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My EB2 experience - finally found the time Nationality: Nigerian (at application) and later British (naturalisation after application) Marital status: Married, no kids yet Submitted application May 26, 2023 (normal processing) I-140 approved June 14, 2023 (what a time to be alive) DQ'd: December 2023 (estimate, as it may have been late November 2023) IL gotten April 22 2025 Medicals May 28, 2025 - had to take some shots as I have no records of my childhood vaccination. Spent £1k+ for myself and my wife (some price). Document review at Embassy May 28, 2025 (after medicals) - my birth certificate was rejected (issued by the local government at my time of birth) so I had to get an attestation of birth that was issued by the NPC (peculiar to Nigeria). Also updated my citizenship to British from Nigerian (no sneer, just wanted to keep everything in one passport). I was also given my docs which were sealed in a clear bag and told not to open and bring on interview date. Note - when you get to the embassy after medicals or for interview, just proceed to the window and then you will be asked to proceed to the entrance. Do not queue. Interview June 11, 2025 Called to the booth first time to check docs. Collected my birth attestation to make a copy. Called to booth second time, asked to raise hands and swear and then asked 3 questions. Questions - just 3. Q1. What is your specialty - use of AI in optimising energy resources across the value chain. Q2. Why do you qualify for the EB2 - I hold a PhD in Computer Science with specialty in Artificial Intelligence. Q3. How did you meet your wife - Do I answer of she does (VO says anyone). So I let my wife answer (I had to interject as she was painting me black. I needed to redeem myself - laughed over it). Visa approved and told we would get docs in 1 week Visa status went to "Administrative Processing" and changed to "Issued" the following day. Received tracking from embassy and Royal Mail June 16 Received docs (passport with stickers and sealed documents from the embassy) June 17 Sticker valid till November 2025 so booked tickets to travel early November 2025 Missus wakes up on the wrong side of the bed June 25 and insists we MUST travel early July (no longer November). Pay for Green Cards June 25 Book flights to US June 25 for July 4 travel (decided to make it memorable) after missus gets 1 week leave from work place. Land Colorado July 4, 2025 from LHR Queue length is moderate (no separate queue for GC holders) Meet border official and say we are fresh GC holders (no visitors - I no longer need to have a reason to be in or return to this great country!) Asks for our doc from Embassy (after seeing we are fresh outta Compton). We give border official the docs and we are taken to a room Nice ladies there inspect our sealed docs from Embassy to ensure we haven't tampered them. Proceed to open and then document us (perhaps enumerate us). Stamp our passports (as proof of GC for 1 year) and wish us well Pick up our bags from Carousel and proceed to hotel. Over the last 3 days, we have gotten our SSN (we had gone to the office on our appointment date when SSA official takes our form and on registering us says our numbers are already available) and phone numbers and now sorting out accommodation. Hope this helps. Comment - I sincerely thank everyone who has dropped one comment or the other here. I was a silent reader but enjoyed all the tips. Matter of fact, this platform made me realise how seamless and stress free the process could be and that helped in lowering my blood pressure.

Thanks. Hopefully things speeds up as you are current. Wish you the best.

No. I am also Nigerian and applied via London. I only updated my citizenship to British (which came in after my application) when I went for document review (after medicals and prior to the interview).