vitodorado: @ Visa Officer. I have been following this thread for a while and i quite commend this initiative from the consulate and also your tireless efforts to address almost all issues.

Please i would like to have some bit of information on the dropbox renewal process. My visa expired since May this year and would want to know how to go about it and considering what your consular General was saying on Channels Tv some days back, i kinda feel discouraged to even think of renewing my visa for the 4th time. I would most appreciate your timely feedback on this.

YettyOla: Ma, Is It advisable to go and pick up visas today for those interviewed on 22nd. As, I might be leaving Lagos today, and its quite stressful mmaking the journey back?

Do have a nice weekend full of smiles for all your support on here and smiles you putting on our face. Bless

VisaOfficer:

Definitely a scam and I am so, so glad you recognized it as such. I would be very happy if you shared Mr. Joel Olaniyi's contact information with us at LagosIV@state.gov so that we could arrange to have a productive and educational conversation with the gentleman.

YettyOla: Ma, Is It advisable to go and pick up visas today for those interviewed on 22nd. As, I might be leaving Lagos today, and its quite stressful mmaking the journey back?

Do have a nice weekend full of smiles for all your support on here and smiles you putting on our face. Bless

VisaOfficer: Good morning, everyone! It looks like our previous thread was a casualty of the recent data loss, so I'm starting a new thread here. Nairaland, I missed you and am glad you're back!

I am a U.S. Foreign Service Officer working at the U.S. Consulate in Lagos, Nigeria, primarily handling Immigrant Visas and Diversity Visas (IVs and DVs). The purpose of this thread is to provide a forum for your questions about these types of visas. My colleagues and I will make every effort to answer all questions within two business days.

Please note that we cannot answer questions about specific cases, except as based on the information provided here in this discussion thread. Any responses in this forum are not to be taken as legally binding, as they will be based only on what you tell us in your questions, not on the information in any actual case. While we will attempt to explain U.S. immigration policies, any opinions expressed are the personal views of the writer, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Government.

We may not be able to respond to every post in this thread, and we will not answer abusive posts. Also, please don't send me private messages -- I don't even read them. If you need personal attention, please send an e-mail to LagosIV@state.gov.

There is a separate thread for Non-Immigrant Visa Questions, also handled by U.S. Foreign Service Officers serving in Nigeria, at https://www.nairaland.com/1792662/u.s-non-immigrant-visas-listening . Please use this thread right here solely for questions about Immigrant Visas and Diversity Visas.

All the best,
VisaOfficer

PMBL: Hi VO I have a question: How long does an additional review last, not from embassy level but from USCIS level for an I-130 petition?

Graviton2: Hello, VO.

I must commend your work and kind replies. God bless you for your time and help to people on here.

I would like to know if a student who has already acquired an F1 visa but couldn't meet up with his study program at a US university because of the school's refusal to defer his admission. The school is stating that they will cancel his i-20 if he doesn't report show up by this year, this is difficult owing to some unexpected circumstances.

I would like to know if the student can still apply to a new university and use their i-20 to enter the US with the same visa for his studies at the new university for fall next year.

Please note: The student is still in Nigeria and has no intention of entering the US illegally.

I look forward to your reply. God bless.

charzyh2:

after my ND in september I want to visit US for tourism in December. Please, can my one year IT letters and documents from school stand as a strong tie to Nigeria?
Thank you sir.

Emmagency: Hello all... my dad will be travelling to the US for a seminar/workshop sponsored by his company and he'll be having his interview next week...can anyone tell me the likely questions asked during visa interviews for this purpose...?

iluvweed: Please can I just go to delta airlines website or United airlines website to book a reservation? How do I make payments to them? Or do I just call their phone numbers to make a reservation? I dont want to go through an agent or wakanow...Please can it be done directly?

VisaOfficer:

Please ask my colleagues at https://www.nairaland.com/1792662/u.s-non-immigrant-visas-listening .

miz4oxley: Morning Ma,

Thanks for all your advice on here, even before now and before the thread was lost due to the data loss on Nairaland. It's been wonderful. I have a little correction to be made on my VISA and I have sent in a message to the LagosIV@state.gov. My name starts with AK and USCIS Registration number 634**** and case number 2014AF00017***. I hope to read from you on the next step to take on it.

Thanks in advance.

VisaOfficer:
Let me know if you don't hear back from LagosIV@state.gov in a couple of days.

ikembadelta: dearest VO,pls I have some issues I want you to help check and clarify.
We just left the consulate now,I attended the interview as advised by you.Thank you ma.Something happened that still baffles my wife and I.We were called for interview and after questions by the CO was answerd correctly, she asked us to wait for some minutes, then said my wife is not able to convince her about our relationship.
Pls ma help us confirm if we are correct. Case Number :2014AF00013895.
We will really appreciate if you will help know where we erred.Maybe your office should pay us a visit at home.I dont think I have heard something like this before,except something is wrong.
Thanks, waiting for your warmest reply.

ahonohai: Good afternoon.

I wish to find out if my wife is also eligible for the dropbox renewal program if we make a joint application.

I have previously been issued B1/B2 visas with the most recent visa expiring in a few days.

The information on renewals contained here ---> http://nigeria.usembassy.gov/niv_renewals.html states that she is qualified for the renewal category but based on the information here ---> http://nigeria.usembassy.gov/niv_dropbox.html which states my eligibility, it isn't clear whether she is qualified to use the dropbox as she has not previously applied for a US visa.

Thank you for your time.

VisaOfficer:

Please ask my colleagues at https://www.nairaland.com/1792662/u.s-non-immigrant-visas-listening . Thank you!

ikembadelta: dearest VO,pls I have some issues I want you to help check and clarify.
We just left the consulate now,I attended the interview as advised by you.Thank you ma.Something happened that still baffles my wife and I.We were called for interview and after questions by the CO was answerd correctly, she asked us to wait for some minutes, then said my wife is not able to convince her about our relationship.
Pls ma help us confirm if we are correct. Case Number :2014AF00013895.
We will really appreciate if you will help know where we erred.Maybe your office should pay us a visit at home.I dont think I have heard something like this before,except something is wrong.
Thanks, waiting for your warmest reply.

VisaOfficer:

Unfortunately, you did not convince the interviewing officer that you have a bona fide spousal relationship with the DV winner. This decision is final. Please understand that we cannot get into a discussion of the details in a public forum.

osufamily: Hello VO
Thanks ur wonderful oppurtunity here,a friend send this to me last night and she said last saturday the USA ambassador in Abuja was making a correspondent and saying they might stop issuing visas to Nigerians if there is a regular trace of Ebola in the country,how true is this Ma?my date of chat if fast approaching aug 14th,what are our chances ma?Stay bless

VisaOfficer:

Good news! You're the family in which the mom's first name starts with T, right? If so, the results were in that pile I wrote about yesterday. You'll hear from us Monday or Tuesday, and I think you'll be pleased.....

VisaOfficer:

Greetings! We're monitoring the recent outbreaks, but at this point I have not heard any plans to stop issuing visas. I promise you that if there are policy changes that you all need to know about, I will tell you.

In the meantime, the most important things we can all do are 1. wash our hands frequently and 2. see a health care professional right away if we feel sick.