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DV 2015 Selectees from Ghana

stigaman said:
i sent them an email and below was the reply received:
Thank you for your email inquiry.

Failure to follow application instructions can be cause for disqualification. The consular officer will review documentation and determine if any irregularities warrant disqualification. We recommend that applicants verify the accuracy of their documentation and avoid using third parties to enter their lottery information.



Sincerely,



US Embassy Accra

Consular Section



Note: You should never pay for travel arrangements (e.g., airfare, hotels) without having a visa in your possession. The U.S. Embassy accepts no responsibility if you do so. We are unable to guarantee the issuance of a U.S. visa before a fixed travel date. You risk significant financial losses if you ignore this advice.

**** Please include your case number in all correspondence ****
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wow so accra presumes that all mistakes are due to agents? To err is human, i belief people have bn denied upon this basis too bad.
 
papa j said:
wow so accra presumes that all mistakes are due to agents? To err is human, i belief people have bn denied upon this basis too bad.
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they can't be 100% right man but there is a high possibility errors will come from third party entry.
 
stigaman said:
hi guys am new here and i hope u guy gonna help me out. here is my problem. my wife is one of the selectees for 2015, and we have submitted our ds-260. we were recently going through our printouts of the ds-260 and realized that we made an error on my wife's forms. instead of typing year of stated and year of completion of high school as 2001 to 2003 we mistakingly typed 2003 to 2005. after realizing this we contacted KCC about it and we were told we should contact accra because our case has already been sent there. our interview is coming on next month. what do we do?
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How possible? because in Ghana I know 2001 to 2004 n 2003 to 2006.
What U provided is two years the year begins in September
 
stigaman said:
so guys how about the medicals. do i need to do it before the interview or after? which way is the better?
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Like Thowa said it's before the interview, advisedly, in order to avoid unnecessary delays or even AP. Please take note that the validity of the medical report (max of 6 months) determines the period of validity of the visa so you might wanna do it closer to your interview date. All things being equal, I would recommend early first week of May since your interview is on the 11th.
 
stigaman said:
so guys how about the medicals. do i need to do it before the interview or after? which way is the better?
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like Thowa pointed out. do the medicals before the interview although the embassy suggest you only start the physical exams, chest x-ray and serologic exams once you have completed your first visa interview. doing the medicals after the first interview will mean you have to wait for a new visa allotment.
http://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Medical/ACC - Accra.pdf
 
stigaman said:
hi guys am new here and i hope u guy gonna help me out. here is my problem. my wife is one of the selectees for 2015, and we have submitted our ds-260. we were recently going through our printouts of the ds-260 and realized that we made an error on my wife's forms. instead of typing year of stated and year of completion of high school as 2001 to 2003 we mistakingly typed 2003 to 2005. after realizing this we contacted KCC about it and we were told we should contact accra because our case has already been sent there. our interview is coming on next month. what do we do?
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oBj said:
How possible? because in Ghana I know 2001 to 2004 n 2003 to 2006.
What U provided is two years the year begins in September
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What Stigaman provided is correct. i completed in 2001 (we spent 2 and half years in JSS and were the first batch to write in 2nd term - march / April). Those whose completed in August 2000, spent only 2 terms in SSS 1. they entered January 2001 and went to SSS 2 September 2001 (same year). to make way for the changes been made in the calendar of WAEC and GES. That batch completed August 2003, they spent 2 and half years in SSS.
 
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papa j said:
wow so accra presumes that all mistakes are due to agents? To err is human, i belief people have bn denied upon this basis too bad.
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People are denied for errors, not because they used agents . All they pointed out was that errors are much more likely when using agents. But to them it doesn't matter who made the error. If it is a disqualifying error there is only one thing they can do, and that is deny the visa.
 
