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I got this from another forum and I feel it may interest some of us here... One very fascinating aspect of this- is that you can actually APPEAL a denial.. We don't want denials; but this suggests that we shouldn't give up without a "fight" (not physical fight o!)... Ok here it goes:


Resolved Question:

i went for an DV visa interview and was told that my high grades are low so am not qualified.?

i have 4 passes but i was enroll in an institution where i spent more than three years and obtain an advance diploma in business studies? if my grades are low, why cant my advance diploma be considered? i follow the DV instruction which says high school graduate or equivalent and i am one. so why would i rejected when i even have more than high school qualification? and what should i do?

Asked by Jobe - 2 years ago - ⁠Report Abuse

Best Answer

DV Applicants are interviewed like other US immigrant visa applicants and are subject to the same rules to determine your eligibility for visa issuance.

Successful DV entrants must be eligible to receive a visa by qualifying based on education, work, and other requirements. The law and regulations require that every DV entrant must have at least:
(1) A high school education or its equivalent; or (2) Two years of work experience within the past five years in an occupation requiring at least two years' training or experience.

Since this denial is a question of law, you are allowed to appeal the refusal or have the decision reconsidered.

Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act provides a maximum of up to 55,000 immigrant visas each fiscal year to permit immigration opportunities for persons from countries other than the principal sources of current immigration to the United States. The Nicaraguan and Central American Relief Act (NACARA) passed by Congress in November 1997 stipulates that beginning with DV-99, and for as long as necessary, up to 5,000 of the 55,000 annually-allocated diversity visas will be made available for use under the NACARA program. This reduction has resulted in the DV-2011 annual limit being reduced to 50,000. DV visas are divided among six geographic regions. No one country can receive more than seven percent of the available diversity visas in any one year.

Source(s):

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1322.html#occupations
1) www.visacenter.org
2) Interviews with Embassy and Immigration authorities on our weekly TV migration show,Amerika, Atbp., aired nationwide in the Philippines on NBN Channel 4, Sundays, 11 am to 12 noon.
3) Actual cases of applicants we have assisted as International Visa Counselors since 1999

Answer by Visa Counsellor - 2 years ago - ⁠Report Abuse

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michymich: three more days to my interview and my testiomony.............. with Jesus in my vessel i'll smile at the storm

We shall both smile at d storm on wednesday... Goodluck to us both

papatee2: my brother ibrahim I pray u av a suceessful interview, also don't forget all we've talk abt wen u called. Really praying foryou

Thank you my brother... Please keep praying for me-

brightmon: its been an intresting journey and a fast one, started six months ago, may 3rd and followed with suspense, not sure, sure but got confirmed 3 wks ago and today, its a Reality.
Reporting live from the United States.

Congratulations bro... I tap into your favour... Could u pls furnish us details of your airline and costs?

gunners4u: My number 08184773342, is dis lagos to newyork or newyork pittsburh

Pls inquire on all of dem...

abosedekolawole: wen is ur interview n am really prayin for u

Thanks for your prayers; please do not relent cos I need all d prayers I can get... My interview is on wednesday... When is yours?

emebeteaderashn: Hello house do i have to get two police reports from two citys in my country

I understand you're from Ethiopia; so I'm not sure how it works there... But here in Nigeria; only one Police Certificate is necessary here... Even if u have lived in different Nigerian states...

gunners4u: @abosede, am still going 2morrow. I will help u to make d enquiry

Yea- pls inquire how much for Qatar Airways for different days in December and whether they'll do any Xmas discounts for flights to New York.... We'll b waiting for your feedback

teeebabie: Hi all... Ad a successful interview yestade.... D intaview was jst formalty o..no shaking@al...Dy only asked 4 my birth cert, waec cert&uni cert+ med rep+police report... D 1st tyn I was told wen I went up to meet d CO was congratulatns on winning USA visa lottery.. Asked my abt my educatn.. Told her where&when I did secondary sch&university... Asked weda I was married.. And weda I have kids.. And dt was all...
My uni cert had error on my name bt I took an offical leta from my sch 2back it up wch also ad issue by referrin 2my 2nd name as my 1st name and dy didn't even ask me abt it@al....
As long as u av ur 2nd NL&u r a graduate and even if u r nt a graduate, hed WaEc is d minimum.. And u av d exact papers 4d educational qualification u filled in ur form.. No jst worry ur heda unneccessarily.. D visa is urs 2take ....

