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chileanmak:
Hello Visa Officers and thank you very much for your dedication and time.
I married an American and had a daughter while living in the US. I entered the US legally on a B1/B2 visa back in 1994. I overstayed my visa at the time for more than 1 year (14 years to be exact) which I believes comes with a 10 year ban. We left the US in 2008. Now we have applied for my immigrant visa to move back to the US. After almost 2 years I have a consular interview on Tuesday September 29th. The question is; Does the Consular Visa Officer have any leeway in issuing the Immigrant visa regardless of my overstaying, considering that I never committed a crime, I have been married to a US citizen for over 15 years, I have a US born daughter (both wanting to come back to the US), and that I (we) left the US voluntarily over 7 years ago, or must the Consular Visa Officer apply the 10 year ban. If the latter, will I still be able to visit the US?
Very nervous about the outcome and our future.
With kind regards

The Consular officer will certainly find that you are ineligible to enter the United States due to your considerable period of unlawful presence there. As long as you have no other ineligibilities, however, there is a waiver available, which the officer will tell you about at the time of the interview. There's no guarantee that your waiver application will be approved, but you're free to apply. If it's not approved, from what you've written, your ban will expire in 2018.

I sincerely doubt that you will ever qualify for a B1/B2 non-immigrant visa again, as you are clearly an intending immigrant who misused the last B1/B2 you were issued.

It's also worth mentioning that if your spouse is the petitioner and he or she now resides in Nigeria with you, there's no reason why you should be issued a visa. The purpose of immigrant visas is to reunite family members who are separated, and your family lives as a unit in Nigeria. Even with a waiver or after the ban has expired, the officer will likely not issue a visa if the petitioner does not reside in the United States. At the very least, you'll need to convince the officer that you all intend to return together -- but the officer may require evidence that the petitioner has established a residence in the U.S. before a visa can be issued.

prihnce:
we have had the interview and it was approved.. OMG, now am worried....we had the interview on the 17th.. my siblings nd I

Eek, don't worry! Knowing that you've had your interview, my interpretation has changed! I'm guessing your case is just fine, but the officer hasn't physically clicked the Print Authorization button yet so there's nothing for the computer to update.

(Often officers don't click the button until they know that someone will sit down to print visas in the next few hours -- otherwise some computerized parts of the case expire and have to be re-done before the visa can be printed -- it's a technological thing, and has nothing to do with the merits of the case. So sometimes an officer will say "Your visa is approved" and write that in the case notes and all over the folder the paperwork's kept in, but because she hasn't clicked the button yet, the status remains unchanged.)

Carls33, I don't read private messages. Please ask your question in public. Thanks!

eoc4ever:
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When I saw you viewing this topic today, I noticed that you've replaced several of your previous posts with ".." . You know, your original posts remain preserved in their entirety in my replies to you; and in any case, all the details of your previous applications are recorded in our computer systems, so cleaning up Nairaland will likely not make a difference.

Apologies to the rest of our readers here -- I don't mean to sound grouchy -- just a reminder that we do keep records, and that the truth is always best.

olukenny12:
pls did you no if d.usembassy will open.today?

No, I don't know. I no longer work in Lagos. If the Government of Nigeria has declared a holiday today, the Embassy and Consulate will be closed, though.

olukenny12:
if my visa status on net show issued, will I wait for dem to contact me before I will go for the pickup?

No, no need to wait for anyone to contact you. Based solely on what you've written here, you should be able to pick up your visa at the collection center in five business days from the date the status changed to show "issued." There could be other factors involved of which I'm not aware, though. Good luck!

prihnce:
Good day VO please I tried tracking my passport and I saw this "no status update available for this passport number" what does it mean pls?

I'm guessing that you haven't had your initial interview yet? There won't be any new status update until you've had an interview.

babygirl2013:
if it's changed at this time u Did no one can change it to CR1 again? Thanks Ma just want to be sure before I go for pickup after the holiday cos it's been issued

Ma'am, I have no way of knowing. If I told you I changed the visa category, I did. But I don't know what your case number is and even if I did, I have no way of checking. If the visa has been issued, the first thing you need to do is check the visa itself -- there's nothing at all that can be done until you do that.

