What is disheartening are the non-refundable fees that the applicants pay for a visa refusal.

It is obvious that the United States embassy and consulates are being maintained by visa application fees. As long as the money keeps flowing in, they will continue this mode of operation. Who would reject a "business" of making over N50m each working day?

What can we do?

If a foreign entity snubs you, you may snub them back. Only apply for a US visa if it is very important to you and there is no other option. Boycott the US visa application if possible.

Consider the US visa application as a gamble; only pay the application fees with money that you can afford to lose (in other words, money that you do not need for anything else).

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs), agents and lawyers, who are involved in immigration issues may start a campaign against US visa applications. Let the general public be sensitized against wasting hard-earned money on a foreign entity, especially when there is no positive result.

Pheleecity13:
Visa denied today 21st of July, 2023

Vo:Good morning
Me:Good morning

Vo:Have you ever been to the US?
Me:No, I never had a reason to until now

Vo:Do you have a family there?
Me:No, I don't

Vo:Do you know anybody in the US?
Me:Yes, I have my family friend there?

Vo:what does she do there?
Me:she is a student

Vo:who is sponsoring you?
Me:My dad, he is..... (Cuts off)

Vo: what does he do
Me:He is a successful business man, he's the CEO of bleep global services, he deals with the importation of cars and cars spare parts and the exportation of agricultural products, he's also into real estate, he earns 50m annually

Vo:what are your postgraduate plan?
Me: I will be coming back to Nigeria for the compulsory national youth services, after which I will seek employment in top food companies and hotels, I will do that for a while because I will love to start up my own baking shop and culinary school where I can impact knowledge in those that are interested in culinary world.

Typed for a while and passed me the blue paper.

Please what could be wrong?

Vo:Have you ever been to the US?
Me:No, I never had a reason to until now

Vo:Do you have a family there?
Me:No, I don't

Vo:Do you know anybody in the US?
Me:Yes, I have my family friend there?

Vo:what does she do there?
Me:she is a student

Maybe it was the « impacting » knowledge that did the VO’s head in… 🤷🏾‍♂️

Is it possible to request for information on the reason for denial ? Maybe appeal ?

Pheleecity13:
Visa denied today 21st of July, 2023

Vo:Good morning
Me:Good morning

Vo:Have you ever been to the US?
Me:No, I never had a reason to until now

Vo:Do you have a family there?
Me:No, I don't

Vo:Do you know anybody in the US?
Me:Yes, I have my family friend there?

Vo:what does she do there?
Me:she is a student

Vo:who is sponsoring you?
Me:My dad, he is..... (Cuts off)

Vo: what does he do
Me:He is a successful business man, he's the CEO of bleep global services, he deals with the importation of cars and cars spare parts and the exportation of agricultural products, he's also into real estate, he earns 50m annually

Vo:what are your postgraduate plan?
Me: I will be coming back to Nigeria for the compulsory national youth services, after which I will seek employment in top food companies and hotels, I will do that for a while because I will love to start up my own baking shop and culinary school where I can impact knowledge in those that are interested in culinary world.

Typed for a while and passed me the blue paper.

Please what could be wrong?

airsaylongcome:


How do you prove these ties? Does the US VO ever look at documents you come with?

Be rest assured that in today's world, they would have gotten all they require to paint a picture of you simply from your social media footprint.

Your linkedin , Facebook and Google browsing history are accessible to them.

Like myself I have been declared a flight risk for posting on the 13th tribe.

I take that as a badge of honour though.

Pheleecity13:
Visa denied today 21st of July, 2023

Vo:Good morning
Me:Good morning

Vo:Have you ever been to the US?
Me:No, I never had a reason to until now

Vo:Do you have a family there?
Me:No, I don't

Vo:Do you know anybody in the US?
Me:Yes, I have my family friend there?

Vo:what does she do there?
Me:she is a student

Vo:who is sponsoring you?
Me:My dad, he is..... (Cuts off)

Vo: what does he do
Me:He is a successful business man, he's the CEO of bleep global services, he deals with the importation of cars and cars spare parts and the exportation of agricultural products, he's also into real estate, he earns 50m annually

Vo:what are your postgraduate plan?
Me: I will be coming back to Nigeria for the compulsory national youth services, after which I will seek employment in top food companies and hotels, I will do that for a while because I will love to start up my own baking shop and culinary school where I can impact knowledge in those that are interested in culinary world.

Typed for a while and passed me the blue paper.

Please what could be wrong?

