SugarrBaby09:
Good day all.
I have a couple of questions.

1. As a 27yr Nigerian trained MSc degree holder in political science, am i eligible for the EB2-NIW route?

2. How do i get a job, accommodation when i get there?

3. Can i start a PhD with the visa?

4. Do i need to have research papers before applying?


Thanks in advance.

adedammy009:
Hi, any update regarding interview?

Mandem101:


na real sitdon look patience be this one .. As of today, common relative i.e CR and IR DQ status of august - september 2022 just started getting interview letters , maybe EB (NIW and employer based ) category will get some letters as well or sometime in september ?? Fingers crossed.!. . just from permutation..no reliable source here;

eakhilomen:
Good morning all, has anybody gotten IL recently, what is your DQ. I can see family base IV are getting IL for late September 2022. Do we have people with September DQ here?

Mandem101:


from the look of things, it's deafening silence on EB side of things @ lagos embassy so far. if i am not speaking out of turn, koldfushion may be august or september DQ. Hence, we refer to him to get information about his case since it's quite difficult to get info. we all just have to chip in regularly to source information that will be useful to us all.

Koldfuzhion:


I'm September 2022 DQ. I haven't seen an IL from the Lagos Consulate.

Koldfuzhion:


I'm September 2022 DQ. I haven't seen an IL from the Lagos Consulate.

Aku660:
Is your PD current?

hollo:
I think one of the best things we can do here to help ourselves in terms of knowing what is happening is to state our DQ and priority dates. With this info, we can begin to make informed guesses about what moth the embassy is/has invited for interview. The wait is killing!!!

Aku660:
I think the DQ doesn't matter when it comes to IL. It is the PD that matters. I was DQ April 2022, but my PD is not current. EB2 NIW.

Koldfuzhion:


Yes, my priority date is 14Feb22 while Final Action Date for EB2 ROW is 01Jul22. How come yours isn't current for since you are EB2-NIW and were DQ in April 2022? Are you not in the ROW category?

KemsyDA:
Hello, kindly check if this post is correct...

How come all the documents you submitted to NVC were accepted in April 2022, and still your priority date is not current?

Are you doing EB2-NIW rest of the world?

Please also note that according to NVC, interviews are scheduled on first in, first out basis, meaning once your PD is current, DQ date becomes the basis of getting interview letter.

Thanks.

olig:
Good evening,

Please, I have a problem regarding PCC. When applying on the POSSAP, I chosed traveling.
Will that be a problem? And what is the difference between PCC for traveling and residency?

hollo:

PD September 2022
DQ February 2023

olig:
Please, can someone help me with this

Mandem101:


PD May '22
DQ May '23
EB2 (not NIW)

eakhilomen:


PD May '21
DQ Jan '23

mayowa94:
Hello Some should please explain this, What is priority date? And how will I know when it becomes current?

Mandem101:


Priority date = This is the date that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) received your I-130 (Family base petition) / 1-140 petition (Employment based petition i.e EB3 nurses , NIW ) / PERM (For employment based petition via an employer)

Current /not Current PD status = Check your visa category and nationality (ROW= rest of the world. This applies to nationals of all countries excluding india, china, phillipine, mexico.) to see if you are current or not visa bulletin every month usually between 7th - 16th of every month a new bulletin is issued for upcoming month i.e september bulletin was released this month, october bulletin will be released in september,etc

Mandem101:


PD May '22
DQ May '23
EB2 (not NIW)

Mandem101:
@Mayowa94 The attached image isn't legible on my screen. I presume you are going through consular route, then Final action Date chart is what you monitor to know if your Priority date is current or not for your case to be forwarded by nvc to your local consulate/ embassy. If yor PD is current, your Documentarily complete/qualified date is your number in line for interview letter to be sent whenever the embassy is ready to dish out Interview letter .

August and september bulletin shows that EB3 ROW candidates with Priority dates earlier than May 1st 2020 with Documentarily complete/qualified status is/are fair game for interview Letter consideration (interview letter is at the sole discretion of the consul- general at the embassy.Lagos embassy is a case unto itself, not sure which is worse Lagos or Montreal ).

Date of filing chart is usually applicable to applicants adjusting their status while in the US. This is not always the case// The visa bulletin usually indicate what chart NVC /USCIS will accept as current priority date for adjustment of status candidate.

Mandem101:
@Mayowa94 What you need to see in the final action date chart EB3 ROW for your PD to be considered current is a PD further than your PD i.e if your Priority date is August 1st 2021. The priority dat on final chart has to be at least July 22 (The movement is usually between the 1st, 7-8th, 15th or 22nd day of a given month). If "C" is seen that means all priority date under consideration for visa is current .I'm Not sure we will see that anytime soon (Except DHS follows recent congressmen notification to the present to make all employment based categories current in October. This is pretty much a convo for another time). It might happen if other conditions ease up but that is pretty much retrogression waiting to happen again.

olig:
Please I still need help regarding the police character certificate (PCC).
For those who DQ recently, please, how did you gk about the fingerprints? The new online PCC does not come with fingerprints.
@Koldfuzhion any further help?