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Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by Nobody: 7:02am On Oct 31, 2016 |
Itstyme: No, you can remain in any country where you are residing while you file and interview for your immigrant visa. |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by Nobody: 7:03am On Oct 31, 2016 |
brielbiz: Every visa is adjudicated based on the merits of the individual relationship - it's not based on 'chances.' |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by Nobody: 7:04am On Oct 31, 2016 |
Obynocyse: It sounds like you may not have been legally qualified for the U.S. visa... This can raise some serious questions in any future applications about the credibility of your application. |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by Nobody: 9:42am On Oct 31, 2016 |
Good morning, VO. I recently applied to have my name changed on my Social Security card, based on my recent marriage that took place at the local government registry in Akure, Ondo State. Social Security denied my request for the name change, after forwarding a copy of my marriage certificate to their regional office in Chicago. They will not give me a specific reason for the denial, other than that the regional office will not recocognize my Nigerian marriage certificate, and they gave me as my only option that I could petition my local circuit court to change my name. That solution is unacceptable, as I am changing my name due to marriage, not because I simply wish to change my birth name for no reason other than that I want a new name. The manager of the local SSA office told me that, should I file a SSA claim, only then would SSA forward my Nigerian marriage certificate to a Foreign Service officer for authentication. Since I am not filing a claim, but filing just to change my surname, SSA has refused to go further to authenticate the document. After several phone calls, further and further up the SSA chain of command, a frontline manager told me that I should have stopped by the Embassy to have my marriage certificate authenticated before I left Nigeria to come home. My questions for you...Is this, in fact, true? Should I have come to the embassy to have my marriage certificate authenticated, prior to returning to the United States? If this is true, could you direct me to the public policy that would have instructed me to do so? And, lastly, if this is something that I should have done, what recourse do I have in order to have the embassy authenticate my marriage certificate, now that I am already at home? Thank you, in advance, for your response to my questions. |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by Nobody: 12:35pm On Oct 31, 2016 |
Hello Every case has to be assessed individually - they may need more documents. We work to complete cases as quickly as possible. |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by Nobody: 12:35pm On Oct 31, 2016 |
Benjamins: Yes |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by Nobody: 12:36pm On Oct 31, 2016 |
Hello Ma, I don't know the specifics of your case, but if they've requested additional information he will need to provide that before the case can move forward. I recommend provide all requested information as soon as possible to keep the process moving forward. |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by Nobody: 12:37pm On Oct 31, 2016 |
bleek147: No, the immigrant visa petition requires a petition filed with a different agency. I recommend you read through this thread for more information on that process. |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by Nobody: 12:38pm On Oct 31, 2016 |
ekaetea: For concerns like this you should reach out to the Consulate directly. |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by Nobody: 12:39pm On Oct 31, 2016 |
Queena123: It may, I don't know all of the circumstances surrounding your case. That being said, being honest is always the best option throughout this process as willfully misrepresenting could result in an ineligibility for the visa. |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by Nobody: 12:40pm On Oct 31, 2016 |
flyhigh1881: She will need to apply for returning resident status - it will be determined whether or not she is granted this status at the interview. |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by Nobody: 12:45pm On Oct 31, 2016 |
Iflyjetstoo: We don't deal with social security - that is another agency. Once we have granted the visa, we are done with the immigrant visa process. That being said, for someone immigrating to the United States it is very odd to travel before making sure that all of your paperwork is straight. |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by Nobody: 1:45pm On Oct 31, 2016 |
LagosNIV: My husband has not travelled yet. This question had to do with my name change, as the bride, and I am the U.S. citizen. Social Security is telling me that I should have had the consulate in Nigeria authenticate my marriage certificate before I returned to the United States. |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by Nobody: 1:53pm On Oct 31, 2016 |
