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Snazzygirl:
Loool....a lot of wrong information about the MAVNI program. Thanks for trying to help LUCAS99 peeps. @LUCAS99, u just received 95% wrong info. I know they mean well, but if u have been in the US for 2years with no single absence > 90days, u need to contact a recruiter . Reserve and active duty slots are available.

zeezahbee:
Is it actually easy to get Ead through economic hardship? One India babe told me uscis rarely approve. You even have to pay $380

hadizasaf:
Lucas99 thanks for your enquiry
Cos its a security issue I advice you call or whatsapp me on 08037600752 please
This will enable be access your security needs and advice you properly
I'd be awaiting your prompt response boss

VisaOfficer:
As their auto-reply states, they will respond to your inquiry within two business days.

VisaOfficer:
You can arrange this by sending an e-mail to LagosNIV@state.gov.

imperiouxx:
@ LUCAS99,

Many have responded and like Ojap says, it will be best for you to consult an immigration lawyer (if you're in the U.S).

Based on your family record, you're an intended immigrant. Since you can complete your studies without visa and you still maintain your pended I-130 application (if in the U.S.), why don't you forget leaving the country for a non-immigrant visa. And if you're already in Nigeria, you got no choice than defending your case in Nigeria.

Also, it seems you don't qualify for an interview waiver for your F1 visa.

MsNas:
Where are you right now? How did you try using the dropbox renewal?

OjaP:
F-1 Visa Application: Non-Immigrant Intent.

Form I-130: Immigrant Intent.

I honestly don't know how you can claim to have both intents at the same time under the law. This may amount to immigration fraud in the face of the law. I remember you from here and I remember your case. I know you are a genuine candidate and have good intentions. However, the USCIS is somehow vague on filing a pending I-130, applying for a visa, and travelling outside of the USA. One thing I know for sure is that you can't file a I-485 and travel outside of the country without an advanced parole. That would mean that you have abandoned your case.

I know several people whose relatives have petitioned for them in the past and were able to obtain a visa and beat the POE officials. Their case is so different from yours because they didn't declare any where in their application that they have relatives or have a pending I-130 application. Some were lucky to get away with it while some didn't. I guess it boils down to the luck factor here.

Honestly, I wish I could give you a solid and concrete answer but my hands are tied. I like to say what I know for sure and won't like to mislead you. But make use of everything that I have said here and please make sure to consult an experienced immigration lawyer. It looks to me like it is much more than what we think it is. Only a good lawyer maybe able to find any loop hole(s) and use that against the USCIS especially when certain sections of the law are ambiguous.

All the best bro.

zeezahbee:
I don't understand, are you currently a student in USA and you in nig on holiday? you have a valid visa, you don't need to submit your visa through drop box, as long as you are still on status and you still have classes to take at your current school, the school will issue you an extension.

VisaOfficer:
Public service announcement: It's actually okay for student visa applicants to also have pending immigrant petitions, as long as they intend to use their student visas appropriately, and to avoid unlawful presence in the U.S. Even the student visas that clearly require their holders to return to their home countries for a time -- that's fine. You can go to school in the U.S., return home as required, and then immigrate through a petition filed years before.

Many student visa holders are misinformed about this, and therefore feel that they can't be honest with us. Unfortunately it's their lack of candor which ultimately creates problems for them.

This is true of many non-immigrant visa categories. You can overcome 214(b), the presumption that you're an intending immigrant, by convincing us that you intend to use this particular visa appropriately before your immigrant interview is ever even scheduled.

VisaOfficer:
Yes please. Good luck.

I see that my colleague also told you back in July 2014:



And in August 2014 as well (see screenshot below). It seems to me that you were adequately informed that you need to be in Nigeria to use the dropbox.

VisaOfficer:
Yes please. Good luck.

I see that my colleague also told you back in July 2014:



And in August 2014 as well (see screenshot below). It seems to me that you were adequately informed that you need to be in Nigeria to use the dropbox.

VisaOfficer:
People can drop things off on other people's behalf, but applicants have to be physically present in the country in which they're applying for a visa. If you had mentioned that you didn't plan to be in Nigeria at all, you would have received a much different reply.

abujaniv:
Your sibling can drop off your materials at DHL.

VisaOfficer:
You're not in Nigeria? Where are you? Our website does say "Please note that participation in this program does not guarantee visa issuance. Additionally, the consular section may request applicants to attend a visa interview in certain cases, despite having submitted their application through the Drop Box program." It's a very bad idea to have someone submit your passport to us on your behalf when you're not even in the same country!

Well, at any rate I can't help you. Please address your inquiries to LagosNIV@state.gov.

VisaOfficer:
Sorry, I don't work in that unit. Someone will respond to your e-mail within two business days. Good luck!