Congratulations dear... May all of us receive the same favour u received at d embassy

temmytanny: I dont think its up to $200,far less than $50.Your transcripts will be graded in to points and that will determine where to continue your education here in US.I have a friend that was told to do 9months BSC before he can go for his Masters,i dont think its bad at all.
Any job you apply online here will ask you if you wanna continue to your career,if you click yes,you will see velocity of mails and calls you will get regarding careers here,attimes i get frustrated.As a family man,job first ,settled down ,more money in pocket tru mini jobs before going back to school.Things are flexible here that you can merge you edu with jobs.

Thanks for making it clearer bro... I'm glad it is $50 and not $200... That makes it a lot easier... And yea, you're right- a 9-month BSC make up isn't bad at all- after all time flies these days...

laura da brat: yeah me too.i am really interested in the answer.

As per transcripts, I understand that most US schools would require that you have your transcripts evaluated by WES... In other words, that your school mails your transcripts to WES- which evaluates it for a fee (about $200) and then WES sends your evaluated transcript to your school of choice...

I don't know how it works for all schools; but I doubt most US schools would take a Nigerian transcript hand delivered by you... If your school in Nigeria is sending it directly to them, that may b accepted as well... Like I said, these conditions could vary from school to school...

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God bless you

[quote author=adesojiaderemi@]Well, I used to be Ibadan base, so I only know the Ib location@ "Ibrafund House ring road" you can also access this site for more insight. http://www.nigeriagalleria.com/Travel_and_Tourism/Travel_Agencies_a.html[/quote]Jah bless

[quote author=adesojiaderemi@]lol,Aeroland is a travel agency.[/quote]Lol... U know say I no know these things... Do they have a website, office address or phone number I can use?

[quote author=adesojiaderemi@]N130k through Aeroland,[/quote]Pls throw more light on this "Aeroland"... How does one use it?

My interview is next week... Pls put me in your prayers

[quote author=@femo]pls house pls if i am in u.s.a. can i see 1,500 dollar job per month dirty job[/quote]Lol... Y dirty job? Why not go for clean ones? I'm sure a clean job would get u more than that...

jidex001: My broda, go straight to Qatar office @ MMIA . To get ur ticket and use d 50k difference to get some dollars. If the ticket is close to 180k or 190k. Pls go for Arik ticket because it is a direct flight to JFK (new york). U can get arik for 200k to 210k

Thanks a lot man... I'll follow your advice to the letter

tosrich: Like I said, my host came to pick me up at the airport by road so I dont realy know if you can get a BUS or arange to connect another flight to Minnesota.
secondly, I boarded ETIHAD AIRLINE while I was coming and we had about 10hrs of stop over at the ABU DHABI Airport, you wont be allowed to leave the airport premises because you dont have their visa, I slept in the airport till the followig morning to catch up with my fligh and I was giving meal ticket for DINNER AND BREAKFAST. I you are going to be having a stop-over too, try to wear cloth that can protect you well because of cold.

I used the birth certificate from birth, so I did'nt collect anything from NPC.

Thanks a lot... All the points you've made have been duly noted... How much did ETIHAD charge you from Lagos to Chicago?

And how's life in Minnesota on d job front? Any success stories on your end as regards that?

loconzo00: I fly frequently. Trust me. At times you receive discounts when you book through agents ( reputable ones though)

Loconzo00- I'm really curious about d flight thing... I agree with your earlier assessment that Qatar is still d cheapest... For example; I saw a Qatar Airline flight for 136k to JFK new york! And I gave that date to an agent to check what his cost will be- and he charged me 190k on d same date and flight I saw online... That's like 50k gain for him... Since u fly often;I just wanna ask- Don't you think that walking into Qatar Airlines office in Murtala Mohd Airport in Lagos to book my flight will b cheaper?...

Secondly, if u have so much faith in your agent, could you please drop his number so others can benefit from his services- or at least give us a price range of his costs

tosrich: My advice is that you should look for a flight going to CHICAGO because its more closer to MINNESOTA. This is because you can't attempt to come to Minnesota by road from New York, its like driving from Nigeria to Tunisia....
from Chicago to Minnesota by road is around six(6) hours which is still reasonable and you will enjoy it because there are good roads everywhere. When I was coming , I came in through Chicago and my host drove to the airport to pick me.
from NEW YORK - MINNESOTA is a long thing.

Thanks Tosrich; I have been waiting for your input...

So did you get a bus from Chicago to Minnesota? How much did you pay for bus fare and is d bus station close to d airport? Pls shed some light on this...

I just found out that some of these airlines- like Qatar airlines have their offices in Lagos and even at d airport... For those of u here who have some experience on this: is it cheaper to walk to their office to book or are agents cheaper?

