Good morning everyone. pls I'm new to this page. I have my interview at the US embassy tomorrow. my reason is to go fit my wedding gown at the bridal shop which i already made payment for, so amendments can be done and also shop for my wedding accessories. I'm scared it's not a good reason. should i just tell them wedding shopping and vacation or just wedding shopping? also I filled just one of my occupations which is my office job. I have a business but I didn't mention it in my ds160 form; will it be okay for me to mention it at the interview that I do other businesses aside from the job I filled in my ds160 without making the VO suspicious?

Good morning all, I have just been denied and mine was the shortest interview ever. It goes thus

Vo : good morning, your passport please
Me: Good morning
Vo: Where are you going in usa?
Me: Brooklyn, New York
Vo: Why are you going to New York?
Me: for vacation and also use the opportunity to visit tourist sites especially statue of liberty which has long been on my bucket list.
Vo: What do you do?
Me: said it
Vo: How long have you been working?
Me: 8 years
Are you married?
Me: yes, got married to my sweetheart 5years ago
Vo: Any kid?
Me: yes, I'm blessed with 2 kids(I mentioned their names)
Vo: Are you going with anyone?
Me: No, (was about explaining further before he cuts in)
Vo: Have you traveled outside Nigeria before
Me: This is going to be my first trip outside the country

Then he said sorry bla bla bla and handed me the blue leaflet (Denied under 214b).

Please experts what could be wrong and how do I tackle this?

Although I have applied for leave at work to travel in November and have plan B in place and will be touring East African countries(Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya)

Note: I'm 33,M no travel history, married with 2 kids and a Govt employee. I filled the form myself and all the information presented is accurate.

ofime123:
I did just that and it uploaded successfully but not on my confirmation page

Try the digital copy as advised except you want to put your computer skill to test.

1. What is your salary range?
2. How long were you planning on going to stay in New York?
3. Do you have someone in the US?

idolda:
Good morning all, I have just been denied and mine was the shortest interview ever. It goes thus

Vo : good morning, your passport please
Me: Good morning
Vo: Where are you going in usa?
Me: Brooklyn, New York
Vo: Why are you going to New York?
Me: for vacation and also use the opportunity to visit tourist sites especially statue of liberty which has long been on my bucket list.
Vo: What do you do?
Me: said it
Vo: How long have you been working?
Me: 8 years
Are you married?
Me: yes, got married to my sweetheart 5years ago
Vo: Any kid?
Me: yes, I'm blessed with 2 kids(I mentioned their names)
Vo: Are you going with anyone?
Me: No, (was about explaining further before he cuts in)
Vo: Have you traveled outside Nigeria before
Me: This is going to be my first trip outside the country

Then he said sorry bla bla bla and handed me the blue leaflet (Denied under 214b).

Please experts what could be wrong and how do I tackle this?

Although I have applied for leave at work to travel in November and have plan B in place and will be touring East African countries(Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya)

Note: I'm 33,M no travel history, married with 2 kids and a Govt employee. I filled the form myself and all the information presented is accurate.

KaptainAfrika:
1. What is your salary range? 2. How long were you planning on going to stay in New York? 3. Do you have someone in the US?

1. 265,000 naira per month 2. 2 weeks 3. Yes a family friend (a citizen and I said I would be staying with him)
Note: I applied for USA visa lottery 3 times between 2005-2008

idolda:

1. 265,000 naira per month
2. 2 weeks
3. Yes a family friend (a citizen and I said I would be staying with him)

Note: I applied for USA visa lottery 3 times between 2005-2008

Absence of travel history most likely did you in on this, and it seems this your type would have gone better if it were a family travel (it doesn't come cheap too), but then ties over all. In my calculated opinion though, this refusal can't just be as it is on surface, the extras just didn't favor you...

keyshalee14:
Good morning everyone. pls I'm new to this page. I have my interview at the US embassy tomorrow. my reason is to go fit my wedding gown at the bridal shop which i already made payment for, so amendments can be done and also shop for my wedding accessories. I'm scared it's not a good reason. should i just tell them wedding shopping and vacation or just wedding shopping? also I filled just one of my occupations which is my office job. I have a business but I didn't mention it in my ds160 form; will it be okay for me to mention it at the interview that I do other businesses aside from the job I filled in my ds160 without making the VO suspicious?

