DV 2018 Ghana (merged)

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Hi members am a dv2018 winner from Ghana, I have used previous dv photo for 2018 but yet to fill the DS-260 will I be disqualified during interview? also I got married on 17th December last year but had my marriage certificate on 13th of August this year, will this a problem? since Ghana embassy is considered to be one of the most notorious and fraudulent 

Any help will be highly appreciated 

Edited October 10, 2017 by Penguin_ie

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

No one knows about the photos, this is the first year they have explicitly said people will be disqualified for using old photos. No one can say if they will actually check the photos vs old submissions when you go for interview. They’ve only just begun interviews for DV2018 so we are still awaiting feedback on how such cases progress.

 

Getting a marriage certificate after the actual wedding is not usually a problem. I am assuming your certificate states the correct date of the marriage. It might be helpful if you can bring something else to prove it happened in December, if you are worried the certificate may be seen as fraudulent. 

Edited October 9, 2017 by SusieQQQ

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

  Photos have tags that will usually include date and camera ID .   You don't see them but they are there.  Simple software can pull these off the file. 

[think twice 0]

Am not worried at all about my marriage certificate but my worried is the reused photo 

My name appear on the EDV system as Sumani Abdul-Fatawu Braimah but the Sumani which is my ground father name doesn't captured in any of my documents 

Other Surnames used.. ....

Other first names used.. ..

How do I fill this portion on the DS-260

On my high school certificate and university certificate my name has been writing as A. Fatawu Braimah where A is Abdul but on my birth certificate, passport, marriage certificate and DS-260 is Abdul-Fatawu Braimah will the name been abbreviated as A.  on my educational documents show as red flag? 

Also DS-260 does not accept the acent - on the system so how do handle it since is also part of my name 

Edited October 9, 2017 by think twice

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

The edv instructions were that the name is to match the passport. 

 

I don’t know enough about your naming system to advise on how to fill the other names in, I’m afraid, hopefully someone else can help.

 

the abbreviation on the education document should not be a problem.

 

The systems don’t accept accents etc - you will “lose” these as part of your official name should you move to the US. 

Edited October 9, 2017 by SusieQQQ

[think twice 0]

But I hope DS-260 not capturing the accent - will not lead to disqulification at the interview 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

1 minute ago, think twice said:

But I hope DS-260 not capturing the accent - will not lead to disqulification at the interview 

 

No of course not. It’s actually somewhere in the instructions for filling in the forms that you fill in the “plain” Roman letter for any letters that have any kind of accent etc in your native alphabet.

[think twice 0]

SusieQQQ 

Indeed your response is really helping me a lot may God bless you 

So do mean the accent - will be kept at native alphabet colum on the DS 

My wife is not moving to u s with me now because of her education but I have indicated that am married, I  hope going alone without my wife will not disqualify me 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

18 minutes ago, think twice said:

SusieQQQ 

Indeed your response is really helping me a lot may God bless you 

So do mean the accent - will be kept at native alphabet colum on the DS 

My wife is not moving to u s with me now because of her education but I have indicated that am married, I  hope going alone without my wife will not disqualify me 

It’s fine about your wife, I presume you will sponsor her to join you later when her education is complete.

 

Bear in mind that sponsoring a spouse is longer and more expensive than bringing her with on DV - may I ask how long till she completes her education? It may make sense, depending when your interview is and how much time she has left to complete it, to get her a DV visa with you. Then, she comes to the US to activate her green card then goes home to complete the education - this will only work if she won’t be longer than a year away from the US after the initial activation.  Bear in mind she doesn’t have to accompany you to activate, she can come later as long as it’s before her visa expires. Example: if you interview in March (I have no idea when your date is, just an example), she can come as late as probably September to activate her green card, then she only needs to return to the US by September 2019. So she can push for something like close to 18 months after the interview if she plans right. If you sponsor her as a spouse of a permanent resident later you will have to file a petition, pay filing fees on that, show you can support her with an affidavit of support on which you need to be earning a certain minimum, and then wait for a visa number (I don’t know exactly but I think that can take about a year).

Edited October 9, 2017 by SusieQQQ

[think twice 0]

My wife is still having three good years to complete her course 

 

 

[think twice 0]

Hello am dv2018 from Ghana how do I list my family on the DS 260? I have some questions 

Primary occupation: Not employed 

What work do you intend to do in U S: Office and Administrative support 

Were you previously employed: Yes

Job title: National Service personnel 

Have you ever leave else where since at the age of sixteen: No but I have stayed in different region for one year not at the age of sixteen 

Finally my names appear on edv as

Surname: Braimah 

First name: Sumani Abdul-Fatawu

But on DS I kept my names in other names used as

Other Surnames used: Braimah 

Other first names used : Sumani 

Note Sumani is not part of my legal names 

So from the answers above can some one scuitness and alert me if there is any corrections needed 

 

[think twice 0]

SusieQQQ

So from your assessment of my answers from my previous post is everything in order?

Educational requirements 

Secondary education:

English E8,Maths  C6,Social C6,Science D7,Economics C6,Management D7,Accounting B3 and Cost accounting B3

I had my first degree in accounting also 

Please will I be qualified base on education? 

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17 minutes ago, think twice said:

SusieQQQ

So from your assessment of my answers from my previous post is everything in order?

Educational requirements 

Secondary education:

English E8,Maths  C6,Social C6,Science D7,Economics C6,Management D7,Accounting B3 and Cost accounting B3

I had my first degree in accounting also 

Please will I be qualified base on education? 

Your last post was deleted for hijacking and here you are doing it again....

 

 

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[SusieQQQ 11,586]

50 minutes ago, think twice said:

SusieQQQ

So from your assessment of my answers from my previous post is everything in order?

Educational requirements 

Secondary education:

English E8,Maths  C6,Social C6,Science D7,Economics C6,Management D7,Accounting B3 and Cost accounting B3

I had my first degree in accounting also 

Please will I be qualified base on education? 

I don’t know about the education, you’ll need someone from Ghana who understands the grading system to look at that. I’d think that if you went to university it’s ok but I can’t say for sure.