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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Nigeria
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Hello Everyone

I was wondering, for those who have SO's in Nigeria, how did you mail them important papers......for the I-134......to them? Was it by registered mail or Express International mail? And how long did the registered mail take to get to them? In about a couple weeks I will be mailing my fiancee the information needed for that form plus other personal things that I really don't want to end up in the wrong hands. I had previously sent cards to him that he never received :angry: . I can only assume that someone thought it was money in it and that's why they never made to him. I would appreciate any advice you can offer. Thank you in advance.

:wub: Anika and Tani :wub:

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Nigeria
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Hello Everyone

I was wondering, for those who have SO's in Nigeria, how did you mail them important papers......for the I-134......to them? Was it by registered mail or Express International mail? And how long did the registered mail take to get to them? In about a couple weeks I will be mailing my fiancee the information needed for that form plus other personal things that I really don't want to end up in the wrong hands. I had previously sent cards to him that he never received :angry: . I can only assume that someone thought it was money in it and that's why they never made to him. I would appreciate any advice you can offer. Thank you in advance.

:wub: Anika and Tani :wub:

I do have not been successful in getting cards and letters to my SO in Nigeria, very, very frustrating! I have not had to send confidential documents yet but will need to soon I hope. I am very concerned about getting them to him without someone intercepting them and/or getting their hands on info like SS#, bank acct numbers, etc. My SO did send some confidential documents to me right before we filed our petition and he used a company called T&T, I received them in 3 days, of course the package had been opened and inspected at customs but it seemed to have went ok. I might use them, but I am also concerned and would love to hear how this went for others. Thanks!

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I used USPS, worked fine and Claudeth had the paperwork in 7 days.

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Nigeria
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I would suggest using FedEx or DHL when sending to Nigeria. I've sent things through regular postal mail, and either my husband didn't get it, or it just took too long to get there. Since then we've always used FedEx.

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Hello Everyone

I was wondering, for those who have SO's in Nigeria, how did you mail them important papers......for the I-134......to them? Was it by registered mail or Express International mail? And how long did the registered mail take to get to them? In about a couple weeks I will be mailing my fiancee the information needed for that form plus other personal things that I really don't want to end up in the wrong hands. I had previously sent cards to him that he never received :angry: . I can only assume that someone thought it was money in it and that's why they never made to him. I would appreciate any advice you can offer. Thank you in advance.

:wub: Anika and Tani :wub:

I have sent things in the past to nigeria via international express and it took a very long time to get there and was even a problem for my friend to retrieve it when it finally got there..I had sent items such as a clothes and candy and they wanted to charge him such a high tax even though i claimed those items to be less than $5.00 each. The cards and letters I sent him regular air mail never made it so I wil never do that again. The best thing you could do when sending such time sensitive highly confidential papers such as your I-134 is to send it via fed ex or dhl because they will not open the package and will try to contact the person in nigeria if they are not home when they deliver it. It is more expensive but less of headache wondering if the items you sent will end up missing.

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Nigeria
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I would definitely send it Fedex or DHL. The only problem I had with Fedex is that no matter how much you put for what the package is worth, they will request money from your SO when they deliver it. Make sure he has money for the package. I actually filed a fraud claim because they charged my fiance $40 for a package that had no value. They changed the value on the ticket.

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December 28-2006-Filed I-129F

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April 2, 2007- We received our approval while I was in Nigeria!!!

April 23, 2007-NVC received approval

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Nigeria
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I also have used Fedex and had success.

K-1 Visa Journey

03/10/2007 - Sent I-129F to NSC

06/05/2007 - Approved

06/25/2007 - NVC Case Number received

07/05/2007 - Fiance received Packets 3 and 4

09/06/2007 - INTERVIEW----- APPROVED

09/13/2007 - VISA IN HAND

09/14/2007 - POE AT JFK

10/26/2007 - Wedding

01/17/2008 - Email from CRIS that I-129 was approved!

AOS Journey

10/28/2007 - AOS mailed to Chicago via Federal Express

10/29/2007 - AOS received at Chicago

11/05/2007 - NOA for I-131, I-485, I-765

12/28/2007 - Biometrics

12/29/2007 - Case appeared on USCIS website

12/31/2007 - EAD Card Production Ordered; AP Approved

01/10/2008 - AP Received in mail

01/12/2008 - EAD Card Recieved in mail

07/24/2008 - AOS Interview

07/30/2008 -Card Production Ordered

08/11/2008 - GREEN CARD RECIEVED

04/30/2010 - ROC mailed to CA via USPS Express Mail

08/10/2010 - EAD Card Production Ordered; AOS Approved

04/24/2011 - Mailed N-400

05/12/2011 - Received I-797C

06/08/2011 - Biometrics

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Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Nigeria
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I would suggest using FedEx or DHL when sending to Nigeria. I've sent things through regular postal mail, and either my husband didn't get it, or it just took too long to get there. Since then we've always used FedEx.

Ditto. I believe I've mentioned it on another post, but I've sent things via USPS and my SO never got them. I always use Fedex. More expensive, but Fedex always gets the package to my SO.

I-129F

11/15/2007 = Package sent overnight Fedex to CSC

11/16/2007 = Package arrived at CSC

11/21/2007 = NOA1 (according to www.uscis.gov online case status)

11/26/2007 = Check cashed (YIPPEE!!!!!!!!!!)

11/28/2007 = Touched

11/30/2007 = Rec'd NOA1 hard copy in the mail

12/20/2007 = Touched

12/21/2007 = Touched

03/12/2008 = Touched (due to phone call)

03/24/2008 = NOA2!!!!!!!!!

03/25/2008 = Touched

04/23/2008 = Touched

05/05/2008 = Arrived at Consulate

05/12/2008 = Picked up Packets 3 & 4

06/24/2008 = Interview Date and APPROVAL

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07/06/2008 = Fly back to Salt Lake City Together!!!!

08/06/2008 = MARRIED TODAY!!!

AOS & EAD

08/23/2008 = Package sent via USPS with Signature Confirmation

08/25/2008 = Package arrived in Chicago

08/26/2008 = Check cashed

09/02/2008 = NOA1 for EAD and AOS received in the mail.

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Jamaica
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I've used USPS and DHL both worked just fine :yes:

USCIS

06-28-2011-Mailed I-130

07-03-2011-NOA1

12-08-2011-NOA2

NVC

12-19-2012-NVC Received Case

01-06-2012-Case Number

01-25-2012-Case Completed

02-21-2012-Medical

03-06-2012-Interview--APPROVED

03-13-2012-VISA RECEIVED

03-16-2012-POE ATL

ROC

02/24/2014-Mailed I-751

02/26/2014-Package Received

02/28/2014-NOA1 Hard Copy

02/28/2014-Check Cashed

03/25/2014-Biometrics Appt

06/04/2014-RFE Sent more info back on 07/29/2014

09/04/2014 ROC Approved

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