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adedammy009:

Any update with your interview. How did it go?
Awaiting the goodnews!

The interview went well, I received the visa approval. I got to the Lagos consulate 30mins before the interview time. The CGI folks checked my appointment letter to ensure that I was scheduled for the day. Once confirmed, I was allowed in and told to arrange my documents in the order described in the interview invitation mail.

When I got into the visa hall. I was initially called for document verification at a window. All of my original documents were collected including my original school certificates. These were compared with the information that I submitted to NVC which had been mailed to them.

Once done, I was told to sit and wait till my number was called. There was no particular order to the way that applicants were called for the interview with the consular officers. After an hour, I was called by one of the officers.Below are some of the questions he asked:

Have you ever lived in any other country for more than 6 months?
Are you currently employed and where do you work?
How many years of experience do you have?
Where are you going to in the US and what are you going to do there?
Do you have any professional certifications along with your academic credentials?
Have you ever changed your name?
Do you have other dependents that aren't applying with you?

Once he was done with his notes, he mentioned that I had been approved and he gave me a white slip. He held on to my port, but returned all my original documents that I had submitted during the initial screening.

The main takeaway is that even though the consular officer is not readjudicating the petition, they're validating the legitimacy of the application from an immigration perspective.

Most importantly, ensure that you're consistent in all of the information provided, as I saw a lot of people get entangled by providing inconsistent or incomplete information to the consular which led to the dreaded 221g refusal.

Wishing you all the best in your journey.

NotsonewMary:


Thanks for this!, just forwarded to a friend who is in the same scenario, though her spouse is currently in the UK.

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In other related news, the big eagle landed this week!🎉. I received approval notification for my I-485 (Greencard application).
Fun Fact: I-485 approval came exactly a year after I-140 approval. So, yes! another even greater Christmas gift in 2023.❤️

Thanks to everyone that has contributed to this thread that I started just to create awareness while I was waiting on USCIS decision for my application. I remain committed to creating awareness to people about this legal immigration pathway.

IF I do decide to, I might start a YouTube channel or Instagram page to create more content about EB Greencards (been on my mind for a while now), but fingers crossed.

Anyways, this phase is done and I am deeply grateful to God for it. We go again for the bigger eagle (citizenship application) in 5 years, God willing🙏🏽.

Congrats NotsonewMary! This is well deserved! Thanks for opening up this thread to help others on their journey through this process.

Best of luck!

Anua2k:
@Koldfuzhion Do you /anyone knows if COVID 19 VACCINE is mandatory for children?

From my understanding, the COVID 19 vaccine isn't required for children. However, I'd suggest you check with the medical clinic prior to your appointment, as these vaccination rules get updated periodically.

Kongrats:
Just to be clear does this mean that Covid19 vaccination is no more required?

COVID 19 Vaccination is very much required and should be taken before the actual medical appointment. You need to present your vaccination card for your medicals to be deemed complete.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/vaccinations.html

adedammy009:


Can you the vaccine names? If yes, how many.

Mumps
Measles
Rubella
Polio
Tetanus and diphtheria
Pertussis
Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib)
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Rotavirus
Meningococcal disease
Varicella
Pneumococcal disease
Seasonal influenza

I got 5 shots. Don't which ones specifically.

adedammy009:


Thanks. I actually found someone on family group that paid 28k for vaccination. Guess the prices vary based on shots given.

Yes it does. I had to get most of the shots again, is probably why it was more expensive.

adedammy009:



I guess you must have had your medical by now. Any idea of the vaccination cost at Qlife or IOM?

Thanks

It cost me around 40k at Q-life, but cost depends on the number and type of vaccines you take.

Mandem101:

Do you care to share aht time line in JAnuary (not specific date to see what the schedule of CR/IR will look like when they start receiving ID by nextweek)

2nd week of January

rajkuman:
My EB2 visa interview has been rescheduled 3 times now, October, November, now January. Does anyone have similar issues?

I just got a similar email from Lagos IV. It's now bordering on the ridiculous!

adedammy009:

Oh! Guess this was for everyone that received IL on Sept 1st. Any reason for the movement?

Not sure. Likely because they also issued several ILs to the IR/CR visa class which is higher priority.

Dmowumi:


Have you gone for the medicals please?
Did you pay extra fees for vaccines at Iom?

