Moniro:
Travelling to the us for the first time wit a visit visa, do i need a round trip airline ticket or only a one way trip airline ticket

You need a round trip ticket, besides no airline would allow you to board with a one-way ticket (except immigrants and students on F1 visa) and it's also not economical.

Ramj:


@Bawo4199

This ur name is funny 4199 hmmmm.

Anyway i hope this your story is true. If it is then you are sooo sooo lucky.

Lets not leave ourselves to fate and chance. You caould have found yourself back in Naija for such high level os lack of preparation.

You dont know you dont know and honestly you wont know when you find yourself back in Naija.

Please people - lets make it a point of duty to get info of people we would be staying with of you have family, their status, where they work and such info.

Well lucky you shaa.

Enjoy America and please done 4199 them oooo.
heheheheh

bawo4199 is a simple username which no supposed hacker will easily guess. And I don't see any reason to lie to u guys after so many things I learned here. Just upload 2 pix one in doha Qatar and the other in Atlanta and remember I came with my family

like seriously.. Please buy a return a ticket ooooo

Moniro:
Travelling to the us for the first time wit a visit visa, do i need a round trip airline ticket or only a one way trip airline ticket

Moniro:
Travelling to the us for the first time wit a visit visa, do i need a round trip airline ticket or only a one way trip airline ticket

Sure you need a return ticket and no airline will allow you fly with a one way ticket... Do you have plan to return to Nigeria at all?

Bawo4199:

bawo4199 is a simple username which no supposed hacker will easily guess. And I don't see any reason to lie to u guys after so many things I learned here. Just upload 2 pix one in doha Qatar and the other in Atlanta and remember I came with my family

I know you're real and thank you for the POE transcript.

kubol:
Good day house landed in Houston safely yesterday via quatar airways... the airline was on point I enjoyed there service when I got to doha no pre cbp screening at all... it all went smooth and fron there straight to Houston... here is what happen....

Cbp hello sir how are u doin
Me am fine and laughing

Cbp why are u here in the us
Me vacation

Cbp is dis ur first in us
Me. Yes

Can I hv ur return ticket
Me. I show him

He later now called a guy and ask him to take me to secondary
I sat there for 3 hrs cos they where so busy later someone called me and took me to. Another room

He ask me abt verytin on my ds160 he was even changing it and I said no...that is not correct
Cbp. Do u know anybody in us
Me nooo

Cbp how can u come with just 600$ it's too small for 2 weeks
Me I hv my master card

He then took my phone and was checking all my chat... he now saw the chat I had wit my wife...
Cbp why did u come with ur wife..
Me I will do dat in December..i just want to come for my vacation and in December I will bring my wife. He now stamp me in.... rite now in Texas.....

Lesson stick to what u hv in ur ds160... thank everymember of this house and also seyewest

Goodluck bro.
But my question now is this, what exactly are they looking for in your phone. Is it part of the checking too? And what will happen if they find something funny? Thank you

xest:


Goodluck bro.
But my question now is this, what exactly are they looking for in your phone. Is it part of the checking too? And what will happen if they find something funny? Thank you

New Vetting process by homeland security.

Doesnt happen to everyone though. only people who they find suspicious or an enemy to the United states.

That kind of bullshit

Am enjoying this forum very well.
Seyewest I hail you and your crew, everyone here have been tremendous.

I hope to visit US someday and I will also like to come here and share my POE experience.
As everyone is succeeding, so also mine shall be.

Oga Seyewest abeg I go PM u

Hello @seyewest and crew
Nice job your doing here.
I've asked the VOs at the NIV forum but their response is late in coming.
First, my wife and kids are LPRs and I just got a B1/B2 visa to visit them. The airport indicated on the ds160 is Phily but air fares to the place are sometimes double what you get for JFK, which i didn't know at the time of filling the form. To conserve money, I bought ticket for flight to New York with Etihad. I have also bought a Greyhound bus ticket from New York to Delaware. Will this be a serious issue?

Also, I've not seen my kids in over a year, the two of them requested that I come a little earlier than I mentioned on the ds 160. How does one explain all these to the CBP officers?

Thanks in anticipation of your counsel.

"To conserve money, I bought ticket for flight to New York with Etihad. I have also bought a Greyhound bus ticket from New York to Delaware..."

THIS SOUNDS REASONABLE.

topexavier:
Hello @seyewest and crew
Nice job your doing here.
I've asked the VOs at the NIV forum but their response is late in coming.
First, my wife and kids are LPRs and I just got a B1/B2 visa to visit them. The airport indicated on the ds160 is Phily but air fares to the place are sometimes double what you get for JFK, which i didn't know at the time of filling the form. To conserve money, I bought ticket for flight to New York with Etihad. I have also bought a Greyhound bus ticket from New York to Delaware. Will this be a serious issue?

Also, I've not seen my kids in over a year, the two of them requested that I come a little earlier than I mentioned on the ds 160. How does one explain all these to the CBP officers?

Thanks in anticipation of your counsel.

KaptainAfrika:
"To conserve money, I bought ticket for flight to New York with Etihad. I have also bought a Greyhound bus ticket from New York to Delaware..."

THIS SOUNDS REASONABLE.

Fair enough... Just like Kaptain it's reasonable.

Hi everyone I will like to share my poe transcript wit everyone..after so many dont carry this, don't do that from diff people I got scared despite being a freq flyer..
journey started on Monday morning via Etihad ... lagos to Abu Dhabi, 7hrs layout then Abu Dhabi to Manchester, 3hrs layout then MCR to jfk..
Here is my transcript

Cbt-- hallo
Me-- sorry I made a mistake on my custom form hope it's not a probs
Cbt-- no no it's ok
Cbt-- why are you here
Me-- vacation
Cbt--you will be staying wit family
Me-- no hotel
Cbt-- you've got family here
Me-- no one
Cbt-- how are you gonna cope
(Put ur right four fingers on the scanner)
Me-- (while scanning my fingers)as you can see I'm a frq flyer.. I've traveld all my life alone
Cbt--- I see
Stamped me in and told me to give the custom form to the custom

On Getting to the custom wit my full 3bags .. they just asked if have got meat or pork, indomi chicken or Maggi chicken and i said no... without checking .. I was told to scan my bag and that was it..

xest:


Goodluck bro.
But my question now is this, what exactly are they looking for in your phone. Is it part of the checking too? And what will happen if they find something funny? Thank you

The US Border Agents have the legal authority to conduct searches (including searching phones and laptops) at the United States border that a police officer on the street wouldn’t.

If they find "something funny", they would either laugh if off and let the person in, make an arrest or refuse entry. So it depends on what the "something funny" is.

If they find a chat on the phone discussing how to work in US or your credentials in one's bag, be sure that person would be refused entry.

honeyoluwatoyin:
Hi everyone I will like to share my poe transcript wit everyone..after so many dont carry this, don't do that from diff people I got scared despite being a freq flyer..
journey started on Monday morning via Etihad ... lagos to Abu Dhabi, 7hrs layout then Abu Dhabi to Manchester, 3hrs layout then MCR to jfk..
Here is my transcript

Cbt-- hallo
Me-- sorry I made a mistake on my custom form hope it's not a probs
Cbt-- no no it's ok
Cbt-- why are you here
Me-- vacation
Cbt--you will be staying wit family
Me-- no hotel
Cbt-- you've got family here
Me-- no one
Cbt-- how are you gonna cope
(Put ur right four fingers on the scanner)
Me-- (while scanning my fingers)as you can see I'm a frq flyer.. I've traveld all my life alone
Cbt--- I see
Stamped me in and told me to give the custom form to the custom

On Getting to the custom wit my full 3bags .. they just asked if have got meat or pork, indomi chicken or Maggi chicken and i said no... without checking .. I was told to scan my bag and that was it..

Enjoy your holiday.

Nothing funny should be on your phone.
- No child porn
- No farewells to friends and family, and prayers on making the US your new home
- No downloaded copies of credentials
- Of course, no terror plans
- No US Contacts, especially if you said you don't know anyone in the US.
Etc.

xest:


Goodluck bro.
But my question now is this, what exactly are they looking for in your phone. Is it part of the checking too? And what will happen if they find something funny? Thank you

Hi Folks,
I came in through Logan Intl Airport, Boston just yesterday and it was a breeze. No serious interview other than how long are u staying, what food items do you have on you etc. I flew Qatar Airways, i should say it was indeed a long flight. I just want to thank everyone who's share their experience here. Though I wanna check with you guys, the CBP stamped our passport but the 6months deadline wasn't specified, infact the "until" date was blank. Is that the new trend?

cerezo:
Hi Folks,
I came in through Logan Intl Airport, Boston just yesterday and it was a breeze. No serious interview other than how long are u staying, what food items do you have on you etc. I flew Qatar Airways, i should say it was indeed a long flight. I just want to thank everyone who's share their experience here. Though I wanna check with you guys, the CBP stamped our passport but the 6months deadline wasn't specified, infact the "until" date was blank. Is that the new trend?

How cheap or expensive was your flight ticket.

Hint: the number of days filled in your form / stated at your interview, should be number of days/weeks you should be in the US. I think its a plan to see what people will do.

cerezo:
Hi Folks,
I came in through Logan Intl Airport, Boston just yesterday and it was a breeze. No serious interview other than how long are u staying, what food items do you have on you etc. I flew Qatar Airways, i should say it was indeed a long flight. I just want to thank everyone who's share their experience here. Though I wanna check with you guys, the CBP stamped our passport but the 6months deadline wasn't specified, infact the "until" date was blank. Is that the new trend?

KaptainAfrika:
Hint: the number of days filled in your form / stated at your interview, should be number of days/weeks you should be in the US. I think its a plan to see what people will do.

Hmm..I hope thats not the case. Perhaps I need to shed more light. I got the visa since last year and I mentioned I was going to Orlando for 2 weeks. I couldn't go last year as planned because of projects I was involved in. This year I decided to review the planned holiday and felt going to a friend's place in Boston might just be cheaper due to prevailing economic condition. And thats what I did, though I am convinced that the friend is a citizen. I was skeptical about this change initially but my friend kept reassuring me it's not an issue. To my utmost surprise, I was not asked anything wrt this at the POE. Knowing and being convinced of your host's circumstances in the US is very key.

Yeah, no knowledge is wasted because it could be the difference between entry or deportation.

cerezo:


Hmm..I hope thats not the case. Perhaps I need to shed more light. I got the visa since last year and I mentioned I was going to Orlando for 2 weeks. I couldn't go last year as planned because of projects I was involved in. This year I decided to review the planned holiday and felt going to a friend's place in Boston might just be cheaper due to prevailing economic condition. And thats what I did, though I am convinced that the friend is a citizen. I was skeptical about this change initially but my friend kept reassuring me it's not an issue. To my utmost surprise, I was not asked anything wrt this at the POE. Knowing and being convinced of your host's circumstances in the US is very key.

cerezo:


Hmm..I hope thats not the case. Perhaps I need to shed more light. I got the visa since last year and I mentioned I was going to Orlando for 2 weeks. I couldn't go last year as planned because of projects I was involved in. This year I decided to review the planned holiday and felt going to a friend's place in Boston might just be cheaper due to prevailing economic condition. And thats what I did, though I am convinced that the friend is a citizen. I was skeptical about this change initially but my friend kept reassuring me it's not an issue. To my utmost surprise, I was not asked anything wrt this at the POE. Knowing and being convinced of your host's circumstances in the US is very key.

some cbp officers write the date, some dont. Go to this website (https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/#/home) click on 'get most recent I-94', then click on 'consent and continue'. input the required data correctly...it will show you your validity date.

Joan011:
How cheap or expensive was your flight ticket.

Got the ticket since April. Twas around 350k

cerezo:

Got the ticket since April. Twas around 350k

okay, thanks

Pls has anyone used ethiopian air to newark NJ and how was the flight . Also do dey provide accommodation for long layovers

Good work guys for the information.

Yes they do. But you will need to apply for a visa to leave the airport, contact the airline for that. Also be careful, they may have a stop in a country that you may need a transit visa in, for example, Canada. So make sure before booking. Their flights are good.

ayabemm16:
Pls has anyone used ethiopian air to newark NJ and how was the flight . Also do dey provide accommodation for long layovers

Many thanks for this.

Their flights are good.

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How are the immigration/custom officers at MMIA? Hope they still don't extort travellers?

nefertitiram:


OK oh! Eku Ise. You did well. Nothing spoil. Enjoy your trip

Lol. I'm late but this is funny. Why do we do these things. Why oh why? Sigh.

KaptainAfrika:
Hint: the number of days filled in your form / stated at your interview, should be number of days/weeks you should be in the US. I think its a plan to see what people will do.

It's not a plan to see what people will do. Don't over think it. Unless stated otherwise, you have the privilege of remaining in the US for up to 6 months. Anything longer is a possible breach of visa terms.

Yeah. But then unless you are retired, a pregnant woman, or in the US for medical reasons; what will you be doing in the US for 6 months...

manifest:


It's not a plan to see what people will do. Don't over think it. Unless stated otherwise, you have the privilege of remaining in the US for up to 6 months. Anything longer is a possible breach of visa terms.

Would there be need for me to get a yellow card to travel to us??