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rolex123 said:
Dear @biah congratulations , but i think i noticed you after i left the embassy.
You were there with new born baby, and started few conversation with my husband about delayed intervew, ds260 for new baby etc but interrupted when we got called for payment procss.
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No it wasnt me... i was wearing an eye glass, black suit with a black tie my wife was wearing golden top... congra am happy for u guys. How did u check the status. I tried but it respond invalid immigrant case number.
 
biah said:
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No it wasnt me... i was wearing an eye glass, black suit with a black tie my wife was wearing golden top... congra am happy for u guys. How did u check the status. I tried but it respond invalid immigrant case number.
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That means you were right beside me.
Anyways
https://ceac.state.gov/ceacstattracker/status.aspx
Check with this one , but put your case # as 2015AF21XXX, dont put any zeros just after AF, use only you number without zeros.
Hope you will get ISSUED.
 
rolex123 said:
Details of my interview :
The appointment was April 2,2015 for 8am, arrived at 6:45
and there were few people informant of us but almost after 10minutes they let us in by checking appointment letter and valid passport
And met two ladies one young somehow fresh and the other arrogant lady tell us to arrange the documents as per their order checklist on the folder.
Then I arranged the document and returned to them again and wait till they call us again , then after their second call together with them we check our document if it is as per their checklist oreder or not and inform us to return in afternoon 12:30pm with renewed keble ID for interview but reminding for those who did not register their dhl to register before they came in the afternoon 12:30pm by giving small slip having phone number of dhl service registaraion for 1pm interview else they will not get interviewed , they are continuously reminding saying this:
‘when we come back in the afternoon every one should get registered for dhl service else if anybody did not get registered for the service they will not get interviewed ‘
Me and my family leave right after the docuemt cross check is over with them and hangout at national museum till we took our lunch near amist kilo and returned around 12:30pm and do go through the same security check and stayed at waiting room till our name called .
Around 1:30pm I was called at W3 to be informed that I need to pay for three of my family 20196, and return some of my documents like work experience and degree etc , but my surprise came when the Ethiopian guy told me to pay for all of the family , I thought only the principal applicant should first pay before he secured for the family visa after the CO.
Then I paid for three of my family and return back with the receicpt to the the window 3 where I have been told to pay. Then he told me to wait till my name called , then me and my husband start to observe the two windows carefully conducting the interview.
Then almost ten minutes I saw one window with family of four children interviewed at window 6 and I saw them they were arguing with the CO , and their mother start to cry but I think out of four children may be two of them were not on the original entry list , then I saw also one of elder child in tears and the other two little children returned to my baby girl to play with children’s play area, finally me and my spouse observing the situation turned out with denial and full of tears , and the family left the situation room leaving us with depression , right almost after 2minutes I can say I was called the same window for interview I was shocked and consider the guy is there only to deny visa especially for family,
ONE interpreter sit next to him , and he asked as
CO : raise your hand … ( the interpreter try to translate ..)
US: ….
( this time I am sure that the CO did even hear what we actually said when we swear , I saw him he was busy of doing things on the computer and our documents ) but I was terrified and start to shake , because of that incidence before my interview on the same window,
BUT
Co : asked my spouse to put four of left hand fingers on the finger printer
Co: again co asked my spouse to put right hand four fingers on the finger printers
CO: then he asked me to do the same as my spouse
No question , no question , no question only he is busy of checking of our docuements and start to return our original documents , then the only question he asked me (three questions ) while he is checking something on the computer and returning our documents
CO: What is the relationship with ur sponsor( the interpreter want translate but I informed the CO I can communicate with English he said OK
ME: She is my intimate friend sister
CO : good ( but he was not hundred percent with me, he did not even looking at me)
CO : Is it your personal saving that you paid visa process fee
ME: Yes
CO: Please inform your sponsor to pay USICIS fee, congratulation (by giving my yellow paper)
ME : Thank you sir
My husband did not control himself , he hug our baby girl and kissing her and cried kissing …cried kissing …cried , people in the room thought we were denied because they saw the same crying incidence at the same window right before our interview , actually my husband crying was because of our baby girl ( 5) keeping on saying that ‘ is that guy is he going to allow us to go to my sister- in- law house to meet almost her age my sister- in- law Son ‘
‘ is he going to allow us to see Fikir (my sister in law , son )? ‘
because I used to tell her practicing to tell her name in English at home if she is asked about her and her parents name during our interview , and if she correctly answer the question I told her that we have a chance to see FIKIR my –sister –in-law son etc ’ that’s why she keep on asking my husband about the person inside the window if he is going to allow us or not, and that’s why he is emotional when he saw our yellow paper.
Thanks all u , still I am in an excitement mood.
Over all I just only asked
1 . To swear
2. To put hands on the finger printer
3. Relationships with the sponsor
4 And confirmation of visas process fees (is it your personal saving or not ( yes or no question ))
That all done .
Actually I couldn’t not able to observer other interviews because I think I was the fifth one to be interviewed that day, but I observe some people who has got an appointment in the afternoon came without dhl registration service and instructed to get back some other time and to fill out reschedule appointment request on in the internet and submit ASAP, they were not lucky enough to have their appointment in the morning.
Finally from the bottom of my heart I really thank you all forum mates especially @Britsimon , @Sm1smom , @SusieQQQ , @MB1xxx ,@ZGREAT , @God-Is-Love without your help this will not be as easy as to get only three interview question.

