Good day Nairalanders, has anyone have Lagos office on his DS-160 and was able to interview at Abuja? If no, what can be done? That's my case currently. My DS-160 reads Lagos office but my interview is in abuja next week. Urgent plsssss!

4hranc:


Please, how did you achieve this? Provide insight into your success with this process

I did that by sending a mail to the consulate in Abuja, stating my reasons. And they replied

zeeLady:
I am not totally sure, but i think your ds-160 needs to correspond to where you are doing the interview

So I should go ahead to update it to Abuja abi

zeeLady:
People go with so many documents. They might end up not asking you of any but to be safe go with:

1. Your F2 1-20, signed
2. Photocopy of F1 1-20
3. GTB visa fee receipt.
4, Appointment Confirmation. or the email you received for appointment.
5, DS160 confirmation showing your passport photographph as uploaded.
6, 2 passport photograph of the same you uploaded online on your DS160.
7, Sponsor official bank statement, stamped and signed, showing more than total money you need.
8, N43, 000 reciprocity fee.
9. Marriage certificate.
10. I know someone who went with a small wedding photo album, but it was not asked.
11. If the F1 is currently on OPT, you have to get his/her EAD. which proves he/she is working

I cant think of anything else for now

Sorry, I have some other questions: my DS 160 carries the Lagos consulate address and my I interview is in Abuja, do I need to fill another one or what should I do?

zeeLady:
People go with so many documents. They might end up not asking you of any but to be safe go with:

1. Your F2 1-20, signed
2. Photocopy of F1 1-20
3. GTB visa fee receipt.
4, Appointment Confirmation. or the email you received for appointment.
5, DS160 confirmation showing your passport photographph as uploaded.
6, 2 passport photograph of the same you uploaded online on your DS160.
7, Sponsor official bank statement, stamped and signed, showing more than total money you need.
8, N43, 000 reciprocity fee.
9. Marriage certificate.
10. I know someone who went with a small wedding photo album, but it was not asked.
11. If the F1 is currently on OPT, you have to get his/her EAD. which proves he/she is working

I cant think of anything else for now

Thank you so much, this would be helpful. Any suggestions for mock interview?

zeeLady:
May I ask when you booked this interview? Was it after all interviews were cancelled?

Booked an interview sometimes in last week of September, when there were no dates in Lagos. So I got March 2021, applied for emergency interview and I got a reply last week that it has been approved, that I should go and reschedule the interview in my profile.

zeeLady:
F2 interviews are usually dependent on the F1 information.
Questions like, what is the F1 studying? which school? when did you guys marry? when did she go? how long is the programe? what do you (the F2) do for a living? then most importantly, How do you plan to fund your stay?

Okay, thank you very much. Any other thing I need to know? Like the documents to take along with me?

Good morning everyone, trust we are doing good. My F2 interview is November 9th, in Abuja and i don't even know the interview will look like. So far, all I've been reading here is F1 transcripts. Someone should please help me with F2 transcripts, it would go a long way in making me prepared. I will also like to have a list of the documents i need to take to the interview.

@fairheart and co, pls I want a mock interview.

Pls help a brother ooo.

KushCollectible:


Wow! So far away!

Do you have any heads up regarding the interview?

I can only see information on F1.

I don't have any heads up regarding it. Seems most interviews here are for F1.

Pls anybody that has useful info or transcripts as regards F2 interview should pls help us

Good afternoon y'all, initially I filled DS 160 and I put Lagos as my interview venue, but when I didnt see date in Lagos, i chose Abuja, now can i fill another DS 160? If I do, how will I be able to change my application number on my visa confirmation page?

solihp:


No the date is gone

Okay thanks

KushCollectible:
Hi guys,

Please has anyone heard anything bout F2 visa appointments?

I haven't been able to secure an interview.

Or is it only F1 that can get appointments for now?

Yeah, my F2 appointment is March next year

solihp:


Yes you can, if you cancel your Abuja appointment, you can chose a date in Lagos. But note that you can only cancel/reschedule your appointment once, after canceling/rescheduling the first time, you have to pay another fee if you want to reschedule/cancel again.

Okay thanks, if I reschedule the appointment and there's no more date available in Lagos, will I still retain the date I picked earlier in Abuja?

URGENT!!!

My interview date is March 2021, in Abuja, can I reschedule another interview in Lagos i see a nearer date? I need answers pls

BrTune:
US Visa Approved!!!

Sent a strongly worded email with convincing points for an emergency visa appointment on Tuesday Night - 6th.


Received an email from the US embassy at 7.30am the next day - Wednesday, scheduling me for an interview on Friday at 6.30am.

Today, Woke up at 5.00am, joined hands with my sister to decree divine Favour.

Bath, dressed and booked an Uber, got to VI at 6.20am.

Went in for my interview at 7.00am

Sent back out because I did not print my DS-160 confirmation.

