Immigrant Visa for spouse

[dwheels76 5,468]

5 hours ago, Dejavudeji31 said:

You can’t even file anything for him right now that there is still ban on Nigeria,you just have to take it slow, probably get married in Nigeria when you come around,then when they lift the ban,you can then file for him

Thia is absolutely wrong. The ban has nothing to do with filing a petition. She is free to file once they are married. The Ban has to do with issuing Visas. And I know a few who had the ban waived. The Ban doesn't mean no one gets a Visa in Nigeria.

 

As far as what you say it will be lifted ASAP. That's not happening until Nigeria comply and changes their fraudulent behavior and allowing nonsense.

 

@kivasbeauty you can go visit get more evidence and when you get back file for him. Makes absolutely no sense to wait around and be further behind waiting. It will be well over a year before you approved petition gets an interview anyway.

 

But first you need to go and get married.

 

[dwheels76 5,468]

4 hours ago, kivasbeauty said:

Thanks for the clarification. That's the point that for me really confused. To file or not to file. Can he apply for visiting visa now? What are the chances of tourist visa been approved? I apologise for the multiple questions. I just need to make the right steps. 

They are open for visitor visa. He can always apply the likelihood of approval is about 0% unless he has an strong travel history to other countries that gave him visa and he returned on time.

 

What are his strong ties to Nigeria? Having a fiance' in US shows he has immigration intent so hard to get approved.

 

And file when you get married.

[JFH 12,190]

I don’t think you need to worry too much about the fact that Nigeria is considered a “high fraud” country. From your previous posts, you are Nigerian and came to the US last year as a sibling (F4) and your fiancé is someone from your hometown that you have known since before you immigrated. The “high fraud” comes into play when we see young, Nigerian men marrying older (and I mean 20+ years older) white American women who are beyond childbearing age and often have a string of divorces and a collection of children in their wake, and marrying them on the first visit after a few months of flirting online where even Ray Charles can see that they have nothing in common. 
 

Your story is completely different. Once you have the official, legal marriage certificate, file the I-130 and the relevant supporting documents and get the ball rolling. 

[kivasbeauty 6]

1 hour ago, dwheels76 said:

Thia is absolutely wrong. The ban has nothing to do with filing a petition. She is free to file once they are married. The Ban has to do with issuing Visas. And I know a few who had the ban waived. The Ban doesn't mean no one gets a Visa in Nigeria.

 

As far as what you say it will be lifted ASAP. That's not happening until Nigeria comply and changes their fraudulent behavior and allowing nonsense.

 

@kivasbeauty you can go visit get more evidence and when you get back file for him. Makes absolutely no sense to wait around and be further behind waiting. It will be well over a year before you approved petition gets an interview anyway.

 

But first you need to go and get married.

 

Thank you so much for the advice. I should have asked this question long time ago. I will book my flight as soon as possible and get in the process. 

Do you have any idea about the tourist visa and if he has chances of visiting and being approved

[kivasbeauty 6]

50 minutes ago, JFH said:

I don’t think you need to worry too much about the fact that Nigeria is considered a “high fraud” country. From your previous posts, you are Nigerian and came to the US last year as a sibling (F4) and your fiancé is someone from your hometown that you have known since before you immigrated. The “high fraud” comes into play when we see young, Nigerian men marrying older (and I mean 20+ years older) white American women who are beyond childbearing age and often have a string of divorces and a collection of children in their wake, and marrying them on the first visit after a few months of flirting online where even Ray Charles can see that they have nothing in common. 
 

Your story is completely different. Once you have the official, legal marriage certificate, file the I-130 and the relevant supporting documents and get the ball rolling. 

You are absolutely right. We have known eachother forever. We have loads of pictures to proof different ages of our lives. I feel so encouraged right now. 

[kivasbeauty 6]

1 hour ago, dwheels76 said:

They are open for visitor visa. He can always apply the likelihood of approval is about 0% unless he has an strong travel history to other countries that gave him visa and he returned on time.

 

What are his strong ties to Nigeria? Having a fiance' in US shows he has immigration intent so hard to get approved.

 

And file when you get married.

Thank you. I will do the visiting and apply for him after marriage

[Just Paul 4,595]

You can not file for him until you are married.  There is no fiance visa for LPRs.  

 

Get Married

Gather Bonafides

File Petition

Once USCIS processes the petition it will be sent to the NVC.

When there is a visa number available, complete the NVC process and it will be sent to the consulate.

Interview.

[Lucky2Lucky 2,526]

11 hours ago, kivasbeauty said:

I am a green card holder so it makes process even longer. I got the information really wrong. I should have gone ahead and married and probably filed for him. I felt the ban meant a shut down in everything. I guess I should just visit for now. 6month visit wouldn't work for me with a green card. Besides I have been here for barely a year. It's so tough emotionally. 

As a greencard holder you can't petition a fiance. 

[SalishSea 17,824]

6 hours ago, kivasbeauty said:

Thank you so much for the advice. I should have asked this question long time ago. I will book my flight as soon as possible and get in the process. 

Do you have any idea about the tourist visa and if he has chances of visiting and being approved

Young men from countries like Nigeria (especially ones with US-based fiances) do not have great odds at getting B visas.  It all boils down to his ties to Nigeria.  He must be completely transparent about you.

 

It is a $160 gamble to try.

[Rosemichelle 69]

15 hours ago, designguy said:

The more visits you make the stronger your petition will be. Lagos is a high fraud embassy with a high denial rate

 

This is good advice. 

[Rosemichelle 69]

18 minutes ago, Rosemichelle said:

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[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

   If they grew up together then the typical more visits isn't a big thing they have decades of knowing each other.  You could file for a reentry permit , which will protect your green card for some time ( but will delay you becoming a citizen maybe )   and the you can go back to Nigeria and marry , file and spend most to the wait there as long as you have a joint sponsor lined up.   Just hold off on the babies until he is here, don't need another person to add to household yet. 

[Orangesapples 1,954]

14 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

This is incorrect, you can file regardless of ban. Ban comes into effect at stage of getting interview/visa.

Yes, but it looks like they're not married yet and OP is not a US citizen, so no filing is possible before a marriage happens. 

Edited October 7, 2020 by Orangesapples

[vctrokoye 3]

On 10/6/2020 at 6:45 AM, kivasbeauty said:

Hi everyone, I really need help here. Visa journey guided me all through my journey getting to the united states and I am here again for guidance. My fiances is in nigeria and I want to get married to him and bring him here. With the recent immigration ban etc , it is really frustrating my efforts. I don't know what else to do and it's really affecting our relationship. Can anyone advice me please. Is Nigerian embassy open? I was considering visiting nigeria every now and then and maybe he does the same till the ban is lifted. PLEASE HELP

This ban doesn't hold again since February. There is a waiver. Many people have been granted visas. Even last week, some were granted immigrant visas. You need to join the forum for Nigeria to get updated information. 

[kivasbeauty 6]

26 minutes ago, vctrokoye said:

This ban doesn't hold again since February. There is a waiver. Many people have been granted visas. Even last week, some were granted immigrant visas. You need to join the forum for Nigeria to get updated information. 

 

26 minutes ago, vctrokoye said:

This ban doesn't hold again since February. There is a waiver. Many people have been granted visas. Even last week, some were granted immigrant visas. You need to join the forum for Nigeria to get updated information. 

Thank you so much for the information. Was there a very critical reason the people gave to be granted Visa's? I thought I have joined the Nigerian forum.