Truth4Ever:


Thank you Omobendel for your response, it was very helpful and the separation has been made.

However, I have a question and its surprising to me. my mother traveled last two years and while she was there, my brother, a citizen filed for her and because the young man was too busy, he couldn't get all the necessary document that was needed and because of that, her application was not approved and of course because of the filing too, she stayed over six months although with the approval of the home security.

Now that her visa is expired and I try to renew her visa, they are asking her to come for interview. I actually tot that because of her age (72 years) and the approval of extension during the filing, that she will use the Dropbox.

Pls is this normal or is there something am not doing well in the cause of the filling. I have answered the questions correctly as I book for appointment but they are asking me to chose a date and time. Do they require you to chose date and time if its Dropbox?

Thank you

80 years plus would have done the magic. She doesn't qualify for dropbox even though her over 6 months stay was with approval from DHS.... The extension is the reason she can't escape attending an interview with them! I hope she gets to move pass the hurdle in front of her sha - both the extension and failed filing. Regards

Is she educated/enlightened, can she handle her interview herself? Last last, filing for her properly will be of help sha, just in case....

Bisolanio:


Well I agree with you, but when that response is from a person who won't stopped dissing, bullying and forcing his assummed righteousness on people then I won't see it as not 'aiding indolence'
Keep up the good work lady G, I always look forward to reading from you, Seyewest,Congo, Omobendel and others who contribute objectively to this thread.

Twoods has no filter and doesn't mince words with his response. The sooner you realize that the better for you. If his response doesn't sit well with you, ignore it.. especially when it's not directed at you.

sugah:

Twoods has no filter and doesn't mince words with his response. The sooner you realize that the better for you. If his response doesn't sit well with you, ignore it.. especially when it's not directed at you.

Lolz, aswear! That my oga no get joy (we all seem to be learners of bluntness - brutal, crude one - where he is), him no even ready take prisoners ni, him own na let's get it over and done with. Him na Worry359 incarnate no doubt sha, much more like one Niger-Deltan Americana like that I follow on Facebook! Na one person for this Nairaland wey me for like make e unmask himself be that....

Did the VO held on to your passport?

I was given same administrative processing about a week ago but VO gave me back my passport ( only collected my invitation letter)

onyxo76:
done so sir, this is the message that followed

Case Last Updated: 15-May-2018

Your visa case is currently undergoing necessary administrative processing. This processing can take several weeks. Please follow any instructions provided by the Consular Officer at the time of your interview. If further information is needed, you will be contacted. If your visa application is approved, it will be processed and mailed/available within two business days.
For more information, please visit U.S. Consulate General Lagos.

oothoney:
Did the VO held on to your passport?

I was given same administrative processing about a week ago but VO gave me back my passport ( only collected my invitation letter)

my passport is still with them. I was not given back my passport. in fact i only got to know of this development after getting a new link to access my visa status here on this thread.

sugah:

Twoods has no filter and doesn't mince words with his response. The sooner you realize that the better for you. If his response doesn't sit well with you, ignore it.. especially when it's not directed at you.

:

My dear I will ignore when I can ignore, respond when I feel like, his muscles are getting massaged and he is feeling like the Al-mighty here.

I believe he can learn to filter his wordsif we can stop enabling him .

YankeeJJC:
2 Walter Carrington Crescent,
Victoria Island, Lagos
Telephone: (234)-1- 460-3600 or (234)-1- 460-3400
Fax: (+234)-1-460-3717
https://ng.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulate/lagos/visas/

This is for those in need of the embassy's contact no.

OmoBendel24:


Lolz, aswear! That my oga no get joy (we all seem to be learners of bluntness - brutal, crude one - where he is), him no even ready take prisoners ni, him own na let's get it over and done with. Him na Worry359 incarnate no doubt sha, much more like one Niger-Deltan Americana like that I follow on Facebook! Na one person for this Nairaland wey me for like make e unmask himself be that....

Lol @he has no joy BTW being blunt is different from being rude or dishing out derogatory statements .

