BUSATOS:
@ adeboy, plz chk ur pm, i want to join the bbm group.

my brother Busatos....where are thou? i have sent several messages...please talk to me

AdenijiPupa: To God be the glory, visa was approved after 2month of AP

Congratulations bro. To God alone be glory

Turlest:

she did not go with the scratched card

So bro was your visa denied?

Turlest:

My Broda we went, we saw and you conquer

Its just my wifey dat caus it, she went with print out copy of her WASSCE result.
my fellow house mate the rest is history.

My wife and the CO were flowing well until that little problem.

Well sir, your submission is not very clear. I hope your visas were approved? The WASSCE print out has never been a problem. My wife also went with it along side a scratched card and it was not a problem. Pls put us in more light so that we will know how to advise. Peace.

A hearty congratulations to our CPON and my Liutenant on this forum. A man of the People and the promoter of the course of others!!! it did not come easy but we give Glory to God!!! the God of the Hallelujah Thread has answered the prayers of His people!!! congratz my dear friend and welcome to America!!!

kunledox: Urgent plz,i need address to muri okunola..thanks

if you go in via Ajose Adeogun into muri okunola, at the roundabout turn left.....DHL is like 4 buildings away from the roundabout. i hope it helps?

AREOLA:

Was trying to check d status of our visa nd its asking me visa case number  used case number but its not accepting it.pls how do  supposed to write d case number?U̶̲̥̅̊
got ur visas ydai guess ur interview was 7th dn.congrats!America loading.................

hi, when you log on to www.ceac.gov, among other things your case number should be arranged thus: 2014AF169** and then submit.

good luck.

samolaniyi: woooooooooooooooow, Congratulobiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Ityroyal, my E-brother. I rejoice with you. I just got to know that your interview was successful. To God be the glory. Giftedhandz, you do ojoro o, so u are Ityroyal wife! both of you will be fined for withholding information. Anyway, I'm so happy for you guys and the rest of Nairalander that got their visa.Abeg inbox me ur destination and contact.I hadly see you guys on facebook.

My dearest brother and professional colleague before before....thank you soooo much for your love and concern and support. The Lord will not forget you and your lovely family. I will PM you my details as requested. Love from giftedHandz...lol

samolaniyi: woooooooooooooooow, Congratulobiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Ityroyal, my E-brother. I rejoice with you. I just got to know that your interview was successful. To God be the glory. Giftedhandz, you do ojoro o, so u are Ityroyal wife! both of you will be fined for withholding information. Anyway, I'm so happy for you guys and the rest of Nairalander that got their visa.Abeg inbox me ur destination and contact.I hadly see you guys on facebook.

My dearest brother and professional colleague before before....thank you soooo much for your love and concern and support. The Lord will not forget you and your lovely family. I will PM you my details as requested. Love from giftedHandz...lol

ETimX: Hello My GH family, sorry my testimony is coming a bit late, I have finally been able to get myself together so my observation, advice and testimony goes like this. We got to the embassy around 4:40am and we met about 5 people there waiting, the next 20 mins there were over 100 people there.
After 2 security checks, a guy was caught with his phone and earpiece and was sent out to wait for 2 hours and might miss his appointment cos it was for 7am, so pls listen carefully to instructions and follow them. Well after all security protocols, we were ushered into the main hall and my name was called at window 16 and I submitted all the requested documents and photo copies, so I went to sit with my wife. After sometime the people that collected documents gave way and the COs took over window 15,16 and 18. Note that from all the testimonies I have read on this great forum no one has really specified that everything is been done in the same hall, I actually thought there is a room where u enter to meet the CO for a private chat. Well for those yet to be interviewed there's just a glass in between u and the CO, he talks with a mic so everybody can here but before the chat begins he tells u to pick up the phone and you have a private conversation. However one of the reasons why I brought this point up...........

This can only be God o. I will worship him forever. Please those going for their chat should make sure they study their dsp 230 forms because most questions comes from what you filled initially just to test you.
Thanks to God Almighty and all those who made our dreams a reality, too many names to mention but I will not forget ItyRoyal, Abos, Busatus and Adeboy007. Wishing us all the best things in life. Signing out ETimX aka ErnieT48.

My dearest bro...I can only say congratulations to you are you pretty wife. The Lord is a faithful God and he started this great story for your family. He will establish your feet upon greatness in the Land of America and cause your seeds to be great IJN - amen.

