zed7:

You were given a visiting visa? I never attempted it as I was told that having an immigrant petition will lead to a refusal.

I've waited 11 years, I believe I still have another 10 years. Thank God, my life here is pretty ok, so either way, I don't mind.

Yes I have been getting visiting visas, and having an immigrant petition does not disqualify you from getting a visiting visa. You may want to give it a shot, you have been waiting 11 years? Has your petition been approved?

Yeah, the wait is frustrating!!, my petition will be 10 years on 11th of this month, it was approved in March 2022, I have not received any correspondence since then o. From the look of things I still have about 5 more years to wait, the good thing though is that I get visiting visas. Just continue life, it will materialize one day...

Nothing is wrong, iam also on this lane....my f4 got approved and sent to nvc in March 2024, Nothing since then. F4 is the slowest, you will be contacted when your pd gets current, they may also contact you before then to start preparing your documents and make payments, but until the, make sure you check your email and nvc dashboard regularly. Best of luck

Deziri20:

I don’t the option of update profile in my page tha
t’s the challenge

Try changing your password and use the new password to log in, it happened to me and that was what I did, I was able to update my info afterwards

Hmnn....while people with genuine travel intent to go visit and come back are not getting their applications approved. This life no balance walahi!


post=125389125]
I have family friends a couple with 3 kids to be precise, they all just got US tourist visa B2. The husband has a good job here in Nigeria while the wife and 2 kids intend to travel to the US by mid october to settle with no intention to return.
Presently she needs a relatively affordable accommodation, guidance on which state to settle and a Job pending when the husband gather funds for accommodation and others. She can do tailoring and other menial jobs.[/quote]

[Thank you so much deegalxy, I really do appreciate 🙏

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If you only rescheduled to new date without filling a new DS 160, then no changes.

But if you filled a new DS 16O,
Log into the appointment site, go to update profile , change the DS 160 confirmation number to the new one. Then go to the dashboard (home page) click on appointment confirmation and email the new interviews details to yourself or go ahead to reschedule.[/quote]

[Please, after rescheduling to an early date, how do I ensure the code on the new appointment letter is the same with the code on my ds 160 confirmation page? I have an appointment for November 4th 2024, but I want to reschedule to an earlier date, I want to know how to reflect the change after rescheduling. Thanks

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post=124850672]

Wrong information.
After your first schedule...

Before you can reschedule 4times more but,
Currently, you can only rescheduled just once after your first schedule.

Perhaps it might change again...but it can never be without limit.

In fact once you have exhausted your rescheduling limit given. the portal for it disappears. So if you so desperately need to rescheduled to another date, you must then go pay for another Visa Fee.


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youngprince111:
You can reschedule 2 times, frm my experience i was able reschedule frm August to May then i reschedule again frm May to February.

Young prince, please how did you update the code after rescheduling? I heard the code on the appointment must be the same with the one on the confirmation paper, please how did you effect the change? Thanks

No, he booked himself, but decided to reschedule and got an earlier date, but when he got to the embassy he was told that the code was different. I think he was supposed to update his profile or so before going for the interview. Ii just want to know how to go about it in case I get an earlier date. My date now 8s November 4th 2024, but I check every day to see if I will get early date. Thanks

Please what do I do to update my application if I reschedule my interview appointment? Someone changed their appointment to earlier date but was not allowed in at the embassy. What did he do wrong? Please advise as I want to reschedule to an earlier date. Thanks a bunch

Hello house, please how do I update if I reschedule my interview appointment? I just scheduled for November 2024....can I reschedule to earlier date? If yes, what should I do to reflect the new date? Thanks

Hello, please is this for Dropbox or physical interview? Can people still appear for non immigrant interviews as a family? Thanks for your response

Yep…
Same boat we are in.
Couldn’t add dependents on primary profile.
Found two appointments, still looking for one more appointment.

Everyone has to have an individual ustraveldoc profile and book for appointments individually.
It didn’t allow Group or Dependent booking.

We called and emailed USinLagos and no dice. We were asked to get appointments for each applicant.[/quote]

Yes, it used to be between 10 years....but there is a huge backlog and f4 has now spanned to 16 years, it is a very sad reality!

post=123075071]Hi Iyaboys! I have a quick question about the F4 petition. I am about to file for my brother and I just looked at the priority dates (PD) on the latest Department of State (DOS) Visa Bulletin. The current PD for Nigeria and other chargeable countries is April 2007. I know that F4 usually takes a long time (approx 10 years) but this is showing 16 years. Is this correct or am I missing something from the visa bulletin? Thanks.

@cutelawyer and orekzbaba -- you can travel on a B1/B2 while a GC application is pending. My folks do that all the time. However, sometimes a VO may deny a visa for this same reason. My college roommate from Cameroon who was on a J1 visa went back home to renew his J1 visa and the VO denied his application because he had a pending GC application. His wife won the DV lottery and was processing it in Cameroon. Anyway, he continued with his program remotely for about a year until the DV lottery paperwork was completed and he returned to the US on a GC. My opinion is that while it may not affect some people like my mum, it affected my college roommate. Maybe the different visas (B1/B2 vs J1 and 2yr home requirement) played a role but I do not know. Hope this info helps.

