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This is wishing u all a very Happy and Prosperous New year. We made it...welcome aboard 2014. See u all at the TOP in Jesus name. Amen!

This is wishing everyone on this forum a Merry Christmas and prosperous New Year in advance. May 2014 bring us all good tidings and more visa approval in Jesus name. See you all @ the top. *smiles*

chiwuike20: A very big thank you to all my nairaland efamily, u've all been of great help. I'll just focus on being a good lawyer now when d strike is called off
Giving my experience is d least way I can say thank you 4 all u've help me achieve. D interview is no big deal, just go there and collect ur visas. I fail because I focused on my errors and it overwhelmed me. Wish everyone who are yet to be interview success

Oh. My heart so sank when I saw ur post. M sorry about that. Just know its not the end of the world and God's time is always d best. It is well.

[quote author=kevwe_flex]Greetings!

You are right in that sense. That's immigrant category rank cut-offs which will apply in January but we all here are waiting patiently for immigrant category rank cut-offs which will apply in February which would be January visa bulletin which I believe will be updated as from noon today.

Cheers[/quote]A huge Amen to dt o, it should just skyrocket to 11 or 12,000.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/bulletin/bulletin_6211.html
U guys can check d site for confirmation.

chinny2014: please house, any current update on d visa bulletin?

D bulletin for d month of Dec is out with Nig still standing @ 8,000 for both Dec n Jan. It is well.

Hahaha. U sure are one funny person. Congrats on ur successful intrrview.

bukiemma: Thanks Fam.. I love u all!

I got there around 4:50am and met 5 cars packed outside cos dey open their gate by 5am.

We drove in at 5am and waiting in d us consulate premises. At about 6:30am dey started security checks and we sha went inside d hall. They wasted our time cuz all d interview consulars were having a meeting. And dey started interviewing us around past 10 or so. In a nutshell, my num B402 appeared on window.... Hmmm I've 4gotten d window number cos of d extremely cold a/c. My interviewer looks good oo, beautiful white young woman.
CO: hi
ME: gudmrning
CO: hi speak louder pls
ME: hello (louder)
CO: are u Emmanuel Oladipupo
ME: yes ma'am
CO: what's ur highest edu level
ME: National Diploma
CO: how old are u?
ME: told her
CO: what?! 33?
ME: told her again (she dey hear double)
CO: ok nice, so who played 4 u
ME: I play by myself
CO: did u have any problems playing it?
ME: not at all
CO: how did u played and where
ME: I played in a cybercafe
CO: oh ok, so how much did it cost u
ME: #120 naira, cos I bought 1hr ticket
CO: dats nice, so who filled ur forms for u
ME: I did by myself
CO: woow! Are u sure?
ME: yes ma'am
CO: are u d only child?
ME: no I'm d last born of 4
CO: where are ur siblings?
ME: 1st is a lady and is in d usa, d 2nd a lady is here in 9geria, d 3rd a male is in d uk and I'm d 4th
CO: ur sis in d us, what kind of visa did she entered with?
ME: lottery
CO: who assisted u in playing lottery?
ME: no one, infact dis was my 1st and I won
CO: who wil u be staying with?
ME: my sister in d usa
CO: wat state
ME: maryland
CO: what do u do presently?
ME: I just finished my ND so I was waiting for asu to call off strike so I can process a direct entry in2 a uni
CO: ok good so wat wil u do wen u get a visa
ME: I would love to further my education
CO: who paid for ur visa fee and other processing?
ME: my dad
CO: (she checks all my forms) emmanuel are u sure u filled all these urself, and are u sure u have never helped some1 to fill b4
ME: yes ma dats d truth
CO: oh sry I 4got to ask u to swear to say d truth, now pls raise ur ryt hand and swear
ME: I did
CO: make sure u pay ur green card fee b4 u trav..... Oooh sorry ur visa has been approved
ME: nawa oo *inside my mind* "e be like sey she dey nervous maybe na my cute face dey make her 4get everytin
ME: Thanks ma'am.

AND I LEFT!
U guys wouldn't believe dat she 4got to collect dat blue card from me. It was wen I got home dat I saw it.

Thank God sha and tnk u all... U guys really helped me a lot, hope my story no too much? Just wanna tell u all d questions she asked cos it myt help ppl awaiting their turn. PEACE!

