K1 Visa Processing in Lagos Nigeria

[Dmarie7 3]

Hello,

 

I was told everything was on hold for processing interview due to Covid19. I have seen people traveling in and out of Nigeria.

What's the hold on K1 at US Consulate Lagos?

USCIS approved April 2020 from California.

NVC still pending approval at this time and not ready for interview yet.

DS160 was completed a few months back. 

 

What can we do now to expedite or get help somewhere to get my husband here in the USA? 

Hire a lawyer? Talk to Nigerian Immigration? American Immigration? 

 

Please guide me. Thank you.

 

Marie

[Chancy 6,241]

7 hours ago, Dmarie7 said:

What can we do now to expedite or get help somewhere to get my husband here in the USA? 

 

Are you married?  If so, your husband cannot get a K1 visa as K1 is only for applicants who are single.

 

If you are not married, I suggest you do not refer to your fiance as "husband".  We have seen cases here on VJ of K1 visa denials due to suspicion of being already married.

 

[Greenbaum 12,259]

10 hours ago, Dmarie7 said:

Hello,

 

I was told everything was on hold for processing interview due to Covid19. I have seen people traveling in and out of Nigeria.

What's the hold on K1 at US Consulate Lagos?

USCIS approved April 2020 from California.

NVC still pending approval at this time and not ready for interview yet.

DS160 was completed a few months back. 

 

What can we do now to expedite or get help somewhere to get my husband here in the USA? 

Hire a lawyer? Talk to Nigerian Immigration? American Immigration? 

 

Please guide me. Thank you.

 

Marie

Go directly to your embassy's webpage to keep checking for information regarding operating status and any further updates. 

Also, DOS has issued a memorandum that K-1 Visas are now a high priority so that is no longer the problem.

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/important-notice-for-k-visa-applicants-affected-by-covid-19.html?fbclid=IwAR1pAibqzHe2zPj0CgkxSbr0Uqog-Qfcyfei5STueVj-07gyW1nCRl5_qs4

 

Another place is  Case Status Online - Case Status Search (uscis.gov)

 

One more are you should be to be part of the conversation for Nigeria is here: Africa: Sub-Saharan - VisaJourney

 

The file will not move from NVC until such time as the embassy ask for them. There is no expedite or a lawyer that can circumvent this condition when a file is at NVC and the embassy is not interviewing because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

 

As stated by others, do not refer to your fiancé with a K-1 visa pending as your husband if indeed you are not married. If you are married, then you have filed the wrong visa application and you need to backtrack and submit a CR-1/IR-1.

[Jennie & Joe 29]

On 11/30/2020 at 5:37 PM, Dmarie7 said:

Hello,

 

I was told everything was on hold for processing interview due to Covid19. I have seen people traveling in and out of Nigeria.

What's the hold on K1 at US Consulate Lagos?

USCIS approved April 2020 from California.

NVC still pending approval at this time and not ready for interview yet.

DS160 was completed a few months back. 

 

What can we do now to expedite or get help somewhere to get my husband here in the USA? 

Hire a lawyer? Talk to Nigerian Immigration? American Immigration? 

 

Please guide me. Thank you.

 

MariMariU

 

On 11/30/2020 at 5:37 PM, Dmarie7 said:

Hello,

 

I was told everything was on hold for processing interview due to Covid19. I have seen people traveling in and out of Nigeria.

What's the hold on K1 at US Consulate Lagos?

USCIS approved April 2020 from California.

NVC still pending approval at this time and not ready for interview yet.

DS160 was completed a few months back. 

 

What can we do now to expedite or get help somewhere to get my husband here in the USA? 

Hire a lawyer? Talk to Nigerian Immigration? American Immigration? 

 

Please guide me. Thank you.

 

Marie

US embassy in Lagos right now are processing only spouses and children of U.S citizens cases and some student/work visas. Nothing on K1 yet, hopefully by January they will include other visa categories 

[Dmarie7 3]

On 11/30/2020 at 11:26 PM, Chancy said:

 

Are you married?  If so, your husband cannot get a K1 visa as K1 is only for applicants who are single.

 

If you are not married, I suggest you do not refer to your fiance as "husband".  We have seen cases here on VJ of K1 visa denials due to suspicion of being already married.

 

No, not married. I am just used to calling my fiance as husband and he calls me wife. The wedding is paid for here in the USA just waiting for him to arrive so we can get married. 

[Dmarie7 3]

On 12/1/2020 at 2:14 AM, Greenbaum said:

Go directly to your embassy's webpage to keep checking for information regarding operating status and any further updates. 

Also, DOS has issued a memorandum that K-1 Visas are now a high priority so that is no longer the problem.