Had medicals at q-life. Had to pay a separate fee for vaccines which were istered during the medical appointment. Cost of vaccines varies based on any outstanding shots that haven't been taken.

Dmowumi:

Hello everyone,
I have been scheduled for November interview
PD: October 2021
Dq: November 2022
IL: August 2023

Has anyone had his/her interview?

How did you fill the sheet?
What to expect during the interview?
Any affordable accommodation with close proximity to the consulate?

Kindly share please

Congrats on receiving your IL. My appointment date was moved by the US Consulate to end of November. Looking forward to the interview as well.

Mandem101:


Finallly!!!! Really happy for you bro!!!!! keep us posted!! seems like the traffic jam is slowly clearing off with end of fiscal year. WIll be on the look out post Labour day holdiay on monday if this largesse continues or we wait till end of the month for another batch.!. eku patience every body

Thanks very much everyone! Will keep you all posted.

hollo:
I think one of the best things we can do here to help ourselves in of knowing what is happening is to state our DQ and priority dates. With this info, we can begin to make informed guesses about what moth the embassy is/has invited for interview. The wait is killing!!!

I've just received an IL from the Lagos Consulate for 3rd week in October 2023. EB2-NIW. Priority Date: Feb 2022, DQ: September 2022. Hopefully others also received ILs.

Aku660:
Is your PD current?

Yes, my priority date is 14Feb22 while Final Action Date for EB2 ROW is 01Jul22. How come yours isn't current for since you are EB2-NIW and were DQ in April 2022? Are you not in the ROW category?

Mandem101:


from the look of things, it's deafening silence on EB side of things @ lagos embassy so far. if i am not speaking out of turn, koldfushion may be august or september DQ. Hence, we refer to him to get information about his case since it's quite difficult to get info. we all just have to chip in regularly to source information that will be useful to us all.

I'm September 2022 DQ. I haven't seen an IL from the Lagos Consulate.

Mandem101:


na real sitdon look patience be this one .. As of today, common relative i.e CR and IR DQ status of august - september 2022 just started getting interview letters , maybe EB (NIW and employer based ) category will get some letters as well or sometime in september ?? Fingers crossed.!. . just from permutation..no reliable source here;

Hopefully that happens to be the case. We've been waiting patiently.

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Congrats on your case being sent to NVC. Ensure that the police certificate you get includes fingerprints. I hear there a new version out that doesn't include the fingerprints. You need to insist that you need fingerprints as well, or NVC may request for more information after submission.

From my understanding, the police certificate is valid with the consulate for 2 years, even though 3 months is written on it.

Good luck.

Mandem101:
visa bulletin update: slight movement for ROW EB-2 August Visa bulletin (from Feb15 to April 1st).. Please guys share if you are in group that is aware of availability of date Lagos embassy. Thanks!!

That's good news. Let's see if there'll be movement at the Lagos Embassy. I'm not aware of any group that has details on date availability, and looking for as well.

bomly:
Hello everyone, it's nice to find this thread on EB Visas. I would like to apply for an EB2 visa, but I am not sure about my eligibility. I have a Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry from Nigeria and a Master's degree in Public Health from the USA. I have three children, all of whom are US citizens. My husband works for a multinational company. In of my work experience, I have been an entrepreneur for over 10 years.
Additionally, I have worked part-time with NGOs for the past 5 years. During my stay in the USA, I worked as a student and obtained a social security number, although it is currently inactive. With my above profile, am I eligible to apply for the EB2 visa? I would like to handle this process myself.
At the moment I have a US visiting visa but I am in Nigeria

To be eligible for EB-2 NIW, you will have to demonstrate that you meet the three-prong test that requires the foreign national to prove that: 1) they seek employment in an area of “substantial intrinsic merit”; 2) their services are “national in scope” and; 3) national interests would be adversely affected if the applicant was to go through the labor certification process.

I believe that previous posters have shared some useful material in this thread if you intend to file by yourself. You may however need to dig into the historical chats.

Good luck!

Mandem101:


I.are you referring to interview letter or your petition/documents is/are yet to be transferred to NVC ?
II. what centre is your document been processed through? Texas or Nebraska processing centre. 5 months of NVC reviewing document seem absurd. Though Texas processing centre is known to be annoying with sending docs to NVC, nonetheless, your attorney /petitioner and use the public enquiry form at NVC.
III. further suggestions is dependent on response of the above question.

