I..my hubby and kids applied for Usa and we were denied...dey stated we shld change circumstances cos we haven't travelled as a family b4...
Now.we v planned to go to dubai for d xmas and reapply....what other tin shld be put in place and also applying alone with d kids......

Dear VO, my hubby and i applied for a usa visa last year and we got two years. We travelled together and came back together. After few months, our marriage broke up and we got divorced. Both of us have good jobs. I head a dept in one of the ministries in lagos state(civil servany) and have 3 kids. I intend to visit the usa again with my children. Will it be easy getting them a visa, if not, i can leave them, visit and come back to my adorables.i also wish to change my status to divorced with the embassy. How possible is dat.

Hi VO, Compliments of the season !

Could you please confirm if filling a form G-325A together with I-129F is a must? If yes, is g-325a to be completed separately by both the petitioner and the beneficiary ? Lastly , for someone who lives in Houston Texas where should you send your completed forms to?

Thanks a lot for your time ...

bree01:
Advise on possibility of a US sibling visa application being approved in less than 10 years. A friend told me she knows someone whose case was approved in about 5 years. She did not state if there were any special circumstances that qualified the individual. Just that repeatedly checking the status makes it get processed faster

Well, the petition may be approved fairly quickly, but right now there is around a 13-year wait time for an F4 visa from the date of filing until it can be scheduled for an interview. I suppose it's possible that in the distant past the wait time was much shorter.

Repeatedly checking the status does not make anything get processed faster.

abfas:
I..my hubby and kids applied for Usa and we were denied...dey stated we shld change circumstances cos we haven't travelled as a family b4...
Now.we v planned to go to dubai for d xmas and reapply....what other tin shld be put in place and also applying alone with d kids......

This is a question for my non-immigrant visa colleagues at https://www.nairaland.com/1792662/u.s-non-immigrant-visas-listening .

seytok2002:
Dear VO, my hubby and i applied for a usa visa last year and we got two years. We travelled together and came back together. After few months, our marriage broke up and we got divorced. Both of us have good jobs. I head a dept in one of the ministries in lagos state(civil servany) and have 3 kids. I intend to visit the usa again with my children. Will it be easy getting them a visa, if not, i can leave them, visit and come back to my adorables.i also wish to change my status to divorced with the embassy. How possible is dat.

This is a question for my non-immigrant visa colleagues at https://www.nairaland.com/1792662/u.s-non-immigrant-visas-listening .

godfather007:
Hi VO, Compliments of the season !

Could you please confirm if filling a form G-325A together with I-129F is a must? If yes, is g-325a to be completed separately by both the petitioner and the beneficiary ? Lastly , for someone who lives in Houston Texas where should you send your completed forms to?

Thanks a lot for your time ...

Greetings,

Yes, the G-325A should be completed for both the petitioner and the beneficiary and included with the I-129F. It doesn't matter who fills out the G-325As as long as the information is complete, but both parties must sign his or her own G-325A.

http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-129finstr.pdf has a list of all the documents you'll need to provide.

The direct filing addresses for all I-129Fs are as follows:

For U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS
P.O. Box 660151
Dallas, TX 75266

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: I-129F
2501 South State Highway 121 Business
Suite 400
Lewisville, TX 75067

Hope this helps!

Hello VO,
Compliments of the season! My fiance and I received our NOA2 (case approval) two days ago. I am so excited because we are getting close to meeting you personally during the interview (hopefully)
From all your posts, I deduce that you are an amazing person despite the façade we on the other side see. Have fun on your vacation (I believe that's what it is). Take lots of pictures too

Goodmorning ma,op uare njoying ur vacation.My friend has filled d dss-260,she wil b taking her antenatal card+pics along as documents dat bonds her n d baby she is adding has deeivative,op itss ok abi wat other things do u think she shld takealong.

omotfavy:
Goodmorning ma,op uare njoying ur vacation.My friend has filled d dss-260,she wil b taking her antenatal card+pics along as documents dat bonds her n d baby she is adding has deeivative,op itss ok abi wat other things do u think she shld takealong.

