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Faith063:
I thought of it too but not sure of its implication on long term plans as international student

I dont think so,
it wont affect your OPT and I dont think it would come up during any H1B application or employment visa.

you are in financial straits, you did not expect to be in this position, and you said you have 5 days.

Unless there are other options in your locality where someone can loan you cash

olalekan9320:
I can't blame them though, a friend of mine is in a relationship with a lady and it seems they love each other, but her visa would be expiring soon and now he is in dilemma and asking for my opinion and what I think about marrying her

Question is would he have considered marrying her if her visa had not expired.

No one should put themselves under emotional pressure

whiteMandingo:
NOTHING SPECIFIC, JUST HEARD OF DELAYS GOING TRU IMMIGRATION AND SOME PEOPLE MISSING THEIR CONNECTING FLIGHTS ETC.
MY LAYOVER IS 2.2HRS IN ATLANTA, SO I GUESS IT SHUD BE ENOUGH FOR THE PLANE SWITCH.

SO FROM YOU & other posters comments, i would need to retrieve my luggage myself..from ethiopian airlines and recheck them in to united airlines, meanwhile atl poe will screen me, and there wont be any further screening when we arrive at houston

Yes no other screening in Houston.

CBP can take anytime they want o.
If there are a lot of people coming in you'll wait.
I don't know if your airline checked you in all the way to Houston. Because you'll collect your bags and recheck in for Houston flight.

Just bare that in mind.

Try GoFundMe?

aestake:
They couriered to his brother who lived in Lagos and now in the US with same category but different interview dates. So the package was turned in, because his brother can't do otherwise and a little print-out of how to know when the passports are back or sth was given. CEAC has nothing to indicate issuance, you just see file was last seen....

The site will show issued if it has been issued

aestake:
Thank you. On the interview day, the consular interviewer told my acquaintance to get them the petitioner's wife AOS and mailed it alongside the passports. This was done via OIS lagos (After Embassy told them to mail from Abuja, OIS Abuja rejected and the package was DHLed to a person in Lagos who submitted). No proof from OIS Lagos that it received this package (not good from this third party and Embassy).

Now we do not know where the 5 passports are. US Embassy is behaving like a 3rd world place, no access to them, no modernization of services.

Wait so do they even know if their passports were delivered to OIS i. Lagos? OIS should have given them something or registered the drop off.

Have they checked on CEAC site if the visas was even issued? You didnt answer that question

Lastly let them folow the Visa Navigator and the instructions there. They receive tons of emails so those emails are grouped properly of ypu follow those instructions. Its when its grouped that someone will attend ed to it.

Have they gone to OIS to see if their passports are there? They would need to book an appointment on OIS site for pick up if they have confirmed their passports have been issued
Have the visas been issued ?

Did they send email to lagosiv@state.gov
When they do get the automated response they need to follow PROMPTS in the automated response so that their mail can be seen.

Gerrard59:
That is the core reason many won't marry foreign women: while the Nigerian male is building his life in a new land, the foreign lady has already built hers. Whether she is of the same race as the man, but was born and bred there. So she has been assimilated into the society. Cultural differences and how both see life. Small small chats and how they respond afterwards. Honestly, the way these lads yap on Twitter about how easy it is to marry a foreign woman as an immigrant amazes me. Inter-racial marriages aren't that plentiful to mention in the first place.

As for the BBC, I don't think that holds in places with a substantial population of black people. The average Western European lady shouldn't be fazed about a black man's preek any more.


Yes. That one is certain, including in Nigeria and for different reasons. We should expect a cultural norm where people don't eventually get married or have children at all. Even if they do, they have just one - this will become more common in Nigeria since it is already common in the abroad. It is a global phenomenon.


30 is too early. She should also try harder and reach out to friends/family from Nigeria. I know it is not easy. Another thing with marriage should be whether both parties are keen on settling in a particular location for a long time, as marriage restricts mobility to an extent.


The most beautiful Nigerian women are in Nigeria. And for academic reasons, I think this is also due to your "earning power". I am not saying or insinuating that you didn't earn well or you earned poorly before relocating, but the £ has enabled you to broaden the places you visit so you get to meet more people at various places.

