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DV 2011 Under Adiminstrative Processing

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I just came across dis thread 2day. I'v bn very sad since last thursday dat we had our interview. We were placed on AP under 221g and also stating dt we shouldn't return until we are contacted, unless it is over 60 days after d initial interview. We dont even hv up 2 60 days b4 sept 30! My hubby is a nigerian born in cotonou, Benin-republic. He's d winner. Country of elligibility is Benin but d interview was done here in lagos nigeria. Could this be a reason 4 AP? Our international passport was also returned 2 us.
 
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What documents did your husband provide from benin? My experience is that if you provide documents from a second african country they tend to suspect fraud and therefore they put u in AP to verify those documents. the good thing if they told you not to contact them it means that you almost have your visa if what they are checking is genuine. Bad news is the time left to end of program. Also you can tell why you're on AP if you remember the CO line of questioning during your interview. Was there an area the CO placed more emphasis on? Just hope n pray.
 
Thanx my2011, d only document is birth cert. The interview went smoothly. After d normal thumb print i was asked 2 go n sit with our baby. This was d conversation. CO= i cn see u have msc in... Can u tel me what u carried out ur research on. Husb= yes, he explained in details. CO= Okay what is d nutritional status of... Husb= ans. Co= gud. Do u hv pictures of u n ur wife? Husb= yes. Started flipping tru. Our wedding album. Co = ok wht abt u n ur son. Husa = show him. Co = ok dt wil do. He started typing on d system. Co = u were born cotonou right? Husb = yes. Co = are ur parents frm there? Husb = no, they are nigerians. Co = ok. U dont hv ur sons medicals here? Husb = yes, we hv done it, we wl just pick it up. Co = ok give me a munite. He went inside n brought a white sheet stating dt our case needs additional AP. and dt whenever we are called we should come wt d medicals. So dt was it. One more thing dt we discovered on our DS-230 and 122 was dt he included a 2nd name which was not included when he entered 4 d lottery. bcos it was played 4 us. The name is in all his document. These are d issues involved. Can anyone give us idea on d way 4ward?
 
At high fraud embassies they don't take documents/issues at face value. Also documents from third countries must be authenticated so this seems to be routine AP due to the benin connection/name. Seems the CO was satisfied with your marriage and that is normally the sticky area for couples/families. I had a marriage certificate from a foreign country and I was put in AP to verify it. I'm not sure how the name impacts on the situation but maybe an affidavit before interview could have been better. Normally when they give you AP with no documents requested it means they have no grounds to deny you the visa but they have something to verify. If everything checks out they'll call you for your visa. Giving back or keeping passports means nothing. There is nothing you can do, So give them time. You know your facts but they don't and until they satisfy themselves of your claimed facts they won't print the visa. I used to get furious but finally I realized actually those people know their job. Though the 221g letters says 60days just contact them after every two weeks. the Nigeria embassy is very experienced with Dv n they know what 30 sept means. I'd think they'll act swiftly.
All the best!
 
Thanx a lot my2011. I pray dt God will help us all and give us testimony at d end of it all.
 
Hod hod

Its 48 days. Its based on the date of expiry of the medical which for this embassy(thinks same for all others) is 6 months.
If your AP has been longer than 6 months. You should be ready to undergo a new medical when they call you.
 
Thank you

My 2011,

48 days is a short time, so I think you should prepare yourself to travel in this upcoming month;).
Thank you for concerning me about the medical examination. Do you think that a new police report is also will be required?
 
Am ready to go. The police certificate is valid for 12 months from time of issue. If it'll be left with very short time when they call(less than 1 month) they may ask for a new one. Be prepared for these eventualities to maximise your visa chances.
 
kakoom .....our prayers with you ...and we don't like to see you reporting in this page.....best wishing

i can say congratulations in advance.................
 
