ndi7:
Dear VO,

Many thanks for this good work you are doing.

This response alone has just saved my heart from jumping out of me. I have a very similar case; was interviewed on July 27, 2017 for an F1, i once saw "administrative processing" when i log into the DS-160 form site; and just yesterday i called the embassy and was ask to check the ceac site and when i did "BAM !" the word "Refused" jumped at me ( i don't know how i survived it). The passport tracking site still says my pass is till with the embassy/consulate. when i send mails to the usual address for tracking it use to say "still with the post", but now it says "no status".

Question: Does this 60days of waiting, just working days or weekends/holidays inclusive?
By the way, am to study Executive MBA in IT at Ottawa University, Arizona (School resumes Aug 18, 2017; i know i will ask for revised I-20 and differ it to spring, right?)

Thanks once again.

Good morning,

It sounds like you are asking about a student visa, which is a non-immigrant visa. This is a forum for questions related to immigrant visas. Please direct your questions to the appropriate forum (I believe there is a forum dedicated to answering questions related to student visas).

Regards,
VO

Adsincome:
Dear VO

Have you ever seen a situation where the NVC reinstates an application 18 months after finally terminating it

What happens when your officers are unable to locate the address of the beneficiary via post but the beneficiary has a US attorney

That was my case, it was sent to my US attorneys old address and I never received the notification from the consulate and so never applied.

We have applied for a reinstatement. What do you think the chances are for reinstatement based on previous experience?

We already received a 203g notice

Good morning,

The decision for reinstatement is made on a case-by-case basis and I cannot comment on the particulars of your case or speculate on the possibility of reinstatement. I can say that it is the responsibility of the applicant to provide the visa-issuing post with a current address. The applicant's failure to receive the notice of termination because he or she neglected to notify post of his or her change of address will not be considered as a reason beyond the applicants control for not pursuing the application.

Regards,
VO

Aos29:
VO
Thanks for the the response. But the issue is the Petitioner's (who is in US) ORIGINAL birth and marriage certificates, to be sent to Nigeria

Will photocopies of these documents NOT suffice?

We are still not clear on this issue of the petitioner sending down his/her original documents like birth and marriage certificates to the applicant in Nigeria.

We will appreciate your help please.

Good morning,

I understand, thank you for clarifying. The beneficiary should bring originals of their documents, but photocopies of the petitioner's civil documents as included in the petition should suffice in most cases. Should originals be needed, the consular officer will request them at the time of the interview. I hope this answers your question.

Regards,
VO

Aos29:
VO
How true is that the immigrant applicant must bring to the visa interview among other documents, the original and photocopies of the Petitioner's birth and marriage certificates.

I was thinking that the petitioner could send the photocopy each of these documents.
Please clarify this. Thanks.

Good afternoon,

Photocopies of civil documents are generally included with the petition. However, the beneficiary should bring the originals of civil documents like birth, marriage, and divorce certificates with them, as well as photocopies.

Best,
VO

chokey419:
Have my interview on Tuesday. Hope it goes smoothly.

Hope it went well!

Regards,
VO

wendykaay:
Thanks vo for your response, my second question is about k3 non immigrant visa, my husband already filed form i130 which is still pending for immigrant visa but my question does he need to file another form I 130 separately for k3 visa and secondly what's the next Step after filing the form I 130 and how long does the k3 process takes.thanks alot

Good morning,

After filing, petitions are either approved or denied by USCIS. You should visit their website for more information on the K-3 visa filing process and what happens after that (https://www.uscis.gov/family/family-us-citizens/k3-k4-visa/k-3k-4-nonimmigrant-visas).

Regards,
VO

Aos29:
Thanks for your previous help. Now my questions are:
Q1: What is the difference between NVC welcome letter(ACL) and NVC welcome letter (PAOSF)?

Q2: Who does the submission of All the AOS Package and the IV Package?

Q3: Do they need to take an album of pictures OR just a few pictures of the petitioner and the parents?

