Please somebody help me with these...

match2016:
Fellow Nairalanders,

I am reading through this thread now and I thought I would ask for some advise.
My interview comes up next week and everything seems good for now except that my bro-in-law (BIL) is the one sponsoring me. I just combed through all the threads and it doesn't look like this usually sits well to the VOs; although I have some small funding from the school. Is there anyone that has been sponsored by BIL that got a visa? Also when asked about the sponsor what is the best way to answer the question? Why is my BIL sponsoring me and of what benefit is it to him? What are some documents I can also take along to support my application? Also I noticed the I-20 reads "brother" not "BIL". Should I lie that he is my brother? Is that better?
2) My brother is also in the US for her postgrad studies. Should I let the VO know?

Please kindly advise me house. I am very worried and I cant even sleep again.

Thank you

match2016:
Please somebody help me with these...

Pls pm the guy who was sponsored by cousin-brother to give you his sense small

Thank you DeeTus. Can you remember his name?
Thank you

DeeTus:
Pls pm the guy who was sponsored by cousin-brother to give you his sense small

DeeTus:
Pls pm the guy who was sponsored by cousin-brother to give you his sense small

deetus all join I dey come find U on some special ops sh.it

match2016:
Thank you DeeTus. Can you remember his name?
Thank you

bros I dey here, deetus abi deetunes thank for the introduction

Hi amanze15,

Please what will be your advise to this my situation.Deetus has suggested I ask you. Thank you

amanze15:
bros I dey here, deetus abi deetunes thank for the introduction

bbdd:


Sup bro. Coming in through Miami POE. How's the POE??

Besides,
How did you cope with the 9 hour layover in Doha.
I'm anticipating an agonizing wait.

Good stuff bruh!
Miami POE was very easy for me... Maybe because I lost the luggage that had all my foodstuff. I was out in about 40mins. The tatted CBP lady said she hasn't seen an M1 visa before, I took my time and explained what it was and she asked to see my I-20. So don't worry you won't have any issue. If you're bringing food stuff expect to spend a lil more time.

My layover at Doha was much longer than that. The airport seems quite big and you'll do plenty sightseeing. That have free internet that you have reconnect every hour so at least you won't be too bored.
Don't leave your luggage and wander off... Dress comfortably and lightly but keep a jacket close.
Miami weather is blazing hot right now.

When you arriving?

U can be approve bro, just be very focus and don't flop wen answering questions 1. Ur Bil A/c must have a large volume in naira or 2. Do a Oluwole SOA which will only carry ur brother name as sponsor

match2016:
Hi amanze15,

Please what will be your advise to this my situation.Deetus has suggested I ask you. Thank you

Hello, mr Match2016,
First thing first why is your brother in law supposing U?!.....this question is your visa acceptance deciding question, my relative in the states explained to me that most white folks don't have the extended family orientation like "we" do ...that apart. Pick other relative, fill in his full names
Possible questions..
Why are your parents not sponsoring u?!
Has he travelled out of nigeria before?!
Has he done this kind of profound gesture?!
What makes you think he can offset such bills?!
How did u convince him to sponsor?! Does he have kids of his own?! Are they also in the united states?!
CONVICTION is the key, make up good and simple answers, the "who is sponsoring you?!" question should be ammo to block and grab ur visa, PM me so we can relate more

He has like 5m but I only need to show less than 4m.
IS this ok?

tipssy1:
U can be approve bro, just be very focus and don't flop wen answering questions 1. Ur Bil A/c must have a large volume in naira or 2. Do a Oluwole SOA which will only carry ur brother name as sponsor

tipssy1:
U can be approve bro, just be very focus and don't flop wen answering questions 1. Ur Bil A/c must have a large volume in naira or 2. Do a Oluwole SOA which will only carry ur brother name as sponsor

if Oluwole soa get scanned nko?! everyone cannot have 9lives

efizzy22:
Hi house, plz if I buy round way ticket, how can I sell the return ticket when I get there. As a student for long-term course is it bad traveling wit one-way ticket?... plz doz that is already in the U.S answer me. Thanks

Why did you buy round ticket as a student?
You get money o

tipssy1:
U can be approve bro, just be very focus and don't flop wen answering questions 1. Ur Bil A/c must have a large volume in naira or 2. Do a Oluwole SOA which will only carry ur brother name as sponsor

chai.

zeezahbee:
I don't see any reason why I can't fly any airline. People still get scared when they actually have all they could to get into the Usa. Some end up becoming victim of half baked agents. A friend that never step USA said I should not fly with qatar, they bounce this and that.

I flew Qatar exactly a year ago today. I didn't have any issue at their POe because my stop over was just 1hr 45mjn .I paid just $625 for that flight, who no like cheap thing.

