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Education › Re: Remo Secondary School, Sagamu Stadium In Ogun State: A Night View (Video) by apach4ever(m): 9:13pm On Jan 29

cutesharon:
My Alma Mata 🥰🥰🥰🥰

Up School!

Travel › Re: At The NVC Processing Stage Of The U. S Family Based Preference Category. by apach4ever(m): 3:36pm On Dec 15, 2025

leanonme82:
Hi, thanks for this info. Apparently the homeland security at the border control already ordered for our social security numbers when we landed and we had no idea. I went to the social security office and they said it was already ordered and we should expect it via mail.

Please can i ask how much it is to apply for the green card for the applicant and each beneficiary?

You submitted the information required for your social security number while filling the DS260. Green card fee is $235 per head and it’s advisable to pay for everyone at once.

Travel › Re: At The NVC Processing Stage Of The U. S Family Based Preference Category. by apach4ever(m): 3:04pm On Dec 07, 2025

aiguobs:
Ok. Thank you . Please how long did it take after payment for you to receive your green card.

I entered on the 22nd of November and the tracker says my card was mailed on the 6th of December so give or take 2 weeks. The important thing to note is they start counting from your date of entry if you paid before coming, or the date you paid if after. Also as someone previously mentioned, your visa stamp can serve as a temporary green card for a year.

Travel › Re: At The NVC Processing Stage Of The U. S Family Based Preference Category. by apach4ever(m): 9:02pm On Dec 06, 2025

aiguobs:
Good evening all. Please how do I track my green card?

https://egov.uscis.gov/ Enter the receipt number generated after you paid and it will inform you of the status. Either that they’ve received your payment, ordered that your card be produced, or shipped the card to you with an estimated date of arrival.

Travel › Re: At The NVC Processing Stage Of The U. S Family Based Preference Category. by apach4ever(m): 9:26pm On Nov 27, 2025

aiguobs:
I also want to ask can I pay for green card directly from Nigeria with an access bank visa dollar card?

Yes you can.

Travel › Re: At The NVC Processing Stage Of The U. S Family Based Preference Category. by apach4ever(m): 1:39am On Nov 21, 2025

aiguobs:
You will have to pay the sum of 220 dollars before you can get your green card. It would have been better if you paid it here in Nigeria before you travelled to reduce your wait time when you get to the US.

$235 now, although your visa serves as a temporary green card for one year. Visit https://my.uscis.gov/accounts/uscis-immigrant-fee/start/overview to conclude the process of payment.

Travel › Re: At The NVC Processing Stage Of The U. S Family Based Preference Category. by apach4ever(m): 8:33pm On Nov 03, 2025

leanonme82:
Okay. Did you upload all your photos evidence of relationship evidence stuff on the CEAC account before the document review? I did not upload any of this and took it physically.

I uploaded everything and still took the physical copies. My photo album was too big to fit in the sealed envelope so I was advised to just bring it during the interview proper.

Travel › Re: At The NVC Processing Stage Of The U. S Family Based Preference Category. by apach4ever(m): 5:51pm On Nov 03, 2025

leanonme82:
Can I just ask, during your document review, did they tick complete or incomplete, before you went for the interview.

Neither, I was worried but figured if he noticed anything missing he would have told us.

Travel › Re: At The NVC Processing Stage Of The U. S Family Based Preference Category. by apach4ever(m): 12:59am On Oct 31, 2025

leanonme82:
Hi how did your interview go?

It went well. Didn't spend up to 5 minutes. Interviewer confirmed I had done DNA during USCIS process, then returned my documents. Asked routine questions like if I or my wife have been previously married, any issues with law enforcement or immigration, have we lived outside the country before and are the kids our biological children. He confirmed our financial sponsors made enough to cover us and asked who lives with my mum. That was all. Kept our passports and by the next day the status had changed to issued. Was at OIS before the end of the week and we scheduled free pickup for the following week.

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Travel › Re: At The NVC Processing Stage Of The U. S Family Based Preference Category. by apach4ever(m): 8:46pm On Sep 30, 2025

internationalman:
Since November? God forbid oh😔 But how come

These people just intentionally want many people to fail and get the delayed, otherwise they would have specifically painted out what documents are missing at the In-person document review. Like you said, what's the usefulness of it.

