Ghanaian lady who won the US lottery denied visa due to surname error, advises applicants

• A Ghanaian pistillate is trending aft sharing her communicative of however she was denied a U.S. visa contempt being selected among the winners
• The woman explained that she had made an mistake successful spelling her surname, which rendered her ineligible for the visa
• Netizens who reacted to the video shared varied opinions connected the disclosure made by the young lady

A Ghanaian pistillate who won the Diversity Visa Lottery (also known arsenic the American Lottery) has utilized her achy acquisition to counsel individuals who precocious applied for the visa programme.

In a video sighted by YEN.com.gh connected TikTok, the woman, @hairby.abenarose, stated that the incidental occurred successful 2019 aft she was selected arsenic 1 of the palmy applicants for that year's Diversity Lottery.

A Ghanaian woman speaks aft being refused a visa due to the fact that of her name. Photo credit: @hairby.abenarose/TikTok, @Getty Images
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Despite being chosen among the fortunate winners, her luck ran retired aft she printed the DV Lottery Selection Notification letter, lone to realise that she had misspelt her surname during the application.

"On 21st October 2019, that is erstwhile I checked my results and realized that I besides won the American Lottery. But I made a mistake. My sanction is Rosemary Quandoh. This is my letter; the sanction is Rosemary Quandah. The mistake was that I misspelled my surname, truthful it became 'Rosemanry Quandah' alternatively of 'Quandoh.'"

The woman mentioned that she went for the interrogation and was yet denied the visa due to the fact that of a typo successful her surname.

She blamed herself for the setback, saying her determination to support the exertion process a concealed besides contributed to the problem.

The lad besides noted that if she had consulted radical who are well-versed successful the exertion process, she could person corrected the mistakes.

"The crushed wherefore I'm doing this video is due to the fact that determination are definite mistakes which, erstwhile made, tin truly impact your life. I don't know. For us, particularly Ghanaians, erstwhile we get the accidental to instrumentality portion successful thing involving traveling abroad, we don't privation to consult people. So, the mistake I made was that I did not consult anyone; I was precise discreet astir it and didn't privation anyone to cognize astir it. Not knowing that adjacent this mistake could person been corrected, but I didn't know.""I did everything and past went for the interrogation connected 3rd December 2019, and I was fixed a missive indicating that my visa had been refused due to the fact that I was recovered ineligible to person a visa."

A Ghanaian woman reacts aft being denied a US visa. Photo credit: @Getty Images
Source: UGC

The apical 5 African countries among the DV lottery winners are Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Egypt, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

At the clip of penning this report, the video had garnered implicit 2,000 likes and 300 comments.

Watch the video below:

Reactions to the Ghanaian woman denied a US visa

Social media users who took to the comments conception of the video person shared divers opinions.

Md commented:

"Awwww, however could you marque specified a mistake? Always spell done immoderate exertion earlier submitting. I judge you tin curse an affidavit of enactment to close your name."

Yaw dwarkwaa stated:

Try again till you get there

Jona Mac Allister stated:

"The happening is, adjacent if you win, you request further prayers and effort to get your visa... I won't adjacent beryllium blessed if I win... You tin beryllium denied conscionable due to the fact that of your results even."

Maame Esi added:

"Sis, don't worry. My person won successful 2019 and was to spell to the embassy successful April 2020 but couldn't spell due to the fact that of COVID; the embassy was closed. Most radical didn't go; they told them their interviews had passed."

Eric Kwesi Adeti wrote:

"Heh chale, I forgot the location code I used. That's my occupation now. Don't cognize if I utilized wherever I americium present oregon my dad's house. I'm truthful confused."

Man tells Ghanaians to use for the US lottery

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that a antheral overseas advised Ghanaians to apply for the Diversity Visa Lottery.

In a video, helium explained that the registration for the American Lottery was underway and shared captious accusation applicants indispensable know.

He added that having a passport is not an indispensable request needed to use for the program.

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Source: YEN.com.gh