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Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)

Thank you Gowan ... we are taking yours and many others advice .... Going to Nigeria and marry in Feb .... Congratulations on having your wife here with you ..... We are determined ....thank you for all your help

Solomon&Anne

Female

Nigeria

2013-11-19 12:21:00

Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)

And this is a copy of the email from Lagos Consulate

Dear Ms. XXXXXX,

Thank you for your email regarding the immigrant visa application of Solomon XXXXXX.

This case will be returned through the National Visa Center. It will take several weeks for DHS/USCIS to receive and determine action on your petition.

In most cases DHS/USCIS will not contact you upon receipt of the petition because of the short validity period of K-1 petitions. You are allowed to file a new petition, or marry Applicant and file for him to immigrate as your spouse.

We advise you contact DHS/USCIS with any additional inquiries as the case is considered closed in Lagos.

Sincerely,

Solomon&Anne

Female

Nigeria

2013-11-15 18:46:00

Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)

here is a copy of our 221g

Dear Visa Applicant:

This office regrets to inform you that it is unable a visa to you because you have failed to convince the Consular Officer that your relationship with the petitioner is bona fide. Your case will remain pending under section 221(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act while it is returned to the National Visa Center for their review. When their review is complete, they will contact the petitioner, who will have then have the opportunity to respond. If the case is reaffirmed, we will contact you to set up a new appointment date. If the case is not reaffirmed, the petitioner will be notified and the National Visa center will close the case.

I apologize the letter says we are in review and the nvc site says we are in Administrative processing....What ever it is we are in LIMBO....

Solomon&Anne

Female

Nigeria

2013-11-15 18:41:00

Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)

Thank you for all the input VJ members are the best....

Solomon&Anne

Female

Nigeria

2013-11-13 23:04:00

Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)

Thank you for the site link its very interesting I will definately check it out tonite when Im off work thanks

Solomon&Anne

Female

Nigeria

2013-11-13 15:10:00

Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)

Contacted the congressmans office they dont want to be bothered with such issues.....My case status at NVC says administrative processing so I thought that is what AP was and when I contact NVC that is what they told me too ...but they havent always been truthfull about things

Solomon&Anne

Female

Nigeria

2013-11-13 12:18:00

Good Morning VJ

I have searched the internet high and low for the answer....I have made numerous calls for the answer....with no luck so maybe someone on here can shed some light...

After our interview at the Lagos Consulate in Nigeria we were put on adminstrative processing for not being able to prove bonafide relationship...Our petition was sent back to the states to NVC...I understood that all APs were sent to USCIS to be reviewed....and I know of another case same time as mine that has been forwarded to USCIS....I keep calling NVC and get the same answer they have recieved our case ....It was recieved at NVC 4 weeks ago and that it will stay at NVC...and not be forwarded to USCIS....I told them I thought all were sent to USCIS and there answer was who told you that they dont know what they are saying...that AP could be done at USCIS, NVC, or Consulate....

So my question is what is the difference in your case being in AP at USCIS or being in AP at NVC?????? I want to know if this is a good thing or not.... Im so confused....

Solomon&Anne

Female

Nigeria

2013-11-13 11:04:00

Thank you all for understanding my problem and giving me advice...there are alot of things web sites and other reference places dont tell you.... that is why i believe human experiences are the best....anyone can sit on a computer and look things up and find out later some of the info was outdated and ect....So thanks for being patient and giving me some of your time and experiences because I feel Im learning from the best people that could teach me and that is You here on Visa Journey

Solomon&Anne

Female

Nigeria

2013-11-11 23:50:00

Thank you Dhwheels you are amazing for all the information...and I will take your advice

Solomon&Anne

Female

Nigeria

2013-11-11 17:48:00

Thank you again that makes alot more sense to me now....Solomon has been on me to just move to Nigeria while we go thru this process he understands that will be hard for me since I have 2 sons and a granddaughter here...if the granddaughter was older it wouldnt be such an issue for me....We thought about legally getting married in South Africa when we were there but I was told it would be a sign of desperation and we would be denied and this was by a lawyer...So we had a life commitment ceremony which isnt a legal wedding....So while we are waiting admin processing and the FOIA I filed for the COs notes I will go to Nigeria and have a great time to treasure...

oh yeah is there a difference if your file gets sent to NVC for admin processing or USCIS....I was told by NVC my file was staying there and then I read they get sent to USCIS....I havent gotten any notices for anything...just a copy of the 221g...its been 2 months this week

Solomon&Anne

Female

Nigeria

2013-11-11 17:22:00

It said something like cant issue your visa at this time couldnt prove bonafide
relationship petition being sent back for admin processing due to time limits
on k1 that our options are refile k1 or get married and file spousal.....we
think it was because we met in South Africa instead of me going to Nigeria
to meet his family it was the only thing he said the CO made extra comments
about besides the fact Im a cook/bartender ...she went as far to tell him I
dont make much money even tho i make $30,000 a year which is above there
guidelines so we are lost and dont really know what to do