Does your DS160 has all these stories ? Sometimes when u give out too information you are denied

Maybe your name is on the list of those endsars protesters that almost burnt down the country. Those domestic terrorists that invaded the Capitol Hill in Washington were banned from entering any airlines in United States while the notorious ones among them are currently in various prisons.

Pheleecity13:
Visa denied today 21st of July, 2023

Vo:Good morning
Me:Good morning

Vo:Have you ever been to the US?
Me:No, I never had a reason to until now

Vo:Do you have a family there?
Me:No, I don't

Vo:Do you know anybody in the US?
Me:Yes, I have my family friend there?

Vo:what does she do there?
Me:she is a student

Vo:who is sponsoring you?
Me:My dad, he is..... (Cuts off)

Vo: what does he do
Me:He is a successful business man, he's the CEO of bleep global services, he deals with the importation of cars and cars spare parts and the exportation of agricultural products, he's also into real estate, he earns 50m annually

Vo:what are your postgraduate plan?
Me: I will be coming back to Nigeria for the compulsory national youth services, after which I will seek employment in top food companies and hotels, I will do that for a while because I will love to start up my own baking shop and culinary school where I can impact knowledge in those that are interested in culinary world.

Typed for a while and passed me the blue paper.

Please what could be wrong?

which person pikin no go work for his father so called successful bleep company, but instead the foolish son won go work for top food company instead of his successful papa company

I be visa agent I go even ban you for applying for America visa

Search for ETM travels and join. They help so much especially for mock interviews

motymop:
He is a successful business man, he's the CEO of bleep global services, he deals with the importation of cars and cars spare parts and the exportation of agricultural products, he's also into real estate, he earns 50m annually

no proof to back it up, maybe the account statement you gave does not correspond correspond with the claim

I will be coming back to Nigeria for the compulsory national youth services, after which I will seek employment in top food companies and hotels, I will do that for a while because I will love to start up my own baking shop and culinary school where I can impact knowledge in those that are interested in culinary world.

it is expected that when you come back you will work for the family business

Ya right...

No one apart from the VO can tell you for sure, but from the transcript u shared, your response to what your sponsor does for a living sounds like what VO may have heard 6 times in the last 3 hrs before she attended to you.

For your response to your plans after school....how about you needing that education and exposure so you can manage the newly launched cullinary arm of your father's chain of businesses....u should not come back and be seeking employment in "one of" the food companies. As VO I would probably think u will go to the US and spend minimum of 40k dollars over 2 years and come back to join the over 60% unemployment pool, e possible say the VO just see unemployment statics in the news that morning....dey rate urself if u dey US embassy...make it look like u will be equipped with x y and z values that companies in xyz sector desire to have....mention those skills u will have that food companies will desire to have

But like I said, no one can be really sure why u were denied, it's also possible ur responses sounded logical to the VO but ur delivery and confidence wasn't there...

In visa interviews, the most important thing is your ability to make ur story sound compelling. I have seen people get visas and their responses to source of funding na loan and the VO gave them, people have told visa officers, my sponsor works for the Federal Government , just that and their visas got approved. Whatever story u want to tell, ur voice need to convey that compelling thrust.

Like I said, only the visa officer will know for sure. It could also be inconsistencies in ur story with what's on ur ds160...u can tell that, not us. And like someone said it may also be God's will.

motionarena:
It might be God will.

You fit enter now and one deranged man go just empty bullets 4 ur body

LOL!

Why is everybody running?

Pheleecity13:
Visa denied today 21st of July, 2023

Vo:Good morning
Me:Good morning

Vo:Have you ever been to the US?
Me:No, I never had a reason to until now

Vo:Do you have a family there?
Me:No, I don't

Vo:Do you know anybody in the US?
Me:Yes, I have my family friend there?

Vo:what does she do there?
Me:she is a student

Vo:who is sponsoring you?
Me:My dad, he is..... (Cuts off)

Vo: what does he do
Me:He is a successful business man, he's the CEO of bleep global services, he deals with the importation of cars and cars spare parts and the exportation of agricultural products, he's also into real estate, he earns 50m annually

Vo:what are your postgraduate plan?
Me: I will be coming back to Nigeria for the compulsory national youth services, after which I will seek employment in top food companies and hotels, I will do that for a while because I will love to start up my own baking shop and culinary school where I can impact knowledge in those that are interested in culinary world.

Typed for a while and passed me the blue paper.

Please what could be wrong?

Your problem here is that you talk too much. If am the one I won't give u visa.

Really

Legitgames85:
I think where u got it wrong was saying u know someone in the US, next time say u don't know anybody there

You lied

First timer. Secondly, your dad can not be in that position and probably want to travelled. This people knows when you are telling lies. Your story doesn't look like someone who is coming back to Nigeria. Go through an expert.

