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Attraction:
My K1 visa was approved and I want to say a big thank you to LegitBachealor & the rest of the members here for all the contributions. I had my interview on Jan 15th and I just tracked it, it's showing issued, so waiting for the notification to go to DHL. So let me give the low down how everything happened.

Our case actually expired on 28th Dec,2019 but I was able to get interview date before expiration. I did my medicals in Lagos 13th December and picked it on 14th January morning because I don't stay in Lagos. Even though it was ready as at 23rd December. The consultant practice Ikoyi very friendly people.

I collected police certificate same day I did medicals and paid them 8k at Alagbon picked it up same day.

On 14th January I lodged at Atlantic hotel vi lagos musa yaradua road. I didn't want stories. The hotel is 25k per a night and I didn't mind because I wanted to be close to the embassy as possible. Woke up 5am and got to the embassy 5.30am. People don full everywhere. I paid one security 1k and dropped my bag and phone. My interview was for 7.30am.

So after all the queue and all, we were inside for the interview. No be small thing. Those for visit visa b1/b2 were just so much. I kept hearing please take your passport you re not eligible for the US visa...I'm sorry I'm sorry everywhere GOD. Those for immigrants were about 40. I focused on myself, already arranged all my documents in different transparent folders. Secondary evidence, primary evidence, compulsory requirements etc.

My turn for the submission window and thumbprint verification. The lady asked for Affidavit of support, police clearance certificate, medicals (don't open it until you get to the embassy & they ask you to at the queue), original birth certificate, w2 tax etc, passport photo and my international passport. I gave her all in 2 mins. Had it all arranged in my compulsory folder. Then I sat down and waited till I was called around 11.30am

The consular officer a black American asked me to take the oath which I did, finger print and interview startedooo. I tried my best to keep an eye contact on him, everything I learnt on this forum. Questions upon questions

So who filed for you?
How did you meet?
Where's she from?
Where does she stay ? ( THIS one I named the address in full)
What does she do?
Where does she work?
How many times have you met?
When did you propose?

I was already doing so well with All my legit answers then from nowhere he asked me this question...

You have been denied tourist visa 3 times, what's the circumstances surrounding it?

I explained to him the conference I wanted to attend but was denied, i gave him dates of all the application even the 1st one in 2014. No lie at all. Thank GOD I never lied in my application or said married when I was single.

He then asked me if I had ever lived outside Nigeria...I said No.

Next thing he said I believe I have enough information to approve your visa. He gave me two papers and said I should pick up my visa in two weeks and circled the Dhl address. I said thank you.

Wow it can only be GOD. Nigeria is really on a radar even if you are genuine, you need to pray that everything works out well.

Yankee here we come okooo

Thanks everyone!!!

sharpman1:
Don't worry about the introduction.

If you are asked about it just let the CO know that it was just the 2 families getting to meet and there was no exchange of vows or bride price.

All the best in your interview.

dicsnemma:
Okay, go to your WhatsApp, click on calls, then choose the ones you and your fiancé had, just click on the exclamation mark and the details such as call duration, time, date and even the MB consumed will show. Just do screenshots of many as possible, especially the ones with longer call durations, send them to your email and print them out at a cybercafe if you don’t have a printer at home.

dicsnemma:
What type of phone are you using? Android or iOS?

dicsnemma:
You might be right. Legitbachelor made some valid points. It’s not the end of the road like you said, it’s just painful sha.



What type of phone are you using? Android or iOS?

frypuffpuff:
```ANOTHER NEWS,

I got an letter from my senator Barbara Boxer. Because I got her office involved into the case.

New Delhi visa cheif emailed her office and said the same story that visa was refused and petition

was sent back to NVC. But addition to that they also said the visa was refused because "There were serveral

areas of concerns including that Ms.__________had first met the petitioner in 2008 when he had not yet divorced his first wife. So that make our relationship invalid".```


Shit!!! I saw this on visa journey. My petition was invalid from the start. I got her engaged on the 27TH of August 2018 and her divorce was final 21st of February 2019. Lol please don't make this mistakes guys!!! We are withdrawing our petition.

frypuffpuff:
Hahahaha. No good news sirs and ma's I was rejected. Hahaha. Under the section 212(a)(5)(A)

212(A)(5)(A) INADMISSIBILITY DUE TO LABOR CERTIFICATION

```Labor certification (not to be confused with the Labor Condition Application - LCA) is a United States of America immigration process step. Its stated goal is to "protect U.S. workers and the U.S. labor market by ensuring that foreign workers seeking immigrant visa classifications are not displacing equally qualified U.S. workers".[1]```


The consular officer saw on my DSform that I'm a graduate of psychology and the year of graduation was stated. So he maybe felt its a coincidence that I'm getting out of the university and entering the United States on the basis of marriage. Most skilled workers are denied visa application that are not centered on working visa's. They feel it's a sham.

However, myself and fiancé wants to appeal on IMMIGRANT WAIVER Section 212(k) provide for a waiver where the foreign national is able to demonstrate that he or she did not know and could not have known a labor certification was required and otherwise holds a valid immigrant visa.

seyewest:
Don't be, everything will be fine.

disguy1:
The general consensus is to go ahead and schedule your interview once it shows ready on CEAC portal.

See below links for advice from Sharpman and Legit....

https://www.nairaland.com/4800968/usa-fiancee-k1-visa-thread/80#83777350

https://www.nairaland.com/4800968/usa-fiancee-k1-visa-thread/48#81069380

Hope this helps.

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

adolfHitler1934:
The police should do a thorough investigation to know the truth in this matter because it looks very stupid for a staff to drive armed robbers into the bank where he work for operations.

Was he acting under pressure remotely?

Was his family held hostage somewhere thereby causing him to cooperate else his family killed?

Nigeria police are in the habit of tagging someone with offence even without investigation just to score cheap accolades and to please their superiors.

WW2.......the event that changed the world is about to start.

Brace up for impact!

Dutchleez:
I checked the form and it’s some sort of a questionnaire kinda form! I don’t have any question to ask them at this point! Just need to know if there’s anything I need to do at this stage. Thanks
You can fill out this form. It will help receives update via email from NVC.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/ask-nvc.html?wcmmode=disabled

paosca20:
Thanks a lot

Dutchleez:
You can fill out this form. It will help receives update via email from NVC.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/ask-nvc.html?wcmmode=disabled

hijodedios:
Old boy you are wicked,just for 150k you wan go frustrate person for kuwait,why you no carry your family go there,abi to travel go abraod noo hungry you?