Jolex

Thank you all again

We are on #20 of the flowchart (K1-VISA) and we have read the guidelines but still a bit confused. We already applied for SS#, got married and I (petitioner) have done my change of name.

Our package includes:

I-485

G-325a- Do we need this since we already completed this when we initially applied for the KI-VISA?

I-765

I-864

I-693- Not sure if we need this again because he has already done the first stage of his medical examination after I-129F was approved before his interview in Lagos

Are we missing anything or are all these forms required in the AOS Package?

We live in Maryland, do we mail it to Baltimore since we are close to Baltimore or Chicago Lockbox? If Chicago? Which address? I read somewhere that you can mail AOS to the nearest processing center (not sure if I misread)?

Do we send all these forms at once?

Please advise, thank you as always

Chicago lockbox ONLY. From there they distribute it to your local center. The address is in the instructions.

Thank you, I really appreciate, but do we have all the forms that are to be included in the package as listed above. From my understanding these forms can be sent in seperately????

We are on #20 of the flowchart (K1-VISA) and we have read the guidelines but still a bit confused. We already applied for SS#, got married and I (petitioner) have done my change of name.

Our package includes:

I-485

G-325a- Do we need this since we already completed this when we initially applied for the KI-VISA?

I-765

I-864

I-693- Not sure if we need this again because he has already done the first stage of his medical examination after I-129F was approved before his interview in Lagos

Are we missing anything or are all these forms required in the AOS Package?

We live in Maryland, do we mail it to Baltimore since we are close to Baltimore or Chicago Lockbox? If Chicago? Which address? I read somewhere that you can mail AOS to the nearest processing center (not sure if I misread)?

Do we send all these forms at once?

Please advise, thank you as always

Thank you this helps a lot

Thank God we got married on Friday and we want to apply for the necessary documents so he could get a job ASAP by the grace of God. I was reading the flowchart and was a bit confused.

I understand we can apply for a Temporary EAD while we apply for AOS but it expires after the 90 days, does this make sense? Do you think it is necessary, how long does it take?

We have already already applied for his SS# do we just wait for that to come first?

I just want to know pretty much what we do from here, I've already applied for my change of name, I dont know if that helps any. Please advise.... Thank as always

a K-1 visa entrant is SSN eligible... go to SSA and apply...

Thank you much!

My fiance just got in the country couple of days ago on a K1 and we are planning on getting married ASAP.... The court said both bride and groom should have SS# before Marriage license can be issued. Since he does not have a SS# yet, I'm thinking mine should be enough.... has anyone experience this before. Is this for all States? please advise

I want to thank God and also all my VJ friends, our visa was granted and my betterhalf is home.... it was a stressful experience in Lagos but God helped us to sail through.... He said the interviewer asked questions about me and my family.... How many siblings I have and if they were married. The college I graduated from and He told the inteviewer I came with him to the interview but of course they didnt let me in. We thank God for His mercies, we need to start working on what's next in the process, all the best to everyone still waiting, it will come soon.

I want to thank God and also all my VJ friends, our visa was granted and my betterhalf is home.... it was a stressful experience in Lagos but God helped us to sail through.... He said the interviewer asked questions about me and my family.... How many siblings I have and if they were married. The college I graduated from and He told the inteviewer I came with him to the interview but of course they didnt let me in. We thank God for His mercies, we need to start working on what's next in the process, all the best to everyone still waiting, it will come soon

If something was wrong they advise the person to not attend the interview and tell them what was wrong. There were a couple of failures at the medical the day we got ours. Some where told they needed treatment ( disease) or further medical evaluation ( heart defect) or that they were unapproved ( HIV) I wonder if the new stance on AIDS will change that ? They were a DV lottery couple.

Thank you guys,

@ NigeriaorBust, I see under your timeline that the Visa was not ready after a week which is their normal timeframe for VISA pick-up after approval. Am I reading it wrong?

Hello All,

Not sure if I'm the one thinking about this.... So my fiance went to get his medical result today and they just gave him a package (sealed) and that he needs to take it to the interview but they never said anything about the result.... Is this the normal procedure?

My fiance's interview went very well and he can pick up his visa next Tuesday......we feel all of our prayers have been answered and we can now be a family....my baby girl gets to meet her daddy! I love phone calls at 3:30 am with such wonderful news!

