K1 VISA PROCESSING—THIS IS RIDICULOUS

[Lady A 51]

Okay I’m here to whine because I find this to be ridiculous. I was looking at visa statistics for Lagos Nigeria and there were 6 K1 visas processed in March compared to 180

CR-1 visas 254 IR-1 Visas and over 1700 B1/B2 visas!!!! How is this fair???? I can’t reunite with my fiancé but they can process tourist visas??? And marriage visas are priority but not fiancé visas??? If my fiancé was here he’d be my husband. I’m so frustrated. Been sitting at the NVC for a year in two weeks!!! This is so unfair. I’m so upset. Sorry I needed to vent somewhere 

Edited May 18, 2021 by Lady A

[SBVeryBlessed3k 17]

Hello Sir, where are you getting this information?

[Lady A 51]

45 minutes ago, SBVeryBlessed3k said:

Hello Sir, where are you getting this information?

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-statistics/nonimmigrant-visa-statistics/monthly-nonimmigrant-visa-issuances.html

[S&Pro 29]

22 hours ago, Lady A said:

Okay I’m here to whine because I find this to be ridiculous. I was looking at visa statistics for Lagos Nigeria and there were 6 K1 visas processed in March compared to 180

CR-1 visas 254 IR-1 Visas and over 1700 B1/B2 visas!!!! How is this fair???? I can’t reunite with my fiancé but they can process tourist visas??? And marriage visas are priority but not fiancé visas??? If my fiancé was here he’d be my husband. I’m so frustrated. Been sitting at the NVC for a year in two weeks!!! This is so unfair. I’m so upset. Sorry I needed to vent somewhere 

You are not alone. I feel your frustrations 100%.  Please feel free to vent, sometimes we all need that. It's hard just being patient when we are just in complete limbo with no idea why Lagos (many other embassies) refuses to process K-1s. We are all well aware there is a pandemic, but the virus is not just contagious to k1 applicants.  There is no reason we are almost in June 2021 and March/April 2020 cases are still sitting at NVC. The CDC already put Nigeria in level 1 for covid indicating low covid risk yet we still sit here with talks of priority for K1s YET NO ACTION! There are vaccines, tests, glass windows, and so many precautions that can be taken, yet they continue to make people suffer

[Lady A 51]

1 hour ago, S&Pro said:

You are not alone. I feel your frustrations 100%.  Please feel free to vent, sometimes we all need that. It's hard just being patient when we are just in complete limbo with no idea why Lagos (many other embassies) refuses to process K-1s. We are all well aware there is a pandemic, but the virus is not just contagious to k1 applicants.  There is no reason we are almost in June 2021 and March/April 2020 cases are still sitting at NVC. The CDC already put Nigeria in level 1 for covid indicating low covid risk yet we still sit here with talks of priority for K1s YET NO ACTION! There are vaccines, tests, glass windows, and so many precautions that can be taken, yet they continue to make people suffer

Thank you! Appreciate the support. I mean I’d understand if everyone only had 6 visas processed but clearly they have the capacity to process literally thousands of visas so it’s not that. I don’t understand why K1 visas are not being given any priority. It’s just a painful something. And our people are heartless. They don’t give a damn when you call to ask for help. Ugh 🤦🏾‍♀️ 

[S&Pro 29]

9 hours ago, Lady A said:

Thank you! Appreciate the support. I mean I’d understand if everyone only had 6 visas processed but clearly they have the capacity to process literally thousands of visas so it’s not that. I don’t understand why K1 visas are not being given any priority. It’s just a painful something. And our people are heartless. They don’t give a damn when you call to ask for help. Ugh 🤦🏾‍♀️ 

Exactly! They have the capacity since they processed almost 2K other visas.  They are choosing not to process K1s. 6 is unacceptable when you do over a thousand others. It's so painful to see oo

[jan22 3,056]

I know it doesn't help your frustration level, but I'm sure the vast majority of those 1700 B1/B2 visas were "renewals" that qualified for interview waivers, so nobody had to come into the Embassy.  They almost assuredly do not have the capability to have that many people come into the Embassy right now.

Edited May 20, 2021 by jan22

[Lady A 51]

2 hours ago, jan22 said:

I know it doesn't help your frustration level, but I'm sure the vast majority of those 1700 B1/B2 visas were "renewals" that qualified for interview waivers, so nobody had to come into the Embassy.  They almost assuredly do not have the capability to have that many people come into the Embassy right now.

Thanks for the insight. But how does that explain the number of visas for spouses that were issued compared to the number fiancé ‘s? How do they get to decide that a fiancé is less important? If my fiancé was here we would be married. And while I’m happy to go marry my fiancé in Nigeria what’s the purpose of going to the back of the line and paying all that money to start all over? It’s absolutely unfair and absolutely ridiculous. 6 compared to hundreds. There’s no excuse for that 

[Just Paul 4,595]

2 hours ago, Lady A said:

But how does that explain the number of visas for spouses that were issued compared to the number fiancé ‘s? How do they get to decide that a fiancé is less important?

