VisaOfficer:

Hi! Sorry about the suspense, especially after all the other issues with the imposter! Your case (and several others) got held up due to a technical glitch -- it's our computers, not your case specifically. I just went in and fixed the problem by hand, so we should be able to print the visa today and it should be ready for pick-up say next Tuesday at the latest. Please accept my apologies for the delay!

I had a guy yelling at me Tuesday when I told him his visa *should* be ready for pick-up in five business days -- it turns out he had bought a ticket for that weekend, and didn't want to wait. But this is why we tell people not to buy tickets until they have their visa in their hands -- sometimes computer glitches keep us from getting the visas out in time. I'm mentioning this as a public service announcement: Don't buy tickets until your visa is issued and you've checked it for errors! We don't want you to lose money! Or to yell at us.

meggy11: Hi VO, pls advice accordingly. Though this is a NIV issue. Planning on using the drop box cause I am quified to use it. The question is Iive in port harcourt. Can I use the dhl services in port harcourt to drop it off for me or I need to go to lagos/abuja to drop it off mysel?

Adeboy007: Good day VO,

This is to notify you that the Lady i make inquires about 3 days ago (that her visa was approved before she could completed adoption process) has sent a mail to LagosIV@state.gov, stating her Full Name, Case No, year of Birth and also the name of her beneficiary (Husband name) but she got an automatic responds immediately... how soon will she be reply back?

the adoption processing will be finally concluded approximately 2 weeks to this time

Thank you

VisaOfficer:

The person can travel outside his country, but he won't be interviewed for the sibling visa until his case is current.

pepson:

Hello VO, another question popped into my mind,should in case the consular officer entered an ineligibility into my record, what are the steps to be followed or what can be done by me for this situation to be fixed?

wavecase: Good day VO, i had my dv 2014 interview on 23rd of June and got an approval to pick up my visa in 2weeks. But then, on 25th, i got a call from the embassy that it won't be ready on the said date and that its under admin processing now and so does the visa status check says every time i check it.. this bothers me a lot pls what could be the reason and what should i expect?

rastery: @visa officer thanks for the good jobs you are doing here,pls help me out on this issue;while filling my entry form for DV2015 I entered high school no diploma as at then nov 2013, though I graduated in 2012 with a distinction in business admin and management at national diploma level but there was no proof in form of certificate as at entry time.now that I have been selected and about to fill form ds260 can I add my national diploma to my educational qualification and hope i Won't be penalised for that cos my certificate is ready and I have it at hand,thanks for your prompt reply!!

VisaOfficer:

Yes, you can add your national diploma. You should let us know about your entire academic history. You won't be penalized -- in fact, quite the opposite!

What country are you chargeable to?

wavecase: Thanks VO, in addition, what happens if there were information that the C.O that interviewed me did not notice and i did not notice as well? And will my case go through the admin processing department if i am to get scheduled for a second interview?

Iamnewhere:

My friend also got married here in Pakistan and he is going to live in California.so is there any way his case is being processed as the the divorce suit was filed by his wife after the nikkah. your proper guidance in this aspect is required. thanks

iamnewhere: My friend also got married here in Pakistan and he is going to live in California.so is there any way his case is being processed as the the divorce suit was filed by his wife after the nikkah. your proper guidance in this aspect is required. thanks

rastery: benin republic but was born in lagos Nigeria,I checked their requirements over there and they collect waec also there I.e US embassy cotonou since u advise that I should shedule my interview there and there is no special requirements for civil documents. And if it is later required of me I can provide cos both mum and dad are nationals of benin republic

VisaOfficer:

If there's an ineligibility in the system, the Consular officer will explain how to apply for a waiver when you come for your interview.

famewo87: Good day VO. Thank you for taking your time in answering questions on this thread. Like I've asked earlier. This is what a friend got on. |130 filed by his brother when he checked the case status.
Post Decision Activity

On April 28, 2014, we shipped this approved or re-affirmed case to the Department of State for visa processing. For more information, please contact them directly.