Opinions, perspectives and views can be aired without been rude.

okay, maybe holding on to passport or not is left to the VO discretion. its just that administrative processing is a pain...your eyes on your email and sms all the time

onyxo76:
my passport is still with them. I was not given back my passport. in fact i only got to know of this development after getting a new link to access my visa status here on this thread.

Bisolanio:


I will quote you because you won't stop being harsh ,attacking people as if nairaland na your papa land, you are the hypocrite here (I have not dished one abusive word since I started quoting you but since you started it I will follow suit) , you have achieved alot with your hypocritical mind and it has given so much false confidence, you are a privileged slowpoke! . I don't see you respond to people's quest here all you do is diss and forcibly rob your opinion on people.

You hide behind that useless moniker to call people names (lair, thieves e'tal) I will ask you again ,how do you feel when you look in the mirror? hope you feel totally righteous and firmly upright as you parade yourself to be here!

At least you’ve been honest enough to clearly indicate your problem was simply about being petty.

The issue isn’t my “forced righteousness”, it is about a people who’ve been mollycoddled into thinking that occasional recourse to dishonesty is the same thing as being smart. The foreign countries you all want to rush to are what they are today because of the “false righteousness” you hyper religious hypocrites love to pooh Pooh... good luck. The sad part is the rest of us are forced to endure humiliating visa interviews thanks to your own unscrupulous nature and penchant for dubiousness when the truth would have been much easier. You sit on your vaunted throne, inveighing piteously about filters... While engaging in fraud (in the name of Ijebu)... nauseating.

I don’t call names, I simply call things as they are... if you lie on a visa application, as you did - you are a liar. It’s just that simple. No one has bullied you (use a dictionary), you’re only upset because someone dared to show you up. I understand, for too long you’ve lied to yourselves that you’re all morally righteous folks with streaks of “ijebu”...

OmoBendel24:


Lolz, aswear! That my oga no get joy (we all seem to be learners of bluntness - brutal, crude one - where he is), him no even ready take prisoners ni, him own na let's get it over and done with. Him na Worry359 incarnate no doubt sha, much more like one Niger-Deltan Americana like that I follow on Facebook! Na one person for this Nairaland wey me for like make e unmask himself be that....

If you’ve ever had to endure indignity at foreign airports over your green passport, you won’t have joy too. Ask yourself, why do we have entire forum sections dedicated to obtaining foreign visas but the Swiss do not?

I read a story about Chimamanda Adichie’s poor treatment at the hands of a US airline a few months ago. She was angry at the airline... I thought her anger was misplaced, she only has to take a trip home (or read the nairaland travel section) and see why the airlines are justified taking such extreme measures when it comes to holders of a Nigerian passport. Shame on us.

Hello to the experts and everyone in the house, i have been a frequent reader of this forum, i hava a question for the house.
i have an existing US visa i have a daughter i want to travel with in the summer she is 16 years just finished secondary school her mother which is my wife is pregnant and would be staying with my 2 year old daughter and i was wondering if i can go with her for her interview as an accompany. i will appreciate your comments and contributions towards.
Anybody with a similar experience to pls pls share as well.

is she still a minor at 16? if yes, they would allow you to enter with her but otherwise, she goes alone if you both are not applying to together.

just find out what is max for minor

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Good afternoon,
A friend applied for visiting Visa for USA in December 2017, He was denied . But yesterday he was sent a mail from no-reply@ustravelsdocs.com quoting his name and passport no that "your document(s) have been collected from US embassy / consulate. The passport number been returned is ....... You have chosen to have your documents delivered to the following address; " The passport no was also tracked with DHL and was showing that it is available for collection at the designated place. The question now is this,
could this be a mistake or what ? his passport was never taken on the day he had the interview and was never requested to bring the passport . i wish to be enlightened on what is happening . Thanks

Just got US B1/B2 visa approval. The white woman on window 9 or 10 (not sure which) didn't even ask anything related to money for those that think you need millions in your account to present before them.Something that can take of the trip is ok.You can save towards it.