MAY 2023 VISA Processing by POST vs FSC
@Koldfuzhion @Adedammy009 @Adidee no progress with E-2 issuance at lagos post, though E-2 Applicants of Nigerian descent/ birthplace are been issued in the same time frame. . any update from you guys ?

No interview letter yet. Not sure what's going on, given that there was no EB-2 visas issued at Lagos post in May.

Mandem101:


Based on preference, trying to clear backlog of other category should be the other way round EB-1 -> EB-2 -> EB-3 but you never know the way the embassy -NVC allocate appointment . If last fiscal year is anything to go by, there may be increased EB-2 allocation by end of this fiscal year (August/September IL for October interview) . The last time there was no visa issued at the post was September 2022, The next month had the highest IL for EB-2 for that fiscal year. Let's see what happens. Money on August/september for IL.



Bro, No IL for you still? any clue/ suggestions by your attorney to see what the issue maybe? this seem a bit weird knowing your PD has been current for a while now.

It'll come soon. I suspect that the visa retrogression may be playing a role. The slow down is for the entire EB-2 category in Lagos since Feb/Mar.

adedammy009:

Have you received interview letter (IL)? If yes, how long did it take from documentation qualified (DQ) to IL. Thanks

Does anyone know why there were no EB-2 visas issued by Lagos Consulate in March?

Adidee:


Oh wow! Narrowly escaped the retrogression date.
PD sept 2021
DQ December 2022

Hopefully we ‘l get the IL soon

Yeah. By a whisker! Hopefully we do get the IL soon, and there's no further retrogression.

Adidee:


When is your priority date please?

Feb 14, 2022

adedammy009:


Eweh...any idea of the DQ getting interview. I see they are issuing the visa though only 1 was issued in February 2023. The numbers should increase in March.

I don't know which DQ they're currently on for EB. You're right that they only issued 1 EB-2 in February 2023. They seem more focused on IR/CR cases currently.

adedammy009:

Have you received IL yet as I see you have DQ for up to 6 months now. Thanks

Not yet. Still waiting...

Oluwa18:
Hi all,
It’s been a long time I was absent from here.
Do we still have US immigration thread?

I can’t find it and needed to follow it.

Please help if you have it.

Also I wanted to ask how long is police certificate valid? My mom had hers in September and I just read it’s only eligible for 3 months but I’m NVC website, they said police certificate is valid for 2 years.

Please what do you advise? She’s processing for immigration visa. Thank you

Here's one US Immigration thread

https://nairaland.unblockandhide.com/3979737/nvc-processing-stage-u-family/163#121556283

IamMomoh:
Hi everyone, I'm happy to have found this place. I am an F1 student in a Ph.D. program and will graduate this December.

My NIW petition is almost ready for filing but I am being slow because I want my wife to get her F2 visa. Her interview date is for August and I am still trying to get an earlier date for her. But there is a probability that she might be denied since she has plenty of nursing qualifications. And I really want us to start living together as soon as possible.

What would you advise if her visa is denied?
Should I try reapplying?
Should I come down to Nigeria and renew my F1 visa and add her? Knowing fully well how difficult to get interview dates and I can't renew the visa after I graduate?
Or should I do a processing for the NIW and start the NVC processing immediately?

Assuming the i140 is approved quickly and the Eb2 becomes current (hopefully later this year) what is the average time for her to get an interview invite after being documentarily qualified?

You have to weigh this carefully, and are in the best position to make a decision. That being said, once you submit the petition, it's deemed that you have immigrant intent and will be very difficult to get a student visa thereafter. You also have to factor in time for the submission of the petition, USCIS approval, and the NVC process.

If you weigh in the timing to an F-visa for your spouse, and the trade-off with an adjustment of status from F-1 to EB-2 NIW for yourself; it may help you decide what's best for both of you.

Not an easy decision.

Good luck!

KemsyDA:
Hello everyone,

Please, what is the likely wait time for Lagos-Nigeria embassy/NVC to schedule an interview for EB2-NIW visa category after NVC declares that an application is "documentarily qualified"?

Insights will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

I have been DQ since September 2022. Waiting for an interview at the Lagos Embassy...

adedammy009:
Good day all,
I saw this on a Facebook group I ed and I hope this will motivate us all on this journey. Wishing us all speed.

Very nice! Thanks for sharing.

adedammy009:

If I get you correctly, we need to send the finger prints with the police clearance to NVC?

Yes, that's correct!