ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSING APPROVED IN GHANA.

[norishing2007 2]

Thanks so much you have answered my question you are really a lucky boy indeed congrats once again and I wish both of you happy married life

Edited April 19, 2016 by norishing2007

[IssahluvsTanya 7]

Congratulations my interview is coming up shortly I pray we also get this luck u had and congrats once again and am very happy for u guys

[Idy Fdez 34]

Congratulations!!!!

Did you make an appointment at the embassy or you just went to find out about the case?

[Loverneverfails 18]

Wow congrats...so happy for you guys...many blessing!

[Kofi1 3]

Hello everyone, thank you all for your support and prayers. My wife's cr1 visa was approved yesterday at the U.S Embassy in Ghana after 8 months of AP. My wife went for her interview on July 08, 2015 and was given 221g AP. Co said she was reviewing documents she will call after she's done but never called for over 8months. I got my congressman involved, did info pass but still didn't change anything. So I decided to go to Ghana myself. I went to the embassy at 1200 noon, we started going in at 1:00 pm. The security men said we cannot go in with bags anymore so we left them outside. The security men again told me I cannot go inside with my wife, I didn't argue or ask any questions I quietly joined the que behind my wife and went inside with her. Fortunately for us, The CO who was handling our case was at the counter at window three. She called my wife, I followed her to the window. As soon as she saw me she said oo wow so you came with her today and I said yes. She knows I'm in the military ( U.S. Navy ) so she asked where are you stationed? I answered, then she said wow so you are in the Washington DC area, I said yes.She asked my wife to excuse us so she can ask me some questions. The first thing she said is Mr. xxx we have a little problem here at this embassy that's why your case has been delayed. She said almost every DV lottery spouse from Ghana come back divorced and get married again so it makes us sense something fishy. I said wow that can be true but there are genuine cases or divorces. Co asked, when was your previous marriage? I answered. She asked when did I immigrate to the states, I answered. She asked when I join the military, I answered that too. She asked where my previous wife is and I answered. She also asked how are things going with your current wife? I said great. She asked how do you support your wife financially? I answered that too. She asked who arranged the marriage, I told her my parents did. She asked, is there any little xxx on the way? Meaning are we expecting any baby, I said that's what I'm hoping.She said well mr. xxxx we will go ahead and issue your wife's visa today you can call her back to the window. I just need an updated police and medical report because it's been a long time since the first interview. She you can bring it anytime from 1:00 pm going, Monday to Thursday. We brought it the third day, and she was like that was quick I said yes I can't wait to go back with her. She asked me when are you going back? I told her and she said come back the third day for your visa. When we left the place, my wife was like really, I never thought this lady was this nice, she never smiled when I went to the interview by myself. Thanks once again guys. But one thing Your presence counts a lot, I mean you the PETITIONER. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE.

Congrats man I went to the embassy with my wife but they said they are sending the case back and now the case is with the USCIS and we are expecting for the case to come back to Ghana.

[Lucky boy 1]

Thank you so much guys. We really appreciate y'all. We continue to pray that, y'all will conquer and triumph over this scary embassy. Don't give up the fight. The battle is the Lord's. Good things happen to those who wait. Amen

[Lucky boy 1]

@Idy Fdez ; we didn't make any appointment at the embassy. We just decided to give it a try. We just went there to enquire about the case and got lucky.

[Ryan H 3,819]

Moved from Process & Procedures to Progress Reports.

[N and J 88]

Great news!! Congrats!!!

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

Congratulations on your persistence and not taking no for an answer and finding a way to get heard !

I did something similar to get myself as petitioner into the embassy and it can be done with a certain finesse.

Most embassies also have a separate door for USC's only in need of embassy assistance and one can get through that entrance over to

the consulate section.

Thanks for sharing that happy story here.

Happy life together and best wishes for the future.

[Tommal 28]

This is an awesome story! Specially Lucky boy wanted to try his luck and just entered from the embassy door and got approved!!

Yes God is there for sure!

God bless to all of us!!

[nyala62 82]

OMG!!!!!!!, This is our 7th month in AP ,no news from neither USCIS nor the Embassy, It is scary. Is AP takes that long without response?

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

OMG!!!!!!!, This is our 7th month in AP ,no news from neither USCIS nor the Embassy, It is scary. Is AP takes that long without response?

No one can say how long AP will last, a certain pattern can emerge and is embassy specific but in most cases each AP

length is different because there are many different security and background checks and name hits.

Ghana is notoriously slow in following up after AP is completed or even getting the case to the right agencies to begin with.

We were in AP for 16 months, denied and re filed and were finally approved. Others have been waiting for years, one member here

for 10 years but that is rare and not typical. Weeks, months, years.....nobody knows.

Just send the embassy an email every month or every other months and let them know you are still waiting for a status update.

You likely will not get an answer at all from Ghana but keep at it. They will contact you when AP is completed.

The unknown and lack of transparency and no updates is the scary part, I can relate.

[nyala62 82]

No one can say how long AP will last, a certain pattern can emerge and is embassy specific but in most cases each AP

length is different because there are many different security and background checks and name hits.

Ghana is notoriously slow in following up after AP is completed or even getting the case to the right agencies to begin with.

We were in AP for 16 months, denied and re filed and were finally approved. Others have been waiting for years, one member here

for 10 years but that is rare and not typical. Weeks, months, years.....nobody knows.

Just send the embassy an email every month or every other months and let them know you are still waiting for a status update.

You likely will not get an answer at all from Ghana but keep at it. They will contact you when AP is completed.

The unknown and lack of transparency and no updates is the scary part, I can relate.

Ebunoluwa thanks for your statement. the surprising part of our case is that, the case is still in Ghana according to USCIS when my senator contacted them, so my question is: Is that normal to keep a case there for more than six months? Because the visa denial Form 221g says 6 months. Any explanation to that ?

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

Ebunoluwa thanks for your statement. the surprising part of our case is that, the case is still in Ghana according to USCIS when my senator contacted them, so my question is: Is that normal to keep a case there for more than six months? Because the visa denial Form 221g says 6 months. Any explanation to that ?

Ghana does their own thing. It is not normal nor should it be. Ghana operates that way, sorry.

You would have to try to get your senator to ask detailed questions to get an answer and request that it will be send out

as soon as possible. Not saying that works but it's worth

1. Why is the case still there

2. What date will the case be returned

3. What is the diplomatic pouch number that it was returned in (if returned already) to keep track of the petition.