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[quote author=G2Glory]Not a double entry at all. It was my wife that won as well - What an interesting thing God bless all our wives for this wonderful blessings they brought to our different homes.

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Thanks boss,am relieved now.

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Hello forumites,something just crossed my mind,at the initial entry,i played as the principal applicant with my wife and kid as beneficiary and my wife also did vice versa,to God be the glory ,my wife was selected, hope this wont be a double entry. pls i need and urgent response on this.

Darhmee: Hi guys.. so here was how it started.. I did the visa lottery for myself as the principal and my mom as the principal back then. So when my mom won, the only the only thing i have was the confirmation number.. i wasnt sure if i registered my dad and my siblings with her but with faith, we continued the processing. My dad didn't want to go with us because he has businesses he is running here in NIgeria and also, my older brother is over-aged. So, i and my mom decided to do the processing for just the both of us.
However, because of the rareness of our case, people said we will be turned down, they said we will be rejected bla bla but i and mom paid them no listening ears.. That really helped!

So today, our interview was for 7am, we got there 5:45am, and at about 6:15, we were told to line up, we did security checks, people's powder, phones, sharp objects, liquid, charger, containers were disposed..(please do not bring any of these with u to the embassy, its an lot of trouble finding how to dispose them).

So at about 8am, we were inside the hall, my mom paid for the both of us and when it was time for submission of document, the woman in charge told my mom to go out and take another passport photograph because the one she has with her was with a blue background. So my mom went out and the cheapest rate she could find for 6 passport photograph was N2000!! Can u imagine?!.

So she brought the passport and while we were submitting our document, the woman asked why my dad wasnt included in the first submission and my mom said it was because he wasn't interested, the woman shook her head! Right there, i had thought we would be rejected.

So at about 10:15, our number beeped on window 17.. the CO was a beautiful and young black American
She told us to swear, took our fingerprints and then the conversation below ensued
CO: what is ur name ma'am
My Mom: xxxx
CO: Did u fill the lottery form urself
MM: Yes
CO: So why is ur sister here with you:
MM: She is not my sister, she is my daughter ((we both laughed)
CO: OMG.. Im so sorry.. Wow madam.. u look so young and she is gorgeous
MM and I: Thank you, u look beautiful too
CO:. Who is philip and why is he not going with u
MM.. he is my husband and bla bla
CO: what is your highest level of education
MM.. bla bla
So she excused herself for a minute, came back, typed some things into the computer, gave us 2 sheets of paper.. (i was already jumping by then lol). She then said, your visa has been approved, pick up this this this that.. i wasnt listening anymore

So guys im not gonna lie to you, i and my mom prayed and fasted for days before attending that interview.. we even went to a 7 nights vigil that ended last SUnday.. If not for prayers and God's favour, we wopuld have been denied. Please lets prepare ourselves and pray to the God/gods we believe in.

I thank every member of this page.. i dont want to mention names cos i appreciate you ALL.. God bless and i wish the people who are yet to go for their interview SUCCESS SUCESS SUCESS..

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PS: Malcom 28 and ayodim.. big congrats to your family.. we were at the embassy the same time, can you describe yourselves? i was the lady with the cream blazer and my mom is the one with the african fabric jacket

Congratulations

Darhmee: VISA APPROVED FOR I AND MY MOM THIS MORNING.. THANK u Jesus.. Thank u guys.. Full details comin soon

Congratulations,go and live your yankee dreams.

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Darhmee: hi guys.. im at the npc place for attestation of birth an theysaid it take 2 weeks to process.. its sad that nobody made mention of that when I wa making enquiries here.. and our interview is in 5 days.. what will we do?

The only thing you can do now is to let them know the importance of it to you,i think begging will solve half of it but Nigerian way of settling civil servant will be most ideally now,wish you best of luck.

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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 bro.

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TCPonly: My people,our visa was approved this morning. Interview experience shortly.

Congratulations bro,go and possess your possession in the Land of Plenty.

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I give thanks to Almighty Allah so far for those that have been granted visas,it isnt our making,DV 2014 testimony is really marvellous so far, Thank You, ALLAH.

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

Congratulations bro,

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jollyiwin: Virginofafrica or jollyiwin or core2dual reporting life from US embassy. visa just approved. details latter. so happy. thanks all for your support

Congratulations bro,so happy for you,share your interview experience with us.

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onpointbaby: To God alone be all the Glory he alone deserves all the praise. I couldn't have gotten a better birthday present from him. I had a smooth and successful interview at the embassy yesterday. Got to the embassy at 5:45am and at about past 6 a staff of the embassy came to announce to us how the interview session will be condUcted. We were asked to form two lines one line for immigrants and the other for non immigrants. After dat we went through the security checks and finally got a number tag that I used for documentation and the interview. My tag nos was B407. At about past 8. I was called to submitted my documents and by 9:50am my nos beeped I was interviewed at window 14 by a beautiful white woman. I did fingerprint and I sworn to say the truth. My interview questions. CO: Gudmorning Me: Gudmorning Co:pls can I take your finger prints Me: Sure. Later took my oath and interview proper. CO: what year did u finish secondary school Me: 1993 CO: why are you using two WAEC? Me:I did make my English at first sitting so I did GCE to make up for it. Co:what is your highest level of education? Me: First Degree CO: what course? Me: History & Diplomatic Studies. Co: are you married Me: No CO: do you have children Me: No. She now said congratulations I will approve your visa. Welcome to America. She told me where to pick my passport and how to pay for the UCIS fee. I wish everyone going for their interview next week all the very best.

