Fyorgyn:


Personally, I'd be very very wary of staying with a stranger (a Facebook friend you've never met physically is a stranger in my opinion) in an unknown terrain. Maybe I've read and watched too many crime related programmes.

What if your friend turns out to be a psycho? If I were You, I'd definitely book (and intend to stay in) a hotel room and possibly save money for my ticket... so I'm not at anyone's mercy...

But that's Me!

And yes, the VO would like to know how you know this "friend"... and why he is paying so much for you to come see his country. You should be able to answer that question convincingly.

Na better friend you get
All the best

terrywales:
@velentono81....

To start with what date/month did you say you will be traveling for the vacation?

terrywales:
@valentono81 ...


The kids are at home on holiday

We are in festive period ( Both Christmas and New year is coming )

This is the season when the sales of chicken and eggs are at its pick.


Now you decided to leave your family behind ( your beautiful wife and two lovely kids) to celebrate with your brother in-law and his family.
This singular act shows how much you value your family.

That is how white people reason. In everything family come first.

My little observation

Champora:


@fabyom congrats! You don't need to worry about the 2 year rule attached to the J-1 visa. I made a lot of enquiries about this because I'm about to get a b1/b2 visa. I traveled to Dakar this December which is just 4 months into my "2 year counting period."

From my questions to people who went for USG sponsored programs and from what I read online, the 2 year rule doesn't mean you can't get another non-immigrant visa to the US within 2 years. It just means you've got to spend at least 2 years in your resident country before thinking of getting a migrant visa (that's if you're thinking of getting one. Moreover, the 2 years also gives you a chance to give back to your community with all you've learned. It may not be that you've lived in Nigeria 2 years "at a stretch" but all in all, you've still got to complete a 2-year period

Lagos NIV or someone correct me if I'm wrong though. But this is the much I've come to understand about the J-1 and its 2 year rule.

valentino81:
Good day Nlders, had my interview at Lagos embassy today. done biometrics but visa was denied by a male interviewer. He denied a guy on student visa who has been earlier denied as well and the guy shouted on him. next he pointed to me...

transcript below;

V.o...good morning

me...good morning

V.o...your documents (I passed them)

V.o...where are u going in u.s?

Me; Detroit, Michigan

V.o...whats happening there? (facing his computer typing typing...)

Me...I'm going for holiday vacation

V.o...who invited you?

Me...my brother-in-law (who's an Akata...i didnt say akata o)

V.o...what do you do?

Me...I own a printing and publishing company and run a poultry farm.

V.o...How many staffs do you have?

Me...10 staffs

V.o...which of your business give you more income?

Me...it varies depending on the season of each of the business. tried to explain further on festive season and lots more. ( he keep nodding and typing like kilode)

V.o...where does your wife work?

Me...she work at bla bla

V.o..children?

Me...Yes (2 kids)

V.o...where did you school?

Me...I mentioned my school that i filled in ds160 form...he nodded

V.o...have u travelled out of Nigeria?

Me...Yes

V.o...where? ( He flipped through my passport and i told him the visa is on my expired passport, tried tp bring it out he nodded No)

Me...South Africa

V.o...typed, sip whatever he has in his jug probably cofee...handed me blue paper!

N.B...in my ds160, i fill does not apply where they ask monthly income.
he didnt ask how many days i want to spend like i filled 12 days in my ds160

All discussions less than 2 minutes!

Gurus in the house, i need your observations and when next i can re apply.

Thanks.

fabyom:
my interview is Thursday 11am and I will be coming from Ibadan that same day. pls how is the fuel situation in Lagos. I will leave Ibadan around 6-7a.m Sam day. I want to know if I will meet up. pls respond

Fyorgyn:




Thank you so much I really appreciate

No, I do not think you need a fit to fly that early.

For majority of airlines the fit to fly is required from 28 weeks of pregnancy. I just checked BA,Turkish, Etihad, Emirates... all said you can travel without a report up to your 28th week. Qatar airways says you do not have to come with a doctors certificate (aka fit to fly) but it is recommended to prevent delays at the airport.

I had to travel a lot (locally and internationally) during my pregnancy and was hardly asked for a fit to fly. The only time I got asked for a fit to fly was a local Dana air flight as I was going into the plane sef and I was 30 weeks gone at the time.

To be double sure, Please check with your preferred airline.

My advise is- if you are one of those women who have huge pregnancies (i.e. you are 15weeks but looks like you are giving birth tomorrow ), then you may need the doctors letter to show the gestational age. If your belle no comot too much- i honestly do not think you need one.

Again, check with your preferred airline.

All the best

valentino81:


Lol....good observation boss! but i never thought of it that way and i was considering the cost of travelling with families and the weather condition for the kids.
how soon can i reapply and whats the moderation I need to make.
more observations are still welcome.

temitayoolu:


cc jayfierce LadyGuinivere

Wifey got her visa. I'm so happy I thank God.

