ab4m:
Hello room,
I and my wife applied and our interview date is October 11, 2017.
The purpose of travel is honeymoon.
Am a business man and have a registered company and own 25% shares in other company.
I have a steady income and fill that my wife is a secretary in my company.
Your advice is strongly needed as to what to take with me to the interview.
Must I go with bank statement?
Thanks in advance for your advice

Iboloh:
Good morning house. I applied for visa to US to go on vacation with my uncle who's based in canada and am currently doing my youth service. pls I want to know if my youth service is a enough to show strong ties to my country

Iboloh:
Good morning house. I applied for visa to US to go on vacation with my uncle who's based in canada and am currently doing my youth service. pls I want to know if my youth service is a enough to show strong ties to my country

smithsydny:
u want to run away abi

Iboloh:

No. Am not thru with my youth service

pheebe:
Pls I need ur advice, if I get a visiting visa to US and I stay more than my time of duration, pls are Der any implications.

LadyGuinivere:

If you break the law, are there consequences?
Though I have no idea what ' time of duration' means.
If your stay more than the duration thou are stamped in, thou hast become illegal and shalt be deported or denied entry the next time Thou embarkest on a US voyage.
Please don't join those that give Nigeria a bad name

AGATHIAS:
I have been reading through this thread from the first page and i have learnt a lot from this forum.
Confidently, armed with the knowledge achieve from here i face the VO today at Lagos and my transcript
went as thus:

VO: Good morning
me: Good morning
VO: Your passport please
me: (handed her the passport)
VO: Where are you going in the US
me: Newyork
VO: For what purpose
me: Vacation and sight seeing
VO: Do you have anybody in the US
me: No
VO: Are you married
me: yes
VO: are you travelling with anybody
me: No
VO: What do you do
me: i am an engineer working for the state government as head of ....
VO: (Cuts in ) Have you travelled out of the country before
me: Yes
VO: (typing all the while, then stoped typing) To where
me: Ghana
VO: for what?
me: burial of a colleague
VO: When?
me: 20th of feb 2017
VO: (she handed me the blue copy) sorry blah blah

i was surprised by her verdict. the interviw ended within 2mins.
I am a senior officer working with the state govt for 7 years, married with kids.
i will want the gurus in the forum to analyze this and what might cause the denial.
Thanks

AGATHIAS:
I have been reading through this thread from the first page and i have learnt a lot from this forum.
Confidently, armed with the knowledge achieve from here i face the VO today at Lagos and my transcript
went as thus:

VO: Good morning
me: Good morning
VO: Your passport please
me: (handed her the passport)
VO: Where are you going in the US
me: Newyork
VO: For what purpose
me: Vacation and sight seeing
VO: Do you have anybody in the US
me: No
VO: Are you married
me: yes
VO: are you travelling with anybody
me: No
VO: What do you do
me: i am an engineer working for the state government as head of ....
VO: (Cuts in ) Have you travelled out of the country before
me: Yes
VO: (typing all the while, then stoped typing) To where
me: Ghana
VO: for what?
me: burial of a colleague
VO: When?
me: 20th of feb 2017
VO: (she handed me the blue copy) sorry blah blah

i was surprised by her verdict. the interviw ended within 2mins.
I am a senior officer working with the state govt for 7 years, married with kids.
i will want the gurus in the forum to analyze this and what might cause the denial.
Thanks

Coefficient:


Your answers are quite short and not informative enough. Heck, you sounded very casual, like you didn't even have enough information about your proposed trip. You're expected to sell yourself, explain in simple details your travel intent, itinerary.

When she asked if you've traveled before, you simply answered Ghana. You're even lucky she asked the purpose. Next time, answer comprehensively even though its Ghana.

'Oh yeah, I was in Ghana once, February this year for the burial of a colleague'

Compare that with the terse reply you gave up there and see which is more interesting and take the conversation further.

If you read this thread like you claimed, I expect your transcript to be better than this even if you are eventually denied the visa application as it is now. What you posted is not a true reflection of your claim.

Coefficient:


Your answers are quite short and not informative enough. Heck, you sounded very casual, like you didn't even have enough information about your proposed trip. You're expected to sell yourself, explain in simple details your travel intent, itinerary.

When she asked if you've traveled before, you simply answered Ghana. You're even lucky she asked the purpose. Next time, answer comprehensively even though its Ghana.

'Oh yeah, I was in Ghana once, February this year for the burial of a colleague'

Compare that with the terse reply you gave up there and see which is more interesting and take the conversation further.

