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paosca20:
Hey guys! I just got my visa approved today!!

Yipeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
Big congratulations to you bro.
All the best as you move ahead.....Transcript pls

SmartKitty:
LOL! Issues have so many scammers pretending love. Let's see now how many are in real love with American partners. The new law is about that, to stop scamming Americans. Enjoy.

Hey you!
Why are you always bitter and negative with your comments. You're not a K1 petitioner/beneficiary so what exactly is your issue with those trying to be successful with their application.
Pls leave us in peace and stop all the negative vibes!

Snow1:
Fvk Buhari fvk Trump....Since this yr, Trump has been making stupid decisions...The ban will be lifted, but it's a matter of time.I believe delay is not denial.
Buhari and his cohorts should do the needful. Chad"s ban was lifted, if Nigeria government cooperate, it will be lifted.

After how long was it lifted?
This is so disheartening

paosca20:
Trump has banned issuance of immigrant visas for Nigerians til further notice! Meaning all those that haven’t been issued their K1 visas will have to wait until the ban is lifted

This is terrifying!!!
What happens to those that have started the K1 visa process, those with approvals & waiting to be interviewed and those who just got their visas but haven't travelled yet.

emmarino:
Don't know why ours is taking long sha.. can only pray n wait...It will surely come...
Congratulations bro..

Worry not...it'll soon be here.

Treasureprince1:
We just received our NOA2!!!!!!!!!

Yipeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Im so excited for you...specially
Congrats bro

Maymay6:
Hello House,

I wanna say a big thank you to everyone here especially the OGs for all your advice to the prospective. In fact, I got the UStraveldocs number on here when I realized that my DS160 number wasn't showing on my appointment form. I am gonna make my story very detailed for even better understanding;

PREPARATION
I went prepared, prayed and left the rest for God. I practiced all the questions I saw everywhere. lol
1. https://citizenpath.com/k-1-fiance-visa-interview-questions/
2. https://rapidvisa.com/fiance-visa-interview/
3. https://www.immi-usa.com/k1-visa-interview-questions/
4. questions from transcripts shared on here

I probably rehearsed every single question more than a zillion times with my fiance and sister. You probably don't need to do this much but I did.

DOCUMENTS
I got one of those folders with spaces inside at Prince Ebeano for about 1,700k and labeled each space for easier find just incase I got nervous and forgot where i kept each.
1. Birth certificate: I ended up going with the two (old small one and the long version) coz there was debate here about it. PS. they took only the old one. You probably would need the long one during AOS.
2. NIM No: Nobody asked for this. LOL
3. International Passport and copies
4. Appointment letter: MUST HAVE BOTH YOUR DS 160 CODE AND UID CODE. If you don't have it call them and they would fix it - +23412278955
5. Letter of intent (updated in January) Although they didn't ask for this but i had mine and my babe's. We basically just changed the date.
6. W2
7. TAX transcripts
8. Pay stubs for the last 6 months
9. Babe's letter of employment
10. Affidavit of support

I did all these and they asked for the pictures, birth certificate, affidavit of support. But its good to have them handy just in case. Finally, i had a scrab book. It had a cover page of my Fiance and I and i
1. Cover page - Image of my fiance and i
2. Table of Content
3. About us
3. How we met
4. Chats: Whatsapp, Text, and emails (I took screenshots) Please make sure the contact details page screenshot comes first so they know who is ' my heartbeat' or whatever dearing you name you saved your fiance's name as.
5. Video chats screenshots
6. Pictures - please label them with where, what was happening and date if you can remember
7. I was planning a surprise party for when he comes in next month, i took screenshots of my conversation with the party committee - the interviewer seemed even interested in this.
8. Add anything you can think of - just in case.

INTERVIEW
I lodged at Beni Gold. Paid 18K for the night. Horrible reception by the way. The bed was super hard and there were mosquitoes but anyways, i didnt care as long as i was able to achieve what i came for. Its literally 5 mins away from the consulate. So please make sure to stay close to the interview location. There is another lodge my friend stayed at - Mariah's Lodge. Its more affordable - 10K.