I went very prepared, I had my petitioner and my joint sponsor's tax papers up to date. The only problem was that my joint sponsor's own was individual income tax return (form 1040) which is also acceptable in place of IRS transcripts. Now they say they are only going to be accepting the IRS transcripts for the interview. And they never deemed it fit to tell us at the In-person document review..

Now I have to start another game of waiting. This whole thing is just so exhausting even for my petitioner and joint sponsor. I have informed the joint sponsor though and he said the document will be ready in 2 weeks..

What's even more tiring is the fact that I have to travel to Lagos from Benin every damn time and lodging in a hotel, coupled with the risk associated with traveling along Nigerian highways. This interview made it 4 times I have been to Lagos in one month. Even if I want use flight, I go fit use flight to and fro 4 times?

Thanks for this, was the 1040 refused because it wasn’t accompanied with the relevant W2 or they just rejected it outright and requested for the transcript? Cos I’m in a similar boat and nothing was mentioned during the document review.

Travel › Re: At The NVC Processing Stage Of The U. S Family Based Preference Category. by apach4ever(m): 9:18am On Aug 26, 2025

Ajalalomo:
Can anyone please tell me how to get police certificate for the US immigrant visa in Ogun or Lagos State?

Register and pay online at https://possap.gov.ng/ . Once approved, go to the CID you selected for biometric capturing. Then check your email for the certificate.

Travel › Re: At The NVC Processing Stage Of The U. S Family Based Preference Category. by apach4ever(m): 4:04pm On Aug 21, 2025

Temseun:
Hello apach4ever have you received IV letter now

Got it today.

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Travel › Re: At The NVC Processing Stage Of The U. S Family Based Preference Category. by apach4ever(m): 9:39am On Aug 13, 2025

lonikit:
Next year hopefully. They are currently attending to DQ of April 2024.

I'm F3, DQ Sep 2023 and still waiting for IV. So doubt they've reached April 2024 for F3 cases.

Travel › Re: At The NVC Processing Stage Of The U. S Family Based Preference Category. by apach4ever(m): 5:31pm On Nov 07, 2024

Temseun:
Hello,

Please what is your priority date @ammany. This is to have an idea of the current priority date for F3 that is receiving IL from the embassy. Thanks.

interview letter is based on DQ date and it was stated.

Travel › Re: At The NVC Processing Stage Of The U. S Family Based Preference Category. by apach4ever(m): 11:57am On Oct 23, 2024

CalmsoG:
So for a person that was born after 1992 and now married, should the certificate carry her father's surname or the spouse's surname.

Maiden name.

Travel › Re: At The NVC Processing Stage Of The U. S Family Based Preference Category. by apach4ever(m): 8:24am On Oct 22, 2024

CalmsoG:
That could be the case, please do you or anyone have a sample of the original NPC certificate for people born after 1992?

Travel › Re: At The NVC Processing Stage Of The U. S Family Based Preference Category. by apach4ever(m): 3:14pm On Oct 15, 2024

Temseun:
Hello apach4ever have you received IV letter now

Nope!

Travel › Re: At The NVC Processing Stage Of The U. S Family Based Preference Category. by apach4ever(m): 9:57am On Oct 11, 2024

Donde:
Hello, I have been having issues paying the AOS fee after getting my welcome email for the F3 category. Error message is: “There are one or more errors with your submission. Please correct the areas indicated below. Once completed, click the Make Payment button to continue: An error occurred while submitting your payment. Please try again later.”

Did anyone experience this, and how did you get around it?

Very frustrating error message. What worked for me was making sure the email entered on the form matched the email on record with the bank. However my sister faced the same issue just a few weeks later. I don't think there's a solution other than to keep trying at random hours. NVC were no help at all.

Travel › Re: At The NVC Processing Stage Of The U. S Family Based Preference Category. by apach4ever(m): 7:41pm On Sep 06, 2024

Jaraontop:
Please anybody know how long to take my f11 visa (unmarried) to f3 (Now that I'm married).

Former F1 here, reclassified to F3 cos of marriage too. PD Jan 2010. Received welcome letter based on F1 in Sept 2016. Got reclassified to F3 March 2017. Got welcome letter for F3 May 2023 and DQed Sept 2023. Became current on first chart May 2024 and still waiting for IV. Proud recipient of 2 60 day notices with no idea when IV will be scheduled. So yeah, guess you have a long wait unless something miraculous happens.

