sugah:

Lol.
My domestic staff used an interpreter for her local language and got her visa issued.
Lol@speak American. He was probably even wanna'ing and gonna'ing

How now?

Who wanna'ing, gonna'ing epp? Dem Naija OAPs don infect bros with the spirit of fake accent.

I dey jare, my person. You still dey around? If so, you're invited. E dey happen for September, my oga is turning 1

MamaOO:

Who wanna'ing, gonna'ing epp? Dem Naija OAPs don infect bros with the spirit of fake accent.

I dey jare, my person. You still dey around? If so, you're invited. E dey happen for September, my oga is turning 1

No mind them
I quickly run touch base but would be back soon....but the distance wey I go Waka for that cake plenty o maybe you go mail am to me.
My oga's own is this August

To Jehovah be the glory! So I will finally visit the U.S in my life time...I am so so happy. Visa approved today 8th Aug. @cubicle 8 (8:30am appointment). I need to give back to the house.

Here is my transcript:

V.O: Good morning
Me: Good morning madam
V.O: Please pass your passport
Me: Passed in my passport
V.O: Where are u going in the U.S?
Me: New York City
V.O: To to what?
Me: To attend bleep bleep conference
V.O: Where do you work?
Me: bleep bleep bleep
V.O: Who is paying for your trip?
Me: Myself
V.O: Are you married?
Me: Yes
V.O: How many kids?
Me: 2 kids
V.O: What does your wife do?
Me: bleep bleep bleep
V.O: I see you have been *** mentioned the schengen country visa in my passport
Me: Yes! Was there last year to attend a conference too
V.O: Oh! I see
Me: Yes
V.O: You have another unused European visa?
Me: Yes...couldn't make the trip due to bleep bleep circumstances
V.O: Congratulations....kindly pick up your visa at the circled location
Me: Okay. Thank you
V.O: Have a nice trip to the U.S
Me: Thank you

My advice: Be confident, bold and moreso know your DS160 details like the back of your palms.
Most importantly have a Travel History *IT IS HIGHLY IMPORTANT*
Thank you everyone....will come back to give my POE experience. Can't wait to see the country that is next to heaven. My kids must also make the trip next summer.

Justiceuphold:

You maybe right about people's document not being checked, but based on what I saw on that wednesday, they actually do, so alot of the VOs do that for a couple of applicants, which made me feel a bit bad when she refused to do that for me.

But that's in the past, I guess your advice is for me to travel to other countries before re-applying, but that still doesn't boost my Ties.

Personnel, I think my ties maybe part of the reason for my denial, so how can I improve on my ties.

I reiterate..... You have not been reading this thread. You are still un prepared
quality travel history is considered a tie. Take your time and read. You will see this point stated several times

Land documents and all do not weigh Jack. If you run away will the land not be waiting for you? You can even have the land sold and the money wired to you

Hi everyone. I'm a first timer here and need some guidance. I want to visit a friend in the US this September for a week. He's going to cover the expenses but I don't know the first thing about applying for a visa. I know the details are somewhere in between the 460 pages of this thread it's difficult to go checking one by one. Please I need
*documents required
* Cost of visa
*interview
And every other information you can give. I'm a rookie o. Thanks in advance

Kentrasso:
Hi everyone. I'm a first timer here and need some guidance. I want to visit a friend in the US this September for a week. He's going to cover the expenses but I don't know the first thing about applying for a visa. I know the details are somewhere in between the 460 pages of this thread it's difficult to go checking one by one. Please I need
*documents required
* Cost of visa
*interview
And every other information you can give. I'm a rookie o. Thanks in advance

Actually the details are on the US embassy website from where you apply for the visa.
Google is your friend. Use it.
" cost of us visa" "documents required ", "interview " are ALL CONTAINED in the website. The essence of the thread is not to promote indolence rather encourage well groomed applicants

Kentrasso:
Hi everyone. I'm a first timer here and need some guidance. I want to visit a friend in the US this September for a week. He's going to cover the expenses but I don't know the first thing about applying for a visa. I know the details are somewhere in between the 460 pages of this thread it's difficult to go checking one by one. Please I need
*documents required
* Cost of visa
*interview
And every other information you can give. I'm a rookie o. Thanks in advance

Well, reading at least the introductory part of a thread or an article sets the tone for readers, that wouldn't hurt in my opinion. As for documents needed just start from your nursery school certificate and all forms of certificate you have acquired over the years, Lolz! The cost of visa varies, depending on your financial standing too

Dude, just go over the first page of this thread at least please, let that get you going so we don't fall into some back and forth waka-waka. Good morning....

i want to apply for usa visiting visa and i just return from indian where i spent two weeks
please apart from my bank details, what are the other documents should go to the embassy with
i am the CEO of my company. i have some good money in my bank account what eless do i need?

omozu1:
i want to apply for usa visiting visa and i just return from indian where i spent two weeks
please apart from my bank details, what are the other documents should go to the embassy with
i am the CEO of my company. i have some good money in my bank account what eless do i need?

