DV-2010 Winners from Ghana

[Abutay]

Thanks a lot Alexee for your advise concerning the qualification. My husband planned using occupation but i think he would reconsider.

Thaks again to all who contribute effectively to this forum. May the Good Lord bless and grant all our wishes. Amen!!!

2010AF00031xxx
1nl recieved in May, 2009
received confirmation after 3days
started police report on 26/2/2010
2nl recieved 3/3/2010
to pick up police report on 16/3/2010
yet to start medicals

 

[ammeck09]

ADVICE TO THOSE WHO INTEND USING OCCUPATION AS A BASIS OF QUALIFICATION FOR THE DV INTERVIEW

I met a man this morning who had a successful interview with his wife somewhere last month and as such was given a visa collection card. He said to his dismay, he was disqualified on the day he and his wife were so happy that they were going for their visa.
He claim he is a vocational studies teacher so he used his work as a basis of quailification. On the D-day, he said the consular officer told them that unfortunately his work as a vocational teacher does not qualify him so he was disqualified. Can you imagine being told to come for your visa and at the end of the day being disqualified? I pray that this does not happen to any member of this great thread.
MY ADVICE IS THAT IF YOU ARE NOT SURE OF YOUR OCCUPATION QUALIFYING YOU AND YOU HAVE THE EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION, PLEASE USE IT INSTEAD OF YOUR OCCUPATION.

Thx alexee357 for sharing such valuable experience with us. Henceforth, if I know anyone using occupation as a qualifying criteria, I would be in a better position to advice that person to think twice.

 

[computek09]

Thx alexee357 for sharing such valuable experience with us. Henceforth, if I know anyone using occupation as a qualifying criteria, I would be in a better position to advice that person to think twice.

I agree with you alexee and ammeck, I witnessed a refusal case of a man who used occupation. So please guys if you confidently know you qualify based on education don't hesitate to use that because a lot of questions generate from job qualification. I just arrived in Raleigh, Durham-North Carolina USA. Am really tired but just wanted u guys to know my current location now. C ya later.

 

[alexee357]

I agree with you alexee and ammeck, I witnessed a refusal case of a man who used occupation. So please guys if you confidently know you qualify based on education don't hesitate to use that because a lot of questions generate from job qualification. I just arrived in Raleigh, Durham-North Carolina USA. Am really tired but just wanted u guys to know my current location now. C ya later.

Hi Computek09,

Thank God for your safe arrival at Raleigh. Do rest and fill us in with your observations so far.

 

[ammeck09]

I agree with you alexee and ammeck, I witnessed a refusal case of a man who used occupation. So please guys if you confidently know you qualify based on education don't hesitate to use that because a lot of questions generate from job qualification. I just arrived in Raleigh, Durham-North Carolina USA. Am really tired but just wanted u guys to know my current location now. C ya later.

Nice to hear you have finally made the journey to the US. I hope you will continue to come here and share your observation during your arrival, your waiting for the docs (SSN & GC) and job hunting.

 

[joequi]

I agree with you alexee and ammeck, I witnessed a refusal case of a man who used occupation. So please guys if you confidently know you qualify based on education don't hesitate to use that because a lot of questions generate from job qualification. I just arrived in Raleigh, Durham-North Carolina USA. Am really tired but just wanted u guys to know my current location now. C ya later.

We thank God for journey mercies, welcome to USA.

Goodluck

 

[Sebulonde]

Hi ammeck09,

Thanks for your prayers and that of the house. As far as our good God is alive, He will surely fill my mouth laughter and my lips with shouts of joy on that day.
Hope you are going through the other thread for UK interview experience.

You are going to get that visa, book that airline and go to America. You watch and see!