Travel › Re: At The NVC Processing Stage Of The U. S Family Based Preference Category. by apach4ever(m): 6:06am On Sep 06, 2024

crisycent:
Hello Gurus in the house. I am an F4 applicant, I received an email (appointment letter) from NVC and my appointment date is stated in the letter. Please I have a few URGENT questions.

1. Do I have to register on https://www.usvisaappt.com/ or should I attend the interview with just the letter since the date and time is stated on the letter?

2. I registered on https://www.usvisaappt.com/ (as per instructions on the prep website) but I get an error message whenever I input my case ID. My case ID starts with LGS *****. Am I wrong? is there a different case ID? I also tried the Case Master ID, same error. (Picture attached).

3. What is the correct process/steps of confirming interview on https://www.usvisaappt.com?

PLEASE NOTE: I just signed up on https://www.usvisaappt.com today. Do I have to wait for a few days before confirming my interview date?

Don’t think you have to register to confirm your interview appointment. Saw this on a facebook page.

Politics › Re: Makinde: No Governor Received ₦‎30 Billion, Akpabio just playing politics by apach4ever(m): 9:20pm On Feb 22, 2024

happney65:
Any right thinking person will know that statement is false. As in very false

Even Lagos state that is the most financial buoyant state in Nigeria courtesy of it being a former federal won't get 30Billion naira not to talk of other states.

You think 30Billion is 30Million or 300Million?

Akpabio even said "Unverified reports" A whole senate president saying such. Doesn't he know his words as senate president carries weight?

I was waiting for Seyi to reply him and he did well

So in all these crisis it was just 2Billion they have given the states as palliative and they are already asking for it.

You can see the federal government is inherently wicked

Each State got N7bn monthly from October to December as Infrastructure support. Then another N9bn in January as share of signature bonus. This is outside the normal FAAC and VAT allocations. If my Governor isn’t aware of this N30bn, he should ask his Accountant General and Commissioner of Finance.

Travel › Re: At The NVC Processing Stage Of The U. S Family Based Preference Category. by apach4ever(m): 8:15am On Oct 20, 2023

Glamourie:
I’ve been DQed by NVC since August.. When should I be expecting an interview since my petitioner is a Us citizen and spouse and children of Us citizens do not have priority date?

Are you under 21?

Travel › Re: At The NVC Processing Stage Of The U. S Family Based Preference Category. by apach4ever(m): 3:22pm On May 21, 2023

Codemine:
Please help!!!

I have an ongoing US immigration VISA with the details below:

PD: June 2014
ND: Sept 2015
DQ: June 2020
Visa Category: F11

The wait is really tiring. Only reminder emails for almost 3 years. Now I am married because for how long will I continue to be unmarried because of US.

I want to try UK student VISA but I have done a marriage certificate, my concern is that would this marriage certificate affect me even if I remain silent on it to the US and pretend to remain unmarried to them?

What can I do to ensure that by the time US calls me, there won’t be issue with my marriage certificate because I don’t want to my category to moved to the married category which would even make the wait very much longer. Please house, advise me on what to do please 🙏🏽

Once you’re married, you’re no longer F1. They’ll return your case to NVC and you’ll be reassigned to F3. PD for F3 is currently December 2008 so you face a much longer wait. If you decide not to disclose your marital status and they don’t find out, then you may get the visa/green card but it will become much more difficult to bring your wife over later as you may need to explain the discrepancies in your documentation. Worst case scenario, you will be seen to have committed immigration fraud and lose everything you’ve worked towards. Not trying to scare you, but just weigh your options wisely.

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Travel › Re: At The NVC Processing Stage Of The U. S Family Based Preference Category. by apach4ever(m): 10:16pm On Apr 29, 2023

Cutie1973:
I heard it too, they only accept the one with finger print attached now. They don’t accept the online version. I think is better to do the finger print attached one. That’s what am doing now.
What category are u and ur PD?

F3, January 2010. The issue is I visited my State Police HQ and they said it's only the biometric one they do. I'm not in Lagos, I'm not sure how to go about getting the one with finger print from here. When I was F1 back in 2016 before being pushed back to F3, I was able to do it here and they dispatched the documents to Alagbon. Now they're insisting on the online one only. Or should I attach the old fingerprint page with the new online PCC and submit? NVC really needs to update their requirements!

Travel › Re: At The NVC Processing Stage Of The U. S Family Based Preference Category. by apach4ever(m): 12:25am On Apr 29, 2023

I’m confused, I understand the embassy accepts the new Police Character Certificate which is issued online with biometric capture at the State CID, but I’m also hearing that NVC only accepts the old PCC with the fingerprint page attached. Who has been able to submit the new PCC to NVC successfully? I want to avoid any delays to becoming DQ’ed in the shortest possible timeframe.

