thanks popescandy n amen to the wonderful prayer. Ur interview shall be a sweet testimony ijn.
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DV-2011 Lottery Winners From Ghana Meet Here
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thanks popescandy n amen to the wonderful prayer. Ur interview shall be a sweet testimony ijn.
my interview experience:
I had my interview in montreal, canada together with my kid and wife about a week ago. Interview was super fast, prolly cause my post secondary educ was in the us and canada. No questions asked once we had handed in our documents i.e all birth, marriage, police, and educ certificates. They however asked for the affidavit of support but thanks to you guys here, i had it ready!
That was it.............no questions asked by interviewer. Just said everything was in order, welcome to the us. Today we received our passports back with the visas.
I want to thank all you guys for the invaluable support and advice you offer, i'll single out ammecko for special praise. But everyone here is great. I've been a silent member of this thread, had a couple of questions answered by folks here and that really helped. Believe you, there's many silent followers of these threads and the info you guys share helps answer many other people's questions.
Those under ap, we continue to pray for you and here is a word of advice!
word of advice:
Call the department of statement, dos, on +1-202-663-1225, press 1, then, 0 and you will be transferred to a visa specialist, have you cn ready (tell them you are a dv winner as they are used to different case numbers that start with 3 letters). Ask for an update on the state of your case, they share info with the embassies/consulates and they can tell exactly what is on your file or when your interview will be. There maybe something on your file that the embassy did not tell you or has just been updated. These guys can even tell you when/if your visa has been printed by the embassy! So if you are waiting for your passport return with visa after a successful interview and it is taking long, you can confirm visa issuance with dos.
Again, i'll continue to follow these threads and offer any advice needed.
Goodluck and god bless.
wow! Thats wonderful friend, congrats n thank god. Thanks for that info.
Dear all
i need help from forummates ,i am the beneficiary and my husband is the winner of dv 2011 and our interview is in July but i am worried about some thing:here is the story,my husband and i are known for more than 5 years and got married b4 we applied the eDV as married but our marriage was very simple just to get recognition from our family hoping that we would prepare the wedding ceremony after having enough deposit. in our traditional marriage we did not have any ceremony and hence we don't have any pictures of that ceremony but have a lot of our courtship pictures and we r going to register our marriage this week but i am worried that we dont have the wedding pictures.Pls help me on this i am so worried...ameck,kenny,...and others please i need help.
i need help from forummates ,i am the beneficiary and my husband is the winner of dv 2011 and our interview is in July but i am worried about some thing:here is the story,my husband and i are known for more than 5 years and got married b4 we applied the eDV as married but our marriage was very simple just to get recognition from our family hoping that we would prepare the wedding ceremony after having enough deposit. in our traditional marriage we did not have any ceremony and hence we don't have any pictures of that ceremony but have a lot of our courtship pictures and we r going to register our marriage this week but i am worried that we dont have the wedding pictures.Pls help me on this i am so worried...ameck,kenny,...and others please i need help.
stonesanjay
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I think you misunderstood my statement. What I am saying is that with the license from Ghana or Nigeria, you can drive in most of the states for about 60-90 days as soon as you get to the US. This will make it easy for you to get your state license.
What you have to understand is that after the initial 60-90 days, you can no more use the Ghanaian or Nigerian license to drive around. The 60-90 days is a concession giving to us to acquire the state license within that period.
In some states if you come without a license, you have to undergo a lot of training and tests in order to acquire their license. If you don't know how to drive, it's better to learn driving from home before moving to the US since it will cost you more if you want to start everything afresh from here.
Thank you for the information.
stonesanjay
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Dear all
i need help from forummates ,i am the beneficiary and my husband is the winner of dv 2011 and our interview is in July but i am worried about some thing:here is the story,my husband and i are known for more than 5 years and got married b4 we applied the eDV as married but our marriage was very simple just to get recognition from our family hoping that we would prepare the wedding ceremony after having enough deposit. in our traditional marriage we did not have any ceremony and hence we don't have any pictures of that ceremony but have a lot of our courtship pictures and we r going to register our marriage this week but i am worried that we dont have the wedding pictures.Pls help me on this i am so worried...ameck,kenny,...and others please i need help.
Do not be worried what will be will be.
I will advice you do the Registry marriage as you have indicated as make sure u take all necessary pictures ,,,you and wife,families of both sides,the Court lawyers and people in court that is involved.
I believe with that,God will do the rest for you.
