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quick question Sweetee.. When applyuing for your visitors visa, how is it different when you apply now, being married, versus when you applied before? I mean do you still need a letter of invitation and passport info from person inviting you and what do you say is the reason for your visit. Do they give you a longer visa versus the time alotted before?

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felshen,

i can only tell you what i was told when i called the consulate in New York, b/c my husband and I plan on going to Nigeria this summer. Being that you are now married to a Nigerian, all you have to do is apply as before but make sure that you send in a copy of your marriage certificate to prove that you are married to a Naija citizen. State the reason as being that you are traveling with your husband to visit the family back home there and don't forget to send a copy of your husband's passport along with the application. Also, you can send a copy of your spouse's green card so that you can prove he is in the U.S. and also the flight itinerary for you both. You won't need an invitation letter anymore. You can apply for the one time entry or the multiple entry visa. The multiple entry visa is $220(only $100 more) You can also call them yourself at (212) 850-2235 or 2271. One more thing, its a good idea to have your name changed in your passport to that of your married name.

Sweetee

A good marriage begins when both partners feel they got better than they deserve~~~~~~~~~~~~~

K1 TIMELINE

09/23/2003...NOA1(TSC)

02/05/2004...NOA2

02/16/2004...NVC CLEARED

03/09/2004...PACKET RECEIVED(FIANCEE PICKED UP)

06/07/2004...INTERVIEW DATE(SUCCESSFULL.....GOD IS IN CONTROL)

06/10/2004...VISA IN HAND

06/25/2004...USA ARRIVAL

06/29/2004...Applied for SSN

07/06/2004...Applied for Job(SUCCESS)

07/12/2004...SSN arrived in mail

07/15/2004...Began new Job

08/11/2004...WEDDING DATE....(Court)

09/15/2004...EAD & I-485 filed(via infopass)

09/27/2004...EAD & I-485 Receipt date

10/01/2004...NOA 1

10/08/2004...Received Driver's License

11/22/2004...Biometrics

12/27/2004...EAD approval

12/31/2004...EAD card arrives

01/01/2005...Church Wedding(Happy New Year!!!)

03/29/2005...I-485 interview(APPROVED!!!)

04/08/2005...Green Card arrival

12/29/2006...Lift Conditions pending(90 day advance filing)

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A bunch of my friends are Australians that married Ghanaians, they all have Ghanaian passports now.

09/27/05: Posted I-129F to VSC

09/30/05: Received NOA1 from VSC

10/08/05: NVC receives I-129F from VSC

11/28/05: Medical completed in Dakar

11/30/05: Interview completed in Dakar

12/01/05: Received visa in Dakar

12/22/05: Arrived in the U.S. via JFK & received temp. EAD

12/28/05: Applied for SSN

12/29/05: Applied for marriage licence

01/07/06: Got married!

01/17/06: Received SSN (still waiting for actual card)

01/18/06: Started new job

01/18/06: Applied for Maine state ID

01/26/06: Sent EAD, AOS and AP applications to Chicago lockbox

01/28/06: Received Maine state ID

02/04/06: Received NOA1 for AOS and AP, sent in wrong check for EAD :(

02/06/06: Resent EAD to Chicago lockbox

02/14/06: Received NOA1 for EAD

02/15/06: Received biometrics appointment date

03/10/06: Gave biometrics

03/24/06: AP approved via email

03/30/06: Received AP document in mail

04/12/06: Get immunization supplements

04/24/06: AOS interview (case pending, need another I-864 and FBI name check pending)

04/28/06: EAD approved via email

05/01/06: Received EAD card in mail

10/20/06: AOS approved! After almost 180 days...

10/21/06: Received AOS approval email

10/27/06: Received Welcome to America letter

10/29/06: Received Green Card in mail

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AubreyJ   0

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Just in case anybody was still wondering- I got a hold of someone at the Ghanaian embassy, and was told that I still have to apply for a visitor's visa to get to Ghana, but after that I can apply for citizenship whilst in Ghana

10-2004 Meet my one and only

05-05-06 Picked up the VISA

05-22-06 My baby's home! Once day short of a full year apart

08-14-06 Married!!!

02-24-07 Green Card in Hand

07-21-07 The REAL Wedding in Ghana

06-12-08 Our beautiful baby joins our lives :)

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Now this is an awesome thread. Very good information for those of us who are either marrying someone from Africa or are already married to them. I am going to be doing a lot of traveling to Nigeria and would like it to be a very easy entrance and exit. So it seems the best thing to do if it is allowed with your country to have dual citizenship. Thanks a lot for the info.

I-129F Timeline

1-03-07 - Mailed to CSC

1-09-07 - NOA1

4-11-07 - NOA2

4-25-07 - NVC received our case

4-27-07 - Case forwarded to Embassy

5-02-07 - Embassy received our case

5-07-07 - Received Packets 3 & 4

7-02-07 - Interview

7-23-07 - Visa Received

7-28-07 - U.S. Entry JFK

7-30-07 - Marriage

AOS Timeline

8-31-07 - Mailed AOS to Chicago Lockbox

9-03-07 - Chicago Received

9-19-07 - NOA's (I-485, EAD, and I-131)

10-15-07 - RFE for birth certificate

10-16-07 - Biometrics Appointment

10-19-07 - Sent Additional Info. for RFE

12-03-07 - Touched (Received Additional Info.)