I actually got the Visa in 2015 which expired in 2017 without using it. I applied via dropbox but was advised to schedule another interview.
I saw a number of families and individuals that were denied.

VO: Good morning
Me: Good morning ma'am
VO: What are you going to the US for?
Me: On a family vacation with my wife and daughter
VO: Do your family have visas?
Me: Yes, my wife does but my I'll be applying for my daughter after now
VO: How long have you been married?
Me: November will make it 3 years.
VO: What do you do for a living?
Me: I am a Technical Project Manager.
VO: What does your job entails?
Me: I lead a Project Management Team of Engineers to execute engineering and construction projects for companies.
VO: OK
VO: When last did you travel to the US? You have not travelled within the last two years?
Me: No but I wanted to travel last year but my wife got pregnant, so i had to cancel the trip.
VO: OK.
VO: You have a relative in the US?
Me: Yes I do.
VO: I will approve your visa which you'll pick up from .........and you 'll get a text message when it's ready. Have a great day.
Me: Thank you.

The truth is most of the times i have travelled to the US and UK, I truthfully answer all the questions before me honestly but wittingly. On the two occasions I applied for US Visa in Nigeria, they didn't ask for anything related to money and I got them on both occasions.

I will travel with my family and still return to my dearly beloved country within a week whether there is war here or not.As tensed as nigeria is, other citizens still come over to even work.The only perfect place in existence is heaven.

I wish you the best of luck.

oothoney:
okay, maybe holding on to passport or not is left to the VO discretion. its just that administrative processing is a pain...your eyes on your email and sms all the time

is there anything i should be looking out for or expecting from them? is the admin processing a pain to them or to me?

onyxo76:
is there anything i should be looking out for or expecting from them? is the admin processing a pain to them or to me?

Worry less.... You will be fine, as long as your application was legit. Patience is all that is required, you are permitted to mount pressure after 60 days after your interview, but hopefully this is over and done with way before then. Best of fortunes!

OmoBendel24:


Lolz, aswear! That my oga no get joy (we all seem to be learners of bluntness - brutal, crude one - where he is), him no even ready take prisoners ni, him own na let's get it over and done with. Him na Worry359 incarnate no doubt sha, much more like one Niger-Deltan Americana like that I follow on Facebook! Na one person for this Nairaland wey me for like make e unmask himself be that....

Twood na Bazooka Boss

He lives in wooden house so he is allowed to throw stones.

lonelydude:
Just got US B1/B2 visa approval. The white woman on window 9 or 10 (not sure which) didn't even ask anything related to money for those that think you need millions in your account to present before them.Something that can take of the trip is ok.You can save towards it.

I actually got the Visa in 2015 which expired in 2017 without using it. I applied via dropbox but was advised to schedule another interview.
I saw a number of families and individuals that were denied.

VO: Good morning
Me: Good morning ma'am
VO: What are you going to the US for?
Me: On a family vacation with my wife and daughter
VO: Do your family have visas?
Me: Yes, my wife does but my I'll be applying for my daughter after now
VO: How long have you been married?
Me: November will make it 3 years.
VO: What do you do for a living?
Me: I am a Technical Project Manager.
VO: What does your job entails?
Me: I lead a Project Management Team of Engineers to execute engineering and construction projects for companies.
VO: OK
VO: When last did you travel to the US? You have not travelled within the last two years?
Me: No but I wanted to travel last year but my wife got pregnant, so i had to cancel the trip.
VO: OK.
VO: You have a relative in the US?
Me: Yes I do.
VO: I will approve your visa which you'll pick up from .........and you 'll get a text message when it's ready. Have a great day.
Me: Thank you.

The truth is most of the times i have travelled to the US and UK, I truthfully answer all the questions before me honestly but wittingly. On the two occasions I applied for US Visa in Nigeria, they didn't ask for anything related to money and I got them on both occasions.

