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Oladenis: infact HTC is d best smartphone I av ever seen, now let's talk about d HTC Droid .... this is a mighty smartphone talking of d battery, u av to. learn how to manage ur battery, if try to use HTC Droid once u will nt use other phones again.

Really??... Tell me more about the HTC Droid my brother.

idriez: Kindly update me on how to know when one is likely to be called for an interview after submitting ur filled forms.

Have you been following this thread at all?

[quote author=dotcom_na_me_na_me]You're very funny... Are you a Fally Ipupa? Do i look like Awilo Logomba?
Clearly i'm not biased. Clearly you are biased. Honestly it's non ma business who's war more critical.. Soul is Soul.. Are you saying Switzerland should be counted as war free country? So, those war you fought, you're killing animals? not humans?
You're very funny. You should be crowned the COMEDIAN OF THE YEAR 2012 [/quote] . First of all, go down low...

[quote author=adesojiaderemi@][Federal Register Volume 77, Number 241 (Friday, December 14, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74490-74491]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30226]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[CIS No. 2523-12; DHS Docket No. USCIS-2009-0033]
RIN 1615-ZB13


Implementation of Immigrant Visa DHS Domestic Processing Fee

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announces
that as of February 1, 2013, USCIS will begin to collect a $165
Immigrant Visa DHS Domestic Processing Fee (USCIS Immigrant Fee) from
individuals who have been issued immigrant visas by the U.S. Department
of State (DOS) and are applying for admission to the United States.
Prospective adoptive parents whose child(ren) is/are seeking admission
to the United States under the Orphan or Hague Process will be exempt
from the USCIS Immigrant Fee. The USCIS Immigrant Fee covers the cost
of processing that is performed in the United States after immigrant
visa holders receive their visa packages from DOS and are admitted to
the United States. This notice provides instructions on how individuals
who have been issued immigrant visas from DOS can pay the fee.

DATES: On February 1, 2013, USCIS will begin collecting the USCIS
Immigrant Fee from individuals who have been issued immigrant visas by
DOS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lyndon Lewis, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Financial Management Division, 20 Massachusetts
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2060; or by phone at (202) 272-9675
(this is not a toll-free number). You may also visit www.USCIS.gov/immigrantfee where a news release and a detailed payment Web page,
including a set of questions and answers about the USCIS Immigrant Fee,
are available.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background on Fee

On September 24, 2010, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
published the final rule titled, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services Fee Schedule. 75 FR 58962. That final rule became effective on
Nov. 23, 2010. The final rule, among other things, established the
USCIS Immigrant Fee at $165 to recover the cost of processing that is
performed in the United States after immigrant visa holders receive
their immigrant visa packages from DOS at overseas consulates and are
admitted to the United States. See 8 CFR 103.7(b)(1)(i)(D); see also 75
FR at 58979 (public comments on the Immigrant Visa DHS Domestic
Processing Fee and DHS response). USCIS established this fee to recover
its costs associated with processing, filing and maintaining the
immigrant visa package, and producing and mailing required documents.
USCIS has not collected the fee from immigrant visa holders
applying for admission to the United States because implementing
procedures have only recently been developed in conjunction with DOS.
Since the fee has not been collected since it was established, USCIS is
publishing this Notice to announce that the USCIS Immigrant Fee
collection process is now in place and that USCIS will begin collecting
the fee in accordance with this Notice and the USCIS fee regulation at
8 CFR 103.7(b)(1)(i)(D).
The USCIS Director, however, is exempting from this USCIS Immigrant
Fee prospective adoptive parents whose child(ren) is/are seeking
admission to the United States under the Orphan or Hague Process. In
addition, the Director has determined that the public interest of
encouraging adoption of international orphans is served by exempting
these new adoptive parents from this fee. USCIS will include the cost
of processing immigrant visas for overseas adoptees in the next fee
study conducted for adjustment of the USCIS fee schedule.

II. Fee Collection Process

To simplify and centralize the new fee collection process,
immigrant visa holders applying for admission to the United States must
pay the USCIS Immigrant Fee online at Pay.gov. Immigrant visa holders
can electronically submit the fee by answering the questions on the
USCIS intake page on Pay.gov and providing their checking account,
debit or credit card information. Check payments must be drawn on a
U.S. bank. If the immigrant visa holder is unable to make this payment,
another person can make this payment on the immigrant visa holder's
behalf.
Immigrant visa holders must submit payments online after they
receive their immigrant visa package from DOS. DOS will issue the
applicant:
A USCIS handout which will include the immigrant visa
holder's Alien number and Case ID number; and

[[Page 74491]]

