Whats big 4?

IceQueen92:
VO: Good morning
me: Good morning
VO: Can I see your passport (virgin passport)
me: sure
VO: What would you like to do in the US
me: I would like to visit my fiance's sister
VO: do you mean your brother
me: no.. my future sister in law
VO: where
me: ......., .......
VO: Have you travelled before
me: No I haven't
VO: You work with .... right (big 4)
me: Yes I do
VO: and what do you do for them
me: I work as an audit senior associate involved in......
VO: Can you describe a typical work day
me: I ....... (described a work day)
VO: what school did you attend
me: ... (a popular private school)
VO: are you engaged
me: Yes
VO: what does your fiance do
me: works as a sales engineer with...... (IOC)
VO: does he have a valid visa
me: yes he does
VO: Ma'am... your visa has been approved... (cant remember the rest)

Xibabe:
Hello LadyG, Hello to the gurus in the house.
ladyG i have to go come here so you can kindly advice me on the next line of action as i was following your advice during my 1st missionary journey in 2016. i change my monikar from greatie.

i applied for dropbox and was asked to schedule for 221g in abuja but was denied last week. Here's my transcript
Vo: you were in the us in 2016
me: yes. i had a baby july 2016
vo: did you pay your bills and can i have your receipts
me: yes i did and i hand over my zero balances
vo: where do you resides
me: i reside here in abuja
vo: why does the bc has a us address as residence instead of contacts.
me: they requested that all contacts for documentation has to be us address, moreso thats the address i submitted when applying for the previous visa.
vo: residence address is different from contact address and what you filled states that you are a residence of texas.
me: oh i dint know that.
vo: are you going for same purpose and how much will it cost you?
me: yes i am going for same purpose and it will cost me bleep bleep dollars
vo: can i have your statements?
me: yes please hands over the statements
vo: why do you have 865 as opening balance and the all this funds as closing balance
me: thats a 6month salary statement and i move funds for investments but since we became pregnant in december we have been saving and thats the accumulated funds. i have proof of purchase of money markets and all.
vo: types and said sorry you do not qualify for a visa this time. interview is over.

NB: i liquidated these funds a week before the interview but went with the certificate of purchase which he dint bother to look at.
please Ladyg and other gurus in the house kindly advice on the next course of action.

please help a sister.

Sorry Ma about the refusal. But this na birthing thread question

was at Lagos Consular today, visa denied, transcript shortly, need to rest my brain.

LadyGuinivere:

Sorry Ma about the refusal. But this na birthing thread question

yes ma. i feel you can still help me out with few pointers please.

NanaOne1:
Dear All,

Please I am attending my graduation in the USA after completing my online MBA with my mum and I kindly seek your opinion on the following
1. Please what detail should I fill in : Address where you will stay in the U.S.? is it the school's address or the hotel I will lodge's address?
2. Also how do I link my mums application with mine so that we are both interviewed together?
3. I have uber apart from my normal work so what should I provide in the salary section? should I add the monthly uber money with my salary or only my salary?

Thank you

Please house, Kindly help clarify these issues for me because I want to submit my application tomorrow. Thank you in advance

Saylawchar:
was at Lagos Consular today, visa denied, transcript shortly, need to rest my brain.

Sorry bro

Good evening Lady G and all the Guru's in d house, please i need ur advise, on my application form ...... on my marital status,i am still single and i wish to use married as my status but my fathers name on my passport...please i am i to go about it?

Xibabe:
Hello LadyG, Hello to the gurus in the house.
ladyG i have to go come here so you can kindly advice me on the next line of action as i was following your advice during my 1st missionary journey in 2016. i change my monikar from greatie.

i applied for dropbox and was asked to schedule for 221g in abuja but was denied last week. Here's my transcript
Vo: you were in the us in 2016
me: yes. i had a baby july 2016
vo: did you pay your bills and can i have your receipts
me: yes i did and i hand over my zero balances
vo: where do you resides
me: i reside here in abuja
vo: why does the bc has a us address as residence instead of contacts.
me: they requested that all contacts for documentation has to be us address, moreso thats the address i submitted when applying for the previous visa.
vo: residence address is different from contact address and what you filled states that you are a residence of texas.
me: oh i dint know that.
vo: are you going for same purpose and how much will it cost you?
me: yes i am going for same purpose and it will cost me bleep bleep dollars
vo: can i have your statements?
me: yes please hands over the statements
vo: why do you have 865 as opening balance and the all this funds as closing balance
me: thats a 6month salary statement and i move funds for investments but since we became pregnant in december we have been saving and thats the accumulated funds. i have proof of purchase of money markets and all.
[vo: types and said sorry you do not qualify for a visa this time. interview is over.

