Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSING	im sorry to hear that..hope it works out soon for u..wat number did u call...i hve bn tryn to talk to someone there for ages...always get an automated response..thanx..wish yu all the best	ManTra	Male	Ghana	2010-03-17 21:49:00
Africa: Sub-Saharan	Affidavit	What type of affidavit is this by the way and when Im i suppose to get one like this and for what petition. I dont see this as part of the K1 Petition guide..pls help QUOTE (Tiggi247 @ Jan 23 2009, 12:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello again I have a few questions also, or am in looking in to this to deeply? I have a affidavit from the US Embassy in Conakry. My civil marriage was done at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs there in Conakry also. My marriage certificate however is in French which I tried to get in in english but they told me over and over again that its ok. They have done plenty of marriages and have never had any problem, and it just so happen that my wife Queen Mother in our wedding works there and I told her what I needed and I even signed online and showed her this site and the guidelines and she told us not to worry. Do I need to get more proof of "bonefide wedding" or will the proof that I have be enough. And 1 last question my wife birth certificate is in French also will I need to get that translated also and what about when she does her medical exam which will be a French speaking country also will we need to get those documents in english also	ManTra	Male	Ghana	2009-01-26 10:16:00
Africa: Sub-Saharan	Great News !!!!! Approval from Ghana	YOU INTERVIEW SHOULD BE COMING congrats	ManTra	Male	Ghana	2010-01-13 11:37:00
Africa: Sub-Saharan	Ghana interview process question	According to other Ghanaian applicants, the packets are not mailed, instead you receive a letter in the mail which gives you a date to pick the packet.. Wednesdays Only. 7am til, i dont really know..You can track ur case based on where in the process you are, so be objective. Interview dates are given based on the embassy's caseload, according to other VJ'ers..but the Gh situation, you pick up your packet on a wednesday morning, has everythg u need to fill, u do ur police report and start your immunizations, ur interview date will be in the packet. If you are approved on that date, you are given a month to pick up..doesnt make sense to me either...i know..and 6 months to leave GH in all.. Hope i helped	ManTra	Male	Ghana	2010-03-24 19:57:00
Africa: Sub-Saharan	Divorce	i am against ppl who have ulterior motives just for green cards..its so lame...my heart goes out to you my sister	ManTra	Male	Ghana	2010-04-02 21:31:00
Africa: Sub-Saharan	Home At Last	congrats..shout to Akua Abeku..she's been of tremendous help to me too	ManTra	Male	Ghana	2010-04-02 21:33:00
Africa: Sub-Saharan	What is needed when I go to Ghana to apply for Fiancee Visa?	Ayt, first of all its a process..theres no way he's coming with you..thats without a doubt. So keep that in mind. You have to apply here and when the case is approved it would be sent to the US Embassy in Gh where the rest would be processed, he does his interview,police reports and blah, then ofcourse the interview. If you guys get married before you leave, then that put you in a whole new visa category which is k-3 and generally it takes longer. Averagely when u apply here for the K1..you should be expecting a decision in no later than 6months, then give yourself another 3wks to a month for the NVC to process it, a week and some days for it to get to GH, no later than 6-8 weeks for them to call him, and based on the workload will schedule an interview date, generally within 6-8weeks, if he gets approved at the interview then he picks up the visa a month from the interview date..Check the guidelines, timelines and all the other resources available here. Sorry to burst your bubble but he aint coming with you when you go..send me an email and i can break it down for you over the phone..	ManTra	Male	Ghana	2010-04-15 19:12:00
Africa: Sub-Saharan	What is needed when I go to Ghana to apply for Fiancee Visa?	take alot of pictures.. a whole lot at different locations, because after all is said and done..you have to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the relationship is legit. Gh has a somewhat reputation for fraud marriages. Just like Midge said..follow her recommendations. Everything else is case specific and just send her or myself an email and we will be than happy to help in anyway we can. Luckily you would be applying through CSC, fingers crossed if you have all you need, the case should move pretty fast...keywords here.."fingers crossed".. All the best..	ManTra	Male	Ghana	2010-04-15 18:57:00
