My immigration Journey

[Karmo 5]

Hello to all 

I have been searching here over a year for a result pertaining to my immigration journey and some past experiences helped me out a little. 

 

So let me share my own immigration journey with you guys. My Dad filed for me in 2019 and I got approved in 2020, due to submitting some incorrect documents my case finally got documentary qualified in November 2022. I was already 22 that year but because my dad is a US citizen so I was cover by the CSPA. 

I waited for an appointment for a year plus and still didn’t get one in my country (Liberia) so I came across this woman who  transfer cases to Sierra Leone because Sierra Leone is so fast, I trusted her with my case and she did the transfer in December 19 2023 and within in two weeks I got interview appointment which was on January 2 2024. 

My interview was scheduled for February 1, 2024. She booked my medical appointment at AMI hospital in Sierra Leone and told me to go Sierra Leone, since my country is bordering Sierra Leone I went by road and I had to fix a license paisser  at the border for around usd $3 dollars. My medical was on January 15, 2024 but went 3days before that time. 

 

I did the medical that Monday

I took with me my Immunization records, yellow book and road to health records and Covid 19 certificate. 

 

So I did the medical that day 

I did the following 

Syphilis test 

Gonorrhea test 

They took my urine 

Blood test 

Physical 

And chest Xray 

I took only one vaccine that day since I have already take some before.

 

I paid around usd $500usd 

 

After the medical I was told to pick up my Vaccination record in 7days and that my medical records will be sent to the embassy, so I decided to come back to my country after spending 5days in Freetown and put some documents together and to get my new police certificate. 

 

When I got back Liberia I received a call after three (3days) from the lady that transferred my case saying I should go back Freetown ASAP she said the hospital said that they saw infection on my chest and I should go redo my chest xray again. 

 

So I went back on January 26, 2024 and I was told by one doctor that if they see anything on my chest again I will have to undergo sputum test and it was going to last for 2months, I got so afraid and worried. I paid additional US $32 for new xray. I fasted for three days and pray to God, they said they will call back if anything goes wrong I was so worried and I told God that there should be none and after 3days I went back to the hospital and the lady smile with me and Said everything was good and my medical was sent to the embassy already , I was so happy and started singing praises to God while on my way home.

 

After two days was my interview day 🥰

I was so nervous and worried imagine being in another country and passing through all this. my body loss weight. 

 

 

But before going for my interview I had this issue where my case changed from IR2 to F11 two days after receiving my interview appointment, I was so confused that I even came here to seek help.

So I wrote the Embassy in Freetown requesting for a change and they replied asking for my Dad Naturalization Certificate which I sent to them and within two days they replied me that my case has been changed back to IR2, lol one day to the interview I noticed that my case was changed back to F11 again but my Dad told me not to worry myself everything will be fine.

 

My interview time was 8:30am but I got to embassy by 6AM 🕕 

Lol I thought I was going to be the first but I met people standing in queue. 

 

I saw people from different countries including my own country Liberia and most of them was transferred by the same woman too. By sharp 8am the officer asked us in and we went through some security screening, she checked on the list to see if we had interview appointments and yes my name was there.

 

We entered in the interview area and were seated 🪑 accordingly and this officer came asking me for my passport, police clearance, one passport photo, birth certificate and picture with my Dad and he told me to hold it and wait for my calling, in 5min time I was called to the first window and I gave the lady the documents the officer to me to hold in my hand, she checked in the computer and asked me if my dad is a US citizen and I said yes. 

She then asked me for Copy of his passport, I told her I don’t have but I have copy of his naturalization certificate and she said no problem and I saw her cycling IR2 on the form she was filling in. 

At that moment I knew I was save 😂

 

And she asked my to sit that my name will be called sooner, I watched people being interviewed by this young black American and she was so nice that I asked God to send me to her direction and luckily she was the one that called my name.

 

She told me to do my finger print first.