 

[Sebulonde]

ADVICE TO THOSE WHO INTEND USING OCCUPATION AS A BASIS OF QUALIFICATION FOR THE DV INTERVIEW

I met a man this morning who had a successful interview with his wife somewhere last month and as such was given a visa collection card. He said to his dismay, he was disqualified on the day he and his wife were so happy that they were going for their visa.
He claim he is a vocational studies teacher so he used his work as a basis of quailification. On the D-day, he said the consular officer told them that unfortunately his work as a vocational teacher does not qualify him so he was disqualified. Can you imagine being told to come for your visa and at the end of the day being disqualified? I pray that this does not happen to any member of this great thread.
MY ADVICE IS THAT IF YOU ARE NOT SURE OF YOUR OCCUPATION QUALIFYING YOU AND YOU HAVE THE EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION, PLEASE USE IT INSTEAD OF YOUR OCCUPATION.

Thank you for this piece of advice, I really don know why people even use Work Experience as a qualification. It looks and sounds so much tougher than the education. I am not a coward but I always want the easy way out.

 

[Sebulonde]

I agree with you alexee and ammeck, I witnessed a refusal case of a man who used occupation. So please guys if you confidently know you qualify based on education don't hesitate to use that because a lot of questions generate from job qualification. I just arrived in Raleigh, Durham-North Carolina USA. Am really tired but just wanted u guys to know my current location now. C ya later.

Wow! Another dream reached. Happy for you. When is ma turn

 

[Sebulonde]

Where is the bulletin? Today is the 11th day of the month

 

[alexee357]

Hello House,

I was pondering over the slower pace of the Visa Bulletin these days and I think if it does not change; a lot of applicants with CN above 45000 are not going to be current before the end of 2010 fiscal year which is September if my analysis should hold.

From October 2009 – 8,300 to November 2009 – 14,000 number added 5,700
From November 2009 – 14,000 to December 2009 – 17,300 number added 3,800
From December 2009 - 17300 to January 2010 – 23,400 number added 5,600
From January 2010 – 23,400 to February 2010 – 27,500 number added 4,100
From February 2010 – 27,500 to March 2010 – 29,600 number added 2,100
From March 2010 – 29,600 to April 2010 – 31,700 number added 2,100

From the above calculation, if the trend goes like this to September 2010, that means multiplying the rest of the month by 2,100. Therefore it will be 5 * 2,100 = 10,500 + 31,700 for the month of April 2010 = 42,200.

 

[ammeck09]

Hello House,

I was pondering over the slower pace of the Visa Bulletin these days and I think if it does not change; a lot of applicants with CN above 45000 are not going to be current before the end of 2010 fiscal year which is September if my analysis should hold.

From October 2009 – 8,300 to November 2009 – 14,000 number added 5,700
From November 2009 – 14,000 to December 2009 – 17,300 number added 3,800
From December 2009 - 17300 to January 2010 – 23,400 number added 5,600
From January 2010 – 23,400 to February 2010 – 27,500 number added 4,100
From February 2010 – 27,500 to March 2010 – 29,600 number added 2,100
From March 2010 – 29,600 to April 2010 – 31,700 number added 2,100

From the above calculation, if the trend goes like this to September 2010, that means multiplying the rest of the month by 2,100. Therefore it will be 5 * 2,100 = 10,500 + 31,700 for the month of April 2010 = 42,200.

Hmmm.....i'm still hopeful there will be a big jump in the April bulletin. I don't know what they are still waiting for because it has taking such a long time for them to release this bulletin. In earlier bulletins, anytime I see "Upcoming month's visa bulletin: Month 2010 (Coming Soon)", it doesn't take long for the bulletin to be released. I'm still keeping my fingers crossed knowing they will surely release it.

 

[TZ-Bongo1]

Hi, if you look at previous threads you will see that in previous years, very often there is a big jump towards the end of the fiscal year so please don't lose hope!

I have a file which I have attached, showing these trends. Apologies I am not Ghanaian, but Tanzanian so the information is specific for Tz folk...but it may still prove useful. You may also have seen this file on other threads so apologies for cross-posting, hope you find it useful.

 

[alexee357]

Hi, if you look at previous threads you will see that in previous years, very often there is a big jump towards the end of the fiscal year so please don't lose hope!

