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DV 2015 Selectees from Ghana

@USA14, I guess we are getting close to your big day huh.?
I just remembered when after everything the CO said to me it's your big day go and celebrate it and I only smile.
I know you are going to hear same story so relax and just make sure u carry all documents even those u think are not important for this interview.
I remembered a situation like that and I defended myself by showing her the document period no plenty talks.
It was an issue of traveling which my passport indicated but it really wasn't the situation so going with the old passport bailed me out
Thorough preparation is the key!
 
kwamedv said:
@USA14, I guess we are getting close to your big day huh.?
I just remembered when after everything the CO said to me it's your big day go and celebrate it and I only smile.
I know you are going to hear same story so relax and just make sure u carry all documents even those u think are not important for this interview.
I remembered a situation like that and I defended myself by showing her the document period no plenty talks.
It was an issue of traveling which my passport indicated but it really wasn't the situation so going with the old passport bailed me out
Thorough preparation is the key!
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Yes you are right brother- thorough prep. is key. Will go for the medical report next week and then I'm done. The rest is in God's hands. Thanks so much for your advice and encouragements...
 
Visa Bulletin for March (for interviews in
APRIL) has been released:
AFRICA 30,700 Except: Egypt: 18,200 and
Ethiopia: 22,550
ASIA 4,725
EUROPE 28,450
NORTH AMERICA (BAHAMAS) 6
OCEANIA 975
SOUTH AMERICA,
and the CARIBBEAN 1,025
Congrats to all that are now current!
 
De Don said:
3Y3 ASEM OOOOOOOO.
Yesterday 7 Dv applicant went for interview at the US Embassy in Accra. Out of 7, the issued 3 visas and refused 4
These are the reasons for the refusal.
Refusal 1. On the initial entry form he entered XXX as the city of birth and on the DS260 and the passport he has YYY as the city of birth.
Refusal2. On the initial entry form he entered date of birth was xx-june-19xx and on his passport is xx-may-19xx .
Refusal3. On the initial entry form and SSCE cert the name is XXX, YYY ZZZ but on the passport and birth cert the name is ZZZ, YYY XXX

eg. SURNAME , FIRST NAME MIDDLE NAME but on the birth cert and passport its SURNAME , FIRST NAME MIDDLE NAME
XXX YYY ZZZ ZZZ YYY XXX

Refusal4. this person ticked UNKNOWN as the place of birth during the initial entry and now has the place of birth on the birth cert and passport.

NOTE: The consular Officer told them now the rules are very strit.
With any mistake the will refuse u visa, now the check the initial entry, ssce cert, birth cert, passport and now even e- signature on the DS 260 and if their is/are any spelling or typo error the ll refuse u.
Affidavit form court now dose'nt work like it use to.
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wow, this is serious especially with the names and city of birth. if true then this is really very very strange. masa, how true is your source?
 
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De Don said:
3Y3 ASEM OOOOOOOO.
Yesterday 7 Dv applicant went for interview at the US Embassy in Accra. Out of 7, the issued 3 visas and refused 4
These are the reasons for the refusal.
Refusal 1. On the initial entry form he entered XXX as the city of birth and on the DS260 and the passport he has YYY as the city of birth.
Refusal2. On the initial entry form he entered date of birth was xx-june-19xx and on his passport is xx-may-19xx .
Refusal3. On the initial entry form and SSCE cert the name is XXX, YYY ZZZ but on the passport and birth cert the name is ZZZ, YYY XXX

eg. SURNAME , FIRST NAME MIDDLE NAME but on the birth cert and passport its SURNAME , FIRST NAME MIDDLE NAME
XXX YYY ZZZ ZZZ YYY XXX

Refusal4. this person ticked UNKNOWN as the place of birth during the initial entry and now has the place of birth on the birth cert and passport.

NOTE: The consular Officer told them now the rules are very strit.
With any mistake the will refuse u visa, now the check the initial entry, ssce cert, birth cert, passport and now even e- signature on the DS 260 and if their is/are any spelling or typo error the ll refuse u.
Affidavit form court now dose'nt work like it use to.
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masa we know the gh embassy are strict but to
bring strange reasons 4 refusal, you are rather
causing ppl to be confused and panic, moreover
what is ur source
 
De Don said:
listen my BRO, it was terrible @ the embassy yesterday.
4 refusal with very silly reasons
even spelling mistake of your name they ll refuse you.
eg. Frimpong and u spell it Frempong
wait till u get there and u ll also get the source
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am just laughing because i just dont know what to say but still no shaking.
 