Don't forget the baby's birth certificate!

Hi VO,
We had our traditional marriage on the 29th March,2014,our registry marriage 29th November 2014 and we intend having our church wedding come september 5th,2015.We want to fill our I-130 form,my question is: In filling out the I-130 form,which date should we choose as the date of our marriage?Should we choose that of traditional or that of registry?Thanks in anticipation of your urgent response.

Good evening VO, I applied for a USA conference Visa which was approved this Last Thursday, but when I got home I realised my passport photography was returned to me but my Int. Passport was collected.

Does this mean that the passport photography isn't needed?

Thanks in advance for your response.

veecee29:
Hi VO,
We had our traditional marriage on the 29th March,2014,our registry marriage 29th November 2014 and we intend having our church wedding come september 5th,2015.We want to fill our I-130 form,my question is: In filling out the I-130 form,which date should we choose as the date of our marriage?Should we choose that of traditional or that of registry?Thanks in anticipation of your urgent response.

I'd list the registry marriage, as that's the one that you have documentation for. (USCIS will want to see your marriage certificate.)

Hope this helps!

papilont:
Good evening VO, I applied for a USA conference Visa which was approved this Last Thursday, but when I got home I realised my passport photography was returned to me but my Int. Passport was collected.

Does this mean that the passport photography isn't needed?

Thanks in advance for your response.

This is a question for my non-immigrant visa colleagues at https://www.nairaland.com/1792662/u.s-non-immigrant-visas-listening . (There are things about non-immigrant visa processing that I just don't know...)

hello VO sir/ma. have be longing to apply for a US b1/b2 visa ,that was be fore I travel ed to the UAE...coz I was thinking its not advised to use a virgin passport to apply for it.....now my question is that the uae entry and exist stamp on my passport is it an advantage? can I apply for the b1/b2 visa now? I need advise.…..thanks

Hope you're enjoying your vacation mam?

Please I'd like to confirm that is there any chances that someone whose K-1 case got approved this month @ USCIS would likely get January/February 2015 For interview?

This is because I read some of ur response saying January and February interview has been slated already.

Thanks ma

Hi V O,welcome back.pls I have a problem about my status,I have change my name and everything about me in my passport and I haD an interview 2012 by was denied and again my finger print in the u s embassy and I wish to go to u s again pls what do I do?

Good day to you ma and compliments of the season !

My name is Oluwafemi. Myself and my two kids with the case numbers LGS2014572028, LGS2014625024 and LGS2014625026 respectively are currently scheduled for immigrant visa interview on December23,2014.

Ma, the questions are:

(a) In less than ten days to our interview date, is it possible to reschedule our interview date till sometime late next year?

(b) Is the U.S Embassy guards will permit my wife, (USC) the petitioner to accompany us to the interview?

donrocky:
hello VO sir/ma. have be longing to apply for a US b1/b2 visa ,that was be fore I travel ed to the UAE...coz I was thinking its not advised to use a virgin passport to apply for it.....now my question is that the uae entry and exist stamp on my passport is it an advantage? can I apply for the b1/b2 visa now? I need advise.…..thanks

This is a question for my non-immigrant visa colleagues at https://www.nairaland.com/1792662/u.s-non-immigrant-visas-listening .

stevewale:
Hope you're enjoying your vacation mam?

Please I'd like to confirm that is there any chances that someone whose K-1 case got approved this month @ USCIS would likely get January/February 2015 For interview?

This is because I read some of ur response saying January and February interview has been slated already.

Thanks ma

Greetings! It's been a great vacation but I am eager to get back home to Lagos.