Just that,congratulations,its truly the Lord's doing. thats real birthday gift.

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gaius idowu: No I don't.T was my frnd in d state that told me d interview date will be sent to d P.O Box I used since that was d way her's went.I'l contact kcc asap as u've suggested.Thanks.

Sis,KCC dont send mail to P.O Box again,they will only notify you throuh your email you provided,so please go to www.dvlottery.state.gov,enter your confirmation number,you never can tell your 2NL might be waiting for you as @Seubis suggested,but if it isnt there contact KCC asap.

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komakan: Kennex, USA are not doing anything wrong to Nigerians d reason is best known to them. If U check last year December Bulletin it was 8500 and January/ February 2013 was 10000 before it was increased to 11000 in March and 17000 in April. From dis assessment we still hv hope. It is not how long but how well. Goodluck!

Good talk Komakan,i dont know why some peps are too anxiuos,is it your doing that you are selected out of those that entered for the lottery,just give thanks to Almighty God and be prayerful that your interview date should come and be granted the visa, please forumites that are awaiting the bulletin update every month,please lets PATIENCE be our watchword, i strongly believe that our interview date will aslo come and our visas granted, and to forumites that have been granted the visa,congratulations, Allah will see you through as you are all preparing for your journey, and forumites that are awaiting interview, Allah will be with you through out the time of the interview. The visas is ours by the special grace of God.

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onpointbaby: Had a successful interview today at the embassy All Glory to God. My Experience Later I have to attend my aunt's burial.

Congratulations

gokman4u: Got 2 d Embassy around 6:40am.
Joined d queue 4 immigrants & did all security checks.
Led into d hall whr I made payment of 54,500(despite recent crazy dollar exchange rate)
Was called @ window 21 for documents submission.
Sat down & waitn 4 my number(B423) 2 be called,
At about 10:45am my num appeared @ window 14 whr a young pure white lady interviewed me
N̲̣̣̥o̶̲̥̅̊w̶̲̥̅̊ intervw proper:
CO: Gudmorni
Me: Gudmoni
CO: Are u Mr XYZ?
Me: yes
CO:can I take ur finger print pls?
Me: sure
CO: tank u
Me: u re welcome
CO:what's ur highest level of educatn?
Me: XYZ
CO: when?
Me: XYZ
CO: in what?
Me:XYZ
Co: What do u do currently?
Me: At d time I sent my forms 2 KCC I worked as XYZ but nw I av a new job as XYZ in XYZ company.
Co: ok gud,can u show me smthn as proof?
Me: brought out my new job offer letter & ID card
Co: ok congratulatns ur visa as bn approved.
Brought out 2 white paper,circled. D visa pick up address & advised I pay USCIS fee 4 GC b4 travelling
CO: welcome 2 America.
Me: Thanks you & God bless AMERICA.

Congratulations bru,go and live your America dream

kevwe_flex: In addition to other contributions which may be above, If you are outside the U.S. for more than 12 months, you will need to show additional documentation to re-enter the U.S. as a permanent resident. Permanent residents who leave the United States for extended periods, or who cannot show their intent to live permanently in the U.S., may lose their permanent resident status. Many immigrants believe they can live
abroad as long as they return to the U.S. at least once a year. This is incorrect. If you think you will be out of the U.S. for more than 12 months, you should apply for a re-entry permit before leaving the country. You should file Form I-131, Application for a Travel Document. You
can get this form at http://www.uscis.gov or by calling the USCIS Forms Line at 1-800-870-3676. You must pay a fee to file Form I-131.
A re-entry permit is valid for up to two years. You may show the re-entry permit, instead of a visa or your Permanent Resident Card, at a port of entry. Having a re-entry permit does not guarantee that you will be admitted to the United States when you return, but it can make it easier to show that you are returning from a temporary visit abroad. Visit http://www.state.gov or your nearest Department of State Consular Office overseas for more information.

http://www.uscis.gov/tools/green-card-resources/welcome-united-states-guide-new-immigrants

Just curious: Is komakan and lagdude one and the same person?

Komakan & Lagdude are separate entity, @Kevwe_flex,just curious:why did you ask?

[quote author=komakan][/quote]@Komakan, here is an answer from Visa Officer on a thread on nairaland to you question.
Greetings! If the DV winner follows that pattern of behavior for too long, eventually s/he will lose his Legal Permanent Resident status.

Any LPR who remains outside the U.S. for more than a year will lose LPR status, and may not get it back.