My wife interview is scheduled on September 1st. And she is 38 weeks pregnant.
On August 31th at 1.00 PM she started feeling some unusual pain. We started praying, asking God not to allow her giving birth before our interview. We know that if the baby is born after the interview she ll be processed at the port of entry only by showing to the border agent her birth certificate, but if the baby is born after the interview, thing may get worse: we ll have to do the baby`s medicals (215 dollars) + visa fees (819 dollars) + establishing the official birth certificate which takes at least 4 weeks in Montreal (express procedure is not available in Quebec) + applying for her Canadian passport. The 2011 DV program ends up on sept 30 2011. We are running out of time, and then it won’t be possible to fulfill those requirements within 4 weeks. Consequently we ll loose our immigration visa for good (bad luck).
The pain reached its climax at 4 .00 PM and my wife cannot bear it anymore, her water broke and we end-up at the hospital around 5.00 PM where she gave birth to a beautiful and healthy baby girl at 10.00 PM. Can you believe that!
Soon after the birth we inform the doctor that we have a serious issue with our DV interview that will be held in few hours the next day at 8.00 AM, we explain the entire event and how it was important for us to get that visa. The doctor tried to persuade us not to attend the interview because my wife is too tired and her vaginal wounds have to be healed first. Finally after a 20 min meeting the doctors considered the whole situation including its impact in our future so they decide to give to my wife a certificate of temporary absence form the hospital for the next day valid from 6.00 AM to 10 .00 AM but without the baby (has to stay in the hospital). We thanked God!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I ran home picked-up the documents, my wife clothes and mine, and head back to the hospital around 1.00 AM. The night was really too short, lot of things going inside my head…………………………………..

We arrived at the consulate around 6:40AM. We were the first in line with a few others arriving after 7AM. The doors opened at 7:30AM promptly and we were the first to enter. After going through security, we waited downstairs and sat in the chairs next to the elevator. We were sent up in the elevator to the 19th floor around 8AM. As we were the first off the elevator, received C1 and was told to have a seat. We were called up to the first window within a few minutes of being seated

We were called at the first window 30 min later, the lady proceed and took our fingerprints and medical results (not the x-ray or vaccination documentation) and passport. The agent found that my wife wore the hospital bracelet and then ask:
The Agent: why are you wearing the hospital bracelet?
My wife: I am just coming from the hospital because I gave birth few hours ago. I ask for a temporary absence from hospital but the doctors at first were skeptical but they finally understood my worries and decided to let me attend the interview without the baby
The Agent: are you serious? she called the CO to hear my wife story………………………..the CO was impressed by my wife courage and determination to get the visa. Because my wife was in pain. The agent asked for all our documents and the CO decided to interview my wife immediately after the documents checking.
The interview
CO: I can`t believes you came here few hours after giving birth!
My wife: answer……….
CO: baby gender?
My wife: baby girl and I gave her name
CO:…………….still amazed by my wife courage……………………..
My wife:……………………still in pain…………………………….
CO: pleased my wife to have a seat
My wife: thanks
CO: asked my wife to raise her right hand and swear to tell the truth ------------------then took fingerprint-----------
My wife: did
CO: recheck my wife diplomas and school transcript. Were you on F1 status in the pass?
My wife:ans………….
CO: where do you live ?
My wife:ans……………
CO: what are you doing for living?
My wife:ans----------
CO:do you have relative in US?
My wife:ans---------------
CO: what are you going to do in US?
My wife:ans--------------------------
CO: started typing………………….afterward she asked me to raise my right hand and swear to tell the truth ………….
Me: did----------------
CO: confirmed my profession
Me: correct
CO: in which us state are you going to live?

Me:ans------------------------
CO: what are you going to do in US?
Me:ans-------------------------
CO: ok --------and started typing--------------then asked both of us to sign the DS230 form, she added that the newborn will be processed at the port of entry. She pulled out the letter "Welcome to the United States” and said we were approved and wished us good luck.

It was a fabulous day!

Wish you all a good luck and thank you all(ammeck 09 , kunato,my2011,kennyeast,sista-mai,mamaizo Popescandy1,yaso,and all others,) once again for sharing the information here.
 
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