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No that we're in AOS mode, I thought our dealings with frustrating places like Akai House Clinic in Accra (where we did the vaccinations) were over. Nope. It turns out they were supposed to give us a copy of the vaccination worksheet so that we could get it transcribed to the I-163A vaccination supplement (you need it for AOS). I had asked for this when we were there, but they would not give us a copy and said it wasn't necessary and that everythign goes to the embassy. Not so! So for everyone else: insist on a copy once the vaccinations are complete. Otherwise you have to have the vaccinations done again in the U.S. or pay for blood tests to determine antibodies....

And, for those with the long wait times for interviews: your meds have to be valid within a year of filing AOS, so if you had the meds done and then wait six months for an interview and then wait to enter the U.S. and wait to get married and/or start the AOS process (we waited so that we could get married on Valentine's Day), you might be cutting it close and have to do another costly exam in the U.S.

Just some advice! I still think going to Holy Trinity was the best choice we made. They gave us the copies and gave them with a smile. Too bad they don't do the vaccinations.....

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2/15/10 Sent N-400 packet via Fedex to Lewisville TX

2/19/10 Received text message and email notification of application received, check cashed

2/27/10 Received biometrics appointment letter

3/19/10 Biometrics appointment

3/25/10 Received email notice that case will be sent for interview scheduling at local office

3/26/10 Received yellow letter asking to being more tax records/info to interview

3/27/10 Received interview letter (dated 3/24/10)

4/28/10 Interview appointment

6/5/10 Received oath letter (dated 6/1/10)

6/29/10 Oath ceremony date

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My fiance had the same problem at first but he was drilled by me not to leave without it

and I told him that on the bottom of the work sheet it says : give copy to applicant.

After insisting several times that he needs the form the doctor siad no, left the room , came back in and said ok you are right and finally gave it to him. :whistle:

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No that we're in AOS mode, I thought our dealings with frustrating places like Akai House Clinic in Accra (where we did the vaccinations) were over. Nope. It turns out they were supposed to give us a copy of the vaccination worksheet so that we could get it transcribed to the I-163A vaccination supplement (you need it for AOS). I had asked for this when we were there, but they would not give us a copy and said it wasn't necessary and that everythign goes to the embassy. Not so! So for everyone else: insist on a copy once the vaccinations are complete. Otherwise you have to have the vaccinations done again in the U.S. or pay for blood tests to determine antibodies....

And, for those with the long wait times for interviews: your meds have to be valid within a year of filing AOS, so if you had the meds done and then wait six months for an interview and then wait to enter the U.S. and wait to get married and/or start the AOS process (we waited so that we could get married on Valentine's Day), you might be cutting it close and have to do another costly exam in the U.S.

Just some advice! I still think going to Holy Trinity was the best choice we made. They gave us the copies and gave them with a smile. Too bad they don't do the vaccinations.....

You did the K-1 right? My family (wife and two kids) will be going for the IR interviews. The instructions say they can go for the vaccinations before the interview BUT they have to wait after the interview before going for the other medicals. Did that happen in your case?

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KingMedusa: Yes, we did the K-1. For the K-1 we had to do the medical exam before the interview and they had to have the results of hte medical exam before giving the visa. Vaccinations are technically not required before AOS, but in Ghana they have decided to make their own rule, I guess, and they require the vaccinations before granting the visa as well. In the end it was OK because the vaccinations are so much cheaper in Ghana, but the trouble with Akai House is that they treat people very badly and wouldn't give us the form we needed. And Akai House is the one and only authorized place to do vaccinations in Ghana....

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Becoming a U.S. Citizen

2/15/10 Sent N-400 packet via Fedex to Lewisville TX

2/19/10 Received text message and email notification of application received, check cashed

2/27/10 Received biometrics appointment letter

3/19/10 Biometrics appointment

3/25/10 Received email notice that case will be sent for interview scheduling at local office

3/26/10 Received yellow letter asking to being more tax records/info to interview

3/27/10 Received interview letter (dated 3/24/10)

4/28/10 Interview appointment

6/5/10 Received oath letter (dated 6/1/10)

6/29/10 Oath ceremony date

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KingMedusa: Yes, we did the K-1. For the K-1 we had to do the medical exam before the interview and they had to have the results of hte medical exam before giving the visa. Vaccinations are technically not required before AOS, but in Ghana they have decided to make their own rule, I guess, and they require the vaccinations before granting the visa as well. In the end it was OK because the vaccinations are so much cheaper in Ghana, but the trouble with Akai House is that they treat people very badly and wouldn't give us the form we needed. And Akai House is the one and only authorized place to do vaccinations in Ghana....

Thanks for the insight. I've told my wife to do ONLY the vaccinations at Akai House. The rest will be at Holy Trinity and Medlab.

