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[quote author=Dutchleez post=85648039]My experience at the embassy earlier today was pleasant except at one of the security point whereby I was turned back to remove my smart watch. Other than than, everything looks good.

I was interviewed by a black American woman (Probably in late 40s) and here goes the question that was asked:

Who petitioned you?
What’s her name?
How and where we met?
Have you applied for a tourist visa before? No
Have you traveled out of Nigeria before?
Have you been arrested before? No
Have you ever been involved in drugs? No
Can I see proof of relationship?
How many times she visited? Just once
When were you engaged?
Do you have kids
Does she have kids
Have you been married before
As she been married before
How old are you
How is your fiancé
Where do I work?
What kind of work do I plan to do in US?

Then she said congratulations your visa is approved. Should be ready in two weeks at this pick up location and make sure you read through the pamphlet. Enjoy the rest of your day.

The above questions are not really in order of how it was asked but the questions were asked in a relaxed way. Spent about 7 minutes with her.

Tips that might help:
1. Put God first
2. Don’t let anyone infuse fear in you
3. Smile or laugh when answering question, it relaxes you.
4. It’s normal to be nervous, I was too. But the moment the CO called me, her approach relaxes me immediately. Kindly compose yourself to expect anything from the CO on your first approach.
5. No one knows your fiancé (e) better than you, find that expression when answering questions.
6. I noticed all the consulate at IV section seems kind and compassionate. So, if they drill you with questions, bear in mind that they are just doing there job and are willing to approve you when they are convinced.

Wishing everyone the very best.

Congrats once again man and I wish you and your better half all the best. Thanks for sharing your transcript

[quote author=Dutchleez post=85638573]How does one describe a God that’s indescribable?
How do you adequately praise a warrior that’s never lost a batte?
What words are enough to say “Thank You” to the one who daily proves immense faithfulness.

Forgive my spirituality guys.
My visa was approved this morning.


Yay.. Another one (in DJ Khaled voice). More success stories to us all awaiting our interview.

Congrats to you!!!!

[quote author=efozee post=85566457]I got approved today. The interview was so strange. Just one question asked. Visa approved!!! Glory be to God.



I am so loving this. Congrats to you!!

[quote author=brownesugar post=85562219]Thanks @frupuffpuff and @mayorr89 was about posting my visa approval testimony now when i saw this ,guys and elders in the forum i really want to appreciate you guys contributions,efforts in explaining things midway this process and while trying to book appointment,taking your time to respond to our querrys here..God bless you so much @legitbachelor,@sharpman,@study4life,@sandraigho,@anchiee @sukey,@disguy1 @mayorr89,@sage and everyone i forgot to mention their name thank you,i went for my interview today and my visa was approved.. thank u so much for being there,would post my interview questions and process much later(tomorrow) i saw @glorioussugar post i really feel sorry for her and hope a good attorney over there steps in on the case(i couldnt comment cos i was nervous from my own end so didnt want to add more to it i wish her well....


A big congrats to you Brownesugar. God knows we needed this good news after the last update. We’ll continue to hear good news henceforth.

[quote author=paosca20 post=85497737]Two thousand five hundred naira in Abuja


Wow.

@disguy1. Thanks bro.

[quote author=paosca20 post=85496005]2500 in Abuja


Are you sure the zeros are complete??

[quote author=disguy1 post=85495674]Did mine for 10k at NPC Surulere.




@disguy1. With the court affidavit or without?

Who has an idea of how much the Attestation of birth costs at NPC please?

[quote author=Glorioussugar post=85438050]My visa was denied today. I really don’t know why. But before the co called my name, he was going through my documents, and then printed the refusal paper and kept on his table before he called me. He just asked me who petitioned for me, where does he work, has he been married before, have I been married before? He then asked if he has come back to Nigeria since the last time he visited.( my fiancé is not a Nigerian. He came to Nigeria once for the first time to see me, and he stayed for 8 days. ) I told him I went to his country when his mum passed. And I stayed with them for 2 weeks. He then ask what I do for a living. And asked me what kind of work I’ll like to do in America. I told him my main aim of going is to get married. He asked if I don’t want to do any work when I get there. I told him I want to get married. Asked me how I met my fiancé, and then he looked at my past application in 2013 and asked who’s Ojo? I told he was my ex he asked if I was married to him, I said no, but we lived together. I’ve never been married. Asked when I met my fiancé and when he came to Nigeria. Didn’t ask for any evidence. And then issued me the letter he printed out earlier on.


Sorry about the Denial dear. Your fiancé needs to talk to an immigration lawyer as I believe they must have felt with a similar case as yours. I can’t possibly begin to imagine how you’re feeling now but God will strengthen you and your fiancé and provide a way out of this situation.
You mentioned that 5people were denied before you, are those people also for the K1 category??

