Amazing Approval in Lagos Nigeria- Olu Wa!!!

[RANNK1 8]

My Nigerian fiance was approved in Lagos Nigeria!!! We are so thrilled.

Ok--- so this is what happened:

He arrived Friday morning at 6am. He waited around and got into the Immigration line to go in.

While waiting..... he noticed that many people were being denied, or put on AP and so was starting to freak out. There was an Asian Consulate Officer there (no offence, but trying to describe what she looked like), so was busy denying everybody all morning.

He was worried, but then decided that he would be confident and bold and he could handle anybody he got for the interviewer.

His number was called, and he had to go to the corresponding window.... which was hers!!!!!

He noticed that the woman was serious and did not smile once all morning. (Maybe she was having a bad day?)

He walked up to her window with much confidence. He was serious with her in return and put all his documents and photo albums up on the window. By the way, he was well dressed in a very nice , new tailored chocolate suit. He looked VERY HANDSOME that day.

The lady officer asked him these questions:

1. What is your name?

2. Who petitioned you?

--- he had to give an oath and have his fingerprints taken

----AT some point she asked to see the affivate of support and she took it. She didn't really ask anything about it- just looked at it briefly.

3. How did you meet your fiancee? Which website? (He told the story quickly and with specific details)

4. How long have you known your fiancee?

5. What does she do for work? What are her job duties at work? (He gave lots of specific information on this)

6. Why did she get divorced from her 1st husband? (He gave several reasons)

7 When did she get divorced? (He explained it was official May 21 2009, but in California law, it takes 6 months from filing for a divorce to become finaled. He also explained that he met me after I was separated from ex) (He also offered to show her the certified final divorce decree, but she said she didn't need to see it)

8. How many children does she have? (He stated my daughters, name and age, birthday, nickname she has for him, and some other things )

9. How does your fiancee's parents feel about the engagement? (He guessed that she would expect a very positive answer, so thats what he gave her. )

10. How do her siblings feel about the engagement? (He explained that he talks to my brother, Josiah, often on phone and described how my brother is in Coast Guard and would soon be gone out to sea, so he would miss seeing him until February. )

----------The woman seemed happy to hear all these answers---------

Nnamdi then pushed lots of pictures under the window for the Officer to see. The Officer Lady liked the photos and showed them to the other officers. (We took two photo albums full of beautiful pictures of us together with his family and friends, many taken outside in native wear. ) She was so happy about our photos.

She then went in the other room to get him the approval paper and gave it to him , telling his his K-1 visa was approved and he could pick it up the following Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nnamdi left and cheered outside the embassy. He is so happy . He is flying home December 1st.

---- She never asked to see supporting evidence like phone logs, emails, IM etc... also Nnamdi took 13 pounds of evidence with him to the interview to be on the safe side. Much of it was notorized. I highly recommend that everyone take lots of evidence no matter what.

I think it is better to overwhelm the officer with evidence they can look at if they please rather than to not take enough. So what if if costs an extra few hundred dollars to mail it to your fiance DHL. Its worth it.

Practice the questions, make sure your fiance know what questions to expect and be ready to anwer them. I helped him prepare for about 45 potential questions.

Most of all, be confident and quick with your answers.

Good luck to all of you still waiting. God Speed your fiance /ee to come home

Rebecca and Nnamdi

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

That was the same woman we had and almost the same set of questions.

[canadian_wife 1,822]

Excellent! Congrats!

[D&M09 0]

My Nigerian fiance was approved in Lagos Nigeria!!! We are so thrilled.

Ok--- so this is what happened:

He arrived Friday morning at 6am. He waited around and got into the Immigration line to go in.

While waiting..... he noticed that many people were being denied, or put on AP and so was starting to freak out. There was an Asian Consulate Officer there (no offence, but trying to describe what she looked like), so was busy denying everybody all morning.

He was worried, but then decided that he would be confident and bold and he could handle anybody he got for the interviewer.

