VisaOfficer: Hi everyone,

Before I catch up on the many questions, I wanted to let you know that my awesome staff came in over the holiday weekend and printed almost all of the approved Immigrant and Diversity Visas! They'll go out to the collection center today! So starting tomorrow, your visas should be ready for pick-up.

As always, you may wish to call the collection center just to be sure, before making the trip all the way out there.

Thank you for your patience! I apologize for the inconvenience, but we're back on track now.

Welcome back from sallah break.hope U̶̲̥̅̊
enjoy d loooooooooong weekend?

robinobehi: T @vikkyplus......still I have another issue, can my interview date be postponed?

I have not yet been able †o get passport for my daughter, which will automatically won't let us go for niether †he medicals nor †he interview.....pls advice.......I am so downcasted right now!!!! I think we've lost it

Passport 4 ur daughter not yet done?if there's no holiday d passport can be done in a day so far U̶̲̥̅̊
have d money but right now ds is a dilemma.may be U̶̲̥̅̊
shld send a mail to lagosiv@state.gov dy can advice U̶̲̥̅̊
better.
All d best!

Hello Nairalanders, a big congrats to all those who have gotten their visa approved so far,4 those awaiting interview d Lord will favour U̶̲̥̅̊
all IJN.Please 4 those that were interviewd last wik want to knw if there's anyone who have gotten his/her visa pick up.secondly  need collection centre phone number.thanks.

VisaOfficer: An official message from U.S. Department of State's Consular Affairs:

The Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs is currently experiencing technical problems with our passport/visa system.

This issue is worldwide and is not specific to any particular country, citizenship document, or visa category.

We apologize to applicants who are experiencing delays or are unable to obtain a passport, Consular Report of Birth Abroad, or visa at this time.

We are working urgently to correct the problem and expect our system to be fully operational again soon.

Thanks ma 4 d info.we hope it won't take longer than necessary.

BUSATOS: Hii every one, its been a while and sure, so good to be back on the forum. Am so sorry for not making myself available all this while, its all about relocating and settling down. Let me start by congratulating my good brother Adeboy for that resounding victory, and to others that made it at last. Congrats. I landed safely in newyork along side my family on monday after a week stop over in dubai. The journey was smooth and no challenges was experienced at the POE. Thanks to people that checked on me.You all rock.

Thank God 4 journey mercies.please which airline did U̶̲̥̅̊
go with?why a week stop over in dubai?did they ask 4 ur medicals nd x-ray @ d POE?.

mbanj4real: visa issued and passport collected. America loading......

Congrats oooo.please did U̶̲̥̅̊
have d collection center number?when was ur interview?

VisaOfficer: Public service announcement:

Next week is the celebration of Eid-Al-Fitr -- I believe Monday and Tuesday, but haven't heard anything official yet. Eid Sayid to all our Muslim friends! Kul 'am wa enta bi-khair!!!

So, visa collection may be slightly postponed next week. Please be patient! We'll do our best to get 'em out promptly.

Ma, visa status check  CEAC hasn't been updated since last friday, hope there's no problem.av bin trying d collection centre number cudnt get thru.is there any other number to call them aside d one  d sheet we were given?
Thanks ma! Nairalanders appreciate U̶̲̥̅̊
.

congrats to all those who have gotten their visa approved so far.for those awaiting interview the favour of God will go with you.
please, anyone with collection centre number should please post it o.av bin trying the 094..... that is on the white form but cudnt get thru.

VisaOfficer:

From what you write, your husband used a false identity in the past, then lied about it when asked directly in his recent interview. So now he is ineligible under INA 212(a)(6)(C)(1) for material misrepresentation. Looking up your username, I see that this is a Diversity Visa case; I very much doubt that a waiver application can be processed in time for your husband to receive a visa before Sept. 30, but you are welcome to try. The instructions for applying for a waiver of the 212(a)(6)(C)(1) ineligibility are available at www.uscis.gov/I-601 .

If the waiver is not issued in time, you would need to file an I-130 petition for your spouse when you have adjusted status and become a Legal Permanent Resident.

I can't guarantee that a waiver will be granted, but there's no harm in applying.

Okay a big thank U̶̲̥̅̊
our dear VO.may God bless U̶̲̥̅̊
nd that is yours IJN.

HELLO V.O,
We had our interview 11th july nd our visa was approved but wednesday 16th july someone called me from d embassy that  should come thursday 17th by 1pm but when  got there d CO said  should d following day which is 18th with  husband so when we got there d CO asked  hubby if he had ever applied 4 a visa he said NO even when d CO brought out d print out he was still denying nd  myself never knew of this until  got to embassy  friday.Finally he said yes nd d CO said since she cannot isssued him a visa.his passport was returned nd a refusal worksheet that explains his refusal.
Now,  want U̶̲̥̅̊
to advise me ma what can  do to help d situation, since  dint knw dt he has applied 4 a visa with a different identity 12years ago.Different namd nd different date of birth.
Secondly, d reason why I'm writing to U̶̲̥̅̊
is because  really need ur candid advise  d next step to take because  marriage is just 2years nd 4months nd we have a daughter of 1 year 5months. don't want  home to be separated please ma, advise me  what to do so that he can be issue a visa.God bless U̶̲̥̅̊
!
Awaiting your response.

