purplecircle:
Dear VO,

Please advice visa expires in 7 months is it advisable to travel in say May before it expires.

Hello purplecircle,

If your visa is valid, you are welcome to travel on it as long as your purpose of travel is appropriate for your visa class.

Regards,
Abuja NIV Team

tobithedancer:
Greetings my VO. Pls I want to ask u this question. If my B1B2 visa expires on March 30, 2016, when is the maximum time I can travel to the US ? In other words, with my visit visa expiring on the 30th of March, 2016, can I still use the same visa to travel and depart Nigeria on the 25th of March, 2016, ( 5 days before the visa expires ), and if yes, on my arrival at the POE, will I still likely be given 6 months at the POE ?
Secondly, can someone visits the US twice in the space of 3 months apart, and spending like 10 days each on each visit ?
Thanks

Hello tobithedancer,

You can enter the United States at any time before your visa expires.

Regards,
Abuja NIV Team

Hello VO,

Am not sure if this is the right thread for this. However please say something cus I believe you.

My wife is a US legal permanent resident and wants to file for her citizenship but she will like to know if she's on the right track.

1. She got into the US after her father filed foe the whole family in April 2010, but during her first year (2010-2011) she mostly travel back to Nigeria bcus of her undergraduate program though during every break she goes back to the US.

2. In 2012 she was not in the US from July 2012-June 2013 because of her compulsory service in Nigeria called Nigeria Youth Service Corps.

3. She returned back to the US in June 2013 and had been around working, paying tax and other duties since then.

My question is this, can she go ahead to file for her citizenship considering she got in April 2010 and it's now 2016. This makes it 6years in general and it's in accordance to the required duration of years (5years) for a LPR to file for citizenship. Please note that all other require are met.

Best Regards.

Dear,
Need this urgently, an interview scheduled for Monday 25th January 2016 was rescheduled on Wednesday 20th January and a Saturday February 6 2016 picked and I heard thereafter that embassy will not be opened for weekend. I want your clarification on this and way out if they indeed will be closed

Hello NIV Team,

I was on an L2 visa in the US in 2011 but got an H1B petition approved while in the US in October 2012 so I never got it stamped. I then left the US in July 2013. I just had my former employer in the US offer me a job again with the intention of revalidating the H1B status I was granted in 2012.
Kindly advise of all the support documents I would need for the H1B visa stamp in Nigeria asides from the I-797 petition appoval.

Regards

Good day,

My visiting visa will expire 15th oct 2016.Can i put in for the drop box renewal option in Aug .I will be out of lagos from aug ending till oct ending on training as a result of which i will not be available for the renewal in oct,and i intend to travel to the usa for vacation by nov 2.Also What documents are required for the reneal for myself and my little kids.Will i need to submit their birth certificates?
Thank you in anticipation of your swift response.

olusola009:
Hello VO,

Am not sure if this is the right thread for this. However please say something cus I believe you.

My wife is a US legal permanent resident and wants to file for her citizenship but she will like to know if she's on the right track.

1. She got into the US after her father filed foe the whole family in April 2010, but during her first year (2010-2011) she mostly travel back to Nigeria bcus of her undergraduate program though during every break she goes back to the US.

2. In 2012 she was not in the US from July 2012-June 2013 because of her compulsory service in Nigeria called Nigeria Youth Service Corps.

3. She returned back to the US in June 2013 and had been around working, paying tax and other duties since then.

My question is this, can she go ahead to file for her citizenship considering she got in April 2010 and it's now 2016. This makes it 6years in general and it's in accordance to the required duration of years (5years) for a LPR to file for citizenship. Please note that all other require are met.

Best Regards.

Hello olusola009,

This is the non-immigrant thread. Looks like you found our immigrant thread. That is the appropriate place for this question.

