Gbabe 2:

Bro Go strike ur giant.Victory and testimony is yours.God of Mountain of Fire will be ur pillar of Cloud and show u unusual grace and favor.
U will come back with a great testimony IJN.
Cheers bro

ferdiii:

Yeah......best of luck!

look4all: If schooled outside Lagos, is a most i collect my original from the school or can i collect it here in Lagos.

ferdiii:

What exactly did u hear abt Thurs victim regarding NOV/DEC? I think they still wanna look at ur May/Jun no matter how poor.So Jack, on Wed huh? Barring any threats against Embassy or Americans in 9ja. U have works!We are waiting! Go and break a leg!

look4all: @tammytenny pls can you help me with this,we have done our police reports and we intend doing the medical thing maybe some weeks to our interview.thou we don't know the actual month it might fall in.my what next is left For us to get ready,
My wife is the principal person a graduate but she has been using her G.C.E even before now.hope having or declaring G.C.E will be OK

sunday45: help me oooo am 20 but the age on the form they chosed for me is 27 what am going to do?

Tiwanna:

congrats bro

fregur: Hello forumites,so sorry I couldn’t post d experience yesterday.after my interview and all I had to rush back to work and all. To be very candid and sincere,it was a wonderful experience all through to the end.Let me categorically state here if all you claimed and stated in your forms are real and sincere then your rily do not have any worries,the visa ia already yours except u falsely claimed anything.I found out that the interview is just for 2 reasons:to confirm yout eligibility based on your entries in the form and also to ascertain your claims made.Thats just it,very simple and straightforward.Let no one be scared, anxious ,feel jittery or frightened.I need not state anymore that all you need is just confidence and be courageous .I looked my interviewer in the eye and intimidated her that she was the one smiling at me all through and had her eyes on her computer while my interview lasted. My interview just last 30 secs cos I timed it. My interview was slated for the 13th having been postponed frm the 4th,I prepared for the interview 2 days earlier,arranged all my forms,sorted them out.Pls make sure u get all ur stuff arranged before the dday and rechk to confirm.There were incidents of people that forgot one document or the oda,pls also make sure u arrange them i.e. putting all ur photocopies together,your originals,passport,medical and the rest to ease the pressure of u wen u get inside to submit ur documents.some of the Nigerian officials der were unnecessarily aggressive with people who hadn’t sorted it out and kept shouting at them.You do not need such kind of attitude before your interview pls. Pls make sure u go wv money in excess of what u need,that’s very key and important.I didn’t like the embassy’s attitude to that.inthe mail that was sent to me,they stated that the visa was N52800 or $330.I got there only for the rates to have changed and the price increased to abt N54500.I was lucky I went wv N60000,so I had enuf for maself and to lend to others.A lot of people were stranded and I mean it.The Nigerian officials at the counter showed no emotions to sympathise and people were not allowed to go out toget cash.They has to resort to begging for money from interviewees fr non immigrant and immigrant visas in the hall.Sopls go with excess cash or u do the exchange rate tingy and go with exact $330 to be on the safe side. When you r inside and your fees have been paid,pls and pls keep the slips given to you safely.Guard it with all you got,without it no interview fr u except u pay all over again.A couple kinda lost theirs and it wasn’t funny. I noticed that couples with children and couples were attended to first,so just sit down,be calm and be relaxed.Donot fret at all for any reason,amuse urself by looking arnd,listening to people been interview and picture urself in the flight to God’s own country already. Do not take in your fones or anyfn prohibited,if u have it there u cud give to the policemen/women arnd to hold till u r done with ur interview.I had an incident that almost marred my day.i had my companys id on me and my token was attached to it.i ddnt knw the token was a prohibited item,wen I got to the fifth security clearance,they bounced me cos of it and trust me wen u get bounced at an of the security clearance even if it’s the last u would have to go all outside and start afresh frm the beginning outside and that could put u under some form of pressure,so pls avoid this.Women pls no powders or perfumes! Lemme relate my experience frm the start of the say till my interview ended before I bore u with all my talk.i woke up as early as 3am cos I stay very far frm the island,got prepared left my house arnd 4.I