Solomon&Anne

Female

Nigeria

2013-11-11 16:53:00

Thanks dhwheels the problem we are having is I Only get 2
Weeks vacation and im using that to go to Nigeria in Feb while we
wait for admin processing ordeal over with which can take forever from what
I have heard

Solomon&Anne

Female

Nigeria

2013-11-11 16:12:00

Thank you for the replies i was just hoping his ties to nogeria would have been his job
and the fact he would have to go back to do his spousal interview and tie everything up
before moving here if approved thank you

Solomon&Anne

Female

Nigeria

2013-11-11 15:14:00

HI...my background is filed fiance visa... denied and put in administrative processing....if we get legally married while im in his country visiting him and come home file spousal visa....cause consulate sent me a letter to refile k1 or get married and file spousal ..... what are the chances of him being able to come here to the US to visit on visitors visa while waiting for the spousal visa.....he is from Nigeria and yes I do know he is from a high fraud country....thank you any answer would be appreciated

Solomon&Anne

Female

Nigeria

2013-11-11 14:37:00

Live And Direct @ USEL

Good Luck may all your dreams come true

Solomon&Anne

Female

Nigeria

2013-09-18 09:47:00

Verification Information being requested lately in Nigeria

I have rattled cages and confronted and will not be intimidated but insist of fair treatment of our case. Onwards !

If they weren't so ridiculous then there would not be a need for information sites such as VJ members suggesting side loading,

front loading and how to be successful in the first place. It is not about the "not genuine" loners being successful because of web

site advice but it is about the bona fide couples needing this extra advice to be approved having to jump through 100 flaming hoops, obstacles the size of an oak tree and a cross country agility path boobi trapped with all kinds of lalaland excuses that are based on speculation, assumptions

and personal bias. I say we are treated like bat s___.

I agree totally with you, couldnt have said it better myself

Solomon&Anne

Female

Nigeria

2014-01-29 23:00:00

I was just stating what I needed to have when I got married they wouldnt sign the wedding certificate unless I went to the embassy and had them notarize a statement from me stating I was single or give them a copy of my tax papers which I did but I also crossed out the income and taxes on the tax form I even crossed out my ss number and they accepted it cause it stated that i was filing single not married....So because I needed the wedding certificate signed to make it legal and not have the same problems I had in South Africa I gave them what they wanted.....This is only the experience I had and another american woman that was there at the same time to be married had to do the same..... I luckily had my taxes saved on my laptop so I just printed them out right there at the registry ....sorry for any misleading information Im posting on this site

Solomon&Anne

Female

Nigeria

2014-03-30 15:36:00

Well I just got married in Lagos and Yes you do need a spinster affidavit ..... take your tax papers with you that show you are single if you filed head of household on the copy you give them you need to check single also they will accept this....Thank god I had mine saved in my computer.... or the other alternative is you go to the Embassy with your tax papers if you dont want to leave your tax papers with the registry and have them notarize a statement from you that you are single this is also accepted....So good luck to all those who are yet to marry in Nigeria......About Nigeria dont believe everything you read on the internet....lol

Solomon&Anne

Female

Nigeria

2014-03-30 03:33:00

They always find reasons to deny people. During my Fiancee's K1 Interview, she was asked why I did not go to meet her in the UK since she was in the UK for a long time. So, logically, meeting in SA should not be a reason for the denial.

Regarding your question, if you were married previously, they will need to see your final divorce decree. Good luck.

Thank You neither have been previously married....

Solomon&Anne

Female

Nigeria

2014-02-27 20:46:00

I would be remiss to not mention this, but I assume since you're on the board here, you might already know this, but here goes.

If you go there, and get married, and come back and file the papers, they're gonna take their "own sweet time" in processing them. If the K-1 timeframe was painful, then the "I went and got married just to spite you, and here's my K-3" is going to be LONG and agonizing.

I wish you the best of luck as a fellow Oregonian, but that would make me nervous.

Thank you for your input....Yes, we know it is still going to be a long journey.... we arent going to file K-3 we are just going to file CR1....Yes the waiting is going to be long.....we arent getting married to spite the govt....as far as we are concerned we are married under god which is much better than govt.....but for the govt sake we have to do this not just for the visa even tho the Lagos Embassy told us, it was one of two options if we wanted to be together, but we are starting a business together and for business purposes and of course the visa making our marriage legal is the best thing for us to do at this point in our lives....

we have been totally honest about our relationship with the govt. If they dont want to believe us after this petition I have no problem moving to his country it wont be easy but I will get my man one way or another....Wish you the best in your visa journey also....Its nice to see another Oregonian on here

Thank you everyone you have put my mind at ease.

Solomon&Anne

Female

Nigeria

2014-02-08 00:46:00