DV Lottery Sri Lanka- London Interview

[greenMark]

Hi All,

I'm originally from Sri Lanka and one of the 2010 DV lottery winners. I'm living in London and had the interview about three weeks ago. The interview was really fine except the police certificate issue. I didn't know that had to be obtained through the US Embassy in Sri Lanka. The Police report I had was obtained through the Sri Lankan High commission in UK. During the interview Visa Officer said they are going to obtain the police certificate on behalf of me and kept my passport. Now it has been almost 1 month and no news from the embassy.
I'm just wondering whether I can enquire about the passport/ Visa from the US Embassy in London. Any help really appreciated.

Thanks
Mark

 

[Kiefar]

what you could do is get this police certificate by yourself, and then call the embassy to tell them you have it now. that should speed things up.

 

[USAHolic]

Hi GreenMark,

Although obtaining the police certificate normally take more than 4 weeks but you can call the embassy and track the process.

May you share your interview experience with us?

Have you had afidavit of support (i-134)?

 

[madu12]

Following is the checklist issued by the consular in Colombo and suppose this will help for you.

DIVERSITY VISA CHECK LIST
US EMBASSY, COLOMBO, SRI LANKA
All Diversity Visa applicants are requested to bring the following documents. Documents should be arranged separately for each applicant in the same order.
A) Documents necessary for all DV applicants
1. Passport
2. Original Birth Certificate & photocopy
3. English translation of Birth Certificate & Photocopy
4. Original Marriage Certificate & Photocopy, (Bring separate copies for husband & wife)
5. English translation of Marriage Certificate & Photocopy
6. Original Divorce Certificate – Decree absolute & Photocopy (Only if applicable)
7. English translation of No. 6 (Only if applicable)& Photocopy
8. Original Death Certificate & Photocopy (Only if applicable)
9. English translation of No. 8(Only if applicable) & Photocopy
10. Medicals Reports & ONLY ONE photocopy of the reports
11. If the applicant has lived in any foreign countries for more than six months police clearance report from that country is required. Log on to our website http://srilanka.usembassy.gov for more information. We will obtain the Sri Lankan police clearance report for you. Please do not obtain it by yourself.
12.Two Color Photographs - 2” X 2” front view, white background without any covering.
13. Fee per person - $ 775/- or Sri Lankan Rs. 89,100/- (As the dollar rate is not stable please call the American Embassy before your interview to confirm the equaling amount). The fee is paid on the day of the interview.
B) Documents necessary ONLY for DV Winner
1. Apply for your G.C.E O/L & A/L certificate from the Department of Examinations at Pelawatte, Battaramulla. The Dept. of Examinations will issue a card to collect your results sheet. Submit your collection card on any Tuesday / Thursday between 1.00 pm – 3.00 pm before your visa interview. PLEASE DO NOT COLLECT YOUR RESULTS SHEET. We will collect the result sheet on behalf of you.
2. G.C.E O/L certificate issued by school and a photocopy
3. Other Educational Certificates & Photocopies
4. Letter from your current Employer
5. Sponsor Letter - letter should contain the sponsor’s complete address & Telephone Number
CERTIFIED TRUE COPIES FROM REGISTRAR’S OFFICE OF BIRTH / MARRIAGE/ DEATH CERTIFICATES ARE NOT ACCEPTED AS ORIGINALS.
PLEASE HELP US SAVE YOUR TIME AND OURS.

 

[NuvF]

Hi All,

I'm originally from Sri Lanka and one of the 2010 DV lottery winners. I'm living in London and had the interview about three weeks ago. The interview was really fine except the police certificate issue. I didn't know that had to be obtained through the US Embassy in Sri Lanka. The Police report I had was obtained through the Sri Lankan High commission in UK. During the interview Visa Officer said they are going to obtain the police certificate on behalf of me and kept my passport. Now it has been almost 1 month and no news from the embassy.
I'm just wondering whether I can enquire about the passport/ Visa from the US Embassy in London. Any help really appreciated.

Thanks
Mark

You may want to check directly with the Colombo embassy (consularcolombo@state.gov) whether they have received the request from UK and whether they have initiated the report request from the SL Police HQ.

Good Luck!

 

[greenMark]

I'm just wondering abt the GCE O/L and A/L certificates. I didn't get any sort of a tag from the examination department. The examinations certificates were obtained by my brother on behalf of me that's what I used for the interview. They didn't enquire anything about these. Moreover the guidance notes I received didn't mention any thing about this kind of a procedure for the Examination certificates.

 

[soopergal]

I'm just wondering abt the GCE O/L and A/L certificates. I didn't get any sort of a tag from the examination department. The examinations certificates were obtained by my brother on behalf of me that's what I used for the interview. They didn't enquire anything about these. Moreover the guidance notes I received didn't mention any thing about this kind of a procedure for the Examination certificates.

How did it go guys? Hope it all went well. I'm curious about your experience. Could you please share your experience when you have a chance?

When you applied for DV lottery, did you apply with full name including the 'forename' if you have one? i.e if your full name is widanage arachchige david ravi perera, would you just use david ravi perera in the application or use the full name including forename? All my documents (excluding birth certificate) has just first and last name. I'm wondering if this is going to cause any issue. Thank you for your comments in advance.