AREOLA: Praise God!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We had our interview yesterday morning nd our visa was approved.
Interview goes like this:
CO: Gud morng
Me:gud morning
CO:tell me d name of ur second schl
Me:bla bla bla
CO:what did U̶̲̥̅̊
study in university
ME:xxxxx
CO: what did U̶̲̥̅̊
do during ur nysc
Me:xxxx
Co:how old is your daughter
Me:Bleep
CO:let me see your pictures
Me:
She just said madam ur visa has been approved pick up ur visa in a weeks time,congrats nd welcome to america.
It was just like a chat can't belive it was dt easy.thanks to God nd all nairalanders.4 those that r still waiting 4 interview go nd take d visa it is urs IJN.Chicago loading...............

I congratulate you my dear sister. Welcome to the club of the favoured ones....I pray that The Lord will give everyone here this great feelings and this glorious testimony IJN amen.

rauly: Thank God for the journey mercy. I arrived safely in Maryland.

Congratz brother and thanks be to God for journey mercies! Explore the land and succeed ijn Amen.

AREOLA: Congrats to all those that have their visas.4 those of us awaiting interview d visa is yours IJN.Please what is d current exchange rate @ d embassy our interview is tomorrow nd we want to pay in naira.urgent response pls.

Hi bro, the current exchange rate is N170 to a dollar. So $330 will N56,100.

All the best bro. Pls be confident and be bold. Your visa is waiting for you.

olami101: Everybody is sharing testimony,ah oh God,wht are u waiting for,give me my own testimonies ijmn.

Hmm....the Lord will daze you with a testimony more outstanding than our own. Relax and be calm! He makes all things beautiful in His own time.

Cheers

PREAMBLE/APRRECIATION:

My dearest e-family... I want to first and foremost give praise and glory the Lord God Almighty, who rules the Heaven and Earth, the One that stooped soooooo low to pick us up and has given us a seat among the Greats! He is the Craftsman of our Destiny and the Master Designer of our Future! To Him Alone be Praise, Glory and Adoration Ijn Amen.

I want to thank a very special member of the NL forum who has been my indefatigable pillar for the past 8 years. Her Name is GiftedHandz....My Adorable Wife, My True Friend, the Mother of my 3 Lovely Children and my Strong Support thru whom the Lord has given us this New Identity!

I will not forget to appreciate my e-family - this wonderful group of life's champions (that i was introduced to by my Junior brother and former colleague Seubis) I should actually mention your names one by one but the for limitation of space and a hand held device....but you know yourselves!!!! Everyone here who has been a blessing to me and my family...Thank You!

THE JOURNEY:

This glorious journey started in October 2012, in the last week of the DV program. My HOP in the branch where I worked came to me that she has just played the Lottery for herself and family and she wants me to play also because I have been too good to her. I told her I have once played it when I newly got married but did not win dat i was not interested. She insisted that she will not leave me behind in this country! I was able to delay it till the last day which was Saturday 3rd November 2012. I knew she won't see me till Monday when the stuff must have closed. Surprisingly, THIS LADY SHOWED UP IN MY HOUSE ON THAT SATURDAY MORNING WITH HER LAPTOP AND INTERNET MODEM WITHOUT EVEN HAVING HER BATH!!! Ok, this was one sacrifice too much so I knew the game was up for me....I knew I could not say no to her with this level of sacrifice and commitment.

So we started connecting her laptop but the network on her modem was down! So I told her thatz it! There's nothing we can do! She said NO! THERE IS SOMETHING WE CAN DO!!! LETZ GO TO THE CYBER CAFE!!! Hmm... We went to the 1st cafe...2nd....then finally the 3rd where we finally applied and submitted my application like some minutes before deadline.

I kept my confirmation print out among my documents and forgot about it! I lost faith in the application because the picture we used for the initial application had shadows and because my colleague kind of forced it on me we could not take appropriate pictures. So when the result came out in May 2013, I naturally did not have any push to check especially when my colleague that played long before me and also forced me to play did not win! On September 18th 2013, I told myself why don't you just check? I tried to check but the site could not open from my office so I forgot about it again but the document remained in my suit pocket.10 days later I scanned it to my friend in UK who checked and confirmed that my wife's entry has won!!! I could not believe it!!! But lo and behold I finally checked it by myself and confirmed that my wife's entry actually won us the most coveted lottery on earth!! That was how the waiting game started until May 2014 when our 2NL came and our date was given as 7/7.