Instructions on how to submit payment.
Payment should be made before traveling to the United States.
Immigrant visa holders should keep a copy of their receipt for their
records. More details are available at www.USCIS.gov/immigrantfee.
Failure to pay the USCIS Immigrant Fee will not directly result in
denial of admission to the United States as an immigrant or the loss of
status as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence. However,
USCIS will not issue a Permanent Resident Card (Form I-551) to an
individual who is subject to the USCIS Immigrant Fee until the
individual has remitted the fee. Failure to obtain the Form I-551 will
make it difficult for the individual to show that he or she has
complied with the alien registration requirements in sections 261-266
of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 1301-1306. It may also
make it difficult for the individual to show that he or she is
authorized to accept employment in the United States or to return to
the United States from temporary foreign travel.

Alejandro N. Mayorkas,
Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
[FR Doc. 2012-30226 Filed 12-13-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9111-97-P[/quote]This is comprehensive enough to further enlighten and educate all immigrant applicants.
May God provide us all with the necessary resources needed to actualise our American dreams.

[quote author=adesojiaderemi@][Federal Register Volume 77, Number 241 (Friday, December 14, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74490-74491]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30226]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[CIS No. 2523-12; DHS Docket No. USCIS-2009-0033]
RIN 1615-ZB13


Implementation of Immigrant Visa DHS Domestic Processing Fee

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announces
that as of February 1, 2013, USCIS will begin to collect a $165
Immigrant Visa DHS Domestic Processing Fee (USCIS Immigrant Fee) from
individuals who have been issued immigrant visas by the U.S. Department
of State (DOS) and are applying for admission to the United States.
Prospective adoptive parents whose child(ren) is/are seeking admission
to the United States under the Orphan or Hague Process will be exempt
from the USCIS Immigrant Fee. The USCIS Immigrant Fee covers the cost
of processing that is performed in the United States after immigrant
visa holders receive their visa packages from DOS and are admitted to
the United States. This notice provides instructions on how individuals
who have been issued immigrant visas from DOS can pay the fee.

DATES: On February 1, 2013, USCIS will begin collecting the USCIS
Immigrant Fee from individuals who have been issued immigrant visas by
DOS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lyndon Lewis, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Financial Management Division, 20 Massachusetts
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2060; or by phone at (202) 272-9675
(this is not a toll-free number). You may also visit www.USCIS.gov/immigrantfee where a news release and a detailed payment Web page,
including a set of questions and answers about the USCIS Immigrant Fee,
are available.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background on Fee

On September 24, 2010, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
published the final rule titled, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services Fee Schedule. 75 FR 58962. That final rule became effective on
Nov. 23, 2010. The final rule, among other things, established the
USCIS Immigrant Fee at $165 to recover the cost of processing that is
performed in the United States after immigrant visa holders receive
their immigrant visa packages from DOS at overseas consulates and are
admitted to the United States. See 8 CFR 103.7(b)(1)(i)(D); see also 75
FR at 58979 (public comments on the Immigrant Visa DHS Domestic
Processing Fee and DHS response). USCIS established this fee to recover
its costs associated with processing, filing and maintaining the
immigrant visa package, and producing and mailing required documents.
USCIS has not collected the fee from immigrant visa holders
applying for admission to the United States because implementing
procedures have only recently been developed in conjunction with DOS.
Since the fee has not been collected since it was established, USCIS is
publishing this Notice to announce that the USCIS Immigrant Fee
collection process is now in place and that USCIS will begin collecting
the fee in accordance with this Notice and the USCIS fee regulation at
8 CFR 103.7(b)(1)(i)(D).
The USCIS Director, however, is exempting from this USCIS Immigrant
Fee prospective adoptive parents whose child(ren) is/are seeking
admission to the United States under the Orphan or Hague Process. In
addition, the Director has determined that the public interest of
encouraging adoption of international orphans is served by exempting
these new adoptive parents from this fee. USCIS will include the cost
of processing immigrant visas for overseas adoptees in the next fee
study conducted for adjustment of the USCIS fee schedule.

