hometutors:
pls need help here. my father friend in USA want to send me invitation by June to come over. but currently am during my NYSC and I will be through by first week of October 2015. so I want to advice him to send me the invitation letter earlier by June but inviting me by October do I can come immediately after my youth service. but the real questions now is(1) as a youth Corper member will my bank statement containing my allowee details be enough to present to the embassy when applying (2) Do I need to present a leave letter from my employee (NYSC) though which may be hard to get since He is only inviting me after my service? pls need clarification from the expert. thanks

Seamareggae:
Pls how much is USA visa and appointment fee?

Thanks and God bless you all

IdrisAdebiye:


N31,200.

Seamareggae:

Pls is there any extra charge to book for an appointment....

Thanks for the help...

IdrisAdebiye:


None. Just the visa fee of N31,200. All the best

trendyindian:
Good Afternoon,

Kindly help me with my little issue. I applied for the US visa in March but I was denied based on the fact that I wasn't traveling with my kids
and husband and I haven't changed my maiden name to my husbands name. right now, I want to apply with my husband and two boys in June for Christmas holiday, please do I need to change my fathers name to my husbands name. and what are the chances that my visa will be approved this time. I noticed they gave apparently all those that came with their family members. another issue is that this is our first time of travelling outside the country. Kindly enlighten me more cos it will be very painful to spend such an amount and get the denial again.

God bless you

namek2:
thank you very much@ ladyG i want every one going to interview to pray fast n read psalm 125 vs 1 for seven days: those who put thier trust in God are like mount zion that cannot be shaken or move,,with God i wil appear here on 23rd to share my testimony n Get ready to share yours too.there is nothing Jesus cannot do,

shinejackie:
The VO's view home ties with all seriousness, lack of job, unmarried, no kids, no house or landed asset or if there is nothing strong to bring you back to your home country is viewed from the eye of a VO to imply that the applicant might likely stay and not return back home....

trendyindian:
Good Afternoon,

Kindly help me with my little issue. I applied for the US visa in March but I was denied based on the fact that I wasn't traveling with my kids
and husband and I haven't changed my maiden name to my husbands name. right now, I want to apply with my husband and two boys in June for Christmas holiday, please do I need to change my fathers name to my husbands name. and what are the chances that my visa will be approved this time. I noticed they gave apparently all those that came with their family members. another issue is that this is our first time of travelling outside the country. Kindly enlighten me more cos it will be very painful to spend such an amount and get the denial again.

God bless you

trendyindian:
Good Afternoon,

Kindly help me with my little issue. I applied for the US visa in March but I was denied based on the fact that I wasn't traveling with my kids
and husband and I haven't changed my maiden name to my husbands name. right now, I want to apply with my husband and two boys in June for Christmas holiday, please do I need to change my fathers name to my husbands name. and what are the chances that my visa will be approved this time. I noticed they gave apparently all those that came with their family members. another issue is that this is our first time of travelling outside the country. Kindly enlighten me more cos it will be very painful to spend such an amount and get the denial again.

God bless you

thegreengooner:


My counsel would be for you all to take a trip together as a family first before reapplying. I'm not saying that is a criteria but it sure does help your reapplication if you have travelled as a family previously.

There are several inexpensive destinations such as Accra or Nairobi and with the Democracy Day holidays coming soon you can make a quick weekend trip there and get that history under your belt.

You do not need to change your maiden name if you don't want to. All you need to show is proof of your marriage to your husband. The visa will be issued in your maiden name. When you do change your name on your passport you will need to travel with both passports and a copy of your marriage certificate.

justwise:

Countries like that count very little when it comes to travel history...if you want to proof that you have travel history to embassies like US, UK or Canada then travel to S.A, Australia, France or Germany..etc

justwise:


Countries like that count very little when it comes to travel history...if you want to proof that you have travel history to embassies like US, UK or Canada then travel to S.A, Australia, France or Germany..etc

chloe7:
I think I concur with justwise, countries like that even for family trips hold little or no water, they usually prefer Asian or preferably European countries

thegreengooner:


With all due respect I was speaking as regards proof of travelling as a family not proof of travel history in the broadest sense. Do note my first paragraph.

However, I do agree that countries like that might count little in the weighting if you speak of the significance of the travel destination.

thegreengooner:


GBAM!!!

justwise:

What difference will traveling as a family to Ghana or Kenya make to visa application to US or the UK?

thegreengooner:


It shows a collective effort.

Travelling together as a family is different from every member of the family having previous travel history.

At my last visa interview my wife who was applying for the first time was first asked where she had travelled previously before being asked if we had travelled together. Those are two different questions.

Funny scenario, husband has been to a, b and c. Wife has been to c, d and e. The decide to emigrate to the US under the guise of a vacation. You want to go all the way to america together but have never been anywhere together. Why is that? ehm ehm.

Do we really want to do this? I can go all day at this

LadyGuinivere:
My 2 kobo is this. The difference it will make is that it will establish that this is indeed a family. A family with a history of love of travel. Yes. It is a 'low weight country' but albeit family travel all the same.
Remember however that virgin passports do get US visa . BUT the point here is this family travels together. To that extent I agree with thegreengooner.
That is my most humble submission. As the house pleases, I take my seat to sip nutri c

thegreengooner:
@Justwise

Please lets just agree to disagree and move on. There are no hard and fast rules. But for you to say it counts for little is not being objective.

You seem to be missing the point I am making and I suggest you read through again.

I appreciate the fact that you are speaking from knowledge you have obtained over a number of years but you live abroad and most likely will not need to visit the embassy or application center as I assume you have a foreign passport.

I speak based on my travel experience, mistakes of others and evidence seen as a result of guidance to prospective applicants over a number of years.

No offence but may I ask if you have attended an interview at the US embassy previously and how many times?

We might see the transcripts here on Nairaland but what is not reflected is their body language, the tone of the interviewer and the context of the conversation. I base my points on this.

I never said anything about getting stamps in a passport. My point has and still is about showing evidence of travel as a family irrespective of destination. The burden of proof for solo applicants is often different from that of a family. I have been on both sides and have experienced this first hand.

Most of your expertise to which I humbly defer to is with the UK process. Your points do make sense but will only carry more weight had this discourse been on the UK Visa thread.

Your thoughts?