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Wow. This is heartbreaking. After waiting that long for your visa and this is what they tell you? I hope they find it and give you your visa sooner

I get so happy when l see approved cases from Ghana cos its a difficult Consulate. Congrats!

Congratulations. I have been waiting for you guys to go through. Our interview is the 24th of January. How was it? How many questions? What did they ask for? Sorry for so many qeustions. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah! I am excited!

I will update you guys soon. My best interview so far. I got a lovely CO. You really need to get more evidence like the call records from the States and Ghana, skype records, yahoo chats emails from you and your partners, joint account statement, and your pictures. You need to highlight all ur numbers in the call recors for easy identification. And arrange them neatly in folders.And when you go before the CO, please dont panic and stammer. All the Best!

First and foremost my Greater Thanks goes to the Almighty God. I got approved today! VJers, thank you so much for all the advice and support you gave me during the process. This is best XMas gift ever. Happy New Year!

It was a success. You only need to produce a new Passport and then they give you the visa. Please fill us in with questions they asked you and how the interview went. Good luck on your second appointment

No, they are different.

The tax return is simply a copy of what you sent the IRS.

The tax transcript is documentation provided by the IRS regarding the details of the tax return you filed. Since it is a document from a government agency, it is considered more "reliable". To get the tax transcript, just go to the iRS website and under Tools, select the option to get a tax return or transcript. For my wife's AOS, I ordered transcripts for three years and they came within 10 days.

Thanks a lot!

Hello Vjers, please help me out here. Is Tax Returns same as Tax Transcripts. I hear the Ghana US embassy is keen on that. i will like to know if they are two different things so we could request for it. Thanks a lot

Hello Vjers, l have some few questions. How long does the Ghana Police certificate expire? Is it six months? And for the medicals, do you have to do all the examinations at one particular clinic or separately. Can you do all the medicals at Akai House?

You will need to have tax transcripts for current year when interview comes especially for Ghana... I'm taking 4 years tax transcripts I interview in Ghana next week with my husband...You can never have enough evidence...

Thanks a lot. I know l am not supposed to take all with me

Hello Vjers, good luck to everyone preparing for interview this week, especially to the Ghana 1R -1/CR-1 visa filers interviews this week. I will like to know, when your case completes with the NVC, do you still need to show evidence of financial support at the interview? I was thinking if NVC accepts your AOS /I-864 package, you would not need to show any financial support aside the tax transcript requested. Is that it? Im confused.

There is no need to send the receipt to NVC after payment. Once the payment status is changed to PAID, print the cover sheet with bar code and use it as the first page of your DS-230 packet. Complete your DS-230 packet and mail it to NVC ASAP.

I guess you already paid AOS fee and send the I-864 packet.

Yes. I have already paid the AOS fes and send the package. Thanks a lot

Hello Wonderful VJers, we paid our IV bill three weeks ago, sent the receipt to the NVC, but there hasn't been any notice from them yet. I have assembled all the 230 forms and other civil documents, waiting for the NVC to send IV instruction package before we proceed to send to them, and its taking forever. Does it take this longer?I want to find out if l can send the documents to the NVC even though the instruction is not in. Thank You

We thank God! I hope they keep treating Ghana like other countries.

Good evening Visa journey members. So i woke up this morning, checked my email and to my surprise there it was. Finally an interview date for my son. Felt like a huge weight was lifted of my shoulders. i know an interview date doesn't mean nothing is guaranteed but its a BIG step for us. And i know God has answered my prayers n will guide as thru successfully. Interview date is set for August 2011. we have such a short time in between but with all this time of wait we had, we've gathered enough stuff to be fine. Next step is medicals and another recent police certificate. Thanks to all u guys for sharing ur experiences. It may seem frustrating at times, but i believe n pray that each and everyone waiting for an interview date in Ghana get a date VERY SOON. God Bless.!!

Oh lm very glad. Congrats. God is listening to us

Hello Vjers. How does registering birth abroad works, especially when you are in the spousal visa process. If you haven't given birth yet, how do you go about it? I am in Ghana and can it be done at the US Embassy here? What do they need? Has anybody done hers there?

THAT IS A GOOD IDEA!! About both suggsetions!! I strongly support everything U stated!! Please Please keep me posted I will write with U.. I am 46 days into waiting on a NOA2 myself... This short wait is already frustrating and very painful! So I am down and in with Ur suggestions letz back with ACTION!!

We need to stand up for our rights. Its so unfair.

I think it is time to start up the mass letter writing campaigns again. I see that you are just beginning. Just hang in there and it will be alright. Know that when you complete, you are probably a year plus away until you will be reunited to your spouse. I am tempted to call CNN and any other major broadcast who will be willing to do a story on why CR petitions at the Embassy in Accra takes longer than anywhere else. I am tired of this stuff.

Its terrible. Ghana timelines are very heartbreaking. It really bothers me that our neighbour Nigeria's timelines are faster and better, although they are more than us in population wise. Why can't US Embassy in Ghana work faster like US Embassy in Nigeria ? What is going on at the US embassy in Ghana? Are they working to break families apart?

Happy New Year, Vjers! My husband will soon start with IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa hopefully next month and l will like to know if its very necessary and important to change my surname to his surname before we start with the process or can l go ahead with my maiden name? Which either way is better? Pls help me out

Congrats ! You deserve it!

All the best!

Thanks a lot, everyone.

Hello VJ members, pls help me out here. Is it ok to show your Traditional Ghanaian Engagement photos at your K 1 Visa interview. Im wondering if the consulars dont presume that to be marriage instead of engagement? Im confused. Has anybody submited his or her Ghanaian Engagement photos at the interview and got approved?. Pls help