Immigrant Visas

Family Members of American Citizens (IR1s, IR2s, IR3s, IR4s, or IR5s, F1, F2As, F2Bs, F3s, F4s, Es)

If your American citizen or Legal Permanent Resident relative has filed a visa petition for you but you have not completed the following application for all family members that are traveling to the United States, please complete the following and bring it to your interview.[ Click to open “Packet 4” ]

Fiance/Fiancee visas (K1s, K3s)

If your K1 or K3 petition has been approved by the Department of Homeland Security and you have received notification from the National Visa Center that your petition is on its way to post, you should download and complete the following application.  The U.S. Consulate General in Lagos will contact you to schedule your appointment.  If you have questions on your appointment date, you should email LagosIV@state.gov.  Appointments will be scheduled within four months of the approval date listed on your documentation from the Department of Homeland Security. [Click to open “Interview Preparatory Packet (K1, K3)” pdf]

Asylee/Refugee Follow-to-Join Cases

If you are following to join a family member who has asylee or refugee status in the United States, you should complete the following packet prior to your interview at the Consulate.  If you have questions on your appointment date, you should email LagosIV@state.gov.  Only follow-to-join asylee and refugee cases are processed at post. [Click to open “Asylee or Refugee” pdf]

Medical Examination forms  

All visa applicants must have a completed medical report from Kamorass Clinic before they are eligible for an interview.  Medical reports from other medical centers will not be honored. A Medical Report is valid for one year from the date of the physical.  Please ensure that your Medical Report is still valid before you arrive at the port of entry in the United States. [Click to open “Medical Examination” pdf]

Police Report request from the Nigerian Police   

Each visa applicant must have a completed police report for any country in which he or she has lived for more than six months when they were over the age of 16.  The packet below should be used for Nigerian police reports.  It is the applicant’s responsibility to collect these reports from every country in which he or she has lived. [Click to open “Police Certificate” pdf]

Filing an I-130 at post (Petition for Immediate Family Member of an American citizen)

In order to file an I-130 petition for an Immediate Relative at the U.S. Consulate General in Lagos, the petitioner must have been in Nigeria for six consecutive months as a legal resident, and be able to document this to the consular officer at the time of filing.  Petitions are accepted at 7:00 a.m. on Fridays, except for the last Friday of the month.  The filing fee must be paid at the time of filing. [Click to open “I-130”]

Filing an I-601 Waiver or I-212 Waiver for submission to the Department of Homeland Security

The U.S. Consulate General in Lagos accepts waivers on Fridays at 7:00 a.m., except for the last Friday of the month.  If you are eligible for a waiver to an otherwise permanent ineligibility, the consular officer notified you of such during your last interview.  The Department of Homeland Security makes decisions on whether or not waivers will be granted.  The filing fee must be paid at the time of filing.

USCIS has issued a new I-601 form.  DHS will continue to accept the previous version of the form, dated 10/30/08 Y, through November 20, 2009.  Beginning November 21, 2009 USCIS will only accept the revised Form I-601, dated 04/06/09 N, and will reject all requests using previous editions of the form. [Click to open new “I-601”] and [Click to open “I-212”]