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Hi everyone, i am just a little frustrated as to why lagos has suddenly become so slow. There are still some people whose case has been completed since september and still no interview. So now it's like 8 months just to get a darn interview and it seems to be getting slower and slower i can't seem to understand why :angry: Talking to NVC doesn't help they just give their canned responses as to " it really depends on the embassy and their quota" then lagos says oh it's just that there are more applicants. Yet they process hundreds of visitors visas to get $100 per each application and everytime i ask people who have been to the embassy for k3 or CR-1 there are only usually about 6-10 of them in line for CR-1. I don't understand for k-1/k-3 it takes 3-4months to get an interview and for this we have to wait for all this #######. If any other lagos waiters have any insight to this pls let me know.

I just have to vent cos this waiting can drive a person crazy :wacko:

06/06/05 I-130 NOA1

06/14/05 K-3 NOA1

07/08/05 k-3 NOA2

07/22/05 K-3 leaves NVC to Lagos

08/08/05 Hubby picks up interview packet from embassy

11/17/05 K-3 interview (denied, C.O refused to take co-sponsor for k-3)

12/16/05 I-130 NOA2

01/03/06 NVC assigns case number

02/15/06 Case complete (thank you James Shortcuts- only 6 weeks!)

04/19/06 tired of waiting, filed k-3 #2 ( petition is still lost in oblivion)

09/11/06 NVC scheduled CR-1 interview/ on to Lagos (thank God after 7 months of waiting!)

10/14/06 Interview date (success!)

10/18/06 Hubby goes to pick up visa- not ready ( ugh what's going on!)

10/19/06 Visa in hand ( thank you God!)

10/29/06 Together at last :)

Whole process 1 year and 4 months

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It's good to vent! So sorry you're having such a hard time getting an interview. Hopefully soon. I remember when we started the K1 visa process--we weren't sure if my then fiance should return to Nigeria or try to extend his student visa in South Africa. Our lawyer told us to do everything in our power to stay in South Africa. Now from all these horror posts on Lagos--I'm glad we followed his advice.

Have there been any interviews scheduled recently? Can you go for a visit?

(F)

Kia

February 17, 2005--mailed in I 129F to CSC!

February 24, 2005--1st NOA

March 15, 2005--2nd NOA

April 11, 2005--Fiance receives Packet 3

May 19, 2005 Fax Checklist(Nigeria police report finally arrives)

June 6, 2005-- Interview Date!!!!Visa approved!!

June 18, 2005--Fiancee arrives in Hawaii!

August 14, 2005--wedding in Oregon

September 12, 2005--sent in AOS

September 20, 2005--1st NOA AOS

September 23, 2005--Walk-in biometrics completed

October 1, 2005--fingerprints received/processing resumed

November 26, 2005--EAD card received in mail

June 7, 2006--contact senators about AOS

June 28, 2006--senator says interview date is for August 14!!

August 14, 2006--AOS interview and 1 year wedding anniversary

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i am planning to go visit in a couple of months. i do dread the heart wrenching moments we have to go through at the airport when its time to leave :crying: . Occasionally, i might get a nice NVC operator that will tell me how long it really is taking to get an interview. It just doesn't make sense. Our last VJ member that went through case was completed i think in Aug 18th and their interview was set in dec for Jan. Now, four months later they still have september folks who haven't been scheduled.

06/06/05 I-130 NOA1

06/14/05 K-3 NOA1

07/08/05 k-3 NOA2

07/22/05 K-3 leaves NVC to Lagos

08/08/05 Hubby picks up interview packet from embassy

11/17/05 K-3 interview (denied, C.O refused to take co-sponsor for k-3)

12/16/05 I-130 NOA2

01/03/06 NVC assigns case number

02/15/06 Case complete (thank you James Shortcuts- only 6 weeks!)

04/19/06 tired of waiting, filed k-3 #2 ( petition is still lost in oblivion)

09/11/06 NVC scheduled CR-1 interview/ on to Lagos (thank God after 7 months of waiting!)

10/14/06 Interview date (success!)

10/18/06 Hubby goes to pick up visa- not ready ( ugh what's going on!)

10/19/06 Visa in hand ( thank you God!)

10/29/06 Together at last :)

Whole process 1 year and 4 months

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i am planning to go visit in a couple of months. i do dread the heart wrenching moments we have to go through at the airport when its time to leave :crying: . Occasionally, i might get a nice NVC operator that will tell me how long it really is taking to get an interview. It just doesn't make sense. Our last VJ member that went through case was completed i think in Aug 18th and their interview was set in dec for Jan. Now, four months later they still have september folks who haven't been scheduled.

