DV-2010 Winners from Ghana

[ammeck09]

Like Ammeck09 said in his earlier response the affidavit of support (AOS) doesn't have to be notarised.
My sponsor had the AOS notarised. He added a copy of his tax returns for 2008, a letter from his employers and a copy of his bank statement. I asked him to put the AOS with the supporting documents in a sealed envelope adressed to the embassy. I thought that would make it look more official and professional. The lady who inspected my documents at the embassy asked me to open the sealed envelope and bring out the contents. She first took the AOS followed by the supporting documents. I hope this answers your question.
My advice to those yet to go for their interviews. You don't have to worry if you don't have an AOS. There was this guy who didn't have an AOS, he didn't even know what it was when I asked him if he had one. He was also asked to come on the 2nd February. The consular officer didn't ask him about any AOS. He was told they were doing some checks on his documents and that he should come on the 2nd.

I think it is better to be well prepared than to be asked to come back in another day to submit additional document(s). I know a lot of winners who was asked to submit AOS after having their interview.

Last year my sister in-law was asked to submit the AOS after having her interview. When she submitted the AOS together with tax returns for 3 years, they asked her again to get tax transcripts before a decision is made on her application. Thank God she got this doc too and was given the visa later.

 

[ammeck09]

Hi Sebulonde,
You left us without a note but thanks for coming back. I wish your CN bocome current in April 2010.

 

[computek09]

Mykoko, could u please tell me about the mode of payment of the visa fees. did u pay in dollars or gh cedis? if Ghana cedis could u please tell me the amount u paid?

secondly, can i change my sponsor? Lets say i no more want to use the address of my first sponsor on the form i sent to KCC. hOW do I change that.

 

[alexee357]

hi computek09,

For the mode of payment i think either way works. For the rate just check any bank exchange rate and you will be okay.
Also with the address if your documents are still with kcc, just send a mail to notify them of the necessary changes. On the other hand if it's at the embassy here, call the number kcc provide in the 2nd notification letter to notify them of the changes.

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[alexee357]

hello house,

I started my medicals today at holy trinity and i'm to go 4 the results in a weeks time. In all it cost me 360 Gh cedis.
secondly, i realised today that kcc mispell my surname is the 2 NL. In short they left one letter. My question now is should I inform the Ghana embassy before my interview day or shouldn't boder since i spelt in correct in the forms I send them.

 

[ammeck09]

hello house,

I started my medicals today at holy trinity and i'm to go 4 the results in a weeks time. In all it cost me 360 Gh cedis.
secondly, i realised today that kcc mispell my surname is the 2 NL. In short they left one letter. My question now is should I inform the Ghana embassy before my interview day or shouldn't boder since i spelt in correct in the forms I send them.

Check the winning notification letter (NL) to see if your name was spelt correctly. If it's fine on the notification letter, then you shouldn't bother to notify them. But if the mistake is on both the winning NL and the 2nd NL, then you need to contact the embassy in Ghana as soon as possible. Could you let us know if on the 1st NL your name was also spelt wrongly?

 

[alexee357]

Check the winning notification letter (NL) to see if your name was spelt correctly. If it's fine on the notification letter, then you shouldn't bother to notify them. But if the mistake is on both the winning NL and the 2nd NL, then you need to contact the embassy in Ghana as soon as possible. Could you let us know if on the 1st NL your name was also spelt wrongly?

Hi ammeck09,

As advice, i check the winning NL and to my surprise the same mistake was in that one. I'm wondering how i did not see it till today.

I tried calling the number kcc stated in the 2NL to notify them but i couldn't get through. I was surprise i was told the number is temporally out of order. As it stands kcc stated in the 2NL that all enquires about my case should be sent to Ghana embassy through that number. Do you guys think i should inform kcc of this?

 

[mykoko]

Mykoko, could u please tell me about the mode of payment of the visa fees. did u pay in dollars or gh cedis? if Ghana cedis could u please tell me the amount u paid?

secondly, can i change my sponsor? Lets say i no more want to use the address of my first sponsor on the form i sent to KCC. hOW do I change that.

