The good Lord has bestowed His mercies upon me today and I thank God for the easiest interview!!!!
Woke up at 5.30 am since I spent the nite @ a relatives crib in Parklands area I was safe coz its less than 15 mins drive to Gigiri and no jam heading to that part of town in the morning....I arrived at the embassy gate 6:45 and found a queue the security guys checked the notification letters and let us in...@ 7.25 was at the security check got cleared and went in. was given a sheet with the requirements and went thru them my docs were checked I even saw my KNEC confirmation cert and after that went to pay the $330 went out to wait for my number to be called...by that time I was very tense but deep inside was praying that everything goes as planned. its the worse feeling coz I have been denied student visa twice and was like Lord have mercy. My number was called had my finger prints taken then the real show began....
CO: Raise your right hand and swear to say the truth.
ME: I swear
CO: Sign the form.
ME: Sahihi
CO: What course did you do after high school?
ME: Bla Bla Bla
CO: I can see you had applied for student visa twice before can u please clarify your marriage....
My heart sunk and was like nimepatikana!!! reason in December of 2011 I had applied for F1 visa as a single applicant visa was never approved then in June of 2012 I applied as married and I still got turned down. Had read I guess in the 2012 or 2013 thread of a lady who was in my situation and followed her heart despite guys telling her that she will never make it and she got her visa. I never thought that I was gonna get a GC so when I filled married in F1 it never crossed my mind that May 1st I was gonna make it. my wife and kids stay in Canada and she's OK with that place and thats why I applied as single when I played the lottery.
ME: I applied as married coz was cohabiting with my lady though the marriage is not yet legal.
CO: Ok your documents are all OK I approve your visa once again Congratulations.
ME: Thanks and have a blessed day.
Thats how my interview went ladies and gentlemen! I think the hardest part of the entire process was the medicals coz GC guys are treated nice and then they got a different section for the DV and Immigrant visa. Guys to me it was the most user friendly woman at counter 6. the last time I went was also interviewed by an old lady who was very rude!! I saw guys get their visas approved so I just wanna encourage fellow forumites who are yet to face the COs to be composed if u pass your medicals trust and believe in the good Lord that the rest will be a walk in the park!!! Family I am praying for you bro I know its gonna be well with you went to IOM and those guys told me to go back on Wednesday which I can't coz I have to head back to Eldoret am working tomorrow and had to pay someone to cover for me today.
Just wanna go prepare my resignation letter and I hope that God willing come January by His mercies I will be representing in Delaware. I want to also take this opportunity to thank you all for the prayers and encouragements not forgetting the help that we have shared all along its been of help and I trust that our 2014 team will be full of winners.
Godia,
congratulations and thank you for sharing your experience with the group.