[quote author=kunlelikeme post=85359795]I will like to appreciate everyone on here who helped me and to those who shared their experiences.My visa was approved two weeks ago and I just collected my passport today and the package.
I applied from Germany so cases might be different with the ones in naija.
Questions asked..
1.He asked me to take an oath
2.How did you meet?
3.Where did you meet?
4.What does she do?
5.What do you do?
6. When last did you see?
7.How long ?
8. When do you plan to marry?
9. Where?
10. Have you ever been maried?
11.Has she ever been married?
12. Do we have any kids?
13. Do you know anz of her family members?
14. How many and where do they live?
15. You have a student visa that was cancelled last year?
16 .How many times have you been to the USA?
17. How long did you stay last time?
I will approve your visa and you will get your passport and package at your address in two weeks.
On a lighter note that guy denied me student visa last year,I was like not this guy again..lol..
Thank you so much at legitbachelor ,sunky and everyone here and I wish you all goodluck

Congrats man. More positive feedback from everyone else awaiting their interview.

[quote author=disguy1 post=85280813]@Legit, Sharpman, Drenimarcus et al

Should I be worried if I don’t get the packet 3 email from the consulate before my interview date?

@discnemma, what email address did you send a reminder to. Maybe I’m sending to the wrong address....

LagosIV@state.gov. That’s the email

[quote author=disguy1 post=85257084]Bro, No direct response yet. Keep getting the auto response faq. And the link to the packet 3 in the faq is broken.

Kindly help verify if the attached is what was sent to you as packet 3. Sourced it it from VJ.

Thanks..

That is really weird that you haven’t heard from them still. But yes, that was what they sent to me. I hope you hear from them. Best wishes.

[quote author=select500 post=85075574]@dicsnemma,

If you were born before 1992, please go and get the Attestation (the Long Format) at NPC in Surulere. Go there with the Sworn Affidavit from the Federal High Court.

Cheers!

@select500
Thanks bro, I’ll do just that.

Hey guys, a quick update on my medicals; so I did mine with The Consultants Practice at 25, Raymond Njoku street, Ikoyi Lagos. Their staffs are very professional and helpful, no attitude at all, I will highly recommend there. Though I arrived there some minutes to 8am and had to wait outside along with people who came before me until 8am when they let us in and attended to us according. Below is the breakdown of payment I made.

N61,550.00 = For blood test, urine test, some other tests and X-ray .
N23,175.00 = This is for immunization. I was given two shots, some people were given three which amounted to about 33,000 or there about. The price for immunization varies as a woman was asked to pay 15000. My result will be ready in two weeks and I am to go pick it up, they’re not sending it to the embassy as we heard earlier.


I also stopped by at the Federal high Court for my Age declaration. Please elders in the house, kindly help me look at it and tell if I need some corrections to be made. With the attached Certificate of birth and Affidavit, do I still need to get the long format from NPC office directly? Because I did my certificate of birth at my local government.

Is it really true that the Embassy don’t accept stapled documents The responses from VJ on this topic is quite confusing.


@disguy1, have you heard from the embassy yet bro?

[quote author=frypuffpuff post=84877091]Hello everyone, like they do on VJ. This is my timeline.

*24th June 2019* - my fiancee filed,

*3rd Oct 2019* - it got to NVC,

*29th Oct 2019* - I was asked to apply for the K1 cause they were ready to process,

*21st January 2020* interview.

*This is my own calculations, just checked my mails*

If you also have your interview scheduled for next year let's keep in touch. @LegitBachelor @djfrancis I've read through your updates and i must confess that you guys have been amazing. And also to many others that were approved. Thanks guys for the info. However, many of you had to create a new account for this. Haba! Joined 2019! Joined 2019. Hahahaha if your interview is next month please do holla.


My Interview is scheduled for the second week. Looks like we have quite a number of members whose interview is in January. We will all come back with testimonies ��.

disguy1 post=84839842]@dicsnemma

Bro Have you gotten your packet 3 yet? I never got anything o. Pls lemme know.


Yes bro, they sent it over a week ago, barely 24hrs after I sent them a reminder. I intend doing my medicals next week.

[quote author=Sukey post=84759930]Nothing major really,I was on this line with just 6 or 7 of us in it and the officer in that line was really drilling people as to why they’re in the us,it was about to get to my turn when I got called into another line.i lowkey thanked God in my head and after I did my finger print,I was asked to follow an officer into a room I guess is for immigrants and after waiting for a couple of minutes,I got called to come up and I was told that I hope I know I must get married within 90 and I said yes and was given my passport.took some food stuff so i had to go through agric too and they trashsed my egusi cos it wasn’t grinded.was given my passport and babe was waiting outside.those people no too friendly abeg,was greeting them and they didn’t even answer me I just mind my business Wetin concern me.im in Delaware so it isn’t freezing cold yet but it will by January.


Congrats to you bro and thanks for sharing your experience. Here is wishing you the very best and a happy home

[quote author=Sukey post=84378133]Who is petitioning for you
Where does she live
How did you meet her
How long have you know her
When did you start dating( my answer confuse him but he ignored it regardless)
What does she do for a living?
Show me pictures of the relationship
Have you/fiancée ever been married before?
Do y’all have kids?

Visa approved

see hen,as far as I’m concerned,those things not go how we’re told or what we read,you’re not only been asked questions,you’re having a conversation with the C.O.even tho he asked these things,there were still some things he asked that I don’t remember and all the things that I did wahala to get,they were not asked for,he only asked for pictures and he didn’t even look At everything,just flipped through 4-5 of them and gave me 2 white papers.