I will travel with my family and still return to my dearly beloved country within a week whether there is war here or not.As tensed as nigeria is, other citizens still come over to even work.The only perfect place in existence is heaven.

I wish you the best of luck.

same lady that interviewed me window 9

vista411:
He lives in wooden house so he is allowed to throw stones.

He should better relax...nobody holy o!

Please I have been having issues with rescheduling a Visa date. It keeps giving error and this is a source of worry. I still have one slot for rescheduling. Any help as to what I can do?

Bisolanio:

:

My dear I will ignore when I can ignore, respond when I feel like, his muscles are getting massaged and he is feeling like the Al-mighty here.

I believe he can learn to filter his wordsif we can stop enabling him .

There are people with filter and nice words and there are those without. Learn to tolerate people, not try to change them into what you feel is ideal.

Chuchunana:


He should better relax...nobody holy o!

Good luck with the US and other countries continuing to tighten visa requirements. Very soon they will require you to provide your ancestors as proof before you can apply for a visa. "Nobody holy"... in a nation where you can find 10 churches within a mile of each other... joke of the century.

Hello guys in the house, I appreciate your efforts here. I kindly need ur helps as quick as possible.

I was called by my branch director yesterday saying I will be assisting one of our senior directors to the usa by September, he said the company will be paying for the whole trip, He also said money will be forwarded into my account to pay for my visa form and i should check if there are open windows for interviews before September. I went home to research about traveling to the usa cos have neva been to the US. I realised i needed a fat Statement of account so i told my director today and he said thats not an issue because the company will issue me a letter that i will take to the embassy which will state that all my journey expenses will be taken care of by the company.

Have been thinking, if i knew this journey will come up, i would have been building up my account because i dont know.if the letter the company will give me will be able to cover statement of account

so my questions guys.
1) How do i check if there is an open window for interview before September as i am new to this thing and everything seem to be in a rush

2) Will the letter my company will be issuing to me be enough to stand in place of the company's statement of account

PLEASE HELP A BROTHER WITH THIS ANSWERS GUYS

TWoods
LadyGuinivere
seyewest and others, pls help out.

mostHandsome01:
Hello guys in the house, I appreciate your efforts here. I kindly need ur helps as quick as possible.

I was called by my branch director yesterday saying I will be assisting one of our senior directors to the usa by September, he said the company will be paying for the whole trip, He also said money will be forwarded into my account to pay for my visa form and i should check if there are open windows for interviews before September. I went home to research about traveling to the usa cos have neva been to the US. I realised i needed a fat Statement of account so i told my director today and he said thats not an issue because the company will issue me a letter that i will take to the embassy which will state that all my journey expenses will be taken care of by the company.

Have been thinking, if i knew this journey will come up, i would have been building up my account because i dont know.if the letter the company will give me will be able to cover statement of account

so my questions guys.
1) How do i check if there is an open window for interview before September as i am new to this thing and everything seem to be in a rush

2) Will the letter my company will be issuing to me be enough to stand in place of the company's statement of account

PLEASE HELP A BROTHER WITH THIS ANSWERS GUYS

TWoods
LadyGuinivere
seyewest and others, pls help out.

Shouldn't your company be taking care of travel logistics? Weird because that is the way it happens in most other countries.

That being said, how fat your bank account is does not really matter. What matters are your ties to your home country. I would say if you have a genuine letter from your company stating your role, purpose of the trip and confirmation that they will bear all expenses for your trip, that should be a plus for you.


Also, do you know what you will be doing with your senior director in the US? Are you both attending a training, conference, visiting another company or your company's US affiliate etc.? Can you get a letter stating this purpose (with your name clearly stated) from that US group/company/affiliate?


Anything that clearly indicates you have a connection in Nigeria that you do not intend to abandon is what you need. Good luck.

Guys please give me ideas of cheap airlines to the US from Nigeria. Thankara as you help a sister.

mostHandsome01:
Hello guys in the house, I appreciate your efforts here. I kindly need ur helps as quick as possible.

