Congrats @God-Is-Love, @ayanag ,@feth and @ayanag. Very happy to hear that everything going very well for all of you guys. Wish you the best in your future
All Ethiopian 2015 DV Winners Meet Here!
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Dear Gabo17,
As Britsimon ans SusieQQQ said follow the reciprocity page. I have got a police certificate from Europe and what I did was I make my passport copy and certified in the embassy that I want to get the police certificate and send to them and got the certificate. In my case I need to pay for the certificate and a friend of mine paid for me and send to me the receipt. I think it is not a complicated case as you said. If you want further information and if I could help you you can send to me a message. Bytheway, are you current? Could you please update your signature, so that we can see you case number and other information.
Sm1smom
Super Moderator
Precisely what do you need someone to do for you? Put in the application on your behalf?
God-Is-Love
Well-Known Member
Yaa dear rolex. Thanks
jupitor
New Member
cogra God is love, ayanang,feth this also one of my happiest days.I got visa approved with my family.thank u God .my friend yohanmar also got it.
thank you all member of this forum for all the info.you share for the group.at my side I will post my experiance soon.God bless Ethiopia and America.
thank you all member of this forum for all the info.you share for the group.at my side I will post my experiance soon.God bless Ethiopia and America.
God-Is-Love
Well-Known Member
rolex123
Well-Known Member
God-Is-Love , i can't wait to c ur details, as u were on z thread since z begning u knew most of the issues discussed on this thread , i expect ur details post would consider most of z issues discussed and clears out our doubts
Regards siss
Rolex
ZGREAT
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Sm1smom
Super Moderator
Kindly stop using SMS format to post in the forum, we've been over this several times before!
SusieQQQ
Well-Known Member
You need to find someone to photocopy your passport bio page?!! How difficult can that be?
Dear everyone,
Me and my husband read a lot of your posts and it was very helpful. Just signed up today to thank you all and share my experience. Got our visa approved today.
We were scheduled for January 6 first, then re-scheduled to 12th. Because the system at the embassy wasn't working we were told to come on the 14th which is today.
First of all you need to arrive at the embassy at the scheduled time of your interview, may be just 10 minutes before. They won't let you in if you come earlier than that.
After passing security at the gate, you will go straight to the next door. Polite girls will give you a folder that has a list of arrangement for your required documents and a paper with a list of agreements to read and sign. After arranging the documents in the specified order you will return the folder containing your documents to the same girl. She will check if you have all the required documents.
Then you have to sit and wait till your name is called in one of the Windows. Then you will reach the window, they will ask just some questions like if you were married before and take finger print of both your hands. They will give you a paper to pay the 330$ fee only for the principal applicant. No need to pay for all family members before the interview. You will pay for the rest of the family after the interview and if approved, which I thought was thoughtful. Then you pay at the cashier window and take the receipt back to the window you were first called to. Then you get back on your sit and wait for your name to be called again. The waiting is the longest part.
When you are called again you go to another window for the interview. There will be a translator and english speaking person to interview you. You will either choose for the interview to be translated to amharic or just go without the translator in english. You will be asked to raise your right hand swear to tell only the truth. You will give a one hand finger print again.
The questions we faced were
-How do you know each other?
- How long were you together before getting married?
-Do you have kids?
-Who is your sponsors and what is your relationship with them?
-Did anybody assist you in paying the 330$ fee?
- Then she asked if we have pictures with us to see?
Then she told us to pay the fee for me, my husband was the main applicant. We payed and take the receipt to the one who interviewed us and went home with a yellow paper!
Required documents for the interview were
-authenticated birth certificate for every family member with a copy.
- authenticated marriage certificate with two copies.
- police clearence for both of us with no copy.
- Medical conformation paper.
- high school 9-12 transcript with a copy for the principal applicant only, no need to authenticate.
-10th & 12th matric transcript, degree if you have one. Each authenticated and with a copy. Work experience with a copy, no need to authenticate it. This educational documents were required only for the principal applicant. No need for any educational documents for other family members.
- 2 photographs for each family member, printed their full names at the back.
- passports for each family member with a copy of the first 2 pages.
- the appointment letter which is the second one.
- the first congratulations letter.
Hope this was helpful.
Many thanks again!
Me and my husband read a lot of your posts and it was very helpful. Just signed up today to thank you all and share my experience. Got our visa approved today.
We were scheduled for January 6 first, then re-scheduled to 12th. Because the system at the embassy wasn't working we were told to come on the 14th which is today.
First of all you need to arrive at the embassy at the scheduled time of your interview, may be just 10 minutes before. They won't let you in if you come earlier than that.
After passing security at the gate, you will go straight to the next door. Polite girls will give you a folder that has a list of arrangement for your required documents and a paper with a list of agreements to read and sign. After arranging the documents in the specified order you will return the folder containing your documents to the same girl. She will check if you have all the required documents.