ON THE D-DAY:

We finally left the hotel at about 5.40am after some bottle necks on the road we got to the Embassy at about 6.20am. After all the security checks we finally made payment at 8.00am. The waiting game started.... The crowd at the Embassy was alarming. They started with the singles and afterwards they faced the new couples.... They were a lot denials and more denials. Only 2 COs were on duty for the immigrant cases so it was really slow. Finally we were about the last to be attended to at about 2.30pm. My children had not eaten anything except for a slice of bread each... My 1yr old ate last by 4am when we all woke up. We were only allowed to take a few packs of biscuits but the Lord Jesus held them up for us! My 1yr old did not eat anything nor cry for hunger till we left the hall about 2.30pm.

THE INTERVIEW PROPER:

After the swearing and finger printing...
CO: When did you enter Secondary School?
Wifey: xxxx
CO: What did you do after your Secondary School?
Wifey: i worked in xxxxxx
CO: for how long?
Wifey: xxxxxx
CO: What did you do after that?
Wifey: I got admission and went to school.
CO: how many yrs did you spend in school?
Wifey: xxxxx
CO: Ok Ma'am I am going to approve your family's visa....see...I have approved your visa. Please go to this address and pick up your visa in a week's time. Congratulations and welcome to America!

CONCLUSION:

We waited for about 7 hours only to be interviewed for less than 2 minutes. TO GOD BE THE GLORY FOR EVER AND EVER IJN - AMEN!!!

Godis4me: When the Lord turn again the captivity of Zion,we were like them that dream.....Do you know it still look as if Im dreaming.All thanks to my maker for giving me this golden opportunity.In 2012,few days after my birthday,a friend,an House Officer then told me about the on going visa lottery.I jokingly said we should erect a stand in the hospital enviroment and we laughed it off.He played it for me and my family with His BB phone.He forwarded the confirmation pin to my mail but I mistakenly deleted the message.I was not bothered cause I thought kcc would mail me if I win,It was on sunday evening May 6th,2013 when He called that I was the only person that won out of those He played for.I didnt believe Him initially,then He sent my confirmation no to me and lo and behold,I won.Out of my curiosity,I read all instructions,google the googleables.I came in contact with this forum after I have submitted my form to kcc.I later join the forum as a member last December.Meanwhile,the VO trend was closed then,I waited patiently untill I posted my question which attracted some members to me.It was all about my husby late twin brother son who has being living with us since 2009 that was included in my initially entry.So I was confused whether to get an adoption decree or a letter of release from the mum.I was totally devastated when the VO said I will need an adoption decree cause I heard initially that it would cost me 250k.007 was very supportive cause He was the one that alerted me when the VO replied me.Ityroyal was the angel God sent to me on this forum,He called me and linked me up on how to get the adoption done at a lesser price.He stood by me and advised me when I was depressed cause the adoption issue aggravated my husby' unwilling attitude not to purse the visa.He is a mature man with a good virtue and He is always ready to bear others burden.Thanks to God His visa was approved too,our medical was done the same date and place(although it was planned).He also helped us to book at bayland suite,may God bless you and your lovely wife and children.Thanks to 007 who is always willing to assist on this forum,Infact,He called and prayed for before I left the hote.The Lord will make you great.sorry for the long story,i have to write all this so that others can pick one or two things.NOW to the interview proper,my family and Ityroyal left our hotel around 5.45am,necessary security check began on getting to the embassy.our document was checked ard 8.30am and the waiting began that we were almost worn out.We were interview around 2.30pm after a long wait.Just 4 simple question o.My highest level of education,when it was obtained,when I got married,when that my boy was adopted and I answered her with a smile.This is how my story ends in praise o.Thanks to our lovely VO too.

Congratulations madam and your handsome and calm hubby! Your story is a special one and your success is designed by God. I only went to the court to fix my wife's affidavit for NPC when I met this man. We became friends and I dashed him additional N200 for making my job really fast. He was so excited about the 'windfall' and now told me that I should please refer pple to him because he handles different genuine documents including adoption decree. Wow!!! That rang a bell! I immediately remembered Godis4me and quickly made enquiries on her behalf and discovered his charges is far cheaper than the N250k that she was initially told. Madam, just one piece of advise ma: that boy in your custody is destined to be great....he will bring you much more than your heart's desires and he will announce you to the world! Congratz once again.....meanwhile....my e-family my testimony is still coming ooooo

buklan4real@yah:


We r current ooo.... Unto u oh Lord! Av ur way.....

@buklan4real@yah: congratulations to you for being current and to everyone who is current by the proposed March cut off figure. the Lord Himself shall perfect all that He started and will leave you with a lasting smile IJN - Amen!