Duuzsz:
Does that mean you will not come here again? Pls don't go! We love you.
Pls I told you earlier that my dad file for me in the US he is a citizen. I'm over 21yrs But the question is how can I track the stages or how far the petition has gotten to. Has the wait time reduced ? He filed on November last year. Where can I check the status, what and what do I need to check it. Do I need password or something? Pls explain in depth. Because he is always busy and doesn't have the time to check for me.. so I want to do it myself. Thanks so much...

I'm assuming that your visa category is F1? Right now F1s filed on or before Dec. 15, 2007, are eligible to be scheduled for interviews.

You can check the status of your petition by entering your receipt number at https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do . The receipt number is a unique 13-character identifier that USCIS provides for each application or petition it receives. The agency uses it to identify and track its cases. The receipt number consists of three letters-for example, EAC, WAC, LIN, SRC, NBC, MSC or IOE-and 10 numbers. You can find it on notices of action USCIS has sent you. Omit dashes ( "-" ) when entering a receipt number. However, you can include all other characters, including asterisks ( "*" ) , if they are listed on your notice as part of the receipt number.

By the way, at the bottom of that page, you can also make an inquiry about your case, change your address, and see an estimate of how long it takes USCIS to process cases like yours.

kaitlyn21:
Dear Visa Officer,
I have a concern that maybe you could help me with,
In a few weeks i will be resubmitting my application for a b2(non-immigrant) visa and am overwhelmed with anxiety. My question is, will the fact that i have a long term partner who is a US citizen hurt my chances even though he is planning on moving to the UK. I am planning on going to the US to spend the upcoming holidays with my boyfriend and his family for 90 days because i have to be back in time for work in the new year so i can get my apartment i have been saving for. Since applying the first time my situation has changed, i now have a stable job, looking for an apartment and looking after my mother who has recently had a stroke, so as you can see there are factors that are tying me to my country. I am 18 and have never had a criminal record or even affiliated with the police plus i have a letter from my boss saying that i will be going back to work at a certain date. I do have american relations but i hardly know them at all. I was refused last time because my ties to my country were not strong enough mainly because i was fresh out of college, unemployed and looking to go on a 6 month gap year to see my boyfriend who i have been with for 4 years with £700. I now have $1000 and am only looking to go for 90 days to go back to a job and my family as well as the fact i have been very careful with my documents. Would you say my chances are better than last time or does the fact i have an american boyfriend hurt my chances? Also what is the shortest amount of time a b2 visa can be picked up after being accepted, just asking as a rough estimate? thankyou

This is a question for my non-immigrant visa colleagues at https://www.nairaland.com/1792662/u.s-non-immigrant-visas-listening .

Nochid:
Good day VO,
I'll like to clarify how long will one's K -1 visa will be valid for after issuance? Some people have said it's 6 months from the date of issuance;some others say it's valid for the time for which the medical report is valid for. Will appreciate you shed some light on this,thanks.

It's valid for the same amount of time as the medical paperwork, so at most six months.

OMERRKHANN:
DEAR VISA OFFICER,

HOPE THIS MSG FINDS YOU WELL

We Have a Family IMMIGRATION (F4) We Received Invoice Only For Principal Applicant and my husband Although all six children were also the part of this immigration and they are under 21. We have done all the efforts to contact NVC through all the possible mean of contact for Correct Invoice in which children name should include but we haven't received any response and it been 2 months since we have been following up.

we have paid invoice we recieved for principal applicant and husband but we are not proceeding it further as we are waiting for complete and correct invoice from NVC.

should we wait for correct invoice or proceed ? if proceed what will happen to children? as we want to travel with them.

we are looking for guidance. as this case is very important for whole family

Best Regards

If you're unsuccessful in getting NVC to respond, you can add the children when it's time for your interview. Just e-mail LagosIV@state.gov after NVC notifies you of the interview date, and let them know that you have children. Especially if the children were listed on the original petition, there won't be any problem.

If you e-mail LagosIV@state.gov before you've been notified of an interview date, Lagos will have no record of your case and will refer you to NVC, though.