His number was called, and he had to go to the corresponding window.... which was hers!!!!!

He noticed that the woman was serious and did not smile once all morning. (Maybe she was having a bad day?)

He walked up to her window with much confidence. He was serious with her in return and put all his documents and photo albums up on the window. By the way, he was well dressed in a very nice , new tailored chocolate suit. He looked VERY HANDSOME that day.

The lady officer asked him these questions:

1. What is your name?

2. Who petitioned you?

--- he had to give an oath and have his fingerprints taken

----AT some point she asked to see the affivate of support and she took it. She didn't really ask anything about it- just looked at it briefly.

3. How did you meet your fiancee? Which website? (He told the story quickly and with specific details)

4. How long have you known your fiancee?

5. What does she do for work? What are her job duties at work? (He gave lots of specific information on this)

6. Why did she get divorced from her 1st husband? (He gave several reasons)

7 When did she get divorced? (He explained it was official May 21 2009, but in California law, it takes 6 months from filing for a divorce to become finaled. He also explained that he met me after I was separated from ex) (He also offered to show her the certified final divorce decree, but she said she didn't need to see it)

8. How many children does she have? (He stated my daughters, name and age, birthday, nickname she has for him, and some other things )

9. How does your fiancee's parents feel about the engagement? (He guessed that she would expect a very positive answer, so thats what he gave her. )

10. How do her siblings feel about the engagement? (He explained that he talks to my brother, Josiah, often on phone and described how my brother is in Coast Guard and would soon be gone out to sea, so he would miss seeing him until February. )

----------The woman seemed happy to hear all these answers---------

Nnamdi then pushed lots of pictures under the window for the Officer to see. The Officer Lady liked the photos and showed them to the other officers. (We took two photo albums full of beautiful pictures of us together with his family and friends, many taken outside in native wear. ) She was so happy about our photos.

She then went in the other room to get him the approval paper and gave it to him , telling his his K-1 visa was approved and he could pick it up the following Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nnamdi left and cheered outside the embassy. He is so happy . He is flying home December 1st.

---- She never asked to see supporting evidence like phone logs, emails, IM etc... also Nnamdi took 13 pounds of evidence with him to the interview to be on the safe side. Much of it was notorized. I highly recommend that everyone take lots of evidence no matter what.

I think it is better to overwhelm the officer with evidence they can look at if they please rather than to not take enough. So what if if costs an extra few hundred dollars to mail it to your fiance DHL. Its worth it.

Practice the questions, make sure your fiance know what questions to expect and be ready to anwer them. I helped him prepare for about 45 potential questions.

Most of all, be confident and quick with your answers.

Good luck to all of you still waiting. God Speed your fiance /ee to come home

Rebecca and Nnamdi

Congrats!

[Victor&Cory 1]

I will never forget how happy I was when Cory told me she had her visa approved. I felt like I could fly to the moon in an instant.

We also did some practice sessions in which I asked many many questions. It really pays off. Also, although the CO didn't check much of our evidence, she did comment on how neat and organized was everything. She practically didn't need to ask where was the evidence she wanted to see. Cory was also calm and confident. Also she was very friendly which the CO seemed to like. All in all the interview was a breeze.

PEACE and enjoy your life together.

[Otto 83]

Congratulations on the approval & thank you for sharing the details.

Moving Thread to "US Embassy and Consulate Discussion "

[Twisted K 2]

congrats

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Congratulations! Lots of good info for people going through Lagos.

[RANNK1 8]

Hi--- I forgot two other questions they asked him:

1. When is your fiancee's birthday? He answered correctly, then they asked: "What is the age difference between you?" Nnamdi said that the officer didn't seem concerned about the age difference, only whether or not he could tell the correct number of years between us. (Its 5 and a half and I was stressed out that being a potential problem)

Rebecca

My Nigerian fiance was approved in Lagos Nigeria!!! We are so thrilled.