NB: i liquidated these funds a week before the interview but went with the certificate of purchase which he dint bother to look at.
please Ladyg and other gurus in the house kindly advice on the next course of action.

please help a sister.

u met a VO that dislike documents to prove. people have done "Sudden inflows" for them for the sake of the Visa, they see that as a trick. Maybe your opening balance is not even up to quarter of closing. U might need 3month running more to get a balanced statement. (btwn) Ino read account!

Pipedreams:


Sorry bro

After going through all the screening stages and the parking stress, i finally entered around 8: 25am and my interview was for 8am but men, see crowd. May God heal our land. Guys are moving out!!!!

Now to my transcript, being my 3rd attempts, two was in 2011 as a single guy going through F1 and today as a married man with my wife and 4 year old son wanted to go through B1/B2.

the interview went thus, shortly before us, young couple newly married i guess were denied and then our turn, one black American lady in window 7 actually interviewed us.

vo: good morning
me & wify: good morning ma
vo: is that your son
me: yes
vo: stretched to see his face from her desk
me: i then lifted him up, carried him in my hands all through the process
vo: why do you want to go to the us?
me: we are going for family vacation
vo: you mean pleasure?
me: yes, pleasure.
vo: where are you going in the us
me: we are visiting Disneyworld, Orlando, FL
vo: have you travelled before
me: no, due to my work load and its nature, its been difficult to go on any family vacation
vo: where do you work?
me: i work bla bla bla
vo: you mean bla bla
me: yes ma, bla bla
vo: whats your grade level
me: i said 10
vo: typed for a while and then turned to my wife
vo: madam, where do you work?
wify: i work bla bla as accountant
vo: you mean you are and accountant
wify: yes, i am, i help in preparing staff salaries and takes schedules to the bank
vo: whats your grade level
wify: level 12
vo: typed for a while and then said sorry, unfortunately your visa can not be granted, then handed us the blue paper.

i discovered that i actually made one silly mistake, in my ds 160, i filled my salary to be 320k while that of my wife was 285k but during interview her grade level as 12 while i said mine is 10 yet we both work with parastatals under FG.

now, my question is:
how soon can we re-apply and what do you suggest i do in case of next time?

YankeeJJC:
u met a VO that dislike documents to prove. people have done "Sudden inflows" for them for the sake of the Visa, they see that as a trick. Maybe your opening balance is not even up to quarter of closing. U might need 3month running more to get a balanced statement. (btwn) Ino read account!

thanks for the response. yeah i thought as much. planning on reapplying in lagos as abuja isnt smiling. or what do you think?

Thanks seye. I need a date for my hubby please.we are all going on easter break.
N.b.hubby is coming along on this trip thats y thanks

seyewest:

Why do you need emergency date for interview?

Dearest house.

I just scheduled an appointment for interview, but my first available slot is May 14 2018.
Please what can I do because the conference I will be attending will start in June 21.

Please I need a sound advice on what I can do to get a nearer date of interview.

Thanks.

Xibabe:



thanks for the response. yeah i thought as much. planning on reapplying in lagos as abuja isnt smiling. or what do you think?

nowhere is smiling, depends on how smiling the day is at u. U might meet a Lagos VO that would not even look at your face throughout d interview. will u run back to Abuja ni

Xibabe:



thanks for the response. yeah i thought as much. planning on reapplying in lagos as abuja isnt smiling. or what do you think?

So sorry about your denial.

This really should have been in the birthing thread as many have had the same experience. I also gave birth in the US in 2016 and was called for "post-Dropbox" interview in Abuja. The visa was approved after a gruelling questioning session and I think my saving grace was that I wasn't pregnant and I was going for a conference.

Someone in the birthing thread, was invited for post Dropbox interview and was refused twice in Abuja but got approved in Lagos the third time so you can try again.

