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internationalman:
What would have happened if the mom died (the petitioner) and the case was already at the NVC waiting for interview call up.

Then its still necessary to get humanitarian reinstatement . They will ask about the petitioner at the interview and at the border.
Petitioner must be in the US at the time of applicant's enry or is traveling with the applicant when they intend to move

gogs130:
Hello everyone please I need help on my issue my sister filled petition I 130 for me which am under f4 and after getting a mail in Dec 2009 that am on a final step have not gotten any update on my case and when ever I check with my invoice number he tells me still current. Please am I losing something? Thanks I will appreciate anyone that could put me through

2009 or 2019.

Which final step?
State exactly what the mail said.

If your petition is yet to be approved, as an F4 you probably have another 10 years to go.

EasyPope:
US embassy issues fresh directive for visa applicants[color=#006600][/color]
https://guardian.ng/news/us-embassy-issues-fresh-directive-for-visa-applicants/

The United States Embassy has advised visa applicants with interviews scheduled after January 1, 2025, to visit the Consulate General in Lagos at least twice during their immigration visa process.

The US Embassy announced this directive on its official X (formerly Twitter) page on Tuesday, stating:

“For applicants with interviews scheduled after January 1, 2025, you are required to visit the Consulate General in Lagos at least twice during the immigrant visa process.

“This new process is designed to help you prepare for your visa interview and to prevent significant delays in processing your immigrant visa.”

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Additional information from its website, as seen by The Guardian, states that the first visit to the US Consulate in Lagos is for an In-Person Document Review with a consular staff member. This review ensures that applicants are prepared for their visa interviews.

According to the US Embassy, the review allows applicants to retrieve any missing documents ahead of their visa interviews, helping to avoid delays in application processing.

The second interview, on the other hand, is with a Consular Officer. The date for this interview will be scheduled for applicants by the National Visa Center (NVC).

“If you do not complete the In-Person Document Review before your visa interview, you will be required to reschedule your appointment,” the US Embassy added.

https://guardian.ng/news/us-embassy-issues-fresh-directive-for-visa-applicants/

Emphasis is IMMIGRANT VISA please so this is for immigrant visa applicants.

majority of visa applicants in Nigeria are applyying for NON IMMIGRANT visas.

dipset01:
Just at a crossroad, I currently work for an FCMG in Nigeria currently go home with about 1.7m monthly as income after tax, also have some other benefits, I got my PR since 2022 and did my soft landing with my family and came back to Naija 2023. Since then I have been job hunting in Canada, lately and got a contract job with an IT firm, the pay not so fantastic but it is more than enough to me the needs of myself and my family. The contract is for 7months as I am reliefing someone who is on a long leave. Wondering if I should just resign in my current job and move with my family to canada. The contract job I got is exactly what I do today in my naija job with the same grade, just contract.

What do you guys think, just so you know i current support the house 100%, I spend like 800k to run the house in this Tpain economy and usually endup saving 900k monthly. I have also been hearing alot of stories on the challenges in Canada and how canada is beginning to change its immigration policy, I dont want to loose my PR.

You might get more responses if you post in the Living in Canada thread

Your concerns are valid...certainty to uncertainty
The only thing I would add is that you would need two incomes in Canada so your wife would have to prepare to work.
Does you FCMG have policy for taking study leave?
You can also consider going first and prepping for your family ahead.

I got this from the US embassy nigeria site via their US VISA NAVIGATOR QUESTION FORM https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdMSMzJmoYVaxf-obif6_AaMIT4fbxpIvLEkPW84ISGSwSkIg/formResponse

@Gbanis:
@Mitan7

FOR LAGOS CONSULATE APPLICANTS
If you have challenges
scheduling your appointment or you had a valid GTBank receipt and having issues
using the receipts on the new appointment portal, email us at
LagosNIV@state.gov with the following information:

USE THIS SUBJECT LINE: V44 - Unable to Schedule Appointment on AVITS
Full name
Date of birth
DS-160 Confirmation number (starts with AA)
Passport Number
Copy of GT Bank Receipt
A short description of your situation including screen shots if applicable.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
Upon receiving your request, our team will assess it and contact you with next step of action.

cole234:
Please I need help, I made a mistake on my DS-160 form. I didn't include my middle name on my international passport But I include it when I booked my visa appointment.

