DV 2015 Selectees from Ghana

[kwamedv]

Now the details.
I got to the embassy exactly 5 am and waited at the roundabout till 7 am when we were asked to queue, the security checks and etc were all carried out without missing anything. Security very tight.lol
I entered the waiting room where I handed over my appointment letter to a neatly dressed lady and I was directed to sit on the front line.
I waited for about 45 mins when three of us were called at window 2 to submit our documents which I was the last person to do because I wanted to see exactly what is going on with the others and listen attentively to the instructions.
We were also given a payment sheet to do payment with, when the cashier opens her window so we all went back to our seats waiting for the cashier. She opened the window 25mins after and I went to do my payment: $330 =1089gh and a receipt was clipped to my payment sheet, I was then directed to show it @Window 1 where I had my finger print.
I went to my seat where I waited for 3hrs, my DV colleagues were all called meanwhile following the order I was supposed to go before them but I remember the word patience and the long wait for KCC to process my document
, I gather courage and told myself no matter how long it take I'm picking my visa. And I was seriously targeting window 5 but he keeps calling names till my other 2 DV friends went away with bad news and here I said again surely all DV people won't miss it today so surely I must come back to the forum with smiles.
Finally I was called at window 4, a white lady welcomed me with smile and I breath in and out
Now
Me: good morning
CO: good morning and how are you doing?
Me: am fine and you?
CO: am good
CO: raise your right hand bla bla bla which I responded I do
CO: have you travelled outside of ghana before?
Me: answered
CO: have you applied for a US visa before?
Me: answered
CO: please move back a little and stand straight up and looking at me closely and looking on the computer as well
Me: I did as she requested.
CO: your passport says you have travelled on a previous passport number .......
Me: answered
CO: are you married?
Me: answered
CO: have you married before?
Me: answered
CO: do you have kids?
Me: answered
CO: what are you doing now?
Me: answered
CO: for how long have you been with that company?
Me: answered
CO: what is your role or duty in the company?
Me answered
CO:when did you write your Wassce?
Me: answered correcting her I sat for SSSCE not Wassce
CO: thank you smiling
CO: what happen in the period between your SSSCE time and you joining this company?
Me: answered
CO: do you have a Bsc degree ?
Me: answered
CO: when would it be ready?
Me: answered
CO: any question for me?
Me: no
CO: smile and excuse me for a minute when she spoke to someone asking her a question.
She return and apologize .
Me: ooh am ok
CO: am happy to announce to you that I have approved your visa, it's your big day, I would give you a visa collection paper that you to bring along when coming next week .........
Me: smile broadly
CO: writing on the collection sheet,pause for a while looking at my face saying I can see that smile it's nice
CO: I would keep your passport but you would get it back when you return next week
Me: ok thank you
CO: you welcome.

 

[kwamedv]

That's the power of faith.

Seriously
Lol

 

[Britsimon]

That's the power of faith.

I think it was more to do with proper preparation, not having "mistakes" in the eDV process and so on. I'm sure the lady that was refused had faith also - but despite her faith and the reassurances of the agent she got denied.

By all means feel free to give God the credit - but the best advice would be "don't make his/her work any harder than it needs to be".

 

[SusieQQQ]

I think it was more to do with proper preparation, not having "mistakes" in the eDV process and so on. I'm sure the lady that was refused had faith also - but despite her faith and the reassurances of the agent she got denied.

By all means feel free to give God the credit - but the best advice would be "don't make his/her work any harder than it needs to be".

Indeed, we were told the lady prayed very hard (and she presumably had the faith because she paid the fee) but still got denied. As britsimon says, it is accurate and truthful information that gets you the visa.

 

[USA14]

Now the details.
I got to the embassy exactly 5 am and waited at the roundabout till 7 am when we were asked to queue, the security checks and etc were all carried out without missing anything. Security very tight.lol
I entered the waiting room where I handed over my appointment letter to a neatly dressed lady and I was directed to sit on the front line.
I waited for about 45 mins when three of us were called at window 2 to submit our documents which I was the last person to do because I wanted to see exactly what is going on with the others and listen attentively to the instructions.
We were also given a payment sheet to do payment with, when the cashier opens her window so we all went back to our seats waiting for the cashier. She opened the window 25mins after and I went to do my payment: $330 =1089gh and a receipt was clipped to my payment sheet, I was then directed to show it @Window 1 where I had my finger print.
I went to my seat where I waited for 3hrs, my DV colleagues were all called meanwhile following the order I was supposed to go before them but I remember the word patience and the long wait for KCC to process my document
, I gather courage and told myself no matter how long it take I'm picking my visa. And I was seriously targeting window 5 but he keeps calling names till my other 2 DV friends went away with bad news and here I said again surely all DV people won't miss it today so surely I must come back to the forum with smiles.
Finally I was called at window 4, a white lady welcomed me with smile and I breath in and out
Now
Me: good morning
CO: good morning and how are you doing?
Me: am fine and you?
CO: am good
CO: raise your right hand bla bla bla which I responded I do
CO: have you travelled outside of ghana before?
Me: answered
CO: have you applied for a US visa before?
Me: answered
CO: please move back a little and stand straight up and looking at me closely and looking on the computer as well
Me: I did as she requested.
CO: your passport says you have travelled on a previous passport number .......
Me: answered
CO: are you married?
Me: answered
CO: have you married before?
Me: answered
CO: do you have kids?
Me: answered
CO: what are you doing now?
Me: answered
CO: for how long have you been with that company?
Me: answered
CO: what is your role or duty in the company?
Me answered
CO:when did you write your Wassce?
Me: answered correcting her I sat for SSSCE not Wassce
CO: thank you smiling
CO: what happen in the period between your SSSCE time and you joining this company?
Me: answered
CO: do you have a Bsc degree ?
Me: answered
CO: when would it be ready?
Me: answered
CO: any question for me?
Me: no
CO: smile and excuse me for a minute when she spoke to someone asking her a question.
She return and apologize .
Me: ooh am ok
CO: am happy to announce to you that I have approved your visa, it's your big day, I would give you a visa collection paper that you to bring along when coming next week .........
Me: smile broadly
CO: writing on the collection sheet,pause for a while looking at my face saying I can see that smile it's nice
CO: I would keep your passport but you would get it back when you return next week
Me: ok thank you
CO: you welcome.

