VisaOfficer:


I don't know enough about you to have any idea. Please review the information about employment-based visas at http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/business.html and http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/immigrate.html and see if any apply to you.

thank you. But I am going there to establish an enterprise with my business partner. No visa category for that?

Apologies if this question has already been asked and responded to, but what other evidence do you accept in lieu of a birth certificate? Mine was lost when I was a kid. Thanks!

VisaOfficer:


Unless you have another relative in the U.S. who can file for you, I'm afraid this is your only option. If your father becomes a citizen, your priority date and wait time will remain approximately the same, although your visa category will change from F2B to F1 (unmarried child of U.S. citizen).

Thanks... You are such a helper...! God bless you.

Hello Radiant One,
Our interview went well. I was really looking forward to seeing you today. the CO didn't take me seriously though, he only promised to pass my message across.
Keep up your good work, I'll always wonder what you look like.
Thank you!

Adaugo89:
Hello VO; Thank you for your reply, My brother couldn't appear for his DNA test cause no one contacted he for the test which we were all waiting for.. I have every mailed sent to the embassy regrading this case LGS2007763015 documented in my file. I never got no responsed from no one not a phone call or letter sent out, In 2012 January I and my siblings made a trip to your head office in VI and your workers wouldn't grant us access to speak to any officer, A letter from my lawyer was sent out to the embassy yet no reply. My father is late now and am the only one following this up, please who do I need to talk to? or Can I have my council men from California involve in this..Thanks Lilian

I'm sorry to hear of your father's passing. Unfortunately, when a petitioner passes away, the underlying petition is rendered invalid in any case. A different eligible family member will need to file a new petition for your brother.

Gevic:
thank you. But I am going there to establish an enterprise with my business partner. No visa category for that?

If none of the business visa information applies to you, please see http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/immigrate/types/Immigrant-Investor-Visas.html for investor visas.

HesInMe:
Apologies if this question has already been asked and responded to, but what other evidence do you accept in lieu of a birth certificate? Mine was lost when I was a kid. Thanks!

You should be able to obtain a replacement birth certificate from the NPC.

sisitodun:
Hello Radiant One,
Our interview went well. I was really looking forward to seeing you today. the CO didn't take me seriously though, he only promised to pass my message across.
Keep up your good work, I'll always wonder what you look like.
Thank you!

Oh rats, I was hoping to see you too! I was probably in a meeting when you were here, though.

There used to be a photo of me looking unnaturally stern on our website, but I see it's gone now. If they post a new one, I'll let you all know.

Glad the interview went well!

Dear VO,
I have booked an appointment for a student visa with the Embassy in Abuja. I would like to know what documents would be required of me to present and what are the likely expected questions?
Many thanks.

decxy:
Dear VO,
I have booked an appointment for a student visa with the Embassy in Abuja. I would like to know what documents would be required of me to present and what are the likely expected questions?
Many thanks.

These are questions for my non-immigrant visa colleagues at https://www.nairaland.com/1792662/u.s-non-immigrant-visas-listening . Also, please understand that we are not going to give you a list of expected questions. We expect that genuine applicants will be able to answer our questions spontaneously, honestly, and credibly.

VisaOfficer:


I haven't received anything yet -- but I'm expecting a stack of reports tomorrow. Hopefully yours will be among them.

Hi, has our report been turned in yet? We're really anxious, and were hoping we could spend Christmas together as a family this year.

kole10:


Hi, has our report been turned in yet? We're really anxious, and were hoping we could spend Christmas together as a family this year.

Yes -- you should be hearing from us very very very soon.

Goodmorning Ma,

I do remember last time you said the consulate are investigating our case, have you received the final report?, My fiancees Birthday is tomorrow and am hoping to receive some good news from you to cheer her up. Thanks alot Ma. LGS2014696014

Badgers14:
Goodmorning Ma,

I do remember last time you said the consulate are investigating our case, have you received the final report?, My fiancees Birthday is tomorrow and am hoping to receive some good news from you to cheer her up. Thanks alot Ma. LGS2014696014

Greetings sir -- I'm afraid there's nothing new to report at this time.