Its well and we shall all continue to succeed on this forum,AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Dear all
i need help from forummates ,i am the beneficiary and my husband is the winner of dv 2011 and our interview is in July but i am worried about some thing:here is the story,my husband and i are known for more than 5 years and got married b4 we applied the eDV as married but our marriage was very simple just to get recognition from our family hoping that we would prepare the wedding ceremony after having enough deposit. in our traditional marriage we did not have any ceremony and hence we don't have any pictures of that ceremony but have a lot of our courtship pictures and we r going to register our marriage this week but i am worried that we dont have the wedding pictures.Pls help me on this i am so worried...ameck,kenny,...and others please i need help.
when u sent your second NL did u add marriage certificate ?.....just have enough relatives at the registrar so u can have pictures...or if i were u and my church knows am marriage i would talk to them to bless us doing a church service and u can hav pictures of that too
when u sent your second NL did u add marriage certificate ?.....just have enough relatives at the registrar so u can have pictures...or if i were u and my church knows am marriage i would talk to them to bless us doing a church service and u can hav pictures of that too
dear rozy
thanks for your prompt answer,what do u mean by the 2nl? if u mean the DS-230 and DSP-122,the form did not ask the marriage certificate but it asked the date of marriage and i added the date of our traditional marriage.as for the pictures we have enough since we have been together for the last 5 years as couples zo not the wedding one, and about the registrar only two witnesses from my side and two witnesses from my husband side is required so we cant take many relatives along with us but we r planning to have pictures when we will register our marriage to the court.thanks for the reply.
dear stonesanjayDo not be worried what will be will be.
I will advice you do the Registry marriage as you have indicated as make sure u take all necessary pictures ,,,you and wife,families of both sides,the Court lawyers and people in court that is involved.
I believe with that,God will do the rest for you.
Its well and we shall all continue to succeed on this forum,AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
thanks for your prompt response,when we go to register to register our marriage to the court four witnesses are allowed two from each side so we cant have many relatives with us on that day.but we can have a pictures with our familly after that does that help too?
My Interview experience:
I had my interview in Montreal, Canada together with my kid and wife about a week ago. Interview was super fast, prolly cause my post secondary educ was in the US and Canada. No questions asked once we had handed in our documents i.e all birth, marriage, police, and educ certificates. They HOWEVER asked for the AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT but thanks to you guys here, i had it ready!
That was it.............no questions asked by interviewer. Just said everything was in order, welcome to the US. Today we received our passports back with the visas.
I want to thank all you guys for the INVALUABLE SUPPORT and ADVICE you offer, i'll single out AMMECKO for special praise. But everyone here is great. I've been a silent member of this thread, had a couple of questions answered by folks here and that really helped. Believe you, there's MANY silent followers of these threads and the info you guys share helps answer many other people's questions.
Those under AP, we continue to pray for you and here is a word of advice!
WORD OF ADVICE:
Call the department of statement, DOS, on +1-202-663-1225, press 1, then, 0 and you will be transferred to a visa specialist, have you CN ready (tell them you are a DV winner as they are USED to different case numbers that start with 3 letters). Ask for an update on the state of your case, they share info with the embassies/consulates and they can tell exactly what is on your file or WHEN YOUR INTERVIEW WILL BE. There maybe something on your file that the embassy did not tell you or has just been updated. These GUYS can even tell you when/IF your visa has been printed by the embassy! So if you are waiting for your passport return with visa after a successful interview and it is taking long, you can confirm visa issuance with DOS.
Again, i'll continue to follow these threads and offer ANY advice needed.
Goodluck and God bless.
Congrats for your successful interview and thanks for sharing your experience with us.
Dear all
i need help from forummates ,i am the beneficiary and my husband is the winner of dv 2011 and our interview is in July but i am worried about some thing:here is the story,my husband and i are known for more than 5 years and got married b4 we applied the eDV as married but our marriage was very simple just to get recognition from our family hoping that we would prepare the wedding ceremony after having enough deposit. in our traditional marriage we did not have any ceremony and hence we don't have any pictures of that ceremony but have a lot of our courtship pictures and we r going to register our marriage this week but i am worried that we dont have the wedding pictures.Pls help me on this i am so worried...ameck,kenny,...and others please i need help.
What I know that the traditional marriage is recognized by the US embassy. During your interview, you have to explain to the CO that you have been together for more than 5 years and that you married before your EDV application. Also, you shouldn't forget your courtship pictures - it is very important. Explain why the delay in registering your marriage, and with the courtship pictures, I think you have enough prove of your relationship. Do you have mails, emails, postcards, family pictures, and any bills that bears the names of both of you? These will also help in establishing your relationship.
stonesanjay
Registered Users (C)
What I know that the traditional marriage is recognized by the US embassy. During your interview, you have to explain to the CO that you have been together for more than 5 years and that you married before your EDV application. Also, you shouldn't forget your courtship pictures - it is very important. Explain why the delay in registering your marriage, and with the courtship pictures, I think you have enough prove of your relationship. Do you have mails, emails, postcards, family pictures, and any bills that bears the names of both of you? These will also help in establishing your relationship.