Can I still go to my visa appointment with this mistake? And how can I fix it? My interview date is Dec 4 please help

You should be fine,


You can mention that you didn't put your middle name on the DS 160 at your interview

TURADO87:
Hello my good people,
I truly sorry if i disturb you guys in anyway.... but i still have issue with appointment booking
i paid my visa fee with GTB since May 2nd, 2024 before the migration... due to what i can not possibly explain here... i was unable to book and appointment till now...
i have raised ticket and no response....
Recently i tried booking a fresh appointment and after filling processing i was asked to input my payment receipt number which i did.
After putting the number there is what i got...

Please i am running out of time and options
Please someone should help me out!!!

I know I saw some communication from the us embassy nigeria. Try looking for their X handle, I think they shared communication for those who had valid GTB receipts - process they should take

Mitan7:
It's been over 2 months since payment was made and AVITS has done nothing about it
They keep closing my ticket and left one on hold, no response on that one.
These people are bunch of useless twats... you call and they tell you to exercise patience, you chat they tell you the same. this is very frustrating!!! [color=#990000][/color]

Go to the US student visa thread on nairaland, people have had some issues resolved by send emails in a specific format to either lagos or abuja consulate.

Gbanis:
Hi guys, thank you for your responses on my previous concerns. I have one more issue at hand.
I'm one of the people who have a valid visa fee from the old portal but didn't schedule an ian appointment. Fast forward after the migration, my profile has been saying "user inactive" for months. i decided to create another profile using a different email but I'm unable to use my GTB receipt. Created tickets and got a response to upload a screenshot of my vise fee receipt which I have done severally yet no head way from there.
Recently, I got an email that I have been moved to the new portal and to reset my password which I did with the link that was sent to me but when I try to log in, it still says "user inactive" while the newly created profile still has open and unresolved tickets with the GTB visa fee receipts uploaded.
Is there something I'm doing wrong? How do I go about this issue? It's been over a month. I need help please.

I think you might want to check the official us embassy nigeria handle on TwitterX.com
Someone shared that they provided instruction for people who still had valid GTB ban receipts.
You can ask on the Nairalands US Student visa thread , someone there might remember that post and repost it

Teensmentor:
Hi Guys,


So, I have some questions and concerns

I paid for my visa in the old portal and applied for Interview waiver.
Now, after migration to the new portal, my application just shows regular with no information about how and where to drop my passport.

my question is, Can i just walk in into the embassy and do an interview instead?
If not, what do i need to do for the IW process? I have been reading people talking about OIS but not sure how it works. Do I need to register on the OIS website and pick a date for passport dropoff that corresponds to the one on my application at AVITS?
Can I register for this on the day of my appointments?


Sorry for the many questions. I am just a bit worried as my interview is in few days and I wnat to get it right before leaving the US. (My current visa has expired)

Thanks

go to OIS website and pick a date for drop off your passport.
Even with the old portal you would not being going to the embassy to drop off - the drop would have been at DHL

Donde:
Thank you for your response. The attempts are being made by people in the US.

How are they trying to pay?

By card or bank transfer?

Gbanis:
Greetings everyone, I would like to know, what other documents (if any) does a US citizen need for a travel visit to Canada from Nigeria besides a valid US passport?
Also, can a minor kid (US citizen) be allowed into USA from Canada in the company of an adult guidian? (A relative). I would like my child to go on a 2 weeks visit to see his Dad in the US.
It's been 6 years since he left and I haven't been able to renew my visa to take the boy to go and see him.
I'm hoping we can visit Canada, then I'll have a relative take him to his Dad in USA on a short trip and bring him back to me in Canada, then we can return to Nigeria. If this is possible, what documents do I need for them to present at the US POE? and would this in any way affect my chances of getting a US visa as I plan to go for my interview after the trip.
His Dad and I are legally divorced but peacefully parenting our child.
Please any valid information or guidance on this would be greatly appreciated.

