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Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by VisaOfficer: 7:17am On Jul 07, 2014 |
artworks1: V.O, how are you? This sounds like a question for the non-immigrant thread: https://www.nairaland.com/1792662/u.s-non-immigrant-visas-listening . However, it's my understanding that all July appointments are full. |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by VisaOfficer: 7:21am On Jul 07, 2014 |
fancywendy: Good Morning VO, Good morning, The Diversity Visa program has very few requirements. One of them is that the spouse and any children under the age of 21 must be listed in the original entry. Because your wife's friend failed to fill out the original entry correctly, unfortunately, your wife is ineligible to receive a Diversity Visa. |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by VisaOfficer: 7:23am On Jul 07, 2014 |
kole10: Hi @Visaofficer, There are many reasons why a contact sheet might be requested. Basically, it's because we want to look more closely at your case. We'll do all we can to complete the investigation promptly. |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by VisaOfficer: 7:29am On Jul 07, 2014 |
JayQue: I posted this on a forum and I was asked to seek ur advise: I'm afraid you have lost the opportunity to be interviewed for the Diversity Visa program. As our website at http://nigeria.usembassy.gov/diversity_visa_appointment.html states, "If you have an interview date scheduled, you must attend your scheduled interview. If you are married, your spouse and any children must accompany you. If you cannot attend the interview appointment that was scheduled for you by the Kentucky Consular Center, it will not be possible to reschedule your appointment. You must bring the $330 (per person) DV applicant fee and all required documentation at your scheduled interview. Failure to pay the DV application fee in full, for all qualified applicants, at the time of scheduled interview will result in the disqualification of your case. Such cases will not be rescheduled." |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by VisaOfficer: 7:33am On Jul 07, 2014 |
Adeboy007: Howdy VO If the full and final adoption is completed in time for a visa to be printed before September 30, 2014, yes, the child can be included. |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by VisaOfficer: 7:35am On Jul 07, 2014 |
Sacluxpaint: Good day VO, This is a question for my non-immigrant visa colleagues at https://www.nairaland.com/1792662/u.s-non-immigrant-visas-listening . However, it's my understanding that there are no appointments available in July. |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by VisaOfficer: 7:36am On Jul 07, 2014 |
radensiddiqui: Hi VO, The visa refusal you described will not have an adverse affect upon your petition. The wait time for sibling petitions is currently running around 12 years; thus, yes, it would likely be faster for your mother to travel and to file an I-130 on your behalf. |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by VisaOfficer: 7:37am On Jul 07, 2014 |
mamaxxx: Hi, i was issued a b1/b2 visa before i even got pregnant after i found out i was pregnant i decided to go give birth in the States. However at POE i was refused entry because the immigration officer says i didn't have sufficient funds though i had paid part of the hospital fees already and also had over $3000 cash on me. I also had my master card on me and explained to her that my husband was going to send some funding to my account to complete payment. This is a question for the non-immigrant visa thread: https://www.nairaland.com/1792662/u.s-non-immigrant-visas-listening . |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by VisaOfficer: 7:40am On Jul 07, 2014 |
aoddy0267: I have been going through these threads for couple of months now and i think i could find it helpful..well here is my question and the problems i having,my cousin is a nigerian and he has been living in the UK illegally without his papers for the past 2yrs now.suddenly he met an american citizen on facebook,so they have been talking for over 5months and the lady plans to visit him in UK this coming august,before that,she has been planning to bring my cousin which she will need to file a petiton after they meet eachother in person though she works for wellsfargo bank in california and she said,she would do everything to bring my cousin to america but the problem there is,we all already know my cousin will have to go back to nigeria to apply and be interviewed,but in the petiion,can she fill in my cousin address in nigeria since my cousin will have to go back to nigeria for interview or can she fill my cousin uk address where he lives illegally?and if she had to fill my cousin address in nigeria,we know she cant fill nigeria contact number whilst my cousin lives in uk...can she just fill in the nigeria address and fill in uk contact number in the petition form because the US embassy will need to contact him after the petition