Africa: Sub-Saharan	Marriage Fraud - Immigrant petition	at this point, it feels like someone is misleading us with very cancerous information...we are already broken hearted as it is to add this, please make sure your info is 110% when you drop it here..VJ'ers dont play..i'll pull your card	ManTra	Male	Ghana	2010-05-08 10:37:00
Africa: Sub-Saharan	Marriage Fraud - Immigrant petition	and when did you find this out?..does it apply to all visa applications?	ManTra	Male	Ghana	2010-05-07 21:27:00
Africa: Sub-Saharan	Interview Scheduled in Ghana...BUT!!!!!!!	Matana, i feel your pain..all the talk about backlog and all the highspeed ####### is just excuses. I've seen people get their case down there in March and get an April interview date.. My point here is this, Im in the same situation ..my case got approved in late Feb, got to Ghana in mid march and ws emailed to come pick up the packet in late april..and guess what, i got a late october date just like you... Worst part of it was my fiance was gainfully employed in London,UK..left her job to Ghana and now has to sit around for six months The only bright spot is she gets to spent time with family but thats a bit overrated if you doin it for 6 months. the next step now for us is we've contacted our congressman to appeal on our behalf for a reschedule date and being that im military im hoping there is a card there i can play but so far nothing yet. Its a sad case of total ineffectiveness,but like i was telling someone on here the other day, i dont blame them, the culture down there has made them some sort of demigods. We all need to work together at this point especially those awaiting approval and interview dates and come up with a way around this because there are other embassies in the region who arent as clueless as these guys. All the best and will keep you guys in our prayers..we love you and stay strong cuz at this point thats all we can do and play the waiting game..urrrhhhgggghhhhh!!!!!!!!	ManTra	Male	Ghana	2010-05-05 15:00:00
Africa: Sub-Saharan	US and Ghana Govt Beefing	here is a response from the US embassy press attache in Accra...pathetic all round...no one is talking...its a damn shame.. http://news.myjoyonl...01005/46030.asp	ManTra	Male	Ghana	2010-05-12 10:03:00
Africa: Sub-Saharan	US and Ghana Govt Beefing	All we can hope for is get our love ones out of that hellhole..by any means necessary	ManTra	Male	Ghana	2010-05-12 10:00:00
Africa: Sub-Saharan	US and Ghana Govt Beefing	http://www.ghanaweb....l.php?ID=181863 Please take sometime out to read this BS going on at the US embassy in Ghana..and give your take on it	ManTra	Male	Ghana	2010-05-11 21:16:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Affidavit of support	http://travel.state..../info_1327.html QUOTE (payxibka @ Jan 11 2009, 03:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> moving from K-1 to the Consulate forum which is the designated forum for this discussion	ManTra	Male	Ghana	2009-01-11 15:38:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Affidavit of support	Thanx fellas, y'all been an awesome resource to me in this K1 process. I have another concern as always, how much should i be making on my affidavit of support inorder to file for my fiance . Currently Im making the very low 20's. However i read somewhere on here that military personel get a break on this stuff. Any ideas is greatly welcomed..	ManTra	Male	Ghana	2009-01-11 14:55:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Police Report	Does the US Citizen need to send a police report on themselves with the k1 application...any ideas pls	ManTra	Male	Ghana	2009-01-20 22:48:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Interview Questions	Hey fellas, Just to be on the safe side, i'm asking if i could be helped with some of the questions you guys were asked at the embassy. I want to practice with my lovely fiance before the time . Any ideas are very welcomed	ManTra	Male	Ghana	2009-01-26 09:19:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	BaNk sTatEMents	ZeeBee..yu r the bomb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanx much... QUOTE (Zee Bee @ Jan 29 2009, 10:10 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If you meet the poverty requirements on income alone then you do not need bank statements. If you want to send them, you can just send copies of your monthly statements showing your monthly balance. That seems to work for most people.	