As soon as we receive your case from NVC, we'll contact the petitioner with instructions for making an appointment online. K visas are technically non-immigrant visas, so people can schedule their own. That means that if there are appointments available in January and February, you can go ahead and grab one -- and even if there isn't one available at the moment, someone will likely cancel at some point in the near future. Good luck!

takin35:
Hi V O,welcome back.pls I have a problem about my status,I have change my name and everything about me in my passport and I haD an interview 2012 by was denied and again my finger print in the u s embassy and I wish to go to u s again pls what do I do?

My advice is to tell the truth in your interview, and if you qualify for a visa, you'll likely receive a visa.

iamoluwafemi:
Good day to you ma and compliments of the season !

My name is Oluwafemi. Myself and my two kids with the case numbers LGS2014572028, LGS2014625024 and LGS2014625026 respectively are currently scheduled for immigrant visa interview on December23,2014.

Ma, the questions are:

(a) In less than ten days to our interview date, is it possible to reschedule our interview date till sometime late next year?

(b) Is the U.S Embassy guards will permit my wife, (USC) the petitioner to accompany us to the interview?

Greetings! Yes, you can e-mail us at LagosIV@state.gov and ask us to reschedule your interviews for a later date. But make sure you don't let more than 12 months go by without contacting us, or we'll assume you're not interested in continuing with your cases.

We generally do not allow petitioners to come to the interviews. Our waiting room is usually very full and noisy, and an additional 50 to 100 people simply wouldn't fit. However, if the officer seems unconvinced that your relationship is bona fide, please let us know that the petitioner is in Nigeria and available for an interview -- sometimes that is very helpful.

Hope this helps!

And I will not be arrested or put to jail?

VisaOfficer:


My advice is to tell the truth in your interview, and if you qualify for a visa, you'll likely receive a visa.

takin35:
And I will not be arrested or put to jail?

Unless there's more to the story than you've written here, no one's going to arrest you for having used a false identity in the past. You'll have to be very credible to convince us that you're telling the truth in your next interview, but if you can convince the officer that you intend to use the visa correctly, it's not beyond the realm of possibility that you could receive a visa.

VisaOfficer:


Greetings! Yes, you can e-mail us at LagosIV@state.gov and ask us to reschedule your interviews for a later date. But make sure you don't let more than 12 months go by without contacting us, or we'll assume you're not interested in continuing with your cases.

We generally do not allow petitioners to come to the interviews. Our waiting room is usually very full and noisy, and an additional 50 to 100 people simply wouldn't fit. However, if the officer seems unconvinced that your relationship is bona fide, please let us know that the petitioner is in Nigeria and available for an interview -- sometimes that is very helpful.

Hope this helps!

Thank you so much ma for your quick response.

What do I need to bring along to the interview to proof that our marriage is bona fide? The only evidence I have are hundreds of pictures taken (before and after our marriage) from the last 2 years, flight tickets, countless personal emails, Skype chat log, marriage certificate and if it comes to it there are definitely friends and family (from both families like some of my childhood friends, my children, sisters and my mother)
( from my wife's side like her friends, parents and her two sisters, even her niece) who will validate our marriage and relationship. She also include me and the kids on some life insurance at her working place. She is a Physician Assistant. I also have invoice of the items I bought in our US address and on our names.

Can you please suggest what I should include? Because it is clearly a genuine relationship but we also don't want to give away more than necessary because if anything is needed we can bring it to our interview.

Thank you ma.
LGS2014572028, LGS2014625024 and LGS2014625026

iamoluwafemi:


Thank you so much ma for your quick response.

What do I need to bring along to the interview to proof that our marriage is bona fide? The only evidence I have are hundreds of pictures taken (before and after our marriage) from the last 2 years, flight tickets, countless personal emails, Skype chat log, marriage certificate and if it comes to it there are definitely friends and family (from both families like some of my childhood friends, my children, sisters and my mother)
( from my wife's side like her friends, parents and her two sisters, even her niece) who will validate our marriage and relationship. She also include me and the kids on some life insurance at her working place. She is a Physician Assistant. I also have invoice of the items I bought in our US address and on our names.