Research. Not hand outs

omozu1:
i want to apply for usa visiting visa and i just return from indian where i spent two weeks
please apart from my bank details, what are the other documents should go to the embassy with
i am the CEO of my company. i have some good money in my bank account what eless do i need?

Go through this thread and U.S embassy website you will gather a lot of info...

Kentrasso:
Hi everyone. I'm a first timer here and need some guidance. I want to visit a friend in the US this September for a week. He's going to cover the expenses but I don't know the first thing about applying for a visa. I know the details are somewhere in between the 460 pages of this thread it's difficult to go checking one by one. Please I need
*documents required
* Cost of visa
*interview
And every other information you can give. I'm a rookie o. Thanks in advance

Hmmm

salsera:


Thanks!
It's not my first time either , been a couple of times before. Visit is brief.

So, no worries. You should be fine then, absolutely.

cosade:


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It's implied that you're lying when they look straight into your face and you turn your face down or sideways. Learn to maintain eye-to-eye contact when you talk to people.

No, i'm not lying, it's just that it was my first time attending visa interview
@cosade, what's the best thing to say @the interview when i re-apply? i will be arriving at a hotel but i have a friend in the US. is there a need to disclose that or just stick to my hotel?

KaptainAfrika:
1. In a nice way, I think she just told you 'you don't know why you are going to the US, when you do, reapply'
2. You are free to reapply at any time.
3. Nebraska is a strange place for vacation, do you have anyone there?

Nebraska is not a strange place for vacation nah.

dont forget that's where we have Heartland of America park, henry doorly zoo, doharm museum, and the popular Strategic air command and aerospace museum.

@KaptainAfrika, kindly advice me, give me a suggestion how i can explain tourism rather than sightseeing and do shoppings.

Your respond will be highly appreciated.

GOOD evening Gurus.

I'm 25 and my wife to be is 22,we are getting married this November in nigeria,but we plan to have our Honeymoon,in the states(california)We are Presently doing our masters in nigeria,My dad is our sponsor,what's our chance of been granted,she would be very disappointed,cos thats 1of her dream?thanks and God bless

Habisoye:


No, i'm not lying, it's just that it was my first time attending visa interview
@cosade, what's the best thing to say @the interview when i re-apply? i will be arriving at a hotel but i have a friend in the US. is there a need to disclose that or just stick to my hotel?

I didn't say you lied but that the VO would think you were lying when you lowered your eyes.

"I love staying in apartments rather than with friends because of privacy and also the flexibility it would me in cooking my preferred food."

Ajakayekoke:
GOOD evening Gurus.

I'm 25 and my wife to be is 22,we are getting married this November in nigeria,but we plan to have our Honeymoon,in the states(california)We are Presently doing our masters in nigeria,My dad is our sponsor,what's our chance of been granted,she would be very disappointed,cos thats 1of her dream?thanks and God bless

Do a list. Have a plus and minus. List your ties in the plus side and the stuff that count against u. Then do a statistics chart on probability....
Take for example. If you were a vo would you issue a visa to two people without a job and being sponsored and are traveling together?

LadyGuinivere:

Do a list. Have a plus and minus. List your ties in the plus side and the stuff that count against u. Then do a statistics chart on probability....
Take for example. If you were a vo would you issue a visa to two people without a job and being sponsored and are traveling together?

nice content...I get it,But that's how it is,What are we to do now?we are studying,thats our ties.what can I do now,advice me please

US visa has no specific pattern. I keep hearing people giving all sorts of tips. Let me share my wife's interview sometime ago.

VO: Hello, where in US are you going?
Wife: Philadephia.
VO: To do what?
Wife: Visit my inlaws.
VO: Where do you work?
Wife: I'm not working anymore as I resigned to take care of my kid.
VO: Who's paying for your trip?
Wife: Hubby
VO: Where does hubby work?
Wife: XYZ
VO: Travelled before?
Wife: With hubby to Dubai for honeymoon.
VO: Is hubby going with you?
Wife: No, just me and my kid. Hubby is busy at work.
VO: Pick up your visa in a few days.