Thanks all again
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Awesome happy for you and the family !!
 
rolex123 said:
dear all
I just checked my status visa status at ceac.state.gov
it says :

" issued
IV case No : 2015af21xxx
case creation date : oct x
Status update date : 03-APRIL-2015

your visa has been printed . Depending on local procedures at the location where you were interviewed , your visa will be mailed or available for pickup soon. If there are further questions , or if we need updated contact information , you will be contacted."

amazing how fast to get this update after one dayold interview.
thanks god .
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Wow it's a fast update , mine took 3 working days before updated to issued ! You will have it on Tuesday ;the visa sticker is a true beauty ; you are going to fall in love with it ! :D
 
rolex123 said:
Details of my interview :
The appointment was April 2,2015 for 8am, arrived at 6:45
and there were few people informant of us but almost after 10minutes they let us in by checking appointment letter and valid passport
And met two ladies one young somehow fresh and the other arrogant lady tell us to arrange the documents as per their order checklist on the folder.
Then I arranged the document and returned to them again and wait till they call us again , then after their second call together with them we check our document if it is as per their checklist oreder or not and inform us to return in afternoon 12:30pm with renewed keble ID for interview but reminding for those who did not register their dhl to register before they came in the afternoon 12:30pm by giving small slip having phone number of dhl service registaraion for 1pm interview else they will not get interviewed , they are continuously reminding saying this:
‘when we come back in the afternoon every one should get registered for dhl service else if anybody did not get registered for the service they will not get interviewed ‘
Me and my family leave right after the docuemt cross check is over with them and hangout at national museum till we took our lunch near amist kilo and returned around 12:30pm and do go through the same security check and stayed at waiting room till our name called .
Around 1:30pm I was called at W3 to be informed that I need to pay for three of my family 20196, and return some of my documents like work experience and degree etc , but my surprise came when the Ethiopian guy told me to pay for all of the family , I thought only the principal applicant should first pay before he secured for the family visa after the CO.
Then I paid for three of my family and return back with the receicpt to the the window 3 where I have been told to pay. Then he told me to wait till my name called , then me and my husband start to observe the two windows carefully conducting the interview.
Then almost ten minutes I saw one window with family of four children interviewed at window 6 and I saw them they were arguing with the CO , and their mother start to cry but I think out of four children may be two of them were not on the original entry list , then I saw also one of elder child in tears and the other two little children returned to my baby girl to play with children’s play area, finally me and my spouse observing the situation turned out with denial and full of tears , and the family left the situation room leaving us with depression , right almost after 2minutes I can say I was called the same window for interview I was shocked and consider the guy is there only to deny visa especially for family,
ONE interpreter sit next to him , and he asked as
CO : raise your hand … ( the interpreter try to translate ..)
US: ….
( this time I am sure that the CO did even hear what we actually said when we swear , I saw him he was busy of doing things on the computer and our documents ) but I was terrified and start to shake , because of that incidence before my interview on the same window,
BUT
Co : asked my spouse to put four of left hand fingers on the finger printer
Co: again co asked my spouse to put right hand four fingers on the finger printers
CO: then he asked me to do the same as my spouse
No question , no question , no question only he is busy of checking of our docuements and start to return our original documents , then the only question he asked me (three questions ) while he is checking something on the computer and returning our documents
CO: What is the relationship with ur sponsor( the interpreter want translate but I informed the CO I can communicate with English he said OK
ME: She is my intimate friend sister
CO : good ( but he was not hundred percent with me, he did not even looking at me)
CO : Is it your personal saving that you paid visa process fee
ME: Yes
CO: Please inform your sponsor to pay USICIS fee, congratulation (by giving my yellow paper)
ME : Thank you sir
My husband did not control himself , he hug our baby girl and kissing her and cried kissing …cried kissing …cried , people in the room thought we were denied because they saw the same crying incidence at the same window right before our interview , actually my husband crying was because of our baby girl ( 5) keeping on saying that ‘ is that guy is he going to allow us to go to my sister- in- law house to meet almost her age my sister- in- law Son ‘
‘ is he going to allow us to see Fikir (my sister in law , son )? ‘
because I used to tell her practicing to tell her name in English at home if she is asked about her and her parents name during our interview , and if she correctly answer the question I told her that we have a chance to see FIKIR my –sister –in-law son etc ’ that’s why she keep on asking my husband about the person inside the window if he is going to allow us or not, and that’s why he is emotional when he saw our yellow paper.
Thanks all u , still I am in an excitement mood.
Over all I just only asked
1 . To swear
2. To put hands on the finger printer
3. Relationships with the sponsor
4 And confirmation of visas process fees (is it your personal saving or not ( yes or no question ))
That all done .
Actually I couldn’t not able to observer other interviews because I think I was the fifth one to be interviewed that day, but I observe some people who has got an appointment in the afternoon came without dhl registration service and instructed to get back some other time and to fill out reschedule appointment request on in the internet and submit ASAP, they were not lucky enough to have their appointment in the morning.
Finally from the bottom of my heart I really thank you all forum mates especially @Britsimon , @Sm1smom , @SusieQQQ , @MB1xxx ,@ZGREAT , @God-Is-Love without your help this will not be as easy as to get only three interview question.