I got to hotel after work at 8:30pm. Checked in. Prayed and rehearsed with my sister and finace again for hours. Finally slept and woke up at 5am. I got there at 6:30am. There was already a queue.

When you get to the location, an officer will scan you or check you and direct you to where to queue which is like 1-2 mins walk. At the queue, it was divided to NIV and IV. At that point, before you join the queue, youd be search and scanned again. An officer then comes in to tell you what items are allowed and what items are not.

Another officer then allows people to pass through a small gate in 5s. Inside, theres another queue where your folders and bags are searched. Please make sure to unseal envelop. If not, youd be asked to go back and unseal it. Youd loose your position on the queue on go back to square 2. After being search, we IVs were directed to seat. A form was given to us (this would request your name, your address, your petitioners name, phone number). I think this is to for your collect your passprot. In 5s again, youd be directed into the main hall. Youd be scanned again. Finally, youd enter the hall. The IVs have a sessions where there are about 20 chairs to seat.

Youd be required to bring your birth certificate, passport - 2 pieces, appointment letter, affifidavit of support and DS160 form. The photos your fiance submitted would be returned to you. Then the waiting starts. I was number 15.

INTERVIEW
I was interviewed by a handsome white huge man. Scary looking to say the least. I was asked to raise my right hand to take the oath. Biometrics were taken as signature to the oaths.
1. Who is petitioning for you
2. How did you meet him
3. When did you start dating? 5 years, he then asked how that has worked out?
4. How did he propose to you? After saying my story, he finally smiled.
5. He requested for the pictures; I gave him my scrab book. He skimmed through everything and he asked Is this surprise party in motion?
6. He then asked who Joy was? At that point, I was like who then hell is Joy in my mind, after a few secs, i remembered, Joy is my fiance's mother's name. So in response, I mentioned her full name so he'd know I actually knew her. LOL. LESSON: Make sure you know everybody in his family.
7. How did your finance become a citizen? when I answered, he said No, his mother filed for him. I responded that No, it was through ___ and the mother's application has been in the process for two years now. When i noticed his face change, I kept quiet and said no more. It was at this he stood up to meet his colleagues.

Not smiling, he stood up and asked me to give him a few minutes. He wait to meet a colleague and felt he was discussing my case. At that moment i was now nervous and panicking. After what seemed like forever, he came back, tyoed for a bit and stood up again and asked that i gave him some minutes. Left for a few minutes and came back. I started praying that God should intervene. And God did.

Next thing he said was, I will approve your visa and it would be ready in two weeks. I was given a pick up paper and a domestic something something paper.

I was so happy and glad it went well.

ADDITIONAL INFO
if you have a supporting sponsor for affividat of support, make sure you know who they are and have then write a letter, stating their relationship with you ro your fiance and why they are sponsoring you. VERY IMPORTANT. Many were turned back because of this.

I have made my transcript very detailed because I noticed people just come and say the questions they asked and move on. Before my interview, I was frustrated because i felt, i didn't have enough info and my questions were ignored here.

Anyways, Goodluck to everyone. I hope this was very helpful. On to the next phase. Please how do we go about it?

Congratulations dear
Thanks so much for this detailed transcript.
God bless and favour you as you move on.

Treasureprince1:
My NOA2 approval is taking too long to come today is our 105th day from NOA1 receipt date

Worry not....it'll soon be here by God's grace.

dicsnemma:
So the package you’re to give the CBP, did you hand it over at the JFK airport in New York or at the airport in North Carolina?

Your first POE is where ull hand over the package to them. In this case, it'll be JFK airport in Newyork.

toksbaba2000:
I am k1 beneficiary, petition approved and NVC got me a case number at the embassy. When can I secure appointment after I got notification from NVC.

My second question is that I overstayed my b1 b2 visa for 2 weeks and got deported 9years ago. Don't know if I have better chance at this k1 visa appointment.