No reasonable travel history, no job, not going with husband, visiting inlaws and u can decide to stay back. Like I keep saying, visa to US is like the lottery. Very unpredictable. Just pray for luck.

VO: Good morning
me: good morning

vo: where are you going in America
me: Atlanta Georgia to visit my sister

vo: I see you are on uniform, what level are you in the civil service
me: Level 9

vo: have you ever travelled out of Nigeria before?
me: Yes I've been to Ghana with my family on vacation

vo: I see you went to University of Ibadan...
me: yes I had my masters here

vo: what year did you finish
me: 2013

vo: Are you married?
me: yes I am with a daughter

vo: I'm sorry you do not qualify to be granted visa at this time, please you can try again later.

This happened today 13th...to be candid someone filled the form for me and it was this morning I got the print out only to discover that some of the information filled were not correct but I told them the truth though different from what the person Imputed. Example, my MSc graduation year was 2013 but the person wrote 2012, secondly I studied psychology but the person put sociology. my question is, by the time I'm reapplying this time next year, I would have read all the pages in this topic and I'll sure fill it myself, would it be right to make the corrections on the new application having it in mind that its different from the one they have on their data base? I appreciate the good people on this forum may God continually bless you all.

1. I like the response you gave. I think you should put in any response to any question you are asked in the future.
"Nebraska is the Heartland of America park, henry doorly zoo, doharm museum, and the popular Strategic air command and aerospace museum."
2. Everyone who goes for vacation, usually does some shopping, so there's no need to mention shopping, stick to vacation and mention the things I referred to in Number 1.
3. When the VO looks at you, look back at them, its psychology.
4. Don't take any documents to prove anything, if they are required, you will be put in administrative processing and given a chance to bring them to the embassy later.
Hope this helps?

Habisoye:


Nebraska is not a strange place for vacation nah.

dont forget that's where we have Heartland of America park, henry doorly zoo, doharm museum, and the popular Strategic air command and aerospace museum.

@KaptainAfrika, kindly advice me, give me a suggestion how i can explain tourism rather than sightseeing and do shoppings.

Your respond will be highly appreciated.

1. ALL AGENTS ARE EVIL!
2. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT IS FILLED IN YOUR FORM, WHETHER SOMEONE FILLED IT FOR YOU OR NOT.

Luxxycool:
VO: Good morning
me: good morning

vo: where are you going in America
me: Atlanta Georgia to visit my sister

vo: I see you are on uniform, what level are you in the civil service
me: Level 9

vo: have you ever travelled out of Nigeria before?
me: Yes I've been to Ghana with my family on vacation

vo: I see you went to University of Ibadan...
me: yes I had my masters here

vo: what year did you finish
me: 2013

vo: Are you married?
me: yes I am with a daughter

vo: I'm sorry you do not qualify to be granted visa at this time, please you can try again later.

This happened today 13th...to be candid someone filled the form for me and it was this morning I got the print out only to discover that some of the information filled were not correct but I told them the truth though different from what the person Imputed. Example, my MSc graduation year was 2013 but the person wrote 2012, secondly I studied psychology but the person put sociology. my question is, by the time I'm reapplying this time next year, I would have read all the pages in this topic and I'll sure fill it myself, would it be right to make the corrections on the new application having it in mind that its different from the one they have on their data base? I appreciate the good people on this forum may God continually bless you all.

Sigh. God will still bless us anyway. Why screw yourself up so badly using an agent? This application will always be available to the next VO and you'll have to explain the discrepancy.

Ajakayekoke:

nice content...I get it,But that's how it is,What are we to do now?we are studying,thats our ties.what can I do now,advice me please

Wait until your have ties. Studies can be abandoned. Your can't be unemployed and going on a vacation. #myopinion. When you are working and have earned the rest you can apply. Then a vo may look at you guys more favorably.
Myopinion

If you read successful posted transcript relating to your matter, you won't ask further questions

Habisoye:


Nebraska is not a strange place for vacation nah.

dont forget that's where we have Heartland of America park, henry doorly zoo, doharm museum, and the popular Strategic air command and aerospace museum.

@KaptainAfrika, kindly advice me, give me a suggestion how i can explain tourism rather than sightseeing and do shoppings.

Your respond will be highly appreciated.

