fifeayanfehanmi:
thanks everyone for all the inputs I got on this platform. I got my visa approved yesterday...virgin passport,single,no travel history and all the documents I went with were not even checked.I have been following this thread for over 3months.had to start reading from part 1, to part 2 and part 3.first time commenting.

Armadaij:
I have been a silent reader (a member of the silent readers association of this group you'll say) since about 3 months ago. I took my time to skim through part 1, read part 2 into detail and I've been following part 3 so religiously.

Our Interview (I, Darling Wife & Son) went for our interview yesterday at 7:30AM and below is the transcript:

I need to thank the brains behind this platform immensely for ensuring the sustainability of the platform and standing resolute in the face of all sorts of insults and castigation.

The advices that everyone brings to bare is unquantifiable and may the FORCE reward each and all accordingly.

I wish intending applicants and those reapplying good luck

seyewest:


Congrats... Which of the Embassy?
Thank you for the prayer it is needed.

Armadaij:


Lagos (Walter Carrington)

Armadaij:
I have been a silent reader (a member of the silent readers association of this group you'll say) since about 3 months ago. I took my time to skim through part 1, read part 2 into detail and I've been following part 3 so religiously.

Our Interview (I, Darling Wife & Son) went for our interview yesterday at 7:30AM and below is the transcript:


VO: Good morning

I and DWF: Good morning (together, smiling)

Me: Carried our son in a carrier. He had slept off while waiting on the queue for fingerprint capture having gone through the preliminary clearance

VO: Passports please

Me: Gave him.

VO: why are you going to the US?

Me: We are going to Houston Texas for family vacation and to visit my brother who tried to attend our wedding in October 2015 but couldn't make it due to his intense work schedule at the firm he was working with at the time. We have also been wanting to take the vacation and visit on his request since then but our work schedule and our inability to synchronise our leave wouldn't allow us

VO : (cuts in) how long are u going for?

Me: 14days.

VO: What do you do? (That was the VO's undoing....)

Me: I'm the Head of IT for blablabla managing the entire IT enterprise infrastructure across blablabla (mentioned all the regions my company covers) ......I oversee. ...bla bla bla (until the VO stopped me).....sincerely, I needed a stopping.

VO: How much is your salary? (Gbam!...another land mine just triggered by VO)

Me: I earn approximately blablabla, exclusive of revenue generated from the annual rentals of my real estate and also incomes from private IT consultancy to SME's
All the while, DWF was smiling and looking straight into the VO's eyes.

VO : Madam, what do you do?

DWF: I'm an assistant manager, sales in an IT sales and solutions company, blablabla....... I build and maintain close relationship btw blablabla... and her customers in particular sectors like blablabla and blablabla, till VO stopped her.

VO: (to me), tell me about IT Infrastructure. ....(inadvertently unleashed the dragon) that was how I went on a roll.....when I join blablabla....there was nothing like structure as the entire network was on a WORKGROUP, So I commenced the design of a full fledge domain infrastructure, implemented on blablabla Server blablabla R2 Datacenter Edition mounted on blablabla Server Machine and hosting over 7 VMs representing core services delivered on the infrastructure....... VO couldn't help but smile through my long epistle until and had to stop me after a while.

VO: How long have you worked for?

Me: I'll be 7 years by February ending

VO: you madam (to DWF)

DWF: I'll be 7 by April ending

VO: Have you travelled before ?

Me and DWF at the same time: Yes.

VO: Flips through my passport rapidly

Me: Given my job role, I have travelled between Nigeria and Ghana multiple times...while at it, I noticed he was trying to check through DWF's passport and taking I initiative, I immediately said - - you may want to see this (passing DWF's old passport containing her trip to Ghana in 2011 to him)

VO: Flips through the passport, checking the entry and exit stamps seems to be amused about the Bank's stamp of the $ amount of PTA purchased for the trip at the time, smiles and returned it to me.

VO: Do you have any other child or children?

DWF and I : No, he's only 8 months, DWF added.

VO: Went back to his computer and started typing away as if he was on a hacking adventure......and the typing continued like it was going to be for eternity only for him to lift his head after about 2 minutes beaming with smile and the magic sentence spilled from his mouth......Your VISA has been approved! ("Gbam!!!" - not part of the sentence).

DFW just packed all we had resting on the platform and didn't wait to hear the rest.

My hand of its own accord outstretched to collect the white paper whilst I managed to mutter the words "Have a nice day and happy new year"

I practically floated on air out of the building.

