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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

justwise:
Visa As a Nigerian?

I know, that's the part I'm not sure of. . If Nigerian immigrations quiz you on how you came in then you'd have to mention expired passport. So then why isn't your passport renewed before returning to the UK?

12inchess:
Can you take a leave of absence from a new job. I've been there for less than a year and just passed my probation period of 6 months.

Find out about your HR policies.

Or get your doctor to provide a letter and take FMLA. It's federal govt protected leave, your job would be protected. I think FMLA is up to 12 weeks.

Find out about it

You have to be alive to work o. So pls put yourself first and get back to yourself biko.
The US makes you feel like you have to work till you grind yourself like crayfish lol.

omabroowniee:
Hallo can someone travel to Nigeria on an expired passport and return back to UK with a British one please?

Yes you can travel on expired passport.

However, if you want to return to the UK with a UK passport you would be asked how you entered without visa. That part I'm not sure

12inchess:
Most of the advanced treatments have failed but the fertility issues is not the reason I'm sad and lonely. In fact I fear taking additional responsibility in the name of kids given my physical and mental state. And to those who are asking why are turned irreligious. It's simple. I found out I wasn't gaining much from church.

Focus on you first, children can come later.

Consider volunteering..it's good cos it gets you out of your own head. Gratitude and helping others can do a lot when you're giving without expecting anything in return

About church, take small steps and just talk to God. One day at a time just talk

12inchess:
Hello nairalanders I know to a lot of Nigerians who have never left the country this may sound funny. But I'm indeed frustrated with my life in America. I moved to America as a student in 2016 for masters in an engineering degree and after about 7 years I obtained a U.S Greencard. I work a middle income job with the government and I'm here with my Nigerian wife. I have faced a series of health challenges since I got here and some have been resolved and some additionally ones have cropped in with the latest being depression and extreme fatigue. Currently I'm on antidepressants but I'm still depressed and frustrated. My job is not that taxing but I wish I could do more save for the extreme fatigue that the doctors have not been able to resolve. I wish I could hustle harder but my health is not allowing me to. I feel also very sad and lonely living in the U.S as it's only me and my wife and I dont really have any friends. Everyone here always mind their business and its tough building any meaningful relationships. I have toyed with the idea of moving back to Nigeria in my head since America has not been all I hoped it will be for me but my wife does not want to and she quickly reminds me of the employment suitation in Nigeria and how it is me that made her come here in the first place. She kind of prefers it here. We have no kids yet so that is one additional information. I'm just venting and frustrated and I hope maybe some Nairalanders can come to my aid. Additional information. I dont come from a rich family that has money sitting in the bank and its me and my own. We just bought a house on a 30 year mortgage so we pretty stuck with paying the debt for 30 years but I don't know how I'd live here for 30 years. Just looking for someone with experience to share ideas with since I have no one. I feel stuck. Please no insults

It's your life so you can be frustrated it's okay.

Can you take some time off, a leave of absence..a change of environment might help you think and reflect on what dreams you had that you never took up.

Extreme fatigue typically needs a break
.no pressure ..no pending commitments.
Start with 2 weeks or one month and be a child again .
Doesn't have to be anywhere expensive ..a resort where you can see sunlight regularly.

Your wife is responding from a place of fear so her discouragement is because she sees you moving as losing your security. So take that break with her.

The one time I had extreme fatigue I had experienced mild depression months before which I didn't pay attention to.

I was on a call and my speech just slowed down everything just slowed. I asked those on the call if I sounded strange. They called for help . Hospital checked everything and my vitals were fine. Yet I felt and moved like someone who was recovering from surgery.

In the end I cut down everything that day. Work Calls, Stress shut it all out. I learned from that.

Take a break and find you again.. remember the things you really enjoyed no matter how silly they are and do them. It will help reset you.
Since you're being treated for depression go on these breaks with someone and find some Sun

TWoods:
United States v. Wong Kim Ark, 169 U.S. 649 (1898), was a landmark decision[4] of the U.S. Supreme Court which held that "a child born in the United States, of parents of Chinese descent, who, at the time of his birth, are subjects of the Emperor of China, but have a permanent domicile and residence in the United States, and are there carrying on business, and are not employed in any diplomatic or official capacity under the Emperor of China",[5] automatically became a U.S. citizen at birth.[6] This decision established an important precedent in its interpretation of the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution.[4]

Partially agree with you but i think the case hinges on the last part. They had "permanent domicile and residence" in the United States. You could argue this does not apply to anyone here illegally or on temporary student/visitor visa. That's exactly how the EO is frame. I think SCOTUS keeps the 14th amendment but narrows its applicability to only those who have permanent residence visas in the US only.

I concur, that's where I think it does have merit
It would be monumental of SC decides this way

Trump no go allow us drink water drop cup

DWJourney:
Sure bro. We have presented it and was accepted. Now been waiting for appointment date for the Mama.

Quick one bro, have been in the US for 2 months, got my SSN but my GC card haven't come out yet. I'm planning to travel out of the US, is it possible to go out? My immigrant visa is still valid.

And with what the current administration is doing, do you think it's not a problem?



@Taal17 and others, I also need your input please 🙏

Have you contacted USCIS
Did you pay for your green card? If you haven't then you need to. That's what delayed mine, fortunately I received a letter telling me I haven't paid. I got the card about 2 wks after
Check USCIS site
Also your address is it the same address they have for you.

DOS where border patrol sits may have some overzealous staff so even though you visa is valid for a year. I would have the GC first.

Do you have a job or training or schooling in the US Do you have ties including residence card drivers license. All these show you have established domicile.

tsignal:
i did, its saying passport not ready for pick up

wow, maybe you should just go to OIS office if you're in Lagos. and check there.
Maybe reach lagos consulate by email and use subject line to put details of your case. You need to get back to the US

Debbieeeeeee:
The 14th Amendment is a complex piece of legislation, and any constitutional conflicts surrounding it can only be resolved through a ruling from the Supreme Court. Currently, the executive order signed by President Donald Trump is facing challenges in court, and we’re all waiting to see how that plays out. If you're already in the U.S., it's best to just take a deep breath and relax. Since the introduction of this executive order on the 20th of January, I've reviewed and contributed to various legal opinions. The 14th Amendment has been tested since 1884 and has stood firm despite challenges. The executive order overlooks established judicial precedents and the overarching authority of the Constitution.

the reasons for the amendment are not the same reasons in these times though., it's not a Civil rights matter
either of two things will happen the EO will be suspended till it gets to the supreme [/b]court or it will stay till it gets to the [b]supreme court. Either way the judicial process will take some time.
Although Roe vs Wade is different, yet it was overturned after decades.

Jus soli is not even present in many countries of the world both developed and developing. Outside the Americas Jus soli is rare. Africa Asia Europe, UK and Oceania.

Its the arrest of 'illegal' immigrants in hospitals and religious places that I think states should face because that's just crazy, illegal is not the same as undocumented before ICE people start clearing people anyhow.

tsignal:
Bumping this up again, anyone waiting for their passport that did interview waiver

Hi everyone,

I wanted to share my timeline and ask for insights from others who’ve experienced this process recently.
• Document drop-off date: Dec 20th
• Case created date: Dec 23rd
• Case last updated date: Dec 27th
Status still reads Application Received
I’m scheduled to return to the U.S. on January 17th,but I’m still waiting for my passport from the embassy.

Has anyone been in a similar situation recently? How long did it take after the last case update to receive your passport? Any insights would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you!

Have ypu tracked ypur passport on OIS website?
To see if its there, if it is you can schedule appointment on OIS site for pickup