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TravelRe: DV 2013 Winners Meet Here by Allybert: 3:22pm On Feb 15, 2013
dammymye: Thanks dearie! I just got back home now. Thank God for me ooooo. My visa has been aproved! I 'm sooo happy right now.
CONGRATULATIONS O!
TravelRe: DV 2013 Winners Meet Here by Allybert: 3:20pm On Feb 15, 2013
widelink: Congrats bro, I am going to New Jersey which is very close. How about the cheapest Airline to NJ?
Am not sure about NJ. But the fact is that flight ticket gets more expensive as the flight date closes by. I would be flying Royal Air Maroc to NY when am ready because of their minimal stop over hours; Just 2 to 3hrs.
TravelRe: DV 2013 Winners Meet Here by Allybert: 9:46pm On Feb 14, 2013
VISAS PICKED UP......NEW YORK, HERE I COME. WHO ELSE IS GOING TO NEW YORK?
TravelRe: DV 2013 Winners Meet Here by Allybert: 9:31pm On Feb 14, 2013
Gentiger: Don't waste your precious time tracking your passport status online. Go a day after the scheduled pickup day and get your visa.
The passport/visa status can actually be tracked. We were scheduled for pick up tomorrow but I tracked our passports very early this morning and it said they are ready for collection. I went there around 3pm and picked them up. My wife and I now have our visas in our hands.

If you are in Nigeria, you can track your passport or status of your visa by sending an email to support-nigeria@ustraveldocs.com using your passport number as the subject and as body f the email. Do not include any other information.
TravelRe: DV 2013 Winners Meet Here by Allybert: 11:41am On Feb 13, 2013
dammymye: Hello my brothers & sisters in the house, my interveiw is friday morning. I need you all to pray earnestly for me. Thanks to you all. Stay blessed house!!! One love!
The visa is yours. May you find favor in the eyes of whichever CO that is going to interview you. Go and come back with a success story.
TravelRe: DV 2013 Winners Meet Here by Allybert: 4:47pm On Feb 10, 2013
hilaryddrunk: congratulations my brother.Thank God for you and your family. My wife read food tech too and she is the applicant oo. pls we would'nt mind to use your experience as a case study and learn from there
@hilaryddrunk, tell your wife to read more about her course. She must be prepare to tell the CO why she did the course. She will definately b asked to explain what food tech is all about. Also, questions such as food processing and preservation might be asked. She should try as much as possible to give examples as she explain. More questions will be asked from her explanation because food tech is not the type of course they encounter all the time. And remember to tell her not to stop explaining until the CO ask the next question.

She should also revise on her O`level subjects in case she is going to be interviewed at window 16. The CO at window 16 is very particular about O`level.

She`s got nothing to worry about if all documents are intact and she is able to answer the questions asked convincingly.

Don`t forget to pray very hard.
TravelRe: DV 2013 Winners Meet Here by Allybert: 6:12pm On Feb 08, 2013
Hi everyone,

To the glory of the Lord and the prayer of you all, I and my wife had a successful interview some hours ago. The CO at window 13 is indeed an angel! Without much ado, I will just go straight to the interview experience proper. But mind you, my wife was the principal applicant. She played as single before we married last year before the DV result.