Good morning,

The first two questions relate to NVC's processing and should be directed to NVC. The consulate does not manage this part of the process.

For the third question, it is up to the applicant to make a decision about the evidence they bring to the interview to support a familial relationship. The consular officer may ask to see photos during the interview.

Regards,
VO

As a friendly reminder, this forum is only for questions related to immigrant visas. There have been a number of questions related to Drop Box and student visa applications recently. You will notice that these questions have been deleted, as they are related to non-immigrant visas. Please direct these questions to the appropriate forum in the future. Thank you.

wendykaay:
Goodday please I really want to know long does US spouse visa takes,am married to US citizen so I really want to know how long the filing process will take.thanks alot

Good afternoon,

It depends on which part of the process you are referring to. Travel.state.gov has a useful flowchart for the process of petition submission, processing, and the scheduling of interviews. The total length of time will depend on a variety of factors, including how quickly you submit requested documents. As such, I am unable to comment on the exact length of time for the filing process.

Regards,
VO

Aos29:
Hello VO
I filed separate i-130 for my parents(mom and dad), will I be feeling one i-864 and make copy OR to fill two separate forms.
Secondly are they going to be interviewed separately.

Good afternoon,

Each petition requires its own I-684 (affidavit of support). Since IR5 parent visas are individual petitions, each petition would require a separate, signed I-864 with accompanying financial documents. As for the interview, couples may be interviewed together. The National Visa Center does the final scheduling and should be informed of such requests. I hope this is useful.

Regards,
VO

magnificientzaz:
Good day VO,

Thank you for the great job you guys are doing here.
Please i need clarification on an issue.
I applied for a visiting visa in 2015, i was married then (though it was just traditionally, not legally) and stated i was married in my DS-160form.
The marriage later got dissolved in Feb 2016.
Now, my mum who is a permanent resident in the US needs to file for an immigrant visa for me.
My question is, do i need to bring any document stating i'm no longer married ( i was never legally married and didn't show any marriage certificate during my interview) or what do i do?.

Thanks.

Good afternoon,

Applicants who have listed themselves as married on prior applications and are no longer married should be prepared to answer questions about the marriage as well as provide some form of documentation detailing the dissolution of the marriage (e.g. from a customary court). Traditional marriages are considered valid and legal marital relationships for the purposes of U.S. immigration law (in other words, if an applicant has been traditionally married and the marriage ended prior to the visa interview, the applicant needs to be able to demonstrate that the marriage has ended). I hope this helps.

Regards,
VO

beekaf:
hello Vo

I would like some clarity on my brothers case,he entered the usa 2 years ago via f1 visa and got married there and got his resident permit,however before he left he was married with 2 kids but had to divorce his wife.He and his American wife have now filed for his children and are due for interview soon,My question is who is eligible to take the children for the interview since he his not in the country and the childrens mother will not be available because of work to take kids to embassy(she is ready to release letter of consent to whoever will accompany the children

my question are...what documents does she need to give to whoever will take kids for interview/

2.who can take the kids to the embassy amongst the following,.the husbands brother or the divorced wife brother(kids stay with there mum)

thanks

Good morning,

Any adult over the age of 18 is able to accompany the minor. The adult will need to identify him/herself to the consular officer, attest to be truthful under oath, and will be fingerprinted. The adult should have knowledge of the relationship between the child and the petitioner and/or the circumstances s/he wish to immigrate, because the consular officer will proceed with the interview with the accompanying adult. In instances wherein the accompanying adult is unable to answer the consular officer's questions articulately, the child's immigrant visa may be held up and the consular officer may request additional information before s/he finishes adjudicating the case.

Regards,
VO

leakage01:
Dear VO,
NVC keeps sending or asking me to pay visa application fees.
I have paid mine and it's showing paid but I added my son and husband to accompany me in form ds260 but my son who is 18 months has been included to accompany me under ceac. I can see pay now under his name but anytime I click to pay nothing pops up to complete the payment. Though my husband's name is yet to be added to the ceac page even after sending all documents that was asked.

secondly, when my dad filled for us many years back my kid bro was like 2/3 years old and he later joined my dad in the USA. I can still see his name on same ceac and not paid attached to his name when I click pay fees and sometimes I see N/A.

we have sent several mails to nvc and my dad also called them, they asked him to pay but still same problem.
I don't even know what to do anymore because I am thinking there is a mix up somewhere.