Travel › Re: At The NVC Processing Stage Of The U. S Family Based Preference Category. by apach4ever(m): 4:33pm On Jan 09, 2022

oladaybak:
My case seems to be taking forever, please is there anyone in the same situation as mine:

VC: F2B
PD: Feb. 2013
DQ: July 2020

So far I have received 120+60+60+60+60days ��‍♂️
I DONT understand the visa bulletin in as much as I try to, PLEASE my questions are:

1. IS MY CASE CURRENT
2. AM I LIKELY TO GET A INTERVIEW LETTER THIS YEAR

1. Yes
2. Depends on the backlog at the embassy.

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Travel › Re: At The NVC Processing Stage Of The U. S Family Based Preference Category. by apach4ever(m): 11:44am On Jul 12, 2021

leakage01:
Same boat, former F1 with PD January 2010. Received welcome letter in 2016, paid fees and all. Got bumped down to F3 due to marital status. Expectation was a 4 to 5 year wait, but we have passed the 5 year mark already and still a few months off getting current on the second chart and getting the welcome letter again. Best advice is to keep your focus on whatever it is you're doing right now and try not to think about it too much. The important thing is your PD wont change, so add like 5 years to your wait time.

Same boat too... PD September 2009, patiently waiting

Fingers crossed, next visa bulletin you’ll be current on chart 2 and get the welcome letter.

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Travel › Re: At The NVC Processing Stage Of The U. S Family Based Preference Category. by apach4ever(m): 4:50pm On Jul 05, 2021

nowhere:
If the country is favoring you no need to even allow someone to petition for you. Again, if the country is good to you in the next six years, good for you.

At the end of the day, getting married and having kids showed me it's important to plan for the long term and do what is best to secure their future. I also live in the North with the attendant security challenges. So thanks but no thanks, I prefer to take my chances away from these shores.

Travel › Re: At The NVC Processing Stage Of The U. S Family Based Preference Category. by apach4ever(m): 4:40pm On Jul 05, 2021

It's dicey, since you have a pending petition that is an automatic indication of your intention to immigrate, and enough grounds for a VO to deny you. There has been talk of creating a special visa category for intending immigrants so they can wait in the US instead of their home countries, but it is still just talk for now. At the end of the day, if you can convince the VO that you will return then maybe just maybe...

cambellj:
Thanks for sharing that’s the beauty of forums like this. I also like to know if it’s possible to obtain a nonimmigrant visa if you have a pending petition?

Travel › Re: At The NVC Processing Stage Of The U. S Family Based Preference Category. by apach4ever(m): 2:45pm On Jul 05, 2021

nowhere:
What's the idea of marrying when you can be doing what married people do?

I didn't buy into the idea of putting my life on hold because I wanted to japa. It's a green card not a passport to heaven and if not for the fact that this country is on a fast track to destruction, I might have considered staying put.

Travel › Re: At The NVC Processing Stage Of The U. S Family Based Preference Category. by apach4ever(m): 12:37pm On Jul 05, 2021

Same boat, former F1 with PD January 2010. Received welcome letter in 2016, paid fees and all. Got bumped down to F3 due to marital status. Expectation was a 4 to 5 year wait, but we have passed the 5 year mark already and still a few months off getting current on the second chart and getting the welcome letter again. Best advice is to keep your focus on whatever it is you're doing right now and try not to think about it too much. The important thing is your PD wont change, so add like 5 years to your wait time.

cambellj:
I read F3 processing takes between 1-10 years. My F1 took approximately 7 years to be approved. Are you saying because of my status change I can wait another 10 years from 2019? There seems to be no public knowledge on how this works

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Travel › Re: At The NVC Processing Stage Of The U. S Family Based Preference Category. by apach4ever(m): 9:53am On Mar 08, 2021

fedo:
Please help. This police report is giving me headache. Must l have to travel to lagos to get the police report? Is there any way l can get it in the state where l reside? Thanks in advance.

I was able to get mine done through the force headquarters of my state of residence. The guys at the CID took my fingerprints with a copy of my passport bio-data page and helped courier the thing to Lagos. When it was ready, they called me to come and pick it up. Whole thing cost 20k back in 2016.

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