I was called by my branch director yesterday saying I will be assisting one of our senior directors to the usa by September, he said the company will be paying for the whole trip, He also said money will be forwarded into my account to pay for my visa form and i should check if there are open windows for interviews before September. I went home to research about traveling to the usa cos have neva been to the US. I realised i needed a fat Statement of account so i told my director today and he said thats not an issue because the company will issue me a letter that i will take to the embassy which will state that all my journey expenses will be taken care of by the company.

Have been thinking, if i knew this journey will come up, i would have been building up my account because i dont know.if the letter the company will give me will be able to cover statement of account

so my questions guys.
1) How do i check if there is an open window for interview before September as i am new to this thing and everything seem to be in a rush

2) Will the letter my company will be issuing to me be enough to stand in place of the company's statement of account

PLEASE HELP A BROTHER WITH THIS ANSWERS GUYS

TWoods
LadyGuinivere
seyewest and others, pls help out.

You don’t need a fat statement of account for USA or any European country . All they need to see is a history of inflows (steady) in your account to gauge your financial well-being which enables them access the possibility that an applicant will abscond based on his/her economic situation back here at home . And fortunately US visa officers hardly ask for a document when assessing a B1/B2 visa application. I’ve applied for schengen visa (France ) with 240k in account balance and it was issued .

I’ll advise you apply and secure a date in abuja or lagos and complete the form honestly.

abnot:


You don’t need a fat statement of account for USA or any European country . All they need to see is a history of inflows (steady) in your account to gauge your financial well-being which enables them access the possibility that an applicant will abscond based on his/her economic situation back here at home . And fortunately US visa officers hardly ask for a document when assessing a B1/B2 visa application. I’ve applied for schengen visa (France ) with 240k in account balance and it was issued .

I’ll advise you apply and secure a date in abuja or lagos and complete the form honestly.

ok thanks alot, About securing a date, I didnt quite get how my director wants me to check if there is an open window for interview before september, pls kindly help if there is a way to check an open window,

TWoods:


Shouldn't your company be taking care of travel logistics? Weird because that is the way it happens in most other countries.

That being said, how fat your bank account is does not really matter. What matters are your ties to your home country. I would say if you have a genuine letter from your company stating your role, purpose of the trip and confirmation that they will bear all expenses for your trip, that should be a plus for you.


Also, do you know what you will be doing with your senior director in the US? Are you both attending a training, conference, visiting another company or your company's US affiliate etc.? Can you get a letter stating this purpose (with your name clearly stated) from that US group/company/affiliate?


Anything that clearly indicates you have a connection in Nigeria that you do not intend to abandon is what you need. Good luck.

Oh yes I have been emailed a detailed explanation of what the trip is about, It is a business meeting between our organization and a US company we are affiliated to.
I will also be getting an invite letter from the company abroad likewise my organization here in Nigeria will be giving me a letter stating the purpose of the trip and that all journey expenses will be covered by the company.

My statement of account has an inflow of cash but as soon as money comes in, i withdraw it the next day because of a personal project have been on, leaving me with a very low account balance; this is so much a worry for me

mostHandsome01:


Oh yes I have been emailed a detailed explanation of what the trip is about, It is a business meeting between our organization and a US company we are affiliated to.
I will also be getting an invite letter from the company abroad likewise my organization here in Nigeria will be giving me a letter stating the purpose of the trip and that all journey expenses will be covered by the company.

My statement of account has an inflow of cash but as soon as money comes in, i withdraw it the next day because of a personal project have been on, leaving me with a very low account balance; this is so much a worry for me

Sounds like you got all you need. I would not worry about your bank balance to be honest. They likely won't even ask.

mostHandsome01:


ok thanks alot, About securing a date, I didnt quite get how my director wants me to check if there is an open window for interview before september, pls kindly help if there is a way to check an open window,

I think you have to apply by yourself. There is plenty of info on this page to help you. Also you can log onto the US consulate website for more info. I hear it's pretty easy to apply on your own.