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Anyone from Ghana waiting for an interview date? How long is it taking?

59 minutes ago, JBMG said:

YAY!! Congrats to @silverado123 and @Akua and Papa for your CC's!!! Keep us posted regarding your interview date.  Thank you for already updating the spreadsheet. 

 

JBMG

 

 

Thank you!! Hope you get yours soon!

6 hours ago, JBMG said:

@Renshers @Akua and Papa Been in review department for a while.. Still waiting on a CC?

Still waiting indeed...I'm going to call tonight to check

Once your case goes into review, how often should you call? Mines been in review for almost 2 weeks..

Thanks for the replies!

My hubby put +233 (just like the calling code) and he is Ghanaian. The state would be the region. Hope that helps 

Has anyone used laminated civil doc at their interview in Ghana? Is it accepted? Thank you! 

I'm sure this has been said a million times already...but how do you know NVC has received and is processing your application? 

thanks in advance! 

This question is for others going through high-fraud countries, like Ghana.  I read that it's really important to side-load at NVC, and actually I've prepared a lot of new evidence for this reason.  When I told my lawyer, he said that's not possible.  I know it has to be because others have posted on here about it.  Does anyone know where to find official information about adding bonafide evidence so I can show the lawyer? Thank you for any advice you can give!!

14 minutes ago, Louie1988 said:

Sorry the question, but the potomac processing time is showing a big delay for USC filers, and I am married to a USC, so I was worried that my case was gonna take a long time. Thanks 

I would think USC would have priority over permanent resident. I don't think you have anything to worry about. 

12 minutes ago, Louie1988 said:

Great news! Congrats, and thanks for the update.

 

Ps: Are you married to a permanent resident or to a USC?

Lol..I am the USC, husband is in Ghana. 

Approved at Potomac Jan 17! That's only 3.5 months, so I think everyone else waiting there should get approved soon too. 

7 hours ago, caliliving said:

moving forward take lots of photos.. not just of you and him, but of you and your friends/family all together.. make sure he has met and knows who everyone is in each photo.  it is more important to have people in the photos with you then just you and him! anyone can get pictures with a guy and say its there husband and go on a few trips, but friends and family its much harder to 'fake' 

if you go there for a holiday, spend it with friends and family and take LOTS OF PICTURES! 

when u say a small court wedding, was anyone else there? if so, find photos from someone else. how did they go missing? photos are saved on a phone and backed up to icloud/google... also if you have a photographer (or chapel photographer) find out who it was!  it is very hard to hear that pictures just vanished in this day and age.

 

Thanks...as stated before we have lots of pics with family and friends and trips we took. We got married 7 years ago, before everyone had smart phones. Back then we took pictures with a digital camera. However we had a photographer who took pictures and printed them out for us at the wedding.  It's been so long there's no way to get copies from the photographer. 

So its better just to wait until the interview to explain this? 

24 minutes ago, MrChamploo said:

You will need photo's. The Ghana embassy is a tough one and you need every evidence you can get.

Even at the Netherlands embassy,which is a complete low fraud country. (Note the speed we had and less requirements) they wanted all kinds of pictures. They want more then staged one's as well. Not just wedding or staged family meetings.

I have lots of pictures, just not the wedding ones.  There's nothing I can do about getting those back.  My question is should I send an explanation during NVC or has anyone had this issue and how did you deal with it? Thank you! 

3 hours ago, Myprincess said:

I think what Akua and papa can do is to contact friends or family members who were there at the time of their marriage if they have some pictures of their marriage and use to support their case than wait for rfe

Thank you. There are no photos, just hard copies that got lost. That's why I'm trying to think if there's something else we can do to make up for it. 

4 hours ago, misshepburn said:

Hey Akua and Papa --

 

My advice would be to not worry about the photos. They are not required by USCIS, but they do provide strong evidence that you are a couple and have real shared history. I would prep photos for the interview (or in case you get an RFE) -- include shots before you married, after you married, trips, etc. and especially include photos with family and friends. 

 

Personally I think it would be weird to send NVC photos - the AOS and IV packages are concerned with the sponsor's ability to support the beneficiary and to gather additional information about the immigrant (police records, etc.) Sending photos to prove the validity of your relationship when that was already established (and accepted by) USCIS is overkill to me. 

 

If you are still concerned try checking with other folks who have gone through the process in Ghana to see what their experiences were. Good luck!

 

Thank you, we have lots of photos before and after the wedding- trips, with family/friends, neighbors, etc. I've read here it's highly recommended  to add more evidence at NVC stage for ghana. 

My husband and I got married several years ago with a small court wedding. He had the hard copy pictures with him in ghana (we didn't have them digitally). He moved and all his pictures went missing. Our I-130 should be approved shortly, but do you think we should include an explanation at the NVC stage as to why we don't have pics from our wedding, or just wait to see if they ask at the interview and explain it then?  We have lots of other pictures and evidence, and we will be having a big wedding reception this year and will bring those pics to the interview of course. Thanks for any advice you can give! 

Just need your yellow fever card. 

On 12/28/2016 at 8:11 PM, AldyBella said:

I started this whole process on september 16,2016. that is when i mailed in the application. Received letter from Us embassy in Ghana yesterday, december 27,2016. So it has been roughly 3 and a half months. And with an interview date of jan 31, 2017 makes the whole process 4 and a half months for me.

I received the letter here in the US.

Hello,

I can't believe how quickly your case is moving! Do K1s move more quickly than CR1s? 

On 12/27/2016 at 7:39 PM, DJTK said:

Hi

I received the same thing today too! It looks like Ghana may have changed their process which is great!

So my fiancé is now filling out the DS-160 form. Then I guess we pay then schedule online. I think this is packet 3.

I hope this is more efficient. It aligns with what other consulates do.

 Hello,

the change in scheduling your own interview online- is this just for K1 or do you know if it also applies for CR1 as well?  Thank you!!

Hello all!

I got my NOA1 over a month ago but still get an error when checking status online. Does anyone have the same issue? Should I call USCIS?

Sent date sept 23

Delivered via usps sept 26 Chicago lockbox

NOA 1 sept 26

Received NOA in mail Oct 9

Thanks!

Sent date sept 23

Delivered via usps sept 26 Chicago lockbox

NOA 1 sept 26

Received NOA in mail Oct 9

Thanks!

Please provide the following information:

Delivered Date to USCIS

Date NOA received in the mail from USCIS

Is anyone having trouble tracking their case online? Got my NOA1 a month ago and still won't let me track it with the case number.

Sent sept 26

NOA1 sept 29

Potomac service center

IR-1 visa

Thank you!