My advise is that you should apply again and take advantage of the space where you are asked "why you were denied" to clearly explain the funds in your account and state that you paid your previous bills in full.


I wish you all the best

khemme:
Good evening Lady G and all the Guru's in d house, please i need ur advise, on my application form ...... on my marital status,i am still single and i wish to use married as my status but my fathers name on my passport...please i am i to go about it?

Why do you want to do that ma?

to @ladyG; @seyewest and others, pls find my transcript below as i was denied today at Lagos NIV

After going through all the screening stages and the parking stress, i finally entered around 8: 25am and my interview was for 8am but men, see crowd. May God heal our land. Guys are moving out!!!!

Now to my transcript, being my 3rd attempts, two was in 2011 as a single guy going through F1 and today as a married man with my wife and 4 year old son wanted to go through B1/B2.

the interview went thus, shortly before us, young couple newly married i guess were denied and then our turn, one black American lady in window 7 actually interviewed us.

vo: good morning
me & wify: good morning ma
vo: is that your son
me: yes
vo: stretched to see his face from her desk
me: i then lifted him up, carried him in my hands all through the process
vo: why do you want to go to the us?
me: we are going for family vacation
vo: you mean pleasure?
me: yes, pleasure.
vo: where are you going in the us
me: we are visiting Disneyworld, Orlando, FL
vo: have you travelled before
me: no, due to my work load and its nature, its been difficult to go on any family vacation
vo: where do you work?
me: i work bla bla bla
vo: you mean bla bla
me: yes ma, bla bla
vo: whats your grade level
me: i said 10
vo: typed for a while and then turned to my wife
vo: madam, where do you work?
wify: i work bla bla as accountant
vo: you mean you are and accountant
wify: yes, i am, i help in preparing staff salaries and takes schedules to the bank
vo: whats your grade level
wify: level 12
vo: typed for a while and then said sorry, unfortunately your visa can not be granted, then handed us the blue paper.

i discovered that i actually made one silly mistake, in my ds 160, i filled my salary to be 320k while that of my wife was 285k but during interview her grade level as 12 while i said mine is 10 yet we both work with parastatals under FG.

now, my question is:
how soon can we re-apply and what do you suggest i do in case of next time?

1. Travel to other countries as a family.
2. Your salary in the eyes of the VO may not have been able to sustain your trip.
3. It may have something to do with your prior application, did you fill something different from the previous applications?
4. You were asked a YES or NO question. There are also questions that would require for you to clarify. Also only answer what you are asked.
5. Its not a good sign when someone is correcting you on an information, you are meant to know e.g. where you work.
6. Leave the US for now. Go somewhere else as a family. You need to increase your chances without looking desperate.

Saylawchar:


After going through all the screening stages and the parking stress, i finally entered around 8: 25am and my interview was for 8am but men, see crowd. May God heal our land. Guys are moving out!!!!

Now to my transcript, being my 3rd attempts, two was in 2011 as a single guy going through F1 and today as a married man with my wife and 4 year old son wanted to go through B1/B2.

the interview went thus, shortly before us, young couple newly married i guess were denied and then our turn, one black American lady in window 7 actually interviewed us.

vo: good morning
me & wify: good morning ma
vo: is that your son
me: yes
vo: stretched to see his face from her desk
me: i then lifted him up, carried him in my hands all through the process
vo: why do you want to go to the us?
me: we are going for family vacation
vo: you mean pleasure?
me: yes, pleasure.
vo: where are you going in the us
me: we are visiting Disneyworld, Orlando, FL
vo: have you travelled before
me: no, due to my work load and its nature, its been difficult to go on any family vacation
vo: where do you work?
me: i work bla bla bla
vo: you mean bla bla
me: yes ma, bla bla
vo: whats your grade level
me: i said 10
vo: typed for a while and then turned to my wife
vo: madam, where do you work?
wify: i work bla bla as accountant
vo: you mean you are and accountant
wify: yes, i am, i help in preparing staff salaries and takes schedules to the bank
vo: whats your grade level
wify: level 12
vo: typed for a while and then said sorry, unfortunately your visa can not be granted, then handed us the blue paper.

i discovered that i actually made one silly mistake, in my ds 160, i filled my salary to be 320k while that of my wife was 285k but during interview her grade level as 12 while i said mine is 10 yet we both work with parastatals under FG.

now, my question is:
how soon can we re-apply and what do you suggest i do in case of next time?

khemme:
Good evening Lady G and all the Guru's in d house, please i need ur advise, on my application form ...... on my marital status,i am still single and i wish to use married as my status but my fathers name on my passport...please i am i to go about it?

