umelo2b's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Patricia Beneficiary's Name: Patrick VJ Member: umelo2b Country: Nigeria Last Updated: 2007-09-05 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Patricia & Patrick:

USCIS I-130/I-129F Petitions:   Dept of State K3 Visa:     USCIS I-485 Petition:   USCIS I-765 Petition:       USCIS I-131 Petition:       USCIS I-751 Petition:   USCIS N-400 Petition:

K3 Visa Event Date Service Center : California Service Center Consulate : Nigeria Marriage : 2006-05-25 I-130 Sent : 2006-06-12 I-130 NOA1 : 2006-07-15 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-129F Sent : 2006-07-25 I-129F NOA1 : 2006-07-27 I-129F RFE(s) : 2006-12-21 RFE Reply(s) : 2007-01-05 I-129F NOA2 : 2006-08-26 NVC Received : 2006-09-31 NVC Left : 2006-10-10 Consulate Received : 2006-10-16 Packet 3 Received : 2006-11-28 Packet 3 Sent : 2006-11-30 Packet 4 Received : 2006-12-05 Interview Date : 2006-12-21 Interview Result : Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : US Entry : I-130 Approval : 2006-09-05 Comments : I spoke with the supervisor over the Fraud Umit this morning 9-5-07 at 7:30 AM Lagos time. This was my second time in 2 days speakimg with someone but the first time speakinmg with a supervisor. He was very, very nice and honest. Said because of the fraud in Nigeria and a lack of 2007-2008 budget money these AP processes would take great lenghts of time due to lack of manpower. He did promise to update my files and move them into the Q for consideration in the next batch. I am so grateful for that. He expalined that peopel claiming to be ministers and preachers were among the worst fraud cases that they see. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 30 days from your NOA1 date. Your I-130 was approved in 52 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 159 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Nigeria Review Topic: K3 Visa Event Description Review Date : July 23, 2007 Embassy Review : The interview was held in Lagos and it was not a plesant experience. We sailed through everything until we got to the consular's post. The consular was very rude. He was young and white. One of the first questions he asked my husband was why was he smiling. My husband is very friendly and as he approached the window he had a smile on his face. He accused my husband of not taking this occasion as serious(???//what?). He explained to my husband to look him in the eyes while he was talking to him and accused my husband of paying me to marry him. Refused to look at any of the Western Union receipts where I have to send him money due to his small business hitting more lows than highs these days. After my husband's wife of 29 years died I met him through his daughter who is here in the US, it was my doing, noy my husband's. I saw a picture of him and wanted to meet him. Took months before he agreed. I put all that on the application that passed USCIS with flying colors but apparently the consular wanted to power trip. These guys are not suppose to keep family members apart unless they can prove money changed hands. Instead of out and out denying the visa (something USCIS frowns on because it is second guessing their decison and background checks) they deney married couples using the dreaded 122g, lack of evidence which could keep you and your spouse apart for years. They could care less about our feelings. America has all the equipment at their finger tips to check out anything on anybody in days. So what gives with this marriage visa background check? Why does it take months to years??? The consular made us believe that if we brought more pictures, original marriage license and phone bills before the wedding he would be approved, but sternly told him not to come back without those things. That was 12-21-06. On 01-05-07 my husband took him those documents only to be thrown into this administrative processing. he told him it would take 6 months. A month ago he told my congressman it would take a year. We are both very disappointed with this process. We speak with each other every night using the phone cards (oh yes they don't take those cards as evidence in Lagos)and we try to remain positive. That visa should have been issued. The USCIS sent it to Lagos to issue a visa. But this man decided to play god, second guess the situation and deny the visa because he felt my husband's naturalized American daughter paid me to marry my husband. How an I suppose to rate this embassy? I traveled back to Lagos this year and the young man refused to see or speak to me concerning my inquiry. Said he was busy doing his 3 to 5 minute interviews. Rating : Very Poor

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