bleek147:
Good morning sir, please I want know if a US citizen come to nigeria, will he or she be able to go inside the us embassy lagos state to meet the consular without appointment booking.

I want find out this and pass the answer to my US citizen wife that is coming to nigeria soon.

Thank you sir.

LagosNIV:


Sure, they can go in and speak with American Citizens Services. This does not, however, influence or speed up your immigrant visa petition.

bleek147:
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Thank you sir, we are planing to get married before going to meet with the consular at the lagos embassy, but she find out that the k1 file is still open there at the embassy and as the consular only demand that me and my fiance should meet before the petition started, and she is coming to meet me now, my question is, can me and she go to them since file is still open.

Thank you sir.

tessy067:
Good morning sir,
I have my immigrant visa interview scheduled for Thursday next week and my spouse is currently around. I want to ask if he could attend the interview with me that is participate in the interview while i am with the consular being the petitioner and we also have CRBA interview for our baby so i need to know if he being the citizen will attend the interview alone or we can both do that.

LagosNIV:


You need to have met before she files for the visa, so yes, at this time it is too early to file. When she comes in 3 months she will be eligible to file. There is no need to wait a year though.

LagosNIV:


If you know that a document is in the file or can provide it at the time of the interview, that is always the fastest way to get these things done. That being said, you should read the white paper as it has all the instructions on how and where to drop off additional information. The case can't move forward until you've dropped the necessary paperwork off, but there is no time limit unless you fail to provide the information for at least 1 year.

bleek147:
Sir , please advise if they can reconsider us. We have suppose to be together now and filing another petition will take long time to be approve again that is why we want to go pleed with the consular.

yehmesee:
Good day sir, (LND2012855002) After being in administrative processing for 6months, we checked the CEAC website today and it showed refused. After the interview my husband was told that his visa has been approved and his passport was taken from him, please sir how can we know what constitute the refusal? Can it be because of his medical report and police report , which i believe has expired? because i dont understand the refusal (we have been married for 4years and we have a kid together) please can you shed some light into this? Thank you very much.

africraig:
Good morning VO,
I want to know if erroneous information on previous us visa applications are classified as misrepresentations, and if that's true, if one is being honest about it on subsequent application, will there be an adverse effect on such application?

LagosNIV:


A timely retraction of previous misrepresentations is one of the criteria for allowing officers to look past them. This, of course, means that you need to be open and forthcoming about the fact that you misrepresented yourself previously and not try to conceal it - either actively by creating new lies or passively by simply choosing not to mention it.

Simple errors are just that, simple errors. Lying about them becomes a different issue.

LagosNIV:


I have been pretty clear about this so this will be the last time I address your question -
U.S. law requires that you meet in person before the K-1 petition is filed. If you file a CR-1 marriage petition, it must be submitted to USCIS for approval before they send it to us for the interview. No exceptions.

africraig:


Thanks for your prompt response.Whats the definition of "timely retraction"? during the course of the interview or prior to interview? does erroneous travel history constitute a simple error?

Thanks

africraig:
Hello VO,

My fiance has applied for a K1 visa for me, I'm awaiting the packet of instructions from the embassy, but we were advised to fill the ds 160 now so he can send all the documents with that to me.I've had previous US "visitors" visa online applications with an email address used to create a profile. My question is should that email address still be used to fill up the online ds160 form? or can my fiance create another profile using a different email address?.

Thanks.

bobotubo:
Hello vo , my brother who is an American citizen recently withdrew is immigrant petition that was being filed for me. I will like to know if I can now apply for tourist visa on my own.

menuhome5:
Hi VO
How long is the validity of police clearance? Someone said is a year but three months validity is written on my pc. Pls help clarify. ...thanks