Dyke004:
Dear VO,
I have this few questions.
Can a brother who is an LPR file for his brother?
Can such filing cover the brother and his family (that's wife and children)
currently, how long can it likely take from filling to getting the visa.
Thank you

Legal Permanent Residents cannot file for their siblings. Only U.S. citizens can do that.

babygirl2013:
Pls what the process To do dat? I will need to send email to Lagos embassy? Hope it will not delayin him? Cos of medical n others! Pls tell d procedure pls to get fast Responce to clear dis Error

Have you seen the visa yet? I'd wait until he's received the visa, and then, if it says CR1 instead of IR1, e-mail LagosIV@state.gov and ask them to reissue it in the correct visa category. There's no fee if the error is on our side. But if you asked me earlier to change the category and I replied that it was changed, it should be fine.

babygirl2013:
Pls V O we checked his visa status today n it has beed printed n change to ISsued now! But I noticed dey are change the case created to December 2013 instead of March 2013 Created Date n case last updateted to 22 sep 2013 it's last updated on 21 wen it's on Admin Process my fear is hope he will not be issued CR1 instead of IR1 cos our 3rd year anniversary is few month now n I remember few months Ago here U vo hav help me changes D visa status after I made d requests! Becouse we re waitin for holiday to over next week before we go for pickups it's just issued yestde n am believ it wil not be available 4 pickups! Want to knw if it's CR1 or IR1 dey issued to my husbands thz for ur time Ma

I have no way of checking to see if the visa category was changed to IR1. If you see that it says CR1, please ask them to reissue the visa in the correct category, or your husband's status will be conditional.

Kay213:
Hi VO.
Thanks for all the help and advise from you. I'm about to book an appointment and i got to stage they ask of "Priority date". What does this mean? Please i will like to know so that i won't make any mistake filling the form.
Thanks.

Olukayode

The priority date is the date on which the petition was filed. Hope this helps!

dennel:
ma... for sure I would come back* but what to say to clarify that and be cleared had been the problem as an orphan having an Aunty in the united state

This is really a question for the non-immigrant visa thread -- but I can tell you that they will tell you to tell the truth, and if you qualify and are eligible, then you'll get a visa.

olukenny12:
but do u think they we issue me my visa?

I have no way of knowing what's happening with your case aside from what you've written here. Again, your best course of action is to e-mail LagosIV@state.gov and ask what's happening.

olukenny12:
I search my visa status through won website my visa status stated administrative processing so what meaning of that?

There are so many reasons why a case can be placed under administrative processing, that there's no way I can hazard a guess as to why your case now shows that status. Your best course of action is to e-mail LagosIV@state.gov and ask for an update. Good luck!

netflix001:
Good morning ma,

Pls ma, I need your advice on my case.

I applied twice for a visiting visa to USA and was refused.

I stated then that I had a child and a wife in Nigeria which was actually not real.

Meanwhile, my wife and daughter are in US and both USC. Now my wife has filed for me and already approved and awaiting to be scheduled for an interview. Please I want to know if this would be a red flag?

If yes, please what can I do to get this corrected?

God bless you for your help ma.

Regards

Oh, yes, this is a huge red flag. Not once but twice, under oath, you stated that you have a wife and child here in Nigeria. Now someone else is claiming to be your wife. At this point you've established that you're willing to say anything in order to get a visa, and that you're smart enough to tailor your story to the visa category you're applying for; the officer will certainly have serious doubts about your claimed relationship with the petitioner.

If you and the petitioner truly are husband and wife, and the child is your child, you will probably successfully obtain a visa in the end. But it will likely take quite a while longer than normal visa cases. The only thing you can do is to be completely honest about everything and hope that the investigation moves along quickly.

dennel:
Pls I was denied a student visa last year...maybe because
the US VO inquired and knew my parent were late (an orphan) and
concluded I may not want to return to my country Nigeria
... Have reapplied and having the interview next week
...please can anybody help me with what to say exactly
that could convince him /her that I would be back here
after school ...
plsssss very urgent....thanks in advance

Do you want to return to Nigeria, or are you planning on staying in the U.S. permanently?

adeolu0510:
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Thanks for the response, my case is current, my PD is January 2008 n my case is F2b.

Then you should be scheduled for the next available interview -- but that could take a few months, depending on Lagos's schedule.

iamnewhere:
Thank You for your response. I just talked with the NVC yesterday and they were telling a different story. Now they say that my Birth Certificate and Marriage certificate translation is not as per the requirement of NVC where as My Birth certificate is being issued from Govt. Of Pakistan which is both in English and Urdu where as my marriage certificate was translated by a competent authority endorsed by the notary public. One more thing what do NVC means by certified copy isnt the color copy is considered as certified copy?

