OfficiallyMrsU

Hi all,

We finally got our EAD/AP Card in the mail last night! Such a relief! Good luck to all!

3 hours ago, Suss&Camm said:

Congrats on moving forward 
I´m doing.... okay...I feel like I can't complain, but ugh! I don't really understand why they do it this way... There are so many steps and so much time before you can function in society when you come here as a K1...

you are so right! good luck to us all

Hi, all!

As of January 4th, our case is ready to be scheduled for interview! I hope that it doesn't take *too* long for an interview.... as long as the EAD and AP come soon, the green card wait won't be too bad. Hope everyone is doing well while we wait it out.

:-)

Thanks! Biometrics was super easy. There was nobody else there when we got there and it literally took 10-15 minutes.

Good luck! Let us know how it goes !

Thank you! Super quick and easy!

Good luck

LOL! You were right

Good luck to you Well don't think you need it unless you burnt of your fingerprints or smth similar

Hi everyone,

We have our biometrics appointment today. Hopefully it's quick and easy :-)

Hi all,

We were K1 filers and now AOS filers. We sent our package on October 31st but got our NOA1 in November. Good luck to all. :-)

Congratulations!!!

He should be able to get a SSN without a green card. There are instructions here on VJ how to. It's really easy, free and comes in about one week.

Just wanted to come back and say thanks for everything thus far! My fiance entered the US on Friday POE Chicago where he had another very brief interview and then finally landed in Florida where we live. All I can say about this journey is wow...so thankful we made it. The journey is not over but at least he's here! Next is become the Mrs. and more paperwork! From what I've read he can't get a SSN or driver's license without his GC so we are in transition and adjustment stage now...hopefully not for long.

This is a very common practice in Nigerian culture. The groom will ask for a blessing from his family as well as the bride's family. The groom will fund all of these activities, not the bride.

I'm sorry I'm not trying to burst your bubbles but I find this post questionable. I don't know how long you know or have dated this guy but asking for blessings from elders or family to marry outside his tribe????? Buying food,snacks and drinks??? I hope you did not pay for any of that?

You're welcome and great for you guys!

Yes, a less formal interview at POE with the same basic inquiries. It appears to be a formality.

CONGRATS!! My fiance will enter in 2 weeks and thanks to you we found a very good price on flight out of Abuja. Congrats again!

So there is another interview at POE? Glad u said that so I can let my fiance know.

He will also need to sign the G-325a form (Biographic Information). Also, you're right-- he'll need to send you passport pictures as well.

Congratulations!

Thank you Georgia! We had our interview today. We were APPROVED!! I am so so so happy. He said the interview was fairly easy. He did say the guy asked him "when's the last time you saw Lauren?" Trying to trick him or throw him off. Other than that, everything was pretty simple.

Thank you!!!

Congrats!

POE was "OK". He said the interview there was more stressful than the one at the embassy! They asked him basic questions about my job, when we're getting married etc but the guy was just rude and kept cutting him off. All in all, it went ok. His flight landed at 1:50pm and we were together by 3:20pm. So, everything including baggage claim took 1.5 hours. Not bad.

congrats! my visa status says ISSUED now . im waiting to pick up my passport and leave

how was the POE experience?

We answered "no" and when it asked to explain why, we said "all required vaccinations will be received by the time of the interview".

Hope this helps!

Hey everyone,

My fiance entered the US this past Friday-- exactly 6 months since our NOA1! I am soooo happy to be "done" with this phase and for us to be together! Good luck to everyone... the wait is well worth all the stress.

Hey guys!

Finally, my interview is tomorrow wish me luck

Good luck!

We got a one-way ticket but honestly only because it was cheaper that way

After K1 visa is received do you guys book return flight Or one way ticket for your fiances? Costs aside .

Hi there,

It's 6 months once the visa has been issued. The 90 days then starts after entry into the US-- you have to get married within 90 days.

Good luck

Honestly, him not posting Facebook pics of the wedding isn't that suspicious on its own-- some people just choose not to share some things so personal and intimate online. HOWEVER, everything else you've shared are red flags-- the biggest of them being that he didn't tell his kids or their mother that he is married. I am so sorry that this is happening to you....all of us Feb 2016 filers have all supported each other through this journey.

We got a flight on Lufthansa, leaving Abuja via priceline.com. Flights from Abuja are the cheapest in the country :-)

Thank you!!

Question: Where did you find the best flight ticket? We are shopping for it now and United does not fly from Lagos anymore (I flew United when I visited)

Congratulations!

I'm am sooo excited typing this! My fiance had his interview today in Lagos and was APPROVED!! All of the waiting and frustration was well worth it and I owe a huge THANK YOU to my VJ family! To go through this process without the knowledge and support here would have been tragic. Nigeria is deemed one of the tough countries and I have only visited once and only for a little over a week. Thank God for favor!

I will type a full review and update my TL later today but wanted to pop in and give the great news and say THANK YOU to everyone here. To those still on this leg of your journey, stay strong!

Congrats on your wedding and nice to hear you guys have settled well

Thank you. Everything is going well. My boy started school monday and I was SO nervous but he had a great start and have been happy everyday I pick him up. He has a really great teacher so that really helps!... He is doing so good with his english already

We really enjoyed our wedding! I can't wait to hear back from the photographer to see our pictures

The only thing that really irritates me is that I can't drive! I makes me crazy!!!

Thanks so much! We've just been checking the status online. My fiance isn't in Lagos so he'll have to travel there to go pick it up right before he travels

The 10 day line seems to be the standard script. Some get it in 10 days, others like us didn't lol.

Congrats! I'm glad everything has worked out! Thanks for updating...my fiance's interview is in exactly one week and I know they usually say to come back for visa pickup in 10 days. So did your fiance go to pick up or did you all just wait to check status? I'm asking because my fiance lives 8hrs from Lagos.

Thanks so much! I hope you've settled well in Georgia. It's been almost two months for you. Hope all is well

Congrats!

Hey everyone.

Our group is so quiet now but wanted to say that my fiance's visa status finally changed to "Issued"! it's been 13 business days since his interview and tomorrow makes three weeks. We were kinda freaking out a bit cus the 10 days they told him had passed but when we went into AP yesterday, we were hopeful. Next step is his arrival. It's been quite a journey of patience but everything has gone well.

Congratulations!!!!!

Finally visa APPROVED!!!!! Thank you all for all your help through agonizing process. Well wishes to you all!