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olufikistick:
Like father, like son. Don Jazzy is just 31 years old

Now I trully believe Don jazzy's age. His father is still Young oooo

, has the Pastor checked his name first of, if it appears in the book of life This is so funny

Loving the old couple on the right. Shows that even @ old age, the fire in the marriage hasn't burnout.

Going into your Ala- igbe? , the coke go done expire before 50yrs na , very funny.

Iamfrank:
Dnt b shocked...... Cz d gal has also enjoyed my cousin...... Accordin to him he has spent almost half a million on ha....... He is tinkin seriously

U say your Cousin has spent half a million on this girl. Am quite sure this girl must have dedicated herself to him too. Aside from the sex, she probably must have been cooking, cleaning, washing ur Cousin's clothes, taking care of his needs etc. So him spending the money on her, probably from the time they met till now shouldn't be a prob, cos in her own way she has done her own part too.

My advice to your cousin, He should better marry this girl he has known since Secondary school, obviously they've known each other very well. so he might not end up regretting his actions in future if he marries someone else

Mocheda

claremont:
I think the problem with living in the diaspora is not the availability of credit, but it is the way individuals use the credit they have been provided. A migrant who is financially undisciplined would mismanage the credit he has access to, but credit savvy migrants always have a way of using credit for their own advantage. There are people who advice against having credit cards, overdrafts e.t.c; the fact of the matter is that the better you are at utilizing these credit instruments, the better your credit rating is.

In modern economies, credit is a good financial instrument for financially savvy individuals, but it becomes a nightmare for those migrants who think it's free money and/or use more than they can afford to pay back.

Exactly. Well Said.

Testerfuze:
Tnk God say she no resemble dat monkey bright....cute little thing

I think U should look @ her Face well. She Does look like her Father, a prettier version.

[quote author=Iamsynord post=30775965]One is married ...One won miss Nigeria last 4 yrs and not yet married. but that's non of my business

Oga, Omowunmi Akinifesi won most beautiful girl in Nigeria 2005 which is 10yrs ago, if am not mistaken, not last 4 yrs.

Diome:
Dear visaofficer, I am a US citizen married to my wife in Nigeria about two years ago. She went for interview and every questions were answered correctly with lots of evidence, but the CO lady just gave her a contact to fill and return, since August 25, 2014, no restaurants response from Lagos embassy. Why do we have to go through this AP. It takes forever to get our case approval by USICS, reason that we are on administrative processing , now after approval, the embassy put us on AP again....I m shock . Please advise me when my wife case will be look into for second interview and issurance of her visa.

Hello, I believe this is the wrong thread for this question. Direct ur questions to this thread. "U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer". U will find the topic under the travel section of the nairaland forum. Hope this helps.

VisaOfficer:
I honestly don't know how that will play out. If I hear anything, I will let you know.

Thanks ma'am and have a lovely weekend.

VisaOfficer:
A note about wait times.

U.S. immigration law and policy give preference to some categories of beneficiaries over others. Spouses and unmarried children are always given preference over married children and siblings. In fact, Legal Permanent Residents (LPRs) can only petition for their spouses and unmarried children; only U.S. citizens can file on behalf of their parents, married children, siblings, and fiance(e)s.

Some categories of visas are numerically unlimited and have no wait time (other than the time it takes for their petitions to be approved and sent to post, that is). These are the Immediate Relative visas with U.S. citizen petitioners: IR1 (spouse), IR2 (minor child), IR5 (parent). This is another of the advantages of being a U.S. citizen.

Even so, the spouses and unmarried children of LPRs take precedence over some categories of U.S. citizen relatives -- married children of U.S. citizens, and siblings of U.S. citizens, have longer wait times than the spouses and unmarried children of LPRs. These different types visa categories, which are all numerically limited, are as follows:

F1: The unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. citizens -- shortest wait time (usually)
F2: The spouses and children of LPRs: F2A: Spouses and Minor Children of LPRs and F2B: Unmarried Adult Children of LPRs
F3: Married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens
F4: Brothers and sisters of adult U.S. citizens -- longest wait time

Sometimes there are slight variations. For instance, for a while all F2A cases were current, because there were fewer F2A cases pending than there were F2A visas available. F2Bs had a shorter wait time for a little while and then the cut-off dates retrogressed again. F1s and F2Bs sometimes change places on the above list depending on how many have already been issued in a given year. And, countries such as Mexico and the Philippines have SO MANY petitions pending in some of these categories that their wait times can be much much longer compared to the rest of the world.