Obatide: I came across these tips for succesful interview and feel it could help some of us,
kindly discuss to have it edited, addition or subtraction

Tips for interview
1. Wear formal clothes as if for a formal business meeting. The interviewing officer will always be an American (the interpreter if required may be local). If possible the man should wear a tie. Americans always appreciate formal attire, so they will not find you over-dressed if you wear a tie.
2. Arrive early. You don't want to miss your interview just because you got stuck in traffic.
3. Do not get nervous. Be confident. You will be more confident if you have prepared thoroughly. Smile when you meet the visa officer for the first time. Don't show signs of nervousness such as flickering of eyes, trembling of fingers as that could go against you. Look into the eyes of the officer while speaking.
4. Both candidates should greet the officer with a smile and a "good morning", as soon as you enter the interview booth.
5. Both candidates should have a confident posture and look at the interviewing officer straight in the eyes throughout the interview.
6. Be confident in your answers, whatever you say. Make short, clear, to-the-point replies, in a loud and clear voice. Do not tell anything that is irrelevant or not asked. By mistake, you may give some unnecessary information that may lead to your rejection.
7. Be polite, do not argue and do not ask unnecessary or unrelated questions. Do not unnecessarily elaborate your responses as this may not work in your favor.
8. Demonstrate respect in your language even if you don't feel this is being reciprocated.
9. Often times you might not understand what the interviewing officer is saying because of his/her American accent and/or the microphone system. If you do not understand one of their sentences do not feel afraid to say, 'beg your pardon; I did not understand you.' If he/she repeats the question and you still do not understand, that is not a problem, do not panic. Calmly and confidently say, sorry sir/madam. I still did not understand you. Could you kindly repeat what you said?
10. If you know English, it is preferable to have the interview in the English so that you and consular officer can understand the each other. Interpreters mess up sometimes.

Wishing everybody due for interview all the best

Well said. These are great tips indeed. God bless u. Wishing everyone of us waiting to b current and those that already are a successful interview in Jesus name.

bamideleniayo: Pls can someone also help me with this. . .My forms got to KCC on 7th october and my case number is
76**. . . Am current already but yet to recieve my 2NL maybe because i sent a bit late. . Pls gurus, as of now by calculations,wen do u think my 2NL Would land. . .Thanks so much. .!

Your forms will b under processing for about 6 to 8 weeks after they get to them, depending on when u sent dem. So, just chill. An notification mail will be sent to you when u are current.

TCPonly: Let me first of all thank God Almighty for this blessing & great members of this gr8 thread for ur love,support and prayers.
We got to the embassy by 5:33am and meet close to 30 pple.
Did normal security checks and entered the hall. I was called at window 16 to sumit documents. And later my no beeped at window 14 (the 1st person to be interviewed) with this young white lady and it went thus;
CO: Goodmorning,are u TCPonly
ME: Yes,goodmorning,how was ur nite
CO: fine,and u
ME: fine
CO: Put ur four left fingers there let me take ur f/prints
ME: Ok,took mine and my wifes and we swore the oath
CO: Whats ur highest qualification
ME: O level
CO: What year
ME: Bleep
CO: Where do u work
ME: Bleep
CO: How many yrs experience
ME: Bleep
CO: Is that ur son,and ur wife is pregnant
ME: Yes
CO: I will approve ur visa, congratulation,welcome to America.Brought out two papers 4 visa pick up & GC payment.
ME: Thank u ma,am very grateful,am very grateful.
That was it oooo my people.My greetings goes to roodboy,obatide,jollyiwin,daudsmart,buklan4real,lagdude,outstandingsand and all members of this gr8 thread 4 ur love & support. I love u all.

Congrats to you and ur family bro. Go and live ur American dream!

XYZZ: Reporting from the embassy. Visa approved for my family. CO asked me only 4 questions. Testimony coming soon

Congrats to u and ur family bro. We the rest key into ur blessing in Jesus name.

alickic: This is for December:
AFRICA 17,900
Egypt 9,050
Ethiopia 11,000
Nigeria 8,000
ASIA 2,650
EUROPE 12,500
NORTH AMERICA (BAHAMAS) 4
OCEANIA 450
SOUTH AMERICA & CARIBBEAN 675

Yes. That's what's presently on d site. So, where on earth did u get ur first post from? Because those to be current by january will be updated in d bulletin this month between 10th and 15th. So pls, be sure of info b4 bringing them here so as 4 people not to be mislead. Thanks.

alickic: January cut-off number
africa 19400
egypt 17700
ethiopia 13000
Nigeria 8000
EUROPE 13200
SOUTH AMERICA 700O
CEANIA 550
NORTH AMERICA 6
ASIA 3000

Where did you get this from pls? Cos this seem to be a wrong info as I had to check the site immediately I saw this. That of December is even yet to come. The bulletin hav not been updated for this month yet. It will however be updated between the 10th and 15th, that's the trend.