The currency in which u pay visa fees is at your own discretion. You can pay in dollars or in cedis. The exchange rate of the dollar to cedis at the embassy is 15,000. I paid my visa fees in dollars, as an economics student I thought I could save something small on the visa fees. the rate of exchange at my bank(Barclay's) was 14500 as compared to the embassies 15,000. Those who paid in cedis paid GH11,625,000. Be careful when changing cedis into dollars. It's always better to change your currency at the bank or well known forex bureau.
The address you filled on the form you sent to KCC is not necessarily your sponsor. It's just an address that you want your greencard and social security card mailed to. Your sponsor is the one that sends you the affidavit of support. You can always change the address at the port of entry. I wouldn't advice you to change the address at the embassy even though that is possible.

 

[mykoko]

Hi ammeck09,

As advice, i check the winning NL and to my surprise the same mistake was in that one. I'm wondering how i did not see it till today.

I tried calling the number kcc stated in the 2NL to notify them but i couldn't get through. I was surprise i was told the number is temporally out of order. As it stands kcc stated in the 2NL that all enquires about my case should be sent to Ghana embassy through that number. Do you guys think i should inform kcc of this?

Hi bro
thanks for the goodwill messages and showing concern during my absence. It's possible the mistake could be coming from your end. Did you print a confirmation page when you applied for the lottery? If you did check on that sheet to see if your name was spelt correctly. If it was then the mistake is from KCC, if not then you might have spelt you name wrongly when you were registering for the lottery.

 

[mykoko]

Hi bro
thanks for the goodwill messages and showing concern during my absence. It's possible the mistake could be coming from your end. Did you print a confirmation page when you applied for the lottery? If you did check on that sheet to see if your name was spelt correctly. If it was then the mistake is from KCC, if not then you might have spelt you name wrongly when you were registering for the lottery.

I think you should be fine, it was just a letter that was omitted and not a whole name, for all you know that mistake might not even crop up during your interview. When you write the embassy the best they would tell you is to explain that to the consular officer during your interview. Just explain yourself if it should come up during the interview. If the mistake was from your end admit it but if it was KCC's explain that to the consular officer by showing a copy of confirmation page when you registered for the lottery.
I know you will make it. Don't let this discourage you. Best of luck.

 

[ammeck09]

Hi ammeck09,

As advice, i check the winning NL and to my surprise the same mistake was in that one. I'm wondering how i did not see it till today.

I tried calling the number kcc stated in the 2NL to notify them but i couldn't get through. I was surprise i was told the number is temporally out of order. As it stands kcc stated in the 2NL that all enquires about my case should be sent to Ghana embassy through that number. Do you guys think i should inform kcc of this?

I think under such circumstance, the best way to go about it is to inform the embassy in Ghana. Let them be aware that you did not actually see the mistake in the 1st NL until when the 2nd NL arrived and saw the mistake - and that compelled you to check the 1st NL and then you noticed the same mistake.

If you still have the confirmation letter and that was spelt correctly, you can attach it to your letter. On the other hand, if the mistake is from you, just admit your mistake and request them to rectify it.

 

[alexee357]

I think under such circumstance, the best way to go about it is to inform the embassy in Ghana. Let them be aware that you did not actually see the mistake in the 1st NL until when the 2nd NL arrived and saw the mistake - and that compelled you to check the 1st NL and then you noticed the same mistake.

If you still have the confirmation letter and that was spelt correctly, you can attach it to your letter. On the other hand, if the mistake is from you, just admit your mistake and request them to rectify it.

Hi ammeck09 & mykoko,

Thx for your advice. I have asked for a check on the confirmation letter but that not withstanding, i've sent a mail to the Ghana embassy and will get you inform about their response.

 

[alexee357]

Take note of this

Hi Guys,

I tried calling the Ghana embassy with the number kcc stated in the 2NL as a means of communicating with the embassy if there is a need for any enquiry. To my surprise, several attempts to call the number prove futile until i search for their email address on the net. This is their email ivdvaccra@state.gov. I was shock this was in the auto mail i received.

Please note that as of October 1, 2009, Immigrant and Diversity Visa inquiries may not be made over the telephone or in person at the U.S. Embassy in Accra, Ghana. All inquiries must be made in writing through our public inquiry email address.

