Udiboy:


Beniyoha,
1. Please how does going with my parents passport work? Can it be allowed inside the place of interview and if yes, can they voluntarily show the Interviewer?
Please, explain to me and pardon my ignorance.

2. Please what are examples of strong ties?
My sisters are in both final year pharmacy and Medicine respectively .

Thank you.

Udiboy:
Dear Gurus in the house,
I have four siblings in thier 20's and they plan on coming for easter per my invitation.
My parents are coming for easter as well for 1 month. They are on b1/B2.
Is it advisable to schedule for group interview(family) or individually for the 4 of them?

Just curious!
2 are students and 2 are working.
We just want to have a cool Family Easter vacation.

What are strong ties? How is it proved?
Is being a student a strong tie?

Thank you

Thank you!

LadyGuinivere:

I gave my own understanding of what could constitutes strong ties about 4-5 pages back. Please read back. Its been a dog day for me.
Whether they aply as a group or differently, I seriously don't think it makes any difference. Each person is analysed individually. There's this transcript of a dad, son and nephew. Dad got. His son and nephew didn't? Get the picture?
They can go together since the plan is to travel together. To show transparency. Your parents' visas also dosent add or take away any advantage. Same story I told above.
A student may use that as a tie. If someone is a 1st class final year medical student, if I were the vo I would seriously hold that in his favour. Though the ratio of student and successful visa transcript has not been high.
The only advice that is popping into my head now is, if your siblings in school are doing well academically, they should finy to squeeze it in the ds 160. I don't know of the section for job function is active in a student's application. That's a good place to put in his/her GPA, which year, course and of course carry supporting docx.
U made me rack my brain with the headake wen dey worry me
Btw how did u immigrate? Legally or klegically?

Udiboy:


Beniyoha,
1. Please how does going with my parents passport work? Can it be allowed inside the place of interview and if yes, can they voluntarily show the Interviewer?
Please, explain to me and pardon my ignorance.

2. Please what are examples of strong ties?
My sisters are in both final year pharmacy and Medicine respectively .

Thank you.

Beniyoha01:


WOW... your sisters look good to go, with such courses and in final year.

1) Going with the passport is no big deal, all they need do is state it in the DS160 that they're traveling with their parents
(Don't worry, the DS160 form has a space for that question) and on the interview day, they go with the passport. If the VO ask them for
Passport/prove then they can present it.

2) Ties are relative, for some people, Good Job, Marriage, Properties etc, Please endeavor to read past thread-posts as all of these have been dealt with in the past, (ESPECIALLY THE PART 1 OF THIS THREAD) https://www.nairaland.com/608780/usa-visit-visa/102

Danke!

Udiboy:


Hahaaaa@ klegically!
That's so ochi Eze.
I did migrate legally. Hubby is a citizen and living here so I had to leave my beloved Naija to join him here.

Theres no 1st class/2nd class thing in pharmacy/Medicine.

I will go back and check for the ties essay you wrote.
Biko , drop anymore useful Info when your head cools.
Thanks

LadyGuinivere:

Yes I know that. Ist class in the sense of, are they doing well in school? A good GPA? To bring them out of the box so the vo dosent just zone out once he hears 'I'm a student'

Udiboy:


@ Danke, You be better person.
Thank you for the insight.
I will look at the 1st part of the thread as indicated.
Na 2 girls and 2 boys.
One boy dey post NYSC and the other na Engineer for construction company for Bayelsa.


Is there a place to fill post NYSC? Biko epp me
!

Last question : They are in the East and can go to either Lagos or Abuja for the interview.
Where would you recommend they go if they were your siblings?
Thank you

Beniyoha01:



*Sincerely, the post NYSC brother of yours without a job is a red flag, but him fit do try-your-luck-sha.
*The Engineer, looks good-to-go...
*There's no place for post NYSC, he could only state that himself at the interview... As it is, HE'S JOBLESS, Chikena!

Lastly, all US embassies have same human beings manning them with same training using same immigration laws...
If dem like make dem go US embassy for Sambisa forest, na the same ooooo....

vozkini:
lady G and co. please how does drop box work. do i need to include only relevant forms such as confirmation letter, ds -160 and passport or is bank statements, hotel reservations etc among the needed documents for drop box. please help me

vozkini:
lady G and co. please how does drop box work. do i need to include only relevant forms such as confirmation letter, ds -160 and passport or is bank statements, hotel reservations etc among the needed documents for drop box. please help me

oganlalasokun:
My friend destroyed his ZenithBank ATM card today when he went to use the ATM in Atlanta and was charged 399.5/dollar. He angrily destroyed the card.

vozkini:
lady G and co. please how does drop box work. do i need to include only relevant forms such as confirmation letter, ds -160 and passport or is bank statements, hotel reservations etc among the needed documents for drop box. please help me

Teed89:
Good morning house, thank you all for the help.