I have a file which I have attached, showing these trends. Apologies I am not Ghanaian, but Tanzanian so the information is specific for Tz folk...but it may still prove useful. You may also have seen this file on other threads so apologies for cross-posting, hope you find it useful.

Hi TZ-Bongo1,

There is no need to apologise on contibuting to a post on our thread. Though i must commend you for mentioning that your attachment is in relation to Tanzania. We are all here to help each other regardless of nationality so please feel free to contibute to our thread anytime and any day.

 

[naaa]

Hello House,

I was pondering over the slower pace of the Visa Bulletin these days and I think if it does not change; a lot of applicants with CN above 45000 are not going to be current before the end of 2010 fiscal year which is September if my analysis should hold.

From October 2009 – 8,300 to November 2009 – 14,000 number added 5,700
From November 2009 – 14,000 to December 2009 – 17,300 number added 3,800
From December 2009 - 17300 to January 2010 – 23,400 number added 5,600
From January 2010 – 23,400 to February 2010 – 27,500 number added 4,100
From February 2010 – 27,500 to March 2010 – 29,600 number added 2,100
From March 2010 – 29,600 to April 2010 – 31,700 number added 2,100

From the above calculation, if the trend goes like this to September 2010, that means multiplying the rest of the month by 2,100. Therefore it will be 5 * 2,100 = 10,500 + 31,700 for the month of April 2010 = 42,200.

It would have been more interesting if you had backed your analysis with previous (years) numbers to the current one.

 

[JKO]

OCCUPATION QUALIFICATION
Let us not forget the fact that, it's not everyone who has the SSCE or WAEC certificates. Some people went to technicals school before they went to the polytechnics for some advance tertiary courses. There are also some polytechnics none tertiary courses or qualifications which are being handle by the technical examination board, eg Technical exams unit and city and guilds. I do not know for a fact whether technical school certificates are accepted. The question is will they accept those with technical school certs? If not, they must go with their work experience. I throw it to the house now.

 

[computek09]

OCCUPATION QUALIFICATION
Let us not forget the fact that, it's not everyone who has the SSCE or WAEC certificates. Some people went to technicals school before they went to the polytechnics for some advance tertiary courses. There are also some polytechnics none tertiary courses or qualifications which are being handle by the technical examination board, eg Technical exams unit and city and guilds. I do not know for a fact whether technical school certificates are accepted. The question is will they accept those with technical school certs? If not, they must go with their work experience. I throw it to the house now.

I agree with you 100%. Not all of us have the WASSCE, O level, Degrees, but we wanted those having the education qualification to use that for it to be easier. But if u don't have and have the occupation qualification its also good. Me my problem with the guy who was refused when he used occupation was that he had the chance to use education instead of occupation and i even overheard him ask the lady who collected our documents at the embassy whether he could use both( I mean EDUCATION & OCCUPATION) at the same time. But the lady told him to take one and he used occupation instead of education. The thing is if one uses occupation, there will be a lot of questions asked and several documents concerning your occupation and so on.

 

[computek09]

Guys concerning the slow movement of this visa bulletin I just dont understand. But let us all pray that they do something about this current one. Because from the beginning of the 2010 fiscal year the bulletin was moving faster comparatively than some of the past years. I don't know why all of a sudden this thing is moving so slow like that. I hope the next one moves faster. To God Be The Glory.

 

[ammeck09]

Where is the bulletin? Today is the 11th day of the month

I'm even getting tired of checking the April visa bulletin. Haba, what is holding this particular one?

 

[ammeck09]

Guys concerning the slow movement of this visa bulletin I just dont understand. But let us all pray that they do something about this current one. Because from the beginning of the 2010 fiscal year the bulletin was moving faster comparatively than some of the past years. I don't know why all of a sudden this thing is moving so slow like that. I hope the next one moves faster. To God Be The Glory.

I hope there will be a big jump otherwise I don't understand why they have kept long in releasing it. Every day I see only "coming soon". When is this soon coming?