Can you please suggest what I should include? Because it is clearly a genuine relationship but we also don't want to give away more than necessary because if anything is needed we can bring it to our interview.

Thank you ma.
LGS2014572028, LGS2014625024 and LGS2014625026

All of that is great -- except for affidavits from family and friends, which don't carry much weight with us because affidavits are secondary evidence, not primary evidence. I'd say give USCIS copies of items like photos and e-mails, but have the originals handy to show at the interview. We try to return all originals when the interview is over (feel free to remind us if we forget). The invoices from the U.S. sound good, too. The most important part of the interview, even more than any document, will be what you and the kids have to tell us, though.

thank you soo much v o,God will ever bless your hand work and your entire family.i will tell you how this matter came up.it has been my dream to go to America.3years back i meet an agent and explain if he can help process the visa and he charged me 1m i sold my small car and i borrowed 850k from my work place,he started asking me of my passport i told him i already have one and he replied me by saying that i will use one package called look alike package,honestly i did not know what this guy was even saying.after that he told me to go to immigration HQ to change my passport to a person name and age i did that and he started helping me with the process mean while it was that person that won visa lottery and when i went for interview i was denied.now i dont know what to do because i still have the mind to travel to U S A.assuming i new what travewling is all about then i would not have fall a victim.so pls what do you think i can do because now i have change my paasport to my real name now.reply thanks

VisaOfficer:


Unless there's more to the story than you've written here, no one's going to arrest you for having used a false identity in the past. You'll have to be very credible to convince us that you're telling the truth in your next interview, but if you can convince the officer that you intend to use the visa correctly, it's not beyond the realm of possibility that you could receive a visa.

Hello VO,

My cousin invited me for her graduation ceremony in the US. I have a letter from her university addressed to the embassy. My worry is that I'm not married and my only ties to this country is my job. I have a sister that lives in the US and I will stay with her during my 14 day break. I have another cousin who is studying in havard university. I have never been refused a visa before. I have traveled to the UK, Netherlands, Belgium, France and the UAE.

I don't know if I should go ahead and apply for the US visit visa this time for fear of rejection. It would be lovely to know my chances. I would rather not apply if I'm not in good standing. I look forward to hearing from you.

ronnie4eva:
Hello VO,

My cousin invited me for her graduation ceremony in the US. I have a letter from her university addressed to the embassy. My worry is that I'm not married and my only ties to this country is my job. I have a sister that lives in the US and I will stay with her during my 14 day break. I have another cousin who is studying in havard university. I have never been refused a visa before. I have traveled to the UK, Netherlands, Belgium, France and the UAE.

I don't know if I should go ahead and apply for the US visit visa this time for fear of rejection. It would be lovely to know my chances. I would rather not apply if I'm not in good standing. I look forward to hearing from you.

This is a question for my non-immigrant visa colleagues at https://www.nairaland.com/1792662/u.s-non-immigrant-visas-listening .

takin35:
thank you soo much v o,God will ever bless your hand work and your entire family.i will tell you how this matter came up.it has been my dream to go to America.3years back i meet an agent and explain if he can help process the visa and he charged me 1m i sold my small car and i borrowed 850k from my work place,he started asking me of my passport i told him i already have one and he replied me by saying that i will use one package called look alike package,honestly i did not know what this guy was even saying.after that he told me to go to immigration HQ to change my passport to a person name and age i did that and he started helping me with the process mean while it was that person that won visa lottery and when i went for interview i was denied.now i dont know what to do because i still have the mind to travel to U S A.assuming i new what travewling is all about then i would not have fall a victim.so pls what do you think i can do because now i have change my paasport to my real name now.reply thanks

That happens to a lot of people, unfortunately. The best course of action is to be completely candid and honest about what happened. If you qualify for a visa now, as long as you don't try to hide what happened in the past, the officer will likely be inclined to listen sympathetically.

Thank you VO.