Would share transcripts later.

temitayoolu:
Smiles over ma'am your visa has been approved...

muskin:


V.o...whats is the purpose of your trip? (facing her computer typing typing...)
us...To attend my aunt's late husband remembrance

V.o...Can you please tell me your relationships, i mean the three of u?
Me...here is my brother and (paused smiling cos i didn't really know what to say), then i responded my aunt's son's wife brother

V.o...Smiled and repeated 'aunt's son's wife brother' then she said Ok.

Me...i sell kiddies wear, blah blah blah, tried to explain further,looking straight in her eyes but still tired (She kept on nodding,smiling,looking back straight in my eyes and typing at the same time

V.o...kept on typing, looked up and smiled at us,sip the water she has in her bottle... continued typing while we wait for about 5mins for her response, then she said sorry u do not qualify for this visa at this time, pls reapply next time,u r welcome and handed us the white paper!
Us...thank u,collected the paper and left.

NothingDoMe:
Honestly it seemed that the VO enjoyed the interview as did I. It's actually so comical. My Aunty's son wife brother. LMAO.

muskin:
Good Day Nlders, My hubby and I had our interview last year June but we were denied. This year, My brothers and i planned travelling for my aunt's late husband remembrance, Dec 12th we had our interview at Abuja embassy but visa was denied by a black female interviewer....

transcript below;

V.o...good morning
us...good morning

V.o...your passports (I passed them)
V.o...where are u going in u.s?
Me... Laurel, Maryland

V.o...whats is the purpose of your trip? (facing her computer typing typing...)
us...To attend my aunt's late husband remembrance

V.o...Can you please tell me your relationships, i mean the three of u?
Me...here is my brother and (paused smiling cos i didn't really know what to say), then i responded my aunt's son's wife brother

V.o...Smiled and repeated 'aunt's son's wife brother' then she said Ok.

V.o...turned to my cosin's wife brother, she said let start from you, what do you do?
Him...I am an architect

V.o...describe ur duties
Him...he described his duties(She was nodding and typing)

V.o...and ur brother is sponsoring your trip.
Him...yes

V.o...are you married
Him...no

V.o...any travelling experience
Him...none(She said Ok and still typing)

V.o...turned to my brother, what do you do?
Him...I am an executive business development officer

V.o...describe ur duties
Him...he described his duties(She was still nodding and typing)

V.o...since how long have u been employed.
Him...five years
V.o...five years and u said u are an executive business development officer, is it a family business?
Him...no
V.o...Then how come in five years and u became an executive business development officer?
Him...Through my qualificaion and hardwork...
V.o...Okay, nodding and typing

V.o...then looked up smiling and asked, are you married?
Him...yes, happily married and just got married early this year

V.o..children?
Him...My wife is presently pregnant

V.o...any travelling experience
Him...yes(She said Ok and still typing)

V.o...where? (Not looking at the passport)
Him...Dubai and Porto Novo, Benin Republic(She said Ok,nodding and still typing)

V.o...Then turned to me,smiled and said last but not the least, what do you do?
Me...at that time, i was already getting tired and not sure of what to say, so i responded Self-employed.
V.o...I mean, what do u do or sell?
Me...i sell kiddies wear, blah blah blah, tried to explain further,looking straight in her eyes but still tired (She kept on nodding,smiling,looking back straight in my eyes and typing at the same time )

V.o...How long have u been selling?
Me...since last year

V.o...are you married?
Me...yes


Thank you.

BornAgainMay:
Please, I currently have 700k in my account and I am just a secondary school teacher, earning less than 100k per month, I do freelancing to make ends meet.

Now, I want to travel to the States for Tourism, it will be probably be by April next year and by then, my money would av increased above 700k

I have lands I inherited from my father and I am the only son.

How do I prove my ties to Nigeria with the above listed and what's my probability of getting the visa?

MamaOO:

Sir, if I were the VO, I would deny you too. First, who spends millions to go and attend a remembrance in the US? Remembrance o, not even the burial oo. Your profile screams intending immigrant, honestly.

Two: The part I bolded in green, aunt's son's wife brother. This person is barely even related to you, if he/she even counts as a relative in the first place. I honestly thought you could have even done without that piece of information you gave to the VO, it did you more harm than it did good. You can even see when the VO repeated what you told him/her and nodded OK. If I were at the embassy with during your interview, I would have laughed!! You even get mind to talk that kain thing.

Three: A Executive Business Development Officer in five years?? Idongerrit too.

All in all, I would advise you not to reapply because your chances of getting visa with this story is very very low, and changing your story after the initial story you just gave will just solidify your intending immigrant tag. Sorry

LadyGuinivere:
@mamaoo in fact if I'm the VO, anyone that aunt invites will be denied.