got to the embassy some mins to 5am.i had to wait outside d carpark.for those of u that have cars,you cud drive and park at the carpark but wud be charged N300.waited at the carpark for abt 30mins,the gates were opened by 5.30 so I drove in and parked.Cos I had my envelop and stuff arranged already it wasn’t a problem coming out.i used some time to walk around,inhaled some fresh air to calm my nerves down and all and walked to the front of the embassy.Men see peopleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! At exactly 6.30am, a young man walks up to where the crowd was gathered and made some announcement,divided us into lines,immigrant and non immigrant.All those nurses and doctors dat said don’t open ur medical envelopes,all dat one na story. We were told to tear open all envelopes including the medicals,then the checks started,your name is checked on a list wv ur interview invitation letter and ticked.About six security chks till u get inside the embassy.A number was given to us.pls guard it well.payments are then made according to the numbers given to us.I got in and sat down,excused myself to the restroom to ease myself cos I was pressed.Then people started having issues with the payments cos of the diff due to the rates,it wasn’t funny.After the payment, I took a seat strategically across t ... he hall so I cud view all the happenings.few mins later my num was called.Pls also make sure u listen well for ur name and num when its called.i walked to the naija woman in the counter with all my envelopes,photocopies & originals,cos I had already arranged it,I made her work easy and also frmyself.she actually commented that I was the most organized person she had attended to so far and dat even boosted my morale the more,so pls help urself boost ur morale by being organized and all.Pls make sure u go wv at least 3 extra passport photographs.i was only asked for 1 while some people were asked for up to 3.i watched as the diff naija people in the counter were busy abusing and even insulting some people cos of the stress in gathering the documents nd stuff togeda.i looked across the oda side of the hall for non immigrants and engaged myself in listening to their interview process while we waited for our.after u r done wv submittin ur copies and all,a file is opened for u and all the ds 230 form nd odas r all put into one file then u r ready fr an interview.All these last till about 8.30am.I closed my eyes and said a lil prayer,committed my interview and interview into God’s hands and asked for favor.Trust me do this cos he rily favored me.At some few mins to 9,the interview proper started with one balded white man coming into a cubicle,this man was a case,he refused the first 2 couples dat came to him and I noticed he spent too much time when interviewing spending about 15 mins per person.he was later joined by 2 ladies,a black American in her early or mid 20;s,she ws d nicest and very friendly.all the while I was listening to the other interviews asking various questions and all then my num was called and she was d one to attend to me.co:Goodmorning
me:goodmorning,hw r u nd hw was ur nite?
co:she smiled nd said fine thk u
co;I would like to take ur finger prints
me;ok
co;administered the oath tingy;
me; I replied,yes I do
co;mr XXXX,what do u do pls?
me:im a banker
co; wat bank?
Me:xxxx bank
co:wat brc
hme:headoff
co;r u married
me:no
co;do u have kids
me:no
co:what dd u study in school
me;xxxxxxxx
co;congratulations, u r welcome to America to leave the American dream
thk u my people dat was it,,,I muttered a short prayer she handed me a form.that ws it ooohhh.God that started the good work brought it to perfection…Its well with all applicants and their forthcoming interview.feel free to ask me any questions..sorry for the lengthy story pls..im so excited.

fregur: Interview was done today,,sooo easy nd simple.wud post details later.

chyk2020: Please can birth certificate from local government accepted for interview. or which is the best becos i dont have the one from birth.

gebr: Hello people, I have some confusion- is form DS-122 sent signed? Some say yes and some no. Please answer

soye35: Pls guys how true is it that american embassy doesnt accept neco result for the Dv applicants.can anyone confirm pls and update me!!

ferdiii:

Congrats! Dv 2012?

Ashes0725: one interesting episode, i saw yesterday: an elderly woman who couldn't even speak English got the visa, the White CO at window 14 used an interpreter to communicate with her.she was soo excited when the guy announced that she'd gotten the visa, and was busy thanking everyone in yoruba.
Pls also note: you wont be allowed to take your phones inside the building, so you might as well drop it at home before you come or be prepared to pay a policeman to hold it for you outside.