Hello @toksbaba2000
Just saw your comment & decided to ask what the outcome was with the above situation.

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!!!

Congratulations & all d best as you move on

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.

@frypuffpuff so sorry about this o
Never knew about this too....All dis their plenty grammar sef Sincerely hope you can appeal.
Wish you the very best as you proceed.

Dutchleez:
And GTBank payment receipt

Thanks a lot

Pls what document are we required to bring along to the interview
Affidavit of support
Tax return/w2 transcript
Evidence of ongoing rship
Birth certificate, NPC attestation and Affidavit
Police report
Medicals
Passport photograph
Application confirmation and appointment page


Will that be all i need?

otomori:
Just got approved, NOA2. I'm so happy guys.

Congrats bro!
Treasureprince1....ure next by God's grace

brownesugar:
Thanks@sandraigho..
Cant wait for your testimony

Awwww thank you. Soon by God's grace

LegitBachelor:
You can always send ustraveldocs guys a mail or call them to change it. Even if you can't change it, there's no problem. The new passport will have the old passport number in addition to the new number, so the embassy will see the link between the two passports.

Thanks. I'm super grateful.

brownesugar:
I did mine@qlifefamilyclinic think is the cheapest so far and they are fast /results are being sent there before interview which makes load to the embassy reduced abit.. but the choice is yours

Thanks a lot & congratulations again.

LegitBachelor:
Go ahead and schedule a date. Don't wait until you renew your passport before you schedule a date.

And you can start the process of renewal before February 1st. A trustworthy and experienced Agent can help start the process. He can start the process now but conclude it on or after February 1st.

Okay I'll do just that....tnx a lot I'm grateful
But will i have to send them a mail to change my passport number to the new one when i get it or i can just hold on to it when going for my interview

dicsnemma:
What you can do is to keep checking, but mind you that if you don’t pick a date now, you might not get an earlier date and the dates available now would have been filled up.

I heard QLife is cheap, I did mine at The Consultants Practices and I paid almost 90k for medicals and immunizations

Thanks a lot

My passport expires in August and i cant renew it until 1st Feb....learnt i need to renew it before i can book for the interview as the embassy requires over six months validity on the passport. Any ideas or advice on this?

sandraigho:
Pls does anyone have an idea of the earliest available date for interview?
Also, any idea of the cheapest medical one can get to do in Lagos

Congratulation guys!

Pls can anyone help answer my questions

Pls does anyone have an idea of the earliest available date for interview?
Also, any idea of the cheapest medical one can get to do in Lagos

Treasureprince1:
that's great, I always wish us the best, we're in this together and God will surely see us through.

Amen

Treasureprince1:
@Sandraigho

What stage are you now, have you been able to get the case no from NVC? I'm still waiting for NOA2, I'm still on day 90 from NOA1 date, I feel my approval is imminent though.

@gloriussugar

I just read your interview transcript, please be strong hopefully you'll smile at last no matter how long it will take, I think you would have been approved if not for what OJO filled for you in 2013, I wish you the best.

Congratulations to everyone receiving approvals recently, I wish all us waiting for ours the best.

Hey bro
Yes i got the case and invoice number lastweek.
Preparing as much as i can towards the interview
Thought about you too. Your NOA2 is around the corner...cant wait to hear ur gudnews as well.
Thanks a lot for asking...sincerely appreciate

Pls i

jokunle:
Sorry I meant health issues. Maybe the fiancé in Nigeria is hypertensive or something. Does it affect the visa applications

I dont think a health issue as such will affect one's application

jokunle:
I’m just joining this thread and I just want to ask if one medical issues can deny one visa. That being said can one still be denied visa after filling truthfully

It depends on what you're referring to as medical issue

efozee:
I got approved today. The interview was so strange. Just one question asked. Visa approved!!! Glory be to God.

Waoow...Big congratulations to you.

Oya make una share transcripts na