Hi okml,Today was the interview date
My appointment was at the US embassy in Lomé on January at 8:00 am.
I reached at the embassy at 7:30 am (embassy 5mn from my housse). I'm the third person of 4 (with 2 family).
At 8:15 the security let us enter in the check room in wich they check passport and 2NL when I was suprised (after giving my passport) to be informed by security guard that my name is not on the appointment list they had and told me to wait that Ihad to call consul office.
I've waited for 3mn and the guard call me and told me to speak with a officer on telephone.
the officer asked me to spell my full name (i did) and he told me to wait.
after 3mn he phone the security gate and the guard call me again, the officer told me to give my appointment letter to the guard who brougth to him.
after 5mn the officer call again and told me to give him my phone number (what i did) and told me that he will call me (by telephone) to give me a new appointment date. and I left. that was step one of my interview.
God is my way.
my sis #168##
2nd letter waiting
hope fully i am going to have my sister with me at the middle of march with GOD help !!!
i am waiting for her live in balitimore maryland!
Hi kidame,Dearest Labora2,
sorry for my delayed response...happened cos of certain inconvenince.
pls would you manage ur private inbox. i couldn't send u msg..it says ur inbox is full and can't accept msg.
wowwwwwwwww.....all things what u did are really unbelivable.....u r truly a freind in need for every body regardless of who he/she is!!
will write u private msg..soon after u corrected the plm.
Hi fikaleb,
I don't think this is a major issue. The embassy counter-checks the spelling of her name and her date of birth in her documents especially on her passport and birth certificate. They have clearly written (on the sheet of paper they listed documents needed for the interview) that names and birth dates should be the same on passports and birth certificates. The specific place of birth is not an issue. What is important is that she is born in Ethiopia. What they put on the immigrant visa is also her country of birth, not the specific city. Even if we say it is important, Djiru and Jiru are not different places. They will definitely understand that it is the same place. For eg, some people write their birth city as Gondar and some as Gonder. These are not big deals and you don't need to bother about them. Don't also forget that the COs have Ethiopian advisors with them who clarify such things if needed. As for me, this is not a big issue to worry about. If the next time u go to immigration and fill the form for her, it will be good if they accept your explanation. If they don't, I think you just get her passport. Good luck. By the way, who is the primary applicant?
Hi labora,i am the primary applicant and as for her passport case she went to immigration office the next day with her full documents but they told her they will only correct the problem when she brings her dv 2NL so she has left the form with them and we r waiting for the second letter.
sorry meseret,i thought your sister's case number is 188xxx but it is 168xx so she is already current for march.For March, immigrant numbers in the DV 2011
Ethiopia 18,650
CONGRAT TO ALL !!
Congrat okmlToday was my interview day step2
after have been checking at the security hall (I was 3rd person but only dv winner) we entered had a seat for 15mn around Iwas called by a nice consular agent.
after giving her all my required documents she gave me back the originals and asked me if I was ready to pay and to be interviewed . me replied yes and did it. after that she told me to and seat.
10mn Iwas called to fingersprint at another window. i did it
5mn later at a third window the CO called my name and my interview began:
CO: good morning Mr .......my name ..... Is it you?( smiling)
ME : good morning (smile) yes, I am
CO: please put your finger that i verify with your name
ME: did it
CO: are you dv winner ?
ME: anwser
CO: congratulation
ME: thank you
CO: are you married?
ME: no I have fiancee
CO: have you children?
ME: no
CO: what is your high level
CO:ah! university degree
ME: I 'm cumputer support specialist
CO: nice, do you want to continue in USA?
ME: yes
CO: have a family member in USA?
ME: no, I will stay with my fiancee'family
CO: ok good
CO: let us verify documents you bring and call you to come and take your passport with visa.
ME: ok and tank you very much officer.
that's all
Forumites, when Glory God is with us nothing can be against we. everyday we have to pray and thank God for all things He do for me. Please thank a lot God for me.
before the house answer your question pls update your signatureHello friends;
I have some question regarding my DV 2011 visa processing. My questions are:
1. What additional documents (beyond passport and birth certificate) should my family (my son (age 2) and my wife) provide during the interview?
2. Is medical examination needed for all of us? what about police certificate?
3. Can I start processing police certificate and medical examination result before I receive the 2nd NL?
4. Is it possible to process police certificate through a representative (having given him/her all the needed documents?
5. What is really contained in the 2nd NL?
Looking forward to hear from you guys!