To God ALONE be ALL GLORY! Had my interview this morning. The Lord was faithful. Was however asked to submit IRS Transcript for 2007.My sponsor sent all docs last year which included IRS Transcript for 2006. Will go back next week wednesday with the required doc.
More details later. Remember If God brings you to it....He would see you THROUGH IT
OUTSIDE
My Appointment was on 12/2/09 at 7:30am. Left home at 5:45am. Arrived at the Embassy at 6: am. Saw a few people waiting patiently to enter the main building. I was not tensed up in anyway. A security guard called us to queue at 7:00am.We were asked to bring out only our appointment letters. He would look at the name on the letter and check his sheet to see whether or not you have an appointment. Phones were collected and kept at a secured place and a number given. You would show the number on your way out and claim phone(s). Envelopes were scanned. We passed through a metal door which also did some checks to make sure all were “clean” .
We entered the main compound and were asked to sit outside for further instructions. 3 minutes later we were all called to enter the main building.
Main Hall
($ rate at Embassy as at 14 Jan – ¢1.3)
We were asked to drop appointment letters at window One (1). A lady then called all DV applicants for brief counseling. She gave us a paper on which we were to indicated our qualification for the programme . you would mark either by education / Work, whether or not you want to be interviewed.
Four people rescheduled their appointment, (2 gentlemen , a lady and a family of 4.The man was the principal applicant. He was not ready financially, dv fee is 775 (¢1007.50). The man was suppose to pay 1007.50 x 4 = GH¢4030. He asked if he could go through the process alone and the rest later. He was told the only way would be for him (Principal applicant) to be interviewed and if successful could leave and later file for the rest of the family to join him, this means the remaining 3 , the wife and two children can migrate to the US NOT on the ticket of DV but normal immigrant application. He was not ok with that so he agreed to rescheduled his appointment to 19th April.
We were called one by one to Window 2. The lady there was nice and very professional. She checked our documents . Below are what she took
1. Police certificate
2. School certificates(High School and Degree)
3. Medical report
4. Affidavit of support
5. Letter from sponsor’s employer
6. Tax returns for 2006
7. I passport picture
Note, only the originals were taken, the photocopies of the above documents, my Jan 2009 pay slip, letter from my employer, etc were given back to me.
I saw a copy of the picture I used to enter the dv lottery itself printed on a white A4 sheet and also the one I sent to KCC.
Was asked to pay 775 and come back with the receipts. I did just that. I also changed my sponsor. About 20 minutes later we were called again for the finger print session. The gentleman was extremely nice and professional.
I witness a couple of funny sceens with those apply for non-immigrant visas. One gentle who was called to a window put the two hands at his back to show respect- he was refused anyway. I witness a number of refusals on the non-immigrant side. We were made to sit with other immigrant applicants not dv.
The Interview
The two dv applicants who went before me were successful, one was however asked to submit a particular document, I didn’t bother to ask.
I was called to window 6. Met a gentleman, he could pass for a Chinese, and a lady, all white. The lady sat at the back witnessing/providing support . I was asked to sign the original forms I sent to KCC after which the interview started
Consular: You have a very good high school grades and you also have a degree from the University of …..bla bla
Me: yes
C: Did you do your thesis?
Me: No, I combined, no need for thesis
C: Did you take more courses in one programme than the other?
Me: No, equal since I was combining two programmes.
C: Mention some of the topics you read in programme A
Me: Bla …..Bla …Bla
C: And programme B
M: Bla …..Bla …Bla
C: Which course in Programme A did you like best?
M: Bla …..Bla …Bla
C: Took one of the courses I mentioned earlier in programme B and asked me to tell him something about it.
M: Bla …..Bla …Bla (fumbled in my delivery , it was something I read long time ago, about 7 years but God made it perfect in their ears)
C: Mention some of the think tanks in the field?
Me: I started with the famous 2, Consular interrupted and said those two are well known and that I should mention others in the field…. I continued Bla...Bla …..Bla …Bla.
C: Please wait a minute, I was going back to my seat but he asked me to wait right there and not go back. He conferred with the lady and I noticed he was writing something on a light blue paper, I really didn’t know its use. To be frank at that point I thought I was not going to make it then he said….well we believe you qualify, congratulations. We would need your sponsor’s Internal Revenue Transcript for 2007. Just ask her to fax it to you. Please come back next week.
The interview lasted for 5 minutes but the wait time! Left there at 10:30am
Wish all who are yet to go the very best. Fear not for God knows His own. It shall be well, that much I can assure you beacuse we serve a
LIVING GOD!
Be yourself, they are humans like us, please don't tell lies . Shalom and life to you.
