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For those of you that received notification to pick up your passport. Did you get notification from DHL or the embassy? My fiance got the email below so we are not sure

13 hours ago, JC&BS said:

Ghanaians - which original documents did you have to bring to the interview?

 

I know what the link at NVC says but I also know embassies like to play games sometimes. 😅

 

Aboa me. 

Medase paa.

based on P3, the only originals they ask are the birth certificate. The police report would obviously need to be original but i agree with @ameerazak. Bring all your originals but also make photocopies of them

59 minutes ago, Jozzy said:

Hello VJ members... we sent our AOS and supporting documents on the CEAC online site but I’m confused about the submission whether I’m supposed to send it by mail or I’m right in sending through ceac site. Please help 

I do see you are a IR-1/CR-1 applicant.  You would not need to fill our AOS if you are.  Please clarify for better advice

It's meant to be mailed.  I believe all AOS applications are mailed to the Chicago lock box. 

https://www.uscis.gov/i-485-addresses

58 minutes ago, Jozzy said:

Hello VJ members... we sent our AOS and supporting documents on the CEAC online site but I’m confused about the submission whether I’m supposed to send it by mail or I’m right in sending through ceac site. Please help 

1 hour ago, JC&BS said:

How soon before interview date do they tell you to have medicals done?

we are doing ours about 2 weeks before, but it could also be a week. remember, if you are approved, your 6 months of when you need to be in the US starts after your medical and not when your visa is issued. so its recommended not to get it too early if you intend to be in your country a little bit longer after the interview. 

2 hours ago, Dr bio said:

It’s simple, go there with your appointment letter passport ,4passport pics ,and any immunization records if u have. the fee is 1860ghc, the result will be ready in a week time. So go there early before your interview.they will need your house number as well.goodluck 

Thank you.  What kind of tests do they perform other than getting you up to date with the immunizations

Anyone had their medicals done at Holy Trinity in Accra mind sharing their experience?

9 hours ago, ankamah84 said:

Hey that’s good which airline did he take and did he need a transit visa or any other visa ??? 

you don't need a transit visa if you are flying into the US from accra.  Transit visas are country specific and not flight specific. So it doesn't matter what flight you take. so unless you are stopping at any other destinations other than the ones you listed, i would suggest just double checking online if that country needs a transit visa. but if its togo or Cote dIvoire, you do not

11 hours ago, ankamah84 said:

What do you mean point of entry ??? Is it a specific city I have to fly to according to my visa 

I live in Nyc so jfk would have been my point of entry into US soil. but i'm from seattle so he is going there first to meet the folks

6 minutes ago, MMatrimony said:

What are the dates?

the ones I’m seeing for August are average 930-1350 usd

I was looking for the last weekend in August/early september but NYC is no longer my point of entry so i haven't looked in a while.

Air Cote divoire has one from accra to nyc for about less than $600 through kayak but if you go to their website that deal isnt available. It has a stop in Abidjan.  You can book that one through Kayak and hope it works out. In my experience kayak is pretty reliable.

The same fares are also available on justfly but its also a 3rd party website.  Just be cautious.

12 minutes ago, ankamah84 said:

Great so because Togo or Abidjan is apart of Ecowas i wouldn’t need a transit visa right ?  

It doesn't really matter if you are a member of ECOWAS. All you need is your valid passport and as you are not leaving the airport, you will not be going through immigration in those locations. So no transit visa necessary

1 hour ago, ankamah84 said:

Do anybody know if the flight has to be A straight flight from Accra to New York can it be like for instance a flight that make a stop in maybe Togo then from Togo to New York ? Togo is a part of ecowas. 

It doesn't have to be a nonstop flight. Most people get the flight that is cheapest and those usually have stops involved. 

also, if you should consider doing Direct Consular Filing. Since USCIS does have an office in Accra, your wait time is much shorter than if you were to file from the US

It's honestly not that big of a deal. My passport has come into contact with water on more than one occasion. Just put it out in the Ghana heat and things should be fine. As far as i can recall, the page with all your information is somewhat water proof although i could be lying, but the legibility of that page for me has never been an issue

7 minutes ago, Franc said:

Thanks for the info

I did notice that you are an IR-1/CR-1 applicant and i can only speak about the k1 visa. for your particular visa, i believe NVC makes an appt for you, although i don't know. 

52 minutes ago, Franc said:

Hi guys, i got an email from NVC stating that all documents have been received and approved. How long does it take to get the interview date in the Accra, Ghana embassy?

If the embassy has received it then it depends. It took us about 6 weeks before we got the P3 email.  I did end up paying the visa fee and just browsing to see when the available dates were but i got the P3 before any dates opened up. Right now they are open for August but they might be closed

15 minutes ago, rsanda said:

@WakabawKindly check now. Appointments for August has been opened.

just secured one. Thank you

40 minutes ago, GodTimeIsTheBest said:

when i looked around april 1st, next availability was in june. So I presumed you will be looking at mid August to late August dates right now

Thanks so much. Maybe i'll have better luck around june 1st

Does anyone know the next availability/round of k1 visa interview dates at the US embassy in Ghana

4 minutes ago, Bayman said:

what!!  is 120Ghc as at now.

is there a way i can communicate with someone at the headquarters? like a name of a document or somewhere that lists the price?  I'm not sure if he has paid for it yet. 

59 minutes ago, Bayman said:

How!, its issue at criminal investigations division , department headquarters Accra. is 120GHC . it is printed on gray security paper which  has the Ghana police logo in the upper centre and a centre watermark of the logo. it has your picture to the document. you can delete the rejected one and upload the same thing again. wish you all the best.

They  quotef my fiance 450 cedi . . . and they refused to lower it even though i told them that its 120 

He is essentially decreasing the number of green cards based on familial ties. The only exceptions are spouses and children. The same number of green cards will still be awarded, right now its about a million green cards a year. and the percentages are 12% for the point based sysyem mentioned. and that 12 percent is for skilled laborers. he wants to increase that 12 percent to 57 percent, which means that the number of green card applicants based on familial ties will decrease. 

15 minutes ago, Jovic said:

Please is there anyone who have another number different from 16033340700 To call NVC because this number is busy a lot. Thank you in anticipation 

just keep waiting, i waited on hold for an hour before i was able to reach someone and i received my  case number

10 hours ago, Moses Bee said:

This is both their email address and contact number : 

 

support-ghana@ustraveldocs.com

050 522 5956

024 328 3510

Thank you