Any questions with respect to AOS, Bank statement or your host?

 

[SusieQQQ]

Any questions with respect to AOS, Bank statement or your host?

They seemed to ask a number of questions about his job which would have been to figure out if he can support himself in the US, so it seems the public charge requirement has been dealt with that way.

 

[aiguo]

That's the power of faith.

Hebrew 11.1 "Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, a conviction of things not seen".I do not think there is anyone here who does not have faith since we are all hoping to get to USA. Having a clear edv and preparing all the necessary documents marching your details matters most. do not let it sound like faith is all that is needed without good documentation.

 

[kwamedv]

Indeed, we were told the lady prayed very hard (and she presumably had the faith because she paid the fee) but still got denied. As britsimon says, it is accurate and truthful information that gets you the visa.

Ooh yep!
So please those preparing, do your preparations well and I believe you ask the woman collecting your documents about some issues you think might cause you dearly. I did same and she laughed and said don't worry

 

[kwamedv]

Any questions with respect to AOS, Bank statement or your host?

No

 

[Britsimon]

@aiguo most people had correct documents and yet they were denied. Let's assume that 65000 out of the selected all possess correct documents, who should be denied? Now all here believe in faith. I do. Hope is different from faith. Faith overcome all things. Isn't this in the Bible? You can't trust only the documents you possess. You need to believe something supernatural as kwamedv did. Somebody made a mistake he was given and somebody never at all and was denied. Why? Each and every person here has what backs him. Many people in this forum are being denied is just that they feel shy telling us and hence don't visit here at all. One way or the other we all have a story to tell. Who thinks he is going to try his luck? Don't go at all cos you will be denied. There's no try your luck there. Let's all prepare very well and see our smiles tomorrow. But your only weapon is if you believe in yourself.

What cases do you know have been denied even without mistakes in the forms or their documents?

If 65000 all had good cases and documents then the last 15000 wouldn't get visas. That is described in the rules and the administration of the process follows the rules as closely as possible. It is rules that drive the process. Rules, laws, logic. Not magic, not Father Christmas and not faith. Just facts and the cases as presented to the CO.

 

[SusieQQQ]

@aiguo most people had correct documents and yet they were denied. Let's assume that 65000 out of the selected all possess correct documents, who should be denied? Not all here believe in faith. I do. Hope is different from faith. Faith overcome all things. Isn't this in the Bible? You can't trust only the documents you possess. You need to believe something supernatural as kwamedv did. Somebody made a mistake he was given and somebody never at all and was denied. Why? Each and every person here has what backs him. Many people in this forum are being denied is just that they feel shy telling us and hence don't visit here at all. One way or the other we all have a story to tell. Who thinks he is going to try his luck? Don't go at all cos you will be denied. There's no try your luck there. Let's all prepare very well and see our smiles tomorrow. But your only weapon is if you believe

What on earth are you talking about? "most people had correct documents and yet they were denied" - utter nonsense. People with the correct documents who meet the requirements for DV get their visa, even if they are atheists, or believe in a different God to yours. "Your only weapon is if you believe" - more nonsense. By all means believe, but it is not your oniy weapon at all. Quite frankly, it is a useless weapon if you have significant errors on your entry form, do not meet the requirements, and/or do not have the correct documents.

 

[aiguo]

@aiguo most people had correct documents and yet they were denied. Let's assume that 65000 out of the selected all possess correct documents, who should be denied? Now all here believe in faith. I do. Hope is different from faith. Faith overcome all things. Isn't this in the Bible? You can't trust only the documents you possess. You need to believe something supernatural as kwamedv did. Somebody made a mistake he was given and somebody never at all and was denied. Why? Each and every person here has what backs him. Many people in this forum are being denied is just that they feel shy telling us and hence don't visit here at all. One way or the other we all have a story to tell. Who thinks he is going to try his luck? Don't go at all cos you will be denied. There's no try your luck there. Let's all prepare very well and see our smiles tomorrow. But your only weapon is if you believe

i am not arguing with you, bro but all i am saying is that we all have faith that is why we going for the interview. with proper edv and documentation we shall go through. also note that there is no case here that people have been denied visa when all their documents are in order. In the case of F-Lan, there was a mistake period.

