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Not resolved o. Still the same.

mayford:


Well, I have no knowledge of that law but there have been cases of people having more than one account and getting error messages on CGI for duplicate account ish because of similar data.

Do what works best for you, but exercise discretion.

I now understand. Better safe than sorry. Thank you so much. 🙏

mayford:


Yes, you can have more than one visa type at a time. Your F-1 approval may depend on how long you spent in your previous travel with the B visa and the length of time between when you came back and when your F-1 interview is scheduled. They'd usually want you to spend some significant amount of time in your home country upon return from your trip, as a sign of "home ties".

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Thank you for clarifying. I spent less than 10days December last year. And I’ve been in Nigeria for over 6months.


No, your having a valid B visa does not affect your ability to see earlier F1 dates, neither does it prevent you from obtaining an F-1 visa, so long you qualify. It is a common problem for many applicants at the moment who are able to see December dates but can't see the newly released July dates for both Lagos Consulate and Abuja Embassy. It also affects you if you're applying for the second time. Perhaps they may eventually open up dates for everyone else.

No need to open another cgi profile. Use your original account.

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Do you know they have a law against opening another account- a change of email address and a new MRV? Someone in similar shoes was able to open a separate account yesterday and that was when he saw the earlier dates released. He was not able to see early dates previously.

Hello,

Please does anyone know whether one can apply for two different visa categories in less than a year? I got my B1/B2 and travelled with it less than a year ago. I applied for F1 2 months ago and I’ve not been able to get any date earlier than October. Although I am able to see when early dates are released on the “cancel appointment” page, when I go to the “reschedule” page, all I see is dates from October upwards.

I was wondering if my having a valid B1/B2 is what’s preventing me from seeing early F1 dates. Has anyone experienced this before?

Is it okay to open another cgi profile?

June 14 and June 21 just opened in Lagos.

Hi everyone,

For those resuming in September, August 27 is currently available in Lagos. Anyone who has updates on earlier dates should kindly share.