Technically a us citizen doesn't need anything to enter the US.

The issue might be with the guardian. Since the child is a minor. I'd say prepare something to show you have given that person permission to travel with your child.

Trydifferentjok:
Thankfully my Canada visitor visa has been approved after several months of waiting!

The best available ticket from LOS-YYZ is United Airlines with a layover in Washington Dulles Airport. I'm aware that I would have to go through customs in Washington and would need to get my luggage and re-check for my connecting flight to Toronto, I also have a U.S. visa so I should be fine getting through.

Is 4 hours enough time to go through this whole process or would it be recommended to go for a longer transit time instead? Has anyone gone to Canada from Naija via a U.S. transit?

Thanks.

4 hours should be fine if your flight to Canada is still via United.
Yes you clear your luggage but you simply move done a little and but it back on a carousel since you have a connecting flight.Uniyed officials are there at baggage.
The only time you spend is getting to your new gate.

Donde:
Hello Everyone, I wanted to check again if anyone has been able to successfully make payment for the AOS fee in the last few months. I have been trying since September to no avail.

You need someone in the US to pay preferably with their card. Provide your details for them to do so.

temitee4real:
Please I want to renew a visa. Do I have to create a new account on the AVITS portal or login using my details on the old portal?

New portal.

Juddy2018:
Hope this will help in clearing backlog of Interviews and IL.

It only addresses people who interview and still have missing or invalid documents. Even if you have missing docs you wouldn't get another interview to submit them , you'd typically drop the revised docs at the DHL or OIS

DWJourney:
Thanks so much bro. Yes, the house is large and this person has already filed for me in which I already got it. The application was made subsequently for two of us. Now, they are asking this for the remaining person. I guess they have already included me in the household since I already got it, maybe that is the reason why they think we need additional income?

For the joint sponsor, as you said, even a friend can stand as one? And must live in the same place?


Thanks brother

They don't have to live in the same house or even state.

They just need to have fill the form and provide evidence of income to meet the threshold for their own personal household plus the applicants.

So think carefully about who would be suitable and ask around

Oluwsaseyepaul:
Can someone please help attend to this? thank you.

They already told you there is no joint application, so do a separate one for your mum, then hopefully you get same date for your mum.

Castro9371:
Please, for my ds160, I currently work as a senior carer in the UK having completed my masters in business administration..I am going for an MBA in the USA and I'm expecting the VO to ask me questions like, why another masters in business, I intend saying my masters in the UK was fully theoretical and the MBA is with a specialization in information technology which focuses on the technological side of the business, as my company is looking to expand to north eastern part of England and this degree will better prepare me to head the IT department.
Or, I should just fill in the DS160 that I work as a logistics manager, which was my job while in Nigeria.
Pls help me.

Which employer would you be referring to? You just said you work as a senior carer in the UK.

internationalman:
What if the joint sponsor is in the USA and able and capable to take any form of responsibility for the applicants

The petitioner must be
1. Domiciled in the US

Or
2. Show proof that they intend to return and resume domicile in the US before or at the time the applicant gets to the US.

Proof of resuming or maintaining domicile include, evidence that you vote in elections ( which you can do in Nigeria), bank account statements, new job in the US or job applications , regular visits to the US.

Note the petitioner MUST be in the US before applicant or arrive with the applicant when they land in the US. Border patrol will ask. They can turn you back.
Even at interview at consulate, they will ask and they already know if petitioner has left the US so don't lie , just provide evidence that they will resume domicile.

Lastly as someone else has said even if petitioner earned 0 income they should file taxes. They are still required to fill i864 form.

internationalman:
What happens in the case of the petitioner dying.

It kinda stops the petition, however I do think there are waivers that can be filed so it's not impossible.

DWJourney:
Hi guys,

Please, I will appreciate it if anyone knowledgeable about this can reply.