((

VisaOfficer:


Greetings sir -- I'm afraid there's nothing new to report at this time.

Oh no! thats not the birthday news I was hoping to share .
Ma, does the consulate anticipate that our case could be completed before the year runs out?

Thanks again and happy Thanksgiving.

Greetings VO,
Today makes it 10working days since i submitted my documents at the collection center,my staus on ceac website has been showing "ready"since lastweek friday,but has changed to AP dis afternoon after i have mailed the embassy about the status of my passport tOday, and the reply i got was:"Thank you for your email,we have forwarded you inquiry to the appropriate unit,we urge you to wait for a substantive response".please ma wat could be goin on,cos i would like to make my travel plans early.thank you God bless

LGS2013627011,my case number,please i would appreciate you check up for me,I dont just want to go to the collection center in vain cos i dont reside in lagos,av tried contacting them but to no avail.thanks ma

Hi Consular Officer, I want my sister and her family to visit me in US. My sister visa has been refused a total of 5 times, 3 times for F1 application in 2005 and 2 times for tourist visa(2007 and 2009)on ground of 214(b). Last time when i was graduating i invited my mom and sister, they gave my mom the visa but refused my sister. Here are the facts, my sister is not working anymore after having a baby and her husband has a government job which pays okay but not great. They have a lease for their apartment, has been living there for few years, my sister partly owns a family house which is 60yrs old. their whole life is there but no sure how to convience the consular that she only wants to visit me for a short duration.
My brother-in-law and my niece have never applied for any visa. Should I ask them to go together or separately? I don't want them to get refusal because of my sisters refusal history.
Now, i am a US citizen and my sister is eligible for immigrant visa but I have not applied for her, is this enough reason to show that she is not interested anymore to come here? Please advise what kind of documents will be helpful to show ties and not intend to immigrate? All my family is back home just me here. I can sponsor them for their visit

Hi VO,

It's been a long while and I see you have maintained and sustained that which makes you endearing, I hope you're doing great... I and my family traveled on the 10th of Oct and has since settled down in Virginia, the kids are already in school and my wife is at the verge of securing an employment and believe me when I say I have never been so fulfilled.

Based on the nature of my job (Freelance Filmmaker) I travel a lot and stay a maximum of 3 months on some projects, I have gotten the physical GC and I'm presently in Nigeria for a production that will take me 2 months to film so I hope to be back in the States in January, now my questions is this.

1: what's the healthiest travel history that I should keep to maintain my LPR status?
2: do I need to file any form of application in respect to my job related trips outside of the US?
3: I have a production company domiciled in the States and most of the job I do comes under the auspices of the company, does it have any advantage?

Regards,

Badgers14:
((

Oh no! thats not the birthday news I was hoping to share .
Ma, does the consulate anticipate that our case could be completed before the year runs out?

Thanks again and happy Thanksgiving.

Good morning,

I'm waiting for an update -- but I know December is going to be a busy month for us, so I doubt the case will be completed that quickly. I should hear something more definitive today.

taikay:
LGS2013627011,my case number,please i would appreciate you check up for me,I dont just want to go to the collection center in vain cos i dont reside in lagos,av tried contacting them but to no avail.thanks ma

...checking... will modify this reply soon...