Rain flogged me, some soldier men even gave me umbrella my who cloth was wet.

A lady helped me to print the DS - 160 form, said I should pay her 5K, I didn’t have any money on me. Begged the lady and eventually paid 3500 outta my reciprocity fee.

Went back into the embassy.

VO: Good morning
Me: Hi, Goodmorning

VO: Pass me ur I-20 and visa and da-160 form

VO: where are u going
Me: Going to ...Ivy league school

VO: Great school, but very expensive too, how are u funding it?
Me: Received 80,000 USD in Fin Aid and taking a loan of 20K from my uncle to complete the rest.

VO: Ok, what does ur uncle do?
Me: My Uncle is a real estate developer and deals in wichtech roofing sheets.

VO: Any evidence of ur uncles ability to pay?
Me: before I could Pass him my uncles statement, he said I shouldn’t bother, he believes me.

VO: Have u travelled out before?
Me: Yes, I have been to the US, Germany France, Qatar, Kenya, Uganda...etc

VO: What did u go for?
Me: Explains

VO: Your visa has been approved, do u have the reciprocity fee?
I knew my reciprocity fee was short by 3500 but I answered yes, I did not want wahala.

VO: Go over there and pay, and enjoy ur stay in America

I go over there, praying for a miracle and the money to double...didn’t happen.
Went out and was looking for whom to borrow money from as I didn’t have my atm. One guy who just finished his interview saw me and asked what the problem was.
I told him, he then called his driver to bring money and dashed me 4K. I quickly begged him to wait for me, so I follow him and drop off at my stop.
He waited for me to pay the reciprocity fee and then told his driver to drop me off the stop close to my house.

Good luck every one

Wow, this is huge, congrats!

I booked an apointment for Abuja earlier today, if I see an earlier date in Lagos, can I still apply?

phizzle20:
Hello all, is anyone that has been able to schedule an interview after the first day(28 of September)?

Nope. I tried again yesterday tho, anything still.

It is tell me .... you are approaching the maximum number of times you may view this page. Please complete your transaction at this time.

Way forward?

Mosminic:

Fill another one

Okay thanks

URGENT!!!
Pls who has an idea on how I can update my DS 160? or I should just fill another one? Pls I need answers. Thanks

brashear:


No one has applied for interview and you can't apply for an emergency interview, too.

Thank you sir!

sonofakin:
Your interview was not cancelled because of Nigeria's lockdown. US embassies are closed worldwide and till further notice; no interviews, no appointment booking. Just stay in touch with the news to know when there's any change.

Wow. Thank you for this! Really appreciate!!

Hello everyone, I just have one or 2 questions to ask. My interview was slated for first week of May, but cancelled due to the lockdown.
Pls I would like to know if anyone has applied for interview since last week that the lockdown has been eased. Or has anyone received a mail from the embassy recently? Also how can I apply for an emergency interview?

Pls I need your urgent replies. Thank you in anticipation.

Beautyaddy:


What is an Emergency to get to the US that can't wait or be done in Nigeria

A lot can warrant that my brother

rago:


You could--provided they state you could. Be informed, however, that you are going to need to obtain a letter from the organization in your home country, as well as from the organization in the United States, alluding to the fact that you "rightly and highly reasonably" need an emergency visa interview. You are gonna upload these letters in JPEG FORMATS, and then write a short essay of why you need an emergency visa appointment.

In about a few hours, you are going to see a feedback of whether your application is approved or denied. They are gonna review it.

Good luck, buddy.

Okay thanks. Let me see what u can do as regards this

HisEminence:


Can I request for an emergency interview using the link? It is really urgent!

Has anybody been able to reschedule?
Can I send them a mail asking how soon will I get another date?

seyewest:


Leave it let them do it. if they cancel it, it won't count against you.

Can I request for an emergency interview using the link? It is really urgent!

Janet200:


My little advice
Apply for F2
Visa fee is 59k
Your wife has to request for I.20 for you from her school international office, if you decide to use F2

UPDATE: i'm applying for F2 and she has gotten the I-20 from her school. Is it okay to just scan it to me, while I print it out? because to send it down here is about 66 dollars
Also where in the process will I pay the visa fee? Do I need to pay SEVIS fee?

Thanks for your response in anticipation

seyewest:


Not sure they will issue a b1/b2 visa, why not apply for F2 visa?

okay. F2 visa it is. Thank you!

Janet200:


She can help you fill the ds160 and booking confirmation, but make sure she take note of everything she is filling on the forms, so wen ask on the interview day, your response should tally with what she fill online. She will send you a pdf file to print out for your interview. Search for F2 visa interview questions and practice well. Wish you all the best.

Thank you for this, i really appreciate!

Taal17:


How did your wife do her own F1 application in the first place. Or didn't your wife apply for F1 to start school
Isnt she the person to tell you what to do?

Her uncle did it for her and now the uncle is very busy with work so to say. so he said we should do it by ourselves.