Na only your BETTER ties go fit kill this one, your resources, earnings and travel history particularly. VOs hear and see different cases daily, in their tonnes, that may be a first to some of us, and some of these purposes are over flogged in my opinion though.

idolda:
Good morning all, I have just been denied and mine was the shortest interview ever. It goes thus

Vo : good morning, your passport please
Me: Good morning
Vo: Where are you going in usa?
Me: Brooklyn, New York
Vo: Why are you going to New York?
Me: for vacation and also use the opportunity to visit tourist sites especially statue of liberty which has long been on my bucket list.
Vo: What do you do?
Me: said it
Vo: How long have you been working?
Me: 8 years
Are you married?
Me: yes, got married to my sweetheart 5years ago
Vo: Any kid?
Me: yes, I'm blessed with 2 kids(I mentioned their names)
Vo: Are you going with anyone?
Me: No, (was about explaining further before he cuts in)
Vo: Have you traveled outside Nigeria before
Me: This is going to be my first trip outside the country

Then he said sorry bla bla bla and handed me the blue leaflet (Denied under 214b).

Please experts what could be wrong and how do I tackle this?

Although I have applied for leave at work to travel in November and have plan B in place and will be touring East African countries(Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya)

Note: I'm 33,M no travel history, married with 2 kids and a Govt employee. I filled the form myself and all the information presented is accurate.

Hello, the VO must have thought that your real intention for the visa was different from what you answered, being that you are still at the child bearing age. Tourist trips are for the family, except as a group/organization. You can't go on a tourist trip like this without the children, your husband case is different as he could be busy with work during the time.

FASTLINK1:

Hello, the VO must have thought that your real intention for the visa was different from what you answered, being that you are still at the child bearing age. Tourist trips are for the family, except as a group/organization. You can't go on a tourist trip like this without the children, your husband case is different as he could be busy with work during the time.

The OP is a male applicant, so lots of applicants have travelled for vacation with their families back home as ties, I guess he wasn't just lucky in simple terms


@OP, did you win in any of the lotteries, If yes,it may be the issue, and anyway the age is an adventuring the age
You would have conquered if you had gone with the whole family
Better luck next time

You applied three times for a US Visa lottery, you really wanted to leave Naija o. That in itself MAY NOT be the reason for rejection. But those three times, did you fill the information yourself or did you use an agent? because the information you give has to be the same, except where it is reasonable where circumstances changes, for example: you were single, now you are married e.t.c.

idolda:

1. 265,000 naira per month
2. 2 weeks
3. Yes a family friend (a citizen and I said I would be staying with him)

Note: I applied for USA visa lottery 3 times between 2005-2008

Sebastine1606:

The OP is a male applicant, so lots of applicants have travelled for vacation with their families back home as ties, I guess he wasn't just lucky in simple terms


@OP, did you win in any of the lotteries, If yes,it may be the issue, and anyway the age is an adventuring the age
You would have conquered if you had gone with the whole family
Better luck next time

No I didn't win in any. Personally I feel the VO is in haste and I'm simply unlucky to have been assigned to him. He didn't even ask me my job responsibilities. Do you think I stand a better chance after my East Africa tour (Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya in fact I will even add Ghana join)?

KaptainAfrika:
You applied three times for a US Visa lottery, you really wanted to leave Naija o. That in itself MAY NOT be the reason for rejection. But those three times, did you fill the information yourself or did you use an agent? because the information you give has to be the same, except where it is reasonable where circumstances changes, for example: you were single, now you are married e.t.c.