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@chijen2: check the email address you used in login in to Nairaland. go to your inbox, you'll see the PMs that friends have sent. click on reply, and drop your message then the fellow will connect to you from there.

samolaniyi:

hello,can you check your mail box,i PM you.

thanks, i have responded. cheers.

chijen2: Please can anyone describe the NPC office to me in Lagos? I only have affidavit of birth not the birth certificate. Please how do i go about getting it from the NPC office? Please someone respond. I'm new in this forum so i don't know how to use these buttons.....

You did not really say where you would be coming from.....however, from Orile bus stop around the Doyin junction, any keke can drop you there. It's very close to NYSC office at Babs Animashaun in surulere. Good luck.[s][/s]

chijen2: hi nairalanders. Happy new year. I'm new here. I am a dv selectee with cn 2014AF000119**. When do you think my interview would be? Please someone reply
I can't find my original news paper change of name anymore. Only have a photocopy, would this suffice for my interview?

@chijen2: congratulations on your selection and welcome to the forum. With your case number no one can really predict when exactly you would be current...but the general advise in this forum is that you follow up with the bulletin that is updated monthly and of course use this time to prepare all your documents and as much money as possible because you'll definitely need them.

On your change of name, you did not state what you intend to use it for....is your name on the initial application different from what it is now?

bosunwizzy: Thanks so much coop.i gathered al my document all well and i left the hotel at obalende (bayland suite) around 5:30.after all the security checking at the gate.we are told to line up accordingly(immigrant)i enterd the waiting where i paid my visa fee in naira which is approximately 54,500.i was told to wait for the CO.after several hours of waiting.at around 11:54 my number was call 410 at counter 16 and i met the white man.he was so friendly with me.
CO:Gud morning with smile
ME:morning
CO:raised ur right hand to swear
ME:and i did
CO:are u dauda taofeek
ME:yes
CO:where are you work
ME:am working at a pricate laboratory as a med lab sci
CO:where
ME:at university college hospital ibadan
CO:u mean u are into lab test
ME: yes
CO:have u bin to U.S. A before or bin denied visa or visit and country before
ME:no
CO:who is adewale adebayo
ME:my bro (host in new york)
CO:ur relationship with him
ME:my brother
CO:position in ir family
ME:first born
CO:ur position
ME:am the last born
CO:where is ur mummy
ME:she is in U.S.A presently
CO:OK.CONGRATULATION SEE U IN AMERICA
he broughtout two papers 1 for uscis and the 2 is for the address to pick the visa.ALHAMDULILAHI.am planing to go by march cos of my last paper to write in skool.thanks to u guys am so grateful.INSHA ALLAHU will meet at the top

Congratulations my brother. The Lord shall make your every step ahead easy IJN - amen. Cheers

floadesola: Praise God for me house. I av bn waitn for d day i'l b abl to write on ds forum. I went for my interview today and to d glory of God it was successful. I am stl overwhelmed at the moment cos i ddnt spend up to 2mins wt d consular. A very wonderful old man. Praiseeeeee God for me house. America, see u soon.

Sorry d questn: after d swearn.
Wts ur highest level of edu?
Aw old are u?
Wot do u do now?
Gbam i got d letter for visa pickup. I cant shout.

Wow!!!!! What a wonderful testimony you've got! The Lord is indeed a Great God! Congratulations! It's a fabulous new year gift! I wish you God's speed and Favour in all the other steps ahead! Cheers.

sparkyinc:

thanks what I want to know is this : shld my spouse send ds-230 too or i shld put her as spouse in the space provide for spouse only. remember I got married after I played the lottery. so I played as single.

the answer is YES! DS 230 is both for principal applicant and all beneficiaries. so fill the part for spouse details in your own ds 230 while he fills yours in his own ds 230 in the space provided for spouse details. hope this helps?

bamideleniayo: Please can anyone help me on how to locate CHILDRENS PRACTICE Hospital (in terms of Transportation)from Bells Drive,OTA OGUN STATE..
And Secondly, when is it best to go for the Medical test in terms of weeks before Interview..!Thnks

@bamideleniayo: when you get to oshodi....take a bus or a cab going to Obalende....pick a keke to take you to CHILDRENS PRACTICE Hospital, Raymon Njoku in Ikoyi. as per your second question...it's always better to go for your medicals like a week or 2 before the interview considering the closeness of the expiry of the medical report with that of the visa. i hope this helps?

Malcolm28:

Preparations are going just fine. Been quite busy trying to tidy up before leaving. I take time to read every post though. I am making arrangements to rent an apartment as soon as I land cos I'm not getting positive feeddback from the person am supposed to put up with in the interim. Wishing those who r doing interview this week all the success.

