Join Date:
Posts:
Dec
2010
74
Ranaty2002’s
Experience
My interview was
schedule for 8am. I got to
the embassy around
6:30am. Since work at d
embassy had not started,
we waited under a tree
where other Visa
applicants were. My
husband rushed to a
breakfast joint to get me
hot cocoa drink and bread.
About 7:30am, the guards
at the embassy called us
to form a queue. We were
about 56th and 57th in
the queue. One of the
security men started
inspecting our
appointment letters.
When he got to me, I told
him I had a new baby so
he allowed me to jump
the queue. so I was the
first DV applicant to enter
the embassy’s compound
but my husband was
asked to stay behind to go
through security checks.
Finally, my husband
joined me in the main
compound. We waited till
when all the DV applicants
entered. For about 25min
waiting, a white American
and a Ghanaian came to
talk to the DV applicants.
The white man spoke to
us about the instructions,
how one could
postpone the interview,
the consequences of
presenting fake
documents and how
one is qualified i.e. either
by education or by job
experience.
He made us aware that
the easiest way to qualify
is by education and that
we needed 5 passes (E)
including English and
Mathematics in SSSCE/
WASSCE (WAEC). He said
few people have been
able to qualify with job.
After all the talks, we
were given two forms,
one is to just thick the
appropriate fields
(married before the
online registration,
married after online
entry, whether you
have children or not,
qualifying with
education or job)and
another to is fill in your
name and number of
people you want to pay
for the visa.
My baby started crying as
soon as the officers
started talking to us. So
the man said to me,
because of the cry of my
baby he would treat me
special. So I was the first
to be handed the forms
and they called one of the
guards to find us a place
in the interview hall to sit
and fill the form whilst
others were asked to stay
outside and fill the forms.
They asked my husband
to fill it on my behalf. My
husband filled the form
and went and paid
$819x2($1,638) in cedis
(GH¢2,457). Members
don’t be disappointed,
because we couldn’t
raise enough cash to
pay for my baby
because we paid huge
hospital bills the
previous week and did
not want to postpone
the interview.
After the payment, we
were asked to sit. All this
while, no DV applicant had
entered the interview hall
apart from my husband
and I. having waited for
about 25mins, The
Ghanaian who came with
the white man to talk to
us outside, called my
husband (beneficiary) to
present our documents.
When the documents
were given to the man, he
gave my husband back
most of the documents
(copy of the police
certificates, all my
educational certificates
except my SSSCE(WAEC),all
my husband ’s certificates,
photocopy of my
husband ’s passport etc).
When my husband was
presenting the document,
this is what transpired
between the man (not a
consular officer) and my
husband.
Man: are u ready to
answer questions on
behalf of your wife?
Husband: Yes
Man: When did u marry?
Husband: ## Jan 20##
Man: Where do you live?
Husband: #########
Man: Do you have pictures
of your marriage
ceremony?
Husband: Yes
My husband came and
picked our album full of
pictures of our
traditional marriage,
pre marital pictures and
post marital pictures.
Man: Opened two or three
pages. Go and sit down
and help stop your baby
from crying. The consular
officer will call your wife
for the actual interview.
Husband: Thank you.
We sat for sometime and
were called again to come
and take the finger prints.
We did, and came to sit
again.
We sat for about 30min
(at this point the baby had
stopped crying). Then, I
heard my name to report
at window 5.
The baby started crying
CO: Good morning.
US: Good Morning Sir,
CO: Give the baby to your
husband and put your
middle finger on that
machine
Me: I did
CO: Gentleman, give the
baby to your wife and put
your middle finger on the
machine
Husband: did it.
He took finger prints of
our middle fingers
CO: Before I start the
interview I want to ask
this question, would like
to go with the baby or
leave her behind?
Me: I would like to go
with her but I don’t have
the fee. So I will go, settle
down and come for her.
CO: Note that your can
only come her after 5
years.
Me: Ok
CO: Give the baby to your
husband
He asked my husband
to sit
CO: So, u r a …………?
Me: Yes
CO: do you give
vaccinations?
Me: Yes
CO: What vaccinations?
Me:######, #######,
######
CO: how long have you
been doing this job?
Me: 2 years
CO: When did you marry?
Me:## Jan 20##
CO: Is the man who was
here the father of your
child?
Me: Yes
He smiled
CO: Do you have a picture
of you when you were
pregnant?
(He had already opened
that picture in the
album)
Me: Yes
CO: so r u the one standing
there?
Me: Yes
CO: Congratulations,
You ’ve passed; give me
your phone number.
Me: Thank u, Thank u, and
Thank u.
He gave a blue sheet
with my name,
collection date and time
on it
Though I got married after
entering the lottery, he
did not ask my husband
any questions.
I collected the visa
collection sheet, took my
bag, started smiling and
moved towards my
husband. Other applicant
started congratulating me.
Now a big shout, America
here we come.
Oooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!
My prayer
My lord, the way you did
for me, I pray that you do
same unto my forum
members.
Let the forum members
who are yet to go for
their interview, to have it
much easier than mine, In
Jesus Name.
Amen.Amen