I got brawl with Cbp at Barcelona. See me see trouble. They were asking for schengen visa, Wetin concern Agbero with overload. I met load of student that have missed flight and never said a word. The Cbp told me to sit down that I was going back home. Na so I start my para. I told them (Spain) should never have allowed Qatar to have a stopover if they know it's a requirement to have a schengen visa. My connecting flight to JfK was in 1hr30min. The other dulling student and some other folks just gathered around me and watch my mouth as I was talking. I told them to attach a officer to each of us to follow us to our departure.

How on earth will I be going to USA and I will elope to Barcelona? Na so their oya sef con reason am and she set everyone free. Am sure they will probably have revised their senseless rule.

This story is to show that anywhere you go, stand out, show credibility, be real, go with the right document. Don't panic.

As long as you got your case right, no one will ever stop you.

Be it etihad, untied, KLM or worefa. If you do meme, Cbp will bounce you

Good one Zee!
Travelers (especially first timers) get unnecessarily nervous at airports and with customs. Insofar as you've not done anything wrong, why would you be worried? I flew Qatar too but didn't go through Barcelona because of the language barrier. I opted for London and my luck even shine the customs guys allowed me enter for 24hrs when I didn't even have a shengen visa.
It boils down to the way you comport yourself. You know we Nigerians can be very defensive especially when we face a law enforcement officer but it's not a good practice abroad. The border control man at London heathrow asked me what I'll be doing for my long layover and I explained how I tried to get a visa so I can visit family and friends but I couldn't complete the process. He then asked me if I would like to still enter and visit them and I couldn't even hide my excitement, he stamped my passport and told me not to be late for my connecting flight. Funny thing is, after I was stamped and I let the counter, I still went to ask a law enforcement officer if the stamp really meant I could enter into the city and he said "if you're standing where you are now you're out already"

My point is, do not be nervous when you know you haven't done anything wrong. Explain yourself calmly and politely.

Busconductor:

So does that mean that if I finish my first degree (nursing) and want to move into medical or dental school and I get admission, I do not need to come back to Nigeria to get another visa as long as I'm a student?

Cc slimmy05 walspring please everyone I need ur opinions

That's right. If you finish 1 degree and proceed on to the next one in school, you are still in status even though your visa may have expired long ago. You would only need to renew the visa if you want to travel out and re-enter. Visa is only a permit to travel. It is not your status in the country.

I agree with all the responses here regarding the lady turned back at the abu dhabi POE. If her intentions had been to visit prospective schools and talk to program directors, then it would've been perfectly reasonable to carry her academic documents. But she probably told them the purpose of her trip was solely tourism. The CBP officers can use that against her should she decide to sue.

Moving on, if you're a prospective GRE test taker and you need tips on how to crack the GREs (Quant or verbal) let me know, i may be able to give you some pointers (based on my own experience o)

amanze15:
deetus all join I dey come find U on some special ops sh.it

ok bro, hope not on woman wrapper stuff? Coz i'm a born again nw...

DeeTus:
Yes because certificates are not classified illegal exhibits unless if they are fake.

Second, on a tourist visa, she has the human rights to sight-see and go to a school, get admission with her credentials and return home to apply for an F1 visa.


Aside what Bigfrancis said, let me tell you the honest truth, she may not get a non-immigrant visa anymore due to this record and it really sucks.

No VO would be at ease to approve her non-immigrant visa probably out of "crowded intent". Believe me because her intent to return home after an intended trip has been jeopardized.

I kinda agree with you.
Is it illegal to carry credentials on a tourist visa/Visit?

Abi her case is just one big bad luck (that's me thinking like a Nigerian) because really, what are the odds?

bbdd:

Why did you buy round ticket as a student? You get money o

Bro, she only needs one way ticket oh.
Pls which hotel they lodged ur sis? So that niggas will avoid it too.
Someone is asking me now the name of the hotel.

DeeTus:
Bro, she only needs one way ticket oh.

Pls which hotel they lodged ur sis? So that niggas will avoid it too.

Someone is asking me now the name of the hotel.

You quoted the wrong person. Lol

amanze15:
Hmmm all this abu dhabi this doha that abeg make I safe some more and go and dash united or delta airlines, with their 11hours boringtainment

You gat nothing to fear mehn!
I never heard anyone had issues at Doha.

efizzy22:
Hi house, plz if I buy round way ticket, how can I sell the return ticket when I get there. As a student for long-term course is it bad traveling wit one-way ticket?... plz doz that is already in the U.S answer me. Thanks

Please don't book a round ticket. You need a one-way ticket as an F1 student because you are most likely not going back in at least 1 year. If you already booked a round ticket, call up the airline and request a refund on the return trip and they should be able to do that for you. Looking for someone to sell it to isn't realistic.