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Congrats.when was your interview?mine status is still ready o nd our interview. was last friday.

Please pray 4 me o got a call from embassy this afternoon that  shld come with all  documents again by 1pm tomorw.does anybody have d similar xperience?urgent response please.d devil will not steal our joy IJN

VisaOfficer:

This is an example of a question that's TOO specific to be addressed in the forum. It sounds like there's something that needs to be discussed face to face. We'll see you tomorrow afternoon.

Okay thank U̶̲̥̅̊
nd God bless. will be there tommorrow afternoon.

Hello VO,
Please hope there is no problem,out of being anxious  sent a mail this morng to lagosIV
Here is d copy of d mail

We have our interview on the 11th of July and we were told that our visa would be ready for pick up in a week's time but when i checked the status of our visa this morning the status reads READY.I don't really understand someone told me that what is supposed to be there now is ISSUED so I'm a bit confused.Should i still go ahead on friday to pick up?
Applicant Name-Lasisi Odunayo Olayinka
Case Number-   2014AF15401
Thanks for the timed response.
So ds afternoon  got a call from d embassy that  should come by 1pm tomoro with all  documents.but dt  should not bother coming with  family.
Please help me out o
Hope I'm save.

kunledox: Goodmorning,i got my visa package yesterday.plz in what format am i gonna pay d 165$,i mean Is it naira or usd inorda to knw d amount to write wen filln d online payment?thanks....

Congrats.please when was ur interview?cos our was 11th nd d status is still saying ready.want to know if d status of yours change to issued before U̶̲̥̅̊
got it collected.thanks.america loading niyen o.we will prosper in d land IJN

VisaOfficer:

If there's a problem, someone will contact you. If you don't hear from us, it likely means "There's no problem, but our printer is acting up a little. We're working on it."

Okay, thanks so much.so friday pick up is still possible?

Hello VO,
We had our interview last friday 11th july nd we were told that our visa would be 4 pick up this friday but  checked d status today nd d status reads ready Pls what does that mean I'm a bit worried. D case number is 2014AF15401.kindly help to fix d problem so that we can pick up  friday.
Thanks nd God bless U̶̲̥̅̊
!

If d visa status is ready pls 4 those dt av gotten theirs what does dt mean?our status says ready when  checked ceac site this morng.

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Was trying to check d status of our visa nd its asking me visa case number  used case number but its not accepting it.pls how do  supposed to write d case number?U̶̲̥̅̊
got ur visas ydai guess ur interview was 7th dn.congrats!America loading.................

Adeboy007: Hello house, One of our members call me not quite long and told me they arrested some people that went for an interview yesterday at the embassy, pls did anyone aware
of this?.

Yesterday was our interview nd nobody was arrested because all d NIV have even gone b4 11.30am.we left d embassy ard 12noon nd it was just 4 pple that rem in d hall.Embassy close 1pm fridays.think its a lie nd just a rumour.

Please 4 those who have collected their visas, can only me go to collect 4 d whole family?since I'm d PA.If yes,will it be ready exactly a week as d CO said.also, how r we goin to pay 4 d green card?thanks.

@adeboy007 sorry 4 keeping U̶̲̥̅̊
waiting ydai had a flat batry by d time we got back to ibadan nd was so tired.thanks to U̶̲̥̅̊
all.

Fellow nairalanders pls what time is visa collection @ muri okunola?

Praise God!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We had our interview yesterday morning nd our visa was approved.
Interview goes like this:
CO: Gud morng
Me:gud morning
CO:tell me d name of ur second schl
Me:bla bla bla
CO:what did U̶̲̥̅̊
study in university
ME:xxxxx
CO: what did U̶̲̥̅̊
do during ur nysc
Me:xxxx
Co:how old is your daughter
Me:Bleep
CO:let me see your pictures
Me:
She just said madam ur visa has been approved pick up ur visa in a weeks time,congrats nd welcome to america.
It was just like a chat can't belive it was dt easy.thanks to God nd all nairalanders.4 those that r still waiting 4 interview go nd take d visa it is urs IJN.Chicago loading...............

Thanks to U̶̲̥̅̊
all 4 d info.we wil go with dollars because they may decide to cahnge their rate again.Fellow nairalanders pray 4 me family o our interview holds tomorrow.

Congrats to all those that have their visas.4 those of us awaiting interview d visa is yours IJN.Please what is d current exchange rate @ d embassy our interview is tomorrow nd we want to pay in naira.urgent response pls.

ItyRoyal, congrats to U̶̲̥̅̊
nd ur family.Please, were U̶̲̥̅̊
allowed to bring in water nd diaper 4 ur baby? Also did U̶̲̥̅̊
go with any other forms aside your credentials?nd how much is d visa fee in naira?those that were denied were they dv or Niv?sorry 4 d questions.just being curious nd like they wud say experience is d best teacher.urgent response pls interview is ds week.thanks.

for those that have done interview, want to know how many copies of passport is being needed and is it the same size with the one we uses to play the lottery? equally ao many photocopy of each document and is there any harm becus my originals are laminated.urgent response pls my interview is ds week.thanks.

A big thank you to our dear visa officer.God bless you keep doing the good job you are doing here.but pls can you tell me the current exchange rate @ the embasssy cos my interview is this week and we want to pay the visa fees in naira.thanks.