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    help on how to get notified about immigrant visa pickup in nigeria

    in Africa: Sub-Saharan

    Posted

    1 hour ago, olai said:

    The waiting can be nerve wrecking. When did you have your interview? Had mine on the 13th. So, I learnt that DHL won't send pickup Email on time. So, once it's after 10days So, I decided to go to d pickup center next week Tues.  You can as well send an email to d consulate via lagosIV@state.gov to know if your packet has been sent to d GSS collection center.

    Well, my husband got the email just about an hour ago. His visa is ready to be picked up - so he will go get it on Monday. That's just two business days after his interview. Thanks be to God. 

    help on how to get notified about immigrant visa pickup in nigeria

    in Africa: Sub-Saharan

    Posted

    On 11/13/2017 at 2:02 PM, olai said:

    Hello. Hi, plz how did you got notified that your visa is ready for pickup because I've been trying to create the profile the consular asked me to create but I keep getting error msg. I do you go about yours? Is their any other way I can get notified apart from this profile?

    Have you been able to pick up your visa, yet? If so, how long did it take, and how were you notified? My husband's visa status has changed to "Issued" and we are just wondering how long after that it will be ready to pick up at DHL. 

    Case Complete to Interview November 2017

    in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    8 minutes ago, DandTO16 said:

    Thank you, was just wondering if both doctors in Lagos had the waiting period for results. Thank you. My mother in law is looking as we speak for immunization record. 

    The medical exam instructions from the Consulate in Lagos state that you should complete your medical exam at least 14 days prior to your interview. So, I would say that there is the possibility of waiting for results at either of the clinics. 

    4 minutes ago, yemiku said:

    That's cool...... Thanks for the info. I will try and quickly go for mine. Please confirm if it's VI address he went to?

    Yes. The clinic is on VI. 

    Case Complete to Interview November 2017

    in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, DandTO16 said:

    Which doctor did he attend and price please. We are now awaiting interview date. 

    He went to the Children's Practice clinic. The cost can vary by age, and depends on what immunizations you have, or have not, had. My husband is 41 years old, and had no immunization records - it cost him 125,000 Naira. 

    Once you have your P4 letter, in hand, you may go for your medical. You will need to take the P4 letter, five passport photographs, and your passport, to the clinic. 

    Case Complete to Interview November 2017

    in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    1 minute ago, Abies said:

    Ok

    From your P4 appointment letter..

    If you are older than 16 years of age: The original police certificate from your country of current residence and countries of previous residence. If these three items are all true, you must bring a more recent police certificate to the interview:

     

    He or she is older than 16 years;
    He or she obtained a police certificate and submitted it to NVC more than one year ago; and
    He or she still lives in the country that issued the police certificate.

    Case Complete to Interview November 2017

    in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted · Edited by Kosi Wahala

    5 minutes ago, Abies said:

    If the PCC you submitted at the NVC stage was done 3months before your final visa interview,you better get another one for the interview else expect to be placed on AP&of course you will still be asked to submit a new one via DHL before your visa will be issued.

    As long as the police certificate was issued within 12 months of your interview, you are okay. It does not matter that the Nigerian police certificate says that it is valid for 3 months. 

    Child and I living with a stranger....Not the man I knew

    in Effects of Major Family Changes on Immigration Benefits

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Geo_nerd82 said:

    I'm sorry, but one week is not enough to establish a trend, and you don't give up on a marriage after one bad week that might be the result of a short-term problem. And two comments doesn't mean he's a manipulative #######, we all say things when we're pissed (justifiably or not, like in his case) that are overly hurtful at times. I mean, after one bad week in a marriage if you're ready to pack your bags and leave then you need to not ever get married in the first place.

    The OP is not married to him yet - and, she can only write so much here on the forum, but it seems her gut instinct is telling her that this is not right. If it were just the OP and the guy, that might be one thing, but she has a young daughter whose well-being needs to come first. If the OP's instinct is telling her to go home, then she needs to follow that instinct. Rushing into a marriage in 90 days with this bad vibe she has, probably isn't the best thing to do. 

    Medicals Nigeria

    in Africa: Sub-Saharan

    Posted · Edited by Kosi Wahala
    Additional text.

    On 7/14/2017 at 5:57 PM, misty84 said:

    sure, I'll try my best but I didn't keep track of the times. I'll fill out the Major dates

    Thank you! :)

    Did you have problems while at the NVC? Checklists or otherwise? It seems you were stuck at the NVC a long time. Also, once you got Case Closed at the NVC, it seems you got your interview date pretty quickly, is that right? 

    Just trying to get a bit of an idea on how long this may, or may not, take us.

    Medicals Nigeria

    in Africa: Sub-Saharan

    Posted

    6 hours ago, misty84 said:

    Can someone please clarify how long it takes to get back results for medicals in Nigeria from Children's. My husband received his interview date two days ago for August 2nd, this is barely over two weeks to make a run to lagos and get it done.