Regards,
Abuja NIV Team

Good day. Hello I have a question I am a US citizen I filed a k1 visa for my fiancé but on the day of his interview they told him we are married and that is Nigeria law but the thing is I have no marriage document so am coming back to Nigeria soon just want to know what I can do once am in Nigeria to get my husband to go back to the state with me cause now we will be having a marriage document. What can I do please

Good day VO. My husband and I as well as our daughter were issued a B1/B2 visa for 2 years. We want to renew the visa which expired last year through drop box, but l gave birth after we got the visa and the baby will not be qualified for drop box according to the guidelines? Please my question is do we apply through drop box while we go for a separate visa for the baby? Or do we all appear for a fresh B1B2 visa? Thanks

danowena:


Dear VO,
Please going from what you said earlier on, how true is the above bolded? Can one legally send a child that is below 3yrs to a daycare (play group) on a b1/b2 visit visa?

Hello danowena,

Daycare is the equivalent of hiring someone to babysit your child while you go out for the night. It is not education and does not require a special visa as such. Education including and beyond kindergarten (whether public or private), however, is not allowed on a B1/B2 visa.

Regards,
Abuja NIV Team

infofirst:
Dear,
Need this urgently, an interview scheduled for Monday 25th January 2016 was rescheduled on Wednesday 20th January and a Saturday February 6 2016 picked and I heard thereafter that embassy will not be opened for weekend. I want your clarification on this and way out if they indeed will be closed

Hello infofirst,

The Consulate in Lagos will be having appointments on Saturday, February 6th. The Embassy in Abuja will be closed that day.

Regards,
Abuja NIV Team

deoladtop:
Good day,

My visiting visa will expire 15th oct 2016.Can i put in for the drop box renewal option in Aug .I will be out of lagos from aug ending till oct ending on training as a result of which i will not be available for the renewal in oct,and i intend to travel to the usa for vacation by nov 2.Also What documents are required for the reneal for myself and my little kids.Will i need to submit their birth certificates?
Thank you in anticipation of your swift response.

Hello deoladtop,

You can certainly apply in August. You can find out more about dropbox and the relevant documents here --> http://www.ustraveldocs.com/ng/ng-niv-visarenew.asp

Regards,
Abuja NIV Team

Catherinebango:
Good day. Hello I have a question I am a US citizen I filed a k1 visa for my fiancé but on the day of his interview they told him we are married and that is Nigeria law but the thing is I have no marriage document so am coming back to Nigeria soon just want to know what I can do once am in Nigeria to get my husband to go back to the state with me cause now we will be having a marriage document. What can I do please

Hello Catherinebango,

This is a question that should go on our Immigrant Visa thread.

Regards,
Abuja NIV Team

walmart:
Good day VO. My husband and I as well as our daughter were issued a B1/B2 visa for 2 years. We want to renew the visa which expired last year through drop box, but l gave birth after we got the visa and the baby will not be qualified for drop box according to the guidelines? Please my question is do we apply through drop box while we go for a separate visa for the baby? Or do we all appear for a fresh B1B2 visa? Thanks

Hello walmart,

Your family can apply via dropbox but your baby will need to apply in person. You, of course, can accompany the baby to the interview. You are also welcome to apply together in person if that is more convenient.

Regards,
Abuja NIV Team

FilsdeDieu:
Hello NIV Team,

I was on an L2 visa in the US in 2011 but got an H1B petition approved while in the US in October 2012 so I never got it stamped. I then left the US in July 2013. I just had my former employer in the US offer me a job again with the intention of revalidating the H1B status I was granted in 2012.
Kindly advise of all the support documents I would need for the H1B visa stamp in Nigeria asides from the I-797 petition appoval.

