Jessica &Josiah E
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Pls I also need the link to the whatsapp group for Lagos K1 applicants...I'd be very grateful..thanks
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Hey everyone! We all know that K1 visa processing has not yet resumed in Lagos as other visas have. @PatLuvO suggested we make our concerns known to the new US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Twitter.
Let's get together to make our voices heard by tweeting @SecBlinken about this issue.
Use #resumek1visalagos #loveisnottourism
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On 1/27/2021 at 9:46 AM, PatLuvO said:
A new Secretary of State has been confirmed. Let's join together and express ourselves on Twitter and get some attention to our situation. Lagos has been conducting interviews since November but uses being short staffed and Covid as reason not to process K-1.
Hey everyone! Josiah (@OsamudiamenEri1) tweeted @SecBlinken regarding resuming K1 visa processing at the embassy level in Lagos.
He uses #resumek1visalagos #loveisnottourism. Let's unite and get this out there guys!!!
- Deehotstepper and PatLuvO
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6 minutes ago, PatLuvO said:
A new Secretary of State has been confirmed. Let's join together and express ourselves on Twitter and get some attention to our situation. Lagos has been conducting interviews since November but uses being short staffed and Covid as reason not to process K-1.
Will do! Thanks
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2 minutes ago, PatLuvO said:
That is correct Lagos is only processing spousal, student, and tourist visas. They claim they are too short staffed to process K-1 visas.
Oh man. Okay. Thanks so much for that confirmation. So we just have to sit and wait for Lagos to start processing K1 visa again. Thanks so much.
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On 11/8/2020 at 8:38 AM, ken o said:
does anyone know how long NVC takes to process k1 visa at the moment ??
Hi! We received our NOA2 on 11/23/2020. NVC confirmed receipt of our petition on 12/22/2020 via email inquiry. I called for our NVC case and invoice number today (1/27/2021) since we have not received any email about processing at NVC. I was given our case and invoice #. The woman I spoke to at NVC told me that our petition was ready to be sent to Lagos but Lagos is not accepting K1 visa packets yet. I was shocked to hear that Lagos was not receiving K1 petitions since March due to covid-19 shutdowns! Can anyone confirm this?
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On 8/5/2020 at 10:30 PM, Deehotstepper said:
Another April 2020 flier from Nigeria too, patiently awaiting NOA2
Hello I'm an April 2020 filer. I just came across this forum specific to Lagos K1 which is great! Unfortunately, I don't see much activity.
We received our NOA2 on 11/22/2020 and called for our NVC case and invoice number today. The woman I spoke to at NVC told me that our petition was ready to be sent to Lagos but Lagos is not accepting K1 visa packets yet. I was shocked to hear that Lagos was not receiving K1 petitions since March due to covid-19 shutdowns! Can anyone confirm this?
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Hello everyone! We have received out official approval this morning! April filer processing is well underway.
Best of luck to everyone and hang in there.
NOA1: 4/2/2020
inquiry sent: 10/30/2020
inquiry response: 11/16/2020
NOA2 approval: 11/24/2020
- Cheburashka34, Bink, PatLuvO and 1 other
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21 hours ago, Jessica &Josiah E said:
Hey everyone. Just want to update you all on our case. I received a reply from the out of processing time (OPT) inquiry we submitted. Not sure if they were doing this for March filers, but they responded with a specific time frame of when to expect a decision to be made for our petition. It's 45-60 days from today. I was expecting our NOA2 in about half that time. Story of 2020 to add on delays. Hope this help us April filers get a feel for what to expect.
NOA1: April 2, 2020
OPT inquiry submitted: 10/30/2020
OPT inquiry reply: 11/16/2020
Reply Message:
Sorry for the previous image of my inquiry response (too small to read). Here is the message again.
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Hey everyone. Just want to update you all on our case. I received a reply from the out of processing time (OPT) inquiry we submitted. Not sure if they were doing this for March filers, but they responded with a specific time frame of when to expect a decision to be made for our petition. It's 45-60 days from today. I was expecting our NOA2 in about half that time. Story of 2020 to add on delays. Hope this help us April filers get a feel for what to expect.
NOA1: April 2, 2020
OPT inquiry submitted: 10/30/2020
OPT inquiry reply: 11/16/2020
Reply Message:
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1 hour ago, as1996 said:
Just a hypothetical question since obviously I'm not at this stage yet, but if my fiance gets denied at the k1 visa interview, do we have to do the I129f process all over again or can we just redo the k1 visa interview and till keep our application that we had currently?
And should I try to be there with her when she does the K1 visa interview?
The K1 visa can be denied at either the USCIS level or later at the US Embassy. In either case, a denial suggest that something is wrong with your application and you will likely need professional help to fix the problem. K1 Fiancé visas that are denied by USCIS can be appealed. Once denied, USCIS will provide you with a written notice of denial and instructions for filing an appeal. If you chose to file an appeal, you will have 30 days to do so. Unfortunately, filing an appeal is expensive. The filing fee for an appeal is more than the filing fee for the original application. Another alternative when your application is denied by USCIS, is to re file your Fiancé Visa petition. This means you are starting over and many times this is the best way to proceed. Whatever problems or deficiencies that where present in your first application can be completely avoided by re filing. Its also less expensive than an appeal. K1 Fiancé Visas that are denied by the US Embassy or Consulate have no formal recourse. Although there is no formal right to an appeal, you can try to contact the Embassy and asked for a review by the Embassy’s Consulate General or a Supervisory Officer. You will need to act quickly because once the case is sent back to USCIS for revocation, the Embassy no longer has jurisdiction over the case and therefore cannot change its decision. If you are able to obtain a review by the Consulate General or a Supervisory Officer and its still denied, there is nothing more than you can do. You only recourse is to apply again or get married and apply for a marriage visa instead.As for both of you attending the interview, it is up to the US Embassy where your fiancé's interview will take place. Not all embassies allow that. Check with the embassy specific to you for that information. If they allow you to attend, I would go if I were you. -
13 hours ago, Ms. Clarke said:
It’s pass the date did you inquire? I didn’t as of yet .
Yes. At first I tried to get a hold of a CSC agent over the phone, but I couldn't get passed the automated system. So as soon as the processing time chart passed my date, I submitted the OPT (outside of processing time) online form on the USCIS website. I figure we will be seeing similar trends as March filers. Most March filers submitted the inquiry form as soon as they could. Then, they got responses around 15-20 days later. If they got a reply specifying their petition is being adjudicated, then they got their approval within a week (give or take). I'm hoping this trend will be similar for us. Fingers crossed and good luck!
- Greenbaum and Ms. Clarke
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10 hours ago, Ms. Clarke said:
My date is April 2nd . I did hear anything yet. I think tomorrow I can do a inquiry about my case. The March 2020 chat said they only reply with some automated response telling you to wait because of Covid and blah.
My date is April 2nd too! I was planning on submitting my inquiry as soon as the "receipt date for a case inquiry" marks April 3rd. Is that an acceptable move to make? Would that annoy the CSC agents? Should I wait a few more weeks to submit an out of normal processing time inquiry?
I just imagine Covid19 is making things function differently. It's hard to get backlog information.
- Bink and Ms. Clarke
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