Most Respected VO, thanks for your time. Someone called me from the embassy today and told me to report back for my fingerprint and oath taking on the 18th of Feb. She was specific about my mission of coming for fingerprint and oath taking. I have two questions about this.
1. Myself and my wife already planned on spending the valentine together in the USA and I have not booked ticket because of your advice on this forum, is it possible for me to write the embassy and appeal to them to make the date closer since it is obvious I won't be getting my visa until the end of February with the current appointment date given to me.
2. The woman that called me said the Co forgot to take my fingerprint, when I return back, am I suppose to prepare for a fresh interview and come again with all documents or the initial interview and visa approval still stands? Though she specified that I come for fingerprint, just wondering if I will be subjected to the rigorous process of waiting to be interview again.
Thanks for all your effort and assistance.

LagosNIV:


Your fingerprints are required to be on file before we are able to print the visa. If they are needed, you will be called, if you have your visa, then maybe you just forgot that you gave us your fingerprints.

Thanks VO, It was like the spirit working together. I just got an email from the consulate asking me to return for oath taking and fingerprint. They stated in the email that I should wait for another email that will tell me the date and time to come. Since this is all that was stated and my visa interview was approved do I need to come again with all my document as I did for interview or just come with my fingers? I just hope they invite me to do that this week since until after the fingerprint and oath before the visa will be issued. any idea of time duration before am invited again? Thanks for your patience here.

Dear VO, Is It possible that my fingerprint is not needed? Since no one have contacted me about this, should I be worried? If I pick up my visa without this, do you think it's okay to travel like that without returning back to the consulate? I just want to be sure of what to do .The articles I read online are confusing, some said it's not necessary since I will be fingerprinted at the POE while some said it is needed as security features on the immigrant visa. Please enlighten me. Thank you once again and enjoy your day

LagosNIV:


If they need your fingerprints, they will call you back.

Thank you so much. I will just keep my contact number open and await their call. Meanwhile, I want to know how long it will take before I can check the status of my passport. as at today it says no information yet about the passport. I submitted on 01/21/2016. Thanks VO. I checked all through the weekend for your response. GLAD I GOT IT TODAY

Hello VO, I had my interview yesterday 1/21/2016 and was granted the immigrant visa to join my wife in the USA. The Co said I should pick up the visa next week and he gave me the pick up letter and also the paper instructing me to pay $165 for processing and green card. After the interview he said I can go I got home and I realized he didn't take my finger print at any point during the interview and no one did that at the embassy. I have emailed to confirm if everything is okay. Am just anxious to know if I will have to go back and do the finger print or it is not compulsory. I am 33 years old and am not a diplomat or in any of the category they wave finger printing for. Thanks for your attention and help on this issue.

Hello VO, I had my interview yesterday 1/21/2016 and was granted the immigrant visa to join my wife in the USA. The Co said I should pick up the visa next week and he gave me the pick up letter and also the paper instructing me to pay $165 for processing and green card. After the interview he said I can go I got home and I realized he didn't take my finger print at any point during the interview and no one did that at the embassy. I have emailed to confirm if everything is okay. Am just anxious to know if I will have to go back and do the finger print or it is not compulsory. I am 33 years old and am not a diplomat or in any of the category they wave finger printing for. Thanks for your attention and help on this issue.