Enishit:

Maybe they needed to interview you due the fact that u had ur baby during your last visit if am right. A friend was called for interview cos the last time she visited was for birthing her baby.

xclusive4visa:

Mine just got approved too today.
I guess they are doing it in batches. I was also March 8th Abuja.


I just checked that mine is finally approved.

Thank God

aaidel:


did you get an email when dates were available or you just kept checking? my letter was issue 21st of february but still no dates showing on my dashboard

xclusive4visa:


Checked that mine is finally approved.

Thank God

Tripletmom:
Hello everyone,
I submitted my application for IW 21st of march, checked this evening and saw it was refused.
Does that mean am to show up for physical interview?
Am yet to receive a pick up mail though.

xclusive4visa:


I just checked that mine is finally approved.

Thank God

Ekeadatrust:
Good bro. Congrats

Chairperson:
Good morning, apart from travelstart and wakanow does anyone know where else to purchase reasonably priced tickets...cos the fares we are seeing on these sites are crazy ooh!

segsdynamic:
I had my B1/B2 interview yesterday 18th Apr and my visa was denied along with my wife and my 3yrs old baby.

Location: U.S embassy Lagos

Our interview timing scheduled for 7:30 a.m we reach embassy around 5:45am, soon the security screening started and people started lining up according to the timing slot. We were lined up and like 70 other applicant were in front of us. But due to the fact that we had a baby, the security guys gave us expedite service and we were brought to the front row for the security check.

Fast forward getting to the interview hall. Also many applicants were aiidy lined up. Again they gave us expedite services and we were lined up to the front when they want to check our documents. The guy collected our passport and after checking all our docs. He asked me hw old is our baby and I said 2 n half years old, he then insert a pink carbon paper inside my baby's passport that we can show them on the next queue so they will attend to us fast.

Again they place us in the front to have our biometric. It was a white woman who did our biometric, and told us my baby won't need to do biometric .. but my baby insist she wanna do biometric and started disturbing us.

Now, after biometric and again they took us to counter window 5. It was a black America lady.
She approves the 2 guys in front of us for F1 visa.

Interview proper.
VO: Good morning, hw are you
Me and My Wife: Fine...Thank you (with a little smile)
VO: Ur passport pls
Me: (gave all our 3 passports)
VO: (first question asking me) have you travelled before?
Me: Yes, have been to India and Dubai.
VO: (she asked my wife the same question)
My wife: Yes, have been to Dubai and Oman

VO: why are you travelling to the United states
Me: I'm going to the United state for the 2023 Midwest Travel Network conference which is coming up in Kansas city...and as a travel Manager in my company.. my company is sending me for....(VO cuts in)

VO: Midwest what?
Me: Midwest Travel Network conference, and I try to expatiate on it further. (keeps typing)

VO: who is sponsoring you?
Me: my company will be sponsoring my trip and I will sponsor my wife and my kids

VO: is company sponsoring ur family also?
Me: No, I will be responsible for my wife and my kid.

VO: how long will you be staying?
Me: 2 weeks

VO keeps typing... for another 1-2mins and turns to my wife.
VO: What do you do?
My wife: I have a restaurant which I run and I have some staffs there
VO: (keeps typing) and ask my wife again
are you seeking any medical attention.
My wife: No...
VO: You are not going for any medical attention?
We both answer together: NO
VO: keeps typing again for long time......

VO: Sorry but you are not qualified at this time
She hands us the blue paper (214B)

Me: Thanks and we left.

Note: we have all documents intact all letters from my company, payment receipt for the conference, invitation letter, bank statement both company and my personal statement.
She didn't give us any chance to present any of the documents.

What really went wrong in case of another time.

Ekeadatrust:
Where did you submit.. Lagos or Abuja?

Tripletmom:


Surulere Lagos

Beelaye:


I kept checking. No email. My own follow up letter was issued 1st March. It was actually for my children for fingerprinting. Just keep checking and one day u will see it.

heniola:
I also submitted mine on the first and got a email to pick up yesterday evening, but I don't think the office will be open today because if the public holiday.
Please how can you tell if it's been approved or not from the status update? I can't keep calm o😃😃

oyi2:
Check your status- https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx?App=IV

bibiliscious:
Good evening,

Please who has timeline for IW submission via surulere Lagos Dhl office. Went this Monday 17th April and I was so surprised how Empty it was. We were barely 5 people there for 8am submission. Does this mean the application will be faster since limited no of applicants?

bibiliscious:
Good evening,

Please who has timeline for IW submission via surulere Lagos Dhl office. Went this Monday 17th April and I was so surprised how Empty it was. We were barely 5 people there for 8am submission. Does this mean the application will be faster since limited no of applicants?