has been approved and sent to the National Visa Center..Also it says they will need to provide a police certificate in every country the fiance(my cousin) has lived for month than 6months,getting police certificate in nigeria isnt hard but getting a police certificate in UK will be hard because he has been living there illegally for more than 2yrs,so what can we do??does it matter if he cant provide the uk police certificate?? Also if they had to provide evidence of the relationship,they wont be able to provide a telephone record because they speak on skype,viber and bbm everyday which i think it is more better and convinced than the phone conversation..The problem now is,how can they provide the skype,viber and bbm recorded conversation??if the fiance explained this to the interviewing officer,will he/she put it into consideration??i will be glad if you could kindly help us out with everything that i have written to you in this thread..Thanks Your cousin's fiancee should use the address where your cousin receives mail -- otherwise, how can we contact him? Yes, he will need to submit a police certificate from the UK. We cannot waive a legal requirement because your cousin is breaking the law... What your cousin says about the relationship will be much more important than any records / documents he can bring. He should bring whatever evidence he can, but we will rely much more on his ability to talk credibly about the relationship. |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by VisaOfficer: 7:42am On Jul 07, 2014 |
lutoyema: Thanks consular officer,ur realli doing a splendid job..Visa issuses are always cloudy to we Nigerians but with wonderful people like you around- it wld be VISA made easy. Don't freak out! Based solely on what you've written here, I don't see where there would be a problem. We'll be interested in seeing that your sister really is your sister, and after that, it's all pretty much automatic. |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by VisaOfficer: 7:43am On Jul 07, 2014 |
hollaytan: Hello VO Very very small, if you've never met in person. |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by VisaOfficer: 7:47am On Jul 07, 2014 |
pepson: hello VO ,i was banned to enter the US some 8 years back due to presentation of fraudulent document during my interview for a non-immigrant visa.my wife was selected for the DV 2015,so i wish to know if i can still be granted an immigrant visa under my wife.i also want to know if someone tested positive for a medical examination affect visa decision, thanks for ur reply You can still be granted an immigrant visa, although if you were found ineligible for material misrepresentation you will need a waiver. It depends what the person tested positive for. Being HIV+ is not an ineligibility for entering the United States, but if the person is positive for TB, syphilis, or some other highly contagious infection, he or she will need to complete treatment before traveling. |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by DobraDobra: 9:28am On Jul 07, 2014 |
morning our oga at d top VO i missed d trend because of ur long weekend wellcome back and hope u relaxed and had fun enough. Addicted nairalander 1 Like |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by Adeboy007(m): 10:17am On Jul 07, 2014 |
VisaOfficer: Waoo what a Good and relief reply thank you. pls how will she start the processing? Dose she need to mail KCC ?... or she will av to mail Lagos Embassy and download d DSP forms, fill the child data and attached it with the Legal adoption document and send it to Lagos Embassy Email ?... pls I will appreciate ur response thank you |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by DobraDobra: 11:10am On Jul 07, 2014 |
Good day VO please kindly help me with dis confusion so that we can correct our steps and take d right direction. Pls how dowe prove Telephone call converstions or messages with an LPR trying to get spouse over. Please how important or relevant is thid during interview in dis days of viber skype and other mediums because this days email is more reserved for official purpose and not chat or calls between couple where they communicate almost every second at will. Thanks |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by JehovahFavor(m): 11:37am On Jul 07, 2014 |
Dear VO, thanks for the great work you are doing here. I am a dv lottery winner, i attended the visa interview as required with my wife and 3 children. The children's visas were not filed for due to financial difficulty, however myself and wife visas were approved. I am now able to raise money for my children's visa, what is the process i will take to obtain their visas? After their visa approval, can they join me later in US as i may not be able to finance our flight at once? I hope to send their flight ticket before expiration of their visas. Thanks for your response. |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by artworks1: 11:42am On Jul 07, 2014 |
