dnapstar:

How can I contact you? I have a couple of questions to ask?

Hello dnapstar, ask all your questions here so others could benefits from the answer that will be given. You never can tell, others may be in the same situation and need answers as well. Happy Sunday!

techsavy1:
My passport expires in November and I am yet to be scheduled for interview. I have submitted all documents to NVC, just waiting for interview. Is it advisable to get a new passport and update after I get interview date? Basically when is the best time to introduce a new passport?

Hello techsavy1, I guess you submitted your expired passport since you’ve submitted all your documents to nvc already, however, you’ll need to get a new passport as fendorf advised. They will ask for your new passport during your interview but make sure you go along with the old passport you submitted.

Duuzsz:

Yes.

I asked because the lawyer said they only accept certificate from alagbon.

Duuzsz:

Hello dnapstar, ask all your questions here so others could benefits from the answer that will be given. You never can tell, others may be in the same situation and need answers as well. Happy Sunday!

I needed clarification on how this whole process work.
I am completely new to it and have zero clue.

Early last month I go a call from my mum that my Green card has been approved, she filed for it years ago.

But currently I filling the DS 260 form.

Can you explain the process, so I can avoid unnecessary errors.

Secondly at what point would I need the police certificate?

Thirdly, I am currently single. But a lady who just got married last year is asking if she could accompany Me as my spouse. I want to know the possible implication of this and if it would have any negative effect on me in future.

Thanks in advance.

dnapstar:

I needed clarification on how this whole process work.
I am completely new to it and have zero clue.

Early last month I go a call from my mum that my Green card has been approved, she filed for it years ago.

But currently I filling the DS 260 form.

Can you explain the process, so I can avoid unnecessary errors.

Secondly at what point would I need the police certificate?

Thirdly, I am currently single. But a lady who just got married last year is asking if she could accompany Me as my spouse. I want to know the possible implication of this and if it would have any negative effect on me in future.

Thanks in advance.

Once you get your Welcome Letter from NVC,

The first step is to pay required fees. (IV fee and Affidavit of Support fee). IV is $325 and AOS is $120
After you made the payment, it will take couple of days/weeks to process. (It took 2 days for me)

Once the payment process, you can start to fill out online IV application which is DS-260. One important note about DS-260 is once you submit the application you cannot edit it. So please double check your application before you hit submit. Also you will need to print out the confirmation page for the interview stage.

After the DS260 submission the civil documents tab will open up and you will need to upload scanned Passport Biographic page, marriage certificate, Police certificate (from beneficiary's home country), Birth certificate and Photograph.

Once you upload all required Civil documents you can click "Submit Documents".

For the AOS, you will need to find which I-864 form you need and download it from USCIS official website and after filling it out you will need to upload it to the NVC system. Make sure you combine all pages as one file before uploading.

If your sponsor doesn’t meet the Household income requirements, you will have an option to add joint sponsor/ household member once your payment did process. You follow same steps here as AOS.

After forms submitted, AOS uploaded and Civil documents submitted in the system. You will need to wait NVC to review your case and send you "Documentary Qualified". Also known as C C ( case complete)

Regarding your second question: I believe you’ve found the answer in between my post, you need to start uploading after filling the ds260 form.

Regarding your third question: its not advisable, it’s fraud, the US government frown at this, and the implications is severe. It has a lot of negative effects! So don’t try it.

Duuzsz:


Once you get your Welcome Letter from NVC,

The first step is to pay required fees. (IV fee and Affidavit of Support fee). IV is $325 and AOS is $120
After you made the payment, it will take couple of days/weeks to process. (It took 2 days for me)

Once the payment process, you can start to fill out online IV application which is DS-260. One important note about DS-260 is once you submit the application you cannot edit it. So please double check your application before you hit submit. Also you will need to print out the confirmation page for the interview stage.

After the DS260 submission the civil documents tab will open up and you will need to upload scanned Passport Biographic page, marriage certificate, Police certificate (from beneficiary's home country), Birth certificate and Photograph.

Once you upload all required Civil documents you can click "Submit Documents".

