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I don't think a car can be used as to proof savings...one accident and gone is the car!

It also depends on the person who is taking the interview....on this forum a person stated that he had to show proof of everything and others weren't asked about hardly anything.
If your English is great that might be a huge avantage. One of the person was told his English wasn't good enough to pass the exam to obtain a license in the profession he was in since in the USA many occupations require a license...if you can't read English and hardly speak the language and you are the winner of the NL, that can make it more difficult as his thread showed.
 
bentlebee said:
I don't think a car can be used as to proof savings...one accident and gone is the car!

It also depends on the person who is taking the interview....on this forum a person stated that he had to show proof of everything and others weren't asked about hardly anything.
If your English is great that might be a huge avantage. One of the person was told his English wasn't good enough to pass the exam to obtain a license in the profession he was in since in the USA many occupations require a license...if you can't read English and hardly speak the language and you are the winner of the NL, that can make it more difficult as his thread showed.
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You are right car might not be used, but apartment can. And 100% everything depends on a person taking an interview. Let's if you work in a good company in your country, your English is very good nobody will ask for proof of funds.

Let's say someone is engineer, speaks good English and studied somewhere in English speaking country then he won't have any difficulties.
 
Mustafa_Baku said:
You are right car might not be used, but apartment can. And 100% everything depends on a person taking an interview. Let's if you work in a good company in your country, your English is very good nobody will ask for proof of funds.

Let's say someone is engineer, speaks good English and studied somewhere in English speaking country then he won't have any difficulties.
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English is not a requirement for a Green Card (lawful permanent residence) but it is for naturalization. They need to prove that you will not be a charge for the US; you should be OK if you can prove that you are working person and that you can make a living in the US.

Below is a transcription of the important basic DV requirements from my notification letter:

The law creating the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program states that to qualify for a diversity visa, you must have a high school education, or its equivalent, or two years of work experience....If you do not have either the required education or qualifying work experience, you are not eligible to be issued a DV. Only you, as the principal applicant, must meet this requirement....

Then, it lists the required documents you need to bring to your consular interview:

Birth certificate
Police certificates
Passport
Deportation papers
Court and prision records
Military records
Marriage certificate
Termination of prior marriages
Translations
Evidence of required education or work experience

It does not say that you have to have assets or savings to apply.

Had anyone, who has had been through a Consular Interview, been requested for affidavit of support at all? If requested, did they send you a note stating that you needed to bring it to the consular interview?
 
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i2009 said:
English is not a requirement for a Green Card (lawful permanent residence) but it is for naturalization. They need to prove that you will not be a charge for the US; you should be OK if you can prove that you are working person and that you can make a living in the US.

Below is a transcription of the important basic DV requirements from my notification letter:

The law creating the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program states that to qualify for a diversity visa, you must have a high school education, or its equivalent, or two years of work experience....If you do not have either the required education or qualifying work experience, you are not eligible to be issued a DV. Only you, as the principal applicant, must meet this requirement....

Then, it lists the required documents you need to bring to your consular interview:

Birth certificate
Police certificates
Passport
Deportation papers
Court and prision records
Military records
Marriage certificate
Termination of prior marriages
Translations
Evidence of required education or work experience

It does not say that you have to have assets or savings to apply.

Had anyone, who has had been through a Consular Interview, been requested for affidavit of support at all? If requested, did they send you a note stating that you needed to bring it to the consular interview?
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Everything depends on a person who will take an interview. It's always their discretion whether to grant you a visa or not, and even visa in your passport doesn't guarantee that they will let you into the country. Once you arrive to the states then it's discretion of the immigration officer at the airport.

It's a lottery all the way through till you get into the country :)
 
Mustafa_Baku said:
Everything depends on a person who will take an interview. It's always their discretion whether to grant you a visa or not, and even visa in your passport doesn't guarantee that they will let you into the country. Once you arrive to the states then it's discretion of the immigration officer at the airport.

It's a lottery all the way through till you get into the country :)
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I know what you mean and I think it is always better to bring an Evidence of Support (Affidavit of Support [Form I-134], job offer in the US, and/or prove of own funds). Better be safe than sorry.

Note: The Consular Officers do not have the authority of discretion unlike the authority given to USCIS Officers regarding adjustment of status application.
 
i2009 said:
I know what you mean and I think it is always better to bring an Evidence of Support (Affidavit of Support [Form I-134], job offer in the US, and/or prove of own funds). Better be safe than sorry.

Note: The Consular Officers do not have the authority of discretion unlike the authority given to USCIS Officers regarding adjustment of status application.
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Exactly. It's better to bring as much documents as you have. They ask for high school but let's say you have a university degree it's better to bring this one as well and bank statement even if you have less tan $10,000.

By the way do the documents have to be notirised or legalised? When I win I will go for legalisation just to be on a safer side.
 
Mustafa_Baku said:
Exactly. It's better to bring as much documents as you have. They ask for high school but let's say you have a university degree it's better to bring this one as well and bank statement even if you have less tan $10,000.

By the way do the documents have to be notirised or legalised? When I win I will go for legalisation just to be on a safer side.
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Hi Mustafa_Baku,

I don't know much about Consular Processing as I chose Adjustment of Status. The notification letter that the US Department of State mailed me says that all the documents that are not in English language must be accompanied with English translations but it does not say anything that they need to be notarized.

It also says that the translation must include a statement signed by the translator that states the translator is competent to translate and the translation is accurate.

They attached some requirements specific to my country of how to obtain the Military Records, the Visa Photo requirements, Police Certificates, and Instructions for the Physical Examination. Some requirements, like the Police Certificates are issued by institutions recognized by the US Embassy in my country.