Ashes0725: Hello everyone, i had my dv visa interview yesterday and it was sosuccessful and stress free. The
CO that interviewed me on window 13 was black and indeed nice. No tough questions at all, she even gave me a chance to go outside and get my us address and return same day. The questions i was asked were peculiar to what i do as a videomaker and computer science graduate, and i think that format also applies to everyone else. Even while waiting and listening to other people's interviews, the main question i heard was like "what was your favourite course in school?" and when you reply, they'll ask you to talk a little bit about it. So you can as well prepare a particular subject you'd like to talk about.

temmytanny: MY POE EXPERIENCE...

At the MMA1, it was business as usual. We checked in as usual but was stopped when they discovered our luggage(3 pieces) were weighing about 107kg,though less than the required but should have been in 23kg per piece. We had to buy AMERICA MUST COME bags(GHANA MUST GO bags) and divide them into 5.After which we proceeded to the immigration section for checks,as you know now,we parted with 1k cos we are DV winners. see as them they prayer for us as if say them be pastors.That was what made me give the money so that they wont think other wise after the prayers.
Our flight was delayed by 30mins but wen we got on board,it was smooth 7hours trip from lagos to Dubai. lots to eat and drink,lots of movies to watch,access to make calls to anywhere in the world at $5 per minute,access to latest news from BBC etc. Wen we got to Dubai,a bus came to pick us to another terminal.Dubai Airport is so BIG that he took us about 15mins to get to the transit point where we boarded another flight from Dubai to Dallas(16 hours trip). Our flight from Lagos was better than the Dubai - Dallas becos it was short and me and my wife sat where 3 passengers supposed to seat. That gave us enough opportunity to sleep as we liked. Dubai - dallas trip had lots of passengers and so no chances to seat anyhow and the distance made things worse for us.
We arrived Dallas early morning and made our way to the immigration. About 3 international flights came in at same time and that made clearing at immigration took longer time. About 300 non citizens on the queue and we eventually got attended to after 3hours. It was during the submission of passports and embassy envelop that they discovered our medicals had expired. I argued with the immigration guy and he showed me where it was written on our sealed document. We spent another 3.30 hours with the immigration guy. He seized our passport and requested we must go for another medical in Dallas before they can release them to us.

After all the brouhaha , he took us to emirate counter to get our other luggage but unfortunately, emirates had closed for the day. I left the airport fagged out and depressed witout our luggage,i got the luggage on sunday morning. if i had known that the medical wasnt for a year,i would have done it before coming over. My host said its going to be very expensive cos we have no medical insurance.

@all,na so he be oooo, your home is live and direct in US. I will only start my procesing once i get my passport back though they gave a card that we could use or present to any security just incase we have issues with them.
So please,dont rush to do your medicals if you arent coming to US immediately you get your visa. two weeks to your interview is okay.

temmytanny: Reporting live and direct from southlake Texas.

brightmon:
@lillaowow, Thank u for the reply u gave him.
"sunday45" He joined NL since july 14 last yr and that post was his 1st ever post on NL, that makes me to understand that his have been following us at this forum also confirm that his am AGENT as you said trying to steal form some of his victims.
@Sunday45, u want simply answer right? Use your head.

sunday45: Pls, everybody in d house. First of all, i appreciates all ur effort dumping accurate info here and i knw dat u will find solution to mine also. My friend is one of the 2012 dvlot winner bt he couldnt speak english, dont av waec result and we resemble each other. What can i do?

brightmon: I think Emirate is the cheapest but depending on your destination, you can check the fare at ther site by trying to make a booking.

brightmon: This party na TDD ohhh, Temmy, were my food na, abi na only drink u wan take finish me?
Were Jack_syno dey, the main thing dey my table ohh.
This DJ bad die, more music jor

adesojiaderemi@:


Ok I dash you this one

Hello Dear.
How are you today?
i hope you are fine,
please don't be offended
about my message to you,
My name is cynthia. I am happy to meet you here for
friendship. If you accept me, please respond at my mailbox
to enable me introduce myself fully to you with my photos;

If den scam you you are OYO

adesojiaderemi@:
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well,i believe they are benefiting from the guests visit too, but if you know how many love letter I don recieve from nairaland guest you go shout.

brightmon:
hmmm, tell the CO that during ur interviwe, ok