SusieQQQ said:
People are denied for errors, not because they used agents . All they pointed out was that errors are much more likely when using agents. But to them it doesn't matter who made the error. If it is a disqualifying error there is only one thing they can do, and that is deny the visa.
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İ get your point mum. but some of the instances are too harsh. (but that is my opinion)
 
stigaman said:
does the children need to pay the same amount for the medicals as in the case of an adults
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They have to pay for the medicals but i think the price might vary small. when İ called to find out the price of the medical, İ was asked if İ' less than 16yrs. That means there is a different price for children. the best is to call them and find out. either akai or holy trinity
 
Thowa said:
İ get your point mum. but some of the instances are too harsh. (but that is my opinion)
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Accra is seen as harsh because there are so many "bad" applications. By bad I mean where the application has mistakes, untruths, fake documents and so on. The bad applications have two effects. They obviously cause a lot of denials (which are deserved) and probably make the COs a bit more "denial happy" - i.e. they denied 5 cases today - what is 1 more borderline case. F-Lan was harshly judged in my opinion - but mistakes are mistakes.....
 
i also think kcc should also ,ake certain things clear, eg, applicants shd be in the known that the ds260 cld be unlocked, i personally didnt know that bcos i didnt see that in the instructions. Stigaman has also commented he didnt also know. Again it shd be made clear to applicaants that interview dates are checked on the esc. Some of these technicallities has cost some of us. Well i appreciate the work kcc is doing though
 
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papa j said:
i also think kcc should also ,ake certain things clear, eg, applicants shd be in the known that the ds260 cld be unlocked, i personally didnt know that bcos i didnt see that in the instructions. Stigaman has also commented he didnt also know. Again it shd be made clear to applicaants that interview dates are checked on the esc. Some of these technicallities has cost some of us. Well i appreciate the work kcc is doing though
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I agree to an extent...unfortunately KCC does'nt have such informative features concerning ds260 unlocking/esc interview check but that's why this forum exists to try and answer questions/grieviances that KCC fails to do from the onset and by so doing we are helping KCC do their work better, in our own "small" way. I'm glad to say this forum is a "supporting arm of KCC". The online ds260 is the first of its kind..they will improve in all expected areas, with time. I wished you had discovered this forum earlier bro but better luck next time..cudos to the moderators and the rest of us..
 
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papa j said:
i also think kcc should also ,ake certain things clear, eg, applicants shd be in the known that the ds260 cld be unlocked, i personally didnt know that bcos i didnt see that in the instructions. Stigaman has also commented he didnt also know. Again it shd be made clear to applicaants that interview dates are checked on the esc. Some of these technicallities has cost some of us. Well i appreciate the work kcc is doing though
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Disqualifying errors do not come from mistakes on the DS260, but from the entry or not meeting the requirements. Errors on the DS can be corrected during interview. Unlocking the DS is not actually necessary in any instance other than adding new family members, and the dvselectee pages do tell you to contact them if that happens. In fact I sometimes wonder if forum members don't make it worse by telling people to unlock their DS's so often.
And i can't eemember exactly where it is but it is clear about checking the esc page for interview details. Really, if someone has read all the rules (and yes I know there are a lot...) everything you need to get your info and ensure you are not denied, is in there.
 
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SusieQQQ said:
Disqualifying errors do not come from mistakes on the DS260, but from the entry or not meeting the requirements. Errors on the DS can be corrected during interview. Unlocking the DS is not actually necessary in any instance other than adding new family members, and the dvselectee pages do tell you to contact them if that happens. In fact I sometimes wonder if forum members don't make it worse by telling people to unlock their DS's so often.
And i can't eemember exactly where it is but it is clear about checking the esc page for interview details. Really, if someone has read all the rules (and yes I know there are a lot...) everything you need to get your info and ensure you are not denied, is in there.
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Kindly try and let's have the link to those pages.
 
USA14 said:
Kindly try and let's have the link to those pages.
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The first pages you should have read in full that would avoid disqualification are the rules for entry to DV. Then once you have been selected, on the selection letter it links you to the dvselectee web pages. All you need to do is follow the link on your 1NL, and read all the pages thoroughly, including the country specific ones.

There are no hidden links and everything is available to those who read (1) the rules on the entry form and (2) the link from their selection letter. If you entered the lottery you had the link to the first, if you won you had the links to the second.

Edit: as I typed that I realised people who entered via agents would probably not have had the agents tell them the rules or where to find them. This is not KCC's fault thoiugh.
 
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