Regards

Hello FilsdeDieu,

For the interview you will need your passport, confirmation page, and I-797 petition. The online application will take you through the process --> http://www.ustraveldocs.com/ng/

Regards,
Abuja NIV Team

Hello,
Please I have some questions to ask concerning US F-1 visa. I recently applied for an F-1 visa in us consulate in lagos,NG on the 17th of december 2015 where i got rejected under section 214(b). The consular only asked me if i was a student which i replied, then asked me why i chose houston,TX, i replied and lastly asked me if i have any relative in the US, i said NO and he said i am not eligible for a US visa. Although there is a guy who happens to be my mothers cousin who studies in chicago,IL for 3 years now. But i don't know if he is in the US anymore, i don't have his number nor do we have thesame surnames. That was why i filled NO in my Ds-160. Secondly is there is a man who happens to be my fathers friend who is now a us citizen, he helped me to pay my sevis fee in the US because of CBN's western union restrictions. Could it be that i was rejected because of my fathers friend? Because he travelled to the US and never returned. Now i want to fill a new ds-160 form, would it be advisable to include the man as a relative and as well my moms cousin? And also is it advisable to go for a new interview 3months before my program start date? Lastly, i am having problem with my travel history, i have visited benin republic, united arab emirates, Qatar, ethiopia, Egypt and china where i lived for a year and a half. The problem is that benin republic that i visited for 7days, i didn't use any document to enter there, i used the border in lagos where i told the officials there that i was going there to do something and i will be back and settled them which they allowed me to go. Is it advisable to fill benin republic in my travel history still even though there is no stamp of proof in my 2passports that i visited there?

Best Regards

Hello,
Good day and see below my concerns.
I live and work in Nigeria while I'm dating a US citizen resident in the US.
She was in Nigeria during the Christmas break for 2 weeks and I was her host.
We intend to get married in December 2016 and I want to travel to the US this summer to see her parents and declare my intentions for their daughter.
I intend to spend just 3 weeks.
My questions are :
1. What type of visa do I need? A K1 or a B1?
2. If a K1, what will be the resulting outcome if we don't get married on my visit? (In as much as she's my fiancée, we don't intend to get married in my first visit)

Regards,

please how do i apply for a change of intent on my B1/B2 visa

Rahmeek:
Hello,
Please I have some questions to ask concerning US F-1 visa. I recently applied for an F-1 visa in us consulate in lagos,NG on the 17th of december 2015 where i got rejected under section 214(b). The consular only asked me if i was a student which i replied, then asked me why i chose houston,TX, i replied and lastly asked me if i have any relative in the US, i said NO and he said i am not eligible for a US visa. Although there is a guy who happens to be my mothers cousin who studies in chicago,IL for 3 years now. But i don't know if he is in the US anymore, i don't have his number nor do we have thesame surnames. That was why i filled NO in my Ds-160. Secondly is there is a man who happens to be my fathers friend who is now a us citizen, he helped me to pay my sevis fee in the US because of CBN's western union restrictions. Could it be that i was rejected because of my fathers friend? Because he travelled to the US and never returned. Now i want to fill a new ds-160 form, would it be advisable to include the man as a relative and as well my moms cousin? And also is it advisable to go for a new interview 3months before my program start date? Lastly, i am having problem with my travel history, i have visited benin republic, united arab emirates, Qatar, ethiopia, Egypt and china where i lived for a year and a half. The problem is that benin republic that i visited for 7days, i didn't use any document to enter there, i used the border in lagos where i told the officials there that i was going there to do something and i will be back and settled them which they allowed me to go. Is it advisable to fill benin republic in my travel history still even though there is no stamp of proof in my 2passports that i visited there?

Best Regards

Hello Rahmeek,

Firstly, I would advise you NOT to reapply unless something in your situation has changed. You were informed that you did not qualify for the visa. If everything remains the same, so will the outcome of any additional applications.

Secondly, there are many reasons why someone could be refused a visa. Having friends or contacts who violate their visas reflects poorly on you as a candidate.

Thirdly, put all travel in your application.