Thank you Ammeck09,you have spoken very very well,Bestjun,she u don here now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Best of luck
Hello please i have a question. when u are asked to bring some extra documents e.g medicals, certs etc. or birth certs will you be subjected to another interview on the day you submit them?
No one knows so you have to prepare for another interview. This has happened before, therefore it's better to be prepared than get a shock of your life.
Dear all
i need help from forummates ,i am the beneficiary and my husband is the winner of dv 2011 and our interview is in July but i am worried about some thing:here is the story,my husband and i are known for more than 5 years and got married b4 we applied the eDV as married but our marriage was very simple just to get recognition from our family hoping that we would prepare the wedding ceremony after having enough deposit. in our traditional marriage we did not have any ceremony and hence we don't have any pictures of that ceremony but have a lot of our courtship pictures and we r going to register our marriage this week but i am worried that we dont have the wedding pictures.Pls help me on this i am so worried...ameck,kenny,...and others please i need help.
i think u have enough reply to help u tru, i'll still want to ask, do u have any kid together? bcos this is all about the authenticity of the marriage, that could go a long way to help. just do as u've been advice and above all commit it to God in prayer. good luck.
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ema4allkinds
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when u sent your second NL did u add marriage certificate ?.....just have enough relatives at the registrar so u can have pictures...or if i were u and my church knows am marriage i would talk to them to bless us doing a church service and u can hav pictures of that too
I think rozy has said it all especially with the second suggestion. God is with you AMEN. PRAYER is the key!!!
ema4allkinds
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Hi members, the d-day is tomorrow, back me up with prayers. i will surely come with the visa tomorrow IJN AMEN. wishing your all wonderful intervene and visa collection. PRAYER is the key!!!
ema4allkinds
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Has anyone heard of Benniit? Have really missed him. Hope he is well IJN. PRAYER is the key!!!
We are very happy to know that we have secret admirers on the thread. thanks for the info and congrats on your successful interviewMy Interview experience:
I had my interview in Montreal, Canada together with my kid and wife about a week ago. Interview was super fast, prolly cause my post secondary educ was in the US and Canada. No questions asked once we had handed in our documents i.e all birth, marriage, police, and educ certificates. They HOWEVER asked for the AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT but thanks to you guys here, i had it ready!
That was it.............no questions asked by interviewer. Just said everything was in order, welcome to the US. Today we received our passports back with the visas.
I want to thank all you guys for the INVALUABLE SUPPORT and ADVICE you offer, i'll single out AMMECKO for special praise. But everyone here is great. I've been a silent member of this thread, had a couple of questions answered by folks here and that really helped. Believe you, there's MANY silent followers of these threads and the info you guys share helps answer many other people's questions.
Those under AP, we continue to pray for you and here is a word of advice!
WORD OF ADVICE:
Call the department of statement, DOS, on +1-202-663-1225, press 1, then, 0 and you will be transferred to a visa specialist, have you CN ready (tell them you are a DV winner as they are USED to different case numbers that start with 3 letters). Ask for an update on the state of your case, they share info with the embassies/consulates and they can tell exactly what is on your file or WHEN YOUR INTERVIEW WILL BE. There maybe something on your file that the embassy did not tell you or has just been updated. These GUYS can even tell you when/IF your visa has been printed by the embassy! So if you are waiting for your passport return with visa after a successful interview and it is taking long, you can confirm visa issuance with DOS.
Again, i'll continue to follow these threads and offer ANY advice needed.
Goodluck and God bless.
u don't need international driver's license, ur normal one will do, i can with nigerian own and i'm going for my written test 2moro to obtain my driver's permit, that does not mean i can't drive with the nigerian one,(do i know the roads?). So even if u don't av any but know how to drive, good, it won't take u time to get a permit. Good luck.
Thanks Kenny. it means I can stop applying for the license now cos I here in Ghana, you will be given a temporary license before been given the original one three months later.
Hi members, the d-day is tomorrow, back me up with prayers. i will surely come with the visa tomorrow IJN AMEN. wishing your all wonderful intervene and visa collection. PRAYER is the key!!!
GO FOR THE GOLD EMMA FOR YOU ARE ALREADY A VICTOR. All the best man IT IS WELL WITH YOU