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|  Review on September 28, 2006: |
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Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
Part One of the Review: NVC >>>Embassy>>>>Packets>>>Getting Interview Date
This reply is based on a process in evolution. I intend to write a detailed account of this process that hopefully will stay in the Nigeria Embassy review section for awhile. It has certainly taken a lot of energy trying to sift out information where they maybe in previous threads. Other site members- Taye500, Neya, Sercontigo, Alyce- to mention a few have been very helpful and i thank them. If you are like me and you obsess over “things going according to plan” you are welcome to read through this review and return for updates. If you are more spontaneous, you may find this read a bit boring………….
My timeline also explains further. This is what i have observed from our own process. NVC often turns the case files around very quickly once received from USCIS (sometimes the very next day). NVC sent my files to Lagos (presumably on 9/7/2006). This information was received by calling NVC at 603 334 0700 armed only with the USCIS number. I mention this because you may receive the NVC letter stating case has been sent to Lagos days after NVC actually mailed the case to Lagos.
Anyway i have no way of verifying exact date Lagos received the files. I was busy trying to update address and so my e-mail correspondence with Lagos embassy had to do with address update. Finally on 9/18/2006, i received an e-mail saying the case has been "uploaded into the system" but with no mention of the address update, the theme of my prior e-mails to Lagos embassy.
I decided to wait for 10business days before having my fiancee head to embassy for the inquiry. I really did not want her being turned away because the case had not gotten prepped to the point of issuing the Packets. Moreover there were other issues at hand such as obtaining police report and getting other documents, she would need, to Nigeria. I had opted for Fedex but after all was said and done, i was staring at $385.00 and i had not even been charged some tax on jewelry yet. I finally looked for an alternative...would you believe after reclaiming my package from Fedex (some last minute afterthought). That alternative was finding someone travelling to Lagos. By paying for an extra suitcase (less than $200.00) i was able to get all the documents to my fiancee. It was risky placing those documents in the plane but i was willing to take my chances what with the luxury of all i could pack into one suitcase. The irony of it all is that the suitcase arrived Lagos before Fedex would have delivered. I guess it was more of perfect timing that i found someone travelling at just the right time.
My fiancee collected her packets today 09/27/2006. Let me say this in bold prints because i searched for this piece of info so many times and it took Taye500 underscoring the affirmative before i could get going but i guess that`s because enough people didnt just spell it out..........or perhaps i just could not locate the thread where similar facts had been depicted.
Yes you can collect your packages by going to the embassy with NOA2 (USCIS approval notice) and the NVC letter. Wednesday is specifically set aside for inquiries but note the time for that is from 11a.m. Again i did not know this "minute" fact and i sent my fiancee out there as early as 6a.m.....So 11a.m Wednesdays but it may also be possible to make inquiries on other weekdays. I can only report on the facts as i know them.
She did not like all the long hours but she persevered and went through what seemed like the actual interview to the point where she was given the packets and an interview date of Nov 15, 2006. If she wakes up sometime this year, i intend to get a very detailed report of the contents of the so-called packed "sheets of paper stapled together" is the summary of what i have obtained thus far from her. I want and will get more details posted.
I think often we get to a point where we are either so excited or have a lot going on...travel plans, more communication with S.O that we forget those yearning for information....just little titbits of information that can make a difference in plans and logistics. I intend to do my bit and post most of what i have here on the Nigerian Embassy section. I will add to this after my fiancee`s interview and paste.
The Mysterious Packets 3 and 4:
These are, in the main, sheets of paper all stapled together bearing instructions about the following:
Forms to present for Police Report (well,to save time you should get the police report even before you receive this...if timed perfectly, the police report should still be valid) My fiancée went for her police report around Sep. 10….that is the interval between when NVC sends out the files to Lagos and when Lagos actually updates your case in their system
• Forms to present at Kamorass Clinic for medical exam
• A page about the type of passport pictures to bring
• A page or two about vaccinations to receive
Packet 4 is for all intent and purpose instructions about procedure for Interview, information about documents to have on hand(i will update this bit later) and more importantly the interview date itself.
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