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DV 2015 Selectees from Ghana

USA14 said:
What is the difference between an LPR and a Citizen, apart from voting right exclusion on the part of an LPR? pls
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A Us citizen living abroad;
Does not have to seek permission to re-enter us after say two years

In case of seizure of lawfully acquired investment and property by other govts/other parties, may get some
assistance from the us govt to ensure return of the property or compensation.

Also, a Us citizen;

Does not keep renewing the green card and this peace of mind is good for long term /lifelong investments in the US.
 
De Don said:
Members of this forum, i ll like to educate u aba the process that goes on before one receives a or denied visa.

As at last year, KCC can amend or change an error on you EDv forms once an applicant put correspondent on your application. But since last year September, if u sent them (KCC) an email to make correction they only tell you they are a document processing agency so deal with the embassy yourself.

1. Before KCC send your DS260 forms to the embassy, they check the eDV forms and compare with the DS260. If there is/are any error they put RED alert on your document.

2. DURING THE INTERVIEW DAY=====Before u are call for the interview, there is a per-discussion panel behind the CO’s who also go tru your document and check for any error b4 they handle it over to the CO.

3. Before u get to the window for the interview itself, the CO already knows how to handle ur case.
TO BE CONTINUE..................
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KCC can not and will not change information/errors in eDV. They have mentioned this in an email reply to a member who have asked about
this.
 
De Don said:
Members of this forum, i ll like to educate u aba the process that goes on before one receives a or denied visa.

As at last year, KCC can amend or change an error on you EDv forms once an applicant put correspondent on your application. But since last year September, if u sent them (KCC) an email to make correction they only tell you they are a document processing agency so deal with the embassy yourself.

1. Before KCC send your DS260 forms to the embassy, they check the eDV forms and compare with the DS260. If there is/are any error they put RED alert on your document.

2. DURING THE INTERVIEW DAY=====Before u are call for the interview, there is a per-discussion panel behind the CO’s who also go tru your document and check for any error b4 they handle it over to the CO.

3. Before u get to the window for the interview itself, the CO already knows how to handle ur case.
TO BE CONTINUE..................
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For starters, the part I bolded in your statement is absolutely NOT true!!! KCC cannot and has never made changes to the eDV registration of any selectee. Prior to the switch over to the use of DS-260 form and electronic form submission, the forms in use then DSP-122 and DS-230 are legal documents that KCC was prohibited from making any kind of change to on behalf of an applicant. All KCC did was to include a petitioner's email stating the changes they wish to make with the submitted forms (as originally submitted) when sending the petitioner's file to the embassy.

Flagging of files when an error is noted is NOT a new practice with the use of the DS-260 form. KCC has always done this in the past even with the use of the old process/form/system. A thorough review of the forms and information submitted has always been done and when a discrepancy is noted, KCC has always flagged such, it's not something they started doing with the use of the DS-260 form.

The reason Ghana is experiencing a higher refusal rate this year really boils done to the "agent factor". Petitioners/applicants in other embassies are still being approved for something as minor as having an extra name on their document which wasn't originally listed on the eDV registration. The embassy is aware that agents have turned the DV lottery into big business in Ghana and they're trying to discourage people from it because of the high fraudulent practice the agents tend to engage in.
 
Britsimon said:
Voting, no need to carry the Green Card or register change of addresses and a citizen gas better rights to sponsor family. That's about all I can think of...
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See that's the difference when you come from a 'first world' country. The first thing most of my fellow countrymen would highlight is the US passport!

Then apart from what else you have above the need to maintain residency/risk of losing your green card as a result falls away as a very important issue. And there are a number of jobs in the security/defense/intelligence type areas that require citizenship.

Of course one thing that is exactly equal for both is your obligation to pay taxes :D
 
SusieQQQ said:
See that's the difference when you come from a 'first world' country. The first thing most of my fellow countrymen would highlight is the US passport!

Then apart from what else you have above the need to maintain residency/risk of losing your green card as a result falls away as a very important issue. And there are a number of jobs in the security/defense/intelligence type areas that require citizenship.

Of course one thing that is exactly equal for both is your obligation to pay taxes :D
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i like the tax equality hehehe :eek:
 
aiguo said:
@Thowa, how far with the 2nL , did you call them?
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Thank you for your inquiry.

Your forms have been received and pending further embassy review for the continuation of your visa processing. Interviews are scheduled numerically based on case numbers that have completed processing. KCC is currently scheduling visa numbers for your region for the month of April. Please refer to the visa bulletin at www.travel.state.gov to locate the current numbers being processed. This bulletin is updated after the 15th day of each month.
 
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Thowa said:
Nepal in 2013 had over 4000 selectees out of which over 3300 got visas (from britsimon.com). Ghana has over 3000 selectees but less than the 7%. Does that mean if everything is clean with documents presented by Ghanaians then all of us can get visas?
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Well yes - but history shows that Accra embassy refuses a great many visas because of ineligibility, so in reality only 1000 to 1500 visas will go to Ghana.
 
[QUOTE="Britsimon,]Well yes - but history shows that Accra embassy refuses a great many visas because of ineligibility, so in reality only 1000 to 1500 visas will go to Ghana.[/QUOTE]

just hope that i will be found eligible
 
Thowa said:
[QUOTE="Britsimon,]Well yes - but history shows that Accra embassy refuses a great many visas because of ineligibility, so in reality only 1000 to 1500 visas will go to Ghana.
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just hope that i will be found eligible[/QUOTE]

Well if you meet the requirements and have followed the instructions correctly you will be. It is a very easy process - so it is almost a mystery why so many people manage to mess it up!
 
@Britsimon. per this info sent to me by kcc. "pending
further embassy
review for the
continuation of your
visa processing"
1. what actually is the work of the embassy at this point.
2. how long will it take.
 
Thowa said:
@Britsimon. per this info sent to me by kcc. "pending
further embassy
review for the
continuation of your
visa processing"
1. what actually is the work of the embassy at this point.
2. how long will it take.
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So - your DS260 is completely processed - and you are now just waiting for the scheduling. If your forms were completed prior to the first few days of February you might get an interview in April - if not, you will be in May.
 
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