lakeside4ng:
It’s Possible to get her a visa on arrival, cos I could remember In Nov 2019 when my fiancée came into Nigeria (From America �� to be precised) to visit me she came in through Visa On Arrival. But the Immigration officer who did that for me never wanted to do it cos of how boys do treat foreigners bad by exploiting them and carting away their properties and making them stranded when they get here... But a hood Immigration officer will do it for you base on trust.

Airboy333:
if u know u don't want to reply to d messages sent to u on VJ . pls u can delete d post

nowhere:

Both of you know the solution and answers.

Taal17:


You should be concerned, not indicating you had a child and then she has your name on her passport? wouldn't she have had to show a marriage certificate or some other evidence to do that change of name?

Airboy333:
I believe more gurus are on.
visajourney.com just ask the question

Dejanbaba:
Hello. Please I am currently and in the US and I would like to transfer to a community college. I arrived here on Saturday. Please I would like to know the processes. Thank you

towbaynah:


Nope. No hotel. But we were taken to a place where they served us food. Layover lasted from 10AM to around 9PM. I think hotel accommodation is for those who pass the night at Casablanca.

towbaynah:
Port of Entry (POE) Experience

Good day, e-family. Greetings from Indiana. I left Naija on Friday at about 6:30AM, Nigerian time. Arrived Casablanca around 10AM. Layover lasted for 11hours. My connecting flight departed Morocco around 9PM and arrived JFK on Saturday at about 4AM, Nigerian time. I traveled with Royal Air Maroc. My journey was relatively smooth except for minor bouts of turbulence experienced from Casablanca to JFK.

On arrival, I headed to Customs and Border Control (CBP). We were to verify our visas with one machine like that, but it turned out the machine doesn't recognize F1 visas and a couple other visa types. So my verification had to be done manually by a CBP officer. The
queue for manual verification was longer than Mugabe's term in office. Had absolutely no problem waiting though.

Finally, it got to my turn. The CBP officer was a light-skinned man of South American extraction, presumably in his mid-thirties. I presented my passport (had my boarding passes inserted at the visa page), my I-20, and the declaration form given to me on the flight from Casablanca. He returned my boarding passes, verified my visa, took a brief glimpse at my I-20. I even forgot to sign my declaration form, so he gave me to sign it and collected it afterwards. Then he asked me to put the four fingers of my right hand on a biometric machine. After that, he took a snap shot of me and proceeded to stamp my passport. BAM!

There was no much exchange. He did not ask me any single question and he didn't even say "Welcome to the US". I sha carry my passport examined it and saw the stamp. It read, "ADMITTED". A smile of pure satisfaction spread on my lips. I bounced off happily to Baggage Claim.

The journey begins...

gaviria:

What branch? Because I just left a UBA branch close to me and they said they only give PTA to students/anyone with a return ticket.

cmbagwu:
Banks don't give BTA and PTA unless you have a return ticket. Since yours is a student visa and a one way ticket.. you may have to look else where. You can meet with BTC to buy dollar from them.

Folsy:


Cs a UBA banker tols me $2k yesterday.

WilliamKhan:


Surprisingly nothing o.

Left Lagos by 11pm, landed in Frankfurt around 6am for a 3-hour stopover.
From Frankfurt to New York; JFK Airport.

I was asked what kind of Visa I had, I said F1. Then I Was directed to join a waiting line.

When e reach my turn, d guy ask for my passport and I-20, look am finish, come look my face like 2 times.

After that him say make I put hand for fingerprint scanner...then him stamp my passport.

"WELCOME TO THE UNITED STATES."


SHEKINA!!!