Iflyjetstoo: Ok, you should do what they are asking you to do. Again, we don't control what SSA wants or what SSA does. I can't provide details on their policy because I don't have their policy. If your husband hasn't traveled yet, he should be able to get this done in Nigeria. |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by Nobody: 2:25pm On Oct 31, 2016 |
LagosNIV: Okay...so my question is this. SSA told me that you folks, at the consulate, will authenticate our Nigerian marriage certificate. I cannot find out any information about this on your website. Is this something that your personnel at the consulate will do for us? If so, I will have my husband bring a certified copy of our marriage certificate to the consulate in Lagos. I appreciate that you cannot speak to SSA policy, but SSA is telling me that you, at the consulate, have a policy that allows a foreign service officer there to authenticate my Nigerian marriage certificate. |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by Nobody: 2:55pm On Oct 31, 2016 |
Iflyjetstoo: We cannot "authenticate" a document, but a consular officer can review and notarize documents here. This is performed through the American Citizens Services section. We would require the original document to notarize a copy though. |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by Nobody: 9:10pm On Oct 31, 2016 |
Good evening consular official, Please I actually submitted my DV lottery application from the Netherlands and I would like to know in the event that I am selected for further processing will my case number start with EU or Af.my country of chargeabity is Ghana.Thanks very much for reading my post and looking forward to your reply. |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by Nobody: 12:31pm On Nov 01, 2016 |
TalliusCeciro: If you are selected for the DV lottery, you will need to interview in the country where you submitted your application. |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by flyhigh1881: 7:30pm On Nov 01, 2016 |
LagosNIV: Thanks for your response. Please I have checked the immigrant visa section on your website but can't see where to apply for returning resident visa(SB1). I only saw K1 visa type. Please where can I apply for this visa(schedule an appointment)? Please direct me to the right place. Thanks |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by Yemo2020: 2:42am On Nov 02, 2016 |
Hello, thank you for your help. My I-129f petition for my fiancee recently got approved and has been sent to the NVC for processing. However, we are planning on having a introduction/ tradtional engagement ceremony according to Yoruba culture in a couple of months in Lagos. If she is approved for a K1-visa, we intend on having a court wedding as required within 90days upon her arrival, and a white wedding in the States within a year once she settles down. 1. Is it standard policy for the CO to consider all traditional yoruba ceremony a wedding even though we are just planning an engagement inline with Yoruba culture? 2. And if the answer to the above question is yes, will this affect her chances for a K1-visa if her interview is done before the ceremony? And what if the interview is held after the ceremony? 3. If she will be denied, what are our recourse at this point with an approved i-129f? Any advise. 4. Different question. I owe taxes on my tax returns and average about $35000 - 40000 a year with no significant savings plus student loans, will this affect my affidavit of support or do I need to get a cosponsor? If I can arrange for her preemployment, will that help, or not necessary since I am 125% above the poverty level? 5. Lastly, will I be able to attend the interview with her If I fly to Lagos? Thanks a lot. |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by tecb: 10:59am On Nov 02, 2016 |
Good morning Consular officer, A friend in his previous visa application had entered the wrong place of issue for his passport although he got his US visa. He is applying again using the same passport. I would like to know if he needs to enter the same information of the place of issue as the previous application or he can enter the correct information also would he have to notify the consulate about this. Thank you. |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by Nobody: 1:15pm On Nov 02, 2016 |
flyhigh1881: You should contact the Consulate directly via email. |
Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by Nobody: 1:18pm On Nov 02, 2016 |
Yemo2020: The Yoruba introduction ceremony counts as marriage under Nigerian law, and therefore constitutes a marriage under US law, regardless of whether you call it "engagement" or something else. You cannot be someone's fiance if you are married to them. Also, if you get the K-1 visa and then do the Yoruba ceremony, you invalidate the visa. As far as the affidavit of support is concerned, you need to meet the requirements stated and it needs to reflect on your previous tax documents. Having a new job does not assist in this matter. And no, people who are not themselves are not allowed in to the interview. |
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