veleta:
Hi guys, please for the interview waiver, if your previous visa was issued in UK and expired last year while you were resident there then you moved back to Nigeria, will you be eligible for the interview waiver?
Thanks.

Abdoor44:
Hello, gurus in the house...

I tried to schedule an appointment on the CGI website but unfortunately, i keep getting this error message attached below. Please I need urgent help.

Tilda25:
You will have to renew (Dropbox) in the UK as your previous visa was issued there, or book a regular appointment if you decide to renew in Nigeria.

Tilda25:
You will have to renew (Dropbox) in the UK as your previous visa was issued there, or book a regular appointment if you decide to renew in Nigeria.

EuniceDee:


My last visa was issued in Toronto, and I submitted IW in Lagos last week Wednesday. If it mattered, then it must have been in the past. Check the appointment confirmation I attached, nothing was written in regards to last visa location.

Dampops:
No pun intended, has the visa been issued?

EuniceDee:

No pun taken… It hasn’t, as I mentioned above, I submitted on Wednesday, so probably this week. In addition to the fact that this condition isn’t currently on their website, appointment booking questions, or the confirmation letter, as an interview waiver qualification. I understand that this might have been a previous condition. Also, people need to read to understand, as the following statement was what some people misinterpreted”

For B1/B2 visa holders:
• The applicant is a Nigerian passport holder; if not a Nigerian passport holder, the applicant principally resides in Nigeria and their last visa was issued in Nigeria;

So, as long as you are a citizen/passport holder of Nigeria, it works.

lifting:
Hi guys! Please I have a question maybe you all can throw some answers. A friend of mine is planning to apply for a student visa (Italy)but he was told that his documents will be verified and authenticated. Now this is the issue, in 2020 he applied for a us visa (with the help of an agent) he was told to bring down his age on his international passport which he did but yet he was denied visa. This time he doesn’t want to use an agent so he is doing everything by himself, wat is your advice since his birth certificate is carry a different date and his passport is carrying a different date??

Dampops:
In your mind, you already know the answer. Give him that advice…

That said, this is one of the dangers of using an agent especially those ones that misrepresent information just to achieve an objective.

2020 is just few years ago, so I’m sure that your friend’s details are still fresh with the embassy. Any misinformation can earn him a 10 year ban…and it could affect future UK and Canada applications.
This is my opinion o, I’m not a guru yet…

Abdoor44:
Hello, gurus in the house...

I tried to schedule an appointment on the CGI website but unfortunately, i keep getting this error message attached below. Please i need urgent help.

Nadnad:
Update
Been very busy had to travel for a burial
Picked my passport on Wednesday and it says come to the embassy any thur btw 6:39 to 9:30
I went the following day 10/03.

Vo where are you going I answered and said vacation however I made a mistake and chose B2 as my last visa was B2
VO where are you going , I answered
VO you know the address , I answered
VO how many kids do you have I answered
Vo where do did you have them I answered
Do you intend to use Medicals in the next two years I said no , I no get belle
Where do u work I answered what do you do there’s I answered and she said visa approved

There were a lot of denial for those that stayed longer than they filled on the ds 160
Those that their families went and never returned so many things , a couple was banned for life from the US . Pregnant woman denied that it is no longer allowed to give birth in the US and many more
All of us were under 221g
Apologies for the typo

sappy1981:
Good Morning Nadnad,

I was one of the fortunate few to get my visa approved after the first used for Child birth purposes on that day. The VO was very firm and denied all who had stayed longer than the declared period on the DS 160 form.

Its a bad story for the couple banned from the USA for life. It is well.

MaryAndrews:
Wow. Congratulations.
Please can you share your transcript when you have the time.
Was your last visa issued specifically for childbirth?
If not, did you send an email to the embassy before travelling to give birth? And did you stay longer than the time you put on your DS160

fekeoshomoshi:
Hello gurus,

Someone submitted an IW document on the 1st of March with that of his wife as dependant, by 4th March, the wife status shows 'Issued' and she received a mail in her personal email that her document is ready for pickup, she picked up her passport with visa on Friday, 11th March. As at today, the man status shows 'passport still with the US embassy', the man is worried because he his the principal applicant and his passport is still not ready for pickup while his wife got hers. Note: tomorrow make 2weeks he dropped the document.

Please, what could be the cause of the delay?

Should the man call or email the embassy or keep expecting his pickup mail?

thank you.

Dampops:
Please confirm from the man what he saw when he tracked his own application. Did it say “issued” or “refused”; or even “administrative processing”?