Tunnyz:

So how much is the bus and what's the distance

Fatezee:


With $150 you will get a one-way ticket for a flight from NY to Pittsburgh

Gunnerson:
I no even know where i wan begin my story from. Abeg wey my brother and oga @Oludare01
Make i cut long story short.
Na so I reach embassy last friday o, before 5am for 6:30am interview. I thought i had all my document in place, so i was just using those hustling guys to catch cruise . Until it was 6:30 and the CGI staff called us to line up and bring out our document. I no carry my DS160 confirmation page go. Make i go out go print another one, though na 500naira be all the money for my hand, na him police say i no fit comot .Esupofo! na him i start dey speak in tongue for my mind. after small time, police gree me comot.
On getting outside around few minutes to 7, na him the hustler i meet to print say my money na 3k. My eye clear again . i sha beg the woman to collect 1k. Okay now, she say make i bring 1k, na him i surrender say na 500naira be all the money for my hand,second round of begging. Above all sha, she print, i run enter back. Me wey dey front before come dey back back . But God dey.
We do all the serenren enter interview room. Oya come and be seeing blue paper flying around . luckily, one of the VOs dey manage give 1 white paper out of 5. I sha beg God make i fall for the guy front, na him God answer my prayer, na the guy front i fall.
Suddenly suddenly, na him CGI staff bring one old mama from back come put for my front. Yeh!aye mi, temi ba mi. I sha begin dey speak in tongue for my mind again, dey recite Isaiah 50:7.

Suddenly, one fine woman just resumed at window5. call on me to come over. *sighs* now the transcript. Just 3 questions and all was settled in less than 90seconds

Me: Good morning
Fine woman: Good morning, your document please.

Me: *better person* passed her the document

Fine woman: *Calmly perused my i20 before looking at me* *unexpectedly* Tell me about your research interest.
Me: Wawu!this woman has changed parade o..anyways, God dey. Na so i start.
I would be doing research in *** at the university. During this time, I would be working under professor Yin who is currently research in ***. he is currently doing this by *na him i bring wetin i learn for undergraduate with hand demonstration*. This is imperative for me cos the North eastern part of the currently currently need this and the govt has decided to fund research in this field. *as long as i dey talk, the woman no look me o, she just dey press computer*
As the woman no gree look me and i don tire, i just pim dey look the woman face. na so she raise face up look my face, nod.

Fine woman: I see you have assistanship, tell me about it
Me: Oya na... it is an academic merit award. I get the admission committee were impressed by my undergraduate result and the SOI i submitted during my application *to show i did the application myself*
*she look me nod again* I don dey thank God already

Fine woman: Does the fund cover your whole expenses?
me: it covers my whole tuition and i have stipend left. The remaining living expens...... before i finish, i don see white paper dey come.



whatever she said as the white paper was coming, na una sabi as una dey hear am o...me i no hear anything o...i just dey calcu as the thing with my i20 dey come say make the woman no change her mind.

Above all, it was a great experience. All thanks to God and my padi @Oludare1. baba and him oga overcriticize me during the mock interview.*One orijin onike for una* .
@imperiouxx, @bartino, @lagosismyhome thanks to you guys for your advise, when i almost lied on the DS160 and you guys criticized and advised me against it. Knowing i was honest with my application, i was a bit more confident at the interview.

I am willing to help anybody with mock anytime. Just PM me.

imperiouxx:
Hello everyone, I've been out for some time.

But first and foremost I need to cheer with these people

@WilliamKhan, duduafri, ziggy3579, Jesusbabygirl, oveestreet, habbeysax, shayhune, ark4sunshine, lionlee216 (friend), ajibayo4, switcyndy, burrrnerrr

Cheers!

Cheers

Walspring:


Same here

adeniyi3971:




pleas reply your pm

LagosismyHome:


Thanks.... God blese your new journey

neurosci:


This means you got your visa approved for a community college. Why not share your transcript?

Lucasinho:


welcome datz where my foolish uncle stays...

seyewest:


First of all you must check with the embassy if it's alright to get a One(1) way ticket to U.S and whatever they say will be what you will have to do.. although you can still reach them and let them know if you can get a one way ticket and give a reason.
Most bank will give you PTA a week or 2 before your intended trip.

ekpotek:


1. As a student on a 2 year course. Getting a one way ticket is normal. The CBP will only be interested in confirming your admission and maybe school fees payment.

2. If you have all the necessary document go ahead and apply for your PTA now.