Pharmjuwon:



Hello @jsaviour
I also have a 221g case
Please. Was it the chat you had on the chat box that you meant by the navigator ? I just did the registration on the new portal also. Hopefull

Be checking your email constantly

jamanuka:

Heads up no point choosing a DHL location

We went to a DHL location and were redirected to the OIS office.

Also the initial DHL location you chose in your application will not work. So when scheduling the passport pickup please choose an OIS location to avoid wasting your time and transportation. Cheers

so went to a dhl location for drop off, but was directed to go to an OIS location by the dhl staff...it appears OIS nad dhl are yet to work out kinks btw themselves for a seamless handshake.....wudnt cost OIS anything to pay dhl a small fee to handle the ops for them...as they have been handling it b4....

really sucks to hv to board a flight for IW Dropoff and i guess pick up as well, a total of 4flights in all!!!....sounds so 1990s

Its been 2 week since my visa was issused, i dont have any email and i when i check the OIS document deliery it says it is not yet ready.

I checked https://ceac.state.gov/ceacstattracker/status.aspx and it says "ISSUED". Case Last Updated: 30-Sep-2024

I initially choose Port Harcourt for delivery but I went there and they are not yet ready for pickup. i have updated my AVITS document delivery to Lagos since i am planning a trip next week.

i have also created an AVITS ticket. I am thinking about sending an email to the Abuja Embassy where i had my interview.

Is anyone else in the same boat? Any tips?

Please guys, I wish to invite my mum for my commencement. She’s never been to the US before. And I heard the application process has changed a bit, especially the websites and payment mode. Please, can someone help me summarize the process I should follow to get this done. Thanks

Hit me up on whatsapp 08164633755, I can guide you

Dignitas:
Please guys, I wish to invite my mum for my commencement. She’s never been to the US before. And I heard the application process has changed a bit, especially the websites and payment mode. Please, can someone help me summarize the process I should follow to get this done. Thanks

You don't have to apply on Avits anymore, so long as you have dropped off the documents at OIS, it's same instruction others have been receiving, to just book appointment with OIS and drop off.

Bsihdjn:
Please I will like to know if your case ID goes through after creating an account on usvisaappt. I've got someone that was given a 221g also, the person created a profile on avits put it's always saying entered case ID is wrong please try again. So we just ignored and went submitted to OIS for dropoff. I would like to know if your case iD goes through.

OyoTunjiUSA:


🤠

1. Your father, mother or any member of your nuclear family (representing your parents) or everyone together, have the official right to attend your international student's convocation ceremony.

2. Other member (s) (extended family, sponsor, best friend, etc), outside your nuclear family may attend , but provided that such person (s) 's attendance is of utmost importance, and there was no one available again other than the person.

3. Any one from group ONE, will have a hard job to do in convincing the consular of their return, while anyone from group TWO will do the hardest job in convincing the consular.

4. Many Chinese, Indian and African families have used the opportunity of convocation ceremony to stay behind in America, hence, the USA embassy prefers the invitation letter to come from the school (endorsed), and officially list the name of the attendee. The recent trend is that ' If your school is not a public school, or reputable private institution , and your program of study is not a full time, then no one may also be able to attend your graduation ceremony.

PS: Prove of ties, prove of funds, and the attendee's reputation (DS-160), as well as communication skills to convince the consulars of their return should be the major focus.

🙏

Thank you.

Mjolnir:


so went to a dhl location for drop off, but was directed to go to an OIS location by the dhl staff...it appears OIS nad dhl are yet to work out kinks btw themselves for a seamless handshake.....wudnt cost OIS anything to pay dhl a small fee to handle the ops for them...as they have been handling it b4....

really sucks to hv to board a flight for IW Dropoff and i guess pick up as well, a total of 4flights in all!!!....sounds so 1990s

You can dhl your documents to a close friend/family in the city and have them drop off and pick up for you. That's what I had to do at the end. The screenshot shows the steps for someone picking up for you.

https://www.usvisaappt.com/visa/page?country=NG&apiPageName=documentDelivery&locale=en

chloride6:
Its been 2 week since my visa was issused, i dont have any email and i when i check the OIS document deliery it says it is not yet ready.

I checked https://ceac.state.gov/ceacstattracker/status.aspx and it says "ISSUED". Case Last Updated: 30-Sep-2024

I initially choose Port Harcourt for delivery but I went there and they are not yet ready for pickup. i have updated my AVITS document delivery to Lagos since i am planning a trip next week.

i have also created an AVITS ticket. I am thinking about sending an email to the Abuja Embassy where i had my interview.

Is anyone else in the same boat? Any tips?

Your passport is either in OIS Lagos or Abuja, depending on where you dropped off. Port harcourt is not available on OIS site yet. Try and get someone to go check for you.