Co: good morning
We: good morning ma
CO: Please sign these forms
We: Okay ma - we signed the forms
CO: Am going to take your fingers print
We: Alright ma - ( We did the fingers print)
CO: Do you swear to say nothing but the truth?
We: Absolutely yes
CO: please go and have your sit while I interview your wife.
Me: Alright ma. - (I had to stood a few distance away cos I already lose my sit)
Co: what is the name of your sch?
Wife: Blah blah blah
CO: What course did you study?
Wife: Food sci & tech
CO: Why did you study food sci & tech
Wife : Blah blah blah blah
CO: What year did you finished?
Wife : Blah blah blah blah -
CO: Tell me about your course
Wife: Blah blah blah
CO: No. I don`t want defination. I want full explanation
Wife: Blah blah blah blah- (explaining in details until she asked her to stop)
CO: Tell me about food processing
Wife: Blah blah blah blah
CO: What are perishable food products?
Wife : Blah blah blah blah
CO: How can you preserve them?
Wife : Blah blah blah blah - (citing terms and giving examples) Now the CO is typing.
CO: When did you get married?
Wife : Blah blah blah blah
CO: Where, when and how did you meet your husband?
Wife : Blah blah blah blah
CO: When did he proposed?
Wife : Blah blah blah blah
CO: What does your husband do?
Wife : Blah blah blah blah
CO: Can you explain what type of business your husband do?
Wife : Blah blah blah blah
CO: How much does he earn?
Wife : I really don`t know the exact amount
CO: You mean you don`t know how much your husband earn?
Wife: Yes, because he is not a salary earner. But we are living good. We are okay with what he earns.
CO: Oh! yeah I can really see that. - ( at this stage the interview is becoming very interesting to her and what follows thereafter was more like a chit chat)
CO: What type of wedding did you do?
Wife : Blah blah blah blah
CO: DO you have a very big wedding?
Wife : Blah blah blah blah
CO: Do you have wedding pictures?
Wife : yes (my wife brought out our photo book and as she was flipping, the CO asked her to keep flipping. She was smiling, then asked wife to stop and pointed to someone in the picture)
CO: Who is that in the picture?
Wife : Blah blah blah blah
CO: Do you have any courtship picture?
Wife : Yes
CO: Can I see? (At this stage she was very busy typing and staring into the computer. She did not bother to check the courtship pictures) She then asked my wife to call me. As I was approaching the window, she said to my wife - give me a minute I want to get some papers.
Wife: Alright ma - Now I am standing beside my wife and she was whispering into my ear. Then the CO returned with two papers and gave our original documents back to us.
CO: MR & MRS blah blah blah, congratulations your visas have been approved. Welcome to America. Go to the circled address to pick up your visas next week Fri. She then explained something to us about how to pay the USCIS Immigrant Fee but we werent really paying attention because we were very excited. My wife was just smiling and saying thank you, thank you, thank you ma! The CO was just smiling......

My wife did a very good job and I am very proud of her. The only question I was asked was "Did you swear to say nothing but the truth" Which I answered "Absolutely yes"



Lessons:

* Be prayerful
* Prepare very hard
* When academic question is asked, don`t give definations but explanation and keep explaining until the CO ask you to stop.
* Speak out loud and look straight into the CO`s eyes.
* If married, say things the way they are. Don`t fabricate.
* Make sure you are able to defend whatever qualification you are claiming.
* Another thing I observed from other interview experiences is that, the CO usually start their academic questions from your highest level of education and if you are able to explain very well, they will not bother to ask you questions from your SSCE.

Thank you and God bless you all.
TravelRe: DV 2013 Winners Meet Here by Allybert: 1:04pm On Feb 07, 2013
Fellow Forumites, my wife and I will be going to face our visa interview tomorrow and we are trusting the Lord for visa approval. We will come back to testify positively in Jesus name.... Please pray for us.
TravelRe: DV 2013 Winners Meet Here by Allybert: 6:37pm On Jan 31, 2013
@lateefdauda & Hardedayhor, a big congratulation to you guys for your successful interview. Go and live your American dream. God bless you!
TravelRe: DV 2013 Winners Meet Here by Allybert: 9:40pm On Jan 29, 2013
uniqueprivacy: First of all i want to thank God almighty for proving to me that He is God and still answers prayers. Also to tahnk other forumites for your wonderful contributions to this success story of mine. I want you guys to know that you are very important and beleive that when God is involved in a thing he will always create an avenue to ensure that that thing comes out successful especially when we rely absolutely on Him and not our own strenght. I had so many quetions in my mind after receiving ma 2NL, but didn't know how to get answers until someone introduced me to this new family i never knew i will have, that is you(Nairaland Forum), yes you that is reading this message. Thank you so much for your encouragement, guidance and challenges. My prayers are that God will make us all useful to our selves, to Him, to our families, to our country and the world at large.Only be positive and good cos it pays to be good and a great loss to be evil.
And to the gurus (names ommited) in the house , you know urselves and we all know you keep up with the good job, only God can pay you.

