Believe13:
@frontpagelawyer, my vacation on ds-160 is for 2weeks but I want to stay 3weeks. Will they check my ticket At POE and will I be questioned for staying xtra one week? I have heard different tales at POE. Pls advice. Thanks.

If your planned two weeks trip is extended by one week or more, that shouldn't give you nightmare. You should rather ensure your purpose of stay in the U.S is well established and clearly defined.

This is how it works. At POE, the CBP officer's collects your passport for visa check, takes your fingerprints and photograph for biometrics and identification process.

Your supporting documents e.g Return Ticket, Hotel Booking Confirmation and Invitation Letter are inconsequential to the officer at POE. In the event that the officer at POE cannot verify your information, you will be directly to “secondary inspection" without causing delay to other arriving passengers. Secondary inspection allows team of officers to conduct additional research in order to verify your information. There; your Return Ticket, Hotel Booking Confirmation, Invitation Letter e.t.c becomes very consequential for verification process.

Stanleych007:
Pls I have a very short and important question, I would appreciate a response from LadyG most especially.. I paid for a B1B2 visa fee, can I choose specifically business conference without tourism while filling the form because I would barely have time for tours since I am scheduled to leave the next day after the conference.

Please professional response required..thank you

OK so if LadyG tell you to put your hand for fire before going for the interview that morning you will do it abi... whatever you put its B1/B2 visa,... your personal details 9 matter a lot. B1/B2 is already is they system..

The VO was not a wizard to have known your husband lives abroad, it was the information you supplied. i guess you did not prepare for this question of "how did your husband get there?" this your response is now in there computer, i guess you really need to work hard on the defence subsequently.

fpeter:
special thanks to everyone here.

Although i was denied today but i learnt a lot from this thread.
my transcript was very brief, window 8, male VO in Abuja.

V.O Good morning
ME- Good morning
V.O- Where and why are you travelling?
ME- I answered clearly
V.O- Where do you work/ what you do there?
ME- I answered him clearly too
V.O- I see that your husband is based abroad(not USA though) how did he get there?
ME- Through naturalization
V.O- How!!! what happened?
ME- Political asylum bla bla bla
V.O- How long have you been married?
ME- XYZ number of years
V.O- how come you live apart and how did you meet him
ME- We met abroad, i am yet to join him...bla bla bla bla
V.O- Gives me my passport and green paper, discharges me.
ME- thank you.

Pls once i get the US visa. What jobs can I do without legal papers. I want to give this a trial cos naija is not working out.

Hi Good morning everyone
Please kindly help me out on this
Hubby, I And the kids applied for the B1/B2 visa and our interview is very near. Now Hubby is not in Lagos at the moment to attend the interview. Can I go for the interview with the kids alone?
What are the likely questions the VO might ask as regards this.
And I hope this won't jeopardize our chances of getting the visa. We have been to Kenya, Ghana and South Africa as family.
Thanks as I await response from our experience gurus.

lexyj123:
The VO was not a wizard to have known your husband lives abroad, it was the information you supplied. i guess you did not prepare for this question of "how did your husband get there?" this your response is now in there computer, i guess you really need to work hard on the defence subsequently.

Should i have lied about where my husband is based? I don't understand.

fpeter:
special thanks to everyone here.

Although i was denied today but i learnt a lot from this thread.
my transcript was very brief, window 8, male VO in Abuja.

V.O Good morning
ME- Good morning
V.O- Where and why are you travelling?
ME- I answered clearly
V.O- Where do you work/ what you do there?
ME- I answered him clearly too
V.O- I see that your husband is based abroad(not USA though) how did he get there?
ME- Through naturalization
V.O- How!!! what happened?
ME- Political asylum bla bla bla
V.O- How long have you been married?
ME- XYZ number of years
V.O- how come you live apart and how did you meet him
ME- We met abroad, i am yet to join him...bla bla bla bla
V.O- Gives me my passport and green paper, discharges me.
ME- thank you.

Nawa ooooo pele...sorry

fpeter:


Should i have lied about where my husband is based? I don't understand.

It's just a logical reasoning. The Consul asked to know how your husband acquired the citizenship or nationality of that country and you answered "political asylum"

"Political asylum is defined as the right to live in a foreign country, and is given by the government of that country to people who have to leave their own country because they are in danger of persecution"

OP didn't encourage you should lie, but with the definition I put up there and the Consul know full well that if a man (head of household) becomes a target, the wife is directly affected. You have a lot to explain in your next application and you must convince the next VO why you failed to abscond with your husband when the "bad people" were after his life.