Thanks all again
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Nice narration!! @rolex123 , now is time for you to buy your tickets. If you plan to go for Emerates, don't forget to book online before you go to their office (Denbel City Center). For three of you, you will save something like 4000Birr (60$ x3).
Just one point for those with family and are yet to have interview. Source in the embassy say that they have changed their business process for receiving payments. Requesting payment twice has created some overhead and they decided to request payment for all family members st ones. But be aware that this doesn't have impact on interview result. The most important is to follow all the necessary advises available in this forum and elsewhere during your preparation.
 
MB1xxx said:
Nice narration!! @rolex123 , now is time for you to buy your tickets. If you plan to go for Emerates, don't forget to book online before you go to their office (Denbel City Center). For three of you, you will save something like 4000Birr (60$ x3).
Just one point for those with family and are yet to have interview. Source in the embassy say that they have changed their business process for receiving payments. Requesting payment twice has created some overhead and they decided to request payment for all family members st ones. But be aware that this doesn't have impact on interview result. The most important is to follow all the necessary advises available in this forum and elsewhere during your preparation.
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Thanks @MB1xxx, now i understood why i ordered to pay all , by the way thanks for emirates info, how about you ? Did you decide for physical interview or you find another option.
And one more thing do you have any info how host can handle uscis fee payments from Usa?
 
rolex123 said:
Thanks @MB1xxx, now i understood why i ordered to pay all , by the way thanks for emirates info, how about you ? Did you decide for physical interview or you find another option.
And one more thing do you have any info how host can handle uscis fee payments from Usa?
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Send an email to your host with a scanned copy of your passport front page ; your visa and also the yellow paper the Co gave you ;
 
ZGREAT said:
Send an email to your host with a scanned copy of your passport front page ; your visa and also the yellow paper the Co gave you ;
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Thanks @ZGREAT but how the host manage to pay with scanned doc? i mean is the host creat an account for us or the host use his own to pay for us?
thanks in advance
 