I'm sorry your having a hard time with the Lagos embassy. I'm sure I'll be in your position very soon. Have you tried emailing the embassy?

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I-130

1/3/06: Mailed Petition CSC

1/4/06: Package received per fedex.com

1/12/06: NOA 1

2/3/06: Touched

5/2/06: Received email notification that petition approved on 5/1/06

5/5/06: Received NOA 2 via snail mail

5/17/06: NVC issues case #

I-129F - K3

1/31/06: Mailed Petition to Chicago

2/3/06: Received

2/7/06: NOA 1

4/17/06: NOA 2 - Notified by email; petition approved on April 13th

4/20/06: Received NOA 2 via snail mail

5/19/06: Still waiting on NVC to receive approved 129-F....(what's the hold up)

6/10/06: Involved congress person

6/19/06: Rec'd letter stating that inquiry was made to both NVC and USCIS regarding status of my petition

6/21/06: Travelled to go see my better half (boy was I excited)

7/3/06: Left my love once again (hopefully we shall see eachother soonest)

7/10/06: Followed up with congress person

7/10/06: Notified case was sent to the wrong place (go figure...how does it take 90 days to push paper from one location to the next) and has now been forwarded to NVC

7/18/06: NVC received case and has now issued a case number

7/20/06: NVC forwarded case to embassy

7/28/06: Lagos embassy confirms receipt of case into system

8/1/06: Pick up packet 3 and 4

8/25/06: Interview Date

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This embassy is a nightmare, for lack of a better word. There is no rhyme or reason to anything they do. You can spend countless hours trying to make reason of it all......and you will come back right to the beginning still with no answers.

A friend of mine was approved about 2 weeks before me, but when our interviews at the embassy were scheduled I was scheduled almost 3 weeks ahead of her.....now explain that one!

Good luck working your way through the quagmire this embassy consistantly creates!

I-129F- Mailed to MSC 02/16/04

NOA1- 02/27/04

08/26/04 Petition "Touched"

08/27/04 I-129F (K3) Approved

08/27/04 Recieved notice from MSC that my petition was transferred to an office in Washington DC?

08/30/04 Received Paper NOA2 Notice via USPS

08/30/04 Petition "Touched"

08/31/04 Petition "Touched"

09/07/04 Petition "Touched"

09/07/04 Petition received at NVC

09/10/04 Petition forwarded to the Consulate in Lagos

09/17/04 Petiton received at Consulate

09/20/04 Husband picked up packet @ the Embassy

interview scheduled when packet was picked up.

12/06/04 Interview Date

12/08/04 VISA picked up at Embassy

12/16/04 Husband arrived in US

12/30/04 Priority Date for AOS 12/30/04

04/25/05 Received Interview Date for AOS

06/14/05 AOS Interview Date in Pittsburgh, PA

06/15/05 AOS Approved...awaiting the GC

06/20/05 Received Welcome to America letter

06/23/05 Case updated on BCIS site

06/25/05 Green Card received!

http://spaces.msn.com/nkemalozie

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I know it is frustrating. I'm sorry it is taking so long.

Met on internet 6/04. Married at court house in Aba, Nigeria 12/04. 3/05 traditional ceremony in Nigeria w/ my picture. 12/05 finally together again. 4/06 ceremony/celebration in the states together

I 130

1/10/05-sent

2/11/05-NOA1

5/30-touch

6/16-rep contact

6/27-Approved

7/?/05-ds3032/i864 bill generated

7/22/05-sent payment $70

8/1/05-IV visa bill generated

8/11/05-sent bill overnight

8/20/05- rec. 864 packet

8/25/05- nvc rec. IV bill

8/29/05-overnight 864

9/6/05-rec. ds230 (waiting on husband info)

9/28/05-sent ds230

9/29/05-ds230 rec

11/9/05 RFE for orig. birth cert.

11/9/05-sent origional

11/29/05 case complete-abandoned for k-3

129f

3/2/05 sent 3/15/04 noa 1 6/17/05 touched

6/20/05 touched 6/29/05 -heard approved on phone

7/21/05 - husband got packet/interview date at consulate

12/15/05- visa Approved!

12/20/05 picked up visa

AOS

1/9/06 mailed AOS & EAD

1/18/06 NOA 1 AOS and EAD

2/8/06 received appt. notice for bio

2/2/06 EAD touched

2/22/06 EAD touched

3/6/06 apt. date for both bio.