In any case, he should be patient. Calls or emails won’t amount to anything…

fekeoshomoshi:
He said "Refused" since on the 7th of March.

justwise:
Welcome to part 4 of this thread. Old things must pass away, and new things take effect!n (Although the info in Parts 1, 2 and 3 remain priceless and Must/Ought to be read by any serious applicant.Part 2 was wonderful. Lots of lovely people offering great advice. Each in their own unique style. You guys rock!!! You know yourselves.

For enquiries relating to likely interview questions and self evaluation, kindly go through both parts 1 and 2 of this threyou have a fair knowledge of answers to such questions.

Kindly note that this is a do it yourself thread. Nobody here is an agent. Nobody is a VO, hence cannot authoritatively predict your chances of visa success .

Happy reading and good luck to all the honest visa seekers!

Please see part 1 here for reference:
https://www.nairaland.com/608780/usa-visit-visa/322#38856287

See part 2 here for reference https://www.nairaland.com/2656320/usa-visit-visa-part-2

For part 3

https://www.nairaland.com/4116999/usa-visit-visa-part-3/507#77029195

Due to the fact that some questions are frequently asked, repeated and retreated, the links to the questions are contained herein for easy reference
For instructions and documents required for the application
http://nigeria.usembassy.gov/mobile//non-immigrant_visas.html

To book appointment and fill DS 160
http://nigeria.usembassy.gov/mobile//niv_appointmnent_instructions.html

Note:The steps for the whole process is set out step by step. For your own good, adhere. If not, a possibility exists that the final ds 160 number will be different from the one used to book the appointment . Applicants in those situations will neither be allowed to enter the embassy nor will they be interviewed.
In the event of such an occurence, kindly call/email the embassy to sort it out .

Peraventure you wish to change a detail in an already submitted ds 160, fill a new one, submit and call/email the embassy

For US embassy contact Nos and email
http://nigeria.usembassy.gov/mobile/contact.html

For video interviews with actual VOs on frequently asked Questions
https://www.nairaland.com/2656320/usa-visit-visa-part-2/180#47174473

https://plus.google.com/app/basic/s/%23AsktheVOs

For documents : http://nigeria.usembassy.gov/mobile//non-immigrant_visas.html

For sample transcripts of some interviews (as posted by the users of this thread) Please check this link https://www.nairaland.com/download/4692218


Finally, Lying on your ds 160 or during the interview is misrepresentation and a crime. This thread's aim is not to teach / coach applicants on how to lie. The truth is ALWAYS the best course of action no matter the situation. Please DO NOT ask about how to misrepresent on this thread.

I'm grateful to God that I am alive to create this new part. And for the several friends I have made hereon.

Thank you.
Humbly
LadyGuinivere

Shemadex:
Good day nairaland
Pls I want to ask if I can create account to check appointment date without payment?

lifting:
Hi guys! Please I have a question maybe you all can throw some answers. A friend of mine is planning to apply for a student visa (Italy)but he was told that his documents will be verified and authenticated. Now this is the issue, in 2020 he applied for a us visa (with the help of an agent) he was told to bring down his age on his international passport which he did but yet he was denied visa. This time he doesn’t want to use an agent so he is doing everything by himself, wat is your advice since his birth certificate is carry a different date and his passport is carrying a different date??

TWoods:


His passport did not carry a different date of birth by magic. He voluntarily agreed to falsify his age on his passport. He should carry his own cross.

amjustme2:
IW is only Lagos for now,

If you want IW you must choose lagos,
Otherwise you can follow regular appointment with Abuja.

sappy1981:
Good Morning Nadnad,

I was one of the fortunate few to get my visa approved after the first used for Child birth purposes on that day. The VO was very firm and denied all who had stayed longer than the declared period on the DS 160 form.

Its a bad story for the couple banned from the USA for life. It is well.

Donlino1992:
You have to keep checking 3 times a day. Between 9am to 11am. They usually release new date around this time. Or better still join the Telegram group.

Gvstavo:
Sorry about your mom's delay, did she overstay her visa by 4months or she spent 4months more than the stipulated time on her DS-160 when she applied. I'm just curious because my mom may be in similar situation, she spent 4 and half months on her last visit due to covid travel restrictions but she returned to Nigeria before her visa expired.

shithapuns:
so in filling the ds 160 form, in my attempt to start my dropbox application i see LAgos or ABUJA, lagos has not been good to me thus i always prefer abuja, now i want to know if one can change this location on the form afterwards, or does this have any effect on the dropbox thing?.i want to still pick abuja