No need to stress yourself it's a normal thing explain why you're still bearing your maiden name.

Mandex11:
Thanks seye. I need a date for my hubby please.we are all going on easter break.
N.b.hubby is coming along on this trip thats y thanks

They won't give you an expedite date if that's the reason. There's space for March 20th in Abuja.

Fyorgyn:


So sorry about your denial.

This really should have been in the birthing thread as many have had the same experience. I also gave birth in the US in 2016 and was called for "post-Dropbox" interview in Abuja. The visa was approved after a gruelling questioning session and I think my saving grace was that I wasn't pregnant and I was going for a conference.

Someone in the birthing thread, was invited for post Dropbox interview and was refused twice in Abuja but got approved in Lagos the third time so you can try again.

My advise is that you should apply again and take advantage of the space where you are asked "why you were denied" to clearly explain the funds in your account and state that you paid your previous bills in full.


I wish you all the best

oh thank you. i read about your interview and that all of the person you are talking about but came here because i felt you guys might be in silent mood.
i will do as you said ma. please another question should i re-fix the funds or allow it in my account as i am always tempted to touch the money which was my we did the money market in the first place?

1. Its definitely a financial issue.
2. A very public disagreement between husband and wife about a question asked by the VO, is a bad sign. Why are you saying 1.6m and your wife is saying 2.5m?
3. Leave the US embassy for now. Go to another country, to show that you can actually afford a foreign trip (LEAVE ECOWAS COUNTRIES). When next you apply for a US Visa, please do your homework as per budgeting and agree on what to say. I think you would have gotten the visa, if you and your wife didn't differ in the flight ticket cost.

Omolola81:
VO:Good morning
Me:Good morning

VO:passport please
Me: gave him the passports

VO:where are you going in US
Me:Carlifonia

VO:why do you want to go there
Me:We are going on a family vacation,the children would visit Disney land,Hollywood ......

VO: Have you ever travel as a family outside Nigeria.
Me:Yes,we have traveled as a family to the Ghana due to inability to meet up with the appointment last December due to my busy schedule at workplace

VO:Do you have anyone in US
Me:No

VO:You said you work at xyz company as an accountant
Me:Yes
VO:Are you chartered
Me:yes

VO:which association do you belong to
Me:Do you mean the alumna.....ICAN

VO:Is your xyz coy same as ABC coy
Me:they bear same name but are really different.

VO:what is your coy into
Me:we are into bla bla bla

Turned to wifey
VO:madam what do you do
Wifey: I work as a .......

VO:what are your roles
Wifey:explained

VO turned to me
VO: how much is your flight ticket
Me:1.6m

VO: is it for each person or all of you
Wifey cuts in: its 2.5m
Me:I have already booked an hotel for 10 nights for a sum of 617.4 dollars and provision has been made other expenses
VO(after few minutes work on his system)
VO: I m sorry you are not eligible.........(passed a blue paper)

Please where did I get it wrong and if I have to reapply what adjustments do I have to make on DS 160? Very painful cuz I guess DT was d last question. Av paid another fee hoping to book for summer please wat are my chances and what adjustment do I need to make in D's 160 form

Good evening great minds. Finally i was able to register. I had ny interview on 29th January at VI..the transcript went as follows:


Me; Good morning
VO: good morning. Your passport please
Me: (slipped my passport to her).
VO: i can see you've been to Tanzania before.
Me: yes
VO: what did you go to do in Tanzania and when was it?
Me: it was in November 2016 and i went for a short vacation to Mount Kilimanjaro national park
VO: when are you planning to travel to the US
Me: March 24- 3rd April
VO: what does your Aunt do in the United States
Me: she is a registered nurse and works with a government hospital( i actually mwntioned the name of rhe hospital)
VO: what do you do?
Me: i work with a bla bla bla coy as a territory sales manager.
VO: how long have you been working there?
Me: 1 year and 1 month ( i should have said i have 5 years experience in sales and joined my present company as an experienced hire)
VO: When is your wife planning to travel with you?
Me: ( this is where i think i missed it) she ia not interested in visiting the US for now! ( her countenance changed and i knew it was a major mistake for me)
VO: sorry you are not eligible for the visa right now!

