Duuzsz:
Good evening VO.. thank you for your help and support.. please I want to quickly ask some few questions.

1. I’m a beneficiary of a F1 category( unmarried son of a US citizen) he filed Nov 2014, we only got the receipt notice up till now there has been no other notice ( approval notice); does it get this long before it’s approved? Or is that it has already been approved?

2. Is there anything we need to do or is there something wrong with the petition? Though I sometimes check my case status on uscis website.

Thank you God bless you!

USMissionNGRA:
Hello Duuzsz,

According to the July 2019 Visa Bulletin (linked at the bottom of this post), the priority date for F1 immigrant visas is 08 Mar 2012. That means that if your petition was filed on that date, you should expect to be called for an interview soon. Because your petition wasn't filed until November 2014, you will have to wait a bit longer. Nobody can tell you exactly when that will be, but if you routinely check the State Department visa bulletins, you will have a better idea of when you will be called.

These visas are numerically limited by fiscal year, which explains the long wait time. F1 visas are currently limited to 23,400 a year. Please review the following links for more information:

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2019/visa-bulletin-for-july-2019.html
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/family-immigration/family-based-immigrant-visas.html
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/glossary.html#N

queenma35:
Good Afternoon,

Dear VO,

I have a few questions that maybe you can help me with. My husband and stepson I 130 was sent to the Embassy for processing. We have already updated the d260 and was wondering would the embassy be contacting him for further instructions? Or is there a step we need to take to make psychical, police clearance and interview apointment? Also on May 21st, 2019 my husbands I-601 waiver was approved. However, I did receive an email of this approval, but I did not receive the NOA with instructions on what to do next. Can you please give me some advice on what to do next or how to obtain the NOA. I kindly thank you in advance for any assistance you can give us.

Queenma35

edinyoh:
Good day and happy Sunday! Please i am in F3 category. I made payments for all the applicants(family of 4)successfully but while trying to pay for the Affidavit Of Support, I keep getting an error message on the screen as follows:

"There are one or more errors with your submission. Please correct the area indicated below. Once completed, click the make payment button to continue:
An error occurred while summiting your payment. Please try again later. DB error occurred rolling back. Service fee 000015471613 has an active payment.this payment cancelled".

My wife was previously on F1 category but got married before she was called for her interview. During the interview she notified the embassy that she is married and she was automatically changed to F3 and requested to summit her spouse's and children's birth certificate for further processing. Currently, we received an invitation to proceed in our application and make the relevant payment. The petitioner was requested to pay for another AOS fee which we are unable to process because of the error messages we get. Please could it mean that the previous payment the petitioner made when on category F1 is still active? Please advice. Thank you!

AJEGBINJEKARAUN:
Hi VO, I did my interview and I was told to send (joint sponsor + recent tax records + PPT copy) to the embassy. I understand the joint sponsor and tax records.... Please what is the meaning of PPT copy?

emekaolu:
HI VO,
I am a US green cardholder. Please, how do I include a newborn baby after my wife's I-130 application has been approved and transferred to the embassy for an interview? Thanks.

USMissionNGRA:
Hello Ajegbinjekaraun,

It means they would like a copy of your sponsor's passport.

richhills:
Hello VO,
I am on the immigration queue
I travelled and stayed in Cameroon
Married a Cameroonian and have a stepson.
My wife has never lived in Nigeria more than 2 weeks, she only visits. My stepson has never visited Nigeria.
Due to the closeness to my PD on the bulletin, I am deciding to relocate to Lagos alone first
My question now is, Will my family need to produce Nigeria police report since none have lived here up to 6 months?

sharpman1:
Dear CO,

I had my K1 interview on June 24, 2019 and was asked to submit additional documents at the DHL office which i did the next day, June 25, 2019.

After waiting for 3 weeks without getting any information on my case, i sent an email to LagosIV@state.gov on July 16, 2019 but i have not gotten a response up till now.

Please is there any way i can have an idea of the status of my case?

Thank you.

AJEGBINJEKARAUN:
Hello vo,

I am the principal applicant and I have two kids.

My kids are following me later more than six months after I have migrated.

Do my sponsor's need to fill their names in affidavit of support form?

Thanks

hammed71:
guys please don't be annoyed ooo, concerning the NPC birth certificate, I learnt my two parents name will be on the certificate, my issue is that my mother and father are married but not living together and no form of court marriage and my mother still uses her father surname.will be wise to use my father's surname for my on the certificate or just use her father's surname as her surname and also will the two(mother and father)different surnames cause problem for me during immigration? thank you.

offorbuike:
@USMissionNGR

We are a family of 8 (my parents and 6 children). My Aunty(my dad's sister), the petitioner resident in the US applied for the visa for only my Dad and 3 of my siblings and only their documents were sent to her for filing. They disqualified 2 of my siblings and accepted only my dad and only one of my siblings. The interview date is out and now, even my mum and other of my siblings whose papers were not even filed at the moment were shortlisted to appear at the interview. We wish to know who and who are eligible for the visa so as to ascertain those going for the medicals in preparation for the interview. Please treat as urgent as our interview date is in a fortnight. Thanks.