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aiguobs:
Had my interview on the 13th of November, showed administrative processing on the 14th, showed issued on the 17th which was on Monday, then ready for pickup on the 20th of November.

Haa, mine is not even showing administrative processing at all. It just keeps saying 'no results'. Is it the CEAC visa status tracker you were using?

aiguobs:
Please I want to ask is there any way IOS can deliver my passport to me instead of traveling to Lagos? I already scheduled an appointment, but I want it delivered instead. Thanks

Hi sorry to disturb, please can i ask how long from the interview date before the tracker showed that visa was issued? I just want to have an idea of number of days.

Also if you check the OIS website, there are other pickup locations across Nigeria, not just Lagos and Abuja. So you might have one in your city, but youll have to pay for the service for them to take it to that branch.

Oluwa18:
The petition has not expired. Still active . I said in my post that I write or call nvc every year to keep the petition active

Check the bulletin for where your mums category stands now. Use her priority date to see when it might be her turn to submit documents.
This will tell you how long it will take for your current application. Also look at the category your dad would submit under if he's the one applying and look at the priority dates they are currently attending to, and compare.

Once you know the timeline to submit documents for both categories, this can help you guage which will be faster. After being documentarily qualified the rest of the process till the interview is 1 year.

In some cases, the mother-child application is better for interview cos they hardly reject it. But you have to consider your household size and current dependents if you can afford it.
I believe the spouse application is faster but might go under more scrutiny at interview.

Compare the pros and cons of both.

aiguobs:
I opened but I discovered that all you have to do is to track your passport on the CEAC website. When it shows issued, you go to the OIS website put in your passport no. When it shows that it is ready for pick up, you book an appointment then go for pick up. At least that is what I am doing.

Okay.
I opened an account on the AVITZ page, the page the link takes you to, but it doesn’t bring up anywhere to update phone number and email, as instructed on the sheet.
I’ll keep tracking it then, thanks.

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.

hi, after interview, please did you open an online account anywhere before you collected your passport back.

realone1917:
Goodday guys, after successful interview and approved they said they will contact by SMS
and email for passport pickup,
please how long does this usually take to come through?

Please can you explain the process you followed after the interview. Many thanks.

aiguobs:
But you can still upload it though

Thanks. I am uploading everything now.

apach4ever:
Neither, I was worried but figured if he noticed anything missing he would have told us.

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.

aiguobs:
Good day all. Please for those that have gone for document review, how is it like? How did you arrange your document for the consular officer to see? Pardon my questions I just don’t want to make any mistakes. Thank you and have a blessed new month of November.

Don't forget to print the receipt of payment from your CEAC account. I forgot to print a receipt and those printer guys in front of the street charged me 3k for 1 page.

Just ignore those guys and have all your documents. When u get inside the embassy. They'll tell you the order to arrange the documents.

ecomallchemistt:
Nothing serious , just make sure you carry all the documents they requested for.

If any document is missing , they’d ask you to bring it on the day of your interview.

After checking your docs , theyd put it in a file and SEAL it , you are not expected to open it.

You’d take it along on the day of your interview and the consular officer will open it when you commence your interview.

Cheers !

During document review, did you have any document missing that they asked you to bring on the day of the interview? Or was it all tagged complete?

apach4ever:
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.

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

apach4ever:
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.

Wow congrats, I hope mine is this easy too.

apach4ever:
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.

Hi how did your interview go?

apach4ever:
I'm F3, DQ Sep 2023 and still waiting for IV. So doubt they've reached April 2024 for F3 cases.

Hi I'm F3 also, have you had your interview now?

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internationalman:
My In-person document review date was February 13th and my Visa interview date was March 4th. It's usually 2 weeks apart.

Thank you so much. You've been so helpful.

lily156:
Try emailing the medical center (IOM I'm sure of) for an appointment for a specific date even if it's not yet available on their website.

Okay thank you so much. Ive been able to book Qlife now. Im just waiting for the document review appointment letter.
Please how long from your interview date did they put your document review for. Was it 1 week before the interview or 2 weeks?

internationalman:
When is your interview date if I may ask?

It's very important that you do your medicals just as soon as you receive your interview letter because the result has to be out before your interview or even before your in person document review. If your medical result is not out before your interview, you risk being placed on administrative processing.

Nov 19

I was hoping to get a date for the 26th of October for the test. Please do u know roughly how long for test results to be out? Would u advise iom or qlife?

internationalman:
Be patient. You will receive the email soon. Have you done your medical test

no. I’m trying to book it in for the last week of October but the dates have not come up yet on their website. They are greyed out and u can’t select.
They only have slots available till the 14th of October on qlife. And till 10th of October on iom.
Interview is mid november

internationalman:
You will receive another email about the in person document review any moment from now. they usually send the email 1 to 2 weeks after the interview letter email

Thank you so much for the response.
Been waiting on an interview date since documentary qualified oct 2024.
I am living outside Nigeria and have to travel in to complete the whole process with my family.

realone1917:
Yes.

Hello, please did you receive another email from NVC for the document review appointment?

I was contacted last week via email & given an interview date for F3, but not received anything about the document review date. Is there something I need to do before they send this? Or do they just send it automatically?

renderme:
See my beautiful baby outside looking so fresh. And still screaming.

A beauty.🥰🥰🥰

Video:

Rooboy, Mide and Zita at the office. Rooboy is a handful!!! Love his energyyyy. Zita too. #BBNaija pic.twitter.com/WrOA5enJgI

— Arii (a SPARTAN) ⚔️ (@aribake_) September 29, 2025

Zita needs to act like a lady and not one of the boys.

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interesting night.

hartopher76:
There are space on the couch but these three decided to cluster together, what they are up to is better said than imagined

Imisi should’ve never joined these girls.

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The moment they were both evicted to the secret room.

Video: https://x.com/poshsypce22/status/1965008921145536774

renderme:
Convo from earlier today between Kola and Imisi.

Video:

Kola , Soso , and Imisi having a nice conversation!
Kola : now that I am in Lagos I need to get my own place , should we stay in same place?
Imisi : Yes , same estate
Kola : but you will disturb my life
Imisi : nodded and said NO🤣
Soso : don’t mind her she will disturb your life pic.twitter.com/XLWxqymioh

— ‘Mide (@LookingForMide) September 7, 2025

From this, I think he likes her energy because he knows she cares about him.
That’s why he wants to live near her.

Yes i did

I loved it.