Rett0:


What she said is true. My mom's expired passport was taken from her at Ikoyi passport office recently. Though she didn't have valid visas in them.

penitential:
Nobody is disputing her claim, just trying to know how questions that might arise in relation to her old passport travel history will be defended.

Solo84:


I could remember few weeks back when The federal government directed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to retrieve all valid diplomatic and official passports from holders who are no longer entitled to carry them so this might have also affected the person in question.

getostar:


A diplomatic passport holder shouldn't be on this thread.
The essence of the 'cancelled without prejudice' is to render the document void.
There has never being a time such document is retrieved..(had to reconfirm from someone that did a renewal for the family in december).
My advice is for the affected person to go back to the office and retrieve it....except of course it was seized for other reasons.

Rett0:



Did the family you are talking about have a valid visa in the passport? If yes then maybe that is why it was returned to them. My mom's expired passport was retrieved and wasn't seized. So I understand what this person is talking about. I took her there myself and it wasn't only my mom's they retrieved. I am 100% sure..
How can passport office seize a passport and then give you a new one is it logical Please if your old passport without visa was returned to you recently after renewal signify so I can storm the passport office for my mom's passport. I nor understand this kind Nigeria again

aphixiano:
Okay
I am scheduled for 8.30 but I got their 7 because of Lagos traffic and all, after all the long minutes of standing and all I entered for the interview. I did my finger print and passport photograph scanning and later join the queue for the interview. I was watching all what is happening and how many are been refused, the funniest one I saw that day is the traditional chief with his two adult male children, those guys even put on beads on their neck , it didn't take the blonde woman 40 seconds to denied them. It got to my turn to stand behind the person being interviewed at the moment, the man approved the family before me and it got to my turn which goes as follows
Me: Good morning, how are you doing?
VO: good morning I am doing good and you
Me: I am fine
VO: where are you going in the US?
Me: I am visiting my aunt who lives at bleep in Georgia for the wedding ceremony of my cousin as he is my cousin and my best friend and I will be the one to represent my family
VO: where do you work?
Me: I am a bleep and work with Nigeria bleep agency, and explain the function and what I do at work
VO: where did you have your training ?
Me: I told him I had my training at the work address provide but I stated the address fully for him
VO:have you traveled before
Me: yes I have been to Ghana for bleep analysis management training
VO: are you single or married
Me: am single
VO: are you the only one going for the wedding in your family
Me: yes I am
He looked directly in the eye and asked me the last question
VO: what causes a tornado?
Me: I gave him a short and accurate answer
VO: is that what causes a Tornado
Me: I said yes smiling
VO: handed me the white paper and said pick up your visa in three working days
Me: thank you

Note: I am in my mid twenties , not married and travel history is Ghana, the only ties in my form is that am currently a masters student and my job and nothing else . He didn't ask for any document.
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Rett0:

Your old passport should ordinarily be released to you upon getting a new one. However, if your passport is yet to fully expire, i.e if you still have some months, usually up to 6months before the expiration of the passport, they may not release it to you to avoid you having two valid passports at the same time. What i am yet to confirm however is if you can go back to collect your withheld passport upon its full expiration.

Did the family you are talking about have a valid visa in the passport? If yes then maybe that is why it was returned to them. My mom's expired passport was retrieved and wasn't seized. So I understand what this person is talking about. I took her there myself and it wasn't only my mom's they retrieved. I am 100% sure..
How can passport office seize a passport and then give you a new one is it logical Please if your old passport without visa was returned to you recently after renewal signify so I can storm the passport office for my mom's passport. I nor understand this kind Nigeria again

Nov2:


congrats, please i want to no if dat question concerning tornado is in anyway related to ur course of study? thanks

finegirlna:
Hello everyone pls this question is for a friend. Ok my friend has a visa that is expiring this July 2017, his wife got a visa based on vacation to newyork September last year and they were supposed to go on vacation December last year but 7weeks after she got the visa she found out she was pregnant. Her due date is in September. Ok now they have both decided to have the baby in the us.pls his questions are
1. They are not goin to newyork again but Houston and Houston would be their Poe pls is this goin to be a prob since
(A) the wife got the visa for vacation
(B) Poe will change from newyork to Houston
(C) will change of intent work here for dem
Thanks

Rett0:



Did the family you are talking about have a valid visa in the passport? If yes then maybe that is why it was returned to them. My mom's expired passport was retrieved and wasn't seized. So I understand what this person is talking about. I took her there myself and it wasn't only my mom's they retrieved. I am 100% sure..
How can passport office seize a passport and then give you a new one is it logical Please if your old passport without visa was returned to you recently after renewal signify so I can storm the passport office for my mom's passport. I nor understand this kind Nigeria again

aphixiano:
Yes it is and related with my work too

getostar:
I expected answers but the response I get is that of a suspect. If you have meaningful answers to my post please fine if no one does, I will gladly walk out. Thanks





Well, there r experts that respond to such questions n it's possible they haven't seen it. However no one can tell u if u have a good chance of getting a visa or not. It is basically dependent on a number of factors inclu but not limited to ur travel history, ties etc. We also don't know d totality of the information provided or u hope to provide in ur ds-160...and if ur body lang rhymes with ur details as provided when u go fr ur interview. Just be honest....
My 50cents...*winks*

Maggie001:
Evening everyone, it's my first time applying for US visa, am a student and am self employed, my boyfriend would be sponsoring me...I've talked to someone to help but she was requesting for 50k just to give me the informations I need.... Pls I need to know the documents I'll need from my sponsor and documents I'll need to take along with me to the embassy.... am only going as a tourist... Cheers

seyewest:
They do not collect it... if you have a valid visa on it.. will they collect it? it will be cancelled without prejudice.. Nigerian Immigration will never ever do it without asking you if they should hold it or not.

xykms101:


I renewed mine late last year and no one retrieved my passport ... Bro , your expired passport is your property not theirs.

Orufi:
Hello honorable house,

Please I seek knowledge and way forward.

I have been to the US twice. First on two weeks training and second on vacation for two weeks with my then wife, now divorced. However, on the second trip, I stayed back for one additional month (yes, two years b1b2). She had to go back to work immediately. I just changed job.

My career was going on fine. Trouble started when a colleague secured a b1b2 visa using a company I had interests in. He got the visa quite alright but got to the poe and was deported after weeks of detention. More like he couldn't defend what was on the form, i guess. During this time, I didn't know anything until the embassy contacted me and my visa was cancelled. After requesting for username and password to my mail. I was very cooperative.

I didn't deny knowing the guy. We actually have worked together, exchanged mails and stuffs. Apparently, he gave my name when he was being questioned, I suppose. He said he just wanted them to call me to confirm to them we worked there together. It's painful, I learnt the very had way. I was only helping.

After the cancellation (with prejudice), my passport was handed back without any reason for cancellation. I was to devastated to find out.

My questions are:
1. What are the implications of this.
2. I'm currently married to a US citizen, though I'm not desperate for anything, I have a very good income and comfortable, but would like to clear my name, please what are my chances.

This almost made me give up helping people, but it's my calling and I won't give up.

Maggie001:
Evening everyone, it's my first time applying for US visa, am a student and am self employed, my boyfriend would be sponsoring me...I've talked to someone to help but she was requesting for 50k just to give me the informations I need.... Pls I need to know the documents I'll need from my sponsor and documents I'll need to take along with me to the embassy.... am only going as a tourist... Cheers

kunlewoye:



Guy I was surprised mine was collected from me as well but with no visas in it, just like the OP's case. We know about their internal workings and, therefore, wouldn't know why they do what they do. Think of it this way, they get a directive to take back passports within a specific number range and without valid visas (perhaps due to the fact those could easily be forged), would they tell you why they're taking it?

Please let's be constructive as he's advised. I strongly believe Faith111 as the same thing happened to myself. If anyone has anything to say to his case please do without sounding accusatory.

oriagome:
Any body with experience to share on Turkish Airlines the price looks cheap to trave to US compare to others

Rett0:


What she said is true. My mom's expired passport was taken from her at Ikoyi passport office recently. Though she didn't have valid visas in them.

Maggie001:
Evening everyone, it's my first time applying for US visa, am a student and am self employed, my boyfriend would be sponsoring me...I've talked to someone to help but she was requesting for 50k just to give me the informations I need.... Pls I need to know the documents I'll need from my sponsor and documents I'll need to take along with me to the embassy.... am only going as a tourist... Cheers