@Mailcolm 28: my brother i wish you all the best in your preparations o! i guess you are taking the best decision by planning to rent a place as soon as you get there. i am also making same arrangements. people can really be funny but you know you cant really blame them. may God bless us with all the resources needed for this very important project o.....when are you planning to leave?

sparkyinc: hi everyone i won the diversity visa lottery for 2014, i was single then now i got married last year march . now when sending the forms does my spouse need to fill any form? like the ds-230 , or shld i be the only one sending the update ds-230 putting my spouse in it. answers needed urgently because i have not sent my forms yet. the site says no documents shld be sent at this time to kcc , so i dont need to send marriage certificates or photos yet?[color=#006600][/color]

@sparkyinc: congratz on your winning....you will fill ds 122 for the principal applicant alone while ds 230 should be filled by you and for your spouse. in addition, please send 2 passport photographs each (2 by 2) and please include a notification letter informing KCC that you got married after playing the lottery. i guess you should also include a copy of your marriage cert to KCC. the rest of the documents will be presented to the embassy. please send all documents by post or by email ASAP. good luck

Ladumaisin: @ity we filled the initial form with my maiden name cos most of my doc carries the name including my intl passport. D form sent too was in my maiden name too. I did change of name in different new paper after our wedding 3yrs ago though.

Did you also send a notification to KCC about your change of name?

Ladumaisin: Happy new year. My first post here. Congrats to all dat visa has been granted. God's favor for all of us awaiting interview. My husband is a winner of the 2014 dvl, we played as married but I used my maiden name i.e my father's name for d forms because dats d name on my intl passport which I did b4 getting married, wil be expiring 2 years time. Kindly advice if I need do another one cos I want my hubby name on my visa n if it wouldn't cause any issue with d interviewer
Or I wait til after our interview before changing it.

@Ladumaisin: your enquiry is not very clear....please answer these questions to enable us attempt to help out: what name did you fill in the initial application? Have you sent your completed forms to KCC? What name did you use in the forms forms sent to KCC after winning the dvl? If you filled your form as married and use your maiden name did you not supply your husband's details? Please try to provide answers to these questions and let's take it up from there. Cheers

candytos: Hi all, though it has been said several times, knowing how to drive is an advantage for u in US in that some jobs require that u drive n u av a car. Having a car and knowing how to drive helps u move around without stress as a lot of areas do not have bus transport system and to move around u make use of cabs, which can be a drain to ur finance. Note second hand cars are cheap in US for even a new immigrant to plan buying within a short while of arriving. I recall assiting my brother a DV2011 in new Jersey to purchase a good car for just $1300, when I visited him in 2012, which he paid back in less than 6months as I found out we pay an average of $6 on every cab call to go out and same to come back, not to talk about other payment for longer distance trips. My advise is that we learn to drive and try gather small money before leaving to buy a car as soon as we land to make life easy for us.

Great info @candytos: thanks for that...have you left or still in Nigeria? Pls don't disappear o....we still need more of these Info and your wealth of experience to assist most forumites before relocating later in the year.

Ladumaisin: Happy new year. My first post here. Congrats to all dat visa has been granted. God's favor for all of us awaiting interview. My husband is a winner of the 2014 dvl, we played as married but I used my maiden name i.e my father's name for d forms because dats d name on my intl passport which I did b4 getting married, wil be expiring 2 years time. Kindly advice if I need do another one cos I want my hubby name on my visa n if it wouldn't cause any issue with d interviewer
Or I wait til after our interview before changing it.

@Ladumaisin: your enquiry is not very clear....please answer these questions to enable us attempt to help out: what name did you fill in the initial application? Have you sent your completed forms to KCC? What name did you use in the forms forms sent to KCC after winning the dvl? If you filled your form as married and use your maiden name did you not supply your husband's details? Please try to provide answers to these questions and let's take it up from there. Cheers

Lakeside4christ: Please,to d guru in d house,my CN no is 2014AF000032**.when did I likely to be call for my interview! Tanks.

@Lakeside4christ: in addition to Ukemeglitter's post on your enquiry, I want to ask a few questions....have you submitted your forms to KCC? When? That will help us to know if your 2NL has been waiting for you or when you should be expecting it. But if you have not sent your forms yet, please do so for I don't think it is late. Lastly....have you gathered together all necessary documents that you would be needing for your interview? Please if you are in doubt of what to get check Obatide's post (1 or 2 pages back) you will see a list of all the required documents for your urgent action. I hope this helps?