    Is it possible that you might :time:
    My husband and I are at the NVC right now, and it would be nice to see timelines for couples who are just ahead of us in the process, so we might have an idea how long things take with the consulate in Lagos. 

    Best wishes and prayers for a successful interview. 

    Should I try for a expedite

    in Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)

    Posted

    8 minutes ago, LoveMyTico said:

    I know plenty.  
    So you've told us, ad nauseam. 
     

    And honestly...she visited him twice...that's expensive...so she's not doing that bad. 
    And, honestly, that is none of our business...nor do we know how "bad" she is doing. 
     

    I know plenty about raising kids alone.. And even now nothing is easy.. However I never collected welfare or foods stamps. I was offering a suggestion. It's sad to see people waiting for foreign spouses when the immigration process is so long. I watched so many scammers use citizens for green cards..even having kids with them. They get what they want and roll after they have the green card in hand.. My friend waited for her Mexican husband..she thought he was being faithful in Mexico while they waited for the waiver...pft. He was living a whole other life. He had a girlfriend and even a new baby..my friend had no idea . when he got here...he took off and she hasn't seen him since. Stuck being the sponsor on the affidavit of support. 
    Big deal. You aren't the only one who has raised *children* alone. I've raised an autistic child, without help from anyone, for 12 years. Neither did I collect welfare or food stamps. But, I am not the OP, nor are you. Do you want a trophy? Again, it's none of your business how long some of us wait for our foreign spouses, and not everyone is a "scammer." That's a boring straw-man you are building. Your friend is *not* the OP. If you have a problem with what your friend went though, go preach to her. 

    I felt so bad for her...I never thought it would happen to me.  Another friend got scammed by her Dominican husband. Another friend scammed by a Costa Rican. All recent. That's why I suggested the OP should take care of everything here. Do what needs to be done. Don't stop her life while waiting.. Time passes too fast..what if his waiver doesn't get approved or it takes another year ?  Not that I personally care..
    "Not that I personally care..." Then stop posting again, and again, and again, and again. We are all big boys and girls here - just because you and some acquaintances were duped, doesn't mean everyone will be. 

    There's alot of posts on this forum about admitting to using drugs ..she should search those threads.
    Perhaps she has. Perhaps the other posts don't fit her specific family situation.   

     

    Y'all think I'm being mean... I'm really not...I think she just wants to hear unicorns and rainbows. I hope she makes her way back to her parents house so her kids don't have to live in her car. How sad is that? 
    Oh, my God...listen to yourself! You say you are not being mean, then you turn right around and write, "I think she just wants to hear unicorns and rainbows." - That's not how you treat another human being with respect and care. What are you, 12 years old? 

     

     I actually heard that things have slowed down a lot at the service centers. Per my friend who works at the state dept in D.C..  There is a hiring freeze at the state dept. She said secretary Tillerson doesn't plan on lifting it any Time soon. 

    Yeah, okay...we all have "a friend" who works for the State Department. I work for the United States Government - your "friend" isn't the only one who knows how these things work, nor are you. Again, what business is it of yours if the OP wants to wait ten years for her husband. Just because your relationship didn't work out, doesn't give you a right - or a crystal ball - to say that her's won't. 

     

    When people post on a public forum, they should expect different views.  
    They should also expect to be treated with dignity.

    I learned that the process is long  and no matter how much you cry...it is what it is..
    Sometimes people cry because they miss a loved one. It's hard, and it is harder on some more than others. We all aren't just like you - deal with it. 

    I also learned not to trust ANYONE. 
    That's your problem - don't project your hang-ups onto everyone else. 

     

     

     

    Should I try for a expedite

    in Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)

    Posted

    8 hours ago, LoveMyTico said:

    By the way...my expedite was approved in 3 days...my reason...well...my unemployment benefits were ending and I needed my husband here to help pay bills...(i was laid off) you should have read my threads..my lawyer told me it would never get approved so I filed for an expedite myself.  I waited 3 long years for him...it wasn't worth it.... (blah, blah, blah, blah,....deleted a lot of ranting and bitterness)...

    I'm not trying to be mean. If someone told me to stop being stupid back then..I wouldn't have wasted 6 years with my ex.  I've been on VJ a long time.. 

     

     

    We get it already! You waited a long time for your husband...you wish you had not...you feel as though you wasted 6 years on your ex...and now you can't post a response to another human being without sounding nasty and disrespectful. You are not the OP, so don't assume that her life is anything like yours. She came here to ask for honest and respectful opinions - not to be treated like a child. 

    You had to point out that there is nothing keeping her from moving to Mexico - a fact that you could not possibly know anything about. However, I do know, for a fact, there is nothing keeping you posting in this thread. 

    Sheeeesh. 

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