 

[USA14]

@SussieQQQ Kindly learn how to address people from BritSimon. I would've been banned if those words came from me whether I was right or wrong. Gosh!

Hmmm i remember one guy was banned for trying to correct an impression. I wonder what Britsimon has to say about Sussie QQQ's choice of certain words when replying to certain post. I think this forum should be devoid of all forms of emotions, in order for us to maintain this good cause.

 

[Britsimon]

@SussieQQQ Kindly learn how to address people from BritSimon. I would've been banned if those words came from me whether I was right or wrong. Gosh!

Hmmm i remember one guy was banned for trying to correct an impression. I wonder what Britsimon has to say about Sussie QQQ's choice of certain words when replying to certain post. I think this forum should be devoid of all forms of emotions, in order for us to maintain this good cause.

Since you ask - I read Susie's response and found it accurate and found nothing wrong with her choice of words.

I do worry about you guys sometimes when you get all upset when people talk in a direct manner. You are coming to America - a big melting pot of cultures some polite, some direct. People are free to talk the way they want to - so if you are expecting people to dance around being polite, and not speak their mind, you guys have a big shock coming. I should have recorded a meeting I was in yesterday and uploaded it for you. I spent two hours telling a group of people why they have just spent 6 months wasting their time because they had done something all wrong and I could not accept their work. The phrases Susie used above would be at the most polite end of my phrases yesterday. Nobody cried or complained they were being "told off".

 

[Britsimon]

Am stunned by your words. Weren't you the same person that banned me when I corrected SusieQQQ? Ah! Are we dumb-slaves here? This is very inappropriate. Why should you buttress her arrogant manners saying it was the correct thing she did. I mean correct as in insulting me. I was wrong saying she should learn from you. Completely wrong. Excuse my manners.

Good grief. What a delicate flower you are.

 

[SusieQQQ]

I apologise for using emotional language. Let me rephrase that in non-emotional, factual language:

Scratches' post was falsehood from beginning to end, full of unprovable and misleading assertions.

Happy now?

 

[kwamedv]

Happy now? Render those apologies to yourself. I should be careful in this forum. No comments from me again.I wil be more like a spectator. Educated illiterate.

Please let's respect ourselves because it would not help us if we continue this

 

[T. Shedrick]

Ladies and Gentlemen, We are recommending people to join this forum on a daily basis from all around the globe, as such new members coming and reading what appears to be exchanges of bitter words will not represent the good intention of the forum and it members. please let us stop the arguments and continue our good work.
by the way LIBERIA IS STILL BEHIND IN THE PROCESS FOR 2015 BECAUSE UP TILL NOW MEDICAL IS STILL BEEN SUSPENDED. I think you guys need to join us Liberian in praying for the speedy resumption of medical in Liberia. please don't come after me, I believe that God is able to make the impossible possible.

 

[EURO2014]

@aiguo most people had correct documents and yet they were denied. Let's assume that 65000 out of the selected all possess correct documents, who should be denied? Not all here believe in faith. I do. Hope is different from faith. Faith overcome all things. Isn't this in the Bible? You can't trust only the documents you possess. You need to believe something supernatural as kwamedv did. Somebody made a mistake he was given and somebody never at all and was denied. Why? Each and every person here has what backs him. Many people in this forum are being denied is just that they feel shy telling us and hence don't visit here at all. One way or the other we all have a story to tell. Who thinks he is going to try his luck? Don't go at all cos you will be denied. There's no try your luck there. Let's all prepare very well and see our smiles tomorrow. But your only weapon is if you believe

The other important thing you will need to get used to, scratches, should you ever be successful with this DV thing, is the strict separation of church (read religion) and state, here in the US - solidly based on US Constitution. You happily seem to like mixing up one with the other, which may be a recipe for potential failure in your case: it is not by chance that DV folks return to their home country every year, disillusioned by the culture gap with what they consider as customary from their home country's culture. Would be interesting to see some sort of statistic on "DV return rates", by the way...

 

[SusieQQQ]

Ladies and Gentlemen, We are recommending people to join this forum on a daily basis from all around the globe, as such new members coming and reading what appears to be exchanges of bitter words will not represent the good intention of the forum and it members. please let us stop the arguments and continue our good work.
by the way LIBERIA IS STILL BEHIND IN THE PROCESS FOR 2015 BECAUSE UP TILL NOW MEDICAL IS STILL BEEN SUSPENDED. I think you guys need to join us Liberian in praying for the speedy resumption of medical in Liberia. please don't come after me, I believe that God is able to make the impossible possible.

Yes, we tell new people to come to the forum because we want them to be properly educated in the process. Allowing people to post misleading and downright false information with no correction benefits absolutely no-one.