II. Fee Collection Process

To simplify and centralize the new fee collection process,
immigrant visa holders applying for admission to the United States must
pay the USCIS Immigrant Fee online at Pay.gov. Immigrant visa holders
can electronically submit the fee by answering the questions on the
USCIS intake page on Pay.gov and providing their checking account,
debit or credit card information. Check payments must be drawn on a
U.S. bank. If the immigrant visa holder is unable to make this payment,
another person can make this payment on the immigrant visa holder's
behalf.
Immigrant visa holders must submit payments online after they
receive their immigrant visa package from DOS. DOS will issue the
applicant:
A USCIS handout which will include the immigrant visa
holder's Alien number and Case ID number; and

[[Page 74491]]

Instructions on how to submit payment.
Payment should be made before traveling to the United States.
Immigrant visa holders should keep a copy of their receipt for their
records. More details are available at www.USCIS.gov/immigrantfee.
Failure to pay the USCIS Immigrant Fee will not directly result in
denial of admission to the United States as an immigrant or the loss of
status as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence. However,
USCIS will not issue a Permanent Resident Card (Form I-551) to an
individual who is subject to the USCIS Immigrant Fee until the
individual has remitted the fee. Failure to obtain the Form I-551 will
make it difficult for the individual to show that he or she has
complied with the alien registration requirements in sections 261-266
of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 1301-1306. It may also
make it difficult for the individual to show that he or she is
authorized to accept employment in the United States or to return to
the United States from temporary foreign travel.

Alejandro N. Mayorkas,
Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
[FR Doc. 2012-30226 Filed 12-13-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9111-97-P[/quote]This is comprehensive enough to further enlighten and educate all immigrant applicants.
May God provide us all with the necessary resources needed to actualise our American dreams.

abosedekolawole: bro temmy, i need you to confirm this very well

Tiwanna: sweet that will be my new yrs gift to myself, or i might just end up with Samsung galaxy s3.

I love gadgets o my dear sister.

[quote author=jidedon2000@yah]i strongly believe those who had paid 330 visa fee and gotten their visa re exempted reason is that the 330 paid at d embassy covers d Green Card and SSN processing come to think it those issued visa and travelld never askd to pay for SSN and GC cos those charges hs bn deducted frm d 330 paid at d embassy so my own interpretation to ds is dt anyone who had paid 330 and bn issued visa won't bother to pay 165 dols. thank u all[/quote]Chief Jide, pls take it easy oooo!
It's going to affect ONLY applicants that are issued with an immigrant visa as from Feb 1, 2013.
You're not inclusive my brother. You have your visa with you already.

Initially, I was sure it's gonna be applicable to DV Lottery applicants because we also fall under the immigrant visa category. But what brought the confusion is the fact that "DV Lottery" was not mentioned (I'm a layman), which I want to believe is what is also confusing a lot of people on here.
However, I spoke with my Lawyer and he confirmed its applicability to all DV Lottery applicants "effective Feb 1, 2013."
Meanwhile, I'll advise that we don't over stretch this matter as it has been confirmed from various angles that DV Lottery applicants are inclusive as from Feb 1, 2013.
Thank you.

[quote author=Tiwanna][/quote]57k

[quote author=adesojiaderemi@]I will also advice even if you had your interview in January 2013 and decided to travel on or after Feb 1, 2013 make sure you keep your $165 processing fee.[/quote]I said it before my brother, maybe I wasn't sure of myself.
House, finally I'm on point. So, strictly adhere to the message. It's a new development. Thank you.

HTC, I hail ooooo!
This phone is awesome.

temmytanny: it doesnt apply to lottery winners

Having gone through the USCIS website again, again and again, I realised it has nothing to do with DV Lottery winners as @temmytanny has said.
However, I want to apologise to the whole house for the misinformation. I'm sorry.
Thank you.

Adufesco: I Always praying concerning dis lady in window 13 since & God answer my prayer! I got dere around 5:45 Line up around 6.30am, call me by window 18 pls go and pay! Again window 18 submit ur documents, i do & as i was doing dose things am praying in my mind! Why? becos dat white lady in 16 already denied one guy! One person spend almost 20min with her, she will be asking about ur ssce & institution courses to explain them one by one! I beg read very well to defend urself, cos no one can predict who is going to interview him her! Finally i was called, when i look up saw my numb blinking @ window 13, my mind was telling me dat! Just go dere & succeed? dey dont even ask me about my education and even mistake wey dey 4 my birth certificate and police report After thumb print, & take oath CO. Have u apply for US Visa before? Me.. No CO. What did u do in nigeria? Me: CO. Which company is dat? Me. CO. For how long? Me: three months CO: So what are u doing before? Me.: The End!

Congratulations to you Mr Adufe

Tiwanna: i think say this thread na 4 why we love america and not why we hate it? hmmm
@leripa change the name of the thread.

off topic comments are witnessed in almost all topics. may God help us my sister.

[quote author=jidedon2000@yah]either u re in d US on or b4 feb 1st d 330 covers d GC[/quote]For me, it pays to have been in the US before Feb 1.
Remember it's "effective Feb 1, 2013."
Think about it.

Remmy488: jidedon2000@yah] what about d pple dt had paid 330 and ve received their visa re we excluded?