Any LPR who's been outside the U.S. for less than a year may be denied entry at the border, even if s/he has a valid travel document, Having a visa or LPR card just allows a person to travel to the U.S.; s/he still has to convince Customs & Border Patrol (CBP) to let him/her in. CBP has much more freedom than (for instance) I do to just say no to people. Green cards are for people who intend to reside in the U.S., not for people who intend to visit once a year.


Hope this helps!

Zeleez: Thank God for a successful interview, VISA approved today. interview experience shortly.

Congratulations bro,awaiting your interview experience

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Good morning V.O,how was your weekend and the family, please if a DV winner that has travelled to the states got his/her green card and decided to come back to his/her home country but visit the states once a year,will the person still retain the green card or will forfeit it. Nice week ahead.

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walcolm: Airtel or glo are thé two networks that allow the regular bis to work on BlackBerry 10 devices

If you stick with mtn, you have to buy the dedicated bb10 plan which is more expensive and gives lower data allowance

Thanks boss,like how man gigabyte will 1 get on airtel bis for a month for bb10 device.

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@walcolm,please I need to know the network that will be good to use for BB Q5,am presently using mtn on my present bb,is it advisable to use mtn on it or switch to another network,learnt that one has to subscribe 3k for bb10 before one can have access to bbm,web,skype and the likes.please need clarification.

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VisaOfficer: Diversity Visas are good for six months (unless there's a reason to limit them, which happens very rarely and is usually related to the expiration date om the medical paperwork). It's best to use them while they're valid; to get a new Diversity Visa, you have to pay the fees again, get new meds, etc. And if you wait until after Sept. 30, we can't reissue them anyway. No visas for the 2014 DV season can be issued after September 30, 2014.

Thanks for your response V.O,but you are yet to help with the 2nd question that is on a general visa issued by your consulate,want to know the exact expiration month of the visa if it is 6months and issued on say 29th October,2013.please dont get crossed with my question just arguing with someone and need to get the real fact.

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Hi V.O,good work you are doing right here,may the good Lord continue to bless you. Is it possible for a DV winner to renew his visa after the expiration of 6months and how do you count it if someone is issued a visa say on 29th of October,when is the exact expiration of the visa for the DV winner.

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walcolm: thanx @Ciwi

@lagdude, BB10 devices don't hang....if for any reason you wish to restart the phone, just press and hold the power button at the top and you will see 3 options...to shutdown, lock and restart

Thumbs up to you boss,will just go for Q5 right away.

ciwi: First of all, BlackBerry 10 does not hang Walcolm, u can continue from here

Thanks boss for the quick response,really appreciate it.

walcolm: BlackBerry is on a roll. 10.2 is out in almost all countries and carriers simultaneously

Update has been released for BBM on iOS to fix issues caused by a recent iOS update

BBM pins and bar codes are trending on Instagram as the army of iPhone and Android users are getting their first taste of BBM

So many good news in a very short time

@OP,please want to know about Q5,since the ba3 cant be removed,what if the phone hangs and want to do a hard reset,how will 1 go about it? hoping to get one,so want to prepare ahead. will appreciate quick response.

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2sureguy1: No dullin 2nyt.......all I kw iz dia iz stil gonna b a surprise 2nyt......as d gunners were surprised by Lewy yestenyt....!....I predict.....REAL 0- JUV 4.....so shal it b.....IJN

For your mind abi

Rianatb: when i mail them,they said,dey have recieve my form dat i should give them several week to process it

To call them will be the best than mail,have your case number with you when you want to call and it will require lot of patient before you will get to talk to a personel in their office. You can call them between 5-6pm Nigerian time. God that made you to be selected will perfect the rest,panic not,the visa is yours insha Allah.

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bukiemma: Amen! My birthday is Dec 6 while my appointment date is on the 9th of dec.... When is urs?

@Bukiemma,please just want to find out something,are you current for November in which your interview is being scheduled for December or current for December.

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bukiemma: Amen thanks, my interview date is three days after my birthday. I'm gonna celebrate d success of my interview with my bday d nxt saturday by God's grace. I wish every1 of us here success IJN. Stay blessed!

Hope you will invite nairalanders to come celebrate your bday cum your journey to America with you.Success is yours and others that are awaiting their interview.

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ukemeglitter: The 1NL is always on DV website until the 2NL drops.

So you need not to worry about losing it, you can always go to DV website with your
CONFIRMATION NUMBER,
YEAR OF BIRTH,
and your SURNAME
to get another copy.

Hope this helps

I don't think its possible to get it when the 2NL has been therenbut that shouldn't be a problem on the day of the interview,@bukkiemaa,@darhmee,@karsa,you shall all see favour on the interview day,the visa is already yours.

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ade2rasq: u re right I didnt check well. My case no is 2014AF00003***

Correct,you are current in October,did you say you send your forms to KCC in June,if so,you should be expecting your 2NL or use your confirmation numer to check if the 2NL has landed. hope this help.

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