 

[ammeck09]

Hi ammeck09 & mykoko,

Thx for your advice. I have asked for a check on the confirmation letter but that not withstanding, i've sent a mail to the Ghana embassy and will get you inform about their response.

Ok, let's hear what they will say about it.

 

[alexee357]

Medicals for family on the day of interview

For those who may not receive 2NL as a result of circumstances they can’t control, please note that in the 1st NL, it was stated that only the principal applicant should get his or her results ready on the day of the interview since the other family members may be given the time to go for theirs after the family relationship has been examined.
However in the 2NL, it was stated clearly that all family members should get their results ready on the day of the interview

 

[computek09]

i was really impressed when visited the nigeria thread yesterday. And i was really shocked about the whole thing. and to my amazement i saw ammeck09 also contributing to their thread too. thanx man for the good job u r doing for this forum. bt. ghanaians lets back up bcos those nigerians really mean business for this dv thing. its like they share all their experiences. even those who were refused visa still share their experience. and my advice for all of us about to go for interview is to prepare well, like basic knowledge in Maths, English, Science and the Elective subjects, lets say some basic definitions in the SSS courses.

And also some general information about your sponsor, where he/she lives, works and stuff.

please lets make this our forum a successful one.

 

[ammeck09]

For those who may not receive 2NL as a result of circumstances they can’t control, please note that in the 1st NL, it was stated that only the principal applicant should get his or her results ready on the day of the interview since the other family members may be given the time to go for theirs after the family relationship has been examined.
However in the 2NL, it was stated clearly that all family members should get their results ready on the day of the interview

Man, thanks for sharing this important information with us. I will make sure that everybody in my family had their results before the interview date.

 

[alexee357]

i was really impressed when visited the nigeria thread yesterday. And i was really shocked about the whole thing. and to my amazement i saw ammeck09 also contributing to their thread too. thanx man for the good job u r doing for this forum. bt. ghanaians lets back up bcos those nigerians really mean business for this dv thing. its like they share all their experiences. even those who were refused visa still share their experience. and my advice for all of us about to go for interview is to prepare well, like basic knowledge in Maths, English, Science and the Elective subjects, lets say some basic definitions in the SSS courses.

And also some general information about your sponsor, where he/she lives, works and stuff.

please lets make this our forum a successful one.

U would have really miss a lot if you did not visit the Nigerian thread before your interview day. They are really doing a good job and we all must congratulate them. For ammeck09, he’s more than immigration lawyer. He’s the pivot of our thread. We must congratulate him too.

 

[joequi]

U would have really miss a lot if you did not visit the Nigerian thread before your interview day. They are really doing a good job and we all must congratulate them. For ammeck09, he’s more than immigration lawyer. He’s the pivot of our thread. We must congratulate him too.

alexee,

Thanks, i am a Nigerian, i go through the Ghanian thread every week. In doing so i have gotten alot of experiences, the most valuable one to me was when i read how US embassy in Ghana danied some persons because in their First letter the name and address where they ought to stay in the states was different from the name in their Affidavit of Support.

I would have landed myself into the same stress, instead i sent a mail to KCC for change of name and address where my family and i would live in the states to correspond with the name and address of the person that would evetually provide us with the AOS.

In a nut shell, it will be profitable for both countries to try as much as possible to be visiting each thread. You never can say.

However today is my birhtday.

One Love.

 

[alexee357]

alexee,

Thanks, i am a Nigerian, i go through the Ghanian thread every week. In doing so i have gotten alot of experiences, the most valuable one to me was when i read how US embassy in Ghana danied some persons because in their First letter the name and address where they ought to stay in the states was different from the name in their Affidavit of Support.

I would have landed myself into the same stress, instead i sent a mail to KCC for change of name and address where my family and i would live in the states to correspond with the name and address of the person that would evetually provide us with the AOS.

In a nut shell, it will be profitable for both countries to try as much as possible to be visiting each thread. You never can say.

However today is my birhtday.

One Love.

Hi joequi,

Good to know that we are all learning from each other. May our dream come to pass.
Happy birthday.