FrontPageLawyer:


It's just a logical reasoning. The Consul asked to know how your husband acquired the citizenship or nationality of that country and you answered "political asylum"

"Political asylum is defined as the right to live in a foreign country, and is given by the government of that country to people who have to leave their own country because they are in danger of persecution"

OP didn't encourage you should lie, but with the definition I put up there and the Consul know full well that if a man (head of household) becomes a target, the wife is directly affected. You have a lot to explain in your next application and you must convince the next VO why you failed to abscond with your husband when the "bad people" were after his life.

I said we met abroad, that is after he had been living there for years. Not that we got married and then he traveled afterwards.

Zilifish:
Pls once i get the US visa. What jobs can I do without legal papers. I want to give this a trial cos naija is not working out.

Seriously

fpeter:


I said we met abroad, that is after he had been living there for years. Not that we got married and then he traveled afterwards.

Reapply, but with your hubby and from his naturalized country

shrekandfiona:

Seriously

What is seriously? Abeg be real

Nikky111:
Hi Good morning everyone
Please kindly help me out on this
Hubby, I And the kids applied for the B1/B2 visa and our interview is very near. Now Hubby is not in Lagos at the moment to attend the interview. Can I go for the interview with the kids alone?
What are the likely questions the VO might ask as regards this.
And I hope this won't jeopardize our chances of getting the visa. We have been to Kenya, Ghana and South Africa as family.
Thanks as I await response from our experience gurus.

Yes you can with the kids. Explain to the VO that work took hubby away and he'll reschedule when he's back in town. No it won't jeopardize your visa chances. It's still 50:50 depending on your ties

Zilifish:


What is seriously? Abeg be real

No one on this thread will help you... You can try agent.

@ dorch, have you gotten your passport now? Or still giving the no status update?

shrekandfiona:

Reapply, but with your hubby and from his naturalized country

Okay, thank you. let me try other schengen countries for now.

fpeter:


Should i have lied about where my husband is based? I don't understand.

Political ASYLUM that is a big red flag for that matter, yet both of you are married and you are still here, the husband who is supposed to be responsible to you flee and left you behind and you expect the VO not to see you as a potential Asylumee! If am permitted to use that word.

If I may ask, when did your husband obtain his naturalisation and when did you both get married? How come all the while you were married your husband did not file for you for residence at least for both of you to live as couples?, even oyinbo support husband and wife to live together as couples except they are separated then they live apart.

This your case get as e be, I will advise you get your residence in the country where your husband is and apply for the USA visa from there if you really want to visit usa.

All the best

Zilifish:


What is seriously? Abeg be real

Gateway to 10 years ban even before you get the NIV, don't allow any agent ruin your chance of ever seeing america

fpeter:


I said we met abroad, that is after he had been living there for years. Not that we got married and then he traveled afterwards.

Proof of "family ties" is a determinant when visa officers are reaching for a decision. Before you reaply, ask yourself what are some of the reasons that would compel you as an applicant to return to your country.

It will be very difficult to prove your family ties to the VO reason is because, your husband lives many milesssssss away from you and how he Naturalized to another country through "Political Asylum" is a major concern to the visa officers.

I'm sorry, but only a "Father Christmas-like" VO can approve your application if your story/status remain the same.

ladylco:


Political ASYLUM that is a big red flag for that matter, yet both of you are married and you are still here, the husband who is supposed to be responsible to you flee and left you behind and you expect the VO not to see you as a potential Asylumee! If am permitted to use that word.

If I may ask, when did your husband obtain his naturalisation and when did you both get married? How come all the while you were married your husband did not file for you for residence at least for both of you to live as couples?, even oyinbo support husband and wife to live together as couples except they are separated then they live apart.

This your case get as e be, I will advise you get your residence in the country where your husband is and apply for the USA visa from there if you really want to visit usa.

All the best

Use "asylee"

fpeter:


Should i have lied about where my husband is based? I don't understand.

Ouchhhhh
See the ish here. Your family has a history of seeking for asylum. I assume your husband is Nigerian? U haven't gone to file to join him. You are still in Nigeria. to qualify for asylum you have to be in that country and coming from the offending country.
I hate to break this to you but the burden of proof tall. U have to apply from UK after u get status.
#myopinion as usual

Zilifish:
Pls once i get the US visa. What jobs can I do without legal papers. I want to give this a trial cos naija is not working out.

Wow!!!!. The availability of internet on the go is becoming a big problem now.

def111:



OK so if LadyG tell you to put your hand for fire before going for the interview that morning you will do it abi... whatever you put its B1/B2 visa,... your personal details 9 matter a lot. B1/B2 is already is they system..