YoungMetrosG:


Doesn’t look like there’s a definite timeline. I submitted on the 23rd of March at Surulere DHL and the place was empty that day too. Tracking still shows “Application received” 4 weeks later

Eriokanmi:
Isolo is 3 straight weeks, going by my experience, my cousin's and others who had submitted documents to them between January and March. Last December, I learnt it took between a week and 2 to have passports back. The timeline could take a different turn tomorrow sha

Tkulthenoble:
Hi Team Thank you in advance, I need your help with Whatsapp group with enough B2 interview transcripts. I will be going for my B2 interview from here in Dubai in mid June. So I need enough transcripts so that I can know the right words to say at the interview. Thanks

Champora:
I’m seeing the same thing too. Please let me know if you have any updates.

segsdynamic:
I had my B1/B2 interview yesterday 18th Apr and my visa was denied along with my wife and my 3yrs old baby.

Location: U.S embassy Lagos

Our interview timing scheduled for 7:30 a.m we reach embassy around 5:45am, soon the security screening started and people started lining up according to the timing slot. We were lined up and like 70 other applicant were in front of us. But due to the fact that we had a baby, the security guys gave us expedite service and we were brought to the front row for the security check.

Fast forward getting to the interview hall. Also many applicants were aiidy lined up. Again they gave us expedite services and we were lined up to the front when they want to check our documents. The guy collected our passport and after checking all our docs. He asked me hw old is our baby and I said 2 n half years old, he then insert a pink carbon paper inside my baby's passport that we can show them on the next queue so they will attend to us fast.

Again they place us in the front to have our biometric. It was a white woman who did our biometric, and told us my baby won't need to do biometric .. but my baby insist she wanna do biometric and started disturbing us.

Now, after biometric and again they took us to counter window 5. It was a black America lady.
She approves the 2 guys in front of us for F1 visa.

Interview proper.
VO: Good morning, hw are you
Me and My Wife: Fine...Thank you (with a little smile)
VO: Ur passport pls
Me: (gave all our 3 passports)
VO: (first question asking me) have you travelled before?
Me: Yes, have been to India and Dubai.
VO: (she asked my wife the same question)
My wife: Yes, have been to Dubai and Oman

VO: why are you travelling to the United states
Me: I'm going to the United state for the 2023 Midwest Travel Network conference which is coming up in Kansas city...and as a travel Manager in my company.. my company is sending me for....(VO cuts in)

VO: Midwest what?
Me: Midwest Travel Network conference, and I try to expatiate on it further. (keeps typing)

VO: who is sponsoring you?
Me: my company will be sponsoring my trip and I will sponsor my wife and my kids

VO: is company sponsoring ur family also?
Me: No, I will be responsible for my wife and my kid.

VO: how long will you be staying?
Me: 2 weeks

VO keeps typing... for another 1-2mins and turns to my wife.
VO: What do you do?
My wife: I have a restaurant which I run and I have some staffs there
VO: (keeps typing) and ask my wife again
are you seeking any medical attention.
My wife: No...
VO: You are not going for any medical attention?
We both answer together: NO
VO: keeps typing again for long time......

VO: Sorry but you are not qualified at this time
She hands us the blue paper (214B)

Me: Thanks and we left.

Note: we have all documents intact all letters from my company, payment receipt for the conference, invitation letter, bank statement both company and my personal statement.
She didn't give us any chance to present any of the documents.

What really went wrong in case of another time.

towontoprecious:
Please have you receive any update

Champora:
Yes I got an email several days ago to book an appointment

Eriokanmi:
Isolo is 3 straight weeks, going by my experience, my cousin's and others who had submitted documents to them between January and March. Last December, I learnt it took between a week and 2 to have passports back. The timeline could take a different turn tomorrow sha