingerprint-----------
My wife: did
CO: recheck my wife diplomas and school transcript. Were you on F1 status in the pass?
My wife:ans………….
CO: where do you live ?
My wife:ans……………
CO: what are you doing for living?
My wife:ans----------
CO:do you have relative in US?
My wife:ans---------------
CO: what are you going to do in US?
My wife:ans--------------------------
CO: started typing………………….afterward she asked me to raise my right hand and swear to tell the truth ………….
Me: did----------------
CO: confirmed my profession
Me: correct
CO: in which us state are you going to live?

Me:ans------------------------
CO: what are you going to do in US?
Me:ans-------------------------
CO: ok --------and started typing--------------then asked both of us to sign the DS230 form, she added that the newborn will be processed at the port of entry. She pulled out the letter "Welcome to the United States” and said we were approved and wished us good luck.

It was a fabulous day!

Wish you all a good luck and thank you all(ammeck 09 , kunato,my2011,kennyeast,sista-mai,mamaizo Popescandy1,yaso,and all others,) once again for sharing the information here.
 
interview expirience

Yesterday we had interview in Mt Laurel, NJ.
Very nice office and very nice officers.
We were invited all together ( family with 12 yo boy)
After the promice to tell the truth we were informed, that the officer knows, that the fiscal year very close to the end, and he will try to do his best, to finish the process today. He explained us, how we shall proceed through the case.
He had in front of him 3 our cases, with the big sticked sign- SPECIAL HANDLING-DV.
(unfortunately it tooks us 5 month before we came to the interview, documents were sent to Chicago at April,13.)
We were asked first to give the passports, originals of birth certificates, marriage sertificate, all terminated marriages sertificates.
After the officer asked, if we have affidavit of support.
As, keeping in mind Yoni's words, that it is 5.55 pm, :D, we brought with us all what we could bring- about 30lbs of AAAALL documents we found in house,also affidavit forms I-864 and I-134 from our friends for the whole family, and also we took with us interpreter-lawer. To be absolutely sure, that 5 minutes, left before office would be closed at 6 pm, would be enough for us to get approval.:D
We gave him I-864.
After officer asked, if my husband, principal applicant, working, and if he has any papers from his work.
We gave letter from the work, with his position and salary amount per year.
After the officer start asking us, one by one, questions. Names, if we have middle names, names of parents,date of last entering Usa,address in Usa, date of birth,place of birth, how many kids we have totally, including adult kids, if we had shots this year, how is our health, what kind of business do we have, if our sponsor is our relative,(we told no, it is our friends), if we were arrested,,,etc, from I-485 form.
Our son was also asked which school he is going, and which sport he is playing.
After he took all originals of the documents and went to copy them.
In the nice atmosphere, with a lot of jokes, we finished the interview. the officer took out ours I-94 out of the passports at the beggining.
He told he need to confirm the visas numbers with DOS, and we can go home, or, if we like stay, in the waiting hall, until he will finish, and ordered the cards. We told we shall wait. The officer also asked us not to move from the current address, before we shall recieve the cards, and if we will have any emergency, and need to leave Usa for the business trip, we must do infopass and ask for the special stamp in the passport.
In 20 minutes, he invited us again, told the he approved the case and ordered the cards. I checked in the USCIS website, our case was in C/DP.
(But 2 hours later, we got the SMS that our case moved back to DECISION status, and that they mailed to us approval letter.)
We thanked the officer and left the office. It tooks us about 1,5 hour, including the waiting, and 1,5year of our lifes, after we got that magic yellow envelope from KCC.Now we need to wait and stay alert few weeks more, before we shall( I hope)recieve the cards.
Good luck to all, who are still waiting for the interview.
And thanks to all forum members, who was supporting us with very usefull information.
 
Very Good Cybor.
I also brought everything i got to the interview...
Interesting that they took the I-864 (family based adjustments of status) and not I-134.

Yesterday we had interview in Mt Laurel, NJ.
As, keeping in mind Yoni's words, that it is 5.55 pm, :D, we brought with us all what we could bring- about 30lbs of AAAALL documents we found in house,also affidavit forms I-864 and I-134 from our friends for the whole family, and also we took with us interpreter-lawer. To be absolutely sure, that 5 minutes, left before office would be closed at 6 pm, would be enough for us to get approval.:D
 
dadadada72,
wow....what a story. Congrats on the new healthy baby girl.
Everything else comes second... Congrats on your GC...
 
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