Stewee:


I kinda agree with you.
Is it illegal to carry credentials on a tourist visa/Visit?

Abi her case is just one big bad luck (that's me thinking like a Nigerian) because really, what are the odds?

I guess she was witch-hunt. These things on a normal day would be overlooked as nobody is perfect. It's like they are not catching people on drug anymore, now it is certificates hahaha.

That oyibo man is somewhat heartless. Deportation is worse than nightmare.

stevecrun:
and do you think the United kingdom got anything to lose when your brother declined their invitation..

Lmao
Nigerians and their shakara!
I'm tired!!!

Stewee:


Good one Zee!
Travelers (especially first timers) get unnecessarily nervous at airports and with customs. Insofar as you've not done anything wrong, why would you be worried? I flew Qatar too but didn't go through Barcelona because of the language barrier. I opted for London and my luck even shine the customs guys allowed me enter for 24hrs when I didn't even have a shengen visa.
It boils down to the way you comport yourself. You know we Nigerians can be very defensive especially when we face a law enforcement officer but it's not a good practice abroad. The border control man at London heathrow asked me what I'll be doing for my long layover and I explained how I tried to get a visa so I can visit family and friends but I couldn't complete the process. He then asked me if I would like to still enter and visit them and I couldn't even hide my excitement, he stamped my passport and told me not to be late for my connecting flight. Funny thing is, after I was stamped and I let the counter, I still went to ask a law enforcement officer if the stamp really meant I could enter into the city and he said "if you're standing where you are now you're out already"

My point is, do not be nervous when you know you haven't done anything wrong. Explain yourself calmly and politely.

@bold...that part really got to me!

bbdd:

You quoted the wrong person. Lol

Sorry man.

Zeezahbee

Boss lady!!! how far.
How's pharmacy school?
Do you know much about this fpgee and naplex exam.
A friend here is disturbing my life. I told her to write exam to be a pharm tech first and later find her feet within the profession.
I hope I advised her well sha. Just want a second opinion because I read she has to repeat internship and the quality of our medical /rx schools can't compete with theirs there if she wants to enter the profession directly without being in the system for a short time. She's smart tho. Pharm salaries start at >110K with benefits . but tech is like 40-50k.

She got a migrant visa.

Stewee:


I kinda agree with you.
Is it illegal to carry credentials on a tourist visa/Visit?

Abi her case is just one big bad luck (that's me thinking like a Nigerian) because really, what are the odds?

It is not illegal to carry one's certificate. You can carry all your degrees in life but don't put them where they would be easily seen by others especially the port of entry agents. Put them in your box which you will check in at MMIA Lagos. I'm very sure she put all her certificates into a see-through folder and carried the folder on her hand enter airplane land for doha dey waka dey go...until dem catch am.

bigfrancis21:


It is not illegal to carry one's certificate. You can carry all your degrees in life but don't put them where they would be easily seen by others especially the port of entry agents. Put them in your box which you will check in at MMIA Lagos. I'm very sure she put all her certificates into a see-through folder and carried the folder on her hand enter airplane land for doha dey waka dey go...until dem catch am.

Hahahahahahahahahaah
You funny bruh but we really can't be laughing at someone's misfortune.

The last thing I'll ever do is to check in my documents ... I trusted them at MMIA with common stock fish and indomie and they disappointed me, so NO!

Caution should be our watchword!

bigfrancis21:


Please don't book a round ticket. You need a one-way ticket as an F1 student because you are most likely not going back in at least 1 year. If you already booked a round ticket, call up the airline and request a refund on the return trip and they should be able to do that for you. Looking for someone to sell it to isn't realistic.

Exactly, you got it right on the issue of deportation. Same thing happened to a colleague of mine at work, he's Indian and the brother came visiting with all his school's transcripts, certificate and some loan certificate he got. He told me his brother was sent on secondary inspection and that's how they detected his intentions.

Boss, how's work? its not been easy here o. I thought working longer hours was that easy I sleep now like a polar bear.

Stewee:


Hahahahahahahahahaah
You funny bruh but we really can't be laughing at someone's misfortune.

The last thing I'll ever do is to check in my documents ... I trusted them at MMIA with common stock fish and indomie and they disappointed me, so NO!

Caution should be our watchword!

No, you didn't trust them with your goods, you actually tempted them. Thou shall not tempt

bigfrancis21:


@bold...that part really got to me!

Lmao
I just kept telling myself "Stewie you don dey f#%{ up"
I sharply carry my load for head and moved off!