The U.S. welcomes around one million immigrants every year -- more than any other country. To be fair, in terms of population, that gives us an immigrant inflow of around 0.4%, while Luxembourg leads the world with an immigrant inflow of around 2.9%. But considering the size of Luxembourg, that's like 16 people. [Little joke there; it's actually 16,000.] And most countries don't have a category for siblings at all.

So, yes, it's frustrating to wait for 13 years for your F4 visa. But I hope this put the wait time into perspective. Hang in there.

Good morning ma'am, and how are you doing today? I just Wanted to ask, based on what you have written, The new immigration Law, once it has taken effect, Do u think it will affect changes on the wait times for all categories by making it shorter, or is the Law favorable only to the illegal immigrants in the U.S??

TheRealMrStan:
http://lindaikeji..com/2014/12/nigerian-tissue-seller-in-spain-returns.html?

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Most times we may not understand. 1 good deed, would one day bring back to us a blessing u would least expect coming your way. It may look like the guy is a fool for returning the Brief case, or he didn't get enough reward for returning the Briefcase. But the blessings heading that man's way because of that singular act, u will be surprised. Am talking from experience. Sometimes some people's good deeds, Even their Children Reap from the good that their Parents had done in the past. What if "you" as an individual lost ur valuable, and God sends a good samaritan like the man to return it to you, wouldn't you be grateful to God for sending such a person your way. I would return it without thinking 2wice. A similar thing happened to my step dad. In this case he was coming back from work @ night and Found a Wallet on the Floor, in the Wallet was $3000 some credit cards etc but no contact info, and then he took the Wallet to the police station, and the police told him to drop his info incase anyone stopped by to ask for it. Initially I was like, no contact info nothing, if na naija man, e go just pocket the money, leave the Wallet for ground waka. , but he didn't even if he wasn't rewarded for it. But when my mom dropped her purse in a shopping mall this was like many years later, with her money credit cards, valuable stuffs in there, by the time she realized it she screamed and started re tracing her steps, heading towards the parking lot, as soon as she steps outside the door, a white woman has picked up the purse and was already handing it to a police officer, and she just ran to them screaming it's mine, and then she thanked the woman. We never really know how it feels until we find ourselves in such situations. Then u will have no choice than to be grateful to God for sending a good Samaritan your way.

Jchi9876:
Unmarried travelling with "fiancee" baba nla red flag

@Jchi9876, I don't think so. I know a friend that had a 2yr U.S visa, and his girlfriend also applied and she was given, and they traveled together. This one na girlfriend, and she was given.

VisaOfficer:
Ah, you're absolutely right, the marriage must have occurred before you turned 18. USCIS turns down petitions if the child was over 18 when the marriage occurred, so of course I never see them here at post. In my head that meant that you must have been under 18 too, which isn't necessarily the case.

No Wonder. I was wondering why USCIS did not approve my first petition filed by my stepdad, even after they had appealed. I was in my 20's when their marriage took place. Thanks Ma'am for clearing the air. Have a Fab Day.

VisaOfficer:
Unfortunately priority dates cannot be transferred from case to case. The only time it might appear that a priority date is "transferred" is when someone's visa category changes - for instance, when a petitioner naturalizes and her child's category changes from F2B to F1. But that's not really a transfer; it's just that the petition remains the same and the priority date is retained, even though the category has changed.

There is no limit on the number of derivative children that can be included in an F2B case. Be fruitful and multiply as your heart desires. (For anyone reading this who is under 21 years of age and is considering being fruitful and multiplying, please keep in mind that derivatives cannot be added to IR2 cases -- only to F2Bs, F1s, and F3s when a parent is the petitioner.)

Thank You Very much ma'am for your reply. I Am very grateful. And welcome back to Nigeria. Hope you had a wonderful Vacation.??

Goodmorning ma'am. How are you today, and hope you are enjoying your vacation?