De Don said:
its sound funny ehhhhh
listing, i cant lie to this forum ok, i was at the embassy yesterday and i'm telling u what really happened there, i cant post the refusal letter here since it has the names of the applicant.
believe me not, even change of city of birth the ll refuse u visa.
if u no u have any error on any of your forms, wait till u get there.
NOTE: the rule are very very strict this time.
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there are many ways the embassy can refused with the minor mistake. there are other factors which i think the embassy also considers which goes beyond the minimum requirement. believe it or not the years of work experience(vocational career) and educational field (specialised labour) plays a major role. In short, an experienced engineer, nurse, masters or Phd holder etc might go through with the same minor errors. Please this statement cant be proven as factual but normative statements.
 
De Don said:
3Y3 ASEM OOOOOOOO.
Yesterday 7 Dv applicant went for interview at the US Embassy in Accra. Out of 7, the issued 3 visas and refused 4
These are the reasons for the refusal.
Refusal 1. On the initial entry form he entered XXX as the city of birth and on the DS260 and the passport he has YYY as the city of birth.
Refusal2. On the initial entry form he entered date of birth was xx-june-19xx and on his passport is xx-may-19xx .
Refusal3. On the initial entry form and SSCE cert the name is XXX, YYY ZZZ but on the passport and birth cert the name is ZZZ, YYY XXX

eg. SURNAME , FIRST NAME MIDDLE NAME but on the birth cert and passport its SURNAME , FIRST NAME MIDDLE NAME
XXX YYY ZZZ ZZZ YYY XXX

Refusal4. this person ticked UNKNOWN as the place of birth during the initial entry and now has the place of birth on the birth cert and passport.

NOTE: The consular Officer told them now the rules are very strit.
With any mistake the will refuse u visa, now the check the initial entry, ssce cert, birth cert, passport and now even e- signature on the DS 260 and if their is/are any spelling or typo error the ll refuse u.
Affidavit form court now dose'nt work like it use to.
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If these things are confirmed to be true, then it's a silly way of refusing an applicant especially by place of birth on initial entry. It makes no sence to me!!
 
The rules cannot change in the same fiscal year when others with similar mistakes have been granted visas. What is good for the good is good for the ganger. I stand corrected..
 
USA14 said:
The rules cannot change in the same fiscal year when others with similar mistakes have been granted visas. What is good for the good is good for the ganger. I stand corrected..
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what is the rule you taking about? the best way is to have all your stuffs right. as human as they are, they should understand with minor mistakes. yesterday since a bad day does not mean tomorrow shall be bad too.
 
De Don said:
listen my BRO, it was terrible @ the embassy yesterday.
4 refusal with very silly reasons
even spelling mistake of your name they ll refuse you.
eg. Frimpong and u spell it Frempong
wait till u get there and u ll also get the source
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Mistakes are a part of human life and I guess they will always be, we can only try our best to minimise but not eradicate them. These reasons are so minor that they, alone, do not justify a visa refusal. I am sure the COs are likely to make such minor mistakes, should they be in our shoes. I stand corrected.
 
aiguo said:
wow, this is serious especially with the names and city of birth. if true then this is really very very strange. masa, how true is your source?
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None of those are strange!!!

They all say, on the initial entry. I have lost count of the number of times we have explained that the initial entry details are important! Why is this such a surprise???

And no, this hasn't just changed Ghana has "enjoyed" one of the worst refusal rates, precisely because of these sort of reasons and the foolish assumptions that an affidavit plus lots of prayer will fix everything.
 
Britsimon said:
None of those are strange!!!

They all say, on the initial entry. I have lost count of the number of times we have explained that the initial entry details are important! Why is this such a surprise???

And no, this hasn't just changed Ghana has "enjoyed" one of the worst refusal rates, precisely because of these sort of reasons and the foolish assumptions that an affidavit plus lots of prayer will fix everything.
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yes its strange to me because i have not hear of people been refused for this reason in Ghana although they have not broken any rules. you have heard of many stories so it should not be strange or suprising:).
 
sabali said:
masa we know the gh embassy are strict but to
bring strange reasons 4 refusal, you are rather
causing ppl to be confused and panic, moreover
what is ur source
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I'm similarly sceptical as to the truth of that post and also wonder about the sources. Especially the one about the different cities, his refusals 1 and 4 we have seen that before and it is not a disqualifying error at all.

Different birthdate and name spelling, yes.
 
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