Now here is my interview experience.
I arrived the embassey at 5:55am, waited outside till abt 6:30am before we were asked to queue up for the security checks and finally to the interview hall at about 7:15am.
waited with anticipation to see how this white lady at window 16 looks like, finally she came up and another gentle white man in window 15 and yet another at window 13. befor this, our numbers were called at different windows for submission of our documents by blacks, and my docs were collected at window 16, so i felt that was it, that i will be interviewed at that window, but to my surprise it was window 15 that later called my number.
CO: good morning
me: replied with a polite smile
co: do you promise to tell the truth and nothing buth the truth?
me: absolutely i do
co: what's your highest level of education
me: HND in full
co: from which sch
me:replied
co:what's your discipline
me:replied
co:which year did you graduate
me:2010
co:Mr. mentioned my name we have gone thru your document and every information provided is ok and no further question. congratulations, brought out a white sheet and cicled and address and then said pick up your visa at this address on monday next week.
me:thank you with a million smiles.

It was God who did it and not me,to Him alone be all the glory.
plesae take note when going for your interview, go with someone who can take care of unwanted items, or go with a car where you can keep them. For nursing mothers you are not allowed to go in with baby food, please feed your baby ouside befor going inside, except for breast feeding.

Wishing you all that are still expecting best of luck. the God that did it for me, will also do it for you, but pls try to know Him more not just for the purpose of this interview, but throughout your life. It pays to know and to serve God.
God bless us all in jesus name, amen.
Congratulations. I key in to your success...
TravelRe: DV 2013 Winners Meet Here by Allybert: 9:46am On Jan 28, 2013
marrylove: MY INTERVIEW EXPERIENCE, MY INTERVIEW WAS ON 23RD OF JANUARY 2013 AND IT WAS 7AM APPOINTMENT,WE LEFT HOME VERY EARLY THAT MORNING. ME, MY WIFE AND MY THREE MONTH OLD DAUGHTER. WE ARRIVE AROUND 5.40AM. WE SITED UNDER THE TREE AND PAYS 150 FOR THE RUBBER CHAIR. EXACTLY 6.30 THE SCREENING STATED. AFTER ALL THE SCREENING WE WENT IN FOR THE INTERVIEW.I PAID THE SUM OF 330*3 =990 DOLLARS TO THE CASHIER. AND SITED FOR MY NAME AND NUMBER TO BE CALLED. FIRSTLY, IT WAS CALLED AT WINDOW 13 FOR DOCUMENTATION. AND THEY ASK ME TO GO AND SIT DOWN. LATER, MY NAME WAS CALLED AT WINDOW 16 FOR THE INTERVIEW. ME, MY WIFE AND MY DAUGHTER. AFTER TUM PRINT,SHE ASK MY WIFE TO GO AND SIT DOWN WITH MY BABY.THE INTERVIEW STATED.