I'm not familiar with documents from Pakistan. That said, are you asking if a color photocopy of a document counts as a certified copy? In that case the answer is no; the photocopy isn't certified just because it's in color. You might try e-mailing the Embassy or Consulate in Pakistan and asking them for clarification -- they know better than I do. Good luck!

Omenaisunday12:
Good morning ma , hope you had a good night rest? Am a little bit worried my case was completed August 12th and till now I have not got my letter for interview. Should I send a mail NVC to complain or I should just wait. My case is IR1.......thanks.

No, this is normal. It can take several months for NVC to schedule a completed case for its interview.

bamakoe:
This sounds interesting yet confusing

Typically, which categories would qualify for this early adjustment of status in the Family Based categories?
Hope you can get more details soon to share

This usually applies to people who are there on student visas, L1s, H2Bs, etc., but not to people who have B1/B2s. For instance, if someone were in the U.S. on a student visa, and while she was there her F2B petition (filed by an LPR parent) became current, she could apply for adjustment of status.

On the other hand, entering the U.S. on a B1/B2 non-immigrant visa with the actual intent of adjusting status can lead to a permanent inadmissibility under INA 212(a)(6)(C)(i), material misrepresentation, if it's clear that the applicant lied to a U.S. government official at some point. There are some exceptions, but I'm not going to get into that here because obviously anyone reading this thread does want to immigrate to the U.S., so I'm not motivated to give anyone pointers for sneaking in on a B1/B2.

People in the U.S. illegally (including those who have overstayed a B1/B2 or who are no longer in student status) are not eligible to adjust status while in the United States.

kam4r:
No actually hes a Nigerian , He was issued two years Visa ... So he applied for renewal on the 8th of Aug this year ... He hasnt Gotten any notification whatsoever from them ....

This thread is for immigration-related questions. Your uncle applied for a non-immigrant visa. Please direct your inquiry to the non-immigrant visa thread at https://www.nairaland.com/1792662/u.s-non-immigrant-visas-listening .

kam4r:
Pls visaofficer Ive been keeping tabs on this thread , waiting for u to come online ... Kindly reply me

I already replied, as follows:

This is a question for the non-immigrant visa thread. Thanks!

Omenaisunday12:
Good day ma, it pains to here you will be leaving us soon.may God continue to bless u all the days of ur life.please I wanna no if NVC has finish the schedule of interview for October for IR1?

I don't know for sure, but I'm 95% confident that, yes, October has already been scheduled.

DpdNKerosene:
I know that you are leaving soon and I just wanted to give you one last thank you. I'll be traveling to Nigeria this week to visit my fiance again, so I will not be able to give you a proper goodbye on the day that you officially leave nairaland.

Thank you again for your selfless assistance on this thread. I cannot explain how much your advice and direction has calmed me in some of the most stressful and heartbreaking times. May God bless you and keep you safe. I hope you come check on us once in a while!

God bless!!

I will miss you all more than you can possibly imagine.

Vicobaba123:
Dear VO

Our petition was approved on the 14th of Sep, now what next? will I have to wait to be contacted or contact NVC myself?
Our case status :
On September 14, 2015, we approved your Form I-130, Immigrant Petition for Relative, Fiance(E), or Orphan, Receipt Number SRC###########. We will mail your approval notice. Please follow the instructions in the notice

Your visa category is IR1 or CR1, right? If your petition is approved and the case is documentarily complete, it will be scheduled for the next available appointment! (This could take a few months, though. Again, I don't know what Lagos's schedule looks like these days.)

adeolu0510:
. Thanks a lot for the response, I got my case complete early this month, was wondering how soon the interview could be.

Is the case current? If so, it depends what Lagos's schedule looks like these days and when their next available interview is.

Manshiv:
Entered wrong " Spouse Place of birth" in I-130 and DS260. NVC interview has been scheduled. How to correct now?

I have written the District name instead of the City. Is this very serious mistake? How to correct it now as the Embassy interview has already been scheduled for first week of October 2015.

There are 13 cities in my district.

Don't worry. This is not a very serious mistake. You or your wife can let the officer know at the interview -- but the officer probably won't even ask.