Rushed to catch up with DFW and told her to keep a straight face because I wasn't ready to give shishi to no security. One even tried asking how it went, we just walked past completely hushed.


NB:

I was denied F1 back in July 2006 for not having enough tie and went ahead to study an almost identical course in the University here in Nigeria.

I have since been working after graduation.

Went to the embassy with, introductory letter from office, salary breakdown, statement of accounts - DWF's and mine, Properties documents, training and school certificates but not a single document was checked.

Elder brother is a citizen while younger sister (non-immigrant) is presently attending a University for Masters

I need to thank the brains behind this platform immensely for ensuring the sustainability of the platform and standing resolute in the face of all sorts of insults and castigation.

The advices that everyone brings to bare is unquantifiable and may the FORCE reward each and all accordingly.

I wish intending applicants and those reapplying good luck

fifeayanfehanmi:
thanks everyone for all the inputs I got on this platform. I got my visa approved yesterday...virgin passport,single,no travel history and all the documents I went with were not even checked.I have been following this thread for over 3months.had to start reading from part 1, to part 2 and part 3.first time commenting.

tswise:


Woww.. Congratulations. Mine is next week. I pray for positive result like yours. Please share your transcript.

OmoBendel24:


Congratulations.... And you write a whole lot well too, for me! Have a great and fun filled trip.

Would have loved to ask something about the PTA part, but I think I will pass. Regards....

coldsummer:



Yeye boy. see you don run come here. hahahhhaa. I think i should officially report you to HR. Remember when server go dey down you dey busy dey read this thread for office evil child. Anyway i am really happy this paid off. phew. yet you find it HARD to respect me. Kilode. You are very rude sha.

Congrats, I still hate you.




People, when you ask questions and we say go and read from the start, it´s not to punish you. Its basically to make you have full understanding of how that very questions have been answered before.

Again take your time to read. there is no rush.

Armadaij:
I have been a silent reader (a member of the silent readers association of this group you'll say) since about 3 months ago. I took my time to skim through part 1, read part 2 into detail and I've been following part 3 so religiously.

Our Interview (I, Darling Wife & Son) went for our interview yesterday at 7:30AM and below is the transcript:
Congratulation to you guys

VO: Good morning

I and DWF: Good morning (together, smiling)

Me: Carried our son in a carrier. He had slept off while waiting on the queue for fingerprint capture having gone through the preliminary clearance

VO: Passports please

Me: Gave him.

VO: why are you going to the US?

Me: We are going to Houston Texas for family vacation and to visit my brother who tried to attend our wedding in October 2015 but couldn't make it due to his intense work schedule at the firm he was working with at the time. We have also been wanting to take the vacation and visit on his request since then but our work schedule and our inability to synchronise our leave wouldn't allow us

VO : (cuts in) how long are u going for?

Me: 14days.

VO: What do you do? (That was the VO's undoing....)

Me: I'm the Head of IT for blablabla managing the entire IT enterprise infrastructure across blablabla (mentioned all the regions my company covers) ......I oversee. ...bla bla bla (until the VO stopped me).....sincerely, I needed a stopping.

VO: How much is your salary? (Gbam!...another land mine just triggered by VO)

Me: I earn approximately blablabla, exclusive of revenue generated from the annual rentals of my real estate and also incomes from private IT consultancy to SME's
All the while, DWF was smiling and looking straight into the VO's eyes.

VO : Madam, what do you do?

DWF: I'm an assistant manager, sales in an IT sales and solutions company, blablabla....... I build and maintain close relationship btw blablabla... and her customers in particular sectors like blablabla and blablabla, till VO stopped her.

VO: (to me), tell me about IT Infrastructure. ....(inadvertently unleashed the dragon) that was how I went on a roll.....when I join blablabla....there was nothing like structure as the entire network was on a WORKGROUP, So I commenced the design of a full fledge domain infrastructure, implemented on blablabla Server blablabla R2 Datacenter Edition mounted on blablabla Server Machine and hosting over 7 VMs representing core services delivered on the infrastructure....... VO couldn't help but smile through my long epistle until and had to stop me after a while.

VO: How long have you worked for?

Me: I'll be 7 years by February ending

VO: you madam (to DWF)

DWF: I'll be 7 by April ending

VO: Have you travelled before ?

Me and DWF at the same time: Yes.

VO: Flips through my passport rapidly

Me: Given my job role, I have travelled between Nigeria and Ghana multiple times...while at it, I noticed he was trying to check through DWF's passport and taking I initiative, I immediately said - - you may want to see this (passing DWF's old passport containing her trip to Ghana in 2011 to him)

VO: Flips through the passport, checking the entry and exit stamps seems to be amused about the Bank's stamp of the $ amount of PTA purchased for the trip at the time, smiles and returned it to me.