I need you to assist me understand what I got wrong.

I applied for B1/B2 visa last year December but I was denied. I have reapplied and I went for my interview today, I was also denied. I just don't understand why I was denid again. After I was denied in December, I then travelled to UAE before going for my interview but I submitted my application January.

My transcript goes:

Me: Good morning
CO: Passport please, flips through my passport about 3 times. I have been to Ghana, Togo, Benin, Kenya, UAE
CO: why are you going to America?
Me: I'm going for vacation
CO: Typing........
CO: He asked me the same question again
Me: I'm going on vacation to visit my family friend.
CO: Types again....
CO: Sorry.... Denied under 214(b)

Next move was the exit.

When I got out, I was smiling and I never felt bad. People who saw me taught I was granted. I cannon keel myself.

What should I do before I reapply.

I'm in my 20s married and have a good job.

Teed89:
Good morning house, thank you all for the help.

I need you to assist me understand what I got wrong.

I applied for B1/B2 visa last year December but I was denied. I have reapplied and I went for my interview today, I was also denied. I just don't understand why I was denid again. After I was denied in December, I then travelled to UAE before going for my interview but I submitted my application January.

My transcript goes:

Me: Good morning
CO: Passport please, flips through my passport about 3 times. I have been to Ghana, Togo, Benin, Kenya, UAE
CO: why are you going to America?
Me: I'm going for vacation
CO: Typing........
CO: He asked me the same question again
Me: I'm going on vacation to visit my family friend.
CO: Types again....
CO: Sorry.... Denied under 214(b)

Next move was the exit.

When I got out, I was smiling and I never felt bad. People who saw me taught I was granted. I cannon keel myself.

What should I do before I reapply.

I'm in my 20s married and have a good job.

LadyGuinivere:
Emmmm this opinion about vacationing without family... I see nothing in it o!
I applied without hubby for vacation. Around winter sef and it wasn't an issue...
Can we remember the person that said' I Want to go and see snow ooo'
Ties trumps purpose anytime

LadyGuinivere:
Exactly. And again, families get denied. My friend and her husband got denied. Just pointing out the fact that a married man must NOT travel with family.

LadyGuinivere:
Emmmm this opinion about vacationing without family... I see nothing in it o!
I applied without hubby for vacation. Around winter sef and it wasn't an issue...
Can we remember the person that said' I Want to go and see snow ooo'
Ties trumps purpose anytime

seyewest:


I see nothing wrong in re applying immediately but for you to do that it must be for something important e.g Medical reason,Training,seminar etc not Tourism... Secondly I think your friend got into the U.S illegally and you may end up doing the same thing.
Thirdly Your travel history is okay and you said you're married? Do you have kids? Why you wan go enjoy U.S alone during winter without taking your wife and kids along? it's red flag in my own opinion... Next time give it some time maybe December or January and keep traveling out with your family. Have a great day bro.

chloe7:
uncle seye you said there is nothing bad in reapplying immediately?? Even those reasons you mentioned no reach make person reapply immediately training, seminars are not reasons enough, secondly if the v.o is swaying towards the travel history side to approve visa, Ghana Benin an UAE are not good enough travel history abeg, go to a better country and allow time pass and see if dem no go give am visa, no need to be a haste to reapply please.

seyewest:

Abeg I will disagree if the conference/seminar/workshop is once a year do you think it's wrong for me to show desperation? This is about improving myself personally and career wise anyway my colleague re applied after 2 weeks and he was fortunate to get a date in less a month after he was denied. Guess what he was given that visa... and the V.O said you came for interview few weeks back and he said yes that it's important he participate in the Seminar and he granted him the visa. I think we don't know it all and everyone of us is a learner because we got the visa does not mean we are better than those denied who have genuine reason just like us who were granted. Bless you

seyewest:

Abeg I will disagree if the conference/seminar/workshop is once a year do you think it's wrong for me to show desperation? This is about improving myself personally and career wise anyway my colleague re applied after 2 weeks and he was fortunate to get a date in less a month after he was denied. Guess what he was given that visa... and the V.O said you came for interview few weeks back and he said yes that it's important he participate in the Seminar and he granted him the visa. I think we don't know it all and everyone of us is a learner because we got the visa does not mean we are better than those denied who have genuine reason just like us who were granted. Bless you

Beniyoha01:


GBAM!!!