ME ..GOOD MORNING MA
CO ..MORNING
CO.. WHY DO YOU PRESENT TWO GCE CERTIFICATE?
ME.. BECAUSE ON ONE OF THE CERTIFICATE , I ONLY HAVE ENGLISH PASS,
THAT WHY I HAVE TO RE-SITE FOR THE SECOND TIME.
CO.. OK
CO.. YOU ARE PRESENTING A SCAN COPY OF YOUR TESTIMONY, CAN I SEE THE ORIGINAL.
ME.. THE ORIGINAL HAS SOME FAULT
THAT WHY I HAVE TO SCAN IT, AND THAT WHAT I HAVE BEING USING UP TO DATE
CO.. CAN I SEE YOUR WEASC RESULT
ME.. IT WAS BAD.
CO.. WHAT IS THE NAME OF YOUR SCHOOL PRINCIPAL WHEN YOU ARE STILL IN SCHOOL?
ME.. I GAVE HER THE ANS. NOTE I FINISH MY SCHOOL SINCE 1993.
CO.. CAN YOU TELL ME THE QUESTION THEY ASKED YOU ON ENGLISH THE ONE YOU RE-TAKE
ME..I GAVE HER EXAMPLES LIKE , THEY ASK US TO WRITE ESSAY. AND I GAVE HER ONE TOPIC
CO.. EXPLAIN
ME.. I STARTED TO EXPLAIN, AND SHE STOP ME ON THE WAY
CO.. WHAT OF THE OBJECTIVE
ME.. I GAVE HER SOME EXAMPLES.JOHN IS RUNNING. WHAT IS JOHN REPRESENTED ON THIS SENTENCE A NOUN.
NA SO MY BRAIN JUST THEY HOT BAD.
CO..WHAT WAS THE COLOUR OF MATHEMATICS YOU USED DURING YOUR SCHOOL
ME.. RED, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT COLOUR IS IT NOW, COS THEY NORMALLY CHANGE THEM.
CO.. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE TEXT BOOK
ME.. NEW GENERAL MATHEMATICS
CO.. LONG OR SHORT
ME.. I JUST SMILE, AND SAID LONG
CO.. NAME SOME TOPICS UNDER MATHEMATICS
ME.. I STARTED GIVING HER
CO.. AND WHAT IS SIMULTANEOUS EQUATION
ME.. I EXPLAIN TO HER.
CO.. DO YOU HAVE ANY CERTIFICATE APART FROM GCE
ME.. YES
CO.. CAN I SEE THEM
ME.. I GAVE HER, MY DIPLOMA IN DTP AND MY COMPUTER ENGR. CERTIFICATE
CO.. WHAT IS DTP
ME.. I EXPLAINED
CO.. NAME SOME COURSES UNDER IT
ME.. I STARTED, AND SHE STOP ME
CO.. CAN YOU REPAIR A COMPUTER
ME.. YES
CO.. WHEN A COMPUTER IS RUNNING SLOWLY, WHAT IS THE FAULT
ME.. I TOLD HER
CO.. HOW DID YOU MEET YOUR WIFE
ME.. I TOLD HER
CO.. I CAN SEE YOU ARE ONE OF THE SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM IN YOUR SCHOOL,
HOW MANY PLAYERS DID YOUR SCHOOL HAVE
ME.. 23
CO.. NAME SOME SCHOOL YOU HAVE PLAYED AGAINST
ME.. I CALLED SOME SCHOOL NAMES.
CO.. WHO WON
ME.. THEY BEAT US
CO.. CAN I SEE YOUR WEDDING ALBUM
ME.. I BROUGHT IT OUT
CO.. SCROLL IT
ME.. I STARTED
CO.. WHO IS THAT LADY
ME.. I DON'T KNOW HER
CO.. WHO IS THAT GIRL
ME.. I TOLD HER
CO.. HOW OLD IS YOUR BABY
ME.. I TOLD HER
CO.. THE NAME OF THE HOSPITAL MY BABY WAS BORN
ME.. I TOLD HER
CO.. WHEN WAS YOUR BABY BORN WHAT TIME
ME.. I TOLD HER
CO.. GO AND SIT DOWN AND CALL YOUR WIFE

SHE ASK MY WIFE SOME QUESTIONS SHE HAD ALREADY ASKED ME, AND MY WIFE ANSWER HER WELL.

THE CO CALLED ME AGAIN THIS TIME, SHE JUST SAID CONGRATULATION I WILL GIVE YOU THE VISA, AND SHE BROUGHT OUT A PAPER AND CIRCLE ONE ADDRESS AND ASK ME TO PICK UP OUR VISA NEXT WEEK THURSDAY.