Good morning,

I understand that this must be frustrating, but as NVC handles this process, you will still need to follow their directions for payment.

Regards,
VO

BullionZ:
Greeting to you VO!

please when is the best time of the year to file an i30 form, are embassy in Nigeria open for interviews every month of the year?

Good morning,

We conduct interviews Monday through Thursday all year, excluding local and U.S. holidays. The filing of the I-130 is done through USCIS.

Regards,
VO

nonso123:
Goodday honourable VO:

I am married to a USC in april and she is on the verge of filling an i-130 petition for me to migrate.
Do we neccessarily need an immigration attorney because the least lawyer we contacted was charging nearly $5000.

Can i also apply for a non immigrate visa to visit my wife in december while the i130 petition is being processed?

Thank you.

Good afternoon,

The decision on whether or not to hire an immigration attorney is entirely up to the petitioner and the beneficiary. The consulate cannot advise you on this matter.

You may apply for a nonimmigrant visa if you wish. Bear in mind that the adjudicating officer will take into account all aspects of your application during your interview when making a decision on whether or not you are eligible for the visa category for which you are applying and whether or not you overcome the presumption of being an intending immigrant. This may also include the fact that you have a pending immigrant visa petition.

Best,
VO

Electroweb:
Hello VO,
I would like to know how it will take for a Nigerian to become an American citizen if a sibling who is a USC files for her.

Good morning,

I encourage you to visit the website below (The Visa Bulletin) to get a general sense of the time frames involved for family preference petitions. The dates listed in the tables are the priority dates for petitions (the priority date of the petition is the date on which the completed, signed petition is properly filed with USCIS). Sibling-based petitions, or F4s, have priority dates in 2004, which should give some indication of the timeline. For your awareness, a new visa bulletin is released every month on travel.state.gov.


https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/law-and-policy/bulletin/2017/visa-bulletin-for-august-2017.html

AREOLA:
Hello V.O,
Below is the reply to the mail my husband sent to lagos IV.
Please I need your advice can he still file a waiver to re move the ineligibility?please I need you to advice me please.

RE: Case status



Thank you for your inquiry.

 

You were notified during your IV interview in 2014 and again in your 2017 IV interview that you were ineligible for an immigrant visa based on you having materially misrepresented yourself. You properly applied for a waiver through USCIS and in 2015, were notified that your waiver was denied. As such, you remain ineligible for an immigrant visa and your file will be destroyed and no longer remain at post.

 

Sincerely,

 

Correspondence Unit (TOO)

US CONSULATE GENERAL

LAGOS, NIGERIA

Good morning,

USCIS handles the waiver process and you should direct questions relating to the approvals and denials, as well as the possibility of reapplying, to their offices.

Best,
VO

xxseekerxx:
Good day VO,
I was previously denied a B1/B2 visa about two years ago, due to my health status at that time; it was a traveling agent that helped me filled my DS160 and he wrongly declared my status as married. Now am getting married to a US citizen by next month and she would return to file K-3 for me.

My question: I am aware that the US embassy has my record in their data base, what effect would it have on my application as I never had any previous marriage not to talk of submitting a divorce certificate?

Thank you as I look forward to reading from you.

Good morning,

If you listed yourself as married on a prior application and claim to have never been married now, that will certainly come up in the interview. I can't say how that will affect the outcome, but it generally does not look good to have initially claimed to be married and then deny the marriage later on.

As a general rule for all applicants, please remember that when you fill out forms for visa applications and sign them, you are swearing that the knowledge on the form is correct. You should always check the information to make sure it is true and accurate to the best of your knowledge before signing.