For approved applications/petitions, post-decision activity may include USCIS sending notification of the approved application/petition to the National Visa Center or the Department of State. For denied applications/petitions, post-decision activity may include the processing of an appeal and/or motions to reopen or reconsider and revocations.

What is the next stage after this please? And what is the processing timeline to the final stage like. Thanks

pepson:

if there exist an ineligiblity in the system,would the visaofficer refuse me the visa before asking me to apply for a waiver or my interview will be kept pending until i am granted the waiver?

on our previous disscusion you said that if the visaofficer who interviewed me entered an ineligibility into my record then probably that should be an error since i was a minor by then and you went further saying that this situation can be fixed.my worry is that,this situation can it only be fixed if i apply for a waiver? because i thought that if the visaofficer made an error then that can be fixed at the embassy without me applying for a waiver. i also want to know how would the visaofficer identify the error should in case there exist an ineligibility? or i am there one who is supposed to explain the situation?

VisaOfficer:

Well, if the adoption is full and final, theoretically the children can be added. I say "theoretically" because we review every adoption case very carefully, and there may not be time to finish our investigation before the deadline. If by any chance the adoption is fine but the visas can't be printed in time, the parents can always file for them once they've settled in the U.S. (as long as the children have lived with the adopting parents for at least two years -- if not, they'd need IR-3 visas, which are somewhat more complicated but still obtainable).

GiftedHandz:


Dear VO, thanks for this apt response. There is another twist to my earlier enquiry....my friend's hubby is currently away from town after their visa approval due to work demand: however, the full and final document is almost ready for submission, the question is:

1. Can the the wife who is also the Principal Applicant in the absence of the hubby present the children at the embassy when they are finally given appointment?

2. If and when the visa is issued for the kids, Can they (hubby or wife) come back to take them the USA after some months but before the expiration of the visa validity?

I thank you as I anticipate your response.

cute2014:
Hello VO,I read the post of Eba in amusement. .Its nice to know that u have blended well to like the smell of Eba and able to speak Warri.

Hmmh,my family's interview comes up in a few days.I am the PA whose husband did not fill the DS 230 fom because we felt he may be ineligible to receive visa at this time on account of past false misrepresentation and staying in the US for more than 1year some 13yrs ago.

You advised before the unfortunate loss of data on NL.We definitely were and still are all going to attend the interview together,my question is with the waiver application processing times and Sept 30,2014 DV deadline do we pay the interview fees for ALL the members of the family or do we hold off paying hubby's and await the CO's further instruction at our interview?Sorry to bother you,I just want to be clear on the steps/paths before some Embassy officials get surprised at us.I don't think our case is an usual occurence.Thanks and do av a lovely day.

VisaOfficer:

Hello again! I'm afraid I don't remember all the details of your case. You were married but did not list your husband on the original entry, is that correct?

cute2014:


Thanks for your reply.No,he was listed in the original entry.


He used a false British Visa to enter US in 2001 in the hope of Amnesty/Assylum but left in 2003 when this hope could not be realised and also used this same passport in 2004(brother's wedding) and 2005 for short family vacation (on these last 2 visits he spent less than 2 weeks).On his return on this 3rd trip he was caught at Heathrow on account of the false passport,convicted and sent back to Nigeria.

So when we were filling our forms,we felt some parts of the DS 230 forms that says he may be ineligible to receive visa because of the above situation and so we decided that he would follow to join us later as we did not know the type of ban he is.

cute2014: Before the loss of data on NL u did not realise that it was DV and u suggested that he fills a form and pay for the interview.U also said that he will be told the type of ban and may be able to apply for the waiver and even travel with us,however when I asked for the processing times that was when you realised that it was DV because it takes months for the waiver to be approved as its adjudicated by USCIS and not at the Consulate.

Sorry,I did not realise that u have answered earlier but my question is;

Do we pay for him or await the CO's instructions?

Sacluxpaint: Good morning VO,

Your colleague at the non-immigrant thread hasn't been replying.What's up with him/her?