nbxx:
Hi Consular Officer, I want my sister and her family to visit me in US. My sister visa has been refused a total of 5 times, 3 times for F1 application in 2005 and 2 times for tourist visa(2007 and 2009)on ground of 214(b). Last time when i was graduating i invited my mom and sister, they gave my mom the visa but refused my sister. Here are the facts, my sister is not working anymore after having a baby and her husband has a government job which pays okay but not great. They have a lease for their apartment, has been living there for few years, my sister partly owns a family house which is 60yrs old. their whole life is there but no sure how to convience the consular that she only wants to visit me for a short duration.
My brother-in-law and my niece have never applied for any visa. Should I ask them to go together or separately? I don't want them to get refusal because of my sisters refusal history.
Now, i am a US citizen and my sister is eligible for immigrant visa but I have not applied for her, is this enough reason to show that she is not interested anymore to come here? Please advise what kind of documents will be helpful to show ties and not intend to immigrate? All my family is back home just me here. I can sponsor them for their visit

These are questions for my non-immigrant visa colleagues at https://www.nairaland.com/1792662/u.s-non-immigrant-visas-listening .

Iykonnet:
Hi VO,

It's been a long while and I see you have maintained and sustained that which makes you endearing, I hope you're doing great... I and my family traveled on the 10th of Oct and has since settled down in Virginia, the kids are already in school and my wife is at the verge of securing an employment and believe me when I say I have never been so fulfilled.

Based on the nature of my job (Freelance Filmmaker) I travel a lot and stay a maximum of 3 months on some projects, I have gotten the physical GC and I'm presently in Nigeria for a production that will take me 2 months to film so I hope to be back in the States in January, now my questions is this.

1: what's the healthiest travel history that I should keep to maintain my LPR status?
2: do I need to file any form of application in respect to my job related trips outside of the US?
3: I have a production company domiciled in the States and most of the job I do comes under the auspices of the company, does it have any advantage?

Regards,

Greetings! Glad to hear my (your!) country is treating you well! What do your children say about the school?

It's good that you have your green card in hand. You should never spend more than 12 months at a stretch outside the United States, because if you do, you'll have abandoned your Legal Permanent Resident status. It would be good if you could show that you spend more time inside the U.S. than outside. But, considering the nature of your work, your travel history makes sense. You might consider traveling with documentary proof that your production company is indeed domiciled in the States -- that should soothe the hearts of any border agents who might question your travel.

I really don't think you're going to have problems. It's the people who spend two weeks in the U.S. and ten months in Nigeria who have a hard time convincing the border agents that they "reside in the States." Your situation is quite different.

All the best to you, your wife and kids!

VisaOfficer:


Yes -- you should be hearing from us very very very soon.

Awesome news! Thanks and will be looking forward to hearing from you.

Thanks alot ma,
Looking 4ward to hear from you

VisaOfficer:
I'll be out of the office (a little Thanksgiving, a little work-related travel) as of this afternoon -- but will do my best to check in with Nairaland every day.

Hello ma'am goodmorning. No questions from me for now, cos my case is not yet current. Just to appreciate you and the good work you are doing for us here on nairaland, And Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving. Save some turkey for us, Lol . Have a lovely Day ma'am.

taikay:
Thanks alot ma,
Looking 4ward to hear from you

The visa and packet will be ready for pickup Friday afternoon! You might want to leave it to Monday morning, though, just in case traffic snarls us up on Friday.

Gud news,thank you very much ma,may God continue to grant your heart desires,am very grateful.
God bless you

Hi VO,
I am married to a USC and my wife wants me to visit her during the Christmas holidays in the USA. Do you think applying for a Tourist visa is my best option because I am not planning to relocate to the USA instead my wife will be relocating to Nigeria sometime in April 2015 . I have a good job here in Nigeria, professional Civil engineer with two lovely kids from my previous marriage.

Vicobaba123:
Hi VO,
I am married to a USC and my wife wants me to visit her during the Christmas holidays in the USA. Do you think applying for a Tourist visa is my best option because I am not planning to relocate to the USA instead my wife will be relocating to Nigeria sometime in April 2015 . I have a good job here in Nigeria, professional Civil engineer with two lovely kids from my previous marriage.

It sounds like the B1/B2 (tourist) visa is exactly the the right option, considering you don't plan to immigrate.

May God bless ur goin out n ur coming in,b safe for us.will miss u.