Avits delivery location is not used. I selected PH on avits also, but my passport was sent to OIS Abuja.

If you have OIS number, you can call them too.

Hello. Please I need your advice on a way out.
I made payment for Visa appointment at Firstbank on the 7th of this month.Been waiting for the portal to update with my payment up till now, I’ve created ticket to complain but no response.
Apparently the teller who I paid to made a mistake when inputting the reference number. When she should have put 1 , she put the letter I.
She claims she corrected it, but nothing has happened on my account. Please I need help on what other solution to get an appointment booked asap. Thanks

youngprince111:
I have someone that have interview for May 2nd this year, some weeks to the interview the embassy reschedule him to November 2nd 2024, but that date falls on Saturday,

we try to reschedule the appointment but the reschedule option is not available.

Please does interview take place on Saturday's at US embassy or what can he do?

The US embassy has reschedule him for October 6.

I secured a visa interview date of Oct 23rd (after the new site was launched). It was Aug 28, 2025 before on the old site but got the Oct 23rd after new site. Now I see that the Aug 28 is back on my profile but I have the appointment letter for Oct 23rd and never received an email of interview date change. Please any advice on what could be going on and if going to the Embassy with the appointment letter for Oct 23rd is not going to be a waste of journey. It's the Abuja location.

WTH?! Why did my visa appointment get reverted back to 2025 when I rescheduled to October 2024? Even the new appointment I paid for in November 2024 just got canceled and I don't see a refund on my credit card.
I'm still going to the appointment on October 2024, what are these people doing?!

GoldenTAutos:
I secured a visa interview date of Oct 23rd (after the new site was launched). It was Aug 28, 2025 before on the old site but got the Oct 23rd after new site. Now I see that the Aug 28 is back on my profile but I have the appointment letter for Oct 23rd and never received an email of interview date change. Please any advice on what could be going on and if going to the Embassy with the appointment letter for Oct 23rd is not going to be a waste of journey. It's the Abuja location.

I just noticed the same thing, I've sent a ticket asking them what's going on.
I had the October appointment and one in November, the November appointment was just canceled, no refund.

I'm guessing they're working on the site and they reverted back to a previous version, let's hope they revert back to the current version again, because this is ridiculous. Like is it a secondary school student that's managing the website, how can they be incompetent enough to let their users see this.

Good evening everyone, I'm new on this platform. I have ND in Science Technology and HND in Science Technology (Biochemistry Option). I wish to enrol to schools in the US. Please where do I start from and how. Where do I start my college or university course searching from. What are steps to take to search for schools and is HND accepted for masters or which course. Thanks in advance

Hello Guys,

Please gurus in the house..
I have an upcoming interview b1/b2, and I am trying to retrieve my ds160, but when i enter the application ID it says no records found. I updated it once. The current ID returns with no records found on ceac , so I entered the application ID for the form i filled initially, but that one is saying the security information is wrong even though I am sure it isn't. Please help!! what could be the issue. I am so confused because I never printed it out and I thought I saved it but I cant seem to find it. What do I do? I'm panicking
By the way, I filled the form over a year ago, they kept rescheduling my interview date since 2022.

Please I would appreciate any insights.

Thanks in advance

GoldenTAutos:
I secured a visa interview date of Oct 23rd (after the new site was launched). It was Aug 28, 2025 before on the old site but got the Oct 23rd after new site. Now I see that the Aug 28 is back on my profile but I have the appointment letter for Oct 23rd and never received an email of interview date change. Please any advice on what could be going on and if going to the Embassy with the appointment letter for Oct 23rd is not going to be a waste of journey. It's the Abuja location.

You can go if you want. But you wouldn’t be interviewed. Happened to about 100 of us scheduled for yesterday in Lagos. Most of us rescheduled to yesterday but apparently the date had changed since on Tuesday. I saw mine Thursday night but everyone I told said it was a glitch, got to the embassy and waited for 6 hours for them to check their system and find a solution but still didn’t get interviewed. It was really a mess as some people started causing trouble. Some of their officers were accusing people of printing out fake appointments given to them by agents. In the end a consular official addressed us and said we should go that they would investigate and get back to us. I think this AVITS system is really not working well or has been compromised.