Ok--- so this is what happened:

He arrived Friday morning at 6am. He waited around and got into the Immigration line to go in.

While waiting..... he noticed that many people were being denied, or put on AP and so was starting to freak out. There was an Asian Consulate Officer there (no offence, but trying to describe what she looked like), so was busy denying everybody all morning.

He was worried, but then decided that he would be confident and bold and he could handle anybody he got for the interviewer.

His number was called, and he had to go to the corresponding window.... which was hers!!!!!

He noticed that the woman was serious and did not smile once all morning. (Maybe she was having a bad day?)

He walked up to her window with much confidence. He was serious with her in return and put all his documents and photo albums up on the window. By the way, he was well dressed in a very nice , new tailored chocolate suit. He looked VERY HANDSOME that day.

The lady officer asked him these questions:

1. What is your name?

2. Who petitioned you?

--- he had to give an oath and have his fingerprints taken

----AT some point she asked to see the affivate of support and she took it. She didn't really ask anything about it- just looked at it briefly.

3. How did you meet your fiancee? Which website? (He told the story quickly and with specific details)

4. How long have you known your fiancee?

5. What does she do for work? What are her job duties at work? (He gave lots of specific information on this)

6. Why did she get divorced from her 1st husband? (He gave several reasons)

7 When did she get divorced? (He explained it was official May 21 2009, but in California law, it takes 6 months from filing for a divorce to become finaled. He also explained that he met me after I was separated from ex) (He also offered to show her the certified final divorce decree, but she said she didn't need to see it)

8. How many children does she have? (He stated my daughters, name and age, birthday, nickname she has for him, and some other things )

9. How does your fiancee's parents feel about the engagement? (He guessed that she would expect a very positive answer, so thats what he gave her. )

10. How do her siblings feel about the engagement? (He explained that he talks to my brother, Josiah, often on phone and described how my brother is in Coast Guard and would soon be gone out to sea, so he would miss seeing him until February. )

----------The woman seemed happy to hear all these answers---------

Nnamdi then pushed lots of pictures under the window for the Officer to see. The Officer Lady liked the photos and showed them to the other officers. (We took two photo albums full of beautiful pictures of us together with his family and friends, many taken outside in native wear. ) She was so happy about our photos.

She then went in the other room to get him the approval paper and gave it to him , telling his his K-1 visa was approved and he could pick it up the following Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nnamdi left and cheered outside the embassy. He is so happy . He is flying home December 1st.

---- She never asked to see supporting evidence like phone logs, emails, IM etc... also Nnamdi took 13 pounds of evidence with him to the interview to be on the safe side. Much of it was notorized. I highly recommend that everyone take lots of evidence no matter what.

I think it is better to overwhelm the officer with evidence they can look at if they please rather than to not take enough. So what if if costs an extra few hundred dollars to mail it to your fiance DHL. Its worth it.

Practice the questions, make sure your fiance know what questions to expect and be ready to anwer them. I helped him prepare for about 45 potential questions.

Most of all, be confident and quick with your answers.

Good luck to all of you still waiting. God Speed your fiance /ee to come home

Rebecca and Nnamdi

Congrats!

[RANNK1 8]

Congratulations! Lots of good info for people going through Lagos.

Thanks to everyone at visa journey for all your advice and support. Thanks to everyone that posts information to help each other make it. Bringing a spouse or fiance is such a difficult and emotional thing to do and it seems like the only people that can empathize are located here!!!!!!!! Thank you all

[RANNK1 8]

That was the same woman we had and almost the same set of questions.

Wow thats interesting. I am glad your fiance was strong two and was able to do well at his interview. It must be so nerve racking to go to an interview like that- knowing all will be decided in how you present evidence and answer questions in just one ten minute interview. I am so happy our men made it.

[Shamike 0]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!

[kunleseun 2]

Congrats!!!.

Looking forward to "OURS" next year.

[deer 1]

Congratulations and thank you for sharing!