Actually 30 is a good age to freeze eggs

Egg reserve starts to drop from puberty and a more significant drop is typically from 35yrs till menopause which can be up to 60s.

lollarojo:
Good evening House,
With the new policies and all, has anyone renewed their kids American passport in Nigeria in recent time? We have our renewal date set for this month and i don’t want to be met with any unexpected issues.

Kindly advice

Thats under US citizen services

That's got nothing to do with any of the exutive orders and their enforce ments

whiteMandingo:
MY PROPOSED ethiopian airlines itinerary is lagos-addis--atlanta (plane change) --houston, so my question is, heard atlanta POE is usually tough and time consuming, would we go through the famous POE/IMMIGRATION at atlanta...since we would be changing planes to united airlines there.....or we would do that at our destination in houston

Your POE is the first port you land in the US, so Atlanta.

Hope your layover has enough time in case immigration takes awhile.

What exactly are you concerned about with immigration at Atlanta

UnconventionalT:
I can, I'm just worried about having to do name changes on his NIN and passport later on.

Since he was born abroad.

Just do the NIN and passport in Nigeria with the names you want . Is this name change inclusive of surname?

Faith063:
Heard turbotax is for citizen and could file my tax wrongly

Have you tried any of the IRS free e-filing companies
I've used Free tax and 1040.com

On IRS site you'll see a list and select which you prefer.

I didn't pay for either of them. I tried both of them. I currently use 1040.com because it still doesn't charge for state returns.

I was not asked for citizenship information from either.

As a student you should have ssn which is what was asked for

If springtax said you owe and also said you have a refund then it might be based on what you filed as and if you selected itemized or standard deduction or if you had a jump income from previous year.

Sha don't owe IRS as an employee.

It's employers that can get away with that

UnconventionalT:
Anyone who is familiar with Nigerian immigration should kindly help.
My baby used a visa on arrival to enter Nigeria around a year ago and he was given 30days on the visa to stay in Nigeria, or I could apply for his Nigerian passport on time whilst still around.
The issue is that, I haven't applied. This is due to name changes I still want to do once I return back to Canada. I don't want his Nigerian passport to carry the current name he has on his Canadian passport and I don't want to go through the stress of changing his name on NIN, Nigerian passport etc in Ottawa when we finally go back.

Will I have issues traveling back with him to Canada, considering he has overstayed his visa?

Probably better you do his passport and NIN in Nigeria

aestake:
It is for some folks.

I was responding to her case.

adebayour01:
Honestly if i know i wont have post it here.

Please does that have any implication?

No issue.

aestake:
yeah but when your medicals expire in March or April....

Thats not her case.

internationalman:
I would advise you to keep bombarding them with messages. Look up their email and keep sending them as many messages as you can

That been said, I have an interview coming up, please can you keep drop your interview transcript here so others including me can learn?

this is pointless, repeated messages mean less and actually you wont get any headway

Goodman1010:
Hello guys.... Please what will be the fate of immigrant visa program, with the introduction of visa gold card which will cost $5m as a path to green card and citizenship by Trump administration. Is it going to affect the chain migration?

There has always been an investment visa so no difference. No change

Rantiemi:
Goodmorning house, please I need your help. Am f4 category I did my review January 2025 with no issue and interview February6, 2025 but the consular requested for form W2 and give me white form 221g while she still have my passport so I make sure I submit the documents online the same day I did my interview and take the documents to OIS February 7 .On the visa check status it change to documents last update on 12 February. Please how long should I be hoping to receive my visa,pls your advice will go a long way because am confused

Nothing to be confused about.

You will get your visa, I had to submit documents after my interview as well.
please relax. WORRYING ADDS NOTHING but stress. Go on with your life, the date on your visa will be from the date of your medical visa. Use the time to prepare for your moving

Mamabella:
no when i called they just my international passport or any federal given ID and I doubt dey would recognize Nigeria IDentification like Nin .

well your Nigerian Drivers license is federal license FRSC and so is NIN card which is issued by NIMC,

Amazon2190:
Hello everyone
I'm not sure if this is the right thread
I had my daughter in the US, and I'm trying to get her a nigerian passport in the US. I understand she needs NIN first. Does anyone know what the process is like and the requirements since she doesn't have a nigerian birth certificate? Google isn't helping. I'll appreciate all the help i can get.

She doesnt need a nigerian birth certificate for NIN. But why do you want to get her a nigerian passport in the US though?