Unfortunately during COVID the spousal visas became prioritize over fiance visas.  Some consulates are still operating this way. Current State Department update is they are the same tier.

[SalishSea 17,837]

2 hours ago, Lady A said:

Thanks for the insight. But how does that explain the number of visas for spouses that were issued compared to the number fiancé ‘s? How do they get to decide that a fiancé is less important? If my fiancé was here we would be married. And while I’m happy to go marry my fiancé in Nigeria what’s the purpose of going to the back of the line and paying all that money to start all over? It’s absolutely unfair and absolutely ridiculous. 6 compared to hundreds. There’s no excuse for that 

Probably because a spouse is a legally recognized relative, where a fiance is not.

[S&Pro 29]

24 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

Probably because a spouse is a legally recognized relative, where a fiance is not.

Understandable however the current State Department guidelines has them both under tier 2. So they are making it appear  as if they will be process equally yet they are processing hundreds of spouses yet single digit K-1s. If they want to process just spouses and leave K-1s out, then change their tiers rather than give fiance's false hope. State Department has been chanting priority for K-1s since August 2020. Yet their actions and numbers says otherwise. We are cheering for all spouses as they deserve to be priority, were just asking also not to be completely left out. Most of us would have been married months almost a year now had it not been for the government 

[Lady A 51]

34 minutes ago, S&Pro said:

Understandable however the current State Department guidelines has them both under tier 2. So they are making it appear  as if they will be process equally yet they are processing hundreds of spouses yet single digit K-1s. If they want to process just spouses and leave K-1s out, then change their tiers rather than give fiance's false hope. State Department has been chanting priority for K-1s since August 2020. Yet their actions and numbers says otherwise. We are cheering for all spouses as they deserve to be priority, were just asking also not to be completely left out. Most of us would have been married months almost a year now had it not been for the government 

I could not have said this better myself. I am happy for everyone who gets to reunite with their loved ones but I also would like to reunite with mine. If my fiancé was here, we would be married already PERIOD. This is evil. They pretend they’re processing K1s but when you look at the numbers for K1 visas processed, it’s abysmal. Nobody deserves this. I cry every single day. My fiancé cries too probably not as much but this is terrible. I don’t know why they have so much power. At this point, it’s not about the pandemic because they clearly have the capacity to process 100s to 1000s of visas. Man I’m so angry and frustrated 

[Uju Obim 0]

On 5/17/2021 at 11:11 PM, Lady A said:

Okay I’m here to whine because I find this to be ridiculous. I was looking at visa statistics for Lagos Nigeria and there were 6 K1 visas processed in March compared to 180

CR-1 visas 254 IR-1 Visas and over 1700 B1/B2 visas!!!! How is this fair???? I can’t reunite with my fiancé but they can process tourist visas??? And marriage visas are priority but not fiancé visas??? If my fiancé was here he’d be my husband. I’m so frustrated. Been sitting at the NVC for a year in two weeks!!! This is so unfair. I’m so upset. Sorry I needed to vent somewhere 

I feel your pain. My heart aches every time I check my status. It is so not fair. Lives on hold. Money spent trying to keep it all together while waiting. Ticket expenses, calls, ....heart aches....it is not fair. 

[PatLuvO 284]

On 5/20/2021 at 2:17 PM, jan22 said:

I know it doesn't help your frustration level, but I'm sure the vast majority of those 1700 B1/B2 visas were "renewals" that qualified for interview waivers, so nobody had to come into the Embassy.  They almost assuredly do not have the capability to have that many people come into the Embassy right now.

Nigeria doesn't do interview waivers and they stopped doing drop box renewals for B1/B2. Those B1/B2 issued were from interviews.

[PatLuvO 284]

On 5/17/2021 at 10:11 PM, Lady A said:

Okay I’m here to whine because I find this to be ridiculous. I was looking at visa statistics for Lagos Nigeria and there were 6 K1 visas processed in March compared to 180

CR-1 visas 254 IR-1 Visas and over 1700 B1/B2 visas!!!! How is this fair???? I can’t reunite with my fiancé but they can process tourist visas??? And marriage visas are priority but not fiancé visas??? If my fiancé was here he’d be my husband. I’m so frustrated. Been sitting at the NVC for a year in two weeks!!! This is so unfair. I’m so upset. Sorry I needed to vent somewhere 

When I called NVC on Friday (5/21/21) I was told Lagos finally updated their processing status and had requested K1 cases. Hopefully those of us at NVC will see movement soon. Anyone waiting should definitely call NVC to find out the latest information on Lagos processing of K1s. It hasn't been easy but we will all get there soon. 🙏🏾💛