For the AOS, you will need to find which I-864 form you need and download it from USCIS official website and after filling it out you will need to upload it to the NVC system. Make sure you combine all pages as one file before uploading.

If your sponsor doesn’t meet the income requirements, you will have an option to add joint sponsor/ household member once your payment did process. You follow same steps here as AOS.

After forms submitted, AOS uploaded and Civil documents submitted in the system. You will need to wait NVC to review your case and send you "Documentary Qualified". Also known as C C ( case complete)

Regarding your second question: I believe you’ve found the answer in between my post, you need to start uploading after filling the ds260 form.

Regarding your third question: its not advisable, it’s fraud, the US government frown at this, and the implications is severe. It has a lot of negative effects! So don’t try it.

Thank you for your feedback and time.

dnapstar:

Thank you for your feedback and time.

You are welcome. If you’ve any other questions, don’t hesitate to drop it, other members will answer them

Duuzsz:

Hello techsavy1, I guess you submitted your expired passport since you’ve submitted all your documents to nvc already, however, you’ll need to get a new passport as fendorf advised. They will ask for your new passport during your interview but make sure you go along with the old passport you submitted.

Thank you for your response. The passport has not expired yet. It expires in November. Are you saying I just go ahead and get a new one now and have the one I submitted my documents with cancelled?

Duuzsz:


Once you get your Welcome Letter from NVC,

The first step is to pay required fees. (IV fee and Affidavit of Support fee). IV is $325 and AOS is $120
After you made the payment, it will take couple of days/weeks to process. (It took 2 days for me)

Once the payment process, you can start to fill out online IV application which is DS-260. One important note about DS-260 is once you submit the application you cannot edit it. So please double check your application before you hit submit. Also you will need to print out the confirmation page for the interview stage.

After the DS260 submission the civil documents tab will open up and you will need to upload scanned Passport Biographic page, marriage certificate, Police certificate (from beneficiary's home country), Birth certificate and Photograph.

Once you upload all required Civil documents you can click "Submit Documents".

For the AOS, you will need to find which I-864 form you need and download it from USCIS official website and after filling it out you will need to upload it to the NVC system. Make sure you combine all pages as one file before uploading.

If your sponsor doesn’t meet the Household income requirements, you will have an option to add joint sponsor/ household member once your payment did process. You follow same steps here as AOS.

After forms submitted, AOS uploaded and Civil documents submitted in the system. You will need to wait NVC to review your case and send you "Documentary Qualified". Also known as C C ( case complete)

Regarding your second question: I believe you’ve found the answer in between my post, you need to start uploading after filling the ds260 form.

Regarding your third question: its not advisable, it’s fraud, the US government frown at this, and the implications is severe. It has a lot of negative effects! So don’t try it.

Must the Police report be from my home country or can the present country of residence suffice?

It seems like i have to be present in Nigeria to get one and i do not plan on going back anytime soon

techsavy1:


Thank you for your response. The passport has not expired yet. It expires in November. Are you saying I just go ahead and get a new one now and have the one I submitted my documents with cancelled?

What’s your pd and visa class? You know there’s already a backlog due to the covid19, so nobody is certain as to when you’ll get interviewed letter. So I will advice you get a new passport a month before the old one expires or you get a new one before your interview. They are not going to issue visa on an expired passport.

pristine88:



Must the Police report be from my home country or can the present country of residence suffice?

It seems like i have to be present in Nigeria to get one and i do not plan on going back anytime soon

Well, some country do insist on getting the home country police report, however, you can get someone to help you get it in Nigeria.

techsavy1:


Thank you for your response. The passport has not expired yet. It expires in November. Are you saying I just go ahead and get a new one now and have the one I submitted my documents with cancelled?

At the point of your interview you need a passport with at least 6 months validity. Your current passport does not have that. So get a renewal

Duuzsz:

Well, some country do insist on getting the home country police report, however, you can get someone to help you get it in Nigeria.

