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Is anyone able to pick January 2025 dates in Lagos or those anyone have an appointment this month, trying to see if it blocked this month.

Hi Did you just see a new date scheduled or you could choose ? how did it happen?

deees:

I got approval within 3 hours. I included that I had paid my SEVIS fee in the information I gave, I don't know if it was what helped but I know coming across the fact that on the old platform, you had to pay SEVIS fee before an expedited appointment can be given. So I will advise anyone just paying for visa fee to pay SEVIS fee immediately too.

i did, its saying port not ready for pick up

Taal17:

Have ypu tracked ypur port on OIS website?
To see if its there, if it is you can schedule appointment on OIS site for pickup

Bumping this up again, anyone waiting for their port that did interview waiver

Hi everyone,

I wanted to share my timeline and ask for insights from others who’ve experienced this process recently.
• Document drop-off date: Dec 20th
• Case created date: Dec 23rd
• Case last updated date: Dec 27th
Status still reads Application Received
I’m scheduled to return to the U.S. on January 17th,but I’m still waiting for my port from the embassy.

Has anyone been in a similar situation recently? How long did it take after the last case update to receive your port? Any insights would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you!

tsignal:
Anyone waiting to pick up their port to OIS?

Romich:
Hello All,
Hi have you picked up your port yet ?
I have been a silent follower of this thread, and I must it, it's has been really helpful.

I had my B1/B2 visa interview today 6/01/25 in Abuja.

Transcript......
VO: Good Morning
Me: Good Morning.....
VO: Can i have your port.
Me: There you go!
VO: Carries on typing on her computer
VO: Whats your purpose for visiting NY
Me: I inte d travelling for a 2 weeks vacation, from the .... to the .......
VO: What do you do for a living
Me: I globally for XYZ as a ............ on offshore going vessels. I have been with XYZ for X years.
VO: What is.................( My job Title). She wants to know more about my job title.
Me: Explained what it was all about ( She smiles and I could see a bit of thrill in her eyes)
VO: What other Countries have you visited.
Me: As earlier started I work globally. Just last here I visited UK, Norway, Brazil, Netherlands, T&T, Guayana, Ivory Coast, Angola........
VO: Can I have your old port
Me: ed the port to her and she flips through ( All 32 pages had Visas and Stamp)
VO: Do you have kids.
Me: Yes, i have 2 kids. A boy and a girl
VO: Where are they?
Me: They are currently in Canada with their mum, who will be rounding up her studies in March.
VO: How long has she been there
Me: About a year now.
VO: Who funds her and the kids in Canada.
Me: I do. I have a good savings and a stable income as my bank statement and payslip will tell.
VO: You visa is approved.
Me: Thank you very much ma.

Like others have said here, Confidence is key. VO's read your body language.

PS: Canada did not approve my visit visa application i put in, in February'24. I had enough foreign travel, money and family in Canada but still did not get it. Also, for the record, I have no japa plans. Just go on vacation and back.

Keep pushing. I hope this helps someone.

Anyone waiting to pick up their port to OIS?

This is for h1b, i believe there are dates, have gone through the process of switching?

Taal17:

2 months, 5 days ..are these timelines to get your port back? Or to get date to submit port/interview.

Won't you still need to get an interview date first for in person . Most ppl here who have shared are getting dates much later in the year.

Has anyone switched from interview waiver to an in person appointment, the processing for the interviewer waiver according to the Lagos Navigator is 2 months while the in person interview is 5 business days, do you know if i can switch and go for an in person inteview with a copy of my port since they have it

tsignal:
Bumping this up, anyone that did interview waiver Dropbox in the last month waiting to pick up their port

Bumping this up, anyone that did interview waiver Dropbox in the last month waiting to pick up their port

tsignal:
is anyone waiting to pick up their port in general or for H1b? I submitted mine Dec 20, I tracked on the caec site it says 'Application received' - Case Created Dec 23 last update was Dec 27 , anyone with a similar timeline? As of this morning it still reads Application received. My flight back is Jan 17, when i was submitting, it mentioned processing is 2-4 weeks

is anyone waiting to pick up their port in general or for H1b? I submitted mine Dec 20, I tracked on the caec site it says 'Application received' - Case Created Dec 23 last update was Dec 27 , anyone with a similar timeline? As of this morning it still reads Application received. My flight back is Jan 17, when i was submitting, it mentioned processing is 2-4 weeks