VisaOfficer: Greetings! None of these errors poses a disqualification. They're all pretty common errors, actually. As long as you have a high school education or better, and are not otherwise ineligible, these discrepancies will not negatively affect your application. Good luck!

Oh! Thank God! Now I feel so relieved. Thanks a lot for ur response sir. God bless u.

prosperadewunmi: Bt what of if I have birth certificate from the hospital I was born,do I still need 2 go 2 court 4 affidafit?

Yes. Even when u have a. Birth certificate, so long as its not NPC's, u'll have to get one from them.

yes, we have to go to the court to swear an affidavit. its one of the requirements there @ NPC. cos if u go there without the affidafit, they will still refer u back to go get one from a court. so its better u get an affidafit b4 going to NPC.

Darhmee: For those of us above 18years, do we have to go to the federal high court first? i though we'll just have to go to the NPC office at surulere with 2 passport photographs.. please I need an answer

maikeal: Thats what they told me my broda and the price for attestation is 16000 is that true? but what happened to 1991 - below attestation and 1992 - above birth certificate? is 16k not too much for npc attestation? or is it their normal price? pls anyone in the house can help.

16k for what? My brother, don't be cheated. The highest u can pay for attestation (and that's for express, within 3days) is 6k. I even paid 4k and collected it within 3 working days. Just go to a Federal high court, do an affidavit for birth attestation, which will cost u highest, 1k, depending on d person doing it for u though. Then take it to d National Population Council with 2 passport photographs.

I really admire your sacrifice on this forum sir. May God almighty continue to bless u. Could u pls help me with these? Thank u. I am a 2014 DV winner by God's grace. N I recently discovered I made these mistakes on my DSP forms sent to KCC.
1) In my DS-230 form, I made a mistake of filling "ABC International College" instead of "ABC Secondary School", because that was the name of the sch as @ the time I wrote the exams there and didn't take note that they had changed the name and that its what's written on the certificate, as I only spent 1yr there for a re-sit after my 6yrs high sch exams. Also, I made a mistake in its date because I wasn't with my documents as @ d time I filled and sent those forms. Reason being that I am presently doing my 1year compulsory National Youth Service in a state far from home, and where all my documents are.
2)in that same certificate NECO, my middle name was spelt in full Ewhomazino while in the rest of my documents, i have shortened it to Zino because of its length. Aside my WAEC result which carries just my first and last name, the rest carries Zino as my middle name.
3) I also made a typographic error in my permanent address in d US. Instead of 608, I wrote 605.
NB: I filled another DSP forms with the correct info after I had mailed KCC, explaining my mistakes, in which they responded that I should refill d forms with d correct info and re send, which I did. About a month later, I called to confirm, but the lady that answered said she isn't sure they got the corrected forms I sent. And she advised I should just go for my interview with the corrected forms on my interview day. Pls, what do u think is the best thing for me to do here and i hope all these errors and shortening of my middle name isnt going to be a threat to me during my interview?
Thanks for your anticipated response sir.

faithman2020: [color=#006600][/color]

yes bros,get a letter from your headqartar in lagos.also you need to contact the pastor in charge in the state you are going to. Generally Minnesotan are liberals and nice.

Ok, thanks bro. But I am a Lady. Lol. So, what letter do I get? Letter of recomendation or something? And for the pastor of d state where I hopefully will be travelling to, what do I tell him/her? Thanks bro.

Hello house. Haven't there been interviews since after erneston n zillionaire's? Testimonies pls.

faithman2020: pls for forumite coming to america with limited resources kindly come through your church. I was suppose to go to atlanta but due to some reason I headed to minnesota.dont be surprised my church rented me my apartment,get me my furniture from Bridging,and since I came in last tuesday I ve not spend a cent;my fridge is filled with all kind of food stuff,clothing,T.v,furnitures,beddings and orientations and like redeemed is even going extra with laptops and the like.

Really? I am a worker in Redeemed. Pls, how did u go about dt? Is it 4rm ur parish back here in Nigeria or the national or over there in the US? Thank u.