Rach86:
Good evening everyone, I'm new on this platform. I have ND in Science Technology and HND in Science Technology (Biochemistry Option). I wish to enrol to schools in the US. Please where do I start from and how. Where do I start my college or university course searching from. What are steps to take to search for schools and is HND accepted for masters or which course. Thanks in advance

You will get better answers here



https://www.nairaland.com/8135347/general-usa-student-visa-enquiries-part

Do you all advise that we that have a problem booking an application go to the consulate office? Mine is one month already and it is yet to be resolved and from the comment I see here I see that people go there especially with this Avit system. Please if you have this issue and you have managed to resolve it, can you please share with us ? If you still have this problem pls lets come together It is getting out of hand,

Femeto:
You can go if you want. But you wouldn’t be interviewed. Happened to about 100 of us scheduled for yesterday in Lagos. Most of us rescheduled to yesterday but apparently the date had changed since on Tuesday. I saw mine Thursday night but everyone I told said it was a glitch, got to the embassy and waited for 6 hours for them to check their system and find a solution but still didn’t get interviewed. It was really a mess as some people started causing trouble. Some of their officers were accusing people of printing out fake appointments given to them by agents. In the end a consular official addressed us and said we should go that they would investigate and get back to us. I think this AVITS system is really not working well or has been compromised.

This is sad to hear. Please kindly confirm if you were ever on the old site and then rescheduled when you joined the new site or if this was a fresh application on the new site. Thanks

Pls can u share the link to the old site? and does the old site still work?

yoyome20:


This is sad to hear. Please kindly confirm if you were ever on the old site and then rescheduled when you joined the new site or if this was a fresh application on the new site. Thanks

yoyome20:


This is sad to hear. Please kindly confirm if you were ever on the old site and then rescheduled when you joined the new site or if this was a fresh application on the new site. Thanks

I was on the old site too. I reschedule on the new site. It reverted to the date on the old site. In fact there was a man who had booked for he and his wife 2025 and 2026 date on the old system but was able to reschedule to yesterday after signing up on the new system. His appointments have suddenly gone back to the old dates too. He promised to seek redress cos they have wasted his time yesterday.

Thanks so much.

flourishing247:


You will get better answers here



https://www.nairaland.com/8135347/general-usa-student-visa-enquiries-part

dexydidi:
Please can you share the link to the old site? Does the old site still work?

Good morning. I do not have the link to the old website. I only asked so I can confirm if this is happening to people who migrated from the old website and were able to reschedule to a recent date on the new site. Whatever the case might be, it is sad to hear what people are going through just to get an interview date and finally get interviewed. I truly hope this is resolved as soon as possible.

Hi, l and my family are new visa applicants. Already paid the fees online. Kindly advise on how l will book appointment on the AVITS website as the pickup and calendar features are not showing on my dashboard.
Thank you.

Ambition08:
Hi, l and my family are new visa applicants. Already paid the fees online. Kindly advise on how l will book appointment on the AVITS website as the pickup and calendar features are not showing on my dashboard.
Thank you.

>Under my appoinment requests, select create new
>Select Nigeria if you are in Naija and applying from here
>Choose a post, either FCT or Lagos (LGS)
>Select Appointment Services
>Choose visa type
>Select visa category
>Select visa class
>Select applicant
(the currect instruction is to put only 1 applicant per time and repeat the entire process for the others)
>Enter Personal Details, Contact Details, Passport Details
>You'll next move to a page to provide payment receipt number, which you'll enter the Amentum Reference Number

Just continue following the instructions, I can no longer upload pics.

Hello NoseDive2Succes

Thank you so much for your time and your response. I appreciate it
I will do that right away.

NoseDive2Succes:


Hi larlar20

The ds-160 has expired. Fill another one with your recent photo of not more than six months, after that you can use the printout to raise a support ticket in the new portal maybe it can be auto update from their office. Otherwise just print it out and take the new ds-160 to your visa interview.

Google.

[quote author=Ambition08 post=132407724]Hi, l and my family are new visa applicants. Already paid the fees online. Kindly advise on how l will book appointment on the AVITS website as the pickup and calendar features are not showing on my dashboard.
Thank you.

You will have to select location, Lagos or Abuja, you will have to continue clicking on the next month till you find a date available,sometimes no date is available but you have to keep checking you might be lucky to see a closer date but i think dates are more available in Abuja than Lagos.

Ambition08:
Hi, l and my family are new visa applicants. Already paid the fees online. Kindly advise on how l will book appointment on the AVITS website as the pickup and calendar features are not showing on my dashboard.
Thank you.

You may have to wait for 24hours for your payment to be updated before you'll be able to schedule appoinment except if you paid by card. If you follow earlier discussions, you must have noticed that majority of Naija cards are not yet able to successfully pay on the platform.

Milito:


You may have to wait for 24hours for your payment to be updated before you'll be able to schedule appoinment except if you paid by card. If you follow earlier discussions, you must have noticed that majority of Naija cards are not yet able to successfully pay on the platform.

Thank you for your response. I made payment like two weeks ago. I even sent enquiry through the support and l got a reply that payments are confirmed. But still unable to book appointment. Should I stay in the portal 24/7 waiting for when it's gets activated. Pls advise. Thanks