I filled it while still in school then and immediately after school while still single. But now I'm married with kids . I used agents and sincerely don't know what they filled then but my names and date of birth were correct (those are the two I'm sure were correct)

Good morning house! Please quick info.. filling a ds-160 form now.. under the 'Spouse' information for a married man

Spouse full name (include maiden name)

Spouse surnames;

Spouse given names;

Where does the maiden name come in? Are we to fill the husbands surname first and add maiden name under 'given names'? Or spouse surname before marriage will be what wld be under surname and put her other names under given, hence new (husbads surname wont be there atall?)

Please help urgently.

Woah! that is why it is important to fill your forms, yourself. Maybe you can draw the attention of the V.O when next you apply, that an agent assisted you in filling the forms but what you have filled is true and accurate to your knowledge. Though you are fully responsible for what you fill in the forms.

idolda:


I filled it while still in school then and immediately after school while still single. But now I'm married with kids . I used agents and sincerely don't know what they filled then but my names and date of birth were correct (those are the two I'm sure were correct)

Hello please i have an urgent question. My aunty went to the embassy today but she wasnt allowed in because her photo was not uploaded on her form. She was told to come back within three days. Will she have to pay again or just reschedule after uploading the photo

Sebastine1606:

The OP is a male applicant, so lots of applicants have travelled for vacation with their families back home as ties, I guess he wasn't just lucky in simple terms


@OP, did you win in any of the lotteries, If yes,it may be the issue, and anyway the age is an adventuring the age
You would have conquered if you had gone with the whole family
Better luck next time

it does not seem okay for a married person with young family to go on vacation alone. if it is conference or job related travel, that is okay but not vacation. Go with your family on East African tour and apply together next year for US visa.

From what I can deduce from your interview,
I can candidly tell you that the odds was not on your side today, tomorrow might be your lucky day. One thing about the us visa is that it is 95% luck and 5% ties to me. As for the aspect of you going with your family, I don't think that would have changed anything. All my visit to the us for the us in the past decade I have never applied with my family,though I was denied the first time. So just give it some time and apply again maybe next year. Better luck next time and pray very well.

idolda:


No I didn't win in any. Personally I feel the VO is in haste and I'm simply unlucky to have been assigned to him. He didn't even ask me my job responsibilities. Do you think I stand a better chance after my East Africa tour (Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya in fact I will even add Ghana join)?

idolda:


No I didn't win in any. Personally I feel the VO is in haste and I'm simply unlucky to have been assigned to him. He didn't even ask me my job responsibilities. Do you think I stand a better chance after my East Africa tour (Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya in fact I will even add Ghana join)?

Hello sir, with all due respect sir,going on all this wide tours just to get the visa isn't worth it, all of them are even"African"countries, Just pick two out of it and go with your family, if you venture on all these wide travel and present yourself before a VO next year, it may count against you as "desperate"
And you didn't earlier mention you used an agent,on the issue of married, I think you said there was gap. That may have been an issue

Derende:
From what I can deduce from your interview,
I can candidly tell you that the odds was not on your side today, tomorrow might be your lucky day. One thing about the us visa is that it is 95% luck and 5% ties to me. As for the aspect of you going with your family, I don't think that would have changed anything. All my visit to the us for the us in the past decade I have never applied with my family,though I was denied the first time. So just give it some time and apply again maybe next year. Better luck next time and pray very well.

Well spoken Oh

this thread has really grown
kudos guys
am slated to be in the US for January 28, 2018 hope its not too late to aplly by next month?

KaptainAfrika:
Woah! that is why it is important to fill your forms, yourself. Maybe you can draw the attention of the V.O when next you apply, that an agent assisted you in filling the forms but what you have filled is true and accurate to your knowledge. Though you are fully responsible for what you fill in the forms.

Thanks all. For clarity sake I filled the present form(2017) MYSELF. I only used agents for the visa lottery I entered between 2005-2008.

idolda:


Thanks all. For clarity sake I filled the present form(2017) MYSELF. I only used agents for the visa lottery I entered between 2005-2008.