Thirdly, I was looking at sample flight itinerary for Qatar airlines and I noticed that flight usually take off Lagos by 2:55pm and reach Doha by midnight (11:55pm) then there is a gap of 8 hours before d next flight leaves by 8 am d next day... My question is: what did u guys (those that used Qatar Airways) do during those long 8 hours? Is there any place to sleep- how exactly do u burn that time?

Finally, for those who used their NPC attestation of birth- did u also bring along your High Court affidavit to d interview or did u just bring you NPC attestation of birth... Thank u and forgive my long essay: but my interview is next week and I plan to spend my christmas in d land of the free

For those of u who used NPC attestation of birth- on your interview date; were you required to submit just the NPC certificate- or both d certificate and High Court Affidavit?

gunners4u: Yes!!!!!!. God has done it for me. Am very happy. Just 40 seconds interview. Am very happy nw

Congrats!!!!! Despite all your hustles and last-minute scares; God don do am for you!!! I'm so happy for you... Mine is next week and I tap into your favour!

Gunners4u: may God be with you today and grant you success with your interview... No weapons formed against you will prosper today!

Thanks a lot

Thanks a lot Adesoji... God bless u... Since buses are cheaper, I'd like to know if there are any airports closer to Minnesota- say 5 hours or less... If you've got an idea, it'll b appreciated; if not, I'll stick to your initial suggestion and just book a flight over d counter at JFK...

Hello guys... My interview is around d corner and I hope to be a full member of this house before d year runs out... ... I have a few questions about settling in:

1. I am an ardent Blackberry user. I'm sure some of u were before your journey to America. I want to know some of d cheapest networks that offer BIS subscription in America and by how much. If possible- suggest also d preferred networks that cost less to call back home (Nigeria)

2. I'm coming to Minessota and I have discovered that d cheapest flights I can get are to JFK New York- using Qatar Airlines. My question is- when I get to NY, how easy is it to book another flight to Minessota (without booking online first)... Is it a straightforward process to work to d counter and pay cash for a flight? If u have done this before, are d costs d same as those shown online? (Online- with about $200 I can get a flight from JFK to my destination...

The reason I'm asking this is because Qatar Airways have to stop and experience long delays before arriving america.. And if I booked online a flight from JFK to Minnesota- I might miss d exact time I booked due to delays...

Kindly assist me from your wealth of Experience

Gentiger: Did they demand to see your 2NL before running the tests?

No, they didn't ask for any 2ND NL before running d tests...

@gunners4u are u sure u can have your vaccines on wednesday and collect your results on the same wednesday? It doesn't sound right to me- and since your interview is thursday, I'll advice you to make sure your facts are right... If they assured u that u can do your vaccination and get results on d same day, then I wish you all d best bro...

gateluv: hello nairalander,
i made a mistake when i was filling my names on the online form.

WRONG: KOLA KEMI TOLU

RIGHT: KOLA TOLU KEMI

can i send my kcc forms now or just forget it. thanks

Is this a mistake? Like seriously?

brightmon: He thinks he can just come online and insult peoples wife & personality just because they are trying to make correction to a comment made or have a diffrent Opinion to an issue.
Since he joined this forum, it has been from one to another but yesterday he pushed the wrong button. He thinks am that type.
We are faceless here BUT traceable. When i came to this forum, i meet some people that gave answers to some questions that have been disturbing and some joined and made a great Contribution to this forum. Today i owe the SUCCESS of my interview to God and all of you reading this post both member and guset that have refuse to join.
I have gotten what brought me to this forum and wonder what am still doing here, if being in this forum will lead to insult them i really wonder.
He shuld lean to talk when in a social media. Academic, age, life or travel wise etc he does not come close.
I will forgive due to calls, sms & email i received on the subject matter but he be warned and learn.
I wish all member of this great forum SUCCESS, its all about HONESTY, feel free and be yourself. NO FEAR.

This is uncalled for... Please let us borrow a leaf from Kemzone who occasionally gets battered, but puts his ego to the side and deals only with issues that concern this thread... Threats of tracing someone to harm him or her is going too far... Again, this is d DV 2013 forum; so please let us deal with Immigrant Visa issues and quit all insults and threats to harm each other... This comment is not directed only to you Brightmon; so don't feel slighted... Again; please let us focus on what we're here for..

gunners4u: Tanks, am in bus nw, i pray to be attended to becos am wit 15k nw

They will attend to you. They will give u a Teller to Ĝø and pay 12k in Zenith bank which is a walking distance from their hospital... When u pay, you will do all your medicals- except d vaccinations...my advice is that you explain your dilemma to d doctor who conducts your physicals and ask that your medicals b processed- pending your vaccinations... Give it a shot and goodluck