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MY RELOCATION PREPARATION CHECKLIST, Help to remind me what is missing.
1.Bible
2.Bible study guide
3.Cold weather cloths
4.Tickets
5.Passports
6.Cloths
7.Chest X-Ray CDs
8.Immunisation cards
9. Academic papers, though they hold less value in US
10. Millet flour for my boys
11. Submit claim for for NSSF savings ( I have some $ here, though I will receive it after evidence of GC)
12. Marriage certificate
13. Birth certificates
14.Some Pocket money
15. My external hard drive
16. Photo Album

I can see you're not planning to carry any Ugandan memories...photos...album e.t.c hehe
 
Just make sure that if you have any connection flights they are at least a couple of hours apart. The guys at the airport sometimes carry-out tests on those things and they won't let you go until the results a through. This is of-course if they have never seen them...
Thanks for the advice, I will put that into consideration.
 
MY RELOCATION PREPARATION CHECKLIST, Help to remind me what is missing.
1.Bible
2.Bible study guide
3.Cold weather cloths
4.Tickets
5.Passports
6.Cloths
7.Chest X-Ray CDs
8.Immunisation cards
9. Academic papers, though they hold less value in US
10. Millet flour for my boys
11. Submit claim for for NSSF savings ( I have some $ here, though I will receive it after evidence of GC)
12. Marriage certificate
13. Birth certificates
14.Some Pocket money

hi what about claim from pension money where you work. they also always need proof of GC..
 
15. An external Hard disk containing all your precious documents including Luganda songs and video (your kids will thank you so much for that) ;
16. some of your old pictures even those new you expect to take before leaving;

I wish they could allow us carry roasted nuts!!! Does anyone know?
 
hi what about claim from pension money where you work. they also always need proof of GC..
Wapi Breakthrogh, I work for a USAID project, they do not give terminal benefits, you leave as you came. The only money I can get is the NSSF which is controlled by Government of Uganda
 
oh men I wish I saw this earlier I could have accompanied nairobba but I decided to do the booking online.
Hi Family, I'm going to reschedule to 12th, work complications over here are delaying me. I'm sending you my cell phone number, you can call partitas and give it to her and have her call me if she's coming over today. Olelenku left man, he's been there for about 2/3 weeks already!!When are you leaving yourself? booked your tickets as yet??@@
 
haha I had forgotten all about the CDs ,can somebody tell me if they will allow wimbi flour packed in polythene bag for my babies coz they don't like porridge made from the famila flour in the supermarket.
MY RELOCATION PREPARATION CHECKLIST, Help to remind me what is missing.
1.Bible
2.Bible study guide
3.Cold weather cloths
4.Tickets
5.Passports
6.Cloths
7.Chest X-Ray CDs
8.Immunisation cards
9. Academic papers, though they hold less value in US
10. Millet flour for my boys
11. Submit claim for for NSSF savings ( I have some $ here, though I will receive it after evidence of GC)
12. Marriage certificate
13. Birth certificates
14.Some Pocket money
 
Thanks for the great work ... the list is getting longer by the weeks...

THESE ARE THE LATEST UPDATES FROM THE SPREADSHEET
(a) Interviews already done

NameCountryInterview outcomeA.P StartA.P EndA.P DurationA.P OutcomeRelocation status
1.Danny DenBurundiAdministrative processing........4/10/201331/01/2013123Visa grantedRelocated to Arizona, The Copper State
2.Family2133UgandaAdministrative processing........21/11/201317/Jan/201459 DaysVisa grantedYet to relocate to Edmond Oklahoma, "The Sooner state, land of Native American and Family2133"
3.GodiaKenyaVisa grantedN/AN/AN/AN/ARelocated to Wilmington Delaware, The diamond state
4.4TuryaUgandaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AYet to relocate to Boston Massachusetts, The bay state
5.FeyisayoNigeriaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/ARelocated to New York , The empire state
6.Guy RayKenyaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/ARelocated to Colorado, The Centennial State,
7.NairobaKenyaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AYet to relocate to Georgia, The Empire of the South
8.GhanamanGhanaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/ARelocated to New York, The empire state
9.OlelenkuKenyaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/ARelocated to Kansas, The Sunflower State
10.JimkoKenyaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AYet to relocate to Minnesota, The Bread and Butter State
11.GittaUgandaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AYet to relocate to Boston Massachusetts
12.Beth02KenyaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AStatus unknown
13.NotezNot sureVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AStatus unknown
14.PartitasKenyaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AYet to relocate to Alabama, The “Yellowhammer State”
15. ResianKenyaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AYet to relocate to Dallas Texas, The chili state
16.CarlkimKenyaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AStatus Unknown
17.YVESY04RwandaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AStatus unknown
18.KinskiRwandaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AYet to relocate to Arkansas
19.Ison2013EthiopiaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AYet to relocate to MD
20.Delph_neBurundiVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AStatus unknown
21. LehwEthiopiaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AYet to relocate to MD
22.RonnycheKenyaVisa GrantedN/AN/AN/AN/AYet to relocate to Minnesota
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(b)The following have confirmed their interview months from 2nd Notification letters
1.Azmera from Ethiopia, Jan 2014, Give us the update
2.Samolaniyi from Nigeria, Feb 2014,
3. Ooadeniyi from Nigeria, Feb 2014, Give us the update
4.Ka Josy from Rwanda, March 2014