Then you have to sit and wait till your name is called in one of the Windows. Then you will reach the window, they will ask just some questions like if you were married before and take finger print of both your hands. They will give you a paper to pay the 330$ fee only for the principal applicant. No need to pay for all family members before the interview. You will pay for the rest of the family after the interview and if approved, which I thought was thoughtful. Then you pay at the cashier window and take the receipt back to the window you were first called to. Then you get back on your sit and wait for your name to be called again. The waiting is the longest part.
When you are called again you go to another window for the interview. There will be a translator and english speaking person to interview you. You will either choose for the interview to be translated to amharic or just go without the translator in english. You will be asked to raise your right hand swear to tell only the truth. You will give a one hand finger print again.
The questions we faced were
-How do you know each other?
- How long were you together before getting married?
-Do you have kids?
-Who is your sponsors and what is your relationship with them?
-Did anybody assist you in paying the 330$ fee?
- Then she asked if we have pictures with us to see?
Then she told us to pay the fee for me, my husband was the main applicant. We payed and take the receipt to the one who interviewed us and went home with a yellow paper!
Required documents for the interview were
-authenticated birth certificate for every family member with a copy.
- authenticated marriage certificate with two copies.
- police clearence for both of us with no copy.
- Medical conformation paper.
- high school 9-12 transcript with a copy for the principal applicant only, no need to authenticate.
-10th & 12th matric transcript, degree if you have one. Each authenticated and with a copy. Work experience with a copy, no need to authenticate it. This educational documents were required only for the principal applicant. No need for any educational documents for other family members.
- 2 photographs for each family member, printed their full names at the back.
- passports for each family member with a copy of the first 2 pages.
- the appointment letter which is the second one.
- the first congratulations letter.
Hope this was helpful.
Many thanks again!
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Britsimon
Super Moderator
Thanks for posting that - these interview accounts are very useful. That is indeed nice that they ask for the principals fee only to start with.
You had two questions that related to financial support.
The question about the sponsor is the first most obvious one. I assume you listed a host - and that is who the CO meant as your sponsor - correct?
The second question was the one about if anyone helped with the $330. In a poor country even the $330 would be a lot of money, so the way you managed to afford that is relevant.
The answers to these questions can be revealing to the interviewer - and they are experienced in spotting people that are not being truthful...
SusieQQQ
Well-Known Member
I think the question about payment of fee is not only related to finances but also potential fraud (people offering to help pay the expenses in return for a sudden spouse and associated visa, for example).
Britsimon
Super Moderator
Yep agreed. There are always some seemingly innocuous questions - and I'm sure that is just normal interview technique so that untruthful answers stand out.
finally visa approved for my wife and me.
ohhhhh thanks God!!
the interview was so simple
co: good afternoon?
me:good afternoon
co:can you speak English
me:yes
co:call your wife please
me: ok she is coming
co:can you speak English?
wife:yes
both my wife & i was at the window
co:how long have you been together with marriage?
me:.......
co:tell me about education level?
me:B.sc degree .........
co:where did you attend?
me:........university
co:where did you attend your high school?
me:from 9-10 ........& from 11-12 ......
co:where do you plan to go?
me:.........state
co:why?
me: because my host is there
then the co excuse us & left and come back after one minute
then he said congratulations your visa has been approved. he ask to pay for my wife the visa fee.then we payed and come back & he gave yellow paper.
that all our interview experience.
try to answer with confidence.
remember the co didn't ask anything related to financial proof.
ohhhhh thanks God!!
the interview was so simple
co: good afternoon?
me:good afternoon
co:can you speak English
me:yes
co:call your wife please
me: ok she is coming
co:can you speak English?
wife:yes
both my wife & i was at the window
co:how long have you been together with marriage?
me:.......
co:tell me about education level?
me:B.sc degree .........
co:where did you attend?
me:........university
co:where did you attend your high school?
me:from 9-10 ........& from 11-12 ......
co:where do you plan to go?
me:.........state
co:why?
me: because my host is there
then the co excuse us & left and come back after one minute
then he said congratulations your visa has been approved. he ask to pay for my wife the visa fee.then we payed and come back & he gave yellow paper.
that all our interview experience.
try to answer with confidence.
remember the co didn't ask anything related to financial proof.
aiguo
Well-Known Member
congratulations once again and for a detailed narration. it is interesting to know the embassy requested for the principal's payment first. the question about who paid the $330 seems to be repeating and suggest the interest of CO in the who.
Britsimon
Super Moderator
Sure he did!
aiguo
Well-Known Member
really short. congratulation
aiguo
Well-Known Member
how or it is when the CO ask where do you plan to go?