12-10-07 - Ordered Production of EAD

12-10-07 - Advanced Parole shows up online

12-12-07 - Touched Advanced Parole

12-13-07 - Touched EAD

12-17-07 - Received Advanced Parole in the mail

12-19-07 - Approval of EAD noticed sent

12-20-07 - Received EAD in the mail

12-27-07 - I-485 transfered to CSC

01-02-08 - Received transfer notice in the mail

01-10-08 - Touched Case Pending at CSC

01-11-08 - Touched I-485

01-13-08 - Touched I-485

03-03-08 - RFE for I-864

04-17-08 - Approval of I-485

04-21-08 - Received Welcome Notice in the mail

04-21-08 - Received Green Card in the mail

02-16-10 - File Removal Of Conditions

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Im looking forward to getting my Ghanaian citizenship when I get to Ghana so that way when I go to other countries in West Africa I won't need to get visas since I can travel with ECOWAS priviledges.

1/5/2007 WEDDING DAY. ACCRA GHANA.

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Im looking forward to getting my Ghanaian citizenship when I get to Ghana so that way when I go to other countries in West Africa I won't need to get visas since I can travel with ECOWAS priviledges.

It gets very much annoying that I have to keep on applying for Nigeria visa with letter of invitation, my original passport, 2 passport photos, and my husbands copy of passport. I am so sick & tired of it. The last time I was in Nigeria we had spoken to a lawyer and she had mentioned that I need a Nigerwife visa & I can get it in the United States by applying for it. I informed my husband not to spend any money because I did not trust the lady. I was back in the states and I called the embassy and they informed me I had to get it over in Nigeria. My biggest lesson I had learned was not to trust any lawyer in Nigeria (my first instincts were right). She wanted money plus wanted me to go back to the states to apply. I was back in Nigeria & I have seen a male lawyer which seemed more real, but rushed out of time. I had to see a lawyer for me overstaying in Nigeria (overstaying 3 month visa) during my last trip & he said it was okay.

Anyhow, this is a good thread! How could I truely get a Nigerian passport that will allow me to travel anywhere? My husband can travel to Cameroun & Cotonou as he has went to Cotonou in the past with his passport.

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just a word of caution - my boss has dual citizenship with the UK. She likes to go through the airport faster so she uses her British passport when arriving in the UK. However, upon re-entry to the US, she was given a hassle for not having had her US passport stamped by UK immigration. So just be careful when using your passports. :blink:

I think the next time I am in Ghana I will also look into applying for a Ghanaian passport too.

Sent I130 September 23, 2004

Approved January 5, 2005

Interview date July 21, 2005

Told to pick up visa October 2005, but no visa issued.

Case went missing for six months - from October 2005 through April 2006

Emailed Embassy constantly, sent letter directly to director of Embassy by fax and snail mail

Response received April 2006 from Director - full of inaccuracies, but placed my husband's name on list to enter Embassy.

Husband entered Embassy in late April - told case worker working on our case quit, they were short staffed so no one touched our case; told to return in July 2006 to pick up visa.

July 2006 - no visa issued still, told case went to US for secondary approval.

August 2006 - US said case was approved in January 2005 and they did not have it.

September, October, November and December 2006, Embassy kept insisting they did not have our case. I emailed EVERY day until finally, response said my husband was called on the phone to pick the visa up six months earlier. My husband has NEVER been called on the phone by the Embassy.

Told to come pick up visa January 19 - said the "Ghanaians who print the visas didn't print them"

Changed date on blue slip and told to come back. Finally received the visa February 2, 2007.

THANK GOD!

Arriving in USA very very soon and I can't wait!!!!!!

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It gets very much annoying that I have to keep on applying for Nigeria visa with letter of invitation, my original passport, 2 passport photos, and my husbands copy of passport. I am so sick & tired of it.

I know how you feel! I'm planning to go back to Liberia in June and November and the thought of having to apply for the visa each time makes me cringe. I was told I could get the Liberian passport in Liberia once we are married. I will definately check into it.

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Jim and Nhi

10-2-2008 Interview in Vietnam

9-1-2008 abandoned K3

7-11-08 Home from Vietnam

7-04-2008 Cleared NVC

6-26-08 NOA2 for I-129F and I-130

6-25-08 Congressional Expediting Approved

6-23-08 Return to Vietnam for visit

4-30-08 NOA1 I-130

4-17-08 NOA1 I-129F

4-10-08 I-129F mailed

3-26-08 Married in Vietnam

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does the American have to leave his toothbrush at the border to become British? :whistle:

Mr Mileage,

I do not understand your post

just saying make sure you get the stamps in your US passport when leaving and entering the USA so you don't get hassled coming back - guess the US officials want to know when you left the country, where you went and when you come back......

9/11 has made travel so not fun any more.

Sent I130 September 23, 2004

Approved January 5, 2005

Interview date July 21, 2005

Told to pick up visa October 2005, but no visa issued.

Case went missing for six months - from October 2005 through April 2006

Emailed Embassy constantly, sent letter directly to director of Embassy by fax and snail mail

Response received April 2006 from Director - full of inaccuracies, but placed my husband's name on list to enter Embassy.

Husband entered Embassy in late April - told case worker working on our case quit, they were short staffed so no one touched our case; told to return in July 2006 to pick up visa.

July 2006 - no visa issued still, told case went to US for secondary approval.

August 2006 - US said case was approved in January 2005 and they did not have it.

September, October, November and December 2006, Embassy kept insisting they did not have our case. I emailed EVERY day until finally, response said my husband was called on the phone to pick the visa up six months earlier. My husband has NEVER been called on the phone by the Embassy.

Told to come pick up visa January 19 - said the "Ghanaians who print the visas didn't print them"

Changed date on blue slip and told to come back. Finally received the visa February 2, 2007.

THANK GOD!

Arriving in USA very very soon and I can't wait!!!!!!

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