What happened to Azmera? Samolaniyi, any news, when are you doing the interview?
 
Congrats Notez...may the good lord richly blesses you....
ABOUT JOBS
I got this from Makiki (Dv 2013 kenyan selectees report here!!!!)
Let's start with work.....this is a Very important area for new immigrants like myself. There's little or nothing you can do here without a certification or a form of licence. That include pushing a wheel barrow. America is a society that believes in professionalism and rewards hard work.

Applying for job online will keep you at home for a Very long time. Submitting CV's without evidence of American certification will keep you on the waiting queue, prompting schools who view your CV to start calling you to obtain a certification and become employable.

If you want to do security jobs, that is the most abundant job here. America is security conscious. It's the cheapest training to get and it costs less than $300. After the initial 5 days training, you are given a guard card which is your licence to work as a security official. With this you earn between $9-$12 hourly. If you want to earn more, go for more training, usually for 3 weeks and obtain your gun, baton, hand-cuff and pepper spray permits. With this you earn between $16-$20 hourly.

Just Google security training centers and take off from there if you like this career path for a start. I will tell you more on nursing, teaching, driving, schooling, etcetera. Digest this first. Love you all.

I hope this enlightens someone!!! cheers

Its been a while since I posted. Hi guys. I know God has been proving himself faithful to y'all. He has been good to me. I managed to get an appointment at the embassy after my original one was cancelled due to evacuation exercises in South Sudan. Good thing I had a letter from my US employer giving the last date I was expected to get to work. The embassy granted me the visa expeditedly as a result and I made it back to the US and to work in good time. Pole Nairobba for your loss. Only God can give us the strength to believe that we have gone through such a hard time. I pray for His strength for you and your family. All the best to those heading here. Job advice: Think Big but be ready to start low. The good thing with the US is that even with the jobs that seem low scale you can survive until you get to the next job. God bless you guys. He is good and faithful.
 
Hi Skache .... about you high CN I believe you will be interviewed you are safe. I have been following a thread with the top DV gurus.....and here is one of the calculations done by our top guru Britsimon on the matter

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Britsimon
24200 is the number of selectees (including family) shown on CEAC up to the January cutoffs. So - looking at Rafikbos data, the January cutoff for AF was 19400 - and that is 11156 people. His data shows the visas issued numbers that could only have been issued to people up to the end of January. (because he grabbed the data on the 2nd February). So - his numbers show a total of 11294 visas for the cases up to the end January and 24200 is the number of selectees (up to the end of January).

So - Vladeks method demonstrates that the first 4 months success rate per selectee means that we need over 70k visas to satisfy the demand. Or to put it another way, at current success rates (for first 4 month and with NO AP cases going to issued and NO AOS) we would get to 55k visas with 117,854 selectees. Or we could get to 50k with 106964 (again with NO AOS and NO AP cases turning to issued)

So, contrary to your theory that we will see higher failure rates this year, we are actually seeing lower failure rates than 2013. So Sloner - what do you think? "

so go through this thread sloner axiom :) a few pages back if you have time and check out the comments http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?564265-sloner-axiom-)/page17

Still topping the list... with my 102k!!!
 
