Armed robbers and their timing!

[onye uwaoma 131]

I think this is a great topic and as such should be allowed to teach others some good lesson... Thanks be to God for the miracle of having back the passport after it was at first snatched at gun point! The second miracle is the body of the topic. I just wished it was a dream that the passport was not actually stolen and thank God it was safe now. God is good all the time! Thumbs up

[ndu26 114]

This process is so stressful , it's really understandable that the first response is FREAK OUT! haha Been there, done that a million times already! Glad to hear it all turned out well and your hubby is safe. It gives confirmation there are good people in this world and good samaritans everywhere.

You can say stressful again. I actually called out from work when I got the news. When I told him that during the second call he was like " why would you do that" and I told him I could not go to take care of patients in that frame of mind. yes I was pleasantly surprised when I heard about the stranger who gave him money

I think this is a great topic and as such should be allowed to teach others some good lesson... Thanks be to God for the miracle of having back the passport after it was at first snatched at gun point! The second miracle is the body of the topic. I just wished it was a dream that the passport was not actually stolen and thank God it was safe now. God is good all the time! Thumbs up

thanks

[ndu26 114]

I am very glad your hubby has is passport I have been at NVC since July my husband has been working on getting his passport all this time. And it has cost him some money and 3 trips to Abuja. It has not arrived yet... He was told it would be here the 2nd week of January but we are in the 3rd week and still nothing so we sit at NVC..

My dear. so sorry to hear this. I remember reading your post sometime abt not wanting to leave the site etc due to challenges with this process. trust me I know what you are going through with the passport cos we went through the same for my mom. For those Nigerians that dont know. it takes 1-2 days to get a new passport in Nigeria ( for 15-20k) but once you lose it, then its a different ball game. The trips to abuja, the cost and the time frame. For my mom we were told it would cost 70-100K (naira) and that was just the service fee for "middle men". and it could take months( the shortest time frame we were promised was 6 weeks). Just when we were getting frustrated by her second day in Abuja, God sent a human angel we did not knw who had connection with the presidency( first lady dept) and my mom got her passport same day for approx 10k. That taught me to jealosuly guard my Nigerian passport.

I will keep you in prayers for some good news soonest.

[I & K 9]

God is wonderful

[JensJrny2Ray 367]

I tell you, I hope some of us dont go crazy at the end of this journey I just got off the phone with hubby. I could not sleep after my post so called him couple of hours ago. I started rambling about how we should proceed to get the passport: he has to fly to abuja ( the state capital) to do this with court affidavit and police report). I was asking if his contact in our current city might be of help. he let me go on and on for few minutes and said "I dnt mean to interrupt but can I say something"?... I kept quiet and he went on : 'so you mean you did not hear the end of what i said yesterday?" he said when I asked him if he had the passport with him during the attack, he said yes he was taking it to his pastor to pray over after he is done with the day's activities but when the robbers asked him to give up the envelop he had, he informed them that it just contained papers so they took it and threw away on the street. After they rough handled him at gun point and went away with other valuables as mentioned, he went and picked up the envelop with the passport and documents. A good samaritan passing by also gave him some money right there .

I felt very foolish :bonk: :bonk: :bonk: :bonk: :bonk: but still thankful at the outcome . i had to come back here to let readers know this.

the moderators should feel free to delete the post if they want since the reason why i posted is no longer valid. unless my premature act of panic will help someone else relax from their stress.

I just bless readers in these forums who are always ready to comfort and encourage. Thnks everyone.

You are truly blessed, it could have been so much worse. I am happy for you that this situation turned around.

[dwheels76 5,468]

I am in tears literally reading your story. And it vexing my spirit cuz i so can relate to my husband being robbed nu hausas at market when exchanging money, police brutality, Oh I need my husband out of there.

Than I read the happy news and my tears turn to pure joy and gratefulness. thank the Lord Ndu26 girl you had me. So happy for you I had my friend at immigration in Abuja on speed dial for you just in case.