I think if they get 2 us b4 dt feb 1 they might not pay. Gurus in d house what do u think

Very correct. They must have been on the US soil before February 1, 2013 to be excluded because the fee will also cover the processing and delivering of Permanent Residence Card.

[quote author=jidedon2000@yah]what about d pple dt had paid 330 and ve received their visa re we excluded?[/quote]Yes they are excluded.
The information says "effective Feb 1, 2013."
Meaning, all immigrant applicants having their interview from February upward are to pay the fee.

monsieursam64: my sister, d expenses involved is really huge. With d look of things, i think dv winners are still going to pay d fee cos we are also immigrant. I just browsed through USCIS's site and found this " Applicants that doesnt pay, will not receive a GC until d required USCIS fee is paid. Failure to pay does not affect d lawful status of d applicant. While d applicants can use their customs and border protection(CBP) form I-94, Arrival and Departure record, for one year to document they are lawful permanent resident"
May God help us!

Well said.
DV applicants are NOT excluded. That's the point.

Godhelpmeooo: a big congrat to u mr adufe,u can see hw BABA GOD does his work.THIS GOD wil lead ur way IJN and we all come back here to testify to HIS wonderful work in our lives(amen)al of us on dis forum wil get our visa IJN(amen)adufe i beg share ur experience nw

I guess @Adufe is still in the mood of celebrations.
Na God ooooooo!

saddy101: T'was 150.5k when I made booking about 2days ago... I was surprise when i see change in price today.

That is Aviation for you, price is not stable.

Adufesco: Wow! MY God is so great, had my interview about few minutes ago Na dis black Angel 4 window 13 again o 4 Question under 20 sec. Pls am coming back! Lol!

Our God is a good God!
Congratulations to you. Your worries are over.

Yusmash00: I wish Adufe a successful interview today by God grace. Come and share your testimony bro. The VISA iz already yours.

@Adufesco: Honesty and confidence is all you need.
The Visa is yours IJN.

@justwise and @temmytanny: truly, she no sabi anything as temmy has said.

ogba1: princecharming it is sad to hear that u guys were denied. pls u need to post the interview experience to enable us pidgeon hole the kind of advice you required in the circumstance. Note that some jobs are hard to distinguish from their educational qualification. Be positive in ur trials .All hope is not lost.

You're very correct my brother.

temmytanny: Dont worry urself,just be prepared. Whether only WAEC or WAEC with job experience,its the CO that decide where and what to ask. If you hv work experience with your minimum education,its a plus and not a disadvantage. I was asked questions based on my job and my education and i know some people here that were asked only on jobs and some only on education.
Many people dont get this thing right, you can qualify based on education or work experience. If you are qualifying based on work experience,then your work(job)must fall into the job category(www.onetonline.org). If you have the minimum education qualification, the job category issue doesnt apply to you but a plus. be rest assured that you will sail tru once you have all your documents intact and you pass your interview.
ALL THE BEST to you ALL

Many thanks to you for this insightful explanation.
May the good Lord see us through.

dowjones: wow..that phone was launched 3months ago. its a Windows 8. I hope its better than the previous windows phone I used (ipaq) ...pure rubbish.

good choice.

Yeah! It's a Windows 8. Pardon me for the misconception.
My mind was on Android before I came across this.

ogba1: Leripa ur observation is very correct. Am new but I have been following the thread with keen and avid interest.The input from the Gurus of nairaland has been enormous and informative. God will bless u all. Am current for february and with God's favour on our side we shall surely make it. For those waiting to be current God's good works in our life shall surely be permanent. God that started the process will surely complete it in our favour IJN. Amen

May the good Lord favour you and perfect all that concerns your interview IJN.

[quote author=ifeanyi.abdul]Tinubaby, just relax! The first step to failure is if you get yourself tensed up. From the story you have shared, I will advice you to go and defend your educational qualification. Be bold, confident, courteous, and always smiling and looking the CO into the eye. Above all, pray for favour and success! The entire house will put you in prayers and by His grace, the visa is urs! If the C.O. twists the question and decides to ask you on work experience, and you know very well that you cannot defend it, gently and kindly tell the councillor that you qualify based on educational qualification and would appreciate if your question are education based. Please, say it with confidence and a smile. I pray it doesn't get to that anyway. Once more, Pray for favour![/quote]Well said.

[quote author=adesojiaderemi@]One more thing for new immigrant;you may do yourself a big favor by getting your driving record while coming to US, because auto insurance may be a heck.[/quote]Noted sir.

dowjones: what's the model ?

HTC Rio

imraneth: ALHAMDULILAH!!! WE GOT THE VISA... . I WILL POST MY INTERVIEW SHORTLY ....

Congratulations.