Dear Friends, please help me with the following questions that are bugging me.
1) It just occurred to me after i red momo1980's post. He had to get his police clearance from where he is living now (Tanzania) plus where he lived (UK).
So does than mean i have also to get my police clearance from Abuja (Nigeria) where i lived for more than 4 years till end of 2010? Now i am living in Ethiopia, my home country. Do i have to prepare my police report both from Nigeria and Ethiopia? if yes when should i have to make it ready, before 2nd NL or after?
2) One of my Degree is from Nigeria and it is not easy for me to get the original diploma, what i have is the temporary. But i have the original B.A. Degree of my first degree from Ethiopia. DO you think i must get the one in Nigeria? is the one i have not enough?
3) What about the money issues i am hearing from old posts, are we required to show how much money we have in the bank? if yes how much is required to show up in the bank?
Thanking you all for the reply as usual.
1) Police Certificate - as you spent 4 years in Nigeria you must get a police certificate from there because I am presuming you were over 16 at the time and lived there for more than 12 months. Now this does not have to be 12 months straight but it can be 12 months or more aggregated together. If you mentioned living in Nigeria for this long on your forms then you will need a police certificate from there.
2) If you do not have the original degree then you must get someone to endorse the one you do have. For example the dean or professor in your university in Nigeria can write you a letter stating that the copy of the degree you have is authentic/certified. It would be even better if you sent your contact a copy of the degree and have them sign and endorse it personally along with a letter of affidavit. The point being here is that you want to avoid any unnecessary questions at the interview which will make you nervous.
3) You will need to have a savings amount above the official US poverty line so this would equate to being between $10,000 and $20,000. The key here is for the consular officer to be convinced that you will not become a public charge.
Case No - DV2013AF0007XXXX (applied the first time and got it the first time - lucky me!)
Entry Checked - 1st May 2012
Forms Sent To KCC - 10th May 2012
Received By KCC - 12th May 2012
Confirmation From KCC - 25th May 2012 after I sent them an email
2nd NL - 14th June 2013
Police Clearance (TZ) - 13th June 2013
Police Clearance (UK) - 21st June 2013
Medicals - Completed 24th June 2013
Interview - Wednesday, August 7th 2013 @ 8am - US Embassy Tanzania
Visa Pick up - Hopefully August 11th
Departure Date - August 17th 2013
Port of Entry - Washington Dulles