So happy and grateful husband first is safe and sound. No bumps to case complete. (Thats what I am waiting for). We may interview together.

God is awesome and don't you dare have this post deleted. People need to know and read faithfulness and miracles. Well i do so there.

[reese1 68]

GOD is good all the time! What a blessing the pastor did over his passport! Blessings to you everything turned out ok!

[suganspyce42 5]

I tell you, I hope some of us dont go crazy at the end of this journey I just got off the phone with hubby. I could not sleep after my post so called him couple of hours ago. I started rambling about how we should proceed to get the passport: he has to fly to abuja ( the state capital) to do this with court affidavit and police report). I was asking if his contact in our current city might be of help. he let me go on and on for few minutes and said "I dnt mean to interrupt but can I say something"?... I kept quiet and he went on : 'so you mean you did not hear the end of what i said yesterday?" he said when I asked him if he had the passport with him during the attack, he said yes he was taking it to his pastor to pray over after he is done with the day's activities but when the robbers asked him to give up the envelop he had, he informed them that it just contained papers so they took it and threw away on the street. After they rough handled him at gun point and went away with other valuables as mentioned, he went and picked up the envelop with the passport and documents. A good samaritan passing by also gave him some money right there .

I felt very foolish :bonk: :bonk: :bonk: :bonk: :bonk: but still thankful at the outcome . i had to come back here to let readers know this.

the moderators should feel free to delete the post if they want since the reason why i posted is no longer valid. unless my premature act of panic will help someone else relax from their stress.

I just bless readers in these forums who are always ready to comfort and encourage. Thnks everyone.

Please don't apologize, I am happy that I kept scrolling down the page and read this post. I was calling my husband on the phone as soon as I read your first post, he is from Nigeria but is living in another country for school purposes. I felt so bad for you and couldn't imagine what you were feeling, but truly I felt so bad, this process is so nerve wrecking as it is and with your delicate condition, you don't need the added stress. So happy everything is okay. God Bless.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

As I write this , I am besides myself .Bear with me as I know this is a long read. we share our stories but do not know how it helps others. Right now I am drawing strength from other people's patience: Darnell (who requested an expedite on their case at USCIS but is yet to hear a decision), Dwheels76 (who has been a victim of several botched jobs by courier companies hence stalling her at NVC for 5 months), Teague (who is still waiting on USCIS after 10mths) and countless others !!!!

I was almost in tears reading your post. Dont scare me like that again!!!! Im so glad he still has his passport!!! Hang in there. You are almost at the end of this journey. I wish the best for us all. It feels like we are going crazy some days.

Just yesterday , NVC sent us the IV bill which I paid and then mailed out the AOS and IV packages. Same yesterday evening my husband called to say he was attacked by armed robbers as he left the house. They stripped him of his wedding ring, expensive wristwatch(wedding gift by a friend) all bank cards, his phones, vital documents and cash. As he went on and on , it didnt mean anything to me cos I kept thinking " we are about to get our interview date and you will come over here for some peace, those things can be replaced". Then I asked, "where was your international passport"? and he replied "they took that also". I went what?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love surprises and so was waiting to surprise him with "you have an interview date!". Even when he asks, I try to play down our progress in this process.

As soon as he mentioned the passport was among the stuff taken, I must confess i freaked out on him and started screaming " why did you have to go out with it"? My mom had to calm me down warning me to remember that I am pregnant.

All I am thinking is why now?...the process of getting a lost passport replaced in Nigeria is not easy;moneywise and procedures(we went through it for my mom in 2011, unless things have changed).

Now the IV package I mailed out has the copy of the stolen passport biodata and police report with that passport number so what do we do?

wait for NVC to complete our case and go with the new documents at the interview or contact NVC to notify them and then forward the new documents before they get to case complete? The thing is i dont know if he can get these documents again within the two weeks needed for case complete and so do not want to hold our case at NVC and get a later interview date. The earlier he gets here and settles down while I can still work and actively show him how to start life here the better for us. OMG I am at my wits end!!!!!

