VisaOfficer:


Done. The visas should be ready next Friday at the VI collection center. Here's the instruction sheet for pickups.

VisaOfficer:


Sorry, this is the type of question we do not answer.

wizzy11:
Hi V. O,

I see you have done so much work advising people on this thread. Thanks for your time and advice.
I am a prospective Msc student (Who's been offered a tuition waiver i.e Graduate assitantship). I was denied yesterday,
(the Consulate officer never asked for my I-20 or Knew i was on scholarship) she only asked.

What sch : I answered,

Let me have you Dad's Bank statement: I presented the GT bank statement since i am on scholarship.

She went through it, next thing was she offered me A sheet (Denied under Section 214(b).

I was dumbfounded. (Well i take some blame not going with My Dad's other bank statements/ His Company Documents and other documents. I felt one bank statement would do since i'm on scholarship.)

I have reapplied again and booked for another Interview in a week time.

Kindly advice. Would i have been wrong to have told her i'm on scholarship, since she did not ask?
On my Next interview is it pertinent i make mention of it to the Consulate officer?

Thanks.

dcpromo:
Dear Visa Officer,

Thank you very much for responding to my questions, i appreciated all that. To my uttermost surprise, we received an interview date today! Guess what? i have been gyrating ever since! I can't wait.

Below are some things i would love to know.

(a)Let's assume that we get done on time with the medical exams and have the result handy, is it okay if i email the IV section and request an early interview date?
(b)Talking about the medical result, is it mandatory to attend the interview with the Xray result that is always enclosed in that huge envelope or just only the sealed envelope? I know that the sealed envelope is mandatory.
(c) Is the immigrant visa application part 1 and 2 filled online be printed out and be brought to the visa interview or just only the confirmation page that is needed?

Looking forward to hearing from you. Thanks.

lizziepeks:
My approved I-129fiance petition has been approved and sent to NVC I called today to ask for my case number and realized my case number starts with LND meaning London embassy instead of Lagos despite putting in the application that my choice of embassy is Lagos I have called them and they have asked me to send an email but I read online that they take 60days to reply back I am so fed up I have no idea of what to do next and advice would be greatly appreciated

bukolacole:
Thank you so much ma, but the problem is my phone can't open the link to read the instructions ma, could you forward the instructions to my Dad's mail and as well as the payment for the green card form? Thank you ma.

sirk111:
Thanks so much ma, im very, very grateful and God bless u the more and entire family ma. I `ll be expecting the scan email tomorrow ma, so that i could just quickly arrange and go to Atlanta GA tomorrow, submit it and have my passport back. God bless

Frugality2477:
Good day vo,
Your are indeed an oasis in the desert, I applied for a US visa while my wife was in the U.S. To give birth to our child but was denied a visa, fast forward I want to visit the USA now and I want to apply for a visa but my major challenge now is that we are yet to offset the hospital bill as we opted for a payment plan such that it will be convenient for us though we have paid over $8000 since the birth was through Caesarian operations. Please can I apply now.

oluwatosinjosh:
Hi,

I have been denial of my F-1 student visa twice, the case have been under section 214(b).

Pls how can I resolve this Ties issues??

dcpromo:
Dear Visa Officer,

You are so nice to everyone on this forum, irrespective of the question(s) being asked. I bet if all the participants on this forum would see you face to face, guess what? We won't let go of you, due to your kindness! I strongly believe that being interactive is your passion! All i can say is, keep up the good work! All of us here have anonymously voted you the Consular/Visa officer of the century! We pray for you daily!

There is something i would like to know, if you don't mind, you are being addressed as Ma, Madam and Ma'am on this forum, however, nothing here has told us your gender.
Are you a male or a female?
How do you want to be addressed?

You responded to a participant's question on issue about Affidavit of Support(AOS) That if these forms were previously submitted, there's no need to bring them, My wife's interview is coming up on June the 4th, if i had come across your response before now, i could have saved myself almost about $180 used in sending all the documents that could have been easily scanned and email via FedeX 5 days ago.

It looks like most if not all the interview arrival time is 0630.
What is your take on that?
0630 is pretty too early and dark, some people have been robbed and dispossessed of their belongings including their international passport and all documents needed for the interview as well.

One thing still remains a mystery in the interviewee's mind.
That mystery is, what and what will the interviewer be asking about?
For CR1 and IR1 visa applicants, can you please shed some light on that?

VisaOfficer:

The case hasn't been uploaded to our system in Lagos yet, but that date and time sounds right. If you've already submitted the AOS and supporting documents, no need to bring them again - but if you do bring them, that's fine.

VisaOfficer:


Definitely female. Americans tend to be pretty informal (at least, this American is), so you can call me whatever you like, as long as you don't call me late for dinner. [traditional American joke, there]



Well, it is best to bring them if they're available, just in case. We do need original, signed AOS documents, not scanned or photocopied, so if they're not included in the petition, we'd have to ask for them.



0630 is pretty early for us too, but from a traffic standpoint, the earlier we all start, the better. We are mindful of people's safety on our property and surroundings; beyond that, please do take normal precautions. As far as I know, crime affecting our applicants has been random, but if people are being targeted specifically because they are visa applicants, it would be very important to let us know that right away.



I can't shed a lot of light on that, as unfortunately there is always a small segment of people who will be searching these forums for ways to convince us that their sham relationships are genuine. That's why you won't see us posting lists of questions you might expect, etc. etc. Just know that we'll be interested primarily in whether you can talk with a reasonable degree of familiarity about the petitioner and how your relationship developed. We don't expect people to know everything -- after all, my mom painted our kitchen bright yellow once and my dad didn't notice for six months. But when someone is simply unable to talk about his or her relationship, we have doubts.

Hope this helps!

VisaOfficer:

... my mom painted our kitchen bright yellow once and my dad didn't notice for six months.

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
VisaOfficer

lizziepeks:
Ma in regards to my approved i-129f, I sent an email and mail but as of today I called NVC again to confirm if emails and mails had been received to my disdain the customer service lady told me it has been sent to london and that there nothing they can do from NVC that I have to email the U.S embassy in London to request for it to be sent to Lagos, Ma please what next, can the embassy in Lagos help at all and how long would this take Thank you Ma God Bless

mikolo80:

i am supposed to travel within 6months of bein issued an immigrant visa,and within 3months of tb test.

My question is can i travel for a few weeks and come back to tie up some loose ends and will another six months start running or can i be denied entry,same for the medical(tb test),will i have to pay for another tb test/medical test or what can i or can i not do once visa is issued

sohrabyy:
Hi officer,

My father is a DV-2015 winner, and in the time of registration I was 20, when he visited his first letter in 1 May 2014, I was 20 years old too. I also was 20 years old when we filled ds-260 forms. But, I turned 21 in 15 July 2014. our case number is going to be current in July 2015, I want to ask you "am I protected by CSPA"?