Since you didn't win the lottery, that's no issue
Your identity didn't even pop up, if you had won, then your application would have began treatment, in that case, I've would have said, migration intent counted
Good luck next time

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Dinocarex:
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Come and drink pepsi Or is it beer u drink

Research is for everybody and not for a few, everybody wants the best for everyone and nobody is lazy in NL, speaking with facts

DebsMed:
Too much guess and unresearched work here lately as answers. My dear sister Lady Guiniveres and main crew of gurus here please remain active and keep the thread aright.

Too tired Nwanne. Tired of repeating. Tired of folks asking questions with the answer on the same page
I just read and waka pass...

Derende:
From what I can deduce from your interview,
I can candidly tell you that the odds was not on your side today, tomorrow might be your lucky day. One thing about the us visa is that it is 95% luck and 5% ties to me. As for the aspect of you going with your family, I don't think that would have changed anything. All my visit to the us for the us in the past decade I have never applied with my family,though I was denied the first time. So just give it some time and apply again maybe next year. Better luck next time and pray very well.

95% luck? I don't think so.
To me, the ds160 form is like an entrance examination...or say a grading system.

If you have made a good impression with what you filled in...then it will be piece of cake (luck or grace whichever you prefer)

My friends uncle in the u.s.a,wants to invite his 77 year old grandma,for Christmas,He wants him to accompany her,for just 2weeks.What are the things he has to do,after the invitation have been sent?He is 25,works in a farm,please help,cos he doesn't know what to do&his uncle told him to do findings on the things they'll need from them,apart from the invitation letter&things they have to do in nigeria too,Any help Gurus?thanks and God bless

Hello aremso -

No, making your childbirth intentions known does not guarantee issuance. The issue/refuse decision comes down to following the law. If you don't qualify for the visa, you won't be approved. One of the main factors that goes into that decision is your ties. However, making your intentions known does guarantee that you won't be flagged as a liar by CBP at the Port of Entry and ending up with a lifetime ineligibility.

aremso:

...We made our intention known that she wants to go and give birth and even with the evidences of payments of hospital bill and the correspondences, she was denied thrice so even with the intentions made known to them they still denied her. my question now is does making the intentions known to them guaranty visa issuance?

No, you are not required to get a visiting visa first. We issue first time visas to pregnant mothers for childbirth when they meet the reqirements for the visa, and prior travel to the US is not one of the requirements. My advice with this post was simply to declare your true intention. This applies to all US visas. If your intention is to go to a community college, declare that. If your intention is to visit your brother, declare that. If your intention is to go camping in one of our National Parks, declare that. If your intention is to have childbirth, declare that.

aremso:



Many thanks LagosNIV, so u advise that we get a visiting visa 1st, go for the visit and then come back to reapply with the intent of birthing not minding the valid visa currently runing?

FASTLINK1:

Hello, the VO must have thought that your real intention for the visa was different from what you answered, being that you are still at the child bearing age. Tourist trips are for the family, except as a group/organization. You can't go on a tourist trip like this without the children, your husband case is different as he could be busy with work during the time.

I don't think it matters cos alot of married men ve been given without them going on a vacation with their family, I just believe it is an individual VO thing.

FASTLINK1:

Hello, the VO must have thought that your real intention for the visa was different from what you answered, being that you are still at the child bearing age. Tourist trips are for the family, except as a group/organization. You can't go on a tourist trip like this without the children, your husband case is different as he could be busy with work during the time.

I don't think it matters cos alot of married men ve been given without them going on a vacation with their family, I just believe it is an individual VO thing.

FASTLINK1:

Hello, the VO must have thought that your real intention for the visa was different from what you answered, being that you are still at the child bearing age. Tourist trips are for the family, except as a group/organization. You can't go on a tourist trip like this without the children, your husband case is different as he could be busy with work during the time.

I don't think it matters cos alot of married men ve been given without them going on a vacation with their family, I just believe it is an individual VO thing.