Accra , Ghana

[heofg2006]

I am worried about my wife's waiver in Acrra, Ghana. Can anyone tell me what is going on there. I have written, and call that office many times still don't know about the status of our case.

[Paul & Kerri]

How long ago did you guys file for the waiver? I would look into contacting your local congressman or senator and ask them to send an inquiry on your behalf! Best of luck to you!

Paul & Kerri

[heofg2006]

We Filed on Dec. 2006 in Lagos Nigeria. Waiver was sent to Accra , Ghana on Feb,2007.I have asked my congressman for help.....They are not doing anything.

[Paul & Kerri]

Don't just stop with one congressman. Check out other congressman and senators in your area and surrounding areas. You may find one to help you out. Each HLS office has different time frames but I think most take 6-9 months (just guessing, not positive).

We filed our I-601 in Prague, Czech Republic at the end of December 2006 when we had our interview. It was forwarded to Vienna, Austria and received on January 22, 2006. Then Vienna forwarded it unto Frankfurt, Germany for final adjudication on June 12, 2007. My local congressman sent an inquiry to Frankfurt, Germany on our behalf the beginning of August and received an email back on August 8th. They said our waiver was received on July 20 and are processed approximately in 60-90 days. We received our approval letter in the mail today that was dated for August 9 (1 day after they sent an email back to my local congressman). I definately feel that a congressman or senator can help you with this matter. Keep calling around or emailing to see if you can find one to help you out!

Paul & Kerri

[Laura]

Well, just so you know, 6 months is not very long generally for waiver adjudication. It really depends on the Consulate though. Normally I would say go to visacentral.net tomorrow at 11:00 am central time and ask Attorney Laurel Scott who has a free chat, but I'm not sure if she's on vacation this week. If she's there, I'll ask for you. She specializes in the I-601.

[heofg2006]

Thank you very much for your help. I live in North Carolina...Things are a little different here. Also, My wife is in Africa....A lot of odds against us. Again Thanks.

[loslagos]

Try and check list of adjudicating cases in Rome. i learnt from Sunnysol that there is no adjudicating officer in ghana presently. if that happens waiver are sent to Rome for Adjudication . I also filed in Ghana couple of months ago. Check Rome list and see if ur Case no is there because there sre some cases in Nigeria that are being adjudicated lately in Rome since ghana handles cases of nigeria waivers.

[sunnysol]

That's correct, there is no adjudicating officer in Accra, Ghana. All waivers are being adjudicated in Rome. Try e-mailing Rome for information. I called Accra myself and was told that all waivers were being forwarded to Rome. Please let me know what you find out. My husband is from Accra, Ghana and we will soon be in this situation. We are currently preparing the hardship letter and waiting for his final appeal to the BIA. I hope you find a resolution to your question. Best of Luck!

[heofg2006]

Thanks again for your help. I know about Rome. I have been checking their web site almost every day. It is sad that not much comes from African countries.The fact that , NO ONE is working on our FILES In Accra is a SHAME.I do have a friend is Washington DC area.His congressman's office did everything possible to help them. I can't get none of the elected officials in North Carolina to help.
I have sent another e-mail to Rome. I hope that they would give me some good news.

[heofg2006]

I got an e-mail from Rome: Same news...They have forwarded my mail to Accra for response.

[sunnysol]

I'm so sorry to hear about this. Did DHS in Accra tell you that the file had been sent to Rome? or are the people who work in DHS in Accra not sure abotu where it will be processed? Please let us know how things are going with this process. There are not many Africans on this site, and soon my husband will be in the same situation and I am very very scared. We have two very small children. I can empathize with how bad you must feel not knowing where your wife's file is. Please keep us updated and stay strong.

[heofg2006]

Hello verybodoy. I was just informed that they sent new officers to Accra , Ghana.They will soon begin to Adjucate there soon. I hope this is true.I got the word from my congressman's Liason office.

[sunnysol]

Thank you so much for letting us know this information. My thoughts are with you! I've been looking to see if you have posted anything lately. Glad to see that you are back online. Thanks again for the update! I know you must be going crazy! Take care! I wonder who the chief officer is? Any info. on this?


sunnysol

[heofg2006]

Hello Sunnysol. I don't know who the chief officer is. I a going to call some time this week.

[loslagos]

Pls what is the e-mail address in Rome. I need it to be able to write in soon

[jfat]

Kudos for all the updates u guys are giving.. I pray the good Lord helps us all to get out of this joyfully...

[wa2me]

Hi everyone, My wife will be going through accra for her 601 very soon, Can someone tell me if i need a police cert from lagos or if i can submit the finger print card here in the states to NVC,She planned to obtain a passport from nigeria embasy in DC, will the data page be acepted by NVC? your reply will be appreciated.

[loslagos]

You dont need to go thru that. All she need to do is get that in lagos. I was made to do mine in Lagos.

[heofg2006]

I WAS WONDERING IF GHANA WILL ACCEPT ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS FROM ME. MY BLOOD PRESSURE IS WORSE THAN BEFORE. I AM TAKING MEDICATIONS THAT ARE ACTUALLY AFFECTING MY JOB. MY BOSS IS VERY UNDERSTANDING.I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THEY ARE GOING TO ACCOMMODATE ME.
I ASLO WANT TO KNOW HOW TO DO THAT.HOW MANY TIMES CAN ONE SEND ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS?
tHANKS.http://immigrate2us.net/forum/images/icons/icon9.gif

[loslagos]

As many time as you wanted. No document is too much for your waiver.

[rushnovski]

just stumbled on this site again...my wife actually did use Accra when she had to go through this 601 thing in Lagos. It was painful then but at the end she is very much okay. Accra will frustrate you but u have to be patient. At the end and after much prayers, congress, senate help, the adjudicating officer was the one calling me in d US to inform me that it has been approved.

[rushnovski]

from there on, u have about 6 months to go.

[shaunb]

ok. Now I am beginning to worry. I will have to file a 601 waiver for my fiance soon and it has to go to Ghana for approval. Currently, he is in Liberia. I have not found any information regarding approval rates in Ghana and I don't know if it is a good or a bad thing. There is not a lot of information regarding Africa on this site, so I am depending on the few people who are going through Ghana to post their timelines and experiences. I am so glad to hear that someone has gotten approved through Ghana, even though it appears to be a very long wait.