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Actually you can apply for visiting visa when you have a green card petition pending. I have an F4 petition going...its been ten years, but I have been visiting the US since 2001, iam currently in the US for a visit, so YES you can

post=123065263]If they have filed for green card for you,you cannot apply for USA visa till the filing is approved.I am kinda in the same situation so i opted to try with regular visa.Wait times for that filing is 5 years.Find out from the lawyer that filed for you to get better understanding of the process.[/quote]

Please do Airlines still require Covid testing when flying from US to Nigeria? Thanks for a prompt response

Hello everyone, a quick question please....how long does it take NVC to create and assign case number after approval? My F4 petition was approved on March 30th 2022, it says in the approval notice that NVC will create and assign me a case number and that if I didn't hear from them after 45 days, I should make an inquiry. I would appreciate anyone with F4 experience to please enlighten me. Thanki n g you in anticipation

TWoods:


How is that going to help him? He already stated that she was his wife and that was his daughter when they obtained a B1/B2 visa together as a family? Stating she is now no longer his wife/daughter basically seals his fate.

This is just the plain truth! The US Immigration Law frowns at misrepresentation. ...you lied to obtain your first visa, you now applied to get that same visa renewed, In the process they found out the truth and invited you for interview. Of course they want you to go and confirm what they found out. We already know the verdict for such, but I will advise you still go for the interview. ...

[quote author=kgirl29 post=111729859]Congrats to you on both wins! have you been able to get any answers wit regards to the Covid laws?
I read that from April, once you are fully vaccinated, you can travel but I need to know who has travelled and what the process was. I'm equally travelling in may.


TThanks a bunch. @Puffmama actually responded that as at first week in March all traveller's to the US most be fully vaccinared. Hope this answers your question?

puffmama:


No I did not get a RFE, status says application is still within processing times so we can't query the cause of the delay yet.

Okay...I wish you all the best

puffmama:


Amen, Thank you for responding, mine was at the California servic
e centre..

Okay.....bbut what is the current status? Did you ever get a RFE?

puffmama:



Congratulations, as at 1st week in March , you need to have both a negative covid test and your vaccination card with you.
I know someone that was unboarded simply because he didn't have his vaccination card with him. He had to spend a few days in Dubai , fortunately he was given a visa on arrival . Then got someone to DHL to him in Dubai .

If you don't mind sharing , what state did your bro file for you from and what year exactly?

We have a pending petition since September 2013 and as at a few days ago when we tracked , nothing new.

Looking forward to hearing from you .thank you

Thanks for the update.....mmy brother filed the petition in February 2014 with the Vermont center, I see yours is even five months earlier than mine. Which center was yours filed in? You should get approved soon too. Best of luck

Payati:


Congrats to you, but please, do u have an how did your brother went about the green card petition and how long have u traveled to the US before your brother made the petition?

My eldest brother has applied and been trying get my Mum’s own residency done but no response yet from the US Embassy/Consulate and that made him not to also reapply to renew her B1/B2 Visa via the interview waiver(IW) along with mine even though I’m yet to get an available data since I reapplied more than a month ago.

He used the i 130 for family based petition. I did my masters degree in the US and I have been getting my visa renewed since I came back in 2006. For your mom, the petiton supposed3 to take 6 months but for the backlog and covid....but she can apply for a visiting visa while waiting for her petition to be approved. That is what I have been doing....A pendipetition does not prevent getting a visiting visa...

Good morning house, thanks everyone for all the insights. I got my B1/B2 renewed last week and thankfully the green card petition my brother did for me 8 years ago was approved on Tuesday and has been sent to DOS for further processing. Please who has an idea of the duration of the process at NVC? Secondly, I am planning a trip in may, what is the covid requirment? Is it still negative PCR test or vaccination? Thanks again for a prompt response

Jehnii:

Duration to getting interview date, with the backlog at the embassy, that’s another 9years from now. Without backlog or if cleared, then it’s 7years.
On the next stage, Its just to wait same 7years cause they’re at 2007 people that were filled for. So just go on with life and check back in 5-7years time.
Congratulations on your approval.

Wow....thanks for the update, I sure will go on with life lol. I do really appreciate. ..

Hello everyone, I am new here...my brother filed for me in 2014 for the f4 category. i got approval of my petition yesterday that my case has been transferred to NVC. Please people what is the next stage and the duration to getting interview date? the petition took 8 years to be approved

Update...
March 14th....submitted documents
March 18th...Issued
March 23rd....received mail for pickup
March 26th...picked up passport from DHL
Thanks everyone and good luck

mulberry:
Good morning, Please some should help with the telegram group. The previous invite has expired. Please help a desperate soul!

please let us have another telegram created since the existing one has expired. Please, biko...i have been searching since February 3rd....thanking you in advance

mrlien:


Copy it, paste it somewhere else and join it together manually. It works

Please add me, I have tried severally but the link is not working...tthanking you in advance.

ChrisRocks:


The DHL office you select is for pickup, not dropoff. For IW you will drop off at the Consulate, pick up your passports from your selected DHL location. Hope that clarifies

Yes it does....Thank you so much, I do appreciate.

ChrisRocks:
I think what also makes it tight is that the US consulate is doing the collection. Remember before now, dropbox (both collection and pickup process was handled by DHL, and they could handle a big amount of people daily at their branches. Maybe when this pilot is over they will get DHL to handle it.

Please help she'd light on this...at the point of choosing location to drop off document for IW, I didn't see US Consulate, is it the DHL office in VI will I choose? I have been checking for the past one week with no luck. Thanks for a prompt response

@ladyG, the Lord will never fail on His promises, i love ur faith and u shall testisfy soon ijn. @beauty4ashes, can u pls share the guy's no, and can i take terraptase without consulting a doctor? What are the side effects? Pls help a sis oo, baby dust to all

Congratulations to all latest mommies, wishing u all stress-free nine months. I hv been following this thread for a year and hv read all posts...iam so impressed and u all encourage me daily. I hv been on this journey for seven years and we are planning on going for ivf soon, i hope i am welcome into this big family. Baby dust to all.