The day was so harsh..many blue papers were flying and i was too relax i was hoping to get my visa approved. My wife and myself runs a busy schedule and she is pregnant. We gor married August 2017. We both can't travel together for now as we have projects at hand even though we plan it towards Dec 2018. I just wanted to take the advantage so as for easy application for her and future baby!

Xibabe:


please another question should i re-fix the funds or allow it in my account as i am always tempted to touch the money which was my we did the money market in the first place?

I understand jare... Money has a tendency to "flow" and not remain stagnant...lol.

I think it depends on how soon you want to reapply...and when you are due. You do need to show that the funds are readily available to you when you are travelling so if your due date is still far, I think you can re-fix the funds if you still have up to six months or maybe change some to dollars and put in a dormaccount if you have one.

All the best.

How did they know that your wife was planning to travel with you.?

USguest:
Good evening great minds. Finally i was able to register. I had ny interview on 29th January at VI..the transcript went as follows:


Me; Good morning
VO: good morning. Your passport please
Me: (slipped my passport to her).
VO: i can see you've been to Tanzania before.
Me: yes
VO: what did you go to do in Tanzania and when was it?
Me: it was in November 2016 and i went for a short vacation to Mount Kilimanjaro national park
VO: when are you planning to travel to the US
Me: March 24- 3rd April
VO: what does your Aunt do in the United States
Me: she is a registered nurse and works with a government hospital( i actually mwntioned the name of rhe hospital)
VO: what do you do?
Me: i work with a bla bla bla coy as a territory sales manager.
VO: how long have you been working there?
Me: 1 year and 1 month ( i should have said i have 5 years experience in sales and joined my present company as an experienced hire)
VO: When is your wife planning to travel with you?
Me: ( this is where i think i missed it) she ia not interested in visiting the US for now! ( her countenance changed and i knew it was a major mistake for me)
VO: sorry you are not eligible for the visa right now!

The day was so harsh..many blue papers were flying and i was too relax i was hoping to get my visa approved. My wife and myself runs a busy schedule and she is pregnant. We gor married August 2017. We both can't travel together for now as we have projects at hand even though we plan it towards Dec 2018. I just wanted to take the advantage so as for easy application for her and future baby!

KaptainAfrika:
How did they know that your wife was planning to travel with you.?

She doesn't even have a visa yet!

"VO: When is your wife planning to travel with you?
Me: ( this is where i think i missed it) she ia not interested in visiting the US for now! ( her countenance changed and i knew it was a major mistake for me)"

USguest:

She doesn't even have a visa yet!

KaptainAfrika:
"VO: When is your wife planning to travel with you?
Me: ( this is where i think i missed it) she ia not interested in visiting the US for now! ( her countenance changed and i knew it was a major mistake for me)"

what should have been the right answer

I don't know. The transcript does not mention any place where the applicant stated that his wife plans on travelling to the US. So I was wondering how they knew.

Pipedreams:


what should have been the right answer

KaptainAfrika:
I don't know. The transcript does not mention any place where the applicant stated that his wife plans on travelling to the US. So I was wondering how they knew.

No it was just an innocent question. Why are you not going with your wife? He would have said he's wife isnt yet due for annual leave.

Baba God help me o. My date is fast approaching. Next week!

His transcript:
"VO: When is your wife planning to travel with you?
Me: ( this is where i think i missed it) she ia not interested in visiting the US for now! ( her countenance changed and i knew it was a major mistake for me)"

Pipedreams:


No it was just an innocent question. Why are you not going with your wife? He would have said he's wife isnt yet due for annual leave.

KaptainAfrika:
His transcript:
"VO: When is your wife planning to travel with you?
Me: ( this is where i think i missed it) she ia not interested in visiting the US for now! ( her countenance changed and i knew it was a major mistake for me)"

Still an innocent question....A couple should mostly go together. Thats why the VO asked. Leaving your wife behind and going for a vacation must be explained