3/7/06 AOS/EAD touched

3/10/06 EAD on it's way

3/14/06 received EAD

3/20/06 filed for ssn

3/28/06 rec ssn

5/10/06 rec noa for AOS interview on June 26

6/22/06 found out pregnant- So happy!!!!

6/26/06 interview-Officer led us to believe we'd have card soon

7/8/06 e-mail stating welcome letter on it's way!

7/13/06 rec. Green card. Yipee!!

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Hi everyone, i am just a little frustrated as to why lagos has suddenly become so slow. There are still some people whose case has been completed since september and still no interview. So now it's like 8 months just to get a darn interview and it seems to be getting slower and slower i can't seem to understand why :angry: Talking to NVC doesn't help they just give their canned responses as to " it really depends on the embassy and their quota" then lagos says oh it's just that there are more applicants. Yet they process hundreds of visitors visas to get $100 per each application and everytime i ask people who have been to the embassy for k3 or CR-1 there are only usually about 6-10 of them in line for CR-1. I don't understand for k-1/k-3 it takes 3-4months to get an interview and for this we have to wait for all this #######. If any other lagos waiters have any insight to this pls let me know.

I just have to vent cos this waiting can drive a person crazy :wacko:

Sorry for your long wait. 8 months really seems like a long time for the K visas. I wonder if you are in the black hole.

K3

10-xx-04 I129 sent

05-xx-05 NOA1 from USCIS - Aproved - Abandoned for Cr1

CR1

11-15-04 I-130 sent

12-10-04 NOA 1 fee changed had to resend info with new fee

12-11-04 Resend case with new fee

02-14-05 NOA 2 I-130 Case aproved and sent to NVC

02-25-05 NVC received case

03-21-05 Received I-864 fee bill

03-22-05 Sent $70 I-864 payment to

04-16-05 Received IV fee bill

04-17-05 Sent $ 380 IV payment to NVC

05-02-05 Received I-864 packet from NVC

05-02-05 Sent I-864 packet to NVC

05-11-05 NVC received IV payment

05-16-05 NVC sent third packet

05-25-05 Received DS-230 and third packet instructions

06-06-05 NVCReceived DS-230 per fed ex confirmation

06-07-05 NVC Enters DS-230 information in system

waiting waiting waiting

06-20-05 Case Completed!!!!!!!yipee.

waiting for interview date.............

7-26-05 Baby born!!!! yaya

8-15-05 Interview set for 9-29-05

9-29-05 Interview suck they want more proof

10-20-05 second interview

10-24-05 yaya haleloujhya finally got it.

10-28-05 going to meet husband in New York. yayayaya

10-30-05 Home!!!!

Lifting Conditions

7-28-07 Mailed form I751 and supporting documents. $275 (Old fee!!!!!Yipee!!!)

8-17-07 Check cleared my account.

8-20-07 Touched

8-30-07 Received Biometric apointment letter.

9-11-07 Biometrics Apointment

9-22-07 Received letter of approval

9-24-07 Received GC Whoo hoo done for 10 years!!!

09-20-09 Sent N-400 for Citizenship

11-01-09 Bio

01-11-10 Passed Interview

01-16-10 Received notice for swearing in ceremony

02-03-10 Swearing in ceremony

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sorry i need to update my profile. i am waiting for the CR-1 that is what is taking so long. I advice the newbies to go through the k visa route because at least you will get an interview within 3-4months. Joej yours took 3months for your CR-1 so i don't know what has changed

06/06/05 I-130 NOA1

06/14/05 K-3 NOA1

07/08/05 k-3 NOA2

07/22/05 K-3 leaves NVC to Lagos

08/08/05 Hubby picks up interview packet from embassy

11/17/05 K-3 interview (denied, C.O refused to take co-sponsor for k-3)

12/16/05 I-130 NOA2

01/03/06 NVC assigns case number

02/15/06 Case complete (thank you James Shortcuts- only 6 weeks!)

04/19/06 tired of waiting, filed k-3 #2 ( petition is still lost in oblivion)

09/11/06 NVC scheduled CR-1 interview/ on to Lagos (thank God after 7 months of waiting!)

10/14/06 Interview date (success!)

10/18/06 Hubby goes to pick up visa- not ready ( ugh what's going on!)

10/19/06 Visa in hand ( thank you God!)

10/29/06 Together at last :)

Whole process 1 year and 4 months

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