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Thank God for you both. Im so happy to hear this good news. Congrats to u both too.It is the Lord's doing and it is marvelous in our eyes.

Hi ndu26 . I had to copy your message from the closed thread in order to answer the questions which yoou asked me.Thank you so much for your reply.

First you are getting a late reply cos this had been deemed closed cos we now have a new thread : JUNE 2013 INTERVIEWS".

You need to go to your timeline section and click on "edit/add entry". Keep playing aorund with the site and you will get the hang of it soon

I was almost in the same situation as you. we wedded in Sept and I left Nigeria oct 15th. Came back to school and job and also PREGNANT. Before the pregnancy, we had planned i would return In Feb.

Ultimately, my opinion is that it depends on challenges (red flags) and what you have going for you like

* how long before wedding did you know each other? we had known for about 8months by our wedding.

* what is the age difference between you guys? he is older by 7yrs(very early 40s and me mid 30s).

*any cultural difference? we are both Igbo

*WHEN DID YOU GUYS MEET AND HOW MAY TIMES BEFORE THE WEDDING DID YOU VISIT HIM?( very important to overcome your absent of recent visit). I visited twice within a one year period; first time to meet him(in FEB) and then to have the wedding( in late AUGUST) which I stayed abt 6weeks. your husband NEEDS to know your visit dates and duartion too.

*did you FRONTLOAD additional proof to NVC like pics and other evidences. it most times eliminates the need to grill the applicant too much that day. if not, then make sure you get him proof of you beingin school for all those semesters.

*have you previously petitioned or has he been petitoned before by someone else? in our case, NO.

At the interview, the CO DID ask him why I havent visited again and he enswered that I am heavily pregnant. in your case, you guys could state you both decided for you to focus in advancing in your school program as much as possible so that when he comes in, you can both devote better time to each other ( you could omit the financial part or not stress that as the major reason cos you need to be able to support him).

You guys should remind yoursleves on other intimate and 'little' information likle where you live, what

job you do, etc. if he does well in answering those questions, the gap in visit should not be a problem.

when did you receive your interview date so I could add you?

In answer we have known each other for 5 years beore the wedding since March 0f 2007 and then we got married July 2012.

The age difference between us is 5years. He is in his early 30's and I am in my late 20's.

My husband is from Edo state(Ekpoma)He is ishan. I am Igbo,

Before the wedding we were together i.e we lived together from 2007 to December 2009 when I came over to the US.( I am a US citizen by birth)although I grew up in Nigeria.Since I came in 2009 the first time I went home was for the wedding although we pages of phone records from 2011 showing we have been communicating. Prior to 2011 I used calling cards precisely ( Nigeria DC).lol

We front loaded with about ten pictures of our wedding which i guess is not a lot but like you said I am in the process of getting my official transcript from my school including a letter saying I was in school for those semesters.

I am studying to be a nurse and the program is very intensive as I m in my last year before I graduate.

Nobody has ever filed for him and none of us have been married before either

We didnt want to mention the filling part either because I sponsored him myself with no co sponsor. I have been working ffull time and going to school full time up until this year when I decided to concentrate on my school and this has affected me financially.

We received our interview date on May 1st 2013(smiling but like other VJers. I knew of our date April 30th coz I kept calling and calling lol )

Please I would like any contribution from any vjers including ndu n dwheels.

Thank you all so much this site has really been a blessing!

So sry about my last post. I meant Ndu and Den.My question is this. Our case was recently closed on April 8th and my husabnd's interview is June 21st. We filed i130 in sept 2012 but we got married in July 2012. i havent visited since last july when I went for the wedding because I have been in school.I took fall,winter and spring classes. Im getting ready to take summer classes too. Plus im not financially buoyant at this time.Do you guys think it would be a problem for my husband. If he is asked when last did I visit since it is not up to a year and if yes what can we do?

Thank you for your anticipated reply. Meanwhile pls how do I add my interview date to the thread?

Hi everyone Im new to visa journey and recently updated my timeline.Ive been reading updates from dwheels, Ndu n Ben n Vicki n Nanuka. I need help navigating through the website and I have a question too