Best,
VO

AgricSalt:
Good afternoon to you dear VO. Thank you for your help in this forum.

I'm really hoping to receive attention with my concerns this time as my question had been ignored when I posted it here about two years ago.

I am 28 years old now.
I am seeking to migrate to the USA (Alabama) to live and work.
I have a family that are US citizens, living in same place that have invited me to come over and live with them.

At present, I am working in a local electricity firm here in Nigeria. Also I am almost through with my supplementary degree course in Communication Technology (Finishing by Sept/Nov)

Please what are the documents and the requirements to make this work.

Thank you as I anticipate your help.

Good morning,

If your family has petitioned for you to immigrate to the United States and the petition has been approved, the National Visa Center will be in touch with you to let you know what documentation is required.

Best,
VO

susanharris11:
Dear VO officer,

I would like to seek for your advice over my case: I got married to an US citizen, and my husband is currently filing out form I-130 for my daughter (she is unmarried and only 2 years old) from my previous marriage. However, back in Sep 2015 when I filed an application form DS160 to come to the States under J1 visa, I declared my single status as I thought I was lawfully single. Though me and my ex-husband had a wedding ceremony before, yet we did not come to register with authority for a marriage certificate as we had not felt comfortable doing so at that time. Only after the interview, we then came to register for our marriage certificate. As such, there was no listing of the name for my little baby who was born in March 15 in the DS160 form. When my I-130 is approved in the future, is this becoming a problem in the future when I come back home to attend the interview with the baby and pick her up to come to the States?
The second question is: An incident happened when the consular officer called to a hotel to do some background checks on me. Since hospitality has its highest turnover rate, some of the new HR people answering the phone somehow said that I was not working in the hotel at that time, which had the VO immediately questioned if I forged documents of 5 year experience to participate in hospitality industry in the States. And I heard they recorded my file. Should I present all the new necessary documents on the interview together with my daughter to prove that I did work in hospitality before? Do you think that will be brought up as a question to my daughter's interview?

Thank you so much VO officer. I look forward to hearing from you!

Good afternoon,

I cannot provide targeted advice on any specific case. If your husband is filing petitions for both you and your daughter, you should be prepared at the time of the interview to provide credible evidence of your relationship with both the petitioner and your child. Additionally, it sounds like the petition is still with USCIS - they make the initial determination on the credibility of the relationship underlying the petition.

I am not entirely clear on the second part of your question. It sounds like this occurred during an NIV interview. The IV interview process is generally more concerned with the relationship between the beneficiaries and the petitioner than with your prior work experience.

Regards,
VO

Just as a friendly reminder - this forum is not for questions related to non-immigrant visa (NIV) applications. There is a separate forum for that topic. Future posts concerning NIV-related questions will be deleted. Thank you.

Best,
VO

Oladeep:
Hello VO, my mom lost her US permanent resident status and she's planning to apply for a returning resident visa (SB1). Please how do we go about it? Do we have to book an appointment with d consulate and if so, how do we do that? Thanks in advance for your response

Good morning,

The following web page should provide the information you need: https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/returning-residents.html

AREOLA:
Hello V.O,
Thanks for the good job you are doing here, my husband has his interview on the 3rd of may, he was given a paper that his case has to go on administrative processing that will last for 60 days, my question now is can he send mail to lagosiv to ask for the update? Does it mean 60 business days because the last update on CEAC was June 1st.
Thanks.

Good morning,

You are free to contact the email for Lagos IV if 60 days has passed since the day of the interview for an update.

romres1:
Hi VO, I have my passport with my valid visa. The email I used in the application and number used for the opening of the mail is no where to be found because it was misplaced. I want to know if it won't have implication on my visa if by chance anyone come in contact with the phone containing the sim and the email password.. Pls I need reply.

Good morning,

I do not fully understand your concern. If you have the passport with a valid visa in your possession, then losing your phone with a confirmation email in it should not be a problem.

Cfo4all:
Happy Independence day to the star spangled banner!!! Happy 4th of july!!!