Hi all.
My USCIS fee was paid in February and I got a receipt number on the Case Receipt Notice. But, when I entered the receipt number to check my case status online, the system replies ....
"My Case Status does not recognize the receipt number entered. Please check your receipt number and try again. If you need further assistance, please call the National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283."
I checked the receipt number, it was correct. I called the phone number, they answered me the same thing (your number is not recognized by the system). What does it means? what should I do?
Does it have anything related to change an address? (I changed my address online a day after i entered US because the officer at the POE told me to change it online)
 
ayanag said:
Hi all.
My USCIS fee was paid in February and I got a receipt number on the Case Receipt Notice. But, when I entered the receipt number to check my case status online, the system replies ....
"My Case Status does not recognize the receipt number entered. Please check your receipt number and try again. If you need further assistance, please call the National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283."
I checked the receipt number, it was correct. I called the phone number, they answered me the same thing (your number is not recognized by the system). What does it means? what should I do?
Does it have anything related to change an address? (I changed my address online a day after i entered US because the officer at the POE told me to change it online)
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It won't recognise your receipt number until your ELIS status has moved to "optimized", I assume it is still on "accepted"? Have you entered the US yet and if so, when?
 
SusieQQQ said:
It won't recognise your receipt number until your ELIS status has moved to "optimized", I assume it is still on "accepted"? Have you entered the US yet and if so, when?
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My ELIS status has already moved to "optimized". I entered to US on March 24, 2015. almost two weeks
 
@rolex123 He needs the scanned documents just to be strictly right about every thing ; your name ,your case number ; your registration number

He will create an account on your behalf with your details !
 
Sorry for being late to share my interview with you (i was having an extended celebration of the victory).

My appointment was in the morning (April 02 8 am), i arrived at the gate of the embassy around 7:35 and at that time there were many individuals waiting at the gate. the gate keeper checks our appointment letter and passport and let us in, before we pass to the waiting room we were asked to put electronic and other materials in one separate room. We were welcomed by two Ethiopian ladies at the waiting room, and these ladies gave us a yellow folder to put all our necessary documents in their order and instruct us to return the folder to them.

After submitting all our documents we were told to seat in the waiting area, after i sat in that area for about two and half an hour my name was called by one of the two ladies that received our documents with the yellow folder and she checked whether i put all the documents listed in that folder in the right order. After she checked that i submitted all the documents, she gave me a single paper, a sort of agreement, which written both in Amharic and English. She also told me to get back at 12:30 PM for interview with 330 USD or 6732 ETB.


AFTERNOON

NB. because you will submit you passport along with other documents you will need to have a renewed kebelle ID at this time to enter to the embassy

After i ate my lunch around Sidest Killo, i get back to the embassy at 6:15 pm, the guard let me in and i directly went to the waiting room. When i arrived at the waiting room it was full of people. After a while my name was called to one of the windows and instructed to pay 330 USD at window number 1, after i paid i return to the window and gave the receipt to the man in the window and he told me to wait there till my name is called (at this window you will be given an agreement to sign by you regarding military services, if your age is 25 or below that)

THE ACTUAL INTERVIEW

After i paid the DV fee at window one i spent another 2 & 1/2 hours chatting and discussing issues with peoples seating around me. Suddenly my name was called to window 8 (at this window i have seen more than three guys denied a visa) and i went there with a mixture of different feelings. There were tow individuals in the window, an Ethiopian lady and an American consular officer, the lady serves there as a translator if an interviewee wants to talk in AMHARIC OR OTHER ETHIOPIAN LANGUAGES. my interview was short and it goes like this

co: raise your right hand and swear that you speak the truth
me: i swear i speak the truth
co: put your hand down
me: i put my hand down
co: how old are you?
me: .....
co: have you joined a university
me:yes
co:what university
me:...
co:do you have any previous marriage or children?
me:NO i do not have
co:do you have a girl friend
me:....
co:do you intend to marry before you go to America
me:.....
co:what is your relationship with your sponsor
me:......
co:who paid for you the 330 USD
me:....
co: congratulations your visa is approved
me: thank you
co: gave me a yellow page and told me to send it to my sponsor and to collect my passport after a week at the dhl center

This all about my interview, if you guys have any question you are welcomed
 
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