VisaOfficer: That V.O over there has been on a long vacation. Please is there anyway I can schedule my appointment because I have already filled my form and its remaining for me to book my appointment. Please help. |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by hollaytan: 12:49pm On Jul 07, 2014 |
Pls I will be meeting my fiance for the first time, she is a residence of US, she plans coming to nigeria so we can do engagement, I will like to knw, is it possible for her to file for me her in Nigerian embassy, maybe probably get me the visa here before she goes back or what are the procedures we need to follow......thanks |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by pepson: 2:25pm On Jul 07, 2014 |
VisaOfficer: why i am asking this is because the incident happened when i was a minor(14 yrs), i went for an interview for a student visa in 2007,the consular officer told me to come the following week for my student visa,when i came the following week as required ,i was told to come again in one week time,this situation happened for 1 month until i was called and told that some fraudulent documents was discovered into my file and that i am permanently banned to enter the US,later on the school for which i was enrolled send another I-20 for me to go for another interview which i did,the consular officer told me that i am still applying at the same school she went further saying if i continue to be apply for interview i will keep on losing my money,she refused me the visa.i am dating a girl,and she was chosen for 2015 DV lottery,we plan to get married for further processing,so my concerns are as follow: the fact that i am getting married to her is that consider as fraud since i have 22 years and she has 29 yrs?because i am really worried and confused.my second concern is if i can still be eligible for the immigrant visa under this condition since i was permanently ban to enter the US during my student visa interview? another concern not related to those mention above is:my brother is a green card holder and he plans to get a US citizenship,an he wants me to benefit from it,so i dont know if my age (22yrs) still permit me to be eligible? and if the fact that i was permanently banned befor can affect this process? |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by VisaOfficer: 2:59pm On Jul 07, 2014 |
Adeboy007: Please have her e-mail LagosIV@state.gov and let us know that she is working on the adoption, so we can update her case notes. Once the adoption is full and final she should e-mail us straight away so we can take appropriate action. Let her know that we review all adoptions very carefully, so it's important that she does everything legally and does not cut corners. 1 Like |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by VisaOfficer: 3:03pm On Jul 07, 2014 |
DobraDobra: Good day VO please kindly help me with dis confusion so that we can correct our steps and take d right direction. Pls how dowe prove Telephone call converstions or messages with an LPR trying to get spouse over. Please how important or relevant is thid during interview in dis days of viber skype and other mediums because this days email is more reserved for official purpose and not chat or calls between couple where they communicate almost every second at will. Thanks Hi DobraDobra, Just bring whatever evidence you can. Every relationship is different, so I can't tell you exactly what to bring. Anyway. we look at the paper evidence as a secondary source of information; we're much more interested in what the applicant has to say about the relationship, whether it makes sense, whether the applicant can reasonably answer simple questions, etc. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by VisaOfficer: 3:05pm On Jul 07, 2014 |
JehovahFavor: Dear VO, thanks for the great work you are doing here. I am a dv lottery winner, i attended the visa interview as required with my wife and 3 children. The children's visas were not filed for due to financial difficulty, however myself and wife visas were approved. I am now able to raise money for my children's visa, what is the process i will take to obtain their visas? After their visa approval, can they join me later in US as i may not be able to finance our flight at once? I hope to send their flight ticket before expiration of their visas. Thanks for your response. Hey great! Please e-mail us at LagosIV@state gov and let us know that you are ready for the children's visas to be processed. 2 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by VisaOfficer: 3:08pm On Jul 07, 2014 |
artworks1: Sorry, I have no jurisdiction whatsoever with non-immigrant visas. You might try e-mailing them at LagosNIV@state.gov or ConsularAbuja@state.gov (depending on whether you'll apply in Lagos or Abuja). |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by VisaOfficer: 3:11pm On Jul 07, 2014 |
