INTERVIEW EXPERIENCE by AKWASI_YANKEE
Brethren, this is how things went at the embassy yesterday.
I was scheduled for 7:30am so i arrived at around half past six. I first went to the Akai Clinic to drop off my bag with one of the attendants since I would come
back later for my second hepatitis shot after the interview. I walked to the embassy from there and spoke to one security officer that i had an appointment at 7:30am. He
directed me to wait under the famous yankee tree where I found a handful of people also waiting there. The mood was sober, everyone clutching unto their documents with
dear life, some standing while others made themselves comfortable on some large stones. Shortly afterward we were signaled by an office to approach the entrance where we formed two queues,
immigrant and non immigrants supposedly. He inspected our appointment letters and led us to the security checkpoint where all documents were scanned and
electronic gadgets collected. I only had my documents so I didnt leave anything there. We were finally admitted into the embassy and forced our way through the heavy
bullet-proof glass door into the main hall.We sat for sometime before a guard came to call all DV winners to move outside to a spot where he directed.
There was about 14 of us including 3 couples. There we were greeted by three gentlemen. One of them stepped up to brief us about the eligibility criteria and some
does and don't which i believe every forum member is aware of now, thanks to this forum! Finally we were handed two sheets,yellow and white. On the white we
specified which criteria by which we choose to be eligible(education or work experience) and on the yellow we specified the number of people we would be making
payment for. After this we went back into the main hall where it was announced that anyone who wished to reschedule their appointment should move to a certain window.
Meanwhile, we formed a queue to pay for the visa fees. By this time people began to warm up to one another and we started casual conversations. I found out that
two gentlemen had actually not done their medicals because they said they didnt know about it at all.
It was now my turn to make payment and I had changed my cash to USD, $820 in total. The cashier took the cash and ostentatiously held each note up to the light to
check for fake notes. He spent an awfull lot of time on one particular $100 dollar bill and I was quite disturbed by this. after he was satisfied however he handed
me my receipt and i took my seat, the devil is a liar!! After we had all made payments we waited in turn to be called to submit our documents, then take fingerprints.
I submitted all the documents I listed in my earlier post but the lady gave me back the emails,BECE certificate and result slip, and the AOS. By this time, one of the
guys had already completed the process and was called for the interview with the CO. He returned after a moment with a blue slip and a big smile; he was to pick up the
visa the following Friday!!! I was called for the fingerprinting, which meant the next time would be to meet with the CO. Several others followed with the same
result and this was really comforting. I was eventually called to window 2 but it turns out I had to retake my fingerprints..I waited patiently and eventually I was
the last person to be called.
CO:Hi, how are you?
ME:very well thank you.
COo you swear that everything you're going to say is the truth?
ME:yes.
CO:Sir have you been calling the US? (he was referring to the calls I made to KCC)
ME:yes i called a couple of times
CO:you can stop now
ME: [smiling] OK.
CO:are you married
ME:no
CO:do you have children
ME:no
CO:where do you work
ME:answer
CO:what is your job title
ME:answer
CO:so tell me what your job is about
ME:answer [at this point I thought I was being interviewed based on work experience so I was quite uncomfortable. I nearly asked him but I just kept my cool]
[he began flipping through my documents and he handed me my SSCE certificate and results slip]
CO:So I see you also have a degree
ME:yes, I have a degree in Electrical Engineering from KNUST
CO:what is volt and ampere?
ME:answer
CO:what is voltage?
ME:answer
CO:what is ohm?
ME:answer
COk
[all this while he was typing at his keyboard. he picked up a blue slip and wrote on it whiles I held my breadth]
CO
lease come back on friday with this slip and pick up your visa [he handed me the blue slip]
MEk thank you very much
COlease do not make any travel arrangements until you have received your passport. We sometimes have delays in processing the visas.
ME:alright thank you very much
COk goodluck.
guys that was it. cheers.