queenkaf:
Dear VO,

I have come with my wahala again please.

i just got a mail saying my documents have been collected from the US Embassy/ consulate.

The passport number being returned is (my passport Number).

You have chosen to have your documents delivered at ( DHL isolo).

i am worried because your said the turn around time for pick up for k1 visa is 10 days and also i am supposed to receive a package not passport as stated in the mail.

Also the interviewer circled VI as my pickup center as against Isolo that i picked and now i am being told to pickup at Isolo

Joboms:
Hi VO,
Hope your day has been good
Just checked my case status again...does this mean I haven't done all that is required?
I'm really bothered
Thank you.

VisaOfficer:

... Unfortunately it is officially too late in the day for me to be able to check on this, and I'll be out of the office for most of next week as I prepare to depart Nigeria ...

VisaOfficer:


Yes! Please e-mail us at LagosIV@state.gov and ask for an update. We'll need your name and case number.



If your father is a U.S. citizen, your spouse and children can be included as derivatives. Your visa category will change to F3, though, which has a longer waiting period than F1s. If you father is a Legal Permanent Resident, unfortunately there is no category for married children of Legal Permanent Residents, so your case will be closed. I have to add that sometimes applicants attempt to hide their marital status from us, which is a very bad idea because we do check, and if someone lies about that, they incur a permanent ineligibility for material misrepresentation. So it is always in your best interest to be open and honest about these things.

VisaOfficer:


I just realized that this piece of news may have been somewhat startling. I mentioned a while back that my tour is drawing to an end but that was several pages ago, so it's probably a good time to explain.

After three wonderful years here, it will soon be time for me to sadly move on to my next tour, a couple weeks from now. But I'll stay on Nairaland until my successor has arrived and settled in. This does mean that I won't be able to log on every day, and that questions about specific cases will all be directed to LagosIV@state.gov because I'll have no way of looking into them -- but I'll be glad to keep answering inquiries that don't require me to be physically present.

Let's continue the thread as usual for now (except that my attendance will become somewhat intermittent) and I will say a proper goodbye to everyone when it's actually time to say goodbye. In the meantime, back to work, everybody! All will be well.

papaking1:


Thanks i emailed LagosIV@ state.gov and the reply was that they have no record of the application. they recommended i email NVCInquiry@state.gov. i did that and didn't get any reply till now, what do i do please to let them know of my change of status or even to get an update of the application filed for me by my dad since april 2010? my dad is a citizen.
thanks

VisaOfficer:

I just realized that this piece of news may have been somewhat startling. I mentioned a while back that my tour is drawing to an end but that was several pages ago, so it's probably a good time to explain.
After three wonderful years here, it will soon be time for me to sadly move on to my next tour, a couple weeks from now. But I'll stay on Nairaland until my successor has arrived and settled in. This does mean that I won't be able to log on every day, and that questions about specific cases will all be directed to LagosIV@state.gov because I'll have no way of looking into them -- but I'll be glad to keep answering inquiries that don't require me to be physically present.
Let's continue the thread as usual for now (except that my attendance will become somewhat intermittent) and I will say a proper goodbye to everyone when it's actually time to say goodbye. In the meantime, back to work, everybody! All will be well.

akin1971:
VO I beg now the status shows "ISSUED" please can I pick it up from the Consolate? lgs2014584025

VisaOfficer:


I just realized that this piece of news may have been somewhat startling. I mentioned a while back that my tour is drawing to an end but that was several pages ago, so it's probably a good time to explain.

After three wonderful years here, it will soon be time for me to sadly move on to my next tour, a couple weeks from now. But I'll stay on Nairaland until my successor has arrived and settled in. This does mean that I won't be able to log on every day, and that questions about specific cases will all be directed to LagosIV@state.gov because I'll have no way of looking into them -- but I'll be glad to keep answering inquiries that don't require me to be physically present.

Let's continue the thread as usual for now (except that my attendance will become somewhat intermittent) and I will say a proper goodbye to everyone when it's actually time to say goodbye. In the meantime, back to work, everybody! All will be well.

VisaOfficer:

Dear visa officer, thanks so much for your professional response as it is highly appreciated. I'm glad that the previous K1 petition won't affect the intending spousal visa filing. As regards the B1/B2 I applied for last year. My company decided to send all marketing executives for a conference. The applications were handled by the company's personal travels consultant so I guess he made the error and filled in single as my marital status.

So I guess I'd have to defend that when I got for the spousal interview, my union is a bonafide one. Thanks so much for the advice and I'd really apppreciate any other pprofessional advice as suckh. Thanks and God bless.

First, the predating of the letter does not mean that a decision was somehow taken the day before you came to your interview. We have a standard template that we tailor to each applicant, and sometimes we forget to change the date because we're focusing on getting the name and case number correct. Sorry about that.