ernestleon: Day 1:
8am-at the medical centre Naples I did all the required stuff and vaccination (2 vaccines)
2pm- at the General consulate for digital fingerprints.Went through security checks and then we were ushered in.Getting inside,I took my sit and waited for my number to be called and after 10 minutes "number 5, numero 5" I heard, immediately I stood up and walked to the window. "Passport and interview letter please" she asked ; quickly I submitted them.She looked at the passport and the computer and she talked to her colleague then she turned to me saying "I'm sorry we technically can't take your fingerprints today because we don't have authorization yet from the U.S, tomorrow please come 7:30am and we will do it before your interview."
Day 2: 6:45am I arrived at the General consulate looking at the Mediterranean sea with U.S. soldiers outside patrolling around the consulate looking for the next bin laden; we went through same security protocols and finally in the hall again with 16 persons and I was the only African and the only dv winner so I was the first to be approved in Italy this fiscal year.
I took my sit and waited for my number to be called and it got to my turn I submitted the documents and she asked if I had any document from my university fortunately I was with my student handbook for credits exams and grades registration.She took it and then we did the fingerprints and she gave me an envelope(containing medical results and x-ray in a disc ) coming from the medical centre saying " give this to the officer when you get to the U.S. " .I went further with the payment of the visa fee which was 264 EUR and then I took my sit again.The interview started and it seems pregnant women and families with babies were called first.
finally it got to my turn and I stood up approaching the window I thought I saw Peter crouch because they look similar.I did fingerprints again and then the oath.
Co:Congratulations again for your selection as a winner.
Me:Thank you
Co:I'm going to ask you some couple of questions
Me:Ok
Co:Where were you born?
Me:I was born in Benin city,Edo state,Nigeria.
Co:Benin as in Benin republic?
Me:No Benin as in Benin city.
Co:Ok, how long have you been here in Italy and when did you leave Nigeria?
Me:I have been here for 2years and I left Nigeria 2011 18 August.
Co:Oh great! when were you born?
Me:I was born 7th September 1993
Co:woah you are very young.Tell me where did you school?
Me:I did high school in Nigeria and I'm schooling here in Italy.
Co:When did you finish high school?
Me:2008
Co:Waoh you were like 15 then.
Me:Yes I was 15.
Co:so tell me when do people normally finish high school in Nigeria?
Me:It depends on one's intellectual capabilities and finance. Some may finish at 18 some 15 some 17.I was promoted at some certain point.
Co:I can see that you are among the intellects(looking at my university grades and my waec grades) tell me what was your best subject?
Me:Economics
Co:Fantastic, I can see that's what you are studying at the university. (looking at my university handbook where exam grades are recorded)So when did you get into the university?
Me:September 2012 but it became official in October.
Co:What did you do before you were admitted?
Me:I worked for a vine producing firm.
Co:What year are you in the university?
Me:2year.
Co:Great! now 2year and 1 year left for you to graduate,what are your plans?
Me:I'm working on a transcript.
Co:perfect.Michigan, what's there?
Me:my uncle.
Co:Can you stay with him
Me:Yes
Co:what does he do?
Me:he is a pharmacist.
Me:please can I correct something ?
Co:sure
Me:I wrongly spelt the address of my uncle and there was a wrong date of school on my dsp form.
Co:Ok, I will correct that.(he corrected it and signed close to it)
Co:Ok Mr Ernest I will have to type somethings please wait.
Me:ok
after a minute
Co:Mr Ernest do you have any id from your university other than the handbook for grade recording?
Me:Normally my university don't have id,the official Id is the student handbook for exams,credits and grades registration. but sure I brought alternative.(An Id from the bursary department in my school)
Co:Great let me take a copy please.
Co:Please take a sit I will call you shortly.
Me:ok thank you(smiling)
after 3minutes
Co:ok mr Ernest I want to tell you that your visa has been approved and it will be printed tomorrow so you can go to the address my colleague gave to you at 5pm tomorrow.
Me:thank you.
Taking my leave people congratulating and asking how I won the DV lottery. Alot of people wished to be on my shoes today even when they have their visa and moreover they are visa free as tourist, that's when I realized that God loves me.Thanks once again to all members of this thread, and to those

This is wonderful. Congrats once again.

ernestleon: I thank God for his mercies despite me being a sinner.I use to think this was just a forum with threads with people, but now I realize it's more than that, it's an online family... I saw so many people praying for my success and I was touched.My gratitude goes to every member of this thread. My visa was approved today and visa pick up tomorrow at 5pm.Interview sequence will be published shortly.

Wow! M so happy for u bro. Congrats.

Abrespect: I WAS 2 TRAVEL ON D 26TH SEPT, I'VE BOUGHT MY TICKET, AROUND 2.00AM, ARMED ROBBER CAME 2 MY HOUSE IN LAGOS, STOLE MY BAG CONTAININ MY DOCUMENTS & THEY HEAT GUN ON MY HEAD WHN I WAS DRAGIN MY BAG WIT DEM, RIGHT NOW I'M IN D HOSPITAL WHT SHOULD I DO?

oh my God! my herat so go out to you. this is indeed tragic and someone obviously doesnt want your progress on this my brother. all i'll advice you do is contact the embassy via their lagos email and go there in person if you can with all evidence of the incidence, including your hospital bills. i pray u wont loose this golden opportunity ust like that. the devil is a liar. do everything possible pls.....even if it requires getting a lawyer to speak on ur behalf. i believe the Americans are very understaning especially when it comes one being honest. it is well my brother. may God give u d grace and wisdom to fight this through with testimony in Jesus name.