He said the employees at the consulate were very very nice, he was really surprised as the interviewer only asked him 5 questions. How did you meet your fiance, in what chatroom, do you have photos, can I see your daughter's birth certificate, why is your name not on the certificate (CA law for unmarried couples, we provided the notarized documents amending the birth cert). My fiance told our ENTIRE story when asked how we met......figured he gave so much information there were not questions left to ask? The interviewer looked at the front page of the affidavit of support, said everything looks in order, excused herself, came back with a card listing when he can pick up the visa next week!

I pray to hear this type of new for all the other interviews coming up soon!

I'm sooooo happy for you and congrats

hello everyone!

just done my interview at US embassy manila yesterday october 26,2009 and i got approved ! my fiance and i are so happy.my consul and pre-screener are sooo nice!

i wanted to say thank you also for all the helped you have given to me when i had some queries...VJ family thank you even some gave me an answer far from my questions but still thank you !----LOVE

Congrats, I'm so happy for you.... that's the toughest part, thank God for you

Thank you!

We are in the process of buying our ticket, my fiance will be coming in with a K1 Visa and I'm actually going to the interview with him and to come together. Do you know if it will be a problem if we do a round trip ticket for him? Do you think this may be something questionable with immigration

Thank you all

I did not notarize my affidavit of support form and my income tax forms I sent to my fiance, I hope this will not be an issue? Interview date is fast approaching. Does anyone know if this may be an issue?

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Thanks alot Jolex...have you received your package three? or everything is done electronically?

They actually email the package to me as an attachment and to send it to my fiance and also where to do the medical exams before the interview

Visa Services

Hours of Operation

Abuja

Business Hours: Working hours are from 07:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

7, Mambilla Street, Off Aso Drive Maitama District, Abuja Nigeria

Telephone: (234)-9-523-0916/0960/5857/2235

Fax: (234)-9-523-2078

E-Mail: Consularabuja@state.gov

Lagos

Business Hours:

Monday - Thursday 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Friday 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

U.S. Consulate General Lagos Office

2 Walter Carrington Crescent, Victoria Island, Nigeria

Tel.: (234) 1-460-3400 Fax: (234) 1-261-2218

E-mail:

If your inquiry concerns a nonimmigrant visa case, please contact LagosNIV@state.gov.

If your inquiry concerns an immigrant visa case, please contact LagosIV@state.gov.

If your inquiry concerns a student visa, please contact LagosStudentVisas@state.gov

Got an interview date o, Praise the Lord, Nov. 19..... I actually got frustrated this morning and I called Eleke at 7am my time and the guy said he cannot provide me his name but to give him our case# and he promise to email me, so I checked my email and there it is. Praise the Lord

If you have been waiting for at least 2 weeks, I think you can actually call Lagos directly. All the best!

I just got my email today. It reads... God is so Good!!!

The last processing action taken on your case

Receipt Number: EAC0XXXXXXXXXX

Application Type: I129F , PETITION FOR FIANCE(E)

Current Status: Approval notice sent.

On October 6, 2009, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E). Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283.

If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status results listed above, or if you have not received a decision from USCIS within the current processing time listed*, please contact USCIS Customer Service at (800) 375-5283.

*Current processing times can be found on the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov under Check My Case Status and Check Processing Times.

*** Please do not respond to this e-mail message.

Sincerely,

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

Congrats, wish you all the best! Glad you didnt have to wait 6.5 months we waited for VSC before we got approval... It seem they are on fire now lol. I pray that the rest of the process will be as fast for you in Jesus name.

Got an interview date o, Praise the Lord, Nov. 19..... I actually got frustrated this morning and I called Eleke at 7am my time and the guy said he cannot provide me his name but to give him our case# and he promise to email me, so I checked my email and there it is. Praise the Lord

If you have been waiting for at least 2 weeks, I think you can actually call Lagos directly. All the best!

Question if anyone knows for sure:

I work for a Fortune 500 company and I am about to request a letter From my Employer Verifying Position, Title, and Salary for my I-134 Form. I can get a signed letter direclty from my Executive Director verifying all of the requested information. Is it necessary to go through a Human Resources Department for this letter? Does anyone know if a letter directly from my boss (ED) will be acceptable (Easy to get and quick)? Will this be returned unless it's obtained through the "Human Resources" department (Will take a longer period of time to obtain). Anyone know? Thanks! Best regards to all. Craig.

For confidentiality, I went through my HR Dept and the lady also added her business card in case the embassy has any questions. All the best!

OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just got the email that my k-1 petition was APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't stop screaming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm happy you didnt have to wait 6.5 months we waited, it seem VSC is moving fast now.... All the best!