VO: Do you have any other child or children?

DWF and I : No, he's only 8 months, DWF added.

VO: Went back to his computer and started typing away as if he was on a hacking adventure......and the typing continued like it was going to be for eternity only for him to lift his head after about 2 minutes beaming with smile and the magic sentence spilled from his mouth......Your VISA has been approved! ("Gbam!!!" - not part of the sentence).

DFW just packed all we had resting on the platform and didn't wait to hear the rest.

My hand of its own accord outstretched to collect the white paper whilst I managed to mutter the words "Have a nice day and happy new year"

I practically floated on air out of the building.

Rushed to catch up with DFW and told her to keep a straight face because I wasn't ready to give shishi to no security. One even tried asking how it went, we just walked past completely hushed.


NB:

I was denied F1 back in July 2006 for not having enough tie and went ahead to study an almost identical course in the University here in Nigeria.

I have since been working after graduation.

Went to the embassy with, introductory letter from office, salary breakdown, statement of accounts - DWF's and mine, Properties documents, training and school certificates but not a single document was checked.

Elder brother is a citizen while younger sister (non-immigrant) is presently attending a University for Masters

I need to thank the brains behind this platform immensely for ensuring the sustainability of the platform and standing resolute in the face of all sorts of insults and castigation.

The advices that everyone brings to bare is unquantifiable and may the FORCE reward each and all accordingly.

I wish intending applicants and those reapplying good luck

OmoluabiBigsam:
Please I need urgent advise.
I applied to attend a seminar in Las Vegas but could not make it in December due to work pressure.
Now, I am set to attend another in Atlanta organised by same Establishment but different subject matter.
Someone said I must first visit the location or state indicated in my visa application?
Pls advise urgently.

Amybest123:
Hi my good people. Never new a forum of this nature exists and I've been cracking my brain like....�
Pls I need ur assistance on how to apply for b1/b2 visa for my 12yr old son. I have a valid b1/b2 visa and have travelled to the US 5times. I'd want to take my son with me on my next trip.

My questions are:
1. What are the required documents that may be required?
2. What are the expected questions for him/me?
3. What are his chances of getting the visa approval?

NB: He has other younger siblings who are not going with us. Note also that his father is late and I'd be going with his death cert.

Iyanu6000:
Good Evening All,

My Dad finally agreed we go on a vacation, he is a pharmacist, he works with the state government , been the head of his department, he hardly have time...Each time is on his leave, he will be called to resume back...It was so bad that when he wanted to travel to UK...he was granted the VISA but the work didn't allow him.

We all don't have travel history...please what is our chances of getting a visa approved....I don't know his salary but I know we are comfortable enough.

seyewest:

gemcn:
kindly give me your perspectives on this...

my wife is 3 month pregnant and we plan on going for family vacation in April with our daughter. we do not intend to give birth in USA cos its not currently in our budget.

so we want to apply for a vacation visa. we do have people we know in USA, but just intends to stay in hotel for the duration of the vacation.

now my question is this....

1. do we need to declare my wife is pregnant at the interview even if we are not asked? because I am suspecting my April, when we intend to travel, the pregnancy will obviously be showing, which may arouse suspicions at the POE even though she will not be due till 3 months time after the intended travel date and we are spending just 2 weeks in the USA for vacation.

2. I see they keep .....

gemcn:




any thoughts on this Sir?

seyewest:

If you go through the 2nd and 3rd thread you will see an exact case like this.....

sugah:
Gemcn
If you are absolutely sure you do not intend to give birth in the US, then one way to go about it is declaring your pregnancy at the interview and insisting you do not plan to give birth...for good measure you can tell the VO to make a note on the transcript saying you voluntarily declared your pregnancy but do not wish to birth with the visa.

Another option is planning the vacation for after your baby arrives.

victory2017:

Good evening my people, God bless you for your great assistance here. I am a silent reader and hv read part 1, part 2 now in part 3.

I will be going for my interview next month pls l need your view on this:. If the VO asked why are you going to the US? Can l answer this way: see below

I'm going on vacation to fulfill my promise of giving myself a special treat for my 40th birthday.

Note:. Clocked 40 last year October but work bottleneck & end of year prevented my leave approval. Also am married wt two children. Traveling alone.

@LadyGuinivere, Omobendel, Seyewest etc....


Thank you.