One of my relatives immigrant visas is on processing. We received a below message even after everything is submitted, now, we are not really clear on how to specifically attend to this. There's no any family member that can stand as a sponsor again here.

Instruction received:

" The income reported as stated on form I-864, I-864A is insufficient to overcome the public charge grounds of inadmissibility for visa issuance. To avoid delays, an additional Affidavit of Support Form I-864 from a joint sponsor may be submitted. A consular officer will decide if you meet these requirements at the time of the interview. Note: You, as the sponsor, and any other sponsors household members and joint sponsors, must provide updated or additional evidence for the applicant to present at the time of their interview such as: Other income, Assets, Proof of current employment. You can continue to upload documents to CEAC up until the date of your visa interview "

My question, is it also possible to attach bank statement of the sponsor showing savings to that can cover the remaining fund required?


And, is there anyway we can contact CEAC?

This petition was filed in Dec 2022 and we are only waiting for this Mama interview date in Lag.

@Taal17, @Aestake , please guys



Thanks

Maybe you should share this on the NVC thread.

That being said, you need another joint sponosr.
It doesn't have to be a family member.

I'd guess your household size is large.
Go check the minimums financial requirements for the household size and compare it with the income you you put for petitioner and household member with i864A

deept:
Does post sniPP feel same as pre sniPP doing the do?

YES,

Kharleed:
Isn't H1b an employment-based visa?

Well it is, however H1 b and Family based were mentioned quite a bit in his last administration so I don't think it will fare well in this next administration.

babajeje123:
Whatever happens to CD bro.That vasec is not reversible o, ah I no fit

. It only disconnects were sperm passes into the peenis. It's tiny tubes no nerves whatsoever

Nothing else, nothing to do with erecshun at all

Let's be clear .it's sperm you need to have children not an erecshun.

Or are people here truly planning to have kids till 80? Men continuously produce sperm.

neni83:
Oh wow; but this wouldn’t affect other countries right? I am about applying for her Canada renewal to come visit me

It was the Covid year. She was to come back January as that’s when her 6mnths ended but she stayed. The shut down happened by March- immediately airports opened she came bck which was by October

Then they are right your mum overstayed. She could have come back before March..even that would have been over staying .

You can try Canada visa renewal , I doubt it will affect it.

internationalman:
That's the thing I don't understand (know how to know if I'm current or not) the visa bulletin

Check the 1st table.
Look for the F category and compare with your date.

neni83:
Hi Guys,
Please I need suggestions; my mom had her interview on Wednesday where she was denied. She had qualified for IW but was given the form 221g and we were able to get interview date( we paid since 2022). She was denied because she over stayed. The VO asked why and she said it was Covid but he pointed out to her that she ought to hv come back even before the shut down
Also asked what she was doing- my mom is retired and was spending time with her elder sister who is also retired ( told the VO this)
Asked how many kids she has and how many were in the country
Asked who was responsible for her upkeep all through the stay in the US to which she answered that I was the one responsible

My question is- can we reapply? And how soon? As the other reason for wanting to go to the US is my cousins wedding holding later in 2025.

Thank you as I anticipate your advice please🙏🙏

She'll still have to answer to the time she overstayed.

How long did she overstay?
You might want to put off travelling for a bit longer.

Mamabella:
Good day everyone with this oen that Trump has won . Meh what is d hope for people dat want to go and give birth now in d united state . Just saw this post online don't knwo how true it is .

Not sure the veracity of this news but I'll recheck .

However if you are in the US via a visit visa your ARE NOT IN THE US ILLEGALLY.

please let's be clear.

If however the length of stay granted you at the border. Typically it's to limit of 180 days per.saty.
If you have exceeded that time then you have OVERSTAYED.

Another caveat if at the border the CBP restricts your stay to less than 180 days then if you stay more than that time you have OVERSTAYED.

So this news as you have posted it is for them to get details on your stay. Show your visa, that's all. Since you're paying cash you are not using public funds as a visitor.

Vicky21003:
Any tips for J1 visa interview please.

Don't be anxious
You'll be fine , relax and answer questions you are asked