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DV 2015 Selectees from Ghana

hydra said:
Well....it went well...We had approval but subject to a condition.....we were completely stunned when the CO told us we needed a police certificate from the UK cos both of us had lived more than six months in the UK at a point in time. I have a couple of UK visas and a US 5 yr visa, my wife also has the same. They took all our documents and gave us a date a month from today to submit the police certificate. CO also asked about our baby who we went with. We didnt add him cus he is already an american citizen. We had him in the US. My wife has been in Gh since 2004 and I have been here since 2006 but the CO insisted we go get the report..We were given some information about a website that can aid us but truly we dont even know where to start
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congrat,u r already through.getting the police report from uk is just a formality to know u have no criminal records.pls share with us the questions the co asked u.
 
We got to the embassy around 6 o'clock and by 7 o'clock everybody moved to the main gate to form a queue. A lady came to tell Dvs to form a separate line and we went in and sat down. At 7.30 they made an announcement that their system was down so we should all wait for some time. Within a few minutes they then indicated that it was going to take approximately 2 hrs before they start. We waited....
 
Around 9:30 we were called...A gentleman asked for my wife's doc...originals first then copies...After examining and completing hers..den he asked a question....He asked my wife if she had stayed more than six months in the UK at any time before...and she answered ...yes, she did for about a year and a half and he asked if she had taken a police report from the UK...the answer was...no....He said ok...then he took my document, original first and copies...He didnt ask me anything. He then ask if our little one was traveling with us and we said yes...that he is a US citizen.... he ok..Then he told us that their system was still down so he is changing our interview date to 1 oclock this afternoon and gave us our appointment letter bck with the time changed from 7:30 to 1:00. We cudnt make payment eida...so we thanked him and left the embassy.
 
This was not the interview oooo. This was just document submission. I was abit nervous about the qtn he asked my wife becus it was really news to us but it made sense so I was abit uneasy about it. We were driving home about 30mins into the drive, they called us to come back and wait...We drove back and submitted the appointment letter again..and waited....We were then called again..This time the gentleman askd me if I had also lived more than six months in the UK and I answered. he asked me where I work now and I told him...At this point, my fears where confirmed that we will be asked to go get a police report from the UK....He then asked us to go and pay the fee and wait to be called for our interview..
 
CO (a woman) exchanged pleasantries with us
CO: I see u have had extensive travel experience in the UK...What was the longest time u had spent in the UK during your travels
Me: About one and half years
CO: ok, same qtn goes to u (dats my wife)
Wife: She answered same as I did.
CO: Becus the both of u have lived more than six months in the UK, we would need police certificates from the UK to complete the process...She starts typing on the computer. Whiles she was doing that my wife told her that she was in school at the time so she was travelling in bt.
CO: I understand that, but the cumulation of those travels exceeds 6 months so we will still need the police certificates (PC)
CO: Are u traveling with the little one (referring to my son who I was carrying)
Wife: Yes..we didnt process him cus he is an american citizen
CO: ok....I hate it when parents travel and leave the kids behind
CO: I will give u a some information to help with the PC.....she goes for a sec and comes with a 2 page paper asking us to read and it will guide us.
CO: I dnt kno how their system works cus its a different country so I will fixed a date one month frm today for you to submit which she did on a form and gave us. U both do not need to come...one of u can come and submit it....If by this date u havnt recieved the report yet, email us and keep us informed....Thank you for coming
US: We thanked her and we left
 
hydra said:
CO (a woman) exchanged pleasantries with us
CO: I see u have had extensive travel experience in the UK...What was the longest time u had spent in the UK during your travels
Me: About one and half years
CO: ok, same qtn goes to u (dats my wife)
Wife: She answered same as I did.
CO: Becus the both of u have lived more than six months in the UK, we would need police certificates from the UK to complete the process...She starts typing on the computer. Whiles she was doing that my wife told her that she was in school at the time so she was travelling in bt.
CO: I understand that, but the cumulation of those travels exceeds 6 months so we will still need the police certificates (PC)
CO: Are u traveling with the little one (referring to my son who I was carrying)
Wife: Yes..we didnt process him cus he is an american citizen
CO: ok....I hate it when parents travel and leave the kids behind
CO: I will give u a some information to help with the PC.....she goes for a sec and comes with a 2 page paper asking us to read and it will guide us.
CO: I dnt kno how their system works cus its a different country so I will fixed a date one month frm today for you to submit which she did on a form and gave us. U both do not need to come...one of u can come and submit it....If by this date u havnt recieved the report yet, email us and keep us informed....Thank you for coming
US: We thanked her and we left
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All the best and I hope the British embassy(council) will give you all the assistance you may need
 
hydra said:
CO (a woman) exchanged pleasantries with us
CO: I see u have had extensive travel experience in the UK...What was the longest time u had spent in the UK during your travels
Me: About one and half years
CO: ok, same qtn goes to u (dats my wife)
Wife: She answered same as I did.
CO: Becus the both of u have lived more than six months in the UK, we would need police certificates from the UK to complete the process...She starts typing on the computer. Whiles she was doing that my wife told her that she was in school at the time so she was travelling in bt.
CO: I understand that, but the cumulation of those travels exceeds 6 months so we will still need the police certificates (PC)
CO: Are u traveling with the little one (referring to my son who I was carrying)
Wife: Yes..we didnt process him cus he is an american citizen
CO: ok....I hate it when parents travel and leave the kids behind
CO: I will give u a some information to help with the PC.....she goes for a sec and comes with a 2 page paper asking us to read and it will guide us.
CO: I dnt kno how their system works cus its a different country so I will fixed a date one month frm today for you to submit which she did on a form and gave us. U both do not need to come...one of u can come and submit it....If by this date u havnt recieved the report yet, email us and keep us informed....Thank you for coming
US: We thanked her and we left
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thanks for update. that's cool.
 
ghanaboy said:
pls folks, do we present all academic certificates or the highest one at the interview?
thanks and good morning
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Be sure to have your HS certificate, however if you indicated on the DS form that you have additional/higher school qualifications, then there's nothing wrong with taking those along also to the interview.
 
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