Now the interview started

I was trembling from my feet 😂

 

Interview questions 

 

1. Who’s petitioning for you?

2. When last you saw your dad? 

3. Are you married?

4. Do you have kids? 

5. Have you been out of Liberia for more than six months?

6. How did your father went America ?

7. Where does your father live ?

8. Have you been with your father in the united state before?

 

And after this she said everything seems fine, she said I will give you back your Birth certificate, police certificate, your dad naturalization certificate and I will keep your passport come back next week Thursday for your visa by 2pm.

 

God!!! 

I wanted to scream 😱 but remember I was in the Embassy 😂.

 

That week was the longest for me because I was to get my visa and leave sooner, so that week I was counting the days and finally it was Thursday the 8th of February 2024, I was at the embassy by 1pm and I met people again waiting lol 😂 

By 1:30pm we was asked in. 

I took with me my ID card and wrote down my case number too because we were asked to. 

And finally I was in and my time reach I give the lady my ID 🪪 and my case number and she came with my passport and said this is your Visa and you should travel to America 🇺🇸 before August 4,2024. I was so happy very excited 😆 

 

I left Freetown the next day to come to Liberia 🇱🇷.

 

Left my country on March 23, 2024 and reach on the 24 of march 2024

 

Thanks that’s my experience.

hope it helps 

[JeanneAdil 6,539]

congratulations

Read the phamlet or online about steps to take in US for SS #,,  driving license,  and other info u need to know

BTW you need to pay the fee to process the green card 

 

https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-fees/uscis-immigrant-fee#How_to_Pay_the_Fee

 

[Ellie_7 103]

Welcome to America, @Karmo! Thank you for sharing your experience with us.

God bless you.

[Timona 4,207]

This story is too good to be true...how is this *woman* who keeps telling people to go to Sierra Leone come across intending immigrants? Why is she the one that calls you and is the middleman between you and the hospital? 

 

And as you said, you got to the embassy and met other people linked to the same woman? If you were able to find this information easily, how come US embassy Sierra Leone hasn't sniffed this woman and what role she's playing? And the hospital hasn't sniffed her too? 

 

I don't believe this. Reads like an attempt to solicit clients off VJ, who'll regret later. Why you trust strangers with your case number? 

[Karmo 5]

2 hours ago, Timona said:

This story is too good to be true...how is this *woman* who keeps telling people to go to Sierra Leone come across intending immigrants? Why is she the one that calls you and is the middleman between you and the hospital? 

 

And as you said, you got to the embassy and met other people linked to the same woman? If you were able to find this information easily, how come US embassy Sierra Leone hasn't sniffed this woman and what role she's playing? And the hospital hasn't sniffed her too? 

 

I don't believe this. Reads like an attempt to solicit clients off VJ, who'll regret later. Why you trust strangers with your case number? 

You think I’m here to link people with the lady? Is that what u think??? For your information anyone can transfer their own case to anywhere, for my country where I came from we don’t have idea on such till recently people are now getting ideas.  I’m not here to link anyone with anyone, I only giving u my immigration experience and I have no reason to lie. And why would Embassy sniff someone on a process that is Legit.

And you ask how did this woman come across immigrants, I came across her through recommendation, through someone she helped before, that’s how other came across her too. It’s not a very special process but I don’t have an idea on it, same as other she send Freetown.

You are funny 😂

Edited March 27 by Karmo

[OldUser 6,851]

8 hours ago, Karmo said:

so I came across this woman who  transfer cases to Sierra Leone because Sierra Leone is so fast, I trusted her with my case and she did the transfer in December 19 2023 and within in two weeks I got interview appointment which was on January 2 2024. 

So who is this woman? Is she a licensed lawyer? Sounds fishy / not trustworthy to me. For anybody reading: be careful and check credentials before trusting anybody with your personal information or paying somebody to do any immigration work for you.

Edited March 28 by OldUser