The fact that you have a previous K petition filed by your wife is in your favor -- but the fact that you later applied for a B1/B2 as a single person does make things look dubious. It's all going to come down to how credible you are in the interview. If you and your wife have a bona fide spousal relationship, you should come through all right.

VisaOfficer:


I just realized that this piece of news may have been somewhat startling. I mentioned a while back that my tour is drawing to an end but that was several pages ago, so it's probably a good time to explain.

After three wonderful years here, it will soon be time for me to sadly move on to my next tour, a couple weeks from now. But I'll stay on Nairaland until my successor has arrived and settled in. This does mean that I won't be able to log on every day, and that questions about specific cases will all be directed to LagosIV@state.gov because I'll have no way of looking into them -- but I'll be glad to keep answering inquiries that don't require me to be physically present.

Let's continue the thread as usual for now (except that my attendance will become somewhat intermittent) and I will say a proper goodbye to everyone when it's actually time to say goodbye. In the meantime, back to work, everybody! All will be well.

Sunshine721:
Please VO, how do I contact nvc, this number +1 603-334-0700 always directs me to a answering machine and to another language then it stops. Please any other number I can easily contact nvc with?
Thank you VO.

akatonero:

+1(603) 334-0888 when the machine speaks press 2 then 1 for English call them between 7-11 pm EST for you not to wait long any other time you have to wait at least 20min.
They open 7am-12pm EST.

Sushiovabullies:


Hello V.O,

You haven't assisted me on this Forum before concerning Immigration Procedures as there hasn't been the need to. But I do have one thing to say and I don't mean to be sycophantic. YOU ARE A FISH ON LAND - a rare breed -

As you prepare to depart our country, please remember this, You will always be favoured. I thought of what Nairalanders could do to suprise you but I don't know or what to.

I also don't know if you believe in God. But there are some predefined laws of the universe, one of them being as you do unto others, so you will receive. You've seeds of happiness and Joy in so many people''s hearts. In the same vain, when time comes and it seems a's though things are getting tough, there you will find favour, kindness, love and then you will remember that the hearts of the many people you have touched are always with you.

We love you. And when you leave, don't forget us in a hurry.

adeolu0510:
Hello,
I'm asking this question on behalf of my sister who is equally processing her f2b immigrant visa, she's a mother of 3 and her kids' dad recently proposed to her. Does her been engaged disqualify her?

jayjon:
Hello Visa Officer,

What if the petitioner moved to another state to live during AP? Beneficiary can let the Visa Officer know at the interveiw, and give the new address right?

Thank you

Sunshine721:
Please VO, how do I contact nvc, this number +1 603-334-0700 always directs me to a answering machine and to another language then it stops. Please any other number I can easily contact nvc with?
Thank you VO.

akatonero:

+1(603) 334-0888 when the machine speaks press 2 then 1 for English call them between 7-11 pm EST for you not to wait long any other time you have to wait at least 20min.
They open 7am-12pm EST.

MrNesta:
Hi visa officer, so I tried to interview yesterday but received a 221(g) because my international passport doesn't have that shiny seal on the biodata page. That was a printing error i guess from the passport office. I have called them and I was asked to bring my passport on Tuesday, probably to get that seal on it. My question is since my 221(g) form stated that I should bring a new passport, will it be okay if I present the one I have now after its being rectified or i just have to get a new one?

VisaOfficer:


Oh, yes, I saw your passport -- it drew quite a bit of attention here. If the passport office can fix it, it's fine to bring it back to us. If not, though, you'll need a new one.

MrNesta:
Thank you for the response, I'll go down to their office on Tuesday and hopefully I'll be back to interview next Friday. I'm afraid I don't have any interview appointment letter to present when i come, will the greeters allow me in?

ynkthomas:

Thank you Ms S. H. for all you have done so far. I will like to say God bless you and take you higher.

lizzyslaw:
Gd Day VO,

Please I have an interview visit scheduled for 21st i.e next tuesday. I intend to travel for a scientific conference. I am an academic in one of the Federal, Universities in Nigeria, married without kids but because of a recent series of ART procedures I engaged in my bank balance is kind of low. My sister, younger sister is a citizen and resides there right now so since its my first time of visiting or applying, I also intend to visit her for a while before the conference. Her husband who is an embassy staff has invited me too. My question is, will my bank balance be a consideration as to whether or not I would be granted a visa?

Thank you

VisaOfficer:

This is a question for my non-immigrant visa colleagues at https://www.nairaland.com/1792662/u.s-non-immigrant-visas-listening .

Sunshine721:

Thanks alot .
Am CR1 hope it's for immigrants?
Thanks again