Does it mean he should lie to dem

dontrulee:
Doesn't add up.
You tried to be truthful but unfortunately your truth didn't help you in the interview.
Sorry about your visa being denied, look on the brighter side of life

Wat the right ans

BabaIbo:


I believe it was your response to the "have you been to the US before" question.

How much do you spend on visa

Dyfynezz12:
Was denied mine yesterday, second time in 3 months.

But life still goes on sha.will keep trying.

The rate of denial is just much.

FSBoperator:


Be rest assured that in today's world, they would have gotten all they require to paint a picture of you simply from your social media footprint.

Your linkedin , Facebook and Google browsing history are accessible to them.

Like myself I have been declared a flight risk for posting on the 13th tribe.

I take that as a badge of honour though.

Wouldn't that be for people that use those platforms? I've not used used any of those platforms for at least 6 years. And when I used them, I almost never posted content there

Think9ja:
Do people still travel out of Nigeria?

It's been long I heard that someone attempted to travel out. BAT has made Nigeria the greatest country on earth.

Even Nigerians in diaspora are running back home to enjoy real dividends of democracy.

Some people no just like better thing sha

Eh?!

Motivation speaker.

Pheleecity13:
Visa denied today 21st of July, 2023

Vo:Good morning
Me:Good morning

Vo:Have you ever been to the US?
Me:No, I never had a reason to until now

Vo:Do you have a family there?
Me:No, I don't

Vo:Do you know anybody in the US?
Me:Yes, I have my family friend there?

Vo:what does she do there?
Me:she is a student

Vo:who is sponsoring you?
Me:My dad, he is..... (Cuts off)

Vo: what does he do
Me:He is a successful business man, he's the CEO of bleep global services, he deals with the importation of cars and cars spare parts and the exportation of agricultural products, he's also into real estate, he earns 50m annually

Vo:what are your postgraduate plan?
Me: I will be coming back to Nigeria for the compulsory national youth services, after which I will seek employment in top food companies and hotels, I will do that for a while because I will love to start up my own baking shop and culinary school where I can impact knowledge in those that are interested in culinary world.

Typed for a while and passed me the blue paper.

Please what could be wrong?

Too many ramblings and unneeded long stories. They are professional psychologists with many years of experience.
For somebody whose father owns that many successful businesses according to you, your responses were just too desperate.

Here's how I would have responded:

VO: Good Morning
Me: Good Morning

VO: Have you ever been to the uS
Me: No

VO: Do you have a family there?
Me: No

VO: Do you know anybody in the US
Me: Not really

VO: Who's sponsoring you?
Me: My father

VO: What does he do?
Me: Business

VO: What are your postgraduate plans?
Me: Compulsory 1 year NYSC in Nigeria, and taking over/joining the family business immediately afterwards.

* Your dad company's name sounds unreal (Bleep)

You are not employed currently based on your response.

Any of those can easily disqualify you

when you told him yua fada is into importing car spare parts he immediately knew you are a fascist anarchist insurrectionist secessionist seditious pugnacious obedient. DENIED

They already have trumptards they are dealing with

Sorry about that OP.

Your time is coming...

Between, is it Lagos Consulate or Abuja?


Coz I heard Lagos gas been dishing out blue paper to many people

kmaster007:
Does it mean he should lie to dem

.

Not at all, but try to put it in a better way.
Humans fall more for words than for actions.
There's an art of putting words in a strategic way that it will be to your advantage.

In a scenario like an interview or an oral exam, there's a standard that the examiner expects you to meet. If you don't package the truth well, you may likely fail the exam or the interview.

It's not just enough to say the truth, but how do you present your truth?

The lies are obvious here. These people interviewed lots of applicants and they have experience. When you lie, they know.

airsaylongcome:


Not true o. I was asked the same question and truthfully answered that I did have family members in the US. That didn't prevent the VO from approving

Family member differs from Family friend. Any mention of a friend other than family is a red flag

pweeryambre:
No reason, i think sometimes these VOs responde based on emotions... they are still human beings like us.

There is always a reason or two, VO's are strict psychologists. The mentioning of 50m naira earned by his dad totally gave him away. It sounds suspicious, I will denied him as well for that.

Pheleecity13:

Vo:Have you ever been to the US?
Me:No, I never had a reason to until now

... and what was the reason that your gave them as to why your unemployed self wanted to go to the US?!

Next time tell him you will proceed for your MSc degree, if you are going for first degree now. Otherwise tell him you will come back and see how you will contribute to Nigeria development