seyewest:


you can fill another form and replace the old one....

I don't know how to do that. Wasn't it already said on this platform that all information entered into their database has been captured and doesn't go away, seeing that I already submitted my application, wouldn't changing details be self contradicting? Every other thing is good except for the self sponsorship part which I'm trying to overcome, I actually can sponsor myself. Note, my interview is next week.

@Tsuanami hot, I'm still quite new here. I'm sorry if I'm clogging the thread.

TsunamiHot:


Will you just apply already...and if you no wan apply, make we hear word.

A whole page of "back and forth" asking the same questions...#tiring

I've already applied and have my interview soon, I just hadn't discovered this particular section of nairaland, before my application. Just so you know, i'vent read less than 100 pages of this section before I began to ask my questions, I was answering my self silently with other people's scenarios before I began to discover instances that my trump my chances at the interview.

What's the problem, don't hit on me like that, your manner of passing message across doesn't reflect your best level of politeness, thank you.

ayenikunle:


You are quite articulate. I think you should give it a shot.

Ese sir.

I have not mentioned this already but maybe because I wasn't too sure, I'm pursuing a certification with said organizing body, but don't know if it will make any difference to the VO since I don't have the certificate already.

KaptainAfrika:
1. DO YOU INTEND TO USE THE VISA FOR CHILDBIRTH.
2. WHAT IS THE RELEVANCE OF THIS CONFERENCE TO YOUR FIELD.
3. WHAT IS YOUR TRAVEL HISTORY.
4. CAN YOU FINANCIALLY SUSTAIN THE TRIP.
5. WHO WILL TAKE CARE OF YOUR CHILD, IN YOUR ABSENCE.
6. WHAT SORT OF CONFERENCE, IS A ONE-DAY CONFERENCE; AGAIN REFER TO POINT 2.
7. TIES (FROM WHAT YOU HAVE POSTED):
- MARRIED WITH A CHILD.
- GOOD FINANCIAL STANDING
- WORKED FOR A LONG TIME WITH A COMPANY
8. POINTS 1-7 ARE FROM THE VO'S PERSPECTIVE (THESE ARE ALL MY OPINIONS).

1. No, I do not have the intention of using the visa to give birth.

2. Conference is relevant to my field, I'm also a remote member of the organizing body. Attendance gives me the opportunity to meet with industry leaders, peer to peer discussion, added value to job and personal development.

3. No travel history

4. Yes I can financially sustain the trip

5. My mother in-law who lives with us will take care of
my child.

6 Conference is one day but I won't be staying for one day, at least close to a week. Like I said above, I'm a remote member of the organizing body, thru teleconferences in the past, so this particular one just happens to fall around my leave period this year.

seyewest:


Must you go to U.S now? build your travel history i.e. go to Europe, South East Asia... try to attend Conference abroad and present papers, if you want to be absolute sure of getting U.S visa 100% (U.S Visa is not guarantee even for those with very good travel history, reason is that a lot of Nigerians has abused the U.S tourist visa making hard for people like you to get one)

Thanks so much my brother, I'll follow your advice and go to the interview with an open mind, whatever it is I'll come back here and share my experience so that others will learn, bless up.

seyewest:


You're still thinking about yourself.... You don't have strong ties... your ties are normal not extraordinary...
work on your ties.

Okay, I've stopped thinking about myself but don't understand what else you mean by ties, from going through hundreds of pages on this website and and the US embassy website itself, I realised that ties has to do with social economic, family, job, travel history and anything else. So the only tie I don't have right now is the travel history but I earn a good enough salary to self sponsor the trip, I'm married, for almost as long as the period I've been working, which is not less than 5yrs as I said earlier, my husband is in the medical profession and I've a daughter.

Pls correct me otherwise so I can get a better picture, thank you.

seyewest:


You're thinking about yourself not from the V.O perspective, one thing you need to understand is that, the V.O come across your type of profile more than 200 times a week, so what you're saying or thinking is not special or exceptional... Can I ask you 3 questions?
i) Do you have any recent travel history outside of Nigeria?
ii) How long have you been at your present work (They do background check)
iii) What is your martial status

You need to dig deep and do research, you may end up shifting your interview to next year if you happen to be honest with yourself.
Goodluck

I have no recent travel history outside of Nigeria, lately(I'm a very introverted type, I could spend a lifetime indoors and yeah, I mean that seriously) but I'm an academic freak, I can go to the moon just to get some knowledge, that's the kind of person I'm.

I've been working, not less than 5yrs now and married.

A little more research showed me that this international organizing body of the conference, has chapter in Ghana, South Africa and Uganda, what I'm not sure is if they have as many and are as coordinated as the ones in the US. The chapters in the US are many and hold meetings at different times, so attendance would depend on convenience, right?

What is background check please?(is it an FBI kind of thing?) Lol.

Finally, what's the rationale behind my scheduling to next year?

Wow, I finally got a response there, thanks for your time and attention.

Let me lay some facts bare, I can also answer more questions later, if there are any. First off, it's a one day conference, secondly this conference is falling during my leave(so I'm wondering now, won't the VO be reasoning that I'll be on leave and I'm supposed to be probably /most likely vacaying, @ with my daughter), instead of leaving her at home and rushing off a few days for a one day conference when I'm supposed to have a full blown one month leave...

As for the sponsor part, I'm doing that because, it's my leave period and free time, just like I can spend my money on vacation, same way I can pay to improve
myself.

It's a free conference because the US oganizers of the event is a not for profit organization.

I have no travel history.

Waiting for the critics,

Thank you.

Pls, I'm in the same boat, help me, I'm going for a conference too and self sponsoring.

Hello Kaptain Afrika I'm still new on this platform and I've been trying to grasp how to make posts here, thank you guys, for all the good jobs you have been doing, Lady G for General, Seyewest, Omobendel and all the famous gurus in the house. Pls my situation is this, I want to apply for US visa, conference based related to my profession.

I work with a big financial institution and earn a good salary, husband is in the medical profession and we have a child yet, I've been married and working for good number of years now, so everything is fine by the books.

Now, it happens that this conference falls during my leave period and I'll only just be spending a few days. I will not be going with my daughter because of the short stay then I've to return home to my family. Pls help me analyse my chances. Lady Guinevere and others abeg make una help me put mouth. God bless.

Hello Kaptain Afrika I'm still new on this platform and I've been trying to grasp how to make posts here, thank you guys, for all the good jobs you have been doing, Lady G for General, Seyewest, Omobendel and all the famous gurus in the house. Pls my situation is this, I want to apply for US visa, conference based related to my profession.

I work with a big financial institution and earn a good salary, husband is in the medical profession and we have a child yet, I've been married and working for good number of years now, so everything is fine by the books.

Now, it happens that this conference falls during my leave period and I'll only just be spending a few days. I will not be going with my daughter because of the short stay then I've to return home to my family. Pls help me analyse my chances. Lady Guinevere and others abeg make una help me put mouth. God bless.

Also note, I'm sponsoring myself for the trip.

And may God bless you also for your kind words, is there Arab man interviewing at US embassy? Hehehe.