olivialuv: Dear visa officer, I want you to enlighten me on a denied visa condition because my dv lottery visa was denied, I was told in the embassy on interview day(last week 9th oct) that my wife and child was not included in my application which I argued with the VO but in vain . My invitation letter stated my beneficiary which include my wife and child and I sent their Ds 230 form to the KCC after putting a call across that the initial form I sent was omitted with my wife and child form at point of dispatch at the currier center , I was told to write letter attached the form with the winning notice and send it back to KCC which I did but to my surprise the VO said they did not see it , the question remain that , the VO said I did not include my family and they saw only my form yet I was denied under section 212a(5)a tag "improper filling " yet they collected 3 visa fee . Pls how can I go through this , is there way out? Thanks.
Pls view the attachment to explain my plight.

VisaOfficer:

Greetings and thank you! Could you explain what you mean by "took a voluntary back"? Was the person in the U.S. legally for those nine years?

Hopeful1987: Dear VO, my husband is a US LPR, He has recently filed F2A visa for me this month, we were encouraged to file when F2A visa when it became current for Aug and Sept, I would want to find what the processes are after he has filed, what is the possibility of joining him soon, what supporting document is needed. I also would like to find out if I can use my passport in my maiden name as I am yet to change my passport. We have our marriage certificate, thank you for the great job.

dmoney104: Thanks for d responds V O , pls wat do u think , shud I try again with same skul or change d skul after writin toefl. Pls ur advise is much needed.

evangelbenu: Please consular Officer. I'm a Nigerian, living in Nigeria. But there is this woman from Oklahoma, we are seriously in love with each other and planning to get married, we found each other on online dating site. But I'm totally confused because of US immigration law, please can you advise me how we can get married and live with each other, I love her so much and she loves me. I know if it turns to works out I will automatically become US citizen, and she as well become Nigeria citizen . Please what should I do to wed her.

srloring13 :
Does the same apply to a IR1/CR1 visa? There are many unfavorable opinions about the Lagos Consulate and the Visa Officers that work there. Almost all of the users of many forums highly suggest that you front load your applications with as much information and proof of relationship as much as possible because of the high rate of denials, Nigeria being considered a high fraud country, and the fact that the VO seem to love to place individuals on AP for extremely long periods of time to just prolong the agony of waiting for a decision that tends to result in the application being sent back to the U.S. There are a few favorable opinions but the unfavorable ones substantially outweigh the positives.

Neldre:

great news, sir. He will mail the embassy but if he is to do that, what should be the subject of the message as well as the content of the message so as not to go astray? Thank you, sir

september14: ok I will bring an affidavit stating the dob on my passport is an error, including my birth certificate and other supporting documents along, besides how do I explain this at the American border? Would the embassy give me a note?

Anthony Lofty: Do DV lottery new babies pay visa fee and Gc fee also?

jemin456: a look at this scenario, i was refused a visa to the usa in 1990, i was in js3 then and never bothered applying. i have travelled to UK 4 times, south Africa twice, Germany once and dubai once. in all these, i,'ve travelled 3ce with my whole family of 4.
we are planning on applying for us visa next year,only reason, i want to take my kids to Disney land.
the issue is when i was refused earlier, my sister was my sponsor, more like if you have any relative in the states. right now, my sister is .nt on talkin terms with me and i don't have her contact details in the states, talkless of her giving me her biodata details to feel on my form.
i can sponsor myself, via hotel booking. the question , do you have any relative that is a US citizen, what do i fill there? cos the next question will be to fill in her details which i don't have.
advise here.

B mahn: Dear VO,
thanks for the wonderful job you are doing here. please i need your advice on the best way to follow.we are into a family business and my wife intends applying for vacation visa in US and she got an invitaion from her cousin over there.she will be leaving a kid behind.my question now is what chances does she ve if she uses her father inlaw as d sponsor since at the moment i dont realy ve moni in my acc due to some projects am handling. Am a signatory to the acc in question but it bears d name of my dad and also a savings acc. pls kindly advice or suggest any other way to follow. thanks

nairacountry: Thanks. Sorry for this late response, I had before now shifted my attention to the official means of communication; the mail, even though I wasn't informed of the above reviewed. All I was told via the mail was the reason my application was turned down (which was stated to be my tie to Nigeria which would guarantee my return blahblah) I appreciate your kind gestures on this issue; u must have gone extra mile.
"....in fact, we can't print a visa unless fingerprints HAVE BEEN TAKEN" In other words, my interviewer wouldn't have granted me visa because my fingerprint will not be available to print my visa. A fact she was well aware of @ d point of interview.
Now that I have been denied and I know the reason, what would be my chance next time if I apply alongside my wife and kids? What category can we apply for if we desire to spend our next vacation in the US?
You May want to ask why didn't we applied together in the first place? My wife is a banker, kids schools in session. Above all, I was to be sponsored by my company.

olivialuv: Dear visa officer, I want you to enlighten me on a denied visa condition because my dv lottery visa was denied, I was told in the embassy on interview day(last week 9th oct) that my wife and child was not included in my application which I argued with the VO but in vain . My invitation letter stated my beneficiary which include my wife and child and I sent their Ds 230 form to the KCC after putting a call across that the initial form I sent was omitted with my wife and child form at point of dispatch at the currier center , I was told to write letter attached the form with the winning notice and send it back to KCC which I did but to my surprise the VO said they did not see it , the question remain that , the VO said I did not include my family and they saw only my form yet I was denied under section 212a(5)a tag "improper filling " yet they collected 3 visa fee . Pls how can I go through this , is there way out? Thanks.
Pls view the attachment to explain my plight.

Emmanuelson: Dear visa officer..I want to ask you few questions,,but before I ask I want to tell you my story..........my mum won the DV lottery in 2011 with my name has a beneficiary..and when we went to the embassy for interview the VO wanted to give me visa but I told him am not traveling with her cos am still in school here....but now am ready to go and I learnt the USA has stopped visa lottery for Nigeria and now am afraid if I can't still get the visa.......
My questions now is :: will I still be granted the visa ....if yes what are the necessary things I need to bring with me to the interview
THANK YOU VERY MUCH

feb242: Regarding IMBRA & K1? If the petitioner is clear of any crimes or violations & has never filed for any prior K1's, will they be fighting an uphill battle out of the context of were they met and the assumption of a rush to enter into matrimony? Also if you just used an IMBRA site to meet your fiancee & started chatting elsewhere shortly afterwards, do you still need that website to conduct their own IMBRA search even though it's a year late? What does a petitioner do when the find out late that they need to comply with IMBRA protocol? I'm also assuming I will need to submit a detailed answer to question 34a considering I'm checking yes to question 35.