Affidavit of support is not for DV applicants because its Immigrants Visa we are applying for, while affidavit of support is usually for Non-immigrant applicants. So, its not required of us.

Fortsucc: Glory be to God almighty,it is God at work.The visa was issue yesterday after three times of interview. Thank God. America here we come.

Congrats to u and your family. Kindly share your interview experience with the house pls. Thanks and God bless u. Go live the American dream.

Boomshakar: @EWHOMA I sent my forms in June and it got they received it on June 24. and my case number is 3*** is there any date again that they would release before this month ends?

Just like Zeelez said, there is no specific date set aside for 2NL, only update of bulletin which is 10th of every month, so none for dis month again until nxt month. And with ur CN, u ordinarily should hav received ur 2NL by nw for OCT interview, bt due to d time u sent ur forms.....so, just keep checking ur email, cos it could be sent @ any time. Peace.

mr rule: Am one of the of dv 2014,I have been trying to check if I have been booked for an interview,but the entrant statues page has not been opning after putin in my confirmation number and my details.plz I don't if anybody is experiencing the same.I will really need an advice

Sometimes, it could be dt they are upgrading their site or the netwrk. D same thing happened when the first batch of numbers were about to be released in august. So, just keep checking.

Boomshakar: When i called Kcc on Friday last week. They ask me to check my mail periodically that my forms are received and are under processing. But pls is it everyday they are releasing 2NL or there are certain dates? Can you pls let me know when the one for this month ending would be released? Thanks for your good response.

The Visa bulletin is being updated on d 10th of every month. And ur case number also determines when u will be scheduled for interview, hence ur 2NL. As of now, only those that fall between 01 and 7,500 are current for October and November respectively. Now, when u submitted ur documents also plays an important role in this because if for example, ur Case Number falls within the ones that has been released and u'v just sent ur forms (which takes several weeks to process), u won't b sent a 2NL until ur forms has been proccessed. So, I'll advice u keep checking ur email like they said. Goodluck.

[quote author=ifeanyi.abdul]Good morning Forumites!
I salute o!! Let me use this opportunity to thank every one on this forum who has contributed in any form to give knowledge and enlightenment to me and others. From the depth of my heart, I say THANK YOU!
Firstly, I will like to inform you all that I finally ported from Nigeria to Virginia with my whole family. I stay with my host in Woodbridge city, Prince William County. Although, we are still settling down, waiting for our green card; but I thank God that our social security number landed within 1 week. Settling down is slow and gradual. We came in through Turkish airlines with a 7 hours stop over at Istanbul and landed at the Washington Dulles International Airport. We were told by our host that we could apply for free meal and health insurance for our kid(s) via www.pwcs.menus.schoolfusion.us\. We are yet to secure employment, since we are still settling down.
Could someone please help answer this question:
Is there any future negative implication of taking this opportunity of this "free free things"? e.g. someone said, when applying for citizenship or loans or some other benefits, one may be denied because of this initial benefits. How true is this? Although, the person who told me said that that is how it works in U.K.?[/quote]My bro, I'll advice u do proper findings b4 applying for any free food and d likes if that's the case o. Judging by what u said, he gave u d advice based on hw it is done in the UK. Rem u are in the US and not UK. So pls, get ur facts right b4 taking any step @ all. America is an organised country rem. Congrats to u and ur family. I key into ur testimony in Jesus name.

GUYS, PLS FOR THOSE THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH ALL THE PROCESS AND MAYBE EVEN TRAVELED TO THE US, WAS ANYTHING SENT TO THE MAIL ADDRESS U PRESENTED IN NO3 OF DSP-122 PART I MAYBE BEFORE OR AFTER UR INTERVIEW OR ANYTIME AT ALL? KINDLY RESPOND PLS.....ANYONE.

candytos: Fill another one on line ( I mean that page), print it write ur case number on it then scan it and send it via email to KCC explaining ur error in the earlier sent forms. Ensure u use ur Surname, date of birth n case number as reference in ur mail to KCC. Then wait for an acknowledgment from them.

I tried filling another of the dsp-122 and ds-230 forms yesterday so as to correct my mistakes, but to my utter surprise, the forms can't be filled on d system after download. Has anyone tried filling it b4 printing out recently pls?[color=#770077][/color]