All Ethiopian 2015 DV Winners Meet Here!
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rolex123
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ZGREAT
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awesome
Hi ZGREAT, Congra and thanks for your best wishes. Thanks for 2015 DV, I have learn what patience means and the result is great in anyways. So have patience and am sure we'll meet in US.
Congrat ayanag. May your way be bright.
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Jupi it was so amazing to meet an old friend. U made my day. Wish you all the best
ayanag
Member
It was a long day.
We had arrived at the embassy 11:00AM(lunch time) and stayed around up to 11:50. Then we went to the gate where a security officer checked passports and 2NL. We then passed through a security check point where we dropped every electronic materials.
As we entered to the waiting room, we saw so many applicants, around 200, without any exaggeration. Many was dv applicants.
An Ethiopian lady told for all dv applicants to take a folder which had a document arrangement instruction paper and a paper of understanding to be signed. We arranged documents as instructed and signed the understanding paper, and returned back to her.
We had to wait about 2 hours for our names to be called for payment. We paid 330usd, only for principal applicant. We gave our finger prints and had been asked few questions, like "....have you lived outside Ethiopia for more than a year?... " Then we went back to our chairs. Then wait...
Another 2 hours had passed before we heard our names called for the interview. It was sooooooooo long wait.
At the window, we got two ladies, Ethiopian and American. We raised our right hand and swore. We gave finger prints again.
CO: where did you meet with your spouse?
ME: ......
CO: had you been married to another person before?
ME: no
CO: do you have kids?
ME: ....
CO: what did you do after you finished high school?
ME:......
CO: who paid visa fee for you?
ME: we paid
CO: who is your sponsor?
ME:......
CO: congratulations. Yellow paper.........
Done.
The interview was easy. Thank God. The advice we got from this forum was very helpful.
As we were waiting for our turn, we saw many approved guys, we were excited; and we also saw many refused guys, it was heart breaking.
Final advice
1. Arrive on time
2. Be well prepared and organized
3. Have as many pictures as possible with friends and families, even single applicants.
4. Try to explain only and all what you are asked to explain.
5. Pray before you go for your interview.
We had arrived at the embassy 11:00AM(lunch time) and stayed around up to 11:50. Then we went to the gate where a security officer checked passports and 2NL. We then passed through a security check point where we dropped every electronic materials.
As we entered to the waiting room, we saw so many applicants, around 200, without any exaggeration. Many was dv applicants.
An Ethiopian lady told for all dv applicants to take a folder which had a document arrangement instruction paper and a paper of understanding to be signed. We arranged documents as instructed and signed the understanding paper, and returned back to her.
We had to wait about 2 hours for our names to be called for payment. We paid 330usd, only for principal applicant. We gave our finger prints and had been asked few questions, like "....have you lived outside Ethiopia for more than a year?... " Then we went back to our chairs. Then wait...
Another 2 hours had passed before we heard our names called for the interview. It was sooooooooo long wait.
At the window, we got two ladies, Ethiopian and American. We raised our right hand and swore. We gave finger prints again.
CO: where did you meet with your spouse?
ME: ......
CO: had you been married to another person before?
ME: no
CO: do you have kids?
ME: ....
CO: what did you do after you finished high school?
ME:......
CO: who paid visa fee for you?
ME: we paid
CO: who is your sponsor?
ME:......
CO: congratulations. Yellow paper.........
Done.
The interview was easy. Thank God. The advice we got from this forum was very helpful.
As we were waiting for our turn, we saw many approved guys, we were excited; and we also saw many refused guys, it was heart breaking.
Final advice
1. Arrive on time
2. Be well prepared and organized
3. Have as many pictures as possible with friends and families, even single applicants.
4. Try to explain only and all what you are asked to explain.
5. Pray before you go for your interview.
ayanag
Member
Most of them were not able to qualify through education. The others had not listed their family members on original application, but brought them when they came for interview.
Rules are rules, no compromise at all for breaking rules. But the COs are tolerant and understanding for simple mistakes, like type error.
Ebro
New Member
Congra & May GOD bless your every way!
I need your advice regarding the inclusion of a new family member. Do you think that a newly born baby not in the list could cause the same i.e denial?
aiguo
Well-Known Member
what do you mean by type error?
aiguo
Well-Known Member
What he meant by including a child is having the kid during the edv and not including them. what you have to understand is that the law allows that you add kids or update your family status should your family status change after the edv. Again your child birth certificate will tell CO whether you had your kid before or after the EDV so please dont worry about that issue.
ayanag
Member
There will be no problem if you include a new born baby if you gave birth after original application. I saw a lady approved with few months old baby. But if they suspect something, they may instruct you to conduct a DNA test.
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ayanag
Member
Like, if you made simple spelling error on your name or place of birth on original application, or on your documents.
aiguo
Well-Known Member
any experience of that?
rolex123
Well-Known Member
@ayanag Relly appreciate ur interview exprience sharing, i have few question , did they asked abt affidavite support ? r u newly married ? did u show them marriage ceremony photos ? why they asked u abt who paid z fee r u a student ? who is ur host u put on ds-260?
thanks in advance
Congrats !!!
But what do you mean by '' Have as many pictures as possible with friends and families, even single applicants'' ? Why do single applicants need such pictures with friends and families for the interview ? Thanks !
ayanag
Member
Yes i have seen one which sat beside me with such issue but approved
ayanag
Member
I don't know why. But one CO asked two single, a bit old, ladies to show him some pictures. But both didn't have a hard copy. They told him they have on their mobiles, and he took their mobiles from security check point at the end of the day. I didn't see what happened at the end