GLORY BE TO GOD,GOD HAS BEEN FAITHFUL MAY HIS NAME BE PRAISED.I WISH THOSE THAT ARE YET TO BE INTERVIEWED SUCCESS IN JESUS NAME AMEN




Congratulations!
TravelRe: DV 2013 Winners Meet Here by Allybert: 5:42pm On Jan 24, 2013
Why are you guys using paracetamol for another man`s headache? Why can`t you just let Adufesco be! Afterall, nobody helped him when he solicited for help here few weeks ago. Now that he had met his "lost but found uncle" who is mega rich, I think all we need is to congratulate and wish him a safety journey to Georgia to live his dream........
TravelRe: DV 2013 Winners Meet Here by Allybert: 5:25pm On Jan 24, 2013
Adufesco: Yeah na so, dont try to tear dat seal one cos if u do, they will query u at US Embassy, dat extra vaccine sheet is ur property, i think they gave only dose who did dere medical in VI Hospital, Wish u success as u r moving forward! Cheers!
We did our medicals at the hospital in IKOYI and we were given the vaccination record sheet seperately the day I went there to pick up our result. I think you will be given the vaccination record sheet only if you were immunized. They gave my wife just a shot because she is pregnant - TETANUS TOXIOD vaccine and me 3 shots - TETANUS TOXIOD, MMR (measles, mumps, & rubella)and VARICELLA vaccine.

The vaccination record sheet is to show what and what immunization you`ve had.
TravelRe: DV 2013 Winners Meet Here by Allybert: 4:56pm On Jan 24, 2013
charlesazeh: CAN I STILL CHECK MY ENTRY STATUS TO KNOW IF I QUALIFIED FOR THE 2013 WINNERS? OR HAS IT ENDED...PLS HELP....I KEPT GETTING THIS MSG...
Based on the information provided, the Entry HAS NOT BEEN SELECTED for further processing for the Electronic Diversity Visa program at this time. More entries will be selected in early October 2012, so please keep your confirmation information until at least that time.
You can keep checking..... You never can tell.
TravelRe: DV 2013 Winners Meet Here by Allybert: 5:22pm On Jan 23, 2013
[quote author=@Phumbay]Gud day my ppl in d house,pls I wanna share ds wit u cos am confused n I rili need ans frm d experienced ones pls.I av gone 4 my NPC birth certificate n I av d short formal 1 dt d local govt normally issue,n some1 told me I don't need NPC dt d NPC own is attestation stuff, so my fear is dt, (I)wot if d co ask abt my previous birth certificate cos dey startd issue NPC I tink 1992, pls wot am I to say? (2)or shld I use d 1 d local govt gave? Don't no if it ll b acceptable pls help me wit ds my ppl,God bless.[/quote]If the birth cert from the local govt carries your correct names and parents names (Mum & Dad) then you may not need the NPC attestation.
TravelRe: DV 2013 Winners Meet Here by Allybert: 10:47pm On Jan 22, 2013
omonanoint: Good day all, Pls I want to confirm if my 2NL letter will be sent to my E mail? Because KCC shedule my interview for Feb but no specific date, if I can go for my medicals nd Police report now or I shd still wait for the 2NL 1st. Ur reply will be appreciated.
That is vry unusual. If you have been truely scheduled for an interview in Feb, you will defintely have a specific date and time for the interview.

You will get exactly the following message in your email from KCC when your 2NL is ready:

You have received this email notification to inform you that you have updates available at http: //www.dvlottery.state.gov/ESC. Please log in using your confirmation number from your original application to complete further processing.
TravelRe: DV 2013 Winners Meet Here by Allybert: 5:29pm On Jan 21, 2013
justwise: I don't think that there is any lottery related question that can not be discussed here, intimacy related or not, the system will censor any rude/inappropriate word, yes you are probably right that contacts have been exchanged here previous and that is purely because i did not see it.