He he he!
Touche. ..

fpeter:


Should i have lied about where my husband is based? I don't understand.

Fpeter, Nairaland remains the best forum for Visa enlightenment. Here, you meet people from different field of study who are ready to help anytime. I "think" you used an agent during your registration and equally followed his/her advice or maybe you're new on this forum.

Don't worry, you have found the right thread......Nairaland. I want to make you understand that if you had reach out to people here for a mock interview prior to the real interview, you would not have answered that way.

While it is important to tell the truth, it must also be told in the best way/form. So, keep learning from here until you re-fire. I wish you well, just like I would wish myself in your future interview. Goodluck.

All Road leads to Walter Carrington tomorow,i promise to share my transcript....which me Goodluck

FRSA:
Fpeter, Nairaland remains the best forum for Visa enlightenment. Here, you meet people from different field of study who are ready to help anytime. I "think" you used an agent during your registration and equally followed his/her advice or maybe you're new on this forum.

Don't worry, you have found the right thread......Nairaland. I want to make you understand that if you had reach out to people here for a mock interview prior to the real interview, you would not have answered that way.

While it is important to tell the truth, it must also be told in the best way/form. So, keep learning from here until you re-fire. I wish you well, just like I would wish myself in your future interview. Goodluck.

i filled my form myself and yes i read and asked questions on this thread too.

fpeter:


i filled my form myself and yes i read and asked questions on this thread too.

You never opened up to us about the main koko... it's important that you informed us about your husband... I'm sure people here will advice you appropriately.

As much as this page is very helpful and enlightening i must say that a lot of 'advisers' here are very rude and unnecessarily so. If you must contribute to a matter please read and ask questions before jumping into conclusions. I read a lot of so called "advice" here that were downright rude and uncalled for. If you have chosen to help people then stick with that otherwise don't garnish your so called advice with thinly veiled insults. Not getting a visa today doesn't mean a ban or the end of the world so please stop using derogatory terms on people you know nothing about.

seyewest:
You never opened up to us about the main koko... it's important that you informed us about your husband... I'm sure people here will advice you appropriately.

As you take respond to all my mentions abi? Medicine after death! Nice try!

Greeting house.
I was at US embassy Abuja on the 3rd July
Here is the questions that was asked:
Me: good morning
Vo: good morning your passport.
Vo: were are you going in us
Me: Texas
Vo: what are u going to do there
Me: am going for introductory analyser seminar
Vo: have u travel out of this country
Me: I have never heard need to travel
Vo: how many years have u work with your company
Me: 6 years, 1 month &23days today
Vo: after a little typing and delay I was given a green form and my passport
What do you think is the cause?

Please when you have conference during December, when is the right to apply for B1 visa. Finally since no document is going to be uploaded on DS 160 or even sent to the embassy for them to check your information or investigate your claims.

.

fpeter:
special thanks to everyone here.

Although i was denied today but i learnt a lot from this thread.
my transcript was very brief, window 8, male VO in Abuja.

V.O Good morning
ME- Good morning
V.O- Where and why are you travelling?
ME- I answered clearly
V.O- Where do you work/ what you do there?
ME- I answered him clearly too
V.O- I see that your husband is based abroad(not USA though) how did he get there?
ME- Through naturalization
V.O- How!!! what happened?
ME- Political asylum bla bla bla
V.O- How long have you been married?
ME- XYZ number of years
V.O- how come you live apart and how did you meet him
ME- We met abroad, i am yet to join him...bla bla bla bla
V.O- Gives me my passport and green paper, discharges me.
ME- thank you.

1. DID YOU ACTUALLY SAY THIS - "I have never heard need to travel"
2. WHAT IS "INTRODUCTORY ANALYSER SEMINAR" ?
3. WHAT IS YOUR OCCUPATION AS FILLED IN YOUR FORM?
4. WHY DID YOU SAY THIS - "6 years, 1 month &23days today"...6 years would have been okay.

daveplaza:
Greeting house.
I was at US embassy Abuja on the 3rd July
Here is the questions that was asked:
Me: good morning
Vo: good morning your passport.
Vo: were are you going in us
Me: Texas
Vo: what are u going to do there
Me: am going for introductory analyser seminar
Vo: have u travel out of this country
Me: I have never heard need to travel
Vo: how many years have u work with your company
Me: 6 years, 1 month &23days today
Vo: after a little typing and delay I was given a green form and my passport