Is it possible to ask for a previous priority date to be retained in a new case, or is that only done if it is Filed by the same petitioner?? We started this journey since 2008 and it hurts to have to spend longer years waiting. My first case filed by my stepdad was not approved before My Mum filed again in 2011. If only she was well informed, she would have just refiled another I-130 form immediately she got to the U.S in 2009 rather than waiting to hear from USCIS for the previous one my Stepdad filed, which they did not approve in 2011, Even after they appealed, it was still denied on the basis that his not my biological father, but amazingly I see some Forums on the internet where some beneficiaries who's cases were Filed by their Stepfather's were approved. The 2011 case has been approved this year in July. But sometimes I feel so sad when I see the Visa bulletin, of the F2B priority date cutoff already in 2008, and it even hurts more to realize, I once had a Priority date of 2008. To be an only child, and to have my mum so far away from me and then raising my son, not having her around even hurts more. She calls and we chat practically everyday, and she keeps saying she can't wait to have us around. She also comes visiting every year, but due to the Ebola Crisis in West Africa, not sure she will be coming down again. Although Nigeria is Ebola free, they might not understand in her Place of Work, since most of them have never been out of the U.S, and they think Africa is the same, most of them do not know there are various countries in Africa. Lol. I remember I asked u a question sometime ago about how we could add my Son, because I had him after my mum Filed and U said it wouldn't be a problem adding him as a derivative that once my case becomes current and I get an interview Date, that I Should send an email to the Embassy.

Then another question is if I have another child, can the child also be included as a derivative, or are the number of derivative kids limited? I ask this ma'am because my Boyfriend and I live together, Raising our Son. His 2yrs now, and we can't tell the future, if we would have more kids before my case becomes current.

Thanks a lot ma'am for your good work on nairaland and hope to hear from you soon

VisaOfficer:
I'll be out of the office (a little Thanksgiving, a little work-related travel) as of this afternoon -- but will do my best to check in with Nairaland every day.

Hello ma'am goodmorning. No questions from me for now, cos my case is not yet current. Just to appreciate you and the good work you are doing for us here on nairaland, And Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving. Save some turkey for us, Lol . Have a lovely Day ma'am.

tonyphil:
Hello VO,
Tanks for helpin to generate d report...I appreciate..I see u ar as active as ever...hopin you will continue ur good work for a long time to come...
My wife is in d country so we can perform d registry. Due to d short duration of her stay (just 4 days) I opted to have us do the registry ceremony in lagos instead of benin wher I reside and due to d closeness to wher we put up in lagos I registered for the wedding at festac registry..
Fast forward to this morning..a friend calls me to tell me that the US embassy only recognise certificates from Ikoyi registry so I should go there to register...it was a very laughable suggestion/observation...but out of curiosity and to educate d public and also to hear from "the horses" mouth..am posin d question to u..does it matter wher I do my registry marriage?

@ Tonyphil, my mum got married @ the Ikeja registry in 2008 which is where we lived, and she didn't have an issue with it on the day of her interview. I still can't help but wonder how people who live in Ikeja or other environs, go all the way to Ikoyi registry because they think it is the only registry the Consulate recognizes. Then again I can't wait till tomorrow to read what the V.O would say about it.

islet:
Well I dont know about the other Nairalanders but I miss your presence here VO! Come back please. Somehow Nairaland suddenly is so dull without you jor. Yes you need holiday from work but em....em... not from Nairaland. Even if you are holidaying, you can sneak and log on to Nairaland for 10 minutes. Lol. Travel section is boring without your response VO. Come back puleeeeze.

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I agree with Islet. @ V.O, I indeed miss your presence here on nairaland. Hope you come back soon ma'am. And Enjoy your holiday.

Thank u so much V.O. For your quick response to my question. Its greatly appreciated.

Dear VO, goodmorning. Thanks a lot for your answers to questions on this thread. Pls my question is this. My I-130 filed by my mum was recently approved in july 2014, with priority date 2011 and we got a letter from nvc stating that due to numerical limitations, there's no Visa # available that we will be contacted once the case becomes current. Although an alien registration number was given to me because my stepdad had filed for me in 2008 but it was denied on the basis that his not my biological father, which prompted my mum to file for me immediately in 2011. So I was given the same ARN that was given to me in 2008. Now my 1st question is, what's the time frame for an approved I-130 under F2B category to be current, because the according to visa bulletin, they are currently on (september 2007). Then am still single but I had a child in 2012 after the i-130 was filed. How do we include my child?. Then lastly? What are my chances of getting a Visiting visa, with my child, to visit my mum. I mean from the look of things, might still be a long wait, and I don't think there's a crime in wanting to visit my folks with my child. I have no intention of overstaying, because we are running a boutique business here in nigeria, and I also wouldn't want to spoil my chance of relocating in future.