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/important-notice-for-k-visa-applicants-affected-by-covid-19.html?fbclid=IwAR1pAibqzHe2zPj0CgkxSbr0Uqog-Qfcyfei5STueVj-07gyW1nCRl5_qs4

 

Another place is  Case Status Online - Case Status Search (uscis.gov)

 

One more are you should be to be part of the conversation for Nigeria is here: Africa: Sub-Saharan - VisaJourney

 

The file will not move from NVC until such time as the embassy ask for them. There is no expedite or a lawyer that can circumvent this condition when a file is at NVC and the embassy is not interviewing because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

 

As stated by others, do not refer to your fiancé with a K-1 visa pending as your husband if indeed you are not married. If you are married, then you have filed the wrong visa application and you need to backtrack and submit a CR-1/IR-1.

Thank you, this is helpful. 

[Dmarie7 3]

Just now, Dmarie7 said:

Thank you, this is helpful. 

Sooooo, should I go to Nigeria and marry him? Would that be faster? 

I was told K1 is faster now I am confused what is faster. Sigh.... 

[Dmarie7 3]

15 hours ago, Jennie & Joe said:

 

US embassy in Lagos right now are processing only spouses and children of U.S citizens cases and some student/work visas. Nothing on K1 yet, hopefully by January they will include other visa categories 

How do you know? Just curious. 

Should I get a lawyer? 

[Jennie & Joe 29]

9 minutes ago, Dmarie7 said:

How do you know? Just curious. 

Should I get a lawyer? 

I recently went for my interview and all other interviews scheduled so far that I know of are those categories of visa. Nothing yet on K1. You don't need to get a lawyer, you just have to be patient. Hopefully by January they will start conducting interviews for K1.

[Dmarie7 3]

2 minutes ago, Jennie & Joe said:

I recently went for my interview and all other interviews scheduled so far that I know of are those categories of visa. Nothing yet on K1. You don't need to get a lawyer, you just have to be patient. Hopefully by January they will start conducting interviews for K1.

Thank you. I pray soon. 

[Spenceraike4190 13]

K1 has been forgotten about,this is really heartbreaking...

[Greenbaum 12,259]

3 hours ago, Spenceraike4190 said:

K1 has been forgotten about,this is really heartbreaking...

 

K-1 hasn't been forgotten. Your embassy is slowly opening but others have resumed adjudicating the backlog. 

 

Join the rest of us as we need a little housekeeping on your end. Many of our answers are predicated on the information you supply in your profile. When we look at the left column and can't determine your timeline OR your Embassy it's hard for us to give you a factual answer. Our answers will sometimes be tailored to a specific Embassy hence the reason for you to complete your profile. If you look at the profile of others here, they have a flag for their country, so it makes it easy for us to reply as we can quickly determine their Embassy. The country that should be used is the country where the interview will take place.
 
So, if you could help yourself out and complete your profile that sure would help us out when we want to reply to your question with factual information.

 
Timeline: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RTx4pIFfcIXyW15L-nyLuBGzwqYRx5lI/view?usp=sharing 

Country and Visa Type: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RyJiLo_7WTmqvkzXXqLuOlVHm9oyhAES/view?usp=sharing

 
Once you finish that then return and you will see a flag in your profile. Select it and see what wonderful information will open up for you.
 
Thanks 

[MissMikaJesus 2]

On 12/3/2020 at 6:49 PM, Dmarie7 said:

No, not married. I am just used to calling my fiance as husband and he calls me wife. The wedding is paid for here in the USA just waiting for him to arrive so we can get married. 

It might get denied in Nigeria. If it does get married in Nigeria.... never do a k1 with Nigeria... nigeria will deny it.

[SalishSea 17,834]

On 12/3/2020 at 3:49 PM, Dmarie7 said:

No, not married. I am just used to calling my fiance as husband and he calls me wife. Not a stellar idea.  People have been denied a K-1 for doing things like this.  The wedding is paid for here in the USA just waiting for him to arrive so we can get married.  Also not smart to pay for the wedding without having any idea of when he may arrive.  Hopefully the money you have paid can be applied to subsequent dates.  With the Nigeria ban and COVID-related backlog, you may be looking at close to end of 2021 before he can get here.

 

[Greenbaum 12,259]

11 hours ago, MissMikaJesus said:

It might get denied in Nigeria. If it does get married in Nigeria.... never do a k1 with Nigeria... Nigeria will deny it.

You're doing others a disservice by stating that Nigeria will deny a K-1 visa. There are many who have received visas, one was approved in Sept and entered the US in December. If you use the tools that are available here on VJ*, you would be able to ascertain if your statement is true. Yes, some get denied but that happens at every embassy. 

 

*There is a interesting tool to use for sorting timeline data based on different data points and it's found here on VJ.

https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/k1list.php?op1=3&op2=&op3=1&op4=1&op5=&op6=All

Edited December 21, 2020 by Greenbaum