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No that we're in AOS mode, I thought our dealings with frustrating places like Akai House Clinic in Accra (where we did the vaccinations) were over. Nope. It turns out they were supposed to give us a copy of the vaccination worksheet so that we could get it transcribed to the I-163A vaccination supplement (you need it for AOS). I had asked for this when we were there, but they would not give us a copy and said it wasn't necessary and that everythign goes to the embassy. Not so! So for everyone else: insist on a copy once the vaccinations are complete. Otherwise you have to have the vaccinations done again in the U.S. or pay for blood tests to determine antibodies....

And, for those with the long wait times for interviews: your meds have to be valid within a year of filing AOS, so if you had the meds done and then wait six months for an interview and then wait to enter the U.S. and wait to get married and/or start the AOS process (we waited so that we could get married on Valentine's Day), you might be cutting it close and have to do another costly exam in the U.S.

Just some advice! I still think going to Holy Trinity was the best choice we made. They gave us the copies and gave them with a smile. Too bad they don't do the vaccinations.....

Is this only for the K1? We went the CR1 route. I don't know that they gave my husband his receipt either - he had so many problems with Akai! They lost his first set of paperwork and had to do it all over again!

Sent I130 September 23, 2004

Approved January 5, 2005

Interview date July 21, 2005

Told to pick up visa October 2005, but no visa issued.

Case went missing for six months - from October 2005 through April 2006

Emailed Embassy constantly, sent letter directly to director of Embassy by fax and snail mail

Response received April 2006 from Director - full of inaccuracies, but placed my husband's name on list to enter Embassy.

Husband entered Embassy in late April - told case worker working on our case quit, they were short staffed so no one touched our case; told to return in July 2006 to pick up visa.

July 2006 - no visa issued still, told case went to US for secondary approval.

August 2006 - US said case was approved in January 2005 and they did not have it.

September, October, November and December 2006, Embassy kept insisting they did not have our case. I emailed EVERY day until finally, response said my husband was called on the phone to pick the visa up six months earlier. My husband has NEVER been called on the phone by the Embassy.

Told to come pick up visa January 19 - said the "Ghanaians who print the visas didn't print them"

Changed date on blue slip and told to come back. Finally received the visa February 2, 2007.

THANK GOD!

Arriving in USA very very soon and I can't wait!!!!!!

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No that we're in AOS mode, I thought our dealings with frustrating places like Akai House Clinic in Accra (where we did the vaccinations) were over. Nope. It turns out they were supposed to give us a copy of the vaccination worksheet so that we could get it transcribed to the I-163A vaccination supplement (you need it for AOS). I had asked for this when we were there, but they would not give us a copy and said it wasn't necessary and that everythign goes to the embassy. Not so! So for everyone else: insist on a copy once the vaccinations are complete. Otherwise you have to have the vaccinations done again in the U.S. or pay for blood tests to determine antibodies....

And, for those with the long wait times for interviews: your meds have to be valid within a year of filing AOS, so if you had the meds done and then wait six months for an interview and then wait to enter the U.S. and wait to get married and/or start the AOS process (we waited so that we could get married on Valentine's Day), you might be cutting it close and have to do another costly exam in the U.S.

Just some advice! I still think going to Holy Trinity was the best choice we made. They gave us the copies and gave them with a smile. Too bad they don't do the vaccinations.....

Akai House Clinic seems to be improving but MedLab is a total disgrace to Ghana. They have only one X-Ray machine for the over thousand a week clients. Guess what happens when the machine is broken? They tell you to go home and call them the next day to find out. It's as if all the clients are from Gt. Accra Region alone! My wife had to go back and forth from Kumasi three times for a simple medical in Accra. Unbelievable!

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KM, is your wife is an Ashanti? My hubby is from Kumasi and I loved it there - we want to go back some day and build a house (or rather he will be building me my dream house there). Yeah, Medilab is bad too. We had problems there also. My husband does have a temper when pushed around too much and I don't think his display helped him at all.

Sent I130 September 23, 2004

Approved January 5, 2005

Interview date July 21, 2005

Told to pick up visa October 2005, but no visa issued.

Case went missing for six months - from October 2005 through April 2006

Emailed Embassy constantly, sent letter directly to director of Embassy by fax and snail mail

Response received April 2006 from Director - full of inaccuracies, but placed my husband's name on list to enter Embassy.

Husband entered Embassy in late April - told case worker working on our case quit, they were short staffed so no one touched our case; told to return in July 2006 to pick up visa.

July 2006 - no visa issued still, told case went to US for secondary approval.

August 2006 - US said case was approved in January 2005 and they did not have it.

September, October, November and December 2006, Embassy kept insisting they did not have our case. I emailed EVERY day until finally, response said my husband was called on the phone to pick the visa up six months earlier. My husband has NEVER been called on the phone by the Embassy.

Told to come pick up visa January 19 - said the "Ghanaians who print the visas didn't print them"

Changed date on blue slip and told to come back. Finally received the visa February 2, 2007.

THANK GOD!

Arriving in USA very very soon and I can't wait!!!!!!

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