ManTra	Male	Ghana	2009-01-29 10:24:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	BaNk sTatEMents	For the affidavit of support, i released I need sth from my bank for the embassy...but after calling my bank..they really dont have any idea of what i'm talking abt. Can anyone help specify what exactly i would be needing.	ManTra	Male	Ghana	2009-01-29 10:09:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	K1 iNterview	thanx fellas..very much appreciated.....very very much QUOTE (aljhel @ Jan 24 2009, 03:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey eveyryone, this is more related to the I-134 and whats needed for the interview. I included the I-134, W-2s from this year, and the past year of LES (pay stubs for civies that dont know)....DO THEY ABSOLUTELY NEED MY 1040s??????????????? QUOTE (PrettyFlower @ Jan 21 2009, 01:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (aljhel @ Jan 21 2009, 03:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> HEY! I'm in the Air Force TOO! When you prepared the I-134 Affadait of Support...did he add his base pay, BAH or OHA, COLA and BAS to the income block??? (ALL ENTITLEMENTS???) I know my base pay alone should put me over the "100%" level, but I'm worried they might reject it and ask for more accurate earnings. All I got is several LES and maybe a W-2! QUOTE (PrettyFlower @ Jan 21 2009, 12:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> you dont have to be there at the interview. i was by myself when i did cos my fiance couldnt take the time off from work. and he is in the US air force. so dont worry about it. i was alone at the embassy but everything went well. good luck. oh hold on... his lawyer arranged the tax returns for him and faxed it over. i hadnt had a chance to go through it cos i got his fax at 1am and my flight for manila (USEM) was at 5 that very morning. and he dont remember what his lawyers prepared. he was on deployment when i asked for it. but i remember just seeing a W2 - it was reviewed by the consul and was given a go. hope i helped. good luck!	ManTra	Male	Ghana	2009-01-26 09:04:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	K1 iNterview	thanx much..very much appreciated...did they ask u why he wasnt at the interview tho? QUOTE (PrettyFlower @ Jan 21 2009, 01:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> you dont have to be there at the interview. i was by myself when i did cos my fiance couldnt take the time off from work. and he is in the US air force. so dont worry about it. i was alone at the embassy but everything went well. good luck.	ManTra	Male	Ghana	2009-01-21 00:36:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	K1 iNterview	I am on active duty in the US Army and with the nature of my work, I may or maynot be able to be present with my fiance for the K1 interview. Will it in anyway affect our application, if I'm not physically present at the embassy? Sorry I keep coming back, but without each one of you guys i would have been in a complete mess. All ideas are welcomed	ManTra	Male	Ghana	2009-01-20 23:31:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Interview question examples	My fiancé had his interview today in Ghana. They asked him when we met, when I came back to visit, where I work, what I do for my job. I'd have to agree they ask specific questions for each relationship. They probably mix it up to keep people on their toes. The lady did try to trip my fiancé up when he didn't have a copy of his birth certificate. She said he needed it and he was prepared with secondary information that the instructions said was adequate. She tried to tell him no he needed the birth certificate and he showed her where it said the school information was acceptable. We were prepared with EVERYTHING, they took what they wanted (the forms he filled out and the forms that I filled out) and gave him everything else back (pictures, skype log, emails, phone records etc.). He was APPROVED and asked to come back April 15th to get his visa OMG Congrats Nickey...that was real smart of him, no disrespect to other applicants here but i think alot of times some applicants are intimidated by the consulars and thus end up tripping all over themselves even before they have a chance to be interviewed, then again, i havent experienced it personally so it all hypothetical. But When you say everythg, can you please break it down for me. And finally, when u got the NVC notification, how long did it take to get them to call him for the pick up and how long was the pick up date from the interview date. Did he initiate the contact or the embassy did to get in touch with him when the packet got there...i here dancing for u guys..Congrats again	ManTra	Male	Ghana	2010-03-15 13:27:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Interview question examples	Thankfully our packet has arrived @ fiance's home country and we have interview soon, what are some of the typical questions and of course some of the most unique questions you've heard consulars ask. I know every country s different but we dont want to take any chances. Please help in any way you can..thanks much and God bless	ManTra	Male	Ghana	2010-03-14 21:18:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	VISA !!!!	