Regards,
Abuja NIV Team

kkesh:
Hello,
Good day and see below my concerns.
I live and work in Nigeria while I'm dating a US citizen resident in the US.
She was in Nigeria during the Christmas break for 2 weeks and I was her host.
We intend to get married in December 2016 and I want to travel to the US this summer to see her parents and declare my intentions for their daughter.
I intend to spend just 3 weeks.
My questions are :
1. What type of visa do I need? A K1 or a B1?
2. If a K1, what will be the resulting outcome if we don't get married on my visit? (In as much as she's my fiancée, we don't intend to get married in my first visit)

Regards,

Hello kkesh,

The answer for both questions is that you should only get a K1 if you intend to get married within 90 days. If you are just going to visit and WILL NOT get married, a B1/B2 would be appropriate.

Regards,
Abuja NIV Team

blue355:
please how do i apply for a change of intent on my B1/B2 visa

Hello blue 355,

There is no formal process for changing your intent. You are expected to be honest and transparent during your interview. If your intent changes, it might be result in difficulties at the border or in renewing your visa.

Regards,
Abuja NIV Team

Hello VO
Pls I want to apply for b1/2 by February with my wife and son,but we just came back from ghana yesterday,only my passport with my wife own was stamped because we hv nt collected my son own. Hope it won't affect us on d issue of travel out with family?

brotundes:
Hello VO
Pls I want to apply for b1/2 by February with my wife and son,but we just came back from ghana yesterday,only my passport with my wife own was stamped because we hv nt collected my son own. Hope it won't affect us on d issue of travel out with family?

Hello brotundes,

If it comes up at the interview just explain the situation.

Regards,
Abuja NIV Team

Dear VO,
Our B1/B2 (my wife and I) would expire in August 2016. We are both qualified for dropbox. We plan to apply for renewal in June this year as I am planing to attend a conference in Atlanta this November in which she will be accompany me. However, she now has British passport issued to her last August. My question is can she travel with me using her British passport without a visa. Will she have problem at POE having entered the US previously as a Nigerian. Does she need to complete any documentation prior to arrival in the US. Would you advise that she also renew her B1/B2 visa in spite of her British passport.

Hello,
Could it also be that he decided to deny me the Visa because i was scared and nervous when answering his questions? Although to the best of my knowledge i answered him with accurate answers just that i was nervous, it is my nature since i was little, i am always scared to answer questions in class or public places and lastly, you didn't answer my question about attending an interview 3 months before my program start date, is it possible? If "yes" can i go with my sponsors bank statement from may 2015 - december 2015 for an interview scheduled for febuary 2016? Or do i need to get a new statement? Or go with his pay slips

have been a silent reader on this forum...please i have a question and i will need your sincere reply...i have a immigrant visa recommend for revoke during my last interview..now am planning on applying for a visiting visa to visit my spouse but my concern is that am not working yet and since am having a pending immigrant application....whats my chance of getting the visiting visa and my intention is to return to Nigeria,after sometimes

Hello,
My good people,
I intend traveling to US by February on a business trip(yet to apply for a visa). I run a commercial transport company with just 18 American buses - Chevrolet Express and Ford E series. Some of these buses are becoming unfit for passengers safety, so the need to travel to the US to buy and replace 6 among them.
In 2008, I was issued 3 Shengen Visas and i used 2 to visit some shegen countries.
*Please i want to know if the previous visas amounts to anything since there were not issued within the last 5 years and are on a different passport.
*Will it make sense if I inform the vo that apart from running a transport business that i am a Publisher of a monthly magazine, since my purpose of traveling to US is to buy buses for my fleet?

Pls, I am married and we have a lovely daughter.
Thank you all for the good work you are doing here.
God bless.

.

Dear VO,

My dad applied for my immigrant visa as an unmarried daughter. My interview is in couple of weeks time and I also happen to find out am pregnant. Will this raise any issues. Would greatly appreciate your feedback. Kind regards

Hello sir,

I am going for an interview in abuja next month with my family comprising of my wife and two daughter. I have being to Belarus, kenya and South Africa before but my family still have Virgin passport. Please what's the percentage they will issue the visa ?

Thanks