Ekunnla: Thanks CO. They did the medical Friday. The clinic said they needed Consulate stamped copies of their passports to release the result to them. How would they get those stamped passport copies? And what's the process to drop the medicals at the Consulate?

malioo: Greetings VO , still expecting the response to my question with case number 2013AF15160

vinmesaidanme: hello
if I selected for diversity visa, can I take my dog with me?
if yes what should I do for it (document preparation)?
thanks

nairacountry: Visa Officer, I have this question and I want you to give me a sincere answer please. IS IT QUITE POSSIBLE TO BE INTERVIEWED WITHOUT ONE FINGER PRINT BEEN TAKEN?
This my case: I was @ d embassy on Thursday 26th Sept.,2013 as appointed. My company decided to send me this year (as always her ttadition) in attending d forthcoming IBA conference coming up between 6th-11th Oct, 2013 in Boston. Since I do not have a visa, I did apply and was given appointment for the said date. Though it happened to be my very first date in d US (including any other) embassy, but I took notice d process; applicant walked up 1st to d window with the corresponding number in d ticket you are holding and submit your passport. You are then expected to sit and wait till your ticket number appeared again; which is for finger print captured,then you'll sit in expectation of d third time your ticket number appeared which will b for d interview proper where you will know whether you are successful or not.
HOWEVER, MINE WASTN LIKE THE ABOVE SCENARIO, I WAS INTERVIED AT THE SECOND STAGE OF THE PROCESS. Need I add that I was denied? Surely, I was denied because my interviewer had no or lesser information about me while the interview last.
I hate the fact that I was denied due to someone's mistake. All the same, I have moved on with my life, back to my lovely wife & kids in Abuja.

nairacountry:

u skipped mine though.

VisaOfficer:

Hmm. I'll e-mail the panel physician and ask what's going on. Tell them not to worry, the visas are already printed (because the medicals they already submitted are still valid; it's just that they'll expire very soon).

Again, my apologies for discussing a specific case, but it IS the last day of DV season and I know people are tense!

VisaOfficer:

I'd put high school, then be prepared to explain to the officer that you have the SSCE.

Are you asking how many years it takes for a DV winner to become an American citizen? Well, winners are Legal Permanent Residents from the beginning (conditional at first), and then they go through the naturalization process. It generally takes around... five years? Is there anyone reading this who has already done it, who could tell us?

lhasky007:

Good day visa officer. You doing a great job. Well done. Please I don't understand wht you mean by "conditional at first" for LPR in the US. Just want to understand perfectly your answer to the question.

nairacountry: ouch! Big thanks to you; u r a good man. I'm Sorry for been impatient. Pleasant day

VisaOfficer:

My familiarity with the DV process starts at the point when the cases are sent to our post; I don't really know everything that happens on the KCC side. But it seems to me that all the winners are notified at once, right? Like, there's only one drawing, isn't there? Does anyone else have any insight?

VisaOfficer:

I'd bring the logs printed from Nigeria. Whatever they decide to do, they should NOT "create their own logs just so it will look like they have evidence." It makes us doubt the applicants' credibility when evidence is obviously created for the interview.

VisaOfficer:

Ah, I was confusing because I was wrong. Conditional LPR status doesn't apply to Diversity Visa immigrants; it only applies to people who become LPRs through a recent marriage (less than two years ago) and their children. Diversity Visa immigrants are LPRs as soon as they're admitted. Sorry about that -- I was in too much of a hurry this morning!

Lhanray_26: Greetings CO, I was recently denied Visa twice, at the embassy in abuja around july, I still don't know why I was denied both times, the first time the CO asked all sorts of questions & finally asked what my father does for a living & I said he's into trading & the next thing I got a white paper saying I'm ineligble, second time he asked questions as usual & finally asked what am I going to do when I come back & aid inherit my fathers company & also got thesame paper... My school has resumed but before they did I deferred my admission till spring which is in january 2014, the school is in minnesota & we know how cold it can be over there so now I'm thinking of getting an admission into another school & planning to do my next interview in lagos... Please Sir what do you think happened or went wrong during my first & second interview & what advice can you render on my next step..please I expect to get a reply from you.

reeq: Greetings V O..
Please I would like to ask some questions.
(1) When applying for a fiance visa,what kinda passport is needed, softcopy or hardcopy? And also if u don't summit the right passport can it disqualify you from getting you rcase number?
(2) When coming for the interview(fiance visa) what document should one bring allow to show the r/ship is genuine and what other advice can you give.
(3)Is the looming u.s SHUTDOWN going to affect the visa process?
Happy Holiday and God bless.

daywalker14: Goodday visa officer and may God bless you for all you are doing. I simply want to know if the initial signatures on forms DSP 122 and DS 230 must be the same with what will be signed infront of the Interviewing officer at the time of interview, or if any signature can be made at the time,
And also if name initials (for example R.E) can be used as signature when signing forms DS 230 and DSP 122. Thanks in advance.

VisaOfficer:

Greetings! I'm afraid I don't have enough information to give you a meaningful response. There are so many factors involved in a visa decision that without reviewing your actual case, I have no way of giving any input. Whether you interview in Abuja or Lagos, the officer will be interested in your prior refusals and will want to know what is different this time around. Good luck!

VisaOfficer:

Greetings! I'm afraid I don't have enough information to give you a meaningful response. There are so many factors involved in a visa decision that without reviewing your actual case, I have no way of giving any input. Whether you interview in Abuja or Lagos, the officer will be interested in your prior refusals and will want to know what is different this time around. Good luck!

VisaOfficer:

My apologies if I sounded curt! It's a busy day here today!

veritas10: Thanks VO it really helped. I think she might as well go ahead and file. But 10yrs is a long time . Anyway I read in one of the replies u gave concerning the exclusion of nigeria from DV 2015 that the advantage is that the wait times for the other 2 categories i.e skilled professionals and reuniting family would be hastened. So are there chances that the 10yrs can be shortened.

bamideleniayo: Thank You VO for ur Reply... But I just want a little clarification one that same Question( 6) in the DSP-122 form, where it says
HIGH SCHOOL NO DEGREE
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
COLLEGE NO DEGREE
UNIVERSITY DEFREE etc.. So for someone with just SSCE as the Highest level of Education completed which one is APPLICABLE.
Because rumour has it that HIGH SCHOOL NO DEGREE applies to people who dropped out of school and HiGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA applies to people who finished High School applicable to SSCE.. PLs I need ur esteemed clarification... Thank You

VisaOfficer:

Hmm. I'll e-mail the panel physician and ask what's going on. Tell them not to worry, the visas are already printed (because the medicals they already submitted are still valid; it's just that they'll expire very soon).

Again, my apologies for discussing a specific case, but it IS the last day of DV season and I know people are tense!