[Ismael&Blair 66]

Wow I'm so happy the ending to this story is much happier than you initially thought it was. I can say my husband also complains that I don't pay attention to everything after getting stuck on a detail, and next time I'll have to blame it on being female (just kidding) and say others do the same thing so gimme a break!

Rejoice you no longer have to worry and tell your husband to keep the darn thing locked up somewhere safe!

Wow, my husband tells me the same EXACT thing about this and also letting him have a chance to reply when I get too excited & I talk and talk!! I think it IS a female thing!

[Ismael&Blair 66]

Thank you sooo much for sharing your story. I'm so glad to read the thankful outcome. Best wishes to you & your hubby especially for his upcoming interview. Keep us updated!

I tell you, I hope some of us dont go crazy at the end of this journey I just got off the phone with hubby. I could not sleep after my post so called him couple of hours ago. I started rambling about how we should proceed to get the passport: he has to fly to abuja ( the state capital) to do this with court affidavit and police report). I was asking if his contact in our current city might be of help. he let me go on and on for few minutes and said "I dnt mean to interrupt but can I say something"?... I kept quiet and he went on : 'so you mean you did not hear the end of what i said yesterday?" he said when I asked him if he had the passport with him during the attack, he said yes he was taking it to his pastor to pray over after he is done with the day's activities but when the robbers asked him to give up the envelop he had, he informed them that it just contained papers so they took it and threw away on the street. After they rough handled him at gun point and went away with other valuables as mentioned, he went and picked up the envelop with the passport and documents. A good samaritan passing by also gave him some money right there .

I felt very foolish :bonk: :bonk: :bonk: :bonk: :bonk: but still thankful at the outcome . i had to come back here to let readers know this.

the moderators should feel free to delete the post if they want since the reason why i posted is no longer valid. unless my premature act of panic will help someone else relax from their stress.

I just bless readers in these forums who are always ready to comfort and encourage. Thnks everyone.

[Mina90 134]

OMG! My heart skipped a beat for you when I read that! I'm so glad that the situation didn't turn out as bad as it was originally and got his passport back. Good Luck with the rest of your journey!

[ndu26 114]

God is wonderful

OMG! i changed my signature frm 'God is good' to 'God has been wonderful' only to come now and read ur comment . he sure is . Thanks

You are truly blessed, it could have been so much worse. I am happy for you that this situation turned around.

Thanks.

OMG! My heart skipped a beat for you when I read that! I'm so glad that the situation didn't turn out as bad as it was originally and got his passport back. Good Luck with the rest of your journey!

Thanks!

Thank you sooo much for sharing your story. I'm so glad to read the thankful outcome. Best wishes to you & your hubby especially for his upcoming interview. Keep us updated!

Thanks and will do!

Wow, my husband tells me the same EXACT thing about this and also letting him have a chance to reply when I get too excited & I talk and talk!! I think it IS a female thing!

ha ha ha. I know right! I have never been so embarrased in my life. My poor mom was praying all night too before the second phone call

Edited January 18, 2013 by ndu26

[ndu26 114]

I am in tears literally reading your story. And it vexing my spirit cuz i so can relate to my husband being robbed nu hausas at market when exchanging money, police brutality, Oh I need my husband out of there.

Than I read the happy news and my tears turn to pure joy and gratefulness. thank the Lord Ndu26 girl you had me. So happy for you I had my friend at immigration in Abuja on speed dial for you just in case.

So happy and grateful husband first is safe and sound. No bumps to case complete. (Thats what I am waiting for). We may interview together.

God is awesome and don't you dare have this post deleted. People need to know and read faithfulness and miracles. Well i do so there.

Thanks dear! God shall see us through. while at the post office , I remembered you and I am thinking " what in the world did Debbie mail to NVC that weighed so much?" I was thinking my combined package was too heavy and it only weighed 2lbs and 3 ounces!!!

[ndu26 114]

Janelle, suganspyce42, reese Thanks everyone. I pray we all end our journey on a blessed and happy note.