If you read this thread like you claimed, I expect your transcript to be better than this even if you are eventually denied the visa application as it is now. What you posted is not a true reflection of your claim.

Derende:
Sorry for the denial, I will advice you to give it some time before reapplying again. Better luck next time.

pheebe:


Pls can u give me the link to the exact areas on this thread to read, mostly about the interview,
And if have no travel history will that be an hindrance for me.

AGATHIAS:
Thanks for your response. But i know i did not sound casual only that my response is not convincing enough. I did an itinerary of my proposed trip with cost that would be incurred. As for the Ghana response, replying with what you have posted, i thought is implying that i am revealing too much of what i was not asked. All what i posted is 100% truth, i am not desperate o. i have a better job here with a lot of prospects. Who knows, the state government may decides to send me on a training in US as they have done for my superiors. I am posting it to let other people learn from this, As i have also learn from people denials and approval. I will reapply next year insha Allah. Thanks once again for your sincere opinion.

luxy44:
Hello house! I'm back again. Please is it possible I choose 2 cities as place of visit in the USA because I will get tired of staying in a particular place for more than a week. Biko make una reply me.

keyshalee14:
Good evening everyone. Pls I need answers. My interview is next week 19th of this September. My case is , I'm 27years old girl. I'm engaged but I also have a 3years old son which i had before I met my fiancee. I'm a graduate lecturer at one of the pravite university. My salary is 185k and I also have a bookshop business but I didn't include my business in my ds160 form. i only used a graduate lecturer as my occupation. I bought a b1/b2 visa . My pourpose of traveling is to go for my wedding shopping and also use the opportunity to also do a little site seeing like universal studio ,since I'm shopping at Lilys bridal in orlando Florida. I made hotel reservation already which i included in my ds160 form. the issues is that I'm travelling alone cause my hubby to be is not intressted to go cause of his work. he's a banner and I'm also not going with my baby cause my baby will be writing his exams in school during Nov when I'm going for my shopping. the only travel experience I have was when i visited my uncle at Dublin with my mom as a minor. which i can't prove cause i don't have my minor passport anymore and I want to Ghana by road early this year and which means my passport carrys no stamp. should i just say i haven't travelled before if they ask? will going with my baby give me more chances and also, should i also let them know I had the baby before I met my hubby to be? pls I need advise .

Coefficient:


You don't understand.

I know you're not desperate, it doesn't seem like someone with your profile will be. Preparing your itinerary on paper is one thing; talking a VO through your plans convincingly is another.

In a visa application, there's no too much information. What is required is the right information presented truthfully and convincing enough. If you're going to New York for vacation like you stated, you should enthusiastically talk about such proposed trip. Not just answer 'for vacation and sightseeing' That's even tautology in itself; vacation and sightseeing could connote the same thing in this context.

How about you saying 'I intend to visit New York for my vacation this year. I have a few interesting places like xxxxx and xxxxx and xxxx to see. I also plan to take a road trip to xxxxxxx and will be doing xxxxxxx'

That, I believe is a more acceptable response. For one thing, it shows you're prepared for your trip. Such answers can lead the VO to ask about your finances and job which you're also expected to talk very well about.

Donaltus:
USA visa approve today at Lagos embassy.... Glory be to God in the heaven

Donaltus:
USA visa approve today at Lagos embassy.... Glory be to God in the heaven

AGATHIAS:
I have been reading through this thread from the first page and i have learnt a lot from this forum.
Confidently, armed with the knowledge achieve from here i face the VO today at Lagos and my transcript
went as thus:

VO: Good morning
me: Good morning
VO: Your passport please
me: (handed her the passport)
VO: Where are you going in the US
me: Newyork
VO: For what purpose
me: Vacation and sight seeing
VO: Do you have anybody in the US
me: No
VO: Are you married
me: yes
VO: are you travelling with anybody
me: No
VO: What do you do
me: i am an engineer working for the state government as head of ....
VO: (Cuts in ) Have you travelled out of the country before
me: Yes
VO: (typing all the while, then stoped typing) To where
me: Ghana
VO: for what?
me: burial of a colleague
VO: When?
me: 20th of feb 2017
VO: (she handed me the blue copy) sorry blah blah

i was surprised by her verdict. the interviw ended within 2mins.
I am a senior officer working with the state govt for 7 years, married with kids.
i will want the gurus in the forum to analyze this and what might cause the denial.
Thanks

SantaRantty:
It is compulsory that it must be on your Ds-160, if not you will be turned back