Packet 3: US Consulate in Nigeria

[MO2026 0]

Hello! My case arrived in Nigeria and was entered as Ready on November 5, but my fiance still has not received the Packet 3 with instructions for scheduling his interview. Does anyone have a timeline on when we can expect the Packet 3 so we can move forward?

[JeanneAdil 7,370]

At this point all is done to USC emails

the notice was your packet 3 and you need to follow instructions for Nigeria 

Bene needs to fill out ds 160 

then you can schedule interview 

now is time for USC to fill out I 134 to send along with proof of US residency

[MO2026 0]

Thank you! We’ve already done the DS-160 and I’ve completed the I-134. My fiancé got his police certificate and paid for his medicals also, but his appointment was canceled because they said he needed the Appointment Letter, which we have been waiting for since our case was marked as Ready on November 5th. We also already have his documents (NOAs, K1-FTP, Proof of Relationship since filling, etc.) We have to wait on the Consulate to move forward. Since it’s been over a month since Ready, I’m not sure what to do to keep our case moving forward.

[appleblossom 5,459]

4 hours ago, MO2026 said:

Thank you! We’ve already done the DS-160 and I’ve completed the I-134. My fiancé got his police certificate and paid for his medicals also, but his appointment was canceled because they said he needed the Appointment Letter, which we have been waiting for since our case was marked as Ready on November 5th. We also already have his documents (NOAs, K1-FTP, Proof of Relationship since filling, etc.) We have to wait on the Consulate to move forward. Since it’s been over a month since Ready, I’m not sure what to do to keep our case moving forward.

 

The instructions are on their website - https://ng.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2025/03/K1_Packet_March2025.pdf

 

What are you waiting for from the consulate?

[MO2026 0]

The information on their website is not accurate. The medical examiner that my fiance booked with stated that an Appointment Letter directly from the consulate is required before the medicals can be done. I’m assuming that’s their way of confirming an approved case before they do the medical. However, since this is not an official part of the Nigeria process, so it’s not published on their website. My fiancé is also apart of a Nigerian K1 visa group that confirmed the same.

Edited 3 hours ago by MO2026

[appleblossom 5,459]

4 minutes ago, MO2026 said:

The medical examiner that my fiance booked with stated that an Appointment Letter directly from the consulate is required before the medicals can be done

 

Odd that it's not accurate, as it was only updated earlier this year. But if that's right and you need to wait for them to schedule the appointment for you, I think you may just be expecting it too early. Lagos has long wait times (over a year for other visa categories).

 

If the medical examiner told you that an appointment letter is needed, that's right, but doesn't mean he doesn't schedule it himself. 

 

Has he had the biometrics/document review appointment yet? 

 

Other threads on here say he needs to schedule the main interview himself so might be worth posting in the relevant country forum to double check - 

 

 

 

Good luck. 

 

[TBoneTX 48,631]

Country-specific thread is moved from the K-1 Process forum to the Africa/Sub-Saharan regional forum.