You may want to check this thread http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?t=215048 it lists all the documentation required by CP and AOS.
 
Thanks i2009. When the documents are notirised the statement attached says that the translation was done by Mr/Ms Somebody and stamp of a notary public. When the documents are legalised the statements also says that no alterations have been made to the original documents. Anyway in my country most of the official translations are done by Notary Public.

Good luck with your interview. And by the way from which country did you apply and was it 1st attempt?
 
i2009 said:
English is not a requirement for a Green Card (lawful permanent residence) but it is for naturalization. They need to prove that you will not be a charge for the US; you should be OK if you can prove that you are working person and that you can make a living in the US.

Below is a transcription of the important basic DV requirements from my notification letter:

The law creating the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program states that to qualify for a diversity visa, you must have a high school education, or its equivalent, or two years of work experience....If you do not have either the required education or qualifying work experience, you are not eligible to be issued a DV. Only you, as the principal applicant, must meet this requirement....

Then, it lists the required documents you need to bring to your consular interview:

Birth certificate
Police certificates
Passport
Deportation papers
Court and prision records
Military records
Marriage certificate
Termination of prior marriages
Translations
Evidence of required education or work experience

It does not say that you have to have assets or savings to apply.

Had anyone, who has had been through a Consular Interview, been requested for affidavit of support at all? If requested, did they send you a note stating that you needed to bring it to the consular interview?
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Part of a High School diploma is 3 years of english in most countries...therefore they can require that you at least speak and read some English...In another thread some claimed he was denied due to his English skills!
 
bentlebee said:
Part of a High School diploma is 3 years of english in most countries...therefore they can require that you at least speak and read some English...In another thread some claimed he was denied due to his English skills!
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That's possible. If someone can't speak English how will he make living over there?
 
bentlebee said:
Part of a High School diploma is 3 years of english in most countries...therefore they can require that you at least speak and read some English...In another thread some claimed he was denied due to his English skills!
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Hello bentlebee,

I think there is a misunderstanding. English is NOT required to become a Lawful Permanent Resident in the US. They even allow translators in the AOS interviews and the Consulate Officers speak both languages, English and the local language. You can appeal if they deny your application because you are not fluent in English.

My HS education had 3 years of French and 2 years of English. They require a HS diploma not the syllabus so they don't know what are the subjects of study.

For naturalization you do need to pass an English test along with history and civic tests.
 
Mustafa_Baku said:
Thanks i2009. When the documents are notirised the statement attached says that the translation was done by Mr/Ms Somebody and stamp of a notary public. When the documents are legalised the statements also says that no alterations have been made to the original documents. Anyway in my country most of the official translations are done by Notary Public.

Good luck with your interview. And by the way from which country did you apply and was it 1st attempt?
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Hello Mustafa_Baku,

This was not my first attempt, actually, I have been applying for 8 or more years. Now I am in a long wait for an employment-based green card and fortunately I was preselected for the DV2010. I have a long way to go as my case number will be current in November and then, for Adjustment of Status, there are some steps previous to my interview. The whole process takes a few months since the date that the Adjustment of Status package is sent to the USCIS.

Good luck to you too and I hope that 2011 will get you a nice surprise with DV2011.
 
Mustafa_Baku said:
If someone can't speak English how will he make living over there?
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So what? One fifth of Americans do not speak English well, and do not panic about it. A new immigrant can easily find free or near to free English classes, so language should not be a problem.
 
I don't disagree with you but other members of this forum have had other opinions after having had their interview. I can only say what has been written by others and some have stated they got issues and one even said he was denied due to his English skills and the interviewer stating that he wouldn't have a chance to pass the exam to obtain a license for his work and without a license he wouldn't get a job....

On the other hand... if you had 3 years of English which most High School requirements are...you should at least be able to know basic English and write the basics...the threads the person wrote who claimed he was denied due to his English were very hard to read and basically the only way to understand them was if you would read them out loud to make any sense s it was indeed very bad...so IMO the interviewer had a point.
 
i2009 said:
Hello Mustafa_Baku,

This was not my first attempt, actually, I have been applying for 8 or more years. Now I am in a long wait for an employment-based green card and fortunately I was preselected for the DV2010. I have a long way to go as my case number will be current in November and then, for Adjustment of Status, there are some steps previous to my interview. The whole process takes a few months since the date that the Adjustment of Status package is sent to the USCIS.

Good luck to you too and I hope that 2011 will get you a nice surprise with DV2011.
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Thanks. But as someone on this forum said Green Card should not be your plan A. So, I am living my life and will be applying every year and hope that one day I get selected.
 
masematn said:
So what? One fifth of Americans do not speak English well, and do not panic about it. A new immigrant can easily find free or near to free English classes, so language should not be a problem.
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Maybe one fifth of those are illegal immigrants or people who received Green Card via family member, or people who went there as refugees and claimed asylum.
 
bentlebee said:
I don't disagree with you but other members of this forum have had other opinions after having had their interview. I can only say what has been written by others and some have stated they got issues and one even said he was denied due to his English skills and the interviewer stating that he wouldn't have a chance to pass the exam to obtain a license for his work and without a license he wouldn't get a job....

On the other hand... if you had 3 years of English which most High School requirements are...you should at least be able to know basic English and write the basics...the threads the person wrote who claimed he was denied due to his English were very hard to read and basically the only way to understand them was if you would read them out loud to make any sense s it was indeed very bad...so IMO the interviewer had a point.
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I agree with bentlebee, It all depends on your interview and how are you going to convince the Consul that you'll be able to start a life in the united states
 
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