Go Go Go Thats whats up....more love int the air	ManTra	Male	Ghana	2010-03-24 08:55:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	APPROVED In Ghana	nevamind..got it from ur timeline..	ManTra	Male	Ghana	2010-05-04 20:18:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	APPROVED In Ghana	congrts to both of y'all..how long did u have to wait for the interview after picking your pkts 3 and 4...we were given a 6months wait..just curious..congrats again	ManTra	Male	Ghana	2010-05-04 20:15:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Ghana K-1 Filers (Early 2010)	I definately agree with that, i believe this part of the process is as important as the begining sp we all need to share that valuable info. I agree to that. Let the questions begin	ManTra	Male	Ghana	2010-03-29 08:49:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Ghana Embassy- My letter	great job Midge..i like how u r being proactive about this cause....	ManTra	Male	Ghana	2010-05-15 19:41:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Ghana Filers	Im with y'all..someone show us the way so we get it on and poppin'	ManTra	Male	Ghana	2010-05-07 21:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	I129F Approved! 86 days! CSC	Thanks for the info, however, my fiancee is a filipina currently in Canada. We will be using the vancouver embassy. Im hoping this is to our advantage. Calls and visits have been somewhat of a blessing because its rather cheap considering. $3 a month for calls to canada. Can't complain there. She is there on a working visa. \ Im with you too Y&E and my Terri& Eric..December filers Unite!!!!!!..alot of fretting and figetting as we wait..hopefully..we get that same luck	ManTra	Male	Ghana	2010-01-13 10:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NOA2	THANKS EVERYONE..NOW COMES THE HARD PART	ManTra	Male	Ghana	2010-03-07 10:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NOA2	Just got an email over the weekend saying my application has been approved. OMG...I tripped all over myself. Thank God and VJ for all the support and advice. I will be coming back with more questions so get ready for me people. And to everyone yet to apply, i am living proof that VJ works..thanx y'all...what next?	ManTra	Male	Ghana	2010-03-01 12:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Got the NOA2 APPROVED	i havent received packet 3 and 4 but just getting everything together so when it comes time..we wouldnt be caught wanting...the usual frontloading Congratulations. Only 37 days through CSC. Way to go CSC. Keep it up please. Good luck with the next steps in your journey.	ManTra	Male	Ghana	2010-03-09 13:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Got the NOA2 APPROVED	Congrats on the super quick approval! cONGRATS........got mine approved almost 2 weeks ago from CSC......hope VSC help all VJ-ers and speed up the process too...working on my packet 3 and 4 now...congrats again!!!!!!!!!!1	ManTra	Male	Ghana	2010-03-09 12:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Fiance standing at POE !!!!	Congrats. That is a lot of layovers tho. Too bad you couldn't get a direct flight into Dulles or DC. Congrats...sup Kalia..hola @ ur Ghanaian family...	ManTra	Male	Ghana	2010-03-10 13:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Notification( NOA1- NVC 3MONTHS)	thanx ppl..we love u	ManTra	Male	Ghana	2010-03-14 21:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Notification( NOA1- NVC 3MONTHS)	Hey Congrats! Things are moving faster than I planned as well. How many days did it take from your NOA2 to getting notification from NVC? Thanks Johnny..abt 10 days...the date on the receipt is March 6th..	ManTra	Male	Ghana	2010-03-10 22:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Notification( NOA1- NVC 3MONTHS)	Hello VJers..i just got my NVC notification that the packet has been moved to my fiance's home country..Im amazed at the pace of the way things are goin now..thanks to everyone and hope to get an interview date soon..Believe people...things happen when u believe..	ManTra	Male	Ghana	2010-03-10 19:23:00