She needs police report for anywhere she/he has lived for longer than 6months after the age of 18 yrs

Duuzsz:

What’s your pd and visa class? You know there’s already a backlog due to the covid19, so nobody is certain as to when you’ll get interviewed letter. So I will advice you get a new one passport a month before the old one expires or you get a new one before your interview. They are not going to issue visa on an expired passport.

he should get the passport renewed now because of uncertainty and long delays with passport renewal in Nigeria.

Duuzsz:

Well, some country do insist on getting the home country police report, however, you can get someone to help you get it in Nigeria.

I want to be very careful with all this people promising me it can be done in Nigeria.. Cant wait for this long and then get issues due to fake documents but if anyone can recommend a trusted link perhaps i will consider!

Thank you

[quote author=pristine88 post=90945455]

I want to be very careful with all this people promising me it can be done in Nigeria.. Cant wait for this long and then get issues due to fake documents but if anyone can recommend a trusted link perhaps i will consider!

Then get a lawyer to go Alagbon police station which is where it is done

Pay lawyer for his services, He will collect the form on behalf of his client and send it to you - you'll then thumbprint scan and send back to him

Worst case a lawyer will charge you 15k-20k

If you dont trust people you know offline to not scam you, wouldn't forum people tat are anonymous not do the same?
If you cant come to do it yourself then get a lawyer to do it.

Duuzsz:


Once you get your Welcome Letter from NVC,

The first step is to pay required fees. (IV fee and Affidavit of Support fee). IV is $325 and AOS is $120
After you made the payment, it will take couple of days/weeks to process. (It took 2 days for me)

Once the payment process, you can start to fill out online IV application which is DS-260. One important note about DS-260 is once you submit the application you cannot edit it. So please double check your application before you hit submit. Also you will need to print out the confirmation page for the interview stage.

After the DS260 submission the civil documents tab will open up and you will need to upload scanned Passport Biographic page, marriage certificate, Police certificate (from beneficiary's home country), Birth certificate and Photograph.

Once you upload all required Civil documents you can click "Submit Documents".

For the AOS, you will need to find which I-864 form you need and download it from USCIS official website and after filling it out you will need to upload it to the NVC system. Make sure you combine all pages as one file before uploading.

If your sponsor doesn’t meet the Household income requirements, you will have an option to add joint sponsor/ household member once your payment did process. You follow same steps here as AOS.

After forms submitted, AOS uploaded and Civil documents submitted in the system. You will need to wait NVC to review your case and send you "Documentary Qualified". Also known as C C ( case complete)

Regarding your second question: I believe you’ve found the answer in between my post, you need to start uploading after filling the ds260 form.

Regarding your third question: its not advisable, it’s fraud, the US government frown at this, and the implications is severe. It has a lot of negative effects! So don’t try it.

Hi Duuzsz...You have been so helpful and detailed...Who are those required to fill the I-864 forms? Would the sponsor or petitioner still be required to fill the I-864 form when his/her income doesn’t meet the Household income requirements or just the joint sponsor is required to fill the form in that case.

fendorf:
he should get the passport renewed now because of uncertainty and long delays with passport renewal in Nigeria.

I totally concur cause norm the passport takes 5days to process while express takes just 48hrs to be processed but due to covid19 I think it’s gonna take longer to process, so techsavy1 get a new passport ASAP

YOMZE:


Hi Duuzsz...You have been so helpful and detailed...Who are those required to fill the I-864 forms? Would the sponsor or petitioner still be required to fill the I-864 form when his/her income doesn’t meet the Household income requirements or just the joint sponsor is required to fill the form in that case.

Hello Yomze, the sponsor is to fill the I-864 form but if the sponsor doesn’t meet the household income requirements, then you’ll need a joint sponsor or a co-sponsor to fill the form. That is, both the sponsor and the joint sponsor will need to fill the form I-864

But if you want to use a co-sponsor, then it has to be a household member, someone living in the same house with your sponsor. However, the sponsor will fill form I-864 while the co-sponsor will fill I-864A form. Please there’s a difference between those forms. Hope this is helpful?

pristine88:


I want to be very careful with all this people promising me it can be done in Nigeria.. Cant wait for this long and then get issues due to fake documents but if anyone can recommend a trusted link perhaps i will consider!