Why do we need to drop or ask for contact details here even when nairaland has private messaging system?
I am aware of the private messaging system, but some of us do not know how to use it.
TravelRe: DV 2013 Winners Meet Here by Allybert: 4:14pm On Jan 21, 2013
justwise: Questions about interview can be asked openly here for others in need to benefit as well, there is no need going offline with it, this thread will not get to 400 plus pages if everybody do what you are about to do.
@ Justwise, I understand. But sometimes personal interview questions, especially that which have to do with couples intimacy, can not be discussed in an open forum like this. Contacts have been exchanged several times in this thread in the past and yet it got to over 400 pages. Exchange of email addresses will not deter the growth of this particular thread nor that of the entire NairaLand Forum...... Actually I am not tryin to push it but only trying to let you know what I think about exchange of email addresses and the growth of this thread.....
TravelRe: DV 2013 Winners Meet Here by Allybert: 3:48pm On Jan 21, 2013
@Imcool, how have you been? Please drop your email address here for me sometimes. I need to ask you some real personal questions about your interview. My case similar is to yours and I and my wife have been scheduled for interview in Feb.
TravelRe: DV 2013 Winners Meet Here by Allybert: 11:35pm On Jan 08, 2013
faithman2020: hello fellows,I'm new to the forum. kindly advise me.I guess I filled wrong DoB for my spouse when 4 d e-dv lottery. though I sent the real DoB to Kcc do I need to still inform them before my interview.Buddys, my wife is currently pregnant and from calculations,with d crawling in this bulletin her delivery is likely to
coincide with our interview pls somebody advise me.I'm d PA.
201300017@@@.

POE : GEORGIA.
If your wife delivers before your interview, all you need to do is to get an international passport for the baby (I am not very sure about the min age requirement for application of an international passort) and fill the DS-230 as well pay for the baby`s visa too at on your interview day. Dont forget take pictures of the child`s naming ceremony or dedication along wth you to the interview.
TravelRe: DV 2013 Winners Meet Here by Allybert:
House please I need your help. I finished my National Diploma in August last year and I filled it as the highest level of education completed in the DS-230 form sent to KCC. Now interview have been schedule but I have not gotten my ND certifcate. Plus I have a reference meaning that my certificate will not be ready anytime soon. And I have been schedule for interview already. ............ Please house, what can I do or what should I get to show to the CO on the day of my interview? Do you think a letter of introduction or any documemt from my school will suffice?
TravelRe: DV 2013 Winners Meet Here by Allybert: 6:48pm On Jan 03, 2013
emybaby2: Hurray, i've been given my visa today, am so happy. I woke up early and arrived the place and we were checked in by 6:30am. Passed through the security check and got in. We did the documentation i.e gave my original and photocopied documents. I forgot to include 2 photocopied marriage certificate rather it was one and they wrote it down in my form that one certificate is out. That was the only error i made though i was nervous. Then we waited again. When it was time for the interview, window 16 who is a white lady was so tough with so much drilling of people with questions. The first couple for DV there were rejected by her. Up to 5 people went and she either refer them for the next day or told them that they have failed. A particular woman with a family of 5 children and her husband were denied their DV visa. What i come to know is that if you can't answer or defend your education and also know dates of birth, time you went to school etc, then there will be problems. The woman in window 13 was so nice and was handing down visas like water only denied one man. Who wasn't a DV applicant.
After praying that i should not pass through the white woman, believing God for window 13 when i was called to window 16(the white woman.)
CO: Goodmorning, put your fingers on this
(After fingerprint, myself and husband, she told my husband to go and sit.)
co: when did you finish secondary school?(i told here and she count the credits in my paper)
co: what was your favourite subject in secondary school
me: English
co: give me details of what you learned in English literature( i explained)
co: you are a registered nurse, give me the details of your nursing practise(i did)
co:if a patient is sick, how do you manage the patient(i explained)
co: let me see your wedding photos(i flipped open the album for her and she saw the pictures of my bridesmaid and stoped to ask who they were)
co: where did you meet your husband
me: in the church
co: which church did you marry(told her)
co: when did you marry(told her)
co: did you go to church last week
me: yes i did
co: i will give you a visa and you will get it next week thursday.
Me: thank you.
That is how i scaled through the woman, looking her straight in the face and God helped me. Pls i like the black woman of window 13, she gave time to people who are nervous to think.
Above all this, all glory belong to my GOD.
Congratulations to you and your husband... May the God of mercy grant favour in the eyes of the CO when its time.

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