NB: Prayers work,please pray!!!


Congrats bro. This is very encouraging, I believe knowing your partner the way someone in a serious relationship should is key to the whole interview, with all the necessary paperwork of course. Wishing everyone of us waiting for our interviews the very best.

Thanks so much @Sharpman1 for the enlightenment. I appreciate it truly,God bless

[quote author=sharpman1 post=84358686]Don't go with intro pictures....especially if you are wearing similar or traditional attire.


Bro, what about our own case? We had an engagement party, though no similar outfit or traditional attire. I also narrated a little bit of how I proposed when she came and mentioned the engagement party in my letter of intent. She even attached some of engagement pictures in the package she sent to USCIS which I am sure the embassy will see eventually. What do you advise I do in this case please?

@legitbachelor(abi legitmarriedman) @Sharpman1 @Drenimarcus @Mekusa @select500 and the rest of the gurus in the house. Please I need your insight on something, especially after reading on page 60 about one of the followers issue he had regarding the affidavit of support.

My fiancé filled all the necessary details, she however did not state in details the exact nature and duration of contributions she intends to make in Part 7. Additional information as stated on page 4 of the affidavit of support. She only wrote her name current full name on 1.a of page 8, and wrote her the other names she’s used before on 3.d. of same page 8 which is her family name. Please will that be a problem since she didn’t put it in writing on part 7 how long and how much she will be willing to support me. I need your opinions please so I know if she has to redo that page 8. Though she is currently away on deployment now but hopefully I can communicate with her when they dock and we can find a way to sort it out, if it will be an issue. Thanks in advance guys. See the attached pages below

[quote author=disguy1 post=84276588]Bro, Yes I have. So, I scheduled with my old DS-160 form initially and later realized that I had to fill a new DS-160 form. I filled a new one and mailed traveldocs. It was rectified within the hour. they've linked the new one to my appointment date. So, I'm golden.

I'm thinking of last week in December for the medicals. Do we have to call them to book a date in advance? I've heard varying opinions on here.






That is good, I think given that we have enough time, we should place a call to make inquiries. I will update you on how it goes since I’ll be going there before you.
Wishing you best of luck.

@disguy1.. How far bro, have you been able to schedule an appointment? I emailed the embassy for my packet 3 but I’m yet to hear from them, though I got the automated response. Thinking of doing medicals second week of December.

LegitBachelor post=84091272]. There's nothing wrong with getting a February Date. The most important thing is that you get a date before the petition expires. But if you want to get a date earlier that's fine. Just note that once you get your visa, you have a deadline to leave Nigeria to the States (around 5 months deadline or so) and the moment you touch down in the States, you have a deadline to get married and fill the AOS form (3 months). If you factor all that in your calculation, then you are fine.


I and my fiancée discussed it and we decided to choose a date in January as she’ll be back from deployment by March. We don’t want any issues with the petition expiry date. I found a date in January and scheduled one already. Hopefully before the 16th, Our package would have arrived and I would have received my packet 3, then I can go ahead with the medicals.

disguy1 post

Noted.
Bro, I thought yours was approved last month.


Oh no, we got our approval this month, same date as yours.

[quote author=disguy1 post

This is what she received via email and forwarded to me. I assume it's the NOA2. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
If it is, I don't see any validity period on it o.


We are referring to the mail she received that says your I-129f was approved before it was sent off to NVC. The validity period is stated there. Looks like our case were approved the same day at the NVC. Now I have a partner ☺️☺️

disguy1 postGuys,
Please how do I know when my petition expires?

Thanks in advance[/quote]Ask your fiancé to check the I-797 that was mailed to her address. The expiry date is written there

Hey guys, I’m trying to create my profile on ustraveldoc site but I got this pop up each time I submit my profile. Could I be doing something wrong? I am using my given name as my first name, while I put my surname on the space for last name. Is it me or the site please?

LegitBachelor I don't think there's any need to request for any extension. If your medical report is done such that it is ready when your interview date is close, your visa will have a validity of over 5 months. So you can still remain in Nigeria till when the visa is almost expired after which you then travel to the States. When you enter the States, you'll have another 3 months of grace to get married. So, in effect, you have 5 + 3 months grace.

As regards booking appointment, you can wait till it says ready. Ideally you are supposed to wait until you get an email from the Embassy. If you wait, it means the interview date you'll likely get will spill into February or March. That's even more grace period for you. When is your petition expiring?


Yes bro, I and my fiancée thought about that and did our calculations, but waiting until I hear from the embassy or see “Ready” on CEAC website might lead to me getting February dates, which I don’t think will be good for me because our petition will expire on the 26th of January. I just have to find a date ASAP given the recent development I’m hearing here. I have paid the visa application fee today. Just waiting until tomorrow to see if I can find a date in January. What do you think?

=efozee


Takes any time from 5-7 days. I Actually Received mine in 2days!


Wow, lucky you. Thanks for the info �

Sukey post

One week at the most if things go according to schedule



Okay, thanks a lot