Gaggi:
US visa has no specific pattern. I keep hearing people giving all sorts of tips. Let me share my wife's interview sometime ago.

VO: Hello, where in US are you going?
Wife: Philadephia.
VO: To do what?
Wife: Visit my inlaws.
VO: Where do you work?
Wife: I'm not working anymore as I resigned to take care of my kid.
VO: Who's paying for your trip?
Wife: Hubby
VO: Where does hubby work?
Wife: XYZ
VO: Travelled before?
Wife: With hubby to Dubai for honeymoon.
VO: Is hubby going with you?
Wife: No, just me and my kid. Hubby is busy at work.
VO: Pick up your visa in a few days.

No reasonable travel history, no job, not going with husband, visiting inlaws and u can decide to stay back. Like I keep saying, visa to US is like the lottery. Very unpredictable. Just pray for luck.

Every application is considered individually. I get the reason behind it. It's not lottery
Steady family life. Has demonstrated a history of love of travel by the family travel. Husband Prolly has a good job. Husband that will be left behind. Those are ties

Ajakayekoke:

nice content...I get it,But that's how it is,What are we to do now?we are studying,thats our ties.what can I do now,advice me please

If you're a first timer I suggest you should think of alternatives (SA, UAE or even the west coast) for your honeymoon. Reason: If your Dad did not give you at least one holiday trip outside Nigeria during your undergraduate days then it would be difficult to convince anyone that he can afford to fund your trip.

Misrepresentation......agents are destroying people's chances. Hope you've learnt a lesson. Next time you fill it yourself and come clean when you meet the VO that you lied previously .

Luxxycool:
VO: Good morning
me: good morning

vo: where are you going in America
me: Atlanta Georgia to visit my sister

vo: I see you are on uniform, what level are you in the civil service
me: Level 9

vo: have you ever travelled out of Nigeria before?
me: Yes I've been to Ghana with my family on vacation

vo: I see you went to University of Ibadan...
me: yes I had my masters here

vo: what year did you finish
me: 2013

vo: Are you married?
me: yes I am with a daughter

vo: I'm sorry you do not qualify to be granted visa at this time, please you can try again later.

This happened today 13th...to be candid someone filled the form for me and it was this morning I got the print out only to discover that some of the information filled were not correct but I told them the truth though different from what the person Imputed. Example, my MSc graduation year was 2013 but the person wrote 2012, secondly I studied psychology but the person put sociology. my question is, by the time I'm reapplying this time next year, I would have read all the pages in this topic and I'll sure fill it myself, would it be right to make the corrections on the new application having it in mind that its different from the one they have on their data base? I appreciate the good people on this forum may God continually bless you all.

Gaggi:
US visa has no specific pattern. I keep hearing people giving all sorts of tips. Let me share my wife's interview sometime ago.

VO: Hello, where in US are you going?
Wife: Philadephia.
VO: To do what?
Wife: Visit my inlaws.
VO: Where do you work?
Wife: I'm not working anymore as I resigned to take care of my kid.
VO: Who's paying for your trip?
Wife: Hubby
VO: Where does hubby work?
Wife: XYZ
VO: Travelled before?
Wife: With hubby to Dubai for honeymoon.
VO: Is hubby going with you?
Wife: No, just me and my kid. Hubby is busy at work.
VO: Pick up your visa in a few days.

No reasonable travel history, no job, not going with husband, visiting inlaws and u can decide to stay back. Like I keep saying, visa to US is like the lottery. Very unpredictable. Just pray for luck.

In your visa application you would have stated the income of your husband which presumably is above the lower limit bound. On random basis US Embassy do follow up to confirm information provided, that is why some successful visa applicants are asked to provide additional documents and even some approved visa are not issued.

Ajakayekoke:

nice content...I get it,But that's how it is,What are we to do now?we are studying,thats our ties.what can I do now,advice me please

Apart from studying do you make any money at all?
Have you traveled out of the country before?

cosade:


If you're a first timer I suggest you should think of alternatives (SA, UAE or even the west coast) for your honeymoon. Reason: If your Dad did not give you at least one holiday trip outside Nigeria during your undergraduate days then it would be difficult to convince anyone that he can afford to fund your trip.

You're spot on.

cosade:


In your visa application you would have stated the income of your husband which presumably is above the lower limit bound. On random basis US Embassy do follow up to confirm information provided, that is why some successful visa applicants are asked to provide additional documents and even some approved visa are not issued.

They do not ask for the hubby income in the form.