Thank you for the lords word...cheers mate

hallo mates hop ya all good wanna take this chance to thank all the folks who are preparing for their interviews this month and those who are have received their 2nl remember this journey the almighty father is with us so no need to worry GOD loves you be blessed folks

Todays devotion
haggai 1;13
Then Haggai, the Lord’s messenger, spoke the Lord’s message to the people, saying, “I am with you, says the Lord.” So the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and worked on the house of the Lord of hosts, their God, .

remember God loves you be blessed folks
 
Thanks for the great idea......if you are a lady you better carry some hair for braids or weaves...as it will be expensive buying them from the local West African shops as they are expensive. I keep sending some to relatives in Europe. Choose a hair style that will last a few weeks without needing repairs or redoing you will save same $$$$. Have it done a day before flying out.... To do braids in Europe was about 60 pounds (kenya shillings 8659.68). I am not sure about US rates...but better prepared than not. If you can do hair eg weaves, braids you can make a few extra $$$$ by doing them in your house. For men well i can only suggest you buy a shaver...I bought one in Europe for myself and my wife would trim my hair every two weeks.... i know it might conflict with some African cultures...but I never paid anyone to cut my hair all the years i was there. Even now back home she still does it better than some barbers...and it has been so hygienic as well as I never worry of infections etc.

MY RELOCATION PREPARATION CHECKLIST, Help to remind me what is missing.
1.Bible
2.Bible study guide
3.Cold weather cloths
4.Tickets
5.Passports
6.Cloths
7.Chest X-Ray CDs
8.Immunisation cards
9. Academic papers, though they hold less value in US
10. Millet flour for my boys
11. Submit claim for for NSSF savings ( I have some $ here, though I will receive it after evidence of GC)
12. Marriage certificate
13. Birth certificates
14.Some Pocket money
15. My external hard drive
16. Photo Album
 
Impressive, well me and Skache are going through same situation, high CN, so this post is definitely good news for us, keep it up guys... we need post like this


Hi Skache .... about you high CN I believe you will be interviewed you are safe. I have been following a thread with the top DV gurus.....and here is one of the calculations done by our top guru Britsimon on the matter

"
Britsimon
24200 is the number of selectees (including family) shown on CEAC up to the January cutoffs. So - looking at Rafikbos data, the January cutoff for AF was 19400 - and that is 11156 people. His data shows the visas issued numbers that could only have been issued to people up to the end of January. (because he grabbed the data on the 2nd February). So - his numbers show a total of 11294 visas for the cases up to the end January and 24200 is the number of selectees (up to the end of January).

So - Vladeks method demonstrates that the first 4 months success rate per selectee means that we need over 70k visas to satisfy the demand. Or to put it another way, at current success rates (for first 4 month and with NO AP cases going to issued and NO AOS) we would get to 55k visas with 117,854 selectees. Or we could get to 50k with 106964 (again with NO AOS and NO AP cases turning to issued)

So, contrary to your theory that we will see higher failure rates this year, we are actually seeing lower failure rates than 2013. So Sloner - what do you think? "

so go through this thread sloner axiom :) a few pages back if you have time and check out the comments http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?564265-sloner-axiom-)/page17
 
Thanks. I have been following up on this thread too. It did revive my hope.
Hi Skache .... about you high CN I believe you will be interviewed you are safe. I have been following a thread with the top DV gurus.....and here is one of the calculations done by our top guru Britsimon on the matter

"
Britsimon
24200 is the number of selectees (including family) shown on CEAC up to the January cutoffs. So - looking at Rafikbos data, the January cutoff for AF was 19400 - and that is 11156 people. His data shows the visas issued numbers that could only have been issued to people up to the end of January. (because he grabbed the data on the 2nd February). So - his numbers show a total of 11294 visas for the cases up to the end January and 24200 is the number of selectees (up to the end of January).

So - Vladeks method demonstrates that the first 4 months success rate per selectee means that we need over 70k visas to satisfy the demand. Or to put it another way, at current success rates (for first 4 month and with NO AP cases going to issued and NO AOS) we would get to 55k visas with 117,854 selectees. Or we could get to 50k with 106964 (again with NO AOS and NO AP cases turning to issued)

So, contrary to your theory that we will see higher failure rates this year, we are actually seeing lower failure rates than 2013. So Sloner - what do you think? "

so go through this thread sloner axiom :) a few pages back if you have time and check out the comments http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?564265-sloner-axiom-)/page17
 
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