Thank you

I will advice you use a trusted family member in Nigeria to help you with it.

This is my Aunty's Immigration Visa status with her family. What am I expected to tell her. Is there any hope for her and the family to be granted visa? I need a professional advice on what I should let her know.

The co-sponsor could be friends. 2 Co-sponsors are allowed.

Duuzsz:

[b][/b]Hello Yomze, the sponsor is to fill the I-864 form but if the sponsor doesn’t meet the household income requirements, then you’ll need a joint sponsor or a co-sponsor to fill the form. That is, both the sponsor and the joint sponsor will need to fill the form I-864

But if you want to use a co-sponsor, then it has to be a household member, someone living in the same house with your sponsor. However, the sponsor will fill form I-864 while the co-sponsor will fill I-864A form. Please there’s a difference between those forms. Hope this is helpful?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/trump-immigration-workers-coronavirus/2020/06/22/3b969e88-b489-11ea-9b0f-c797548c1154_story.html%3foutputType=amp

Vietnaminfo:
This is my Aunty's Immigration Visa status with her family. What am I expected to tell her. Is there any hope for her and the family to be granted visa? I need a professional advice on what I should let her know.

AP is been replaced with the term “refused” these days, it will later change to “issued” provided the interview she had went well. I’ve seen a lot of cases similar to your Aunty’s case. ofcourse there’s hope, there’s nothing to worry about here.

Hello All! I got DQ today! First and only submission was May 23rd. To God be the glory!

Duuzsz:
Hello All! I got DQ today! First and only submission was May 23rd. To God be the glory!

Congrats to you on you DQ

Duuzsz:
Hello All! I got DQ today! First and only submission was May 23rd. To God be the glory!

Any idea on embassy reopening and interview letter?

didodidode:




Congrats to you on you DQ

Thank you didodidode

listowell:

Any idea on embassy reopening and interview letter?

No idea! But we are hopeful.

Duuzsz:
Hello All! I got DQ today! First and only submission was May 23rd. To God be the glory!

Congrats..Mine was in March.zero your mind for next year

honharr:


Congrats..Mine was in March.zero your mind for next year

Depends on whether the EO affects you.

If your Spouse or child under 21 of USC, IR (except parents) then embassies are already treating these cases for interview in other countries and so will nigeria soon enough. Those with cancelled interviews would be done first then scheduling dates for DQ

I suspect more consular services will open up in August.

For those affected by all EOs and travel bans specific for countries till after Election in November.
Who becomes US President will decide a lot

Duuzsz:


Once you get your Welcome Letter from NVC,

The first step is to pay required fees. (IV fee and Affidavit of Support fee). IV is $325 and AOS is $120
After you made the payment, it will take couple of days/weeks to process. (It took 2 days for me)

Once the payment process, you can start to fill out online IV application which is DS-260. One important note about DS-260 is once you submit the application you cannot edit it. So please double check your application before you hit submit. Also you will need to print out the confirmation page for the interview stage.

After the DS260 submission the civil documents tab will open up and you will need to upload scanned Passport Biographic page, marriage certificate, Police certificate (from beneficiary's home country), Birth certificate and Photograph.

Once you upload all required Civil documents you can click "Submit Documents".

For the AOS, you will need to find which I-864 form you need and download it from USCIS official website and after filling it out you will need to upload it to the NVC system. Make sure you combine all pages as one file before uploading.

If your sponsor doesn’t meet the Household income requirements, you will have an option to add joint sponsor/ household member once your payment did process. You follow same steps here as AOS.

After forms submitted, AOS uploaded and Civil documents submitted in the system. You will need to wait NVC to review your case and send you "Documentary Qualified". Also known as C C ( case complete)

Regarding your second question: I believe you’ve found the answer in between my post, you need to start uploading after filling the ds260 form.

Regarding your third question: its not advisable, it’s fraud, the US government frown at this, and the implications is severe. It has a lot of negative effects! So don’t try it.

Due to the ban does it mean no one can start an I-130 application with a spouse in the USA (a citizen)?