hollaytan: Pls I will be meeting my fiance for the first time, she is a residence of US, she plans coming to nigeria so we can do engagement, I will like to knw, is it possible for her to file for me her in Nigerian embassy, maybe probably get me the visa here before she goes back or what are the procedures we need to follow......thanks She cannot file here in Nigeria; it must be done through the USCIS lockbox in the United States. The instructions can be found at http://www.uscis.gov/i-129f . |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by VisaOfficer: 3:37pm On Jul 07, 2014 |
pepson: We're nice about fraud committed by people who weren't adults at the time. I doubt the officer entered an ineligibility into your record, and if he or she did, we can help fix the problem. Edit on July 16 in case future applicants are reading this for guidance: I was wrong. There's an ineligibility in the record. But there's a waiver you can apply for, too. If you have a bona fide relationship with the Diversity Visa winner, and you can talk about the relationship credibly, I wouldn't worry about the age difference. Your brother can also file for you once he is a U.S. citizen, no matter how old you are; sibling petitions currently take around 12 years before they can be interviewed, though. Again, I wouldn't worry about something that happened when you were 14. Going by what you've written here, it doesn't sound like it will be an issue. Edit on July 16: Again, I was wrong. You'll need to apply for a waiver. |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by Adeboy007(m): 4:03pm On Jul 07, 2014 |
VisaOfficer: You have been so helpful to everyone here....... Most especially me .... I say THANK YOU so much am hoping to meet you July 17 (My Interview day) to see our Nairaland Angelic Visa Officer She will mail you @ LagosIV@state.gov before this week runs out Thank you and God bless America |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by DobraDobra: 4:04pm On Jul 07, 2014 |
VisaOfficer: Thank you VO that means when we get to that bridge we will cross some how and with your help. Relationship of over 20yrs with foto evidence of colleage and university days hopefully there will be enough time allowed to talk about it at point of interview. Thanks once again I appreciate |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by aoddy0267: 4:30pm On Jul 07, 2014 |
VisaOfficer: ok fine but my cousin says it will be hard for him to get police certificare from the UK but he could only get police certificate from his home country Nigeria,he says he hasnt got any problem/trouble in UK but he's scared of going to the police to ask for the certificate since he has been living in uk illegally....And also said would it be best for him to receive mail from the USCIS/NVC in nigeria or uk because he isnt a citizen of uk??but if his fiancee has to use his nigeria address as where the mail will be sent,can he add my cousin phone number as the contact number in the petition while she put uk address? |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by AREOLA: 6:06pm On Jul 07, 2014 |
Hello VO, please i want to make enquiry if i need affidavit of support since because i am a married woman, also my daughter has the short form of birth certficate i want to know if i need to get a longer one for her. Also presently i am not working does this have any effect on me though i am a graduate.thanks for your prompt response. will appreciate if you can let me any other useful documents that is needed @ the embassy.we rae having oyr interview this week. lest i forget can i bring in snacks for my little girl. thanks and God bless. |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by Adeboy007(m): 6:25pm On Jul 07, 2014 |
AREOLA: Hello VO, I think I can try assisting you wit good info before the arrival of VO tomorrow A DV winners from Nigeria does not require any affidavit of support. US Embassy believe dat wit d require documents from a DV applicants will be able to assist themselves in united states Your child birth certificate (short form) will be okay if ur child is not yet clock 18 years old You can only qualify for diversity Visa lottery wit two options which is Education (Minimum of O-level) OR qualification wit 2 years Job experience (Job specification apply) Not working presently May not jeopardize ur chances of getting ur visa approved if you have choosing Educational qualification .. I leave the rest for the VO to say to it tomorrow. |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by radensiddiqui(m): 6:55pm On Jul 07, 2014 |
VisaOfficer: Thank you so much...such a relief to know! I heard that the current wait time for Texas is about 7-8 years, then again just a speculation. Another question popped into my mind, I would like to apply for a tourist visa, again was thinking if my case mentioned earlier would have any adverse affect? Thanks a million for responding! |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by pepson: 8:09pm On Jul 07, 2014 |
VisaOfficer: when you say siblings petitions currently take around 12 years before the person concerned can be interviewed,does it mean that the person has to wait for 12 years in his country of origin before he can be interviewed? |
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