Go to nigerian immigration services (NIS) and click on apply outside Nigeria follow the instructions - there should be links there on where to apply for NIN int he US

Faith063:
They won't give me for this semester

Ask your university if you can get some kind of exemption due to financial circumstances .like a payment plan.

This is a long shot...maybe set up go fund me?

Ooh there's a Dr Olu Asekun Law office YouTube channel. Holds every Wed at 12pm CST, questions are taken during the podcasts which he responds to on the live podcast.

I've heard him address F1 matters in previuous

internationalman:
Passport renewal shouldn't be that cumbersome as long as you have paid the necessary money and bribes except you didn't go through a well connected person.

Are people still paying bribes to do Ngn passport

Have you looked at the thread on Nairaland on passport application DIY?

For context I have done mine and done my parents twice. Didn't pay nada neither did I use anyone.
All passports collected between 2weeks and 6weeks. All done in Lagos.

If anyone's Passport is still not received ( unless there is data differences in NIN etc) you can flag it on twitter. NIS has a twitter handle

internationalman:
Exactly. That In-person document review is done by Nigerians at the embassy.

The Nigerians around the embassy that I'm referring to are the ones outside the embassy, those ones doing printing passport etc.

Your document review would be done inside the embassy by consular staff. That's why there's an appointment for you to enter inside na

You need your birth certificate or the one from National Population Commission.
I hope you have those.

You need to relax and don't stress .
Those guys around the embassy area do what they do because they trust that ppl will anxious and question even what they already know

Can I capture even if NIN verification is pending?
Ive booked appointment already

sewenbigboi:
Pls does anyone knows about Abeokuta immigration center ?
Is it fast and safe?
And I’m finding it difficult to upload my passport on their website
Who’s facing this and im applying for renewal of passport is it safe on the page or I need to go to The office to renew it?

Its the same website for all passports.
Ypu just select the passprt offic you want.

internationalman:
Good morning bro.

All documents printed out. I have dreads, I was just wondering if they have any strict protocols on appearing at the medicals or interview on dreadlocks.

Hahaha
Of course not

KolaSteven:
For those that had visas approved recently, how long did it take before you were able to pick up your passport from DHL / you were notified of your passport availability for pickup?

The consular officer at Lagos told me at the end of the interview that it'd be ready for pickup in a week (which means today); but I didn't get a tracking ID, and upon visitation to the DHL office, I was told that they do not have it yet.

Note that I'm a returning student and my flight is scheduled for Feb 1, but looks like I'd have to cancel the flight, or at best, change the date, but I don't even know what timeline to work with.

Isnt collection at OIS?

internationalman:
Thanks bro, I have already booked my medicals online at Q-Life Family Clinic. I have been meaning to ask which is the latest tax year. Is it 2023 or 2024? My petitioner said 2023 is the latest tax year, said 2024 tax has not been filed yet..

Lastly, if my petitioner send her tax papers in a pdf format through email to me; do they qualify as original documents when I print them out? Or do they have to use courier service to send the hard copies of the documents to me? Foolish questions, I know 😂😂 but I have to dot all my Is and cross my Ts like you said.

2023, and you can print from email

then just the police clearance, birth cert . You can bring any pictures of you and your petitioner that you may have over the years, just as an addon

internationalman:
Finally, guys the long awaited news just arrived. I have received my interview appointment letter. Glory be to God🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

The time frame is just 1 month. Between my medical appointment and In-Person Document Review, how am I going to be able to make everything work out in the space of one month. Well God is in control.

Timeline
PD - March 2014
NVC process began - December 2019
DQ - May 2022
Visa Category - F2B


Taal17 and aestake both of you have been very helpful. Thanks y’all. And I hope and pray for everyone here waiting to get called up soon.

Finally finally finally . Congrats.

Dot your Is and cross your Ts.
Book your medicals

Ensure you have most recent tax returns abi na transcript

DWJourney:
I have paid for the card over a month before I even came in. I don't know what's wrong. There is a USCIS number that I used to call, but only the Ai will be responding to you. I have checked their website, no updated info.

I don't have job yet, no DL or any training. Have only got SSN. How can I get the residence card please?

Thanks a lot for your reply.

More like State ID go to DMV you can use thst since you font have drivers license. Your passport and dsn is enough for that
For USCIS..i think you look for the case staus online

Sign up for something even if its community college. To show intent of domicile else it wpuld seem that you're not intent on making the US your residence