Happy 4th! (A little late)

labiowo:
Dear Visa Officer,
My wife was born in US in 1980.She has her birth certificate,her Green card and her American passport has expired.Sir how did she go about renew the Green card and American passport?

Good morning,

I am a little confused by your question. If your wife was born in the U.S., she is a U.S. citizen and she should not need a green card. Additionally, if she has a U.S. passport (i.e. she has naturalized as U.S. citizen), she should not have a green card. Green cards are for long-term permanent residents (LPRs). If she has a U.S. passport that has expired, she should visit the American Citizen Services section of the consulate website for more information on the renewal process.

seyewest:

No one on this thread will help you... You can try agent.

I don't recommend trying an agent.

Regards,
VO

akfash:
Hello VO.
I'm a huge fan of Nairaland and I'm happy to be part of the house. I started on my CR1 visa application around July last year, 2016, I was approved and about 11 weeks ago, I filled the DS-260 form, since then I'm yet to receive date for an interview from NVC. I called them severally and they said that it usually takes a while for the kind of visa application that I'm doing. Please VO, I would like to know if there is anything I need to worry about.

Thank you as I anticipate your reply Sir/Ma.

Good afternoon,

It sounds like you have already been in touch with NVC and they are the best source of information for this particular question. If they have told you that the scheduling process normally takes awhile, then this is the information you should go by.

Cfo4all:
Hello VO.
Am in a relationship with a USC who also holds a dual citizenship of her country of birth. We wanna get married in her country of birth cos of her family marriage rites. Do u think we can file for a marriage visa to the US from her country of birth? Or we still need to get married in my country?

Good afternoon,

You may interview for a spousal visa in a country that is not your country of birth, or you may get married in a different country and interview for the visa in your country of birth. Please bear in mind that the National Visa Center in the U.S. must determine that the petition file is complete before a visa interview can be scheduled with the designated U.S consulate or embassy.

Abujafinest:
Good day VO.

Please, how do I go about paying for immigrant visa petitions?

The US CIS only want money from American banks.

Tks

Good afternoon,

Any questions on the process of filing petitions should be directed to USCIS. Thank you.

enocoded4life:
Hello, I am new here and I am happy I found this thread. You guys are doing a great job. Please I have a few questions to ask.
I and my daughter were issued b1/b2 visas Sept 2015 because we wanted to go for a family vacation with my husband (who already had his visa). A week to our planned trip I fell sick and I discovered I was pregnant with some complications. I was advised against long distance travel so we had to cancel the trip. I gave birth to my twin boys on June 2016 through C-section and took time out to recover and nurse my boys, they turned 1 year old this month.
We are planning to go for that family vacation October this year(thats when my husband would be on leave), but I and my daughter's Visas would have expired by then. So my questions are:
1. Would our not using the visas affect our chances of having the visas renewed?
2. Would our application be by drop box or do I have the option of appearing for interview so that I can explain my reasons for not traveling?
3. We want to apply for the 1 year old twins, since they are minors are they appearing for interview or should I apply for them along with mine and daughter's via drop box.
4. Finally, can we apply now or wait till after the visa expires before applying?
I look forward to your reply to these questions. Thanks.

Good afternoon,

This looks like non-immigrant visa question and should be directed to the appropriate forum. This board is for questions relating to immigrant visas. Thank you.

VO

jayfrank085:
Dear vo

Thanks for taking time out to respond to issues here.

I seek information "if possible" on my application that was made in 2008 or there about.
My late dad, a green card holder filed for me to come be with him but he died few months later and i could not provide DNA when called for interview.

My step brother said he filled a case in court suing the embassy or those in charge on my behalf and kept on insisting that judgment will be in my favor, till date i don't have information about it cause my relationship with him has gone soar ever since father died.

I also want to ask if he(my step brother) can file for me, he is a citizen and has been in the states since 90s. Just curious.

Thanks.

Good morning,

Regarding your question on whether or not your stepbrother may file, USCIS (not the consulate) makes the determination on who may file petitions.