CaylinObinna

Good morning Lagos people, I just got off the phone few minutes ago. I talked to someone at the US embassy in Lagos about the visa restrictions and all, she said they haven't gotten any new information about what to do at the embassy but she is very sure the NVC will send us an email to let us know if the restriction will affect our visa. 

This is where my husband got his done. He arrived no later than 4 am....they take 24 patients a day first come first serve. When he arrived at 4 am he was already number 19! DONT BE LATE 

Yes madam. You don't have any problem with regards to the visa ban.

He can walk into The Children's Practice
25 Raymond Njoku
Ikoyi
Lagos very early in the morning like 430am to 5am to get his medicals done. 

Our own interview comes up same date with @yellowtulips. The status on our petition also changed to READY on the 31st and we also had our medicals done same day. 
 
We're at a loss right now because we really don't know what to expect from the interview. We don't want to go into the interview with no prior info on the implications of this ban on those of us who already have an interview scheduled for 24th. 
 

Contact the embassy. I strongly suggest those with feb 22 date contact the embassy for interview before 22. From my personal experience with lagos embassy(myself, my son and my siblings and my brother inlaw all passed through this process btw 2008 and 2019 and i helped each one of us through it all), issue date on visa is the date of interview even if you receive ut passport back days after the interview. I dont know if that has changed but that is my experience until december last year when my brother in law got his visa. 
I am praying for those of us who already got DQ and those still in the line. I pray God intervenes in this situation. It's just so heartbreaking.

Just Today Nigeria has already formed a committee and publicly announced that they will be complying with Trump's laws. They are working on keeping good relations with the US. dont loose hope. Once they get things up to Us standards they will be taken off the list. I believe Chad was taken off in a few short months. Sucks to have to wait longer but Praise God it's not a forever thing hopefully 

Just Today Nigeria has already formed a committee and publicly announced that they will be complying with Trump's laws. They are working on keeping good relations with the US. dont loose hope. Once they get things up to Us standards they will be taken off the list. I believe Chad was taken off in a few short months. Sucks to have to wait longer but Praise God it's not a forever thing hopefully 

Just Today Nigeria has already formed a committee and publicly announced that they will be complying with Trump's laws. They are working on keeping good relations with the US. dont loose hope. Once they get things up to Us standards they will be taken off the list. I believe Chad was taken off in a few short months. Sucks to have to wait longer but Praise God it's not a forever thing hopefully 

Just Today Nigeria has already formed a committee and publicly announced that they will be complying with Trump's laws. They are working on keeping good relations with the US. dont loose hope. Once they get things up to Us standards they will be taken off the list. I believe Chad was taken off in a few short months. Sucks to have to wait longer but Praise God it's not a forever thing hopefully 

Just Today Nigeria has already formed a committee and publicly announced that they will be complying with Trump's laws. They are working on keeping good relations with the US. dont loose hope. Once they get things up to Us standards they will be taken off the list. I believe Chad was taken off in a few short months. Sucks to have to wait longer but Praise God it's not a forever thing hopefully 

Just Today Nigeria has already formed a committee and publicly announced that they will be complying with Trump's laws. They are working on keeping good relations with the US. dont loose hope. Once they get things up to Us standards they will be taken off the list. I believe Chad was taken off in a few short months. Sucks to have to wait longer but Praise God it's not a forever thing hopefully 

Keep the faith. It's all we can do. God will provide the way. Honestly look at it like this. At least your interview is before the it actually takes effect. The complete details of everything are still going to have to be sorted out. There just isnt enough information or direction yet for those of us who are right on that cusp of this change. Keep your head up. I found this off travel ceac site for the Original country ban. Continue as normal....focus on having a good interview...then go from there 
 
 

You can marry anywhere to be recognized by the US.
 
Some people hold multiple passports.

Anyways there is hope, Nigerian Government has created a committee to address the security and information sharing requested by Trump, hopeful he will have a change of minds and let lovers live where they choose. 

Yes.

You will see it in CEAC. It will show ISSUED. The actual date will be on the visa.
There's no way for them to tell you at the interview as the visa won't be issued until the case completes checks and they decide to issue the visa.

This is what my laywer was talking about. That it has to do with the issue date. Not the actual day he picks it up in his hand. So how do you know what your issue date is? Do they tell you at interview? 

Your brother from Nigeria? I'm just looking at some people's process from Nigeria and it's the dang administrative processes they go into that can take two or three days. I've seen some people have to wait a month before they get issued one. But typically it's supposed to be 7 to day. I'd love for it to be two or three! All I can do is pray and ask the Lord for favor. I will be with him at interview. 3rd trip over. This is just so shocking. I hope it gets held up in court and doesnt go into affect right away 

So my husband's interview date is February 10th..our immigration laywer told us that in Nigerian they already do the biometrics ect the day of interview. He said that if everything goes smoothly at his interview and that if he is told he is being aproved that day(even if he does not have visa in hand by February 22nd) that means that he should be exempt from this...does anyone else know or have an opinion on this? His interview being so close. They say 7 to ten buisness days typically for the visa to actual be issued out for him to pick up. 

The date the visa is printed and placed in a passport is the issue date.
 
Usually anywhere from 3 to 10 days after the interview.

Everything I’ve read (so far) suggests those with a visa issued before 2/22 will be admitted, so if they are quick in issuing the visa, there’s a possibility. I would still steel myself for potential delays in your shoes, however, as there is never a 100% guarantee the embassy will issue the visa in that 12-day window. But it’s absolutely within the realm of possibility that they will issue the visa in time. 

As long as the visa is issued prior to
You should be fine.

The question is about the date of the visa. 
 
My wife’s k-1 has an issue date that is two days after the interview.  The visa and passport were not available for pickup until about ten working days later.  

My immigration laywer is looking into this. He said "typically" people who are in the last stages either waiting for interview or have interview it will not affect. It usually affects those who are just now going to start to apply...so the first step of NOA1...HOWEVER he is looking into it more for me this weekend and will let me know Monday. He said if the ban is not in affect until February 22nd if your interview is before then and you are aproved (Nigeria) then it will not affect us...he said there is usually waivers that can be applied for spouse he has used such waivers for other couples from the original banned countries and they worked